Breeches Collection (page 2)

Uniform of the King's Bodyguard, Garde-du-corps de roi, Louis XVIII pf France
FLO4573074 Uniform of the King's Bodyguard, Garde-du-corps de roi, Louis XVIII pf France. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France

Napoleon Bonaparte, General en Chef, in uniform of General of the Army of Italy, Napoleonic Wars
FLO4572684 Napoleon Bonaparte, General en Chef, in uniform of General of the Army of Italy, Napoleonic Wars. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes

Anne de Batarnay de Joyeuse, Duke of Joyeuse, mignon and admiral in the reign of King Henri III of France
FLO4571405 Anne de Batarnay de Joyeuse, Duke of Joyeuse, mignon and admiral in the reign of King Henri III of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio

Philippe Hurault, Count of Cheverny, politician 1528-1599. Illustration by Dunand
FLO4571398 Philippe Hurault, Count of Cheverny, politician 1528-1599. Illustration by Dunand, lithograph by Breton after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 50 from Le Bibliophile

Two men meeting on road near Tarbes in French Pyrenees
864783 Two men meeting on road near Tarbes in French Pyrenees; (add.info.: Two men meeting on the road near Tarbes in the French Pyrenees and stopping to talk)

A Moment of Reflection, 1927 (oil on canvas)
659922 A Moment of Reflection, 1927 (oil on canvas) by Bennett, Frank Moss (1874-1953); 36x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Moment of Reflection. Frank Moss Bennett (1874-1953)

Admiral in the French Navy, 1844 (print)
5912650 Admiral in the French Navy, 1844 (print); (add.info.: Uniform of an admiral or amiral in the French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Andre Castan from Eugene)

English actor Prague as Henri de Navarre in Henri IV by Saint-Hilaire and Michel Delaporte, Cirque Olympique, 1846
FLO4632135 English actor Prague as Henri de Navarre in Henri IV by Saint-Hilaire and Michel Delaporte, Cirque Olympique, 1846

Costumes of the Dutch, 18th century. Men in wide breeches, women in flattened hairstyles, skating on a frozen river
FLO4624974 Costumes of the Dutch, 18th century. Men in wide breeches, women in flattened hairstyles, skating on a frozen river, and riding boats and carriages with sails on the ice

Huntsman in hunting pink (scarlet) jacket, breeches and boots holding a brassy hunting horn
FLO4688645 Huntsman in hunting pink (scarlet) jacket, breeches and boots holding a brassy hunting horn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature

Title page with vignette of two men in frock coats and breeches. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4679251 Title page with vignette of two men in frock coats and breeches. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and etched by John Augustus Atkinson from Illustrations of the Miseries of Human Life

French military uniform, Directory era, 1797. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's
FLO4572640 French military uniform, Directory era, 1797. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Spanish gipsy muleteer wearing blanket slung
864791 Spanish gipsy muleteer wearing blanket slung; (add.info.: Spanish gipsy muleteer in the Pyrenees wearing a wide brimmed hat and a blanket slung across his shoulders)

Man and woman from Vallee d'Ossau, French Pyrenees
864784 Man and woman from Vallee d'Ossau, French Pyrenees; (add.info.: Man and woman from the Vallee d'Ossau, French Pyrenees, in traditional regional dress)

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an old man on a street
5893181 Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an old man on a street.; (add.info.: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an old man walking with a cane on a street. Death and Old Age)

Lesueur as Valentin Pere in "Le Pressoir" at the Theatre du Gymnase Dramatique
5855451 Lesueur as Valentin Pere in "Le Pressoir" at the Theatre du Gymnase Dramatique.; (add.info.: Lesueur as Valentin Pere in "Le Pressoir" at the Theatre du Gymnase)

Female dancer performing a mazurka in the costume of a woman of Krakow, Poland, at the Academy Royale de Musique, 1845
FLO4631374 Female dancer performing a mazurka in the costume of a woman of Krakow, Poland, at the Academy Royale de Musique, 1845

French actor Louis-Nicolas Brette Saint-Ernest as Kerouan in La Closerie des Genets by Frederic Soulie
FLO4632078 French actor Louis-Nicolas Brette Saint-Ernest as Kerouan in La Closerie des Genets by Frederic Soulie, Theatre de l'Ambigu Comique, 1846

Soldier in black corselet armour with epaulettes holding a rondell or rondache shield with slits for vision
FLO4678638 Soldier in black corselet armour with epaulettes holding a rondell or rondache shield with slits for vision and sword thrusts, 1625. In the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick

English gentleman, 1590. Sword-and-buckler man of Shakespeare's time. He wears a doublet, breeches and hose
FLO4678281 English gentleman, 1590. Sword-and-buckler man of Shakespeare's time. He wears a doublet, breeches and hose, and carries a sword and buckler with central spike

Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul during the Consulate, 1799-1804. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob
FLO4572678 Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul during the Consulate, 1799-1804. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France

Antoine de Bourbon, King of Navarre, reign of King Charles IX of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in
FLO4571313 Antoine de Bourbon, King of Navarre, reign of King Charles IX of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 16 from Le Bibliophile Jacob

