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18th Century Portraits of Nobility

Engravings of aristocratic figures in grand attire, often framed, showcasing the fashion and status of notable individuals from history.

Portrait of Anna van Hannover, Princess of Oranje -Nassau, Wouter Jongman, After H. Hyning, 1712 - 1744 print BostePortret of Anna van Hannover, in dress. The portrait is caught in an oval frame with a crowned coat of arms of the portrayed person. A six -line poem in Dutch in a framework on the Pieth stable. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving crown (symbol of sovereignty)
Portrait of Anna van Hannover, Princess of Oranje -Nassau, Wouter Jongman, After H. Hyning, 1712 - 1744 print BostePortret of Anna van Hannover, in dress. The portrait is caught in an oval frame with a crowned coat of arms of the portrayed person. A six -line poem in Dutch in a framework on the Pieth stable. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving crown (symbol of sovereignty)
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Zäunemann, Sidonia Hedwig .Portrait of Hanover Anna. Portrait of Anna in an ornamented rectangle. There is a number of allegorical objects around. In a frame her name and titles.Juno and the Peacock 1780 Switzerland. Etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper . Angelica KauffmannWallerant Vaillant, Portrait of a Lady beside a Rose Bush, c 1655 Portrait of a Lady beside a Rose BushPortret van Madame de la Fayette, Etienne Fessard, After Ferdinand, 1742 print France paper engraving historical persons - BB - woman. portrait of a writerFlora. Standing woman (flora) with a horn with flowers, leaning on a basket. Left a large column.Portrait of Louise Henriëtte, princess of Orange, at the age of 12, Crispijn van den Queborn, 1640 print Portrait of Louise Henriëtte in an oval with edge. In the lower margin her name and titles. The Hague paper engraving / etchingA chalk medallion by Giovanni Battista Casanova depicting August III, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, shown in profile to the left.Portrait of William IV, Prince of Oranje -Nassau, Wolfgang Philipp Kilian, 1725 - 1732 print Portrait of William IV. A commandosta in his right hand. On the left are crown. In the middle of his weapon with a crown. There are name and titles in the lower margin. Germany paper engraving / etchingKonrad IV., King.A portrait of a young woman by Jakob van Schuppen rendered in colored chalk on brown paper.Portrait of a woman with loose hair and a bare shoulder, Portrait of a Woman, print maker: Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter, (mentioned on object), Charlemagne-Oscar Guet, (mentioned on object), publisher: J.H. Laarman, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1867, paper, etching, engraving, h 155 mm × w 97 mmSpring as a woman with floral wreath and hat for a fountain, James Mcardell, after John Michael Williams, 1752 - 1764 print London paper spring, 'Ver'; 'Primavera' (Ripa). garland, wreath. head-gear: hat. garden fountainL'agreable neglige. Dated: 1779. Medium: color aquatint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jean-François Janinet.Sacco, Johanna Painter: Tusch, Johannstecher: Kohl, Clemens (1754) Publisher: Artaria & Co.verlaysort: ViennaPortrait of Anna Maria Roth-ScholtzinCatherine de Medici. Born Caterina Maria Romola de Medici. Queen of France 1519-189. Wife of Henry II. Etching by Mercier. From the book ' Lady Jackson's Works, VI. The Court of France, II' Published London 1899.Portrait of Gomana Girolama Monti, Half-length portrait of the Gomana Girolama Monti, in an architecturally ornamental window, with a floral garland in her hand. Above the portrait a classical bas-relief with figures. At the bottom a ledge of a window sill and below that an eight-line verse in Dutch., Gomana Girolama Monti, Jacob Houbraken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1763, paper, etching, h 380 mm × w 273 mmRossi, Propza de.Aimee Cecile