Upper Class Collection (page 4)

Paired photo portrait of Mamomnovs Mamakra Avdeevna and daughter Ekaterina Yakovlevna, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Paired photo portrait of Mamomnovs Mamakra Avdeevna and daughter Ekaterina Yakovlevna, 1890. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late

Natalia Petrovna Bologovskaya - wife of the governor of Yenisei province, 1880. Creator: Unknown
Natalia Petrovna Bologovskaya - wife of the governor of Yenisei province, 1880. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist

Part of a drawing room in the house of Evdokia Petrovna Kuznetsova, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Part of a drawing room in the house of Evdokia Petrovna Kuznetsova, 1890 This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Members of the board of the Vladimir shelter, 1894. Creator: Akselrod
Members of the board of the Vladimir shelter, 1894. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Family P.N. Konovalov during a holiday at the dacha (in Tarakanovo), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Family P.N. Konovalov during a holiday at the dacha (in Tarakanovo), 1890. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

At the dacha of Yuri Matveeva, 1897. Creator: Unknown
At the dacha of Yuri Matveeva, 1897. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Paired portrait of a young woman and child, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Paired portrait of a young woman and child, 1890. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Group photo: sisters, wife and sisters of the wife of the merchant GV Yudin, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Group photo: sisters, wife and sisters of the wife of the merchant GV Yudin, 1895. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist

L.K. Telyakovsky - Governor-General of Yenisei province with his family and guests at...1890. Creator: Unknown
L.K. Telyakovsky - Governor-General of Yenisei province with his family and guests at a dacha in the vicinity of Krasnoyarsk, 1890

A group of pupils and teachers of the Krasnoyarsk Women's Gymnasium on a summer walk...1890. Creator: Unknown
A group of pupils and teachers of the Krasnoyarsk Women's Gymnasium on a summer walk in the forest near Krasnoyarsk with teacher Krasnozhenova M.V, 1890

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Habit d'Hyver
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Habit d'Hyver, between c1672 and c1686

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Marchand en Deshabillé d'Esté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Marchand en Deshabille d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité, en Habit d'Esté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite, en Habit d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de Qualité, en d'Eshabillé d'Esté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de Qualite, en d'Eshabille d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité, en Habit d'Esté, Détoffe Siamoise, 1687
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite, en Habit d'Este, Detoffe Siamoise, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Habit d'Esté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Habit d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Habit d'Esté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Habit d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit d'Esté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite en Habit d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de Qualité en Habit dÉsté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de Qualite en Habit dEste, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de Qualité, en d'Eshabillé d'Este, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de Qualite, en d'Eshabille d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité, en d'Eshabillé d'Esté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite, en d'Eshabille d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Echarpe, between c1681 and c1683. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Echarpe, between c1681 and c1683

Fashion Plate (Court Dress), 1824. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Court Dress), 1824

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit... between c1678 and c1681. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite en Habit d'Epee, between c1678 and c1681

Fashion Plate (Walking Dress), 1812. Creator: John Bell
Fashion Plate (Walking Dress), 1812

Inauguration of a Russian Gun at Seaham Harbour, near Sunderland, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Inauguration of a Russian Gun at Seaham Harbour, near Sunderland, 1858. Unveiling of a cannon captured by the British during the Crimean War

AI IMAGE - Illustration of two 1920s gentlemen, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Illustration of two 1920s gentlemen, 2023

AI IMAGE - Illustration of Jeeves and Wooster, 1920s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Illustration of Jeeves and Wooster, 1920s, (2023). Characters from PG Wodehouse's humorous novels, first appearing in print in 1915, about Bertie Wooster, an upper-class young man

Fashion Plate (Ball or Evening Full Dress), 1822. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Ball or Evening Full Dress), 1822

Fashion Plate (Parisian Walking Dress), c1824. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Parisian Walking Dress), c1824. Probably from La Belle Assemblee

