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Random Costume Illustrations of the 17th Century

I occasionally find single bits of fashion illustration that are insufficient to devote whole pages or sections to. I've decided to collect these random illustrations under broad topics (see above) so that I may disseminate them anyhow. My theory is that they may be useful to someone. I will be adding in images as they come to me.

Sir Francis Bacon in early 17th Century Long Gown

1600spanish.jpg (244247 bytes) Spanish Couple, c.1600

early17thcentpendant.jpg (89483 bytes) An early 17th Century pendant, shown in Boehn's Das Beiwerk der Mode 1928
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All the Mornings of the World (1991)

 

 

  An unknown woodcut c.1635

An unknown woodcut c.1635


Image of a French 17th Century Ivory Fan from Speltz' "Styles of Ornament"

Plates from McClellan's History of American Costume illustrated by Sophy Steele, 1904. The two figures on the left represent an English Quaker Couple of 1685, the figures at right are a French Hugenot couple of 1686.

saintjean.jpg (130261 bytes) Lady with a headache, by Saint-Jean, late 17th century.
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Historical Fashion in Detail: the 17th and 18th Centuries The Cut of Women's Clothes, 1600-1930

 

The Embarrassment of Riches : An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age

(Click image for larger version) Lady Fenwick in widows weeds of the 1690's

versaillegroups1.JPG (30154 bytes) versaillegroups2.JPG (50693 bytes) Two sets of figures from a painting showing the gardens at Versailles around 1680-90.  Versailles, contrary to most people's impressions, was open to the public --- providing that the "public" dressed properly for visiting the king and didn't beg.  So while these people are probably French courtiers, they could also be wealthy bourgeoisie, minor gentry, or foreigners out for Sunday sightseeing.

 1700spanish.jpg (217478 bytes) Spanish Couple, c. 1700
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