Fancy Dress Party Collection

The Church of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, 1740 / 41. Creator: Michele Marieschi
The Church of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, 1740/41

Grand Fancy-Dress Ball at Dublin Castle, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Grand Fancy-Dress Ball at Dublin Castle, 1876. The scene in St. Patrick's Hall...from a sketch by Captain H. G. Robley, of the 91st Highlanders...The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Notes at the Fancy-Dress Ball at Dublin Castle, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Notes at the Fancy-Dress Ball at Dublin Castle, 1876. Robinson Crusoe, with a pet monkey...Bluebeard, with his scimitar...a girl dressed half in black and half in white

Masks Confronting Death, 1888. Artist: James Ensor
Masks Confronting Death, 1888. Museum of Modern Art, New York City

U.S.S. Maine, a fancy dress ball, 1896. Creator: William H. Jackson
U.S.S. Maine, a fancy dress ball, 1896

Bal Masqué in the Zwanenburgerstraat (diary, March 26), 1805-1808. Creator: Christiaan Andriessen
Bal Masque in the Zwanenburgerstraat (diary, March 26), 1805-1808

Shower of Bon-Bons on the Esplanade of the Invalides, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Shower of Bon-Bons on the Esplanade of the Invalides, 1856. Paris celebrates the birth of Prince Louis Napoleon, heir to the French throne

Costumes from the Fancy-Dress Ball, in Aid of the Royal Academy of Music, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Costumes from the Fancy-Dress Ball, in Aid of the Royal Academy of Music, 1856....superb dresses worn by those members of the female aristocracy...The Countess of Jersey as "Night"

The Fancy Dress Ball of the Royal Academy of Music at the Hanover-Square Rooms, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Fancy Dress Ball of the Royal Academy of Music at the Hanover-Square Rooms, 1856. Party in London. From "Illustrated London News", 1856

U.S.S. Maine, a fancy dress ball, 1896. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Maine, a fancy dress ball, 1896

Children's Fancy-Dress Ball given by the Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe, at the British Embassy, at Pera, 1856. Party thrown by the wife of the British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire

The Sultan at the Fancy-Dress Ball given by the Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe, at the British E Creator: Unknown
The Sultan at the Fancy-Dress Ball given by the Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe, at the British Embassy, at Pera, 1856

Masquerade. Intermedium; Holberg Gallery. Scenes from Ludvig Holberg's comedies, 1813

'The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday April 26, 1890, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday April 26, 1890, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Fancy Dress Ball at the Prince's Hall, Piccadilly, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Fancy Dress Ball at the Prince's Hall, Piccadilly. For the benefit of the Chelsea Hospital for Women - Coming down from supper, 1886. From "The Graphic

Le Bal (The Costume Ball) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1827/40. Creator: Unknown
Le Bal (The Costume Ball) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1827/40. Designed by George Zipelius after Sulpice Guillaume Chevallier. Detail from a larger artwork

Halloween party at Shafter migrant camp, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Halloween party at Shafter migrant camp, California

The Preston Guild Festival: costume ball in the Guild Assembly Room, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Preston Guild Festival: costume ball in the Guild Assembly Room, 1862. The ball took place on Friday in the fine centre hall of the Corn Exchange, which was tastefully fitted up for the occasion

Queen Victorias Georgian Costume Ball at Buckingham Palace, January 6, 1845, (1901). Fancy dress party, with costumes from the Georgian period (c1714-1830)

Queen Victorias Plantagenet Costume Ball at Buckingham Palace, May 7, 1842... (1901)
Queen Victorias Plantagenet Costume Ball at Buckingham Palace, May 7, 1842: Her Majesty as Queen Philippa; The Prince Consort as Edward III, (1901)

Queen Victorias Restoration Costume Ball at Buckingham Palace, June 6, 1845, 1901
Queen Victorias Restoration Costume Ball at Buckingham Palace, June 6, 1845, (1901). Fancy dress party, with costumes from the Restoration period (1660-late 1680s)

Mills Thompson, 1875-1944, c1895. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mills Thompson, 1875-1944, c1895. Full length portrait, standing, facing front, holding knife in teeth and large club in hand

The Graphic, Front Cover January 23rd. 1886, 1886. Creator: Sydney Prior Hall
The Graphic, Front Cover January 23rd. 1886, 1886. Reception of children by the Lord Mayor of London at the Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball at the Mansion House. From " The Graphic

Titlepage to The Savoy Nos 1 and 2, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Titlepage to The Savoy Nos 1 and 2, 1895. A woman with an ostrich-feather headdress and a man in Pierrot costume. Illustration for " The Savoy", a magazine of literature, art

The Scarlet Pastorale, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Scarlet Pastorale, 1894. A masked ball, with a man dressed as Harlequin in the foreground, First published in The Sketch for 10 April 1895. From " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Le Bal (The Costume Ball) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1827 / 40. Creator: Unknown
Le Bal (The Costume Ball) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1827/40. Designed by George Zipelius after Sulpice Guillaume Chevallier

