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Wide Brimmed Hats - Source Images


These are some of the 17th century images that have inspired my Cavalier hats. Many of these images link to larger versions.
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Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1648
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Portrait of Prince Wladyslaw IV Vasa by Peter Paul Rubens, -1624-1630
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1576 Detail from John Foxe's woodcut depicting Anne Askew's story of examination and martyrdom. Awesome wide brimmed hat! Link to full image. Not many other hats in it, though :(
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Detail from Martin Van Cleve, Fete de St Georges
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By Jacob De Gheyn, 1608 Link to this and a lot of other De Gheyn images
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By Abraham_Bosse 1635 Link to full image
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From the Rijksmuseum in Amserdam
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Detail from Rembrandt's: "'De Staalmeesters" 1662
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Schuttersmaaltijd ter viering van de Vrede van Munster, Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1648
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Detail from Rembrandt's Portrait of Jan Six, 1654

Ladies in Cavaliaer Hats

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The images below are from 1645, by Wenceslaus Hollar, who published a series of engravings depicting the costume of women in England. He was a 17th century engraver who was born in Prague, and spent most of his career in England. He published over two thousand drawings.
Click to view a series of Wenceslau Hollar Images.
And Click here to view some more 1640s  Hollar Fashion engravings. :)
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