British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): an Irish sage and a heraldic bard wearing...

British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): an Irish sage and a heraldic bard wearing his harp - Forte water by Robert Havell (1793-1878) from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith (1776-1859), from Samuel Meyrick's original costume of the inhabitants of the British islands, 1821 - Irish ollamh (dignified philosopher) and a filidhe (herald bard), Pre-roman era - The ollamh wears a saffron cota (tunic), cochal (cloak) and trousers, the filidhe wears white robes and hood, and carries a harp - Handcoloured aquatint by R. Havell from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Samuel Meyrick's Costume of the London Original Inhabitants of the British Islands,, 1821