Lady of rank from the reign of Edward IV, 1461-1470.


Lady of rank from the reign of Edward IV, 1461-1470. From Montfaucon. She wears a tall hat, long veil, fur-trimmed dress over a full skirt. 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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