Parasol Collection (#5)

Piazza delle Erbe with the market and Maffei's Palace in the background, Verona
3568714 Piazza delle Erbe with the market and Maffei's Palace in the background, Verona by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Piazza delle Erbe, Verona 1890 ca)

Belgium, Ostend: Elegantes around and in the Ostend racecourse, 1900
LUX4811695 Belgium, Ostend: Elegantes around and in the Ostend racecourse, 1900; (add.info.: Belgium, Ostend: Elegantes around and in the Ostend racecourse, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Patera in the British Museum. Shallow ceramic dish with mythological or historical figures with parasol and vase
FLO4974642 Patera in the British Museum. Shallow ceramic dish with mythological or historical figures with parasol and vase

Un couple creole flanant a la Nouvelle Orleans (USA), circa 1880 - Engraving colorisee 19th century - Creole couple
NWI4965739 Un couple creole flanant a la Nouvelle Orleans (USA), circa 1880 - Engraving colorisee 19th century - Creole couple strolling in New Orleans

Two travelers pulled by a man in a Jinrikishia, Japan, 1880-1910 (hand coloured photo)
CSO4979992 Two travelers pulled by a man in a Jinrikishia, Japan, 1880-1910 (hand coloured photo); (add.info.: Jinrikisha, pushes, light two-wheeled car); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Girl in front of a painted decor of Mount Fuji - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979698 Girl in front of a painted decor of Mount Fuji - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Girl in front of a painted decor of Mount Fuji - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand)

Young girl - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979674 Young girl - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Young girl - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Business away from home - Business away from home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980175 Business away from home - Business away from home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Business away from home - Business away from home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured)

Traditional Asian costumes: Head of Java, his bodyguard and assistant. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4879373 Traditional Asian costumes: Head of Java, his bodyguard and assistant. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Traditional Asian costumes: Head of Java)

American daily life: romance in a wood, a young man makes his declaration of love to a beautiful
NWI4881744 American daily life: romance in a wood, a young man makes his declaration of love to a beautiful and elegant young woman, during a bucolic walk at the end of the 19th century

Renaissance: Courtyard scene, artists and poets at the time of the regne of Cosimo (Cosimo de Medici)
ELD4846373 Renaissance: Courtyard scene, artists and poets at the time of the regne of Cosimo (Cosimo de Medici), known as Cosimo the Ancient Medicis (1389-1464) in Florence"

The butterfly hunter: he has a impermeable, a bow tie, a butterfly net, an umbrella and a cylindrical box. 1915 approx
IMB4932595 The butterfly hunter: he has a impermeable, a bow tie, a butterfly net, an umbrella and a cylindrical box. 1915 approx. Historic photo, butterfly catcher, ca

Philip the evangelist teaching Christianity to the Ethiopian eunuch (Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch)
ELD4934901 Philip the evangelist teaching Christianity to the Ethiopian eunuch (Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch) episode of the life of Philip the deacon, who meets an eunuch

Portrait of Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (dit Madame de Pompadour)
ELD4935666 Portrait of Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (dit Madame de Pompadour, 1722-1764) Engraving of the 19th century; Private Collection; (add.info)

La Caricature (1830) politique, Satirique en N & B, 1831_7_21: Nightmare du Prefet de Police - Marianne
ICA4931827 La Caricature (1830) politique, Satirique en N & B, 1831_7_21: Nightmare du Prefet de Police - Marianne, Charles X - Illustration by Jean Ignace Gerard (Grandville) (1803-1847); (add.info)

Young woman sitting with an umbrella, circa 1890. "Gibson girl"
NWI4913882 Young woman sitting with an umbrella, circa 1890. "Gibson girl", representation of the ideal American female in the early 20th century, prefiguring the pin up

Illustration by J. Blass for the song (rhyme) " Harlequin holds his shop" (or " in his shop)
PCT4278778 Illustration by J. Blass for the song (rhyme) " Harlequin holds his shop" (or " in his shop) - It stands under a large umbrella

Italy, Sicily, Palermo: barking the boat in the midst of a crowd of curious, tourists and soldiers, 1890
LUX4779609 Italy, Sicily, Palermo: barking the boat in the midst of a crowd of curious, tourists and soldiers, 1890; (add.info.: Italy, Sicily)

Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, Nile side, tourists at the terrace of a hotel in Cairo, 1900
LUX4778813 Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, Nile side, tourists at the terrace of a hotel in Cairo, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, Nile side, tourists at the terrace of a hotel in Cairo)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a caricature of an ugly and fat German woman, 1916
LUX4741828 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a caricature of an ugly and fat German woman, 1916, Map titled: Berlin elegance; (add.info)

Japan: a lady who poses in winter costume, 1875 - albumin paper enhances watercolor
LUX4748790 Japan: a lady who poses in winter costume, 1875 - albumin paper enhances watercolor; (add.info.: Japan: a lady who poses in winter costume)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Vernou: Walk on the heights of Courcay with general view of the Indre valley near
LUX4751781 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Vernou: Walk on the heights of Courcay with general view of the Indre valley near the Moulin de la Doue, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Fashion feminine from 1786 to 1841, inspired by various books, books and magazines
FLO4672435 Fashion feminine from 1786 to 1841, inspired by various books, books and magazines. Lithograph by Charles Martin, engraving by Leopold Martin

Noble woman wearing the colours of the Tricolor revolutionary flag, 1789. She wears a blue short redingote
FLO4672016 Noble woman wearing the colours of the Tricolor revolutionary flag, 1789. She wears a blue short redingote, short floral petticoat, and carries a red parasol

Fashion, USA: woman walking in a dress with an umbrella, 1860s. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4956958 Fashion, USA: woman walking in a dress with an umbrella, 1860s. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Fashion, USA: woman walking in a dress with an umbrella, 1860s)

Algeria: An olive oil dealer shelters under an umbrella, on a walk of a village, 1920
LUX4809227 Algeria: An olive oil dealer shelters under an umbrella, on a walk of a village, 1920; (add.info.: Algeria: An olive oil dealer shelters under an umbrella, on a walk of a village)

France: Sunbathing on a beach in Normandy with umbrella, 1890
LUX4811183 France: Sunbathing on a beach in Normandy with umbrella, 1890; (add.info.: France: Sunbathing on a beach in Normandy with umbrella, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Remiremont: the march of Remiremont, 1900 - sip photography
LUX4816712 France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Remiremont: the march of Remiremont, 1900 - sip photography; (add.info.: France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Remiremont: the march of Remiremont

Belle epoque: France, Basse-Normandie, Seine-Maritime (76), Trouville: Two young women sunbathe on the beach, 1900
LUX4811367 Belle epoque: France, Basse-Normandie, Seine-Maritime (76), Trouville: Two young women sunbathe on the beach, 1900; (add.info.: Belle epoque: France, Basse-Normandie, Seine-Maritime (76)

Fashion: Portrait of a young woman, 1910, Tours, France - Autochrome anonymous
LUX4696133 Fashion: Portrait of a young woman, 1910, Tours, France - Autochrome anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fashion: Portrait of a young woman, 1910, Tours)

Lifestyle. Folding umbrellas. First commercial poster, France, 1715 (poster)
3434586 Lifestyle. Folding umbrellas. First commercial poster, France, 1715 (poster); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Lifestyle. Folding umbrellas. First commercial poster, France, 1715.); Photo © CCI

Compiegne, Oise (60), Picardie, France, Portrait of a man disguise in Japanese with kimono jacket, fan and umbrella
LUX4731543 Compiegne, Oise (60), Picardie, France, Portrait of a man disguise in Japanese with kimono jacket, fan and umbrella, 1880; (add.info.: Compiegne, Oise (60), Picardie, France

France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), La Bourboule: Monsieur du Mas and Madame de Varenne in cure
LUX4723238 France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), La Bourboule: Monsieur du Mas and Madame de Varenne in cure, walk around the Bourboule, 1895; (add.info.: France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63)

Costumes and customs of Vietnam, 18th century. Vietmamese peasants making offerings to a statue of Buddha in a banyan
FLO4576448 Costumes and customs of Vietnam, 18th century. Vietmamese peasants making offerings to a statue of Buddha in a banyan tree 1, and group of Vietnamese including peasants and soldiers 2

France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Lourdes: pelerins and fideles, 1895
LUX4796844 France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Lourdes: pelerins and fideles, 1895; (add.info.: France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Lourdes: pelerins and fideles

