Male costume at the time of the Commonwealth 1659-1660, from a print of the time.

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Male costume at the time of the Commonwealth 1659-1660, from a print of the time. He wears a high lace collar, a jacket with slashed sleeves, short breeches, stockings and boots. Handcolored engraving from "Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period" drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London, Henry Bohn, 1842. The costumes were drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts and portraits. Charles and Leopold Martin were the sons of the romantic artist and mezzotint engraver John Martin (1789-1854).

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Size: 4175px × 5663px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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