Breeches Collection (#9)

Couple waiting for the Saint-Cloud coach, Place de la Concorde, 1806. She in deep bonnet and high-waisted coat
5913043 Couple waiting for the Saint-Cloud coach, Place de la Concorde, 1806. She in deep bonnet and high-waisted coat, he in hat, coat, breeches and boots

Outfit of a young man or Incroyable, May 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986627 Outfit of a young man or Incroyable, May 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Outfit of a young man or Incroyable, May 1801)

Gentleman in striped vest and breeches, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986524 Gentleman in striped vest and breeches, 1797 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Gentleman in striped vest and breeches, 1797)

Fashionable man or Incroyable with cudgel, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986472 Fashionable man or Incroyable with cudgel, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Fashionable man or Incroyable with cudgel, 1801)

Swiss noble, 16th century
5855311 Swiss noble, 16th century by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); (add.info.: Swiss noble, 16th century, in purple cape over green jerkin, slashed breeches in scarlet and yellow)

Hunter at the time of Charles IX of France
5855296 Hunter at the time of Charles IX of France by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); (add.info.: Hunter at the time of Charles IX of France)

German standard bearer or porte-ensigne, 16th century
5855266 German standard bearer or porte-ensigne, 16th century. by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); (add.info.: German standard bearer or porte-ensigne, 16th century)

Sir William Thornhill ( Mr Burchell ) recognised by Bill and Dick: So-saying
1765036 Sir William Thornhill ( Mr Burchell ) recognised by Bill and Dick: So-saying, he gave each a large piece of gingerbread (pen, black ink and watercolour) by Rackham

A Visit to the Princess; Visite a la Princesse, c. 1860 (oil on panel)
656486 A Visit to the Princess; Visite a la Princesse, c.1860 (oil on panel) by Monticelli, Adolphe Joseph Thomas (1824-86); 45.7x74.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of George Morewood, Standing Full Length, in a Green Coat
652179 Portrait of George Morewood, Standing Full Length, in a Green Coat, Waistcoat and Breeches, Holding a Hat in His Left Hand, a Cane in His Right, (oil on canvas) by Romney

Portrait of King George II When Prince of Wales, Full Length, Wearing State Robes
652172 Portrait of King George II When Prince of Wales, Full Length, Wearing State Robes and the Collar of the Order of the Garter, Holding His Sword in His Left Hand

Portrait of a Boy, full-length, wearing a silver-embroidered red costume
827881 Portrait of a Boy, full-length, wearing a silver-embroidered red costume, holding the paw of a spaniel on a table, (oil on canvas) by Fontana

The Transit of Venus, 1883 (oil on canvas laid down on board)
1767350 The Transit of Venus, 1883 (oil on canvas laid down on board) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 76.8x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transit of Venus)

A Bailiff and and Attorney - a Match for the Devil (pencil & w / c on paper)
CH401385 A Bailiff and and Attorney - a Match for the Devil (pencil & w/c on paper) by Dighton, Robert (1752-1814); 34.8x25.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Visitor, 1881 (oil on canvas)
827116 The Visitor, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Caraud, Joseph (1821-1905); 73.3x90.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Visitor. Joseph Caraud (1821-1905). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1881

Vanity, (oil on canvas)
827100 Vanity, (oil on canvas) by Brunery, Francesco (1845-1926); 56.5x47 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vanity. Francois Brunery (1849-1926). Oil on canvas

Young Italian boy on the Mountain; Jeune Patre Italien dans le Montagne, c
826516 Young Italian boy on the Mountain; Jeune Patre Italien dans le Montagne, c.1845-55 (oil on panel) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 31.9x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Man of War; Un Homme de Guerre, (oil on panel)
823411 A Man of War; Un Homme de Guerre, (oil on panel) by Meissonier, Jean-Louis Ernest (1815-91); 40x28.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Man of War; Un Homme de Guerre)

Admiring the Baby, (oil on canvas)
827361 Admiring the Baby, (oil on canvas) by Kilburne, George Goodwin (1839-1924); 127x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Admiring the Baby. George Goodwin Kilburne (1839-1924). Oil on canvas

The Visiting Uncle, (oil on canvas)
658934 The Visiting Uncle, (oil on canvas) by Brozik, Vaclav (Wenzel von) (1851-1901); 94.5x140.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Visiting Uncle. Vaclav Brozik (1851-1901). Oil on canvas

The Ball, 1903 (oil on canvas)
658739 The Ball, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Mayne, Jean (1850-1905); 205.5x260.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ball. Jean Mayne (active 19th century). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1903

Double Portrait of the Marquis and Marquise de Marigny, 1769 (oil on canvas)
651229 Double Portrait of the Marquis and Marquise de Marigny, 1769 (oil on canvas) by Loo, Louis Michel van (1707-71); 130.2x97.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Group Portrait of Three of the Children of Peter and Mary Du Cane
652140 A Group Portrait of Three of the Children of Peter and Mary Du Cane, All Small Full-Length, Playing with an Elaborate Dog-Cart, in the Grounds of a Country House

The Arrival, 1882 (oil on canvas)
651328 The Arrival, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Gabrini, Pietro (1856-1926); 150.4x84 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arrival. Pietro Gabrini (1856-1926). Oil on canvas. Dated 1882

Pierrot, (pastel)
651292 Pierrot, (pastel) by Carrier-Belleuse, Pierre (1851-1933); 105x50 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierrot. Pierre Carrier-Belleuse (1851-1933). Pastel

A Little Boy with a Shetland Pony, 1917 (oil on canvas)
659818 A Little Boy with a Shetland Pony, 1917 (oil on canvas) by Swynnerton, Annie Louisa (1844-1933); 227.3x129.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Little Boy with a Shetland Pony)

