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Some wear sheer aprons. The lady on the right wears a mantua. The men's long, narrow coats are trimmed with gold braid. c.1730–1740. Fashion in the period 1700–1750 in European and European-influenced countries is characterized by a widening silhouette for both men and women following the tall, narrow look of the 1680s and 90s.
Name Life Years active Country of origin Comments Jerry Abershawe: 1773–1795 United Kingdom: Last executed highwayman to have his body put on public display in England. James Aitken: 1752–1777 United Kingdom: A mercenary who committed acts of sabotage in Royal Navy naval dockyards during the American Revolutionary War in 1776–77. John ...
During the winter of 1807–1808, he explored the area that is now Yellowstone and the Tetons. He is widely considered to be the first mountain man. [5] Craig, Bill: 1807–1869 United States Culbertson, Alexander: 1809–1879 1829–1858, 1868–1878 Drips, Andrew 1789–1860 Drouillard, George: 1774–1810 1804–1810 United States
Addas (7th century) an enslaved Christian boy who lived in Taif during the time of Muhammad, who was supposedly the first person from the western province of Taif to convert to Islam. [4] [5] Adriaan de Bruin (c. 1700–1766), earlier called Tabo Jansz, was an enslaved servant in the Dutch Republic who ended up a free man in Hoorn, North Holland.
The women's sack-back gowns and the men's coats over long waistcoats are characteristic of this period. Fashion in the years 1750–1775 in European countries and the colonial Americas was characterised by greater abundance, elaboration and intricacy in clothing designs, loved by the Rococo artistic trends of the period.
Men's felt hats were worn with the brims flat rather than cocked or turned up. Men and women wore shoes with shoe buckles (when they could afford them). Men who worked with horses wore boots. [25] During the French Revolution, men's costume became particularly emblematic of the movement of the people and the upheaval of the aristocratic French ...
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCI), to December 31, 1700 (MDCC).. It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, [1] the French Grand Siècle dominated by Louis ...
Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Notes Blessed Didacus Joseph of Cadiz: 1743: Cádiz, Spain: 1801 Joseph Pignatelli: 1737: Saragossa, Spain: 1811 Blessed Giles Mary of St. Joseph: 1729 1812 Blessed Peter Ou 1814 Augustine Zhao Rong 1815 Francis Bianchi: 1743 1815 John Gabriel Taurin Dufresse: 1750 1815 Bishop of Sichuan Province