Costume Illustrations by Raphaël Jacquemin,Paul Louis Giafferri and Pauquet Brothers

Raphaël Jacquemin

Arcadius,Byzantine Emperor with his son Theodosius I,Holy Emperor year 393 

and the Consul Flavius Felix in 426

 Galla Placida,daughter of Theodosius I and Western Roman Empress,430

Valentinian,Emperor of the Western Roman Empire,450-55

Byzantine Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora with their Court,540

Italian-Roman Princess,626

Italian-Roman Princess,c. 775

Italian-Roman Prince,c. 775

Western Roman Princess,900s

Nicephorus III Botaniates,Byzantine Emperor,1078-81

Grand Dignitary of the Byzantine Empire,1078-81

Anglo-Saxon Queen,11th c.

French Chieftains,2nd half of 11th c.

William II,King of England,1087-1100

Monarchs and Bourgeois of Medieval Europe,12th c.

Geoffrey Plantagenet,Count of Anjou,1150

French Chieftain,beginning of 12th c.

12th c. King of France

12th c. Queen of France 

12th c. Roman Pontiff

12th c. Queen of France

Berengaria of Navarre 1190-1210,Isabella of Angouleme 1200-20

 and a German Countess of Gleichen from 1260

Religious Costumes from 1247

Conrad of Thuringia,Landgrave of Hesse,1241 and Ernest Count of Gleichen,1227-64

French Soldiers from the 13th c.

Slavic Prince and Princess in Imperial Byzantine Costumes,1200-1499

Man in costume from 1200 handing hat and purse to seated woman, France,13th c.

Aveline, Countess of Lancaster,1267-69 French Ladies,1290-1300

Jeanne de Badlesmere,1330 French Ladies,1358

Costume from an Effigy of a Lady in the Cathedral of Neuchatel-Bourgogne 

and Jeanne de Montfaucon, comtesses de Neuchatel,1300-1399

 Louis  Count of Neuchatel and Knights,1342-1373

German Knights in Tournament Costumes,c. 1350

German Nobles and the King of Bohemia,middle of 14th c.

Italian Knight,1300s

Flemish Gentleman,Italian Noble and an Italian man,middle of 14th c.

Italian Noblemen,middle of 14th c.

French Knight Pierre de Chantemelle,Lord of Flavacourt,1352

Anne,Dauphine of Auvergne with a Lady of Nedouchel,1370-80

 and Jaqueline de la Grange,1409

Cavalcade of an Italian Lord,1300-1399

Kings,Queens and Persons from the French Court,14th c.

Italian Costumes,late 14th c.

The Dukes of Brittany and Bourbon at Tournament,1440-50

French Noble,late 1300s

A Bourgeois woman and French Noble Ladies from the reign of Louis XI,second half of the 15th c.

Flemish Lady,German Princess,Bourgeois Woman from the Reign of Charles VIII of France 

and a Noble Lady from the Reign of Louis XII of France

Young Flemish Nobleman,end of 15th c.

Jester and a King with a Falconer from Germany,beginning of 15th c.

French Princes and  Nobles from the Court of Burgundy,

from the end of the Reign of Louis XI,c. 1480

Ladies from Tuscany and Venice,1460-80 and Elisabeth Freschi in 1464

Young elegant Man,1480

Venetian Nobleman,1488

Italian Soldier with a Weapon,end of 15th c.

Battista Sforza,1470

Elizabeth Clive,1485 and a Noble Lady in 1495

Beatrice d'Este,1490

Two Noblemen and a Falconer in Venetian Costume,15th c.

Venetian Soldiers from the end of the 15th c.

Charles VIII,King of France,1494-98

Gian Francesco Gonzaga,Marquis of Mantua,1495

A Lombard Soldier,1503 and a Venetian Soldier in 1515

Two Venetian Men,1508

Flemish Noblewoman in 1510

A Flemish Squire,1500-15

Swiss,German and Spanish Soldiers,early of 15th c.

lemish Noble Ladies,1510-20

German Noblemen,1515-30

Pope Paul III in 1536

Duke and Duchess of Bavaria,c. 1520

French Noblemen,1524

Ladies from Switzerland 1530-40,Germany,1560-80,Venice,1580-85 and Paris,1560-90

A Swiss,1530-40 and a German,1560-80 Lady

Swiss Woman,Man and Child,1500s

Swiss Soldier from Basel,16th c.

A Noble Lady from Venice.1540-50

French and Spanish Soldiers,1548-1580

Henry II,King of France,1550-59

Swiss Guard to the Kngs of France,second half of 16th c.

Italian Ladies,1572

The Cardinal de Coligny and Francois de Coligny,1579

Henry III,King of France,1580-89

Princesses of Bavaria,1500s

A Venetian,1580-85 and a Parisian,1580-90 Lady

Swiss Flag Holder,1591

Italian Princess from the end of the 16th c.

