FLO4676700: Alexander Vitelleschi (?) , Knight of Empire and Count Palatin, 11th century - Alexandre Vitelleschi, imperial knight and count palatine, 11th century - Anachronistic costume of cape and tunic in burnt siena, red toque, lead-coloured stockings, gold spurs - From a 14th century sepulchral monument in Corneto - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1860, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
DUV4208533: Letters E: Ernani, in “” Ernani”” (created in 1844), opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) and F: Fra Diavolo, in “” Fra Diavolo” or “” L'Hoellerie de Terracine”” (created in 1830), opera by Daniel Auber (1782-1871); Alphabet hommes (Liebig) Serie S0369. Compagnie Liebig, publisher (b at Antwerp 1893). Abecedaire consists of 12 advertising images in chromolithography. The Liebig brand was invented in 1865 by the German chemist Justus von Liebig (1803-1873). Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
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). Lithograph by Charles Martin, engraving by Leopold Martin, published in “” Costumes civils d'Angleterre depuis la conquete à nos jours”, 1842, London. / Bridgeman Images