Man, woman and child from Vallee d'Ossau
864785 Man, woman and child from Vallee d'Ossau; (add.info.: Man, woman and child from the Vallee d'Ossau, French Pyrenees, in traditional regional dress)

Epidemic Typhus or Gaol Fever
864792 Epidemic Typhus or Gaol Fever; (add.info.: Epidemic Typhus or Gaol Fever, caused by the organism Rickettsia prowazeki, is spread by lice)

Sir Robert Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, c1600. Creator: Nicholas Hilliard
Sir Robert Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, c1600

George I (of Hanover), (c1911). Creator: Unknown
George I (of Hanover), (c1911). King George I of Great Britain. From a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller. In the National Portrait Gallery'

Fashion show, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Fashion show, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942

Man's 3-piece suit (coat, waistcoat, and breeches), Spain, c.1785. Hat: c.1780.. Creator: Unknown
Man's 3-piece suit (coat, waistcoat, and breeches), Spain, c.1785. Hat: c.1780

Man's suit (coat, waistcoat and breeches), France, c.1755. Creator: Unknown
Man's suit (coat, waistcoat and breeches), France, c.1755

Portrait of a Gentleman, c18th century. Creator: Elias Martin
Portrait of a Gentleman, c18th century

Philadelphia Sketches: Selling the "Pennsylvania Journal" of One Hundred Years Ago... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Philadelphia Sketches: Selling the "Pennsylvania Journal" of One Hundred Years Ago, by one of our special artists, 1876

The Right Hon. W. Cubitt, M.P. the new Lord Mayor, from a photograph by Mayall, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Right Hon. W. Cubitt, M.P. the new Lord Mayor, from a photograph by Mayall, 1860. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor was born at Buxton, near Coltishall, in Norfolk

Bringing in the Boar's Head, 1845. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville
Bringing in the Boar's Head, 1845

Hans, the German, 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Hans, the German, 19th century

A Baltimore Watchman, 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
A Baltimore Watchman, 19th century

Peasant Leaning on a Stick, 1859-1865. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Peasant Leaning on a Stick, 1859-1865

Two Boys in a Landscape, 1650-1655. Creator: Herman Mijnerts Doncker
Two Boys in a Landscape, 1650-1655. The body language of the older boy with his hand on hip is more assertive than that of the younger one, surely his little brother

Costumes de Différent Pays, Habitants de l'Isle de Corse, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Different Pays, Habitants de l'Isle de Corse, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Persanne, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Persanne, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Paysan et Paysanne Chinois, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Paysan et Paysanne Chinois, c1797

Costumes de Différent Pays, Marchand d'Agneaux des Landes de Bordeaux, c1797
Costumes de Different Pays, Marchand d'Agneaux des Landes de Bordeaux, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Homme et Femme de la Silesie Prussienne, c1797
Costumes de Differents Pays, Homme et Femme de la Silesie Prussienne, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Homme et Femme de la Stirie, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Homme et Femme de la Stirie, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Paysan et Paysanne des Environs de Triste, en Istrie, c1797
Costumes de Differents Pays, Paysan et Paysanne des Environs de Triste, en Istrie, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Homme et Femme de la Baviere, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Homme et Femme de la Baviere, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Vieillard de la Foret Noire, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Vieillard de la Foret Noire, c1797

Man's court ensemble of red wool coat and cloth-of-silver vest, Italy, c.1800-1810. Creator: Unknown
Man's court ensemble of red wool coat and cloth-of-silver vest, Italy, c.1800-1810. Breeches: 1790-1810, Hat: c.1790

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Mozart playing the piano, 1770s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Mozart playing the piano, 1770s, (2023). Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western

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"Breeches: A Timeless Garment Spanning Art, Sport, and Rescue" From the iconic painting "The Ringers of Launcells Tower" by Frederick Smallfield to the historic engraving "Integrity retiring from Office. " in 1801, they have left their mark on various aspects of human culture. These knee-length trousers were not only a fashionable choice but also served practical purposes. In the countryside, a gentleman with his shire horse in Mid Wales epitomized rural elegance while wearing breeches. Meanwhile, a German circus scrap showcased how this versatile garment transcended borders and found its place even under the big top. Breeches had an unexpected connection to religion too - the BREECHES GENEVA BIBLE was a significant translation that shaped religious discourse during its time. Male Riding Dress in 1813 demonstrated how these trousers became an essential part of equestrian attire for both style and functionality. Sports icons like Jem Mace, renowned boxer of his time, proudly donned breeches as they stepped into the ring. Thomas Belcher's engraved portrait captured this essence perfectly. The litho print depicted him with vibrant colors that brought out his fierce determination. But it wasn't just fashion and sports where breeches made their mark; they played a crucial role in rescue operations as well. The use of the breeches buoy to save stranded crews such as Esras at East Runton highlighted their life-saving capabilities. The Board of Trade Rocket Apparatus further exemplified how technology combined with these trousers could save lives from shipwrecks. Even women embraced this once-masculine garment as seen in Woman Fencing 1930 - challenging societal norms while displaying grace and strength simultaneously. Throughout history, whether adorning gentlemen or empowering women athletes, whether saving lives or gracing works of art – they have proven themselves timeless garments capable of capturing our imagination across various domains.