Cape Collection (page 6)

Man's costume in the time of King Henry VIII (1491-1547), wearing a short jacket, a cape, a collar (strawberry)
FLO4672222 Man's costume in the time of King Henry VIII (1491-1547), wearing a short jacket, a cape, a collar (strawberry), trousers and shoes with square toe

Blanche de la Tour (1342-1342), daughter of Edward III (1312-1377). Dead child represented by a young woman after her
FLO4672143 Blanche de la Tour (1342-1342), daughter of Edward III (1312-1377). Dead child represented by a young woman after her monument in St Edward's Chapel in Westminster (England)

William of Hatfield (1337-1337), second son of Edward III (1312-1377). Dead as a child
FLO4672090 William of Hatfield (1337-1337), second son of Edward III (1312-1377). Dead as a child, he was represented as a young man, after his effigy of the cathedral of York Minster (England)

Lady Jane (Jeanne) Grey (1537-1554) (nicknamed "the queen of nine days"), 1553
FLO4656895 Lady Jane (Jeanne) Grey (1537-1554) (nicknamed "the queen of nine days"), 1553. She wears a crimson velvet cape lined with ermine, brocade dress, necklace, girdle and headdress

Empress Maria Theresa (Marie Therese of Austria, 1717-1780), Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, 1747
FLO4655513 Empress Maria Theresa (Marie Therese of Austria, 1717-1780), Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, 1747. She wears a crimson cape lined with ermine over a green dress with lace sleeves

Cape or Siberian Mole and common hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus, Scapanus townsendii
5856436 Cape or Siberian Mole and common hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus, Scapanus townsendii; (add.info.: Cape or Siberian Mole and common hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus)

Student with book, sword, and knife hanging from his belt, in doublet, cape, hose and shoes, 17th century
5912937 Student with book, sword, and knife hanging from his belt, in doublet, cape, hose and shoes, 17th century. L'ecolier. Chromolithograph by Louis Rene Letronne after an illustration by Th

Woman wearing an English-style dress with peasant bonnet and hair in ringlets
5856321 Woman wearing an English-style dress with peasant bonnet and hair in ringlets.; (add.info.: Woman wearing an English-style dress with peasant bonnet and hair in ringlets)

Blind beggar with walking stick attended by a young boy, frequently seen at Finsbury Square and Bunhill Row, London
FLO5000772 Blind beggar with walking stick attended by a young boy, frequently seen at Finsbury Square and Bunhill Row, London

Costume of the Swedes in the 16th century. Illustration From Andrew Swinton (18th-19th century) Travels into Norway
FLO4722233 Costume of the Swedes in the 16th century. Illustration From Andrew Swinton (18th-19th century) Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792

Noble Namaqua woman of South Africa. She wears a robe with beaded belt, necklace and armbands
FLO4722766 Noble Namaqua woman of South Africa. She wears a robe with beaded belt, necklace and armbands. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Albanian soldier with dagger in waistband, heavy cloak, cap and boots. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville
FLO4721964 Albanian soldier with dagger in waistband, heavy cloak, cap and boots. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More

Paris in Phrygian battledress, and Assyrian king Sardanapalus in regal cloak
FLO4703771 Paris in Phrygian battledress, and Assyrian king Sardanapalus in regal cloak. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Creon, King of Corinth, in Greek regal costume with diadem. King Agamemnon in chamys with sceptre and parazonium
FLO4703753 Creon, King of Corinth, in Greek regal costume with diadem. King Agamemnon in chamys with sceptre and parazonium (dagger)

KETHAM, Johannes de (second half 15th century-begin 16th). German physician living in Italy at the end of the fifteenth
CUL4871714 KETHAM, Johannes de (second half 15th century-begin 16th). German physician living in Italy at the end of the fifteenth century

Students of the University of Padua and a farmer selling her products, Italy, years 1580
NWI4870376 Students of the University of Padua and a farmer selling her products, Italy, years 1580.; (add.info.: Students of the University of Padua and a farmer selling her products, Italy)

Fashion: Couple costume of the German bourgeoisie, beginning of the 15th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4957047 Fashion: Couple costume of the German bourgeoisie, beginning of the 15th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Fashion: Couple costume of the German bourgeoisie)

