Plume Collection (#4)

Polish princess, 17th century - Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers "
FLO4686440 Polish princess, 17th century - Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Foreign Fashions and Costumes Ancient and Modern", Paris

Noblewoman of the Vicentine Alps, Italy, after Josse Amman, 1586 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet
FLO4686425 Noblewoman of the Vicentine Alps, Italy, after Josse Amman, 1586 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Fashion

Female peasant of Lombardy, after Titian Vecellio, 1590 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from
FLO4686418 Female peasant of Lombardy, after Titian Vecellio, 1590 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes Anciens et Modernes"

Sultan Selim II Mest (the Drunk) or Sari (the Blond) (1524-1574) - Selim II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
FLO4686361 Sultan Selim II Mest (the Drunk) or Sari (the Blond) (1524-1574) - Selim II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, after Abraham de Bruyn

Nobleman of Venice, after Gentil Belin, 1496 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet
FLO4686328 Nobleman of Venice, after Gentil Belin, 1496 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Foreign Fashions and Costumes Ancient and Modern"

Beak, paw, feather and claw of the southern kiwi - Lithography and drawing by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823)
FLO4682996 Beak, paw, feather and claw of the southern kiwi - Lithography and drawing by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823)

A-Queen-we-zaints, the Boy Chief, Ojibwe Nation. One of the troupe of nine Ojibwe people who traveled to England in
FLO4688540 A-Queen-we-zaints, the Boy Chief, Ojibwe Nation. One of the troupe of nine Ojibwe people who traveled to England in 1844

Henri d'Albret, grandfather to Henri IV, 1527. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after Gaignieres
FLO4685895 Henri d'Albret, grandfather to Henri IV, 1527. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after Gaignieres from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes Historique"

Portrait of King Edward VI of England, 1537-1553 (Edward VI of England), in velvet cap
FLO4669844 Portrait of King Edward VI of England, 1537-1553 (Edward VI of England), in velvet cap, ermine robe over bejewelled doublet. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Costume of royalist rider in the Commonwealth period (1559-1660), jacket of chamois skin, with ecarlate sleeves
FLO4672313 Costume of royalist rider in the Commonwealth period (1559-1660), jacket of chamois skin, with ecarlate sleeves, trousers boots, gloves and feather hat

King Charles II (1630-1685) with his spaniels, he wears a black coat cut to show up a puffy linen shirt
FLO4672312 King Charles II (1630-1685) with his spaniels, he wears a black coat cut to show up a puffy linen shirt, pink stockings, ribbon shoes and he holds a long pipe

Dress (Dress) of the reign of James I and Charles I, 1603-1649. She wears a black hat, tall lace collar, necklace
FLO4594690 Dress (Dress) of the reign of James I and Charles I, 1603-1649. She wears a black hat, tall lace collar, necklace, black mantle over a green puff-sleeved dress with lace cuffs

Letter C and D: Charitable and sleepy. Engraving in "Usual alphabet"
DUV4207400 Letter C and D: Charitable and sleepy. Engraving in "Usual alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of qualities and defects in children. A. Quantin, printer-publisher, 1885

Letter P punctuality means that in this world we
DUV4206604 Letter P punctuality means that in this world we by Gray, Henri (Boulanger) (1858-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of a young woman in clothes from the beginning of the 20th century
3567006 Portrait of a young woman in clothes from the beginning of the 20th century by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: France 1900-1910 ca)

Cleopatra VII. (illustration 1923)
5975792 Cleopatra VII. (illustration 1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Story. Ancient Egypt. Queen Cleopatra VII. Sheet music cover: Die Perlen der Cleopatra, operette by Oskar Strauss, Germany)

Representation of a white peacock. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5028700 Representation of a white peacock. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) on birds, Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna

Parisian women's fashion, reign of Louis XVI, 1787. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after
FLO4974723 Parisian women's fashion, reign of Louis XVI, 1787. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after Philibert-Louis Debucourt from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes

