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Belle Collection (#7)

"Belle: A Journey Through Time and Places" Step into the enchanting world of "Belle" as we explore various hints that take us on a captivating journey through history

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman in velvet cape, damask dress and pink slippers

Woman in velvet cape, damask dress and pink slippers
Woman in white velvet cape embroidered with pearls, white damask dress and pink slippers in front of Chinese lacquer screen

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman in topaz satin dress trimmed with leopard fur, 1913

Woman in topaz satin dress trimmed with leopard fur, 1913
Woman in topaz satin dress trimmed with leopard fur, and leopard muff. Robe de satin topaze garnie de leopard, manchon aussi de leopard

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman in dress of corn-yellow velvet with black waistcoat

Woman in dress of corn-yellow velvet with black waistcoat
Woman in dress of corn-yellow velvet with little waistcoat of black velvet. Robe de velours mais, petite veste de velours noir bordee de vair

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman with shotgun in hunting outfit of green

Woman with shotgun in hunting outfit of green and tartan serge. Costume de chasse serge verte et ecossaise. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman in country outfit of crepe-de-chine jacket

Woman in country outfit of crepe-de-chine jacket and floral skirt. Robe de campagne, jaquette pilssee en crepe de chine eveque, jupe en crepe de chine a fleurs

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman in half-mourning outfit of cape and gown, 1913

Woman in half-mourning outfit of cape and gown, 1913
Woman in half-mourning outfit of black-and-white striped cape over a black gown. Demi-deuil. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman in striped linen dress holding a bird and cage, 1913

Woman in striped linen dress holding a bird and cage, 1913
Woman in green striped linen dress with pink linen border and fichu, holding a bird and cage. Robe de linon raye, bordee de linon rose, fichu aussi de linon rose

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman in Japanese silk blouse and long pleated skirt, 1913

Woman in Japanese silk blouse and long pleated skirt, 1913
Woman in Japanese silk blouse and long pleated skirt, boy in white sailors suit. Blouse japonaise en soie sur une jupe plissee, marin de toile blanche

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman in violet satin dress with purple sash, 1913

Woman in violet satin dress with purple sash, 1913
Woman in violet satin dress with purple sash ornamented with large velvet flowers. She swings an incense thurible. Robe de satin violet a ceinture pourpre et ornee d un grand ruban broche de fleurs

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman in dress of printed linen playing diabolo, 1913

Woman in dress of printed linen playing diabolo, 1913
Woman in dress of printed linen playing a game of diabolo or Chinese yo-yo. Robe de linon imprime. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman in linen dress with double tunic in embroidered

Woman in linen dress with double tunic in embroidered tulle, little casaque jacket lined with satin. Robe de linon a double tunique de tulle brode, petite casaque a revers de satin

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman in afternoon outfit leaning on a column, 1913

Woman in afternoon outfit leaning on a column, 1913
Woman in afternoon outfit of long skirt with floral border, floral jacket with lace trim, leaning on a column. Toilette d apres-midi

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman in swimming costume in the sea with crab, 1913

Woman in swimming costume in the sea with crab, 1913
Woman in swimming costume up to her ankles in the sea on a beach holding a crab. Costume de bain. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Background imageBelle Collection: French soprano Mlle Virginie Dejazet as Mimi in

French soprano Mlle Virginie Dejazet as Mimi in the one-act vaudeville Grisettes by Scribe and Dupin at the Gymnase-Dramatique, 1823

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman in a train in pelerinex jacket and taffeta dress, 1913

Woman in a train in pelerinex jacket and taffeta dress, 1913
Woman in a train carriage in old-blue travel cape and black taffeta dress, with exotic bird in a cage. Manteau de voyage a pelerine, bleu ancien, robe de taffetas noire

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman in walking dress - chequerboard surah - hand-painted

Woman in walking dress - chequerboard surah - hand-painted
Woman in walking dress in chequerboard surah and hand-painted taffeta with a black velvet border, straw hat with swan plume

Background imageBelle Collection: Belle (Isobel) Hassall, daughter of the artist John Hassall

Belle (Isobel) Hassall, daughter of the artist John Hassall, pictured in her costume at the Mansion House Childrens Ball in January 1911

Background imageBelle Collection: Cartoon showing Syd Chaplin, actor, writer, as well as brother

