Miss Alma Murray, actress by Frederick Hollyer, 1890s via
Alma Murray by Frederick Hollyer (1890s)
Tag Archives: 1890s
Belgish Circus Performers The Rossi’s (1890s)
The Rossi’s, Henrich Barten and Apollon from Belgium, 1890s via
Portraits by Amercian Photographer James Arthur (ca. 1900s)
Woman with a miniature by James Arthur, 1898 via
Woman at a piano by James Arthur, 1898 via
Woman with a spinning wheel by James Arthur, 1899 via
Woman looking in a mirror by James Arhur, c. 1900 via
Woman with vase of flowers by James Arthur, 1899 via
Woman wearing a plumed hat by James Arthur, c. 1900 via
Seated woman drinking tea by James Arthur, c. 1900 via
Woman on a tree trunk by James Arthur, c. 1900 via
Vintage Venice Photogravures (1896)
Photogravure, Basilica St. Mark, Church Detail, Venice, Italy, 1896
Photogravure, Basilica St. Mark Church, Venice, Italy, 1896 via
Photogravure, Bronze Gate, Statues, Campanile, Venice, Italy, 1896 via
Photogravure of the courtyard fountain of Ducal Palace, Venice, Italy, 1896 via
Photogravure, Palace Vendramin Calergi, Grand Canal, Cannaregio, Venice, 1896 via
Photogravure, , Main Entrance Architecture, Venice, Italy, 1896 via
Eldon House (1895)
Interior view of Eldon House, 1895 – note the abundance of bric-a-brac and elaborate Victorian furnishings. Eldon House was built in 1834 for John Harris, Treasurer of the London District, and occupied by his family – his wife Amelia and their eight children. It was first named Eldon Terrace, shortly thereafter changed to Eldon House – via lib.uwo.ca
Late Victorian Fancy Dress: The Devonshire House Ball in 1897
The Devonshire House Costume Ball of 1897 was one of the most anticipated social events of 1897. To stress the importance of th magnificent affair, the London Photographic Firm Lafayette was invited to take studio-style photographs of the guests in their costumes, which ranged from mythical goddesses, figures from paintings, and historical kings and queens.
The Duke of York, later King George V (1865-1936), as “The Queen’s Champion” and the Duchess of York, later Queen Mary (1867-1953) as “a Lady at the Court of Marguerite de Valois” at the Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball, 1897 via
Frances Evelyn (Daisy), the countess of Warwick, chose Marie Antoinette as her costume for the elegant and highly anticipated evening. The costume, made by Worth of Paris, was studded with real diamonds and used both gold and antique lace via
Lady Randolph Churchill (1854-1921), née Jennie Jerome in a Worth Parisian Costume, as Empress Theodora, while attending the Devonshire House Ball, 1897 via
Consuelo Marlborough (née Vanderbilt), dressed for the Devonshire House Ball, 1897 via
Mary Teresa (‘Daisy’) (Cornwallis-West), Princess of Pless dressed as Queen of Sheba for the Devonshire House Ball via
Miss Goelet as Scheherazade via
The ethereal beauty of Mrs J Graham Menzies in the role of Titania, Queen of the Fairies via
Princess Victoria Mary of Teck by Lafayette (1893)
Lillie Langtry (1890)
Lillie Langtry by York & Son, after Elliott & Fry glass lantern slide, 1890s (1880s) © National Portrait Gallery, London via
Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet (1899)
Amazing Belle Epoque Photos by Henri Manuel
Henri Manuel (1874 – 1947 was a Parisian photographer who served as the official photographer of the French government from 1914 to 1944.
In 1900, Manuel opened a portrait studio in Paris with his brother Gaston, which specialised in portraitphotography. Manuel quickly became renowned as a photographer of people from the worlds of politics, art and sports, as well as a photographer of art and architecture. Soon his portraits were used by news agencies, and in 1910 Manuel’s studio began providing a commercial service to news agencies for photographs known as “l’Agence universelle de reportage Henri Manuel”.
The studio became the largest photographic studio in Paris and a leading centre where young aspiring photographers such as Thérèse Bonney might go to work.
Sarah Bernhardt by Henri Manuel via
Genevieve Lantelme by Henri Manuel via
Régina Badet by Henri Manuel, c. 1910 via
Marie Curie in her laboratoire, 1912 via
Denise Poiret by Henri Manuel, 1910s via
Colette by Henri Manuel, 1900s via
Fashion photograph by Henri Manuel, 1895 via
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