FLO4706436: Nobleman of England, 1577. He wears a black velvet coat lined with fur, and a velvet or felt hat. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's “” Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the New Era,”” written by Leopold Ziegelhauser, Vienna, 1837. Illustration from Cesare Vecellio's Habiti antichi e moderni, Venice, 1590. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4707530: Costume of an anglo saxon eveque (67) with a flat mitre and a butt used in the 10th and 11th century, and of two monks (66 and 68) wearing decorative clothing on the edges of the sleeves and on the back. Hand-coloured copper engraving, in “Images historiques des costumes des principaux peuples de l'Antiquite et du Middle Ages” by Robert Von Spalart, published in 1796. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4707060: Young heraut in official dress, described from front and back, wearing a crimson tunic on a skirt and tights of the same colour. The herald played an important role in tournaments and battles, where his knowledge of coats of arms helped identify knights. Hand-coloured copper engraving, in “Images historiques des costumes des principaux peuples de l'Antiquite et du Middle Ages” by Robert Von Spalart, published in 1796. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4707208: Two knights mounted and armed fighting with their hands in a tournament. The knights threw their spears and swords to the ground, but the fight continues without weapons. Hand-coloured copper engraving, in “Images historiques des costumes des principaux peuples de l'Antiquite et du Middle Ages” by Robert Von Spalart, published in 1796. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4707247: Title page of volume 2 Book 1 of the series. Title in German, with a vignette: two naked boys decorating a bust with a laurel wreath. Hand-coloured copper engraving, in “Images historiques des costumes des principaux peuples de l'Antiquite et du Middle Ages” by Robert Von Spalart, published in 1796. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4707290: A Saxon king in ceremonial costume. The great mantle is worn only by members of the realm or aristocracy and seems to have and reserve for divine or Celestial beings. Her hair and beard seem to have been dyed blue, as can be seen in paintings from the 8th century onwards. The saxons introduced the royal diademe, a circle of gold carries like a crown. Hand-coloured copper engraving, in “Images historiques des costumes des principaux peuples de l'Antiquite et du Middle Ages” by Robert Von Spalart, published in 1796. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4707314: Anglo-Saxon women: wearing tunic, veil, coat and shoe with open toe (36), wearing tunic and veil (37) and wearing a veil of a different colour from that of her coat. The sails were dyed in various colours and woven in more or less precious materials. Hand-coloured copper engraving, in “Images historiques des costumes des principaux peuples de l'Antiquite et du Middle Ages” by Robert Von Spalart, published in 1796. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4707931: Three Norman cavalry soldiers, wearing armor of stitches and their helm, with spear and sword. Copper engraving hand-coloured, in “Images historique des costumes des principaux peuples de l'Antiquite et du Middle Ages” by Robert Von Spalart, published in 1796. Three Norman cavalry in chainmail suits of armor and helmets, carrying lances and swords.Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's “” Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages”” (1796). / Bridgeman Images
FLO4708168: Norman infantry: infantry with spear and shield, saddler and two crossbaletriers carrying armor or chest. Hand-coloured copper engraving, in “Images historiques des costumes des principaux peuples de l'Antiquite et du Middle Ages” by Robert Von Spalart, published in 1796. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4690317: The skeleton of Death holds the rudder on a rowboat escaping a shipwreck, as its desparate crew row for the shore and passengers drown in the waves. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson from The English Dance of Death, Ackermann, London, 1816., Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4690480: The skeleton of Death comes for Tom Higgins, a bricklayer's lad who has expired waiting for a dish outside an inn. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson from The English Dance of Death, Ackermann, London, 1816., Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4691313: Gentleman and ugly lady with beautiful portrait in a parlour. He flatters her with, It looks like you, but you are more beautiful in the flesh. Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Swiss artist Jean Gabriel Scheffer from Petites Scenes du Monde, What we say and what we think, Gihaut Freres, Paris, 1829. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4690644: Departure: Tourists loading luggage onto a carriage in front of a hotel in the rain. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson, aquatint by J.C. Stadler, after a sketch by J. Green from Poetical Sketches of Scarborough, Ackermann, London, 1813., Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4690683: The Warm Bath: naked woman taking a bath behind curtains in a Regency room. Said to be a portrait of Mary Robinson, mistress of King George IV. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson, aquatint by J. Bluck, after a sketch by J. Green from Poetical Sketches of Scarborough, Ackermann, London, 1813., Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) / Bridgeman Images