Britches Collection (page 8)

Musketeer and infantry officer, 16th century (1882-1884). Artist: Pontenier
Musketeer and infantry officer, 16th century (1882-1884). After work by Willemin. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine

French gentlemens costume, 1572 (1882-1884). Artist: Chevignard
French gentlemens costume, 1572 (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Papworth, Ernest Terah Hooley, British financier, 1896. Artist: Spy
Papworth, Ernest Terah Hooley, British financier, 1896. Pictured here in riding clothes, Hooley (1859-1947) was a wealthy entrepreneur and owner of the Papworth estate in Cambridgeshire

Charlie, Captain Charles Harold Longfield Beatty DSO, British racehorse trainer, 1903. Artist: GDG
Charlie, Captain Charles Harold Longfield Beatty DSO, British racehorse trainer, 1903. A print from Vanity Fair, December 31st 1903

The embarrassment of the hoods, 1882-1884. Artist: J Rocault
The embarrassment of the hoods, 1882-1884. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

French fashion and hairstyle, early 19th century (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Fashion of 1792, (1882-1884). Artist: Tamisier
Fashion of 1792, (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Dandy of c1729, court dress and town dress, (1882-1884). Artist: Tamisier
Dandy of c1729, court dress and town dress, (1882-1884). After a print of the time. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine

Young dandy in costume of the reign of Louis XVI, 18th century (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Huntsman, 16th century (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

The Carnation, 1899. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899

Master Buthall, (The Blue Boy), c1770 (1901). Artist: Thomas Gainsborough
Master Buthall, (The Blue Boy), c1770 (1901). In the collection of the Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Illustration from The Connoisseur, (December 1901)

Mr Gattie as Monsieur Morbleu in Monsieur Tonson, 1822. Artist: R Cooper
Mr Gattie as Monsieur Morbleu in Monsieur Tonson, 1822. Henry Gattie (1774-1844) as Monsieur Morbleu in Moncrieffs farce Monsieur Tonson

John Calico Jack Rackham, (1680-1720), English Pirate Captain. Artist: Karen Humpage
John Calico Jack Rackham, (1680-1720), English Pirate Captain famous for having women in his crew. Executed in Jamaica in 1720

Thomas Robert, Eleventh Earl of Kinnoull, 1815, (1936). Artist: Henry Raeburn
Thomas Robert, Eleventh Earl of Kinnoull, 1815, (1936). From The Connoisseur, Vol. 97, edited by H. Granville Fell. [International Studio, London, 1936]

Annibal, 1860, (1938). Artist: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
Annibal, 1860, (1938). The picture depicts the French actor Francis Joseph Regnier in character as The Signor Annibale in Emile Augiers play, L Aventuriere [The Adventuress]

Louis 18th, 1814. Artist: Denis Dighton
Louis 18th, 1814. [T Palser, London, 1814]

Hunting costume, 13th century, (1910). Braccae (breeches), are distinctly shown, and no cloaks are worn.The Coif finds echoes in the hoodie of the early 21st century

Mr Wilkinson as Michael in Free and Easy, 1822. Artist: R Cooper
Mr Wilkinson as Michael in Free and Easy, 1822

Golf, 1919. A print from Punch, or The London Charivari, 23rd July 1919

George III of the United Kingdom, (19th century). Artist: W Ridgway
George III of the United Kingdom, (19th century). Portrait of King George III, (Mad King George, 1738-1820), who ruled Britain from 1760 until his son (the future King George IV) became Regent in 1811

The April Fool, or The Follies of a Night... 1786
The April Fool, or The Follies of a Night as performed at the Theatre Royal, C---- House, for the benefit of the Widow Wadman, 1786. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

George Morland, 1786. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
George Morland, 1786. Portrait of British artist George Morland (1763-1804). Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Mr Woodward in the character of Mercutio, 1753. Actor Henry Woodward (1717-1777) in the part of Mercutio from Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet

Buckles and Buttons: I am the thing, dem-me, 1777. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse

Taste in High Life, 1746. Artist: William Hogarth
Taste in High Life, 1746. A satire on affected manners. A man holds a saucer and a woman daintily holds the teacup. Another woman tickles a black servant under the chin

Taste a la mode in the year 1735: Being the contrast to the year 1745, (c1745). Artist: Evan Davis
Taste a la mode in the year 1735: Being the contrast to the year 1745, (c1745). Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Inadequate Description, 1906. Dougal (to shooting tenant, who has brought out a dog recently purchased at auction, and is now trying to whistle it back from the hill opposite)

The chief knightly orders of Spain and Portugal, 1791, (1902). Designs of the knightly orders which possess special insignia

Men in traditional dress, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Men in traditional dress, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. The former island of Marken is a peninsula, now connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway

Costume During The Time Of Louis XVI, (1885). Artist: Durin
Costume During The Time Of Louis XVI, (1885). Louis XVI was king of France from 1774 until 1792 when he was beheaded by the revolutionary regime

Henry IV Costume, (1885). Henry was king of France from 1589 to 1610. Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Man in 18th-century French costume, (1885). Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Man in 18th-century French costume, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Man In French Costume, (1885). Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Man In French Costume, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Playing Jeannot, (1885). Artist: Wille
Playing Jeannot, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Peasant Costume, (1885). Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Peasant Costume, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The Lecture, (1885). Artist: Cazot
The Lecture, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The Costume Of Marriage, (1885). Artist: Schenau
The Costume Of Marriage, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Middle Class Family, (1885). Artist: Dupin
Middle Class Family, (1885). Illustration of 18th-century dress, based on Dupins French Costumes drawing

A Young Louis XV, (1885). Artist: Larmessin
A Young Louis XV, (1885). Louis (1710-1774) was king of France from 1715 until his death

The Grand Dignitaries Of The Coronation, (1885). Artist: Charpentier
The Grand Dignitaries Of The Coronation, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The Duke of Gesvres, (1885). Artist: G E Petit
The Duke of Gesvres, (1885). An 18th-century duke dressed in the costume of pageantry, after an original portrait by L M Van Loo

Francois, Duke of Anjou and Alencon, in damascened armour, 16th century, (1870). Damascened work is steel inlaid with gold or other metals

The Macaronies, 1772, (1910). The Macaroni Club in London was founded in 1772 by young men of the fashionable world who had been on the Grand Tour in Italy, in opposition to the Beef-Steak Club

Citizen and countryman, 1641, (1910). A 19th-century copy of a woodcut from a 17th-century tract, showing the contrast in dress between members of different social groups

Citizen, 1641, (1910). A 19th-century copy of a woodcut from a 17th-century tract. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910)

King James I, 1614, (1910). The king (1566-1625) wears a thickly padded doublet and bombasted breeches. These appealed to him as being effective against the point of a dagger of rapier

Velvet breeches and cloth breeches, 1592, (1910). Frontispiece from Greenes Quip for an Upstart Courtier. The feathered hat of the courtier may be compared with that of the labourer

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