Parisian women's fashion, reign of Louis XVI, 1777. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Moreau
FLO4974722 Parisian women's fashion, reign of Louis XVI, 1777. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Moreau the younger from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes

Soldier of Cochinchine (Vietnam) - Soldier of Cochinchine (Vietnam) in plumed helmet, tunic, breeches
FLO4723437 Soldier of Cochinchine (Vietnam) - Soldier of Cochinchine (Vietnam) in plumed helmet, tunic, breeches, carrying a musket Handcoloured - woodcut by Vermorcken after an illustration by H

Dress of the reign of Henry VIII, 1509-1547. She wears a purple hat decorated with jewels and feathers
FLO4594652 Dress of the reign of Henry VIII, 1509-1547. She wears a purple hat decorated with jewels and feathers, a red dress with puffed and slit sleeves, lace collar and cuffs

The tall Tehuelche people of Patagonia exchanging gifts with short European colonist
FLO4621301 The tall Tehuelche people of Patagonia exchanging gifts with short European colonist. The Native Americans wear feather headdresses and fur cloaks

Queen Elizabeth I of England making her speech at Tilbury before the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588
FLO4622896 Queen Elizabeth I of England making her speech at Tilbury before the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes

Portraits of a Maori couple from New Zealand. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des
FLO4636379 Portraits of a Maori couple from New Zealand. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et d'Australie" by Friedrich Wilhelm

Long bellied armour, 1545. Suit of engraved armour with large long belly, large pass guards
FLO4678591 Long bellied armour, 1545. Suit of engraved armour with large long belly, large pass guards, plumed and visored helmet and pike

A dismounted knight and one of the king's guards to King Henry VIII, 1525
FLO4678554 A dismounted knight and one of the king's guards to King Henry VIII, 1525. The knight holds a mace or martel de fer, drapery lamboys covering half the breastplate

Men's costume in the Commonwealth period (1659-1660), wearing a lace collar top, a jacket with cut sleeves
FLO4672332 Men's costume in the Commonwealth period (1659-1660), wearing a lace collar top, a jacket with cut sleeves, short panties, pink stockings and boots. From a period engraving

Sir Thomas Wharton, in 1639, age 25, wearing beige and yellow clothing, with a cane, a sword
FLO4672310 Sir Thomas Wharton, in 1639, age 25, wearing beige and yellow clothing, with a cane, a sword, a feather hat and gorgerin (piece of armor to protect the throat)

La coquetterie Singe en posture humaine se regardant dans un miroir. Gravure du journal "Gazette des
COI4130939 La coquetterie Singe en posture humaine se regardant dans un miroir. Gravure du journal "Gazette des Enfants", 1895

Nobleman of England with unusual spiked shield, 1577. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's
FLO4706465 Nobleman of England with unusual spiked shield, 1577. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity

Woman of Bayern, 1581, and a German army captain, 1588. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's
FLO4705622 Woman of Bayern, 1581, and a German army captain, 1588. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of

Danish nobleman, 1626. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of
FLO4705128 Danish nobleman, 1626. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity

German army officer with axe and voluminous breeches, and a countess of Holland and Zeeland wearing a veil
FLO4705586 German army officer with axe and voluminous breeches, and a countess of Holland and Zeeland wearing a veil. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "

Girl of Swabia, Germany, 1577. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical
FLO4704953 Girl of Swabia, Germany, 1577. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Ludwig von Trimouille (Louis la Trimoille) (Tremoille) (1460-1525) Viscount of Thouars
FLO4704893 Ludwig von Trimouille (Louis la Trimoille) (Tremoille) (1460-1525) Viscount of Thouars, commander of the French army under Kings Charles VIII, Louis XII and Francis I

Portrait of the French dancer and mime Gaetan Vestris (senior) (1729-1808)
FLO4568765 Portrait of the French dancer and mime Gaetan Vestris (senior) (1729-1808), in the ballet pantomime Ninette at the court

