Victorian Era
1898
Cléo de Mérode: The Iconic French Belle Époque Icon (1898)
This portrait features Cléo de Mérode (1875–1966), a celebrated French dancer and one of the most photographed women of ...
Victorian Era
1876-1880
Lord Robert Bulwer-Lytton: Viceroy of India in the Victorian Era
This portrait captures Lord Robert Bulwer-Lytton, the 1st Earl of Lytton, during his tenure as Viceroy and Governor-Gene...
Victorian Era
1880-1899
British Colonial Life: Officer Relaxing in India, Late 1800s
This striking historical photograph captures the quintessential lifestyle of the British Raj in India during the late 19...
Victorian Era
1880
Two Sumo Wrestlers in Meiji Japan, 1880 by Raimund von Stillfried
This striking photograph, captured around 1880 by the Austrian-born photographer Baron Raimund von Stillfried, provides ...
Victorian Era
1865
Rare 1865 Portrait of a Japanese Samurai by Felice Beato
This striking portrait, captured in 1865 by the pioneering travel photographer Felice Beato, provides a rare, authentic ...
Victorian Era
1849
Rare 1849 Daguerreotype of Frédéric Chopin: A Colorized Portrait
This striking image is a colorized version of one of the few known photographs of the legendary Polish composer and virt...