Cartoon showing Syd Chaplin, actor, writer, as well as brother and manager of Charlie Chaplin, seen with one of the bathing belles in a scene called The Hydro at the Palladium variety show. Date: 1912

Background imageBelle Collection: Scene in the Place de Clichy, Paris, France

Scene in the Place de Clichy, Paris, France
Scene in the Place de Clichy, 17th arrondissement, Paris, France, with the Belle Jardiniere building on the left, and the Marechal de Moncey monument on the right. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageBelle Collection: Madame La Sharty or Biddy the Belle of the Ballet (colour litho)

Madame La Sharty or Biddy the Belle of the Ballet (colour litho)
610749 Madame La Sharty or Biddy the Belle of the Ballet (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBelle Collection: Beautiful lemonade seller on her Italian throne

Beautiful lemonade seller on her Italian throne
The beautiful lemonade seller on her Italian throne, surrounded by her court of admirers

Background imageBelle Collection: Autumn chrysanthemum hybrids

Autumn chrysanthemum hybrids: Belle poitevine, Le Reveil, M. Dargonne, J.A. Laing and J.M. Davis. Drawn and chromolithographed by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole

Background imageBelle Collection: Laure de Noves, la Belle Laure, muse of Francesco

Laure de Noves, la Belle Laure, muse of Francesco
Laure de Noves, la Belle Laure, Laure de Sade, wife of Count Hugues de Sade, and muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348. She wears a shell hat called a coquille or cale

Background imageBelle Collection: Renee de Rieux, La Belle Chateauneuf, mistress

Renee de Rieux, La Belle Chateauneuf, mistress
Renee de Rieux-Chateauneuf, La Belle Chateauneuf, mistress of King Henry III, 1550-158?. She wears a chaperon with peak, black velvet dress with shoulderpads, lace ruff collar, green sleeves

Background imageBelle Collection: Paula of Viguier, La Belle Paule, 1518-1610

Paula of Viguier, La Belle Paule, 1518-1610
Paula of Viguier, Paule de Viguier, La Belle Paule, renowned beauty of Toulouse, 1518-1610. She wears her hair tied back under a velvet cap with feather

Background imageBelle Collection: Marie Daubron as La Belle aux Cheveux d Or, 1846

Marie Daubron as La Belle aux Cheveux d Or, 1846
Madame Marie Daubron as La Belle aux Cheveux d Or by the Cogniard brothers, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1846. She was the inspiration for the poet Charles Baudelaires Fleurs du Mal

Background imageBelle Collection: French ballet dancer in La Belle aux Cheveux d Or, 1847

French ballet dancer in La Belle aux Cheveux d Or, 1847
French ballet dancer in La Belle aux Cheveux d Or by the Cogniard brothers, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1847. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor

Background imageBelle Collection: Tournan as Sombre Accueil in La Belle aux Cheveux d Or, 1847

Tournan as Sombre Accueil in La Belle aux Cheveux d Or, 1847
French actor Pierre Bernard Tournan as Sombre Accueil in La Belle aux Cheveux d Or by the Cogniard brothers, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1847

Background imageBelle Collection: Roast Meats (chromolitho)

Roast Meats (chromolitho)
735138 Roast Meats (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roast Meats. Liebig card)

Background imageBelle Collection: Fish (chromolitho)

Fish (chromolitho)
735133 Fish (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fish. Liebig card, late 19th century/early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Rosenberg Collection

Background imageBelle Collection: Game (chromolitho)

Game (chromolitho)
735137 Game (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Game. Liebig card, late 19th century/early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Rosenberg Collection

Background imageBelle Collection: Vegetables (chromolitho)

Vegetables (chromolitho)
735136 Vegetables (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vegetables. Liebig card)

Background imageBelle Collection: The Modern European Woman (chromolitho)

The Modern European Woman (chromolitho)
734808 The Modern European Woman (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Modern European Woman)

Background imageBelle Collection: Woman in the Belle Poule hairstyle, 1778

Woman in the Belle Poule hairstyle, 1778
Woman wearing a model ship in her hair inspired by the Belle Poule, a naval frigate that distinguished itself in combat in 1778. Coiffure a la Belle Poule

Background imageBelle Collection: Marvel of Peru, Mirabilis jalapa

Marvel of Peru, Mirabilis jalapa
La Belle de nuit. Marvel of Peru, Mirabilis jalapa. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Background imageBelle Collection: Louise Labe, la Belle Cordiere, French poet 1526-1566

