#mdporient

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Woman with a dove by Émile Eisman-Semenowsky, 1882

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Tatar, Turkish, Persiam and North African costumes from Thomas Jefferys' "A collection of the dresses of different nations, antient and modern", made in 1757

Habit of Tartarian princess in 1700

Habit of the Turkish lady of the grand seigniors seraglio, in 1568; Habit of the sultaness, or empress of the Turks in 1700

Morning habit of a Grecian lady in 1700; Bridal habit of a Grecian lady in 1700

Habit of a Persian lady in 1568; Habit of a lady of Persia from a modern painting

Habit of a Persian lady in 1700; Morning habit of a lady of quality in Barbary in 1700

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Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938)

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"Women on the banks of the Nile" by Emile Bernard, 1900

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Khosrow and Shirin, Bukharan School of miniature Painting, Khanate of Bukhara, Kazakhstan

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Woman in Greek Dress, after George de la Chapelle from a mid 17th century illustration

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Lady offering a flower to a prince, Safavid dynasty Iran, c. 1660-70

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Fath Ali Shah of Iran sitting on a throne surrounded by his sons, 1816-20