National Costume Collection (page 8)

Lady at her toilette, 14th century. 1842 (engraving)
7235022 Lady at her toilette, 14th century. 1842 (engraving) by Strutt, Joseph (1749-1802); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady at her toilette, 14th century)

Noblemen of the 14th century. 1842 (engraving)
7235020 Noblemen of the 14th century. 1842 (engraving) by Strutt, Joseph (1749-1802); Private Collection; (add.info.: Noblemen of the 14th century)

King Richard II and his father, Edward the Black Prince. 1842 (engraving)
7235018 King Richard II and his father, Edward the Black Prince. 1842 (engraving) by Strutt, Joseph (1749-1802); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Richard II (1367-1400) and his father

A king and and officers of his court, 14th century. 1842 (engraving)
7235017 A king and and officers of his court, 14th century. 1842 (engraving) by Strutt, Joseph (1749-1802); Private Collection; (add.info.: A king, possibly Romano-British leader Ambrosius)

Judge and other high-rank legal professionals, 14th century. 1842 (engraving)
7235013 Judge and other high-rank legal professionals, 14th century. 1842 (engraving) by Strutt, Joseph (1749-1802); Private Collection; (add.info)

Clothes for the four seasons, 14th century. 1842 (engraving)
7235005 Clothes for the four seasons, 14th century. 1842 (engraving) by Strutt, Joseph (1749-1802); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men in clothes for spring, summer, autumn and winter)

Young women of the 13th century. 1842 (engraving)
7234998 Young women of the 13th century. 1842 (engraving) by Strutt, Joseph (1749-1802); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young women of the 13th century)

King in State Habit of the 13th century. 1842 (engraving)
7234994 King in State Habit of the 13th century. 1842 (engraving) by Strutt, Joseph (1749-1802); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Regal State Habit of the 13th century)

Nobleman in Habit of State, 13th century. 1842 (engraving)
7234993 Nobleman in Habit of State, 13th century. 1842 (engraving) by Strutt, Joseph (1749-1802); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nobleman in cap, mantle, surtout, laced hose)

Musicians of the 13th century. 1842 (engraving)
7234989 Musicians of the 13th century. 1842 (engraving) by Strutt, Joseph (1749-1802); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man in laurel wreath playing a horn from Georgius Fendulus Liber astrologiae)

Commander of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis. 1802 (engraving)
7234986 Commander of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis. 1802 (engraving) by Weigel, Christoph (1654-1725); Private Collection; (add.info)

Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. 1802 (engraving)
7234982 Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. 1802 (engraving) by Weigel, Christoph (1654-1725); Private Collection; (add.info.: Knight in ceremonial robes of the Order of the Golden Fleece)

Knight of the Order of Saint Michael. 1802 (engraving)
7234981 Knight of the Order of Saint Michael. 1802 (engraving) by Weigel, Christoph (1654-1725); Private Collection; (add.info.: Knight in ceremonial robes of the Order of Saint Michael)

Knight of the Order of Saint Stephen in ceremonial robes. 1802 (engraving)
7234977 Knight of the Order of Saint Stephen in ceremonial robes. 1802 (engraving) by Weigel, Christoph (1654-1725); Private Collection; (add.info)

Knights of Saint Blaise 1 and Montjoie 2. 1802 (engraving)
7234972 Knights of Saint Blaise 1 and Montjoie 2. 1802 (engraving) by Weigel, Christoph (1654-1725); Private Collection; (add.info)

Knight of the Order of Calatrava in ceremonial robes. 1802 (engraving)
7234966 Knight of the Order of Calatrava in ceremonial robes. 1802 (engraving) by Weigel, Christoph (1654-1725); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two Knights Templar: servant brother (180) and treasurer (181). 1802 (engraving)
7234962 Two Knights Templar: servant brother (180) and treasurer (181). 1802 (engraving) by Bar, Jacques Charles (1740-1811); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Knights Templar)

Knights Templar in batle garb and monastery robes. 1802 (engraving)
7234959 Knights Templar in batle garb and monastery robes. 1802 (engraving) by Bar, Jacques Charles (1740-1811); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Knights Templar)

Knight of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. 1802 (engraving)
7234957 Knight of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. 1802 (engraving) by Weigel, Christoph (1654-1725); Private Collection; (add.info)

German pikeman and servant girl, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234880 German pikeman and servant girl, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Guldenmundt, Hans (fl.1526-1560); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Landsknechte pikeman and servant girl)

A Drotte and a Fola, priest and priestess of the Gothic Scandina, 1821 (engraving)
7234700 A Drotte and a Fola, priest and priestess of the Gothic Scandina, 1821 (engraving) by Smith, Charles Hamilton (1776-1859) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Drotte and a Fola)

Hibernian male and female costume, post-Roman era. 1821 (engraving)
7234696 Hibernian male and female costume, post-Roman era.1821 (engraving) by Smith, Charles Hamilton (1776-1859) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hibernian male and female costume)

A Romanised Briton and a Feryllt. 1821 (engraving)
7234691 A Romanised Briton and a Feryllt.1821 (engraving) by Smith, Charles Hamilton (1776-1859) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Romanised Briton and a Feryllt, a blacksmith, metallurgist)

