This photograph and the two related images that follow depict Italian actors dressed in the military garb of 17th Century cavaliers from the time of the 30 Years War. The level of detail in the costuming is incredible and I am convinced that several of the picture items - most notably the spurs and rapiers - are actual artifacts from the 1600's. In addition these photographs have a look and feeling of actually having been taken during the 17th Century or perhaps look the way photographs would have looked had photography been invented 200 year before it actually was. Cabinet Photograph H. LeLieure - Photographer 25 Piazza Mignanelli, Rome, Italy c. 1890's