Louise Labe, la Belle Cordiere, French poet 1526-1566. Musician, equestrian, archer, fencer and linguist. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VIII 82 from Le

Background imageBelle Collection: Yvette Guilbert

Yvette Guilbert (1865-1944). French cabaret singer and actress of the Belle Epoque

Background imageBelle Collection: Portrait de la belle Maani Gioreida, femme de Pierre Della Valle (engraving)

Portrait de la belle Maani Gioreida, femme de Pierre Della Valle (engraving)
3629612 Portrait de la belle Maani Gioreida, femme de Pierre Della Valle (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait de la belle Maani Gioreida)

Background imageBelle Collection: Ida Rubinstein with her pet tiger

Ida Rubinstein with her pet tiger
The Russian dancer and actress, Ida Rubinstein, with her pet tiger which she kept in her Paris apartment along with a panther. Date: 1913

Background imageBelle Collection: Poster, The Belle of New York, Grand Theatre, Halifax

Poster, The Belle of New York, Grand Theatre, Halifax
Poster, The Belle of New York, in production at the Grand Theatre, Halifax, Yorkshire. 1904

Background imageBelle Collection: America - At sea

America - At sea
The Saucy Arethusa And The Belle Poule Date: 1777

Background imageBelle Collection: Public Library, Belle Vue, Halifax, Yorkshire

Public Library, Belle Vue, Halifax, Yorkshire. circa 1900

Background imageBelle Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 467

Curtis British Entomology Plate 467
Lepidoptera: Aspitates gilvaria (Straw Belle) [Plant: Poa bulbosa (Bulbous Meadow-grass)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageBelle Collection: The Belle of the village

The Belle of the village
LLM338594 The Belle of the village by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The belle of the village. Paynes Universum (1847).); © Look and Learn

Background imageBelle Collection: La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard, illustration from Le Morte d Arthur, pub

La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard, illustration from Le Morte d Arthur, pub
STC101458 La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard, illustration from Le Morte d Arthur, pub. 1894 (engraving) (b&w photo) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Background imageBelle Collection: Il faut souffrir pour etre belle, Estampe extraite de l Album du bon ton (engraving)

Il faut souffrir pour etre belle, Estampe extraite de l Album du bon ton (engraving)
3646063 Il faut souffrir pour etre belle, Estampe extraite de l Album du bon ton (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Il faut souffrir pour etre belle)

Background imageBelle Collection: Lake Maggiore (chromolitho)

Lake Maggiore (chromolitho)
735156 Lake Maggiore (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lake Maggiore. Liebig card)




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"Belle: A Journey Through Time and Places" Step into the enchanting world of "Belle" as we explore various hints that take us on a captivating journey through history, locations, and even legends. From Waterloo Haye-Sainte to The Brighton Belle, let's embark on an adventure filled with intrigue and fascination. The story begins at Waterloo Haye-Sainte, where the echoes of battle still linger in the air. As we move forward in time, we find ourselves aboard The Brighton Belle - a luxurious train that once whisked passengers away to the vibrant city by the sea. Its successor, The Brighton Belle 2, continues this legacy of elegance and charm. Leaving behind land for waterways, our next stop is Boating at Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. Here, amidst serene surroundings and breathtaking views of nature's beauty unfolds a tale of tranquility. But not all stories are peaceful; some carry a rebellious spirit within them. In Upper Euclid Avenue Cleveland stands Woman Suffrage Headquarters - a place where brave women fought tirelessly for their rights during challenging times. As we shift gears from activism to entertainment, join us at the Bathing Belle Parade. Witness dazzling displays of fashion and style as bathing belles grace piers with their presence – capturing hearts along with attention. Speaking of captivating figures from history comes one notorious name: Belle Starr – an infamous bandit from the 19th century who defied conventions and left her mark on wild frontiers. Returning to historical events that shaped nations comes Waterloo Belle Alliance - symbolizing unity after fierce battles were fought. It reminds us how alliances can bring hope even in darkest times. Another significant meeting takes place at La Belle Alliance when Wellington and Blucher come together after triumph over Napoleon at Waterloo. Their encounter signifies victory against adversity – a moment etched forever in history books. Now let's delve into artistry as Leonardo da Vinci enters the stage.