British Bard and an Ovate, Druidic priests, of the pre-Roman era, 1821 (engraving)
7234685 British Bard and an Ovate, Druidic priests, of the pre-Roman era, 1821 (engraving) by Smith, Charles Hamilton (1776-1859) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Bard and an Ovate)

Belgic Briton and one of the Cassiterides from the pre-Roman era, 1821 (engraving)
7234681 Belgic Briton and one of the Cassiterides from the pre-Roman era, 1821 (engraving) by Smith, Charles Hamilton (1776-1859) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer, 1927 (wood engraving on vellum)
3610662 Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer, 1927 (wood engraving on vellum) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); 30.8x18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Golden Cockerel Press, 1927)

Suit of armour and seal (Karolus) of Charlemagne or Charles the Great, King of the Franks, Emperor of the Romans
6338925 Suit of armour and seal (Karolus) of Charlemagne or Charles the Great, King of the Franks, Emperor of the Romans, 748-814 by Villain (19th century); (add.info)

Portrait of King James IV of Scotland, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234950 Portrait of King James IV of Scotland, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of King James IV of Scotland)

Woman of the Kingdom of Castille, Spain, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234942 Woman of the Kingdom of Castille, Spain, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman of the Kingdom of Castille)

Noble woman of Ravenna, northern Italy, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234930 Noble woman of Ravenna, northern Italy, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Noble woman of Ravenna, northern Italy)

Portrait of the Italian painter Benedetto Caliari, 1538-1598. 1867 (engraving)
7234927 Portrait of the Italian painter Benedetto Caliari, 1538-1598. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

English soldier, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234925 English soldier, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: English soldier, 16th century. Angleterre, Homme d Armes)

German Landsknechte drummer, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234915 German Landsknechte drummer, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Landsknechte drummer, 16th century)

Portrait of King Francis I of France on horseback. 1867 (engraving)
7234911 Portrait of King Francis I of France on horseback. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of King Francis I of France)

English nobleman, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234908 English nobleman, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: English nobleman, 16th century)

Portrait of Ernest Paumgartner, age 31, Nuremberg, 1570. 1867 (engraving)
7234897 Portrait of Ernest Paumgartner, age 31, Nuremberg, 1570. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Ernest Paumgartner)

Woman of Bayonne, France, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234946 Woman of Bayonne, France, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman and child of Bayonne, France, 16th century)

Costume of a young English woman, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234938 Costume of a young English woman, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young English woman, 16th century)

Costume of a fool, France, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234936 Costume of a fool, France, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costume of a fool with fife, France, 16th century)

Dancers at the court of King Henry III of France, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234935 Dancers at the court of King Henry III of France, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

Spanish gentleman at court, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234931 Spanish gentleman at court, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish gentleman at court, 16th century)

Swiss gentleman, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234923 Swiss gentleman, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swiss gentleman, 16th century)

Kress de Kressenstein, a Patrician of Nuremberg, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234901 Kress de Kressenstein, a Patrician of Nuremberg, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kress de Kressenstein)

Patrician of Nuremberg in armour, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234896 Patrician of Nuremberg in armour, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rear view of the dress of a Milanese woman, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234894 Rear view of the dress of a Milanese woman, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

Louise of Savoy, Duchess of Auvergne. 1867 (engraving)
7234883 Louise of Savoy, Duchess of Auvergne. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louise of Savoy, Duchess of Auvergne, 1476-1531)

Mace bearer to King Louis XII of France, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234879 Mace bearer to King Louis XII of France, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

The camelots of Paris: the little tricolour cockade merchant, 1898 (illustration)
7211531 The camelots of Paris: the little tricolour cockade merchant, 1898 (illustration) by Kauffmann, Paul Adolphe (1849-1940); (add.info.: Les camelots de Paris)

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"National Costume: A Glimpse into Cultural Heritage and Identity" Step back in time with these captivating glimpses of national costumes from different eras and regions. From the early 20th century to the present day, these images offer a window into the rich tapestry of traditions that define diverse cultures around the world. In "Paying a Visit, 1915, " Abram Arkhipov transports us to an era where women donned elaborate dresses, showcasing their social status and elegance. Meanwhile, the Greek royal family's regal attire outside Corfu Palace in August 1967 reflects their connection to ancient customs and nobility. The striking portrait of a "BLACK WOMAN" painted between 1875-1876 reminds us of the resilience and beauty found within African heritage. The artist's brush strokes capture her strength as she gazes confidently at the viewer. "CROSSING THE DIVIDE or Thirsty Trappers Making a Rush for the River" takes us even further back in time to witness trappers' determination amidst harsh conditions during c. 1837. Their rugged clothing serves not only as protection but also as a symbol of survival against nature's challenges. Moving on to Norway, we are greeted by an enchanting landscape depicted in "View from Gvarv in Telemark. " Here, traditional Norwegian dress is juxtaposed against breathtaking scenery—a reminder that national costumes often reflect deep connections with nature and local surroundings. "Nico Jungmann's Neeltje Tuyp" captures a young woman adorned in Dutch attire—an emblematic representation of cultural pride during late 19th-century Netherlands. Her gaze exudes confidence while wearing her Non La conical hat paired with an elegant Ao Dai dress—a harmonious blend of tradition and modernity—showcasing Vietnam's unique identity. Traveling across borders yet again, we encounter an old Swansea boat floating gracefully on water—an ode to Wales' maritime heritage.