Infantryman,1595 and a Flag Holder

Andreas,Cardinal of Austria,1600 and Matthias Archduke of Austria,1601

Charles-Emmanuel,Duke of Savoy,1600-1612

Elisabeth,Princess Palatine,1612-13

Soldier of the Pope's Guard,1613

Halberdiers of a Prince's Cortege,1615-20

Dutch Pikeman and Musketeer,1608 and French Musketeers,1647

Spanish Gentlemen from the Reign of Fillip IV and Charles II,1600s

Anne of Austria,Queen of France,1625-30

The Count of Soissons,1628 and the Duke of Newcastle,1646

Albert,Count of Wallenstein,1629-34

Indoor Costume and a Noblewoman,17th c. Italy

Sir Thomas Wharton,1638-40

Louis XIII,King of France,1640

English Ladies,1644

Anne of Austria,Queen of France,1644

Flemish Captain,1640-50

Louis XIV,King of France,1649

Dutch Guards Officer,1662-68

A Gentlemen and a Young Elegant Man,1670 Italy

Gentlemen from the Time of Louis XIV,1672-76

French Gentlemen in "Habits d'Epee" for Summer and Winter,1675 and 1678

French Ladies,1675-1676 and 1688

Countrywoman and Man from the Vicinity of Paris,1676

Marie-Anne of Bavaria,Dauphine of France in Court Dress in 1679 and 1694

Nobles from the French Court,Habit d'Epree,1683,Habit Surtout,1684-87 

and the Duke of Roquelaure,1697-1703

Marie-Anne of Bavaria,Dauphine of France,1690

Louise de Keroualle,Duchess of Portsmouth and the Marquise de Belfont,1694-95

Maria-Anna of Neuburg,Queen of Spain in 1698

Francoise-Marie de Bourbon,Duchess of Orleans in 1702,Hedvig Sophia of Sweden,1700 

and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel,1707

The Duchess of Ossuna,Lady from the Spanish Court,1702

The Marshall de Tallard and Monsieur de Laubanie,1703

Frederick I,King of Prussia,1701-13

Grand Master of the Order of St. George of Bavaria,1729

French Ladies from 1729

Maria-Theresa of Austria in Royal Costume,1740

Spanish Hunting Dress,18th c.

Guard of the Gate of King Louis XV

Rich Woman in Ceremonial Dress,Paris 1744-80

Lévite a Brandebourgs,a Little Girl,En Grande Promenade and Negligé du Matin,1774-79 Paris

Venetian Masquers,1775

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Sterlitz,Queen of England,1775-80

Trac du Matin,Curls a l'Anglaise and Redingote a la Lerrte with a Hat a l"Hollandaise,

1778-79 French

French Ladies,1778-79

Young Lady of the Small Band promenading at the Tuilleries,1777-80

A Courtesan from 1780

Lady in a "Robe Circassiene",1780 Paris

Female Artist,1780-82 Paris

French Cavaliers in a "Habit du Matin" of 1784 and Costume Pare,1787

A Servant with Ladies from the end of the Reign of Louis XVI

A Bourgeois Man from London from c. 1785 and an Englishman in a Hat a l'Americaine

Revolutionary Fashions from Paris,September 1789 and April 1790

French Hairstyles from 1790

An Austrian Major from the 1790s

French Fashions from 1791

"Liberty Costume" from Revolutionary Paris,1793-94

Merveilleuses from Paris under the Directoire:

Two Dresses from the Revolutionary date of Thermidor Year III or July 1794,

Wife of a General from year V or 1796 and a Lady wearing a Veil a  l'Iphigénie 

and a Sac a Deuse from year VI or 1797

French Republic:

A deputy of Five Hundred,Huissier of the Directoire and a Student

 from the "School of Mars",1794-99

France under the Directoire,Dress of the Incroyables,1794

Berlin Fashions from 1795

Grand Costume of the Members of the Directoire,1795-99

Evening Dresses from Revolutionary Years X,XI and VIII or 1800,1801 and 1799

Fashions from Year VI or 1797

General Joachim Murat in 1800

First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte,1800-02

Timballier from the Grenadiers of the Consular Guard,1800-1804

Drum-Major of the Consular Guard

Deputy of the Legislative Body and a Member of the Institute,1803

Napoleon Bonaparte in Coronation Robes,1804

Zenaide Calry in Court Dress and Mme. de Remusat,Lady of the Court,1804

British Cavalryman,1814

Turkish Costume

Turkish Ladies from the 15th-16th c.

Janissary,Chief-Archer,Commander and an Executioner,15th-16th c.