Woman in cape of crepe from China, with a mink collar and decoree of patterns honeycomb, over a purple dress, ca
FLO4562547 Woman in cape of crepe from China, with a mink collar and decoree of patterns honeycomb, over a purple dress, ca

Nobleman of Switzerland, after Abraham de Bruyn, 1581 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from
FLO4686393 Nobleman of Switzerland, after Abraham de Bruyn, 1581 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Foreign Fashions and Costumes Ancient

Turkish woman of distinction, after Abraham de Bruyn, 1581 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from
FLO4686369 Turkish woman of distinction, after Abraham de Bruyn, 1581 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Foreign Fashions and Costumes Ancient

Joanna of Austria (1547-1578) - Joanna of Austria, mother of Queen Marie de Medici, after Peter Paul Rubens
FLO4686342 Joanna of Austria (1547-1578) - Joanna of Austria, mother of Queen Marie de Medici, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1565 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from the Pauquet

19th century illustration of girl posting letter
673396 19th century illustration of girl posting letter; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Posting a letter); Universal History Archive/UIG

19th century Breslau postman
673359 19th century Breslau postman; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Breslau postman); Universal History Archive/UIG

Man of the Batswana people, Botswana (Kafir of the Bechuana). In cloak, necklace and loincloth, holding a cudgel
FLO4688401 Man of the Batswana people, Botswana (Kafir of the Bechuana). In cloak, necklace and loincloth, holding a cudgel. Handcoloured lithograph by J

Paris Fashion, 1776. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs
1000925 Paris Fashion, 1776. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection

Representation of a peacock. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029179 Representation of a peacock. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) on birds, Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Dress (Robe) of the reign of William III, early in the reign of Queen Anne 1689-1707
FLO4594713 Dress (Robe) of the reign of William III, early in the reign of Queen Anne 1689-1707. She wear a headdress of feathers and lace, a blue dress with lace trim

The Son, an Chief of the Miami Tribe, engraving, 1827
1719868 The Son, an Chief of the Miami Tribe, engraving, 1827; (add.info.: The Son, an Chief of the Miami Tribe, engraving, 1827)

Portrait of Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1637-1695) (detail) (maestro di cappella at the basilica of San Petronio)
VEN5027688 Portrait of Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1637-1695) (detail) (maestro di cappella at the basilica of San Petronio). Painting by Viani, 17th century

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"Plume: A Symbol of Elegance and Prestige Across Time" From the regal King Charles Spaniels, with their luscious plumed tails, to the captivating artwork of Edwin Henry Landseer capturing their beauty in 1845, plumes have long been associated with grace and charm. Intriguingly, even ancient mythology embraced the allure of plumes. Take for instance Jupiter and Io, as seen in a mesmerizing New Horizons image. The majestic bird-like feathers adorning Jupiter's head symbolize power and divinity, while Io gazes upon him in awe. Traveling back further in time to 1803, we encounter "The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, " depicted by Hannah Humphrey. Here we witness a fascinating juxtaposition between size and status; the towering king adorned with an elaborate plumed crown commands attention alongside Gulliver. Nature too showcases its own feathered wonders. The yellow-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) flaunts its vibrant plumage against Australia's vast landscapes. Equally enchanting is the cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), charming us with its playful crest that resembles a delicate plume. Delving into history reveals how cultures across centuries cherished plumes as symbols of prestige. A bronze head from the 12th-14th century boasts intricate beaded crowns accompanied by resplendent plumage - an emblematic fusion of artistry and grandeur. Even knights engaged in medieval tournaments recognized the significance of plumes. French manuscript illuminations from the 15th century depict knights on horseback competing within a ring; one knight proudly receives a trophy while his helmet dons an extravagant plume signifying victory. Venturing beyond Europe's borders brings us face-to-face with diverse avian marvels like Californian quails (Callipepla californica).