The 17th century English court

Figure 1.1. Charles II Dancing at a Ball at Court, by Hieronymus Janssens, c. 1660. Royal Collection Trust.

1660s

Silver Tissue Dress, 1660

Figure 1.2. Maker unknown, Silver Tissue Dress, 1660, Fashion Museum, Bath, source: Fashion Museum and Twitter.

Figure 1.3. Maker unknown, Silver Tissue Dress, 1660, Fashion Museum, Bath, source: RMG and WordPress.

Figure 1.4. Attributed to Gonzales Coques (Flemish), Portrait of a Married Couple in the Park, 1655-60, oil on canvas, 239.8 x 173.8 cm, Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Ident.Nr. 858, source: Google Arts & Culture.