Spain, Granada: visit to the palace of Alhambra, the fountain of lions, 1895
LUX4796230 Spain, Granada: visit to the palace of Alhambra, the fountain of lions, 1895; (add.info.: Spain, Granada: visit to the palace of Alhambra, the fountain of lions)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: view of a street in the city center with shops, arcades, 1900
LUX4796029 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: view of a street in the city center with shops, arcades, 1900 -; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74)

Kem in Japanese suit. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas
DUV4199241 Kem in Japanese suit. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas. Liebig advertising chromolithography

Native travelers of the island of GUAM, in the Mariana Islands (Pacific), colonized by the Spanish before becoming
JAB4121701 Native travelers of the island of GUAM, in the Mariana Islands (Pacific), colonized by the Spanish before becoming American

Native of AMBOINE, in the Bay of New Guinee. Voyages of James Cook (1728-1779). Engraving 1835
JAB4121104 Native of AMBOINE, in the Bay of New Guinee. Voyages of James Cook (1728-1779). Engraving 1835; (add.info.: Native of AMBOINE, in the Bay of New Guinee. Voyages of James Cook (1728-1779)

Album de l'MODE illustree, engraving 1862
JAB4120434 Album de l'MODE illustree, engraving 1862; (add.info.: Album de l'MODE illustree, engraving 1862); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Mutual borrowing of fashions between French and English women, early 19th century
FLO4677797 Mutual borrowing of fashions between French and English women, early 19th century. Both wear identical style cups, frilled dresses, shawls and spencer jackets

Street entertainer balancing on his head on a table. Accompanied by a fiddler and a young boy dancing a jig
FLO4677648 Street entertainer balancing on his head on a table. Accompanied by a fiddler and a young boy dancing a jig. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesanger's Le Bon Genre, Paris

Savoyard boy with fife and drum makes his puppets dance in time to the music by moving his knees
FLO4677600 Savoyard boy with fife and drum makes his puppets dance in time to the music by moving his knees. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesanger's Le Bon Genre, Paris

Fashionable couple running in the rain. The gallant Mr de Boissec gives his coat and top hat to his lady
FLO4677421 Fashionable couple running in the rain. The gallant Mr de Boissec gives his coat and top hat to his lady, and carries her hat in his kerchief and her dog under his arm

An elegant woman in the fashion of the late 19th century (around 1895) in front of the cafe Procope in Paris
YOU4418961 An elegant woman in the fashion of the late 19th century (around 1895) in front of the cafe Procope in Paris, Illustration en lithographie in Les Programmes illustres des theatres et des

Elegant women in an afternoon dress of crepe de chine, one with a belt of daisies and pearl necklace
FLO4562552 Elegant women in an afternoon dress of crepe de chine, one with a belt of daisies and pearl necklace, the other holding an umbrella

The King of the Ashanti (Ghana) welcomes an English mission led by Thomas Bowdich, 1817
FLO4620308 The King of the Ashanti (Ghana) welcomes an English mission led by Thomas Bowdich, 1817. Drummers and dancers with torches perform in front of nobles under parasols and flags

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"Sheltered in Style: The Timeless Elegance of the Parasol" From William Heath Robinson's whimsical "Ultra-Marine" to Georges Seurat's iconic "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, " the parasol has long been a symbol of grace and sophistication. Whether strolling along the sun-kissed beaches of Clearwater, Florida or Dawn Beach in St. Martin, this fashionable accessory adds a touch of glamour to any seaside escape. Dating back to 1920s advertisements by Elspeth Phelps, where women were portrayed as effortlessly chic with their parasols in hand, this timeless accessory continues to captivate us today. Its delicate charm is beautifully captured in John Singer Sargent's masterpiece "Lady with Parasol, " exuding an air of refinement and poise. Inspired by Claude Monet's enchanting "Lady in the Garden, " we are reminded that even amidst nature's beauty, a they are elevate one's allure. From leisurely walks along San Antonio Riverwalk to basking under the Sicilian sun at Cefalu beach, these images transport us into a world where elegance meets practicality. As seen in Georges-Pierre Seurat's study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, " every stroke reveals meticulous attention to detail - just like choosing the perfect parasol. With its vibrant colors and intricate patterns, it becomes more than just protection from harsh rays; it becomes an extension of our personal style. Whether seeking respite from scorching summers or simply adding flair to our everyday lives, let us celebrate the enduring appeal of the parasol. A true testament to fashion through time and cultures worldwide – from Europe to America – it remains an essential companion for those who appreciate both beauty and function under sunny skies.