EditorialKnight of the Garter, in ceremonial robes, velvet cape, crimson velvet girdle, sword and hanger, 19thC. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England, Scotland and Ireland, Ackermann, 1827.
EditorialFanny Cooper as Helena, Athenian lady, in Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream," mid 19thC. Miss Cooper (1814-1872) was an English actress who performed at Sadler's Wells. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's "Female Costumes Historical,...