The Opera Ball at the Dorchester Hotel February 1960. Local Caption The Hon
The Opera Ball at the Dorchester Hotel February 1960. The Hon. George Lascelles before 1929 Viscount Lascelles between 1929 and 1947 Marion Stein George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood

Annual Opera Ball in aid of the English Opera Group is held at The Dorcester Hotel in London 22nd February 1956. Hundreds of guests connected with opera attended the Opera Ball

Annual Opera Ball in aid of the English Opera Group is held at The Dorcester Hotel in London 22nd February 1956. Hundreds of guests connected with opera attended the Opera Ball

Annual Opera Ball in aid of the English Opera Group is held at The Dorcester Hotel in London 22nd February 1956. Hundreds of guests connected with opera attended the Opera Ball

Romeo and Juliet at the Masquerade (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 5), June 15, 1785

Masked Ball at the Opera, 1873. Creator: Edouard Manet
Masked Ball at the Opera, 1873

The Minuet, 1765. Creator: Giacomo Leonardis
The Minuet, 1765

The Members of the Albrecht Durer Society for the Election Year 1843-1844 (Der Albrecht Du... 1843)
The Members of the Albrecht Durer Society for the Election Year 1843-1844 (Der Albrecht Durer Verein seinen Mitgliedern fur das Verwaltungs-Jahr 1843-1844), 1843

The Waverley Ball, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Waverley Ball, 1844. Costume ball held at Williss Rooms, King St, St James s, London:The object of this truly superb ball

Decoration for a Masked Ball at Versailles, on the Occasion of t... ca
Decoration for a Masked Ball at Versailles, on the Occasion of the Marriage of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Maria Theresa, Infanta of Spain (Bal masque donne par le roi)

Three Children in Costume, 1850s. Creator: Unknown
Three Children in Costume, 1850s

Masquerade, mid-19th century. Creator: Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo
Masquerade, mid-19th century

Francis Seymour in costume for Queen Victorias Bal Costume, May 12 1842, (1843). British courtier, army officer and politician Francis Seymour

Frederick Child-Villiers in costume for Queen Victorias Bal Costume, May 12 1842, (1843). British politician Frederick Child-Villiers (1815-1871) as Guy de la Motte

Emily Duchess of Beaufort in costume for Queen Victorias Bal Costume, May 12 1842, (1843). Emily Frances (nee Smyth), Duchess of Beaufort (1800-1889) in Elizabethan-inspired dress

James Innes-Ker in Plantagenet costume for Queen Victorias Bal Costume, May 12 1842, (1843). British peer James Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe (1816-1879) in chain mail and crown

Guest in costume for Queen Victorias Bal Costume, May 12 1842, (1843). Creator
Guest in costume for Queen Victorias Bal Costume, May 12 1842, (1843). Man in a cloak with the Maltese cross symbol on his tabard

Guest in 16th century costume for Queen Victorias Bal Costume, May 12 1842, (1843). Members of the Royal Household were expected to wear dress of the Plantagenet period (c1154-1485)

Prince Albert in costume as Plantagenet King Edward III for the Bal Costume, May 12 1842, (1843). Albert (1819-1861) is dressed as Edward III (1312-1377)

The Season, 1895. Victorian fancy dress: German national costume, an insect, 18th century outfits, and Columbine with dress made of ribbons

After the Fancy Dress Ball, 1920. Artist: Claude Allin Shepperson
After the Fancy Dress Ball, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Figures dressed in masquerade costume at Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, 1782

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Step back in time and immerse yourself in the glamour and opulence of a fancy dress party. From the grandeur of Venice's Church of Santa Maria della Salute in 1740 to Queen Victoria's extravagant Georgian Costume Ball at Buckingham Palace, these historical events were nothing short of spectacular. In 1842, another magnificent affair took place as Queen Victoria hosted her Plantagenet Costume Ball. The palace was transformed into a medieval wonderland, with guests donning elaborate costumes reminiscent of knights and noble ladies from centuries past. Not one to shy away from lavish celebrations, Queen Victoria organized yet another memorable event - the Restoration Costume Ball. Held in 1845, this soirée transported attendees back to the days of Charles II's reign, complete with sumptuous gowns and powdered wigs. The Graphic magazine captured the essence of these enchanting parties on its front cover in 1886. The image depicted elegantly dressed men and women mingling amidst an atmosphere filled with excitement and anticipation. Aubrey Beardsley's artistic contributions also showcased his fascination with costume balls. His title page for The Savoy Nos 1 and 2 exuded an air of mystery while his Scarlet Pastorale evoked sensuality through intricate designs. Le Bal (The Costume Ball), a French furnishing fabric dating back to the early nineteenth century, featured vibrant colors and ornate patterns that would have adorned ballrooms during that era. Shakespeare immortalized masquerade balls in Romeo and Juliet's Act 1 Scene 5 where star-crossed lovers meet under disguises. This scene captures both romance and intrigue within the magical ambiance created by masks adorning every face. Edouard Manet's Masked Ball at the Opera painting transports us to Parisian society in 1873. It depicts elegant figures dancing gracefully while hidden behind their elaborate masks - a symbol of anonymity amidst high society gatherings.