22 Stunning Vintage Photos of Beautiful Black Ladies From the Victorian Era

Portrait of beautiful Victorian lady

beautiful black ladies in victorian era

Young Victorian woman, ca. 1880s

beautiful black ladies in victorian era

Sara Forbes Bonetta, Brighton, 1862

beautiful black ladies in victorian era

Soprano Marie Selika Williams, known as the “queen of staccato,” became the first black artist to perform at the White House, 1878

beautiful black ladies in victorian era

Victorian lady

beautiful black ladies in victorian era

Woman with a fan made of feathers, ca. 1880s

Young lady posing with hat

Young Victorian girl

Victorian lady on a sofa

These two classy ladies have set the standard so high


Portrait of an African American young woman

Before Lupita N’yongo, this darling captured our hearts