Jean-Vincent, Baron de Saint-Castin, 1600s
NWI4951537 Jean-Vincent, Baron de Saint-Castin, 1600s.; (add.info.: Jean-Vincent, Baron de Saint-Castin, 1600s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Cape parakeet, Psittacus capensis. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4683623 Cape parakeet, Psittacus capensis. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Chevelier of the order of the shoe or of Saint Mark of the serene republic of Venice - Knights of the Calza
FLO4686552 Chevelier of the order of the shoe or of Saint Mark of the serene republic of Venice - Knights of the Calza, (silk stocking), a Venetian order of chivalry, after Vittorio Carpaccio

Native of North America, after Cartias, National Library, 1780. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet
FLO4686542 Native of North America, after Cartias, National Library, 1780. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes Etrangers Anciens et

Noblewoman of Nuremberg, after Josse Amman, 1586 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from the Pauquet
FLO4686419 Noblewoman of Nuremberg, after Josse Amman, 1586 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Foreign Fashions and Costumes Ancient

Knight Templar in travelling dress, 16th century (woodcut)
2604088 Knight Templar in travelling dress, 16th century (woodcut); (add.info.: Knight Templar in travelling dress. Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon)

Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch (1750 - 1843)
2603693 Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch (1750 - 1843); (add.info.: Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch (1750 - 1843) Scottish general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars

Pierre I of Castille called the the cruel or vigilante, King of Castile and Leon (1350-1366) (marble)
CUL4932365 Pierre I of Castille called the the cruel or vigilante, King of Castile and Leon (1350-1366) (marble); (add.info.: Sculpture on marble. Madrid)

A view of Table Bay and Table Mountain, 1860 (engraving)
1579621 A view of Table Bay and Table Mountain, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting a view of Table Bay and Table Mountain, Cape of Good Hope. Dated 1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Cape Cod fisherman washing fish. Wood engraving from Harper's Monthly, New York, 1875
530451 Cape Cod fisherman washing fish. Wood engraving from Harper's Monthly, New York, 1875.; Universal History Archive/UIG

19th century lady looking at postmark
673374 19th century lady looking at postmark; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Lady looking at postmark); Universal History Archive/UIG

History of Cycling: Pacing Triplet (colour litho)
8668526 History of Cycling: Pacing Triplet (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pacing Triplet)

Jodocus Hondius map showing the Straits of Magellan and Terra del Fueogo
5310318 Jodocus Hondius map showing the Straits of Magellan and Terra del Fueogo; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving based on Jodocus Hondius map showing the Straits of Magellan and Terra del Fueogo)

Vincent de Valverde, and the Inca emperor Atahualpa, 1880 (engraving)
5313674 Vincent de Valverde, and the Inca emperor Atahualpa, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: The Dominican friar Vincenzo Di Valverde shows a book of scriptures to the indigenous Cape Atahcalpa)

Men of the Lower Rhine region (Netherlands), circa 1400 - Men from the lower Rhine area, 1400s
NWI4956957 Men of the Lower Rhine region (Netherlands), circa 1400 - Men from the lower Rhine area, 1400s. Antique hand-colored print; (add.info.: Men of the Lower Rhine region (Netherlands)

Costumes of the people of Java, Indonesia. Man in cap and skirt, nobleman in cotton robe with cudgel, woman in sarong
FLO4624264 Costumes of the people of Java, Indonesia. Man in cap and skirt, nobleman in cotton robe with cudgel, woman in sarong, female dancer, and man in loincloth

Cape hyrax, Procavia capensis 1, coney, Procavia capensis syriacus 2, and groundhog, Marmota monax 3
FLO4574050 Cape hyrax, Procavia capensis 1, coney, Procavia capensis syriacus 2, and groundhog, Marmota monax 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur

Teetotal blind beggar who sold halfpenny ballads on the beggars road near Bethnal Green
FLO5000815 Teetotal blind beggar who sold halfpenny ballads on the beggars road near Bethnal Green. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Doctor in Music, Oxford University. In velvet cap, robes and holding a musical score
FLO4688643 Doctor in Music, Oxford University. In velvet cap, robes and holding a musical score. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England

