For leaf kicking autumn strolls this c1890 Worth dress has all of the ingredients of the season. Pumpkin coloured satin and smooth cut velvet panels with flurries of flowers dotted across the bodice and skirt NGV #fashionhistory

Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Turban (c. 1827) by Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863) Dallas Museum of Art

Bust of a young woman (1874) by Heinrich von Angeli (Austrian, 1840-1925) Belvedere Museum

A Study - a young girl in a white dress by Richard Buckner (British, 1812-1883) Private collection

Profile of a Young Woman (1882) by Albert Edelfelt (Finnish, 1854-1905) Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki

The British colony of Zanzibar off the east coast of Africa. A tired nanny poses next to her ward named Farrukh Bulsara. A quarter of a century later, the boy would take the pseudonym Freddie Mercury, 1947.

Portrait of a Lady wearing a Floral Wreath (1791) by Marie-Geneviève Bouliard (French, 1763-1825) Private collection

La Florentine (1840) by Hippolyte Flandrin (French, 1809-1864) Musée d'arts Nantes

Study of an Italian Girl (1834) by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805-1873) Private collection

Lady with Black Hair (1840s) by Sturtevant J. Hamblin (American, 1817-1884) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Le chignon (c. 1865-1870) by Eva Gonzalès (French, 1849-1883) Private collection

Profile of a Young Girl (c. 1880) by Marcus Stone (British, 1840-1921) Unlocated

Portrait of a Lady, Half-Length, Wearing a Black Hat and Fur Stole (1888) by George Henry Boughton (British, 1833-1905) Private collection

Portrait of a lady by Marie Bracquemond (French, 1840-1916) Private collection

#October is slipping away: do look at our "What's New" for the month before that too slips away. We have a new podcast (yes!), four new book reviews, new artwork of all kinds! And you can take a trip to Victorian New Zealand with Anthony #Trollope, too! victorianweb.org/misc/whatsnew.…

A Lady (1895) by John William Godward (British, 1861-1922) Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Art UK

Portrait of a woman by Paul César Helleu (French, 1859-1927) Private collection

Jeune femme by Elisabeth Sonrel (French, 1874-1953) Private collection

A plain weave with a warp float, the functional description of a fabric that exudes autumnal plums and bronzes with a rich blue backdrop. Elaborate cloth for mid #1880s daywear LACMA #fashionhistory

Woman in a Blue Wrap by William McGregor Paxton (American, 1869-1941) Private collection