Veil Collection (#14)

Costume of 1486, early to mid 20th century

Women collecting water at on the Tigris River, Baghdad, Iraq, 1917-1919

Mrs Woffington, 1795

Empress Marie-Louise, second wife of Napoleon, 1831. Artist: Dean
Empress Marie Louise, second wife of Napoleon, 1831. Portrait of Austrian-born Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (1791-1847)

Maria Louisa, Archduchess of Austria, 1813. Artist: Henri Meyer
Maria Louisa, Archduchess of Austria, 1813. Portrait of Marie Louise (1787-1855), empress and regent of France, second wife of Napoleon

Madame Sophie, daughter of Louis XV, 1909. Artist: Jean-Marc Nattier
Madame Sophie, daughter of Louis XV, 1909. Portrait of Sophie Philippine Elisabeth Justine (1734-1782), daughter of King Louis XV of France and Maria Leszczynska

Bazaar in Constantinople, c1888. Market in what is now Istanbul, Turkey. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, Vol II, by Robert Wilson, (c1888)

Group of women, Algeria, Africa, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Group of women, Algeria, Africa, late 19th century. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago)

The Bride, 1856. Artist: Abraham Solomon
The Bride, 1856. A print from The Illustrated London News, (10 May 1856)

Episodes of the Life of Famous Painters: Hans Holbein, (c1900). The queen and her lady-in-waiting wish to be painted in Greek costume by Holbein (1497-1543), without being recognised

At a shoemakers in Turkey, c1900. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

Esme Beringer, British actress, 1901. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Esme Beringer, British actress, 1901

Hiring a Caique, Constantinople, 1877. A party of men and veiled women negotiate the hiring of a caique, a light boat used on the Bosphorus in what is now Istanbul, Turkey

Queen Victoria, (1819-1901), 1900. Queen of the United Kingdom, Great Britain, Ireland from 1837-1901. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, (1900)

Malagasy Women, 19th century. Artist: Alexandre Bida
Malagasy Women, 19th century. Engraving after a photograph

The Duke and Duchess of York at Buckingham Palace after their marriage, April 1923. Queen Mary, the Duke and Duchess of York (the future Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother)

Queen Elizabeth I, c1580, (1910). A 19th-century rendition from the Penshurst portrait, presented to her by Sir Henry Sidney, painted by Zucchero

Early pyramidal headdress, late 15th-early 16th century, (1910). The pyramidal headdress developed from the broad band of the steeple headdress

The butterfly headdress, 15th century, (1910). A woman from the time of Edward IV-Richard III, wearing a headdress showing the frontlet

Horned and steeple headdresses, 15th century, (1910). The example in the centre is a truncated parody of the steeple, and on the right is a hybrid of the old-fashioned horned style combined with an

The steeple headdress and veil, 15th century, (1910). Lady of the Tournament wearing rich veiling with her headdress. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown

Female headdresses, 15th century, (1910). The frontlet was composed of a piece of rigid wire netting covered with black material which passed over the head

Bedroom scene, 15th century, (1910). An interior from the time of Henry VI, (1422-1471). The nurse seated upon the huche wears a very common form of the horned headdress

Zanzibar Arab family, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

The Saxon tunica, (1910). Woman wearing Saxon dress, consisting of a tunic with decorated edges worn over an under-robe, and a cloak and headdress

The Saxon head-rail, (1910). From a medieval manuscript, showing womens headdress during the Saxon period. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London)

Female dress from the time of Henry VI, (1910)
Female dress from the time of Henry VI, 1421-1471, (1910). Woman wearing a horned headdress with coronet and large cauls. The robe is short-waisted, with a train in front and behind

Traditional Russian Costume, c1850

Lena Ashwell in Bonnie Dundee, c1902. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Lena Ashwell in Bonnie Dundee, c1902. British actress and manager Lena Ashwell (1872-1957) in a sentimental melodrama

Princess Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar, Dowager Empress of Russia, late 19th-early 20th century. Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar (1847-1928)

Tsarina Alexandra, Empress consort of Russia, late 19th-early 20th century. Princess Alix (1872-1918) was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and wife of Tsar Nicholas II

Queen Victoria, late 19th century, (20th century). Artist: Hughes & Mullins
Queen Victoria, late 19th century, (20th century). Portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901)

The Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, c1871. Portrait of Princess Louise (1848-1939), fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, possibly at the time of her marriage in 1871

Albanian peasants, 19th century

Veil. Artist: Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905)
Veil. Private Collection

Lost in Her Dreams. Artist: Amerling, Friedrich Ritter von (1803-1887)
Lost in Her Dreams. Found in the collection of Liechtenstein Museum

Portrait of Countess Yekaterina Petrovna Rostopchina (1776-1859) wearing a veil. Artist: Tonci, Salvatore (1756-1844)
Portrait of Countess Yekaterina Petrovna Rostopchina (1776-1859) wearing a veil. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Self-portrait with hat and veil, 1906-1907. Artist: Modersohn-Becker, Paula (1876-1907)
Self-portrait with hat and veil, 1906-1907. Found in the collection of the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag

Woman with a Hat (Femme au chapeau), 1891. Artist: Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919)
Woman with a Hat (Femme au chapeau), 1891. Found in the collection of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

Portrait of a Widow, 1630-1640. Artist: Sustermans, Justus (Giusto) (1597-1681)
Portrait of a Widow, 1630-1640. Found in the collection of the Museo Civico Pinacoteca Crociani

Mary Magdalene, 1320s. Artist: Simone Martini
Mary Magdalene, 1320s. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Portrait of a Lady, 1757. Artist: Jean-Marc Nattier
Portrait of a Lady, 1757. Nattier, Jean-Marc (1685-1766). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Portrait of the Actress Antonia Zarate, c1810. Artist: Francisco Goya
Portrait of the Actress Antonia Zarate, c1810. Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Mater Dolorosa, 1554. Artist: Titian
Mater Dolorosa, 1554. Titian (1488-1576). Found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid

Judah and Tamar, 1840. Artist: Horace Vernet
Judah and Tamar, 1840. From a private collection

Armenian country girl, Yerevan, Armenia, 1880s. Artist: Dmitri Ivanovich Yermakov
Armenian country girl, Yerevan, Armenia, 1880s. Found in the collection of the Russian Museum of Ethnography

The Turkish pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

The Persian pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

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