Noblewoman of northern Germany after Abraham de Bruyn, 1581 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet
FLO4686359 Noblewoman of northern Germany after Abraham de Bruyn, 1581 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Foreign Fashions and Costumes Ancient

Gentleman, reign of Louis XIII, 1642. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Abraham Bosse (1604-1676)
FLO4686038 Gentleman, reign of Louis XIII, 1642. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Abraham Bosse (1604-1676)

British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): an Irish sage and a heraldic bard wearing his harp - Forte
FLO4608234 British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): an Irish sage and a heraldic bard wearing his harp - Forte water by Robert Havell (1793-1878)

Portrait of Tristan l'Hermite (died c 1478), a french political and military figure of the late Middle Ages
ELD4935632 Portrait of Tristan l'Hermite (died c 1478), a french political and military figure of the late Middle Ages

The Political Caricature (1830), Satirical in Colors, 1831_10_20: Basard Fetus Heredite
ICA4930801 The Political Caricature (1830), Satirical in Colors, 1831_10_20: Basard Fetus Heredite, Count of Averton Dead-Ne - Monarchy - Illustration by Eugene-Hippolyte Forest (1808-1891)

Costume of Granville
5855758 Costume of Granville; (add.info.: Costume of Granville. This woman is a fish merchant, and wears a woollen cape, violet stockings and black shoes)

St Nicholas in bishop's robes and St. George slaying a dragon, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912634 St Nicholas in bishop's robes and St. George slaying a dragon, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: St Nicholas in bishop's robes and St. George slaying a dragon. St)

Cape Aitonia, Aitonia capensis
5856348 Cape Aitonia, Aitonia capensis; (add.info.: A branch of Cape aitonia, Aitonia capensis, with many curly leaves and pale pink flowers, and a large pink angular berry at its base)

German women's costumes of the late 15th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912631 German women's costumes of the late 15th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: German women's costumes of the late 15th century)

Couple, fashion Germany in the 17th century. Colour engraving
NWI4957109 Couple, fashion Germany in the 17th century. Colour engraving; (add.info.: Couple, fashion Germany in the 17th century. Colour engraving); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Nerine humilis (Pale pink nerine, Nerine pulchella). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical
FLO4581035 Nerine humilis (Pale pink nerine, Nerine pulchella). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by William Herbert from William Curtis Botanical Magazine

Bronze Age costume: barbaric couple of Europe. 19th century coloring engraving
NWI4856789 Bronze Age costume: barbaric couple of Europe. 19th century coloring engraving.; (add.info.: Bronze Age costume: barbaric couple of Europe)

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"Cape: A Symbol of Faith, Adventure, and Elegance" From the serene presence of Saint Therese de Lisieux to the breathtaking beauty of Knysna in South Africa, the cape has captivated hearts throughout history. Just like a cape gracefully drapes over one's shoulders, it is a symbol of protection and devotion. In Maurice Elvey's film "The Lodger, " Ivor Novello dons a mysterious cape that adds an air of intrigue to his character. Similarly, Basil Rathbone exudes intellect and mystery as Sherlock Holmes with his iconic deerstalker caped silhouette. But they are not limited to human figures alone; they also adorn majestic vessels like H. M. S. Warspite and RMS Windsor Castle at Capetown harbor. These ships proudly display their capes as they sail through vast oceans, carrying stories from distant lands. John Everett Millais' painting "My First Sermon" depicts a young boy wearing a small cape while contemplating life's mysteries in church—a reminder that even the smallest gestures can hold great significance. Nature too embraces the allure of capes. The Baltimore Beacon on Sherkin Island and Cape Clear in West Cork stand tall against crashing waves—silent guardians protecting those who venture near. Meanwhile, Lycaon pictus roams African savannas with its distinctive coat resembling a cape—an embodiment of strength and adaptability. Flowers such as Nerine humilis bloom delicately in vibrant hues reminiscent of cardinal vestments from centuries past—each petal unfolding like layers upon layers of fabric forming an exquisite cape for nature itself. Whether worn by saints or actors, adorning landscapes or animals alike—the cape transcends time and culture to become an emblematic garment embodying faith, adventure, elegance, and protection for all who dare to wear it.