Historical Costumes

Digitally restored images of traditional folk costumes from Europe, depicting men and women in historical attire from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Costume of various classes of Englishwoman from prostitute to Lady Mayoress: lace edged falling collars & pelerine, ruff, hooded cape, double- skirts. Date: 1640

Fashion, under the Spanish around 1590-1610, Milan 1604, Milanese ladies and gentlemen courtly dance poses, digital improved reproduction after an original from the year 1900, costumes, clothing in Italy

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, persons from St. Georgen and Sommerau, traditional costumes from Baden, Germany, 1885, digita...

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, traditional costumes from St. Gallen, Zug and Zurich, Switzerland, 1780-1800, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, persons from St. Georgen and Sommerau, traditional costumes from Baden, Germany, 1885, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, man from Oberseebach, woman from Aschbach-Sulz and the surroundings of Strasbourg, traditional costumes from Alsace, France, 1885, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

People in traditional costumes, fashion, clothes in Denmark, folk costumes in the modern history, illustration, Denmark, Europe

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, man from Oberseebach, woman from Aschbach-Sulz and the surroundings of Strasbourg, traditiona...

Costume of various classes of Englishwoman from prostitute to Lady Mayoress: lace edged falling collars & pelerine, ruff, hooded cape, double- skirts. Date: 1640

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, woman from Breisgau, Witichhausen and the Tauber region, Germany, 1885, Historic, digitally r...

People in traditional costumes, fashion, clothes in Germany, costumes of Halligen and Heligoland about 19th century, illustration, Germany, Europe

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, noblewomen, France, 1650, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact d...

Fashion, Clothing, France, Parisian costumes, Directoire, from left, lady and gentleman called Incroyables and Merveilleuses, these are Parisian citizens who dressed extremely flamboyantly during a brief phase of the French Revolution, then a Merveilleuses from 1795, a female citizen from 1795, then two so-called Muscadina, similar to the Incroyables, a revolutionary contemporary, digitally enhanced reproduction of a 19th century illustration, Europe

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, noblewomen, France, 1650, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, two woman from Strasbourg, woman from Basel, traditional costumes from Germany, 17th century, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

TIMELINE OF FRENCH FASHION CLOTHING FROM 1618 TO 1799 17th & 18TH CENTURY COSTUME

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, costume of the distinguished people, France, 18th century, digitally restored reproduction of...

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, noblemen, England, 1400, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, garments from Switzerland, Amtshauptmann aus Aargau, people from Aargau, 1780, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Fashion, clothing in Germany, traditional costumes from the island of Sylt and Foehr around the 19th century, from left, the communion traditional costume from the island of Amrum, then Sylt's traditional costume from 1644, then Sylt's bride from the 17th century and traditional costume at Wyk on the island of Foehr from 1798, digitally improved reproduction of an illustration from the 19th century

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, maidens and bride, costumes from Strasbourg, France, 17th century, digitally restored reprodu...

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, German bourgeois costume, ca 1565-1595, Germany, historical, digitally restored reproduction ...

The clothing of ordinary women of Austria & Germany includes a short jacket & calf-length skirt worn with an apron, caraco jackets, fichus & mob caps. Date: circa 1790

People in traditional costumes, fashion, costumes, clothing in France in the early 19th century, illustration, France, Europe

French costumes of the later 1770s include the examples of the high, elaborate hairstyles then worn, also the polonaise gown & pelerines. One lady wears a calash (folding hood). Date: 1774 - 1780

The figures pictured here are German female citizens in 1700. This illustration dates to 1882.

Fashion, clothing in Germany, traditional costumes from Hesse, around the 19th century, from left, girls from Nenndorf in the Rinteln district, two girls from the Biedenkopf district, a boy from Nenndorf, two men in traditional traditional costume from the Schwalm, digitally improved reproduction of a 19th century illustration

Fashion, then Polish nobleman Hajduk, old warrior, digital improved reproduction after em original from the 1900, clothing in Poland, Hungary and Ukraine in the 16th 17th century, from left, a commander-in-chief of the Polish army, a Polish noblewoman with national cap, a marshal of Lithuania.

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, woman's costume on occasions of honour, noblewoman in mourning, Fräulein-Tracht in the house,...

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, clothing of Marie Anna of Bavaria as Crown Princess of France, 1679 and young elegant of 1670, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Folk traditional costume, Clothing, History of costumes, Woman from Upford Denmark, Woman from Ditmarschen, Woman from Enderstedt, Germany, 1600-1630, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

The French pictured here are (left to right) a lady of the court in 1808, gentleman in 1807, gentleman in 1812, lady in 1808.

Fashion image, five carnival costumes, Unknown

Italian costume: gown with hanging sleeves & laced across the kirtle bodice; gown with large sleeves ornamented with bows. Man: fur-trimmed jacket & sleeveless, hooded garment. Date: 15th century

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, persons from the Renchtal, traditional costumes from Baden, Germany, 1885, digitally restored...