The Café-Concert, c1879. Creator: Edouard Manet
The Cafe-Concert, c1879. Here, Manet captures the kaleidoscopic pleasures of Parisian nightlife. The figures are crowded into the compact space of the canvas

Fashion Plate (Opera Dress), 1814. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Opera Dress), 1814. From La Belle Assemblee (plate labeled one month ahead of issue)

Fashion Plate (Evening Dress), 1813. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Evening Dress), 1813. From The Lady's Monthly Museum

Fashion Plate (La Belle Assemblée), 1807. Creator: John Bell
Fashion Plate (La Belle Assemblee), 1807

Fashion Plate (Morning Dress - Full Dress), 1807. Creator: John Bell
Fashion Plate (Morning Dress - Full Dress), 1807

Fashion Plate (Female Costume of Egra - London Morning Dress), 1808. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Female Costume of Egra - London Morning Dress), 1808. From La Belle Assemblee (plate labeled one month ahead of issue)

Fashion Plate (Evening Dresses May 1803), 1803. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Evening Dresses May 1803), 1803. From The Lady's Monthly Museum

Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for Octr, 1802), 1802. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for Octr, 1802), 1802. From The Lady's Monthly Museum

Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for March, 1801), 1801. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for March, 1801), 1801. From The Lady's Monthly Museum

Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for May 1801), 1801. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for May 1801), 1801. From The Lady's Monthly Museum

Fashion Plate (Carriage Dress), 1825. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Carriage Dress), 1825. From The Lady's Magazine

Fashion Plate (Morning and Evening Dresses), 1813. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Morning and Evening Dresses), 1813. From The Lady's Magazine

Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for May 1799), 1799. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for May 1799), 1799. From The Lady's Monthly Museum

Fashion Plate (Fashionable Promenade and Evening Dresses), 1813. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Fashionable Promenade and Evening Dresses), 1813. From The Lady's Magazine

Fashion Plate (Morning Promenade and Opera Dress), 1813. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Morning Promenade and Opera Dress), 1813. From The Lady's Magazine

Fashion Plate (Morning Dress), 1813. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Morning Dress), 1813. From The Lady's Monthly Museum

Fashion Plate (Fashionable Morning and Evening Dresses), 1813. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Fashionable Morning and Evening Dresses), 1813. From The Lady's Magazine

Fashion Plate (Walking Dress), 1812. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Walking Dress), 1812. From La Belle Assemblee (plate labeled one month ahead of issue)

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"Capturing the Essence of Upper Class: A Glimpse into the World of Elegance and Prestige" Step back in time to 1886, as Georges Seurat's masterpiece "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" transports us to a world where the upper class leisurely strolls along the riverbank, clad in their finest attire. Fast forward to 1914, when J. C. Leyendecker's Arrow shirt collar ad showcases impeccable style and sophistication. The well-dressed gentleman exudes confidence, epitomizing the refined taste of the upper echelons. Even royalty is not exempt from our exploration of this elite society. Young Queen Victoria graces our narrative with her regal presence, embodying grace and poise that befit her royal status. London fog envelops Portland Place in Alvin Langdon Coburn's photograph from c1905. Amidst this atmospheric backdrop, a hansom cab carries members of high society through Marylebone - an area synonymous with fashion and luxury. The visionary industrialist John Deere takes center stage next; his late 19th-century portrait captures a man who rose above social barriers through hard work and innovation – a testament to how one can ascend into upper-class circles. Returning to Leyendecker's artistry in 1916, another Arrow shirt collar ad presents us with an image that exudes elegance. The dapper gentleman donning an impeccably tailored suit represents all that is coveted by those aspiring for membership within this exclusive realm. In contrast to these refined scenes, we stumble upon unexpected company at lunchtime – big fat cockroaches. Even they seem drawn towards opulence as they venture out for their own extravagant meal amidst luxurious surroundings. Golf enthusiasts find themselves immersed in high-society pursuits on Life magazine's golf number cover from 1921 titled "The Wearing of Green.