Rijksmuseum

Ornatus Muliebris Anglicanus (De kleding van Engelse vrouwen)

Date

1640

Medium

paper

Culture

London

Institution

Rijksmuseum

The diversity of women’s apparel in England is illustrated in this extensive costume series. Hollar represented women from all ranks of society, from the humble countrywoman 1 to the elegant noblewoman 2. The more fashionable costumes are based on eyewitness observation of the ladies at the court of the Earl of Arundel, Hollar’s primary patron. They are therefore among the more reliable visual sources for costume historians.

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