Lady's Dress (Mid 1400), Townsman of Ravensburg (1429), Knight of Stettenberg (1428), Germany, 15th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

The Figures represented here are all French people living in the 17th century, specifically between 1600 and 1670. They are, from left to right, three lords of the court, Cardinal Mazarin, three ladies of the court; lord of the court; soldier; peasant. The illustration dates to 1882.

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, traditional costumes from Karlsruhe, Vienna, Frankfurt, 1770-1790, Germany, Austria, digitall...

Young woman and child in spring clothes 1832, Elisabeth Barbara Schmetterling, after monogrammist FD (Inventor del.), 1832 print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving fashion plates. clothes, costume (+ women's clothes). clothes, costume (+ girls' clothes). head-gear: hat (+ women's clothes). dress, gown (+ women's clothes)

Folklicker drreation, Ernst Fröhlich, 1843 - c. 1920 print Leaf with 4 performances of people in various historical Dutch costumes, including a few from Scheveningen, two women from Friesland and a few and two men from Marken. A caption under each image. Numbered in the middle: NRO. 102. Numbered at the top right: 102. Maker: Munich maker: Germany field publisher: Munich printer: Munich paper letterpress printing folk costume, regional costume. historical costume

The figures represented in this illustration date to the 1400s. They are, from left to right: noble lady, Queen Catarina Cornaro of Cyprus, noble ladies.

Folk clothing forces; Munchener plates. Sheet with 9 performances of pairs in traditional costumes, including two Greek men, a couple of fins and two ladies from the county of Bresse in traditional clothing. Under the images a caption. Numbered in the middle of: Nro. 90. Numbered at the top right: 90.

Fashion, Clothing in Germany, Traditional Costumes from Upper Silesia, c. 19th century, from left, woman in traditional traditional costume from Tannhausen, then one from Neuland near Neisse, then two Upper Silesian winter costumes and a woman in a traditional costume from Czarnowanz, digitally enhanced reproduction of a 19th century illustration

People in traditional costumes, fashion, costumes, clothing in Austria in 1850, illustration, Austria, Europe

The figures represented in this illustration date to the 1400s. They are, from left to right: noble lady, Queen Catarina Cornaro of Cyprus, noble ladies.

The figures represented here are French people around 1600. They are, from left to right: Louis XIV in 1680, lady of rank, lady of rank in simple clothes. The illustration dates to 1882.

The figures represented here are French people around 1600. They are, from left to right: a courtier and a lady of rank. The illustration dates to 1882.

Two standing women, Hendrik Busserus, after Hendrick Avercamp, 1777 print Two women in local costumes. The one is heading frontally, the other turned to the left. paper etching the ages of man (+ young female (human being)). folk costume, regional costume

Austria, 18th century. Traditional Tyrolean costumes.

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, Probsteierin in communion costume, farmer from Hohenwested and woman from the Halligen, Schle...

Clothing, fashion in Italy at the time of the early Renaissance around 1460-1490, illustration, Italy, Europe

Costumes des dames et des seigneurs, du règne de Henri IV.. Willemin, N. X. (Nicolas Xavier), 1763-1833. Prints. 1839. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Art , France , History

Fashion, Alsace circa 19th century, from lks, ee woman from Truchtersheim near Strasbourg, two men from Geispldsheim alter, also near Strasbourg and e man work clothes from the area around Schlettstadt, digital reproduction of a 19th century original, original date unknown, clothing, traditional costumes in France

Munich illustrated broadsheet, costumes, beginning of 18th century, German gentleman and lady, Germany, robe, two persons, portrait, historical illustration 1890, Europe

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, traditional costume from Switzerland, Valais and Unterwalden, 1850, Historical, digitally res...

The Figures represented here are all French people living in the 17th century, specifically between 1600 and 1670. They are, from left to right, three lords of the court, Cardinal Mazarin, three ladies of the court; lord of the court; soldier; peasant. The illustration dates to 1882.

People in traditional costumes, fashion, clothes in Germany, Wuerttemberg, illustration, Germany, Europe

COSTUMES FEMININS Pierre Etienne Lesueur. "Female costumes".

Tyrolean Folk Dress, Puster Valley, late 19th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Fashion, historical clothes, folk costumes in France, Alsace-Lorraine around the 19th century, illustration, France, Europe

History of Italy. 1500-1600. Madam's dresses. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VII, 1881.

The figures represented here are Germans between 1500 and 1550. They are, from left to right: two knights, two citizens of rank in court costume, a knight, three citizens of rank in court costume. The illustration dates to 1882.

Swiss Costumes, Solothurn, Switzerland, late 18th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, clothing of distinguished people, Germany, 1791, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th ce...

Pictured here are French men and women from 1804-1812. They are from left to right: Empress Josephine, Napoleon I in coronation robes in 1804, minister in 1806, lady of the court in 1808, gentleman in 1807, gentleman in 1812, two ladies in 1808, two ladies in 1810, gentleman in 1811, gentleman in 1812, lady in 1812. The illustration dates to 1882.