Boluch-Bassi Janissary Chief,an Archer from 1572 and Janissaries

16th c. Turkish Sultana

Janissaries of the Sultan's Guard,16th c.

Turkish Ladies,1780s

Other National Costumes and Fashions

Nicolas Zriny,Defender of Szigeth,1566 Croatian

Greek Chief and a Cavas Greek Guard of the Turkish Diplomatic Agents 

Soudiat Daula,Grand Vizier of the Mongols and his Son,1774

Fat'h-Ali Khan,Shah of Persia,1807

Paul Louis de Giafferri

Ancient Egypt

Fashionable Ladies

Dresses

Garments and Ornaments

 Coats

 Skirts,Tunics and Ornaments

 Blouses,ancient and modern Egyptian below

Materials

Shoes,Aprons and Collars

Shoes,Skirts and Aprons

Coiffures

Assyrian

Fashionable Ladies

Dresses

Skirts

Dresses,Coats ans mantles

Blouses and Ensembles 

Sleeves

Materials

Jewels and Adornments 

Coiffures and Hats

Ancient Greece

Coats

Dresses

Sleeves

Shoes

Coiffures

Greco-Roman

 Fashionable Ladies

Dresses

Blouses and Ensembles 

Materials and Draperies

Coats

Skirts

Sleeves

Hats and Coiffures

Jewels

Roman

Fashionable Ladies

Sleeves

Fabrics and Embroidery

 Headdresses and Hats

Jewellery 

Gaul

 Fashionable Women

 Busts

 Cloaks

 Robes

 Skirts

 Sleeves

 Fabrics and Embroideries

 Footwear

 Jewellery 

Headdresses

Europe

 Fashionable Ladies

 Principal Costume

 Hats

 Jewels

Shoes

United Kingdom

 Skirts

Mantels

 Dresses

 Dresses

Cloths

Headdresses

France

 Skirts

 Hats

 Jewels

Shoes

Scandinavia

 Fashionable Ladies

 Jewellery

Headdresses

Central Europe

 Fashionable Ladies

 Dresses

 Mantels

Sleeves

Hats and Headdresses

Jewels and Trinkets

Latins

 Fashionable Ladies

 Coats

 Skirts and Embroideries

 Dresses

 Materials and Embroideries 

Sleeves

Oriental

Oriental Lady in a Striped Jacket

 Fashionable Ladies

 Dresses

 Coats

 Skirts and Embroidery

 Sleeves

 Materials and Embroidery

 Coiffures

Jewels and Adornments 

Persia

 Fashionable Ladies

 Dresses 

 Coats

 Skirts

 Blouses an Ensembles 

 Sleeves

Materials

 Shoes

Hats

Egypt

 Fashionable Ladies

 Garments

 Skirts,Trousers and Draperies

 Coats

 Blouses,ancient Egyptian on top and modern Egyptian on bottom

 Sleeves

 Materials and Embroidery

Coiffures

Japan

 Ladies of Fashion

 Gowns

 Embroidered Garments

 Coats

 Busts

 Sleeves

 Materials and Fabrics

 Shoes and Footwear

 Headgear and Coiffures

Ornaments,Jewels and Trinkets

China

Chinese Lady with a Parasol

 Ladies of Fashion

 Ladies of Fashion

 Garments and Costumes

Cloaks

 Garments and Busts

 Fabrics and Embroidery

 Sleeves

 Shoes

 Hats and Headgear

Jewels and Trinkets

India

 Fashionable Ladies

 Dresses

 Busts

 Costumes

Skirts and Stripes

 Sleeves

 Materials

 Coiffures

 Shoes

Jewels ans Adornments

The Americas

 Fashionable Women

 Cloaks

 Dyes,Fabrics and Embroideries

 Hats

Footwear

Other Nations

 Fashionable Ladies

 Coats

 Dresses

 Skirts

 Busts

 Fabrics

 Headdresses

Jewels

Pauquet Brothers

Venetian Nobleman,1496

 Cavaliers of Calza,1506

Bavarian Duchess,1500

A Grand Personage from Switzerland,1581

 Bavarian Princess,1586

 Noble Lady from Nuremberg,1586

 Noble Lady from Vicenza,1586

 Polish Princess,17th c.

Bourgeois Polish Woman from Krakow,17th c.

Young Lady from Augsburg,1694

 Circassian Princess,ambassadress at the Court of Catherine the Great of Russia,1765

 Spanish Woman from Cadiz,1790

 Young Girl from Majorca,1790

A Toreador,1790

 Dutch Jardiniere,1804

 Flower Seller from Hamburg,1808

 Woman from Cervera in the Kingdom of Naples,1830

 Woman from Kaluga in Russia,1860

 Woman from Vialka in Russia,1860

 Young Girl from Hardanger in Norway,1867