The Gallery holds the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. Search over 215,000 works, 150,000 of which are illustrated from the 16th Century to the present day.

Advanced Collection search

Search the Collection

The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons

(1824-1851), Fashion magazine

Artist associated with 4 portraits
The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons (London) was a monthly magazine with a wide circulation which was, like La Belle Assemblée, published by John Bell. Its plates were slightly larger than others of the time, being square with up to six figures. Mrs Mary Ann Bell, whose creations had previously appeared in La Belle Assemblée, transferred the rights to reproduce her designs to this, and it included extensive advertising for her shop. William Wolfe Alais designed the best of its plates, many of which were copies of French ones, and it still issued its own copied plates in the 1860s and 70s when nearly every English magazine imported them from France. It was the first fashion magazine to include paper patterns from 1850.

Tell us More

 Like voting
is closed

Thanks for Liking

Please Like other favourites!
If they inspire you please support our work.

Make a donation

List Thumbnail

'Newest Fashions for January 1831. Fashionable Head Dresses', published in The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons - NPG D47655

'Newest Fashions for January 1831. Fashionable Head Dresses'

published in The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons
hand-coloured etching, published January 1831
NPG D47655

'Newest Fashions for November 1831. Morning and Evening Dresses. Dress for the Theatres', published in The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons - NPG D47657

'Newest Fashions for November 1831. Morning and Evening Dresses. Dress for the Theatres'

published in The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons
hand-coloured etching, line and stipple engraving, published November 1831
NPG D47657

'Newest Fashions for November 1831. Morning and Evening Dresses', published in The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons - NPG D47658

'Newest Fashions for November 1831. Morning and Evening Dresses'

published in The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons
hand-coloured etching, line and stipple engraving, published November 1831
NPG D47658

'Newest Fashions for August 1831. Morning Dresses', published in The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons - NPG D47659

'Newest Fashions for August 1831. Morning Dresses'

published in The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons
hand-coloured etching, line and stipple engraving, published August 1831
NPG D47659

Category

Tell us more back to top

Can you tell us more about this person? Spotted an error, information that is missing (a sitter’s life dates, occupation or family relationships, or a date of portrait for example) or do you know anything that we don't know? If you have information to share please complete the form below.

If you require information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service. You can buy a print of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at £6 for unframed prints, £25 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, please use our Rights and Images service.

Please note that we cannot provide valuations.

We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.

What can you tell us?close

There are occasions when we are unsure of the identity of a sitter or artist, their life dates, occupation or have not recorded their family relationships. Sometimes we have not recorded the date of a portrait. Do you have specialist knowledge or a particular interest about any aspect of the portrait or sitter or artist that you can share with us? We would welcome any information that adds to and enhances our information and understanding about a particular portrait, sitter or artist.

Citationclose

How do you know this? Please could you let us know your source of information.

* Permission to publish (Privacy information)
Privacy Informationclose

The National Portrait Gallery will NOT use your information to contact you or store for any other purpose than to investigate or display your contribution. By ticking permission to publish you are indicating your agreement for your contribution to be shown on this collection item page. Please note your email address will not be displayed on the page nor will it be used for any marketing material or promotion of any kind.

Please ensure your comments are relevant and appropriate. Your contributions must be polite and with no intention of causing trouble. All contributions are moderated.

Your Emailclose

Contributions are moderated. We'll need your email address so that we can follow up on the information provided and contact you to let you know when your contribution has been published.

Watch

Our channel

View a wide collection of video content on our YouTube channel from past projects to our latest films.

Sit back and watch

Artist and sitter interviews

Get insights into creating portraiture from BP Portrait Award 2020 artists and their sitters.

Explore behind the scenes

Sleeping Awake

Watch our film created to say ‘goodbye’ to the Gallery before we closed for our major transformation project.

Hear our story