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| Madame
Verbiest, by Gonzales Coques. 1664. One of the first pictorial representations of straight-edged lace . |
Henrietta
Maria, wife of Charles I. of England, from a painting by Van Dyck. |
Portrait
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, showing the lace head-dress called Fontange. |
Jean
Baptiste Colbert, Minister of Louis XIV., who established the great lace factories at Alencon and elsewhere. |
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| Henry,
Prince of Wales, Son of King James I., in elaborate collar trimmed with Punto in Aria of very beautiful design. |
George
Digby, Earl of Bristol (1612-1677). |
"The
Foolish Virgins" by Abraham Bosse. The flat lace collars are characteristic of the period. |
George
Savile, Marquis of Halifax (1633-1695). |