costumedramas:

Elizabeth I c. 1546 at the age of 13 by an unknown artist. Today was Elizabeth’s birthday, she was born September 7, 1533 as many of you would know.

costumedramas:

Helena Bonham Carter as Elizabeth in Frankenstein (1994).

costumedramas:

Infanta Margarita Teresa of Spain at the age of 5, painted by Diego Velázquez in 1656.

18thcenturylove:

Queen Maria Theresia by Daniel Schmiddely, 1743-1745

costumedramas:

An Unknown Lady, thought to be a cousin of Eleanor Toledo attributed to Agnolo Bronzino, painted in 1540.

Portrait de la comtesse Regnault de Saint-Jean d’Angély, née Laure de Boneuil (1775-1857) 1799

defunctfashion:

tallestpoppy:

charlottecorday:

iheartmyart:

This is Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Éboli (1540-1592). She lost an eye in a mock fencing duel when she was 14, and she spent her last 13 years in prison after (allegedly) revealing state secrets.

(via modernfoppery, rhea137, l-amour-a-trois, carov2, snowce)

defunctfashion:

a-harlots-progress:

 Portrait of the Princesse Albert de Broglie, 1853 by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Intense colour <3

I will always reblog this. The way the satin is rendered amazes me.

whattheywore:

omgthatdress:

Evenign dress ca. 1784-1790 via The Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Would it be absolutely ridiculous if I wore my hair like that?

defunctfashion:

Afternoon Dress | c. 1862