Footwear Collection (#3)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220469 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Four young eleganties in dress and hats. They wear two-tone pumps. Annees 1920-1930 Historic photograph
IMB4929270 Four young eleganties in dress and hats. They wear two-tone pumps. Annees 1920-1930 Historic photograph, four women wearing hats

Algeria: An Arab cafe in an Algerian village, 1920
LUX4809326 Algeria: An Arab cafe in an Algerian village, 1920; (add.info.: Algeria: An Arab cafe in an Algerian village, 1920); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4902875 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Basque woman carrying a recipient on her head - engraving by Gustave Dore - illustration of the book " Habits et
PCT4295286 Basque woman carrying a recipient on her head - engraving by Gustave Dore - illustration of the book " Habits et caracteres des peuples"

William III of Orange Nassau (1650-1702), King of England, in 1694, behind him Robert Bruce, Earl of Aylesbury
FLO4672344 William III of Orange Nassau (1650-1702), King of England, in 1694, behind him Robert Bruce, Earl of Aylesbury, after William Faithorne (1626-1691)

William Villiers (1614-1643), Viscount Grandion, wearing a shirt with a wide lace collar under a blue jacket
FLO4672284 William Villiers (1614-1643), Viscount Grandion, wearing a shirt with a wide lace collar under a blue jacket, with trousers of the boots, a feather hat and a cape

Men's costume at the time of Elisabeth I (1533-1603), wearing a tunic and padded panties and a collar (strawberry)
FLO4672265 Men's costume at the time of Elisabeth I (1533-1603), wearing a tunic and padded panties and a collar (strawberry) with a cape. From a period engraving

Lady of the Court of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) during the Queen's Procession at Hunsdon House (London, England)
FLO4672234 Lady of the Court of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) during the Queen's Procession at Hunsdon House (London, England), wearing a high lace collar, a tight corset, and a wide skirt

Men's costumes 13th-14th century, wearing short tunics and colored stockings
FLO4672088 Men's costumes 13th-14th century, wearing short tunics and colored stockings, at the time of King Edward I Plantagenet (1239-1307) and Edward II (1284-1327)

King George of England (1166-1216). From his effigy of Worcester Cathedral (England)
FLO4672085 King George of England (1166-1216). From his effigy of Worcester Cathedral (England). Lithograph by Charles Martin, engraving by Leopold Martin

Robert Brauch, Mayor of London, England, 1349. From a representation of St Margaret's Church in Norfolk, England
FLO4672064 Robert Brauch, Mayor of London, England, 1349. From a representation of St Margaret's Church in Norfolk, England

Court costume and man coat and cane, first empire, circa 1800 - Court dress and man in garrick, French Empire
NWI4956823 Court costume and man coat and cane, first empire, circa 1800 - Court dress and man in garrick, French Empire, early 1800s

Portrait of a young egyptian girl reclining in a chair. She is wearing ethnic dress
3572310 Portrait of a young egyptian girl reclining in a chair. She is wearing ethnic dress and is posing in the studio smoking the narghile

A group of women and a man, in typical Rumanian clothes, photographed next to some houses in the village of Orastie
3570368 A group of women and a man, in typical Rumanian clothes, photographed next to some houses in the village of Orastie (ex-Siebenburgen)

A young Thai woman, in traditional costume, photographed in front of a stream of water
3570308 A young Thai woman, in traditional costume, photographed in front of a stream of water, 1900 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Siam, Asia 1900 ca)

Full-length portrait of two Mexican musicians in uniform, 1870 (print on double-weight paper)
3561464 Full-length portrait of two Mexican musicians in uniform, 1870 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Mexico 1870 - 1900 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of prince Carlos of Bourbon and his son
3560223 Portrait of prince Carlos of Bourbon and his son; (add.info.: Italy 1880 ca. Photographer: Fellini & Tempestini); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of a partially nude woman leaning on an antique camera
3560664 Portrait of a partially nude woman leaning on an antique camera. by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Italy 1910 ca)

Full-length portrait of the young heir to the throne Prince Umberto of Savoy
3560568 Full-length portrait of the young heir to the throne Prince Umberto of Savoy. He is shown smiling in the corner of an elegant parlor in Villa Savoia in Rome; (add.info)

Young woman relaxing in the studio, 1903-1904 (print on double-weight paper)
3561429 Young woman relaxing in the studio, 1903-1904 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: United States 1903-1904 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

France, Portrait of a notable Arab in studio with burnous, chechia and slippers, 1875
LUX4732144 France, Portrait of a notable Arab in studio with burnous, chechia and slippers, 1875; (add.info.: France, Portrait of a notable Arab in studio with burnous, chechia and slippers)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: A sablaise in traditional dress posed in a studio with
LUX4721373 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: A sablaise in traditional dress posed in a studio with a shell basket and a net, 1890; (add.info.: France)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: a farm and its inhabitants, 1890
LUX4796702 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: a farm and its inhabitants, 1890; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: a farm and its inhabitants

Letter M and N: Messy and Niais. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207427 Letter M and N: Messy and Niais. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

Letter L as village Limousine. Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century
DUV4199068 Letter L as village Limousine. Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter L as village Limousine)

Album "Meine mittelmeer-reise 1910": Interior of the Cafe Maure in Tunis with man smoking the shisha
3562337 Album "Meine mittelmeer-reise 1910": Interior of the Cafe Maure in Tunis with man smoking the shisha (narghile), 1910 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Tunis, Cafe Maure)

Soldier in boots with a sword (55), soldier wearing shoes and slippers (56)
FLO4707435 Soldier in boots with a sword (55), soldier wearing shoes and slippers (56) and noble of high rank dressed in red trousers tied with strings (57)