Portrait of Captain the Hon. Robert Boyle Walsingham, M. P. (1736-1780), full-length
991391 Portrait of Captain the Hon. Robert Boyle Walsingham, M.P. (1736-1780), full-length. 1758 (oil on unlined canvas) by Hone

Portrait of the Artists Son with his Teacher, said to be the Artist Jean Baptiste de
990311 Portrait of the Artists Son with his Teacher, said to be the Artist Jean Baptiste de Courtonne the Younger, in a Library, (oil on canvas) by Lajoue

Portrait of Charles Lee, Rector of Wootton, full length, with a dog, in Wootton Park
CH451401 Portrait of Charles Lee, Rector of Wootton, full length, with a dog, in Wootton Park, Oxfordshire, 1861 (pencil, pen & ink and w/c on paper) by English School

A Good Story (pencil & w / c on paper)
CH402345 A Good Story (pencil & w/c on paper) by Kilburne, George Goodwin (1839-1924); 63.3x52.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Master Smith (oil on canvas)
2562768 Portrait of Master Smith (oil on canvas) by Cotes, Francis (1726-70); 173.4x112.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Rumor erat in casa (There was a commotion in the house), c
5864163 Rumor erat in casa (There was a commotion in the house), c. 1739-40 (pastel, gouache on paper on canvas) by Troost, Cornelis (1697-1750); 58.2x73.2 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Victorian scrap, Boy with pink roses. 19th century

Victorian scrap, Boy with bouquet of flowers. 19th century

Victorian scrap, Boy and Dog. 19th century

Victorian scrap, a native of Crete. circa 1890

His Mother Hardly Knew Him, The Guild of the Good Samaritan, Clothe the Poor. 1899

Music cover, The Kerry Recruit, Old Irish Song, written by Miss Somerville, composed and arranged by Charles O Malley. circa 1900

Music cover, The Dark Girl Dress d in Blue, sung by Kate Harley, and written and sung by Harry Clifton at the London Music Halls. With the International Exhibition of 1862 in the background. 1862

Loquebantur Omnes (Everyone was talking), 1740 (pastel, gouache on paper on canvas)
5864162 Loquebantur Omnes (Everyone was talking), 1740 (pastel, gouache on paper on canvas) by Troost, Cornelis (1697-1750); 58.2x74.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Little Women - Christmas entertainments
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Christmas entertainments, in which the friends and family dress up and act out scenes from a romantic melodrama

Inspectors of the Collegium Medicum in Amsterdam, 1724 (oil on canvas)
4071458 Inspectors of the Collegium Medicum in Amsterdam, 1724 (oil on canvas) by Troost, Cornelis (1697-1750); 40x49 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Hendrik van Bronkhorst)

The Friend of Humanity and the Knife Grinder, 1797 (hand-coloured etching)
BAL42770 The Friend of Humanity and the Knife Grinder, 1797 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); O Shea Gallery, London

Title Page for A Quip for an Upstart Courtier: or, A quaint dispute between Velvet
488983 Title Page for A Quip for an Upstart Courtier: or, A quaint dispute between Velvet breeches and Cloth breeches by Robert Greene, published 1592 (woodcut and letterpress) by English School

Group portrait of Mr. Barton Willing, Miss Alice Blight, Miss Eleanor Jay (Mrs
MNY381609 Group portrait of Mr. Barton Willing, Miss Alice Blight, Miss Eleanor Jay (Mrs. Arthur Iselin), Miss Therese Iselin and another man at the James Hazen Hyde Ball, New York, January 31

Group portrait of Sydney Dillon Ripley with three others at the James Hazen Hyde Ball
MNY381607 Group portrait of Sydney Dillon Ripley with three others at the James Hazen Hyde Ball, New York, January 31, 1905 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Sightseeing trip along the Nile, aboard the SS Rameses the Third, 1904 (b / w photo)
JHL358873 Sightseeing trip along the Nile, aboard the SS Rameses the Third, 1904 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

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"Breeches: A Timeless Garment Spanning Art, Sport, and Rescue" From the iconic painting "The Ringers of Launcells Tower" by Frederick Smallfield to the historic engraving "Integrity retiring from Office. " in 1801, they have left their mark on various aspects of human culture. These knee-length trousers were not only a fashionable choice but also served practical purposes. In the countryside, a gentleman with his shire horse in Mid Wales epitomized rural elegance while wearing breeches. Meanwhile, a German circus scrap showcased how this versatile garment transcended borders and found its place even under the big top. Breeches had an unexpected connection to religion too - the BREECHES GENEVA BIBLE was a significant translation that shaped religious discourse during its time. Male Riding Dress in 1813 demonstrated how these trousers became an essential part of equestrian attire for both style and functionality. Sports icons like Jem Mace, renowned boxer of his time, proudly donned breeches as they stepped into the ring. Thomas Belcher's engraved portrait captured this essence perfectly. The litho print depicted him with vibrant colors that brought out his fierce determination. But it wasn't just fashion and sports where breeches made their mark; they played a crucial role in rescue operations as well. The use of the breeches buoy to save stranded crews such as Esras at East Runton highlighted their life-saving capabilities. The Board of Trade Rocket Apparatus further exemplified how technology combined with these trousers could save lives from shipwrecks. Even women embraced this once-masculine garment as seen in Woman Fencing 1930 - challenging societal norms while displaying grace and strength simultaneously. Throughout history, whether adorning gentlemen or empowering women athletes, whether saving lives or gracing works of art – they have proven themselves timeless garments capable of capturing our imagination across various domains.