Edwardian Elegance


The Edwardian Era in Great Britain began in 1901.  Although King Edward VII died in 1910, many historians "extend" his era to include the WWI years, ending it with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.  During the War years John William Waterhouse was painting his final works, and the career of John Singer Sargent was still thriving.  Other notable Edwardians include the writers George Bernard Shaw, G.K. Chesterton, Beatrix Potter, Kenneth Grahame, Lucy Maude Montgomery, and P.G. Wodehouse, and the composer Edward Elgar.  It was, of course, an era of elegance in men's and women's fashion.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwardian_era

Mrs Charles Schreiber
Mrs Charles Schreiber
John William Waterhouse

Portrait of the Marchesa Luisa Casati, with a Greyhound
Portrait of the Marchesa Luisa Casati, with a Greyhound
Giovanni Boldini

Miss Betty Pollock
Miss Betty Pollock
John William Waterhouse

The Love Letter
The Love Letter
Frank Cadogan Cowper

Walking in the Bois de Boulogne
Walking in the Bois de Boulogne
Giovanni Boldini

The Black Sash
The Black Sash
Giovanni Boldini

Repose
Repose
John Singer Sargent

Sweet Solitude
Sweet Solitude
Edmund Blair Leighton

Portrait of Mrs. Howard-Johnston (Dolly Baird of Dunbarton)
Portrait of Mrs. Howard-Johnston (Dolly Baird of Dunbarton)
Giovanni Boldini

Lord Ribblesdale
Lord Ribblesdale
John Singer Sargent

Matinee afternoon, Picadilly Circus (study)
Matinee afternoon, Picadilly Circus (study)
Arthur Hacker

Mrs A. P. Henderson
Mrs A. P. Henderson
John William Waterhouse

Dorothy
Dorothy
Sir Frank Dicksee

The Confession
The Confession
Hon John Collier

Sentence of Death
Sentence of Death
Hon John Collier

Portrait of the Countess Zichy
Portrait of the Countess Zichy
Giovanni Boldini

A Portrait in Black and White
A Portrait in Black and White
Briton Rivière

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