Japan - Old peasant with his stick and a basket, 1865
LUX4711490 Japan - Old peasant with his stick and a basket, 1865; (add.info.: Japan - Old peasant with his stick and a basket, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

A woman of Venice dying her hair using a solanah (a wide brim with a hole in the centre) in front of a mirror
FLO4706236 A woman of Venice dying her hair using a solanah (a wide brim with a hole in the centre) in front of a mirror. Blonde hair was very fashionable

Married couple of Venice in the early middle ages. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's
FLO4706051 Married couple of Venice in the early middle ages. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of

A nobleman from Hungary. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of
FLO4705278 A nobleman from Hungary. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity

Nobleman of Poland and a woman of Lithuania. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "
FLO4704978 Nobleman of Poland and a woman of Lithuania. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity

Costume d'un homme de la noblesse Siennoise (Italy), 14th century - Costume of a nobleman of Siena, Italy
FLO4677171 Costume d'un homme de la noblesse Siennoise (Italy), 14th century - Costume of a nobleman of Siena, Italy, 14th century - He wears a yellow cap, a scarlet tabard over a blue robe

Barnabe Visconti (1323-1385), seigneur of Milan - Bernabo Visconti, Lord of Milan, Italian soldier and statesman
FLO4677157 Barnabe Visconti (1323-1385), seigneur of Milan - Bernabo Visconti, Lord of Milan, Italian soldier and statesman, 14th century - He wears a gold diadem, black armour

Military costume: a soldier with a small shield and an epee, 14th century - Soldier with small shield
FLO4676984 Military costume: a soldier with a small shield and an epee, 14th century - Soldier with small shield, sword and plumed helmet

Costume of a Polish man, 19th century. He wears a long tunic, satin vest, silk sash belt, fur pelisse
FLO4565375 Costume of a Polish man, 19th century. He wears a long tunic, satin vest, silk sash belt, fur pelisse, leather boots and chapska hat

Medieval shoes and boots in England. Gold-fretted shoe worn by Henry III 1
FLO4603250 Medieval shoes and boots in England. Gold-fretted shoe worn by Henry III 1, decorated shoes from the reign of Edward III (2-6)

Woman's high-heel shoe design in beige leather within abstract art deco border
FLO4603139 Woman's high-heel shoe design in beige leather within abstract art deco border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camy's La Chausage d'Art, The Art Shoe, August-September, Paris

Woman's high-heel shoe design in purple leather with red lace-up panel
FLO4603099 Woman's high-heel shoe design in purple leather with red lace-up panel and snakeskin toe within abstract art deco shooting star border

Woman's buckle shoe from Maison Jean Peraro in ivory leather with snakeskin detail in art deco border
FLO4603070 Woman's buckle shoe from Maison Jean Peraro in ivory leather with snakeskin detail in art deco border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camy's La Chausage d'Art, The Art Shoe

Woman's brogue shoe design in pale leather within an art deco abstract border
FLO4603064 Woman's brogue shoe design in pale leather within an art deco abstract border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camy's La Chausage d'Art, The Art Shoe, August-September, Paris

Two Roman men wearing the dalmatic (tunic) and lorum (sash), and a priestess of the goddess Isis
FLO4704582 Two Roman men wearing the dalmatic (tunic) and lorum (sash), and a priestess of the goddess Isis. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture

Tools of the Canadian natives: clam shell 1, wampun 2, wampun bead 3, belt that hangs to mid-thigh 4, moccasin 5
FLO4621891 Tools of the Canadian natives: clam shell 1, wampun 2, wampun bead 3, belt that hangs to mid-thigh 4, moccasin 5, dish 6, and spear 7

France: hunter and dog, the dog brings a hare to his master, 1895
LUX4788770 France: hunter and dog, the dog brings a hare to his master, 1895; (add.info.: France: hunter and dog, the dog brings a hare to his master, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): an orthopedic leather shoe, 1900
LUX4786716 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): an orthopedic leather shoe, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): an orthopedic leather shoe, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Socks worn by a Confederate soldier in the 26th Georgia infantry
3029088 Socks worn by a Confederate soldier in the 26th Georgia infantry; Private Collection; (add.info.: Socks worn by a Confederate soldier in the 26th Georgia infantry); © Don Troiani

A pair of soldier's shoe buckles and neck stock buckle
3032454 A pair of soldier's shoe buckles and neck stock buckle; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution, A pair of brass soldier's shoe buckles)

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From timeless elegance to bold statements, it has always been an art form. Take a step back in time with Hermes' exquisite craftsmanship in 1886, captured beautifully by Jonnard's brush strokes (Picture No. 11768937). The Old Fisherman, portrayed by Joseph Edward Southall in 1903, showcases the durability and practicality of shoes even in the harshest conditions. Field Marshal Lord Roberts, depicted by Lafayette in 1902, exemplifies the power and authority that can be conveyed through footwear. In Northampton's thriving shoe industry, W Barratt & Co Ltd left their mark with stunning brochure illustrations and covers throughout history. Their designs from 1926 display a variety of ladies boots that catered to every taste (Picture No. 11072946). Meanwhile, Raoul Shoe Company made waves with their innovative advertising techniques as early as 1912. But it's not just about aesthetics; technology has also played a role in revolutionizing footwear. Witness the intriguing X-ray Stiletto High-Heeled Shoe that reveals its inner structure like never before. And for those curious about what lies beneath the surface when wearing stilettos or any other shoe style, an MRI-style X-ray captures it all. Footwear is not only a fashion statement but also reflects cultural movements and subcultures like skinheads. Fifteen-year-old Chris Harward poses proudly at home with his mother Joan while sporting his distinctive skinhead style. Whether you appreciate classic designs or embrace cutting-edge innovation, there is no denying that footwear holds immense significance both artistically and functionally throughout history.