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, costume in Brittany, France, 1880, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original...

History of Italy. 1400. Queen of Cyprus and ladies of the nobility. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI, 1885.

German Couple, First Third of 16th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, Charles IX and Eleonora of Austria, France, 16th century, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Italian costume. Woman: bold striped gown, the sleeves decorated with ribbon bows, hair worn in a long plait. Men: fur -trimmed tabard or huke, soled hose. Date: 1488 - 1490

Toilette d'intérieur (de l'oeuvre de Mitelli) Dame Noble (gravure du temps). XVIIe siecle, costumes civils, femmes, Italie.. Jacquemin, Raphaël, 1821-1881. Deltre, Auguste, 1822-1907. Prints, Illustrations. 1869. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Clothing and dress , France, Costume , France

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, traditional costume from Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Italy, 1860, Historic, digitally restored ...

Fashion, clothing in Germany, traditional costumes from Hanover around the 19th century, from left, a woman, a girl and a man in the Gifhorn traditional traditional costume, three woman in traditional costumes from the district of Altes Land on the Lower Elbe and a farmer from the Alte Land, digitally improved reproduction of a 19th century illustration

Fashion, clothing in Germany, traditional costumes from Hesse, about 19th century, from left, farmer from the Marburg region in everyday traditional costume, then girl from the Marburg region, then a farmer's wife and two farmers from the Schwalm region and a girl from the Biedenkopf district, digitally improved reproduction of a 19th century illustration

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, spring costume 1784, winter costume 1795, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th ...

Men's and women's fashion from 1786. Woman in redingote, and woman in the English fashion wearing a shawl. Man in a suit with sword, and a young man in "neglige." Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by Joh. Klipphahn, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

Fashion, costumes, clothes in Germany during the Spanish fashion around 1550-1600, from left, Duke Albrecht V. of Bavaria and his wife Duchess Anna in the new Spanish costume, then a master goldsmith around 1560, then a German merchant, Germany, Europe

German Noble Couple, First Third of 16th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, waitress and bourgeois family in Munich, Germany, 1822, digitally restored reproduction of a ...

Folk traditional costume, Clothing, History of costumes, Bourgeois woman from Denmark, Merchant, Frau von Stappelhall, Germany, 1600-1630, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

Viennese chambermaid, 1796, 18th century Austrian engraving

The figures represented here are French people between 1550 and 1600. They are, from left to right: Margareth of Lorraine, Henry III (died 1589), two court costumes in the time of Henry IV at the end of the century, Henry IV in about 1600. The illustration dates to 1882.

Austrian peasant costumes - Austria Upper Austria - Stiermark , Clothing & dress. Louis Prang & Company Collection

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, woman and children in bridal costume from Hauenstein, traditional costumes from Baden, Germany, 1885, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, clothing of Hedwig Sophie Princess of Sweden, 1700, and Elisabeth of Brunswick, Germany, 1707...

German Costumes, Second Half of 15th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

The figures represented here are women of various classes in the Netherlands in A.D. 1600. The illustrations dates to 1882.

Women's Ceremonial Dress, Noblewoman in Mourning, Girl's Domestic Attire, Girl with "Rose Cap", Switzerland (city of Zurich), Early 18th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, German patricians, ca 1400-1450, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

German Middle Class, Girl and Woman from Augsburg, 1770-1790, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Fashion through the ages, women's fashion in Paris and London, 1828, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Fashion through the ages, women's fashion in Paris and London, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original .

Tyrolean Folk Dress, Teffereggen Valley (Defereggen Valley), late 19th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, Burgundian nobles, Burgundy, France, 1450, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century ...

Pierre-Cheri Lafont in the role of Frontin and Madame Bressant or Augustine Dupont as Marinette in Theophile Gautier's Le Tricorne Enchante, Theatre des Varietes, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's Galerie Dramatique: Costumes des Theatres de Paris, Paris, 1845.

Fashion, Germany, 18th century. Men's and women's fashion plate depicting traditional costume.

Fashion, around the 19th century, from left, a woman from the south-eastern part of the country, of Slavic origin, a woman from the area of Eisgrub, German, a Slovakian bride and groom and a farmer from the district of Zemplin, digitally enhanced reproduction of a 19th century illustration, traditional costumes, clothing in Moravia, Czech Republic, Europe

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, students in Padua and farmer, Italy, 1570-1600, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th cen...

A London merchant wears a fur- lined gown with hanging sleeves, cut-fingered pumps & a low-crowned hat. His wife wears a tall crowned copotain hat, yellow kirtle & pink gown Date: 1590

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, Lord Darnley, Marchioness of Dorset, Mary of Scotland, England, 16th century, digitally resto...

Fashion, clothes, folk costumes in European Russia, the Greater Russians, illustration, Russia, Europe

Munich Picture Gallery, Costumes, Early 16th century, German scholar, old man, young woman, elegant, robe, two persons, portrait, coloured historical illustration 1890

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