FLO4705922: Dress of a French merchant, 1626. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's “” Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages,”” Vienna, 1811. Illustration based on Thomas Jefferys Collection of Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern. After the Designs of Holbein, Van Dyke, Hollar, and others, London, 1757. / Bridgeman Images

MME4706388: Singer and musician Neil Young in concert. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4706393: King Henry VII of England (1457-1509), 1490. Illustration from the Whitehall Mural by Remigius van Leemput after Hans Holbein the Younger, circa 1667. 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 / Bridgeman Images

MME4706408: singer Pop Paul Young on stage. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4706524: Inhabitants of Moscow, Russia. 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 / Bridgeman Images

MME4706549: Portrait of the Russian writer Sergei Zalygin in 1990. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4706587: Polish king, 16th century. 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 / Bridgeman Images

MME4706610: Portrait of rock musician Frank Zappa in 1982. / Bridgeman Images

MME4706667: Portrait of rock musician Frank Zappa in 1982. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4706781: King Anglo Saxon, sitting on the throne, wearing a long blue tunic above one above all. He wears a crown and in his left hand he holds a large sceptre (a stick topped by a globe). 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

MME4706824: Portrait of the Dutch conductor and harpsichord player Gustav Leonhardt in 2008 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4706837: Knight of the Order of Our Lady of Misericorde and Knight of the Order of the Glorious Virgin Mary. The Order of Our Lady of Misericorde (or Mercy) was founded in 1230 by Pierre Nolasque (1189-1256), governor of Aragon and Raymond de Penyafort (1175 or 1180-1275), brother preacher, for the redemption of the Christian brothers captive of the Moors, then became a purely religious order. The Order of the Glorious Virgin Mary was founded in 1233, by Barthelemy (died 1270), eveque of Vicenza (Italy) and was not approved by the Pope until 1268, the order was dedicated to restoring peace by the sword, with a ban on wearing golden spurs. Its members were nicknamed the Merry Brothers. 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

FLO4706845: Knight of the Order of Bath. British Order of Chivalry, founded by George I of Great Britain (1660-1727) in 1725, the name is inspired by the medieval custom of bathing a knight, as a symbol of purification, before its introduction into chivalry. / Bridgeman Images

MME4706230: Portrait of John Williams, guitarist of the band Sky / Bridgeman Images

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. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's “” Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages,”” Vienna, 1811. Illustration based on Cesare Vecellio's “Habiti Antichi e moderni,”” Venice, 1590 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4706280: Noblewoman of Spain from the late 11th or early 12th century. 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

FLO4706284: Woman of Lombardy with a fan of feathers in the fashion of the old days. Ribbons on her sleeve flutter in the wind. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's “” Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages,”” Vienna, 1811. Illustration based on Cesare Vecellio's “Habiti Antichi e moderni,”” Venice, 1590 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4706286: Spanish woman of the 14th century (2), and woman of Biscay from the later middle ages (3). 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

FLO4706342: Girl of Granada of the poorest class during the Islamic era, Emirates of Granada (1238-1492). Because of her poverty, she is always spinning yarn. 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

FLO4704860: Businessman of Paris, 1626. Illustration based on Thomas Jefferys Collection of Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern. After the Designs of Holbein, Van Dyke, Hollar, and others, London, 1757. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's “” Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages,”” Vienna, 1811. / Bridgeman Images

MME4704868: Portrait of the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, 1989. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4704893: Ludwig von Trimouille (Louis la Trimoille) (Tremoille) (1460-1525) Viscount of Thouars, commander of the French army under Kings Charles VIII, Louis XII and Francis I. Illustration based on Thomas Jefferys Collection of Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern. After the Designs of Holbein, Van Dyke, Hollar, and others, London, 1757. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's “” Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages,”” Vienna, 1811. / Bridgeman Images

MME4704992: Portrait of the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, 1995. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4718380: The blind organist of the Pont des Arts, a mother and her child give a play to the musician, followed by a legionnaire and a young woman - Eau forte after an illustration by Victor Auver, from Un tour a travers Paris, published by William Sams, 1925 - The blind organ grinder under a parasol on the Bridge of Arts, Paris. A woman and child stop to put some money in his charity box, followed by a legionnaire and waiting woman. Handcoloured aquatint engraving after an illustration credited to Victor Auver from “” A Tour through Paris,”” William Sams, London, 1825. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4718395: Dancers on echasse at the Champs Elysees, by a family of street artists, using the folklore of the Landes, the mother to the drum and the father directs the show on his horse - Eau forte from an illustration by Victor Auver, extracted from Un tour a travers Paris, published by William Sams, 1925 - / Bridgeman Images

FLO4718413: A hitch brings rural women to the Paris Nursing Office, where they find a job to breastfeed babies - Eau forte from an illustration by Victor Auver, from Un tour through Paris, published by William Sams, 1925 - / Bridgeman Images

FLO4718452: A guide holding a torch leading tourists into catacombs, among piles of human bones and skulls - Eau forte from an illustration by Victor Auver, from Un tour through Paris, published by William Sams, 1925 - / Bridgeman Images

MEP4718492: Pope John Paul II (Karol Jozef Wojtyla) celebrating the mass on Allmend grass. Bern, Switzerland. June 2004 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MEP4718507: Pope John Paul II (Karol Jozef Wojtyla) crossing Saint Peter's Square on the popemobile during a general audience. Vatican City, 2000s (photo) / Bridgeman Images

FLO4718508: Le bateleur, a Chateau d'eau, executing a tour in front of an audience of soldiers and nurses - Eau forte after an illustration by Victor Auver, extracted from Un tour a travers Paris, published by William Sams, 1925 - / Bridgeman Images

FLO4718528: The Paris morgue, on a bank of the Seine, a woman turns away from the bodies, an officer of the guards looks at a body of a woman and a prepose smokes the pipe - Eau forte after an illustration by Victor Auver, extracted from Un tour through Paris, published by William Sams, 1925 - / Bridgeman Images

MEP4718532: Pope John Paul II (Karol Jozef Wojtyla) climbing some steps during the Midnight Holy Mass helped by his private secretary the archbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki. Vatican City, 1990s (photo) / Bridgeman Images

FLO4718588: Procession of the Fete Dieu, at the parish of Saint Germain l'Auxerrois, a priest defile under a dais, behind choir children waving the incensoirs - Eau forte d'une illustration de Victor Auver, extracted from Un tour a travers Paris, published by William Sams, 1925 - / Bridgeman Images

FLO4718613: The National Guards in the Guards, drinking with the cantiniere, liquor dealer and playing cards, smoking the pipe, some are asleep - Eau forte after an illustration by Victor Auver, from Un tour through Paris, published by William Sams, 1925 - / Bridgeman Images

FLO4718619: Winter melon or Valencia melon, Cucumis melo, raised in Spain. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical painting by William Hooker from The Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London, Volume 3, 1820. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4718636: Western or Arfak parotia, Parotia sefilata (Parotia sexsetacea) male and female. After an illustration by Jacques Barraband. Handcoloured lithograph by A. Scipp from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1840. / Bridgeman Images