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An Elegant Maid by Frederic Soulacroix, date unknown, Florence

An Elegant Maid by Frederic Soulacroix, date unknown, Florence

Untitled by Frederic Soulacroix, ca 1900 France
Fancy dress for kids, 1873, source not given
(Left to right) Page, ancient German baroness, Italian girl, cavalier, clown, waiting-maid, lady of the Renaissance, peanist (sic) girl
“Mommy, I want to be an ancient German baroness for Lillie’s birthday party!”

Fancy dress for kids, 1873, source not given

(Left to right) Page, ancient German baroness, Italian girl, cavalier, clown, waiting-maid, lady of the Renaissance, peanist (sic) girl

“Mommy, I want to be an ancient German baroness for Lillie’s birthday party!”

The Fortune Teller, or Beware of a Dark Lady by Frank Cadogan Cowper, 1940 England, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

The Fortune Teller, or Beware of a Dark Lady by Frank Cadogan Cowper, 1940 England, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

Costume designed by Norman Wilkinson, worn by “Helena” (Lilliah McCarthy) in Harley Granville Barker’s 1914 production ofA Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1914 UK, the V&A Museum

Costume designed by Norman Wilkinson, worn by “Helena” (Lilliah McCarthy) in Harley Granville Barker’s 1914 production ofA Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1914 UK, the V&A Museum

La Demande en Mariage by Frederic Soulacroix, unknown date

La Demande en Mariage by Frederic Soulacroix, unknown date

An Elegant Lady by Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz, ca 1870’s-80’s Spain

An Elegant Lady by Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz, ca 1870’s-80’s Spain

Fancy dress for women and girls, 1875 Austria-Hungary (modern-day Budapest, Hungary), Budapesti Bazárra
Looks like an Empire-era woman (with a Biedermeier hairstyle and hat for some reason), an 18th century girl and an 18th century maid.

Fancy dress for women and girls, 1875 Austria-Hungary (modern-day Budapest, Hungary), Budapesti Bazárra

Looks like an Empire-era woman (with a Biedermeier hairstyle and hat for some reason), an 18th century girl and an 18th century maid.

The Way by James Tissot, ca 1869
The Tedious Story by James Tissot, ca 1872

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