Renault, 1774-1794. French revolutionary accused of trying to murder Robespierre and condemned to death. Engraved by Pannemaker after Rambert from ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis BlancPortrait of Wilhelmina Frederica Sophia of Prussia. Draughtsman: Aert Schouman. After anonymous. Dating: 1770 - 1792. Measurements: h 214 mm × w 148 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Portrait of Henriëtte Catharina, Princess of Orange, Cornelis Visscher (II), After Gerard van Honthorst, 1649 print Portrait of Henriëtte Catharina in an oval. Her name in the lower margin. Haarlem paper engraving / etchingRichard Purcell, active 1746-1766, Irish, Lady George Lenox. Mezzotint.Veiled woman, looking down, anonymous, c. 1680 - 1725 print print maker: Englandpublisher: London paper veil. looking downwards (+ three-quarter view)Hales, Dorothea .Portrait of a Lady, David Loggan, 1633-1692, British, 1666, Graphite and brown wash on medium, smooth, cream vellum, Sheet: 5 5/8 × 4 3/4 inches (14.3 × 12.1 cm), earrings, figure study, pearls, portrait, womanPortrait of Hanover Anna. Portrait of Anna in an ornamented rectangle. There is a number of allegorical objects around.Portrait of Marie-Thérèse 1747 Johann Christoph Reinsperger. Portrait of Marie-Thérèse. Johann Christoph Reinsperger (German, Nuremberg 1711-1777 Vienna). 1747. Etching and engraving; state 3 of 3. PrintsBust of cutting artist Johanna Koerten to the left, head turned to the right, in an oval frame, Portrait of Johanna Koerten, print maker: Carel Jacob de Huyser, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1763 - 1804, paper, etching, engraving, h 85 mm × w 65 mmPortrait of Maria Adelheid van Savoye in an oval list, Simon Thomassin, 1696 print print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper engraving historical persons. ruler, sovereign - BB - female ruler. ornaments, jewelsPortrait of an unknown young woman, Johann Friedrich Bause, After Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1785 print paper etching anonymous historical person portrayed - BB - womanJeune dame tenant une aumônière, Print made by Abraham Blooteling, 1640-1690, Dutch, after Jan van Mieris, 1660-1690, Dutch, Published by Abraham Blooteling, 1640-1690, Dutch, between 1680 and 1690, Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 10 1/16 × 6 15/16 inches (25.5 × 17.6 cm) and Image: 8 7/8 x 6 13/16 inches (22.6 x 17.3 cm), aulmoniere, bows (costume accessories), costume, curls, dress, feather, genre subject, gown, holding, jewelry, ostrich, oval, painting (visual work), pearls, portrait, purse, ribbons (costume accessories), womanLudwid Theodor Zöllner (Lithographer) (After Rubens, Peter Paul); José de Madrazo y Agudo (Director); Real Establecimiento Litográfico de Madrid (Printer) / 'Anne of Austria, Queen of France'. 1829 - 1832. Lithographic aquatint, Crayon lithography, Pen lithography, Printing on japon, Scraper, Brush lithography on wove paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Hendrick Bary after Gerard ter Borch the Younger, Girl in a Plumed Hat Girl in a Plumed HatPortrait of Maria Louisa van Hessen-Kassel. Portrait of Maria Louisa in an ornamented rectangle. A rose in the foreground.Le Chevalier D'Éon, a man who passed as a woman. Stipple engraving by T. Chambers after R. Cosway, 1787.The egality. / Patronize Declubician / Indivisible et invincible (ti)Konrad IV., King Stecher: Custos, DominicusDation: 1601/1650Grace Dalrymple Elliott (1758-1823) was a Scottish socialite and courtesan, 1906. Artist: UnknownJohn Faber the Younger, ca. 1695-1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain, Beauties of Hampton Court: The Right Honorable Mary, Countess of Dorset. Mezzotint.Young Mother Feeds Her Child with Baby Bottle, print maker: Louis Bernard Coclers, , unknown, 1756 - 1817, paper, etching, h 178 mm × w 152 mmSophie Charlotte Albertine, Markgremäfin von Brandenburg-Bayreuth.Anne de Boleyn copy of a work of art. Charles Jacotin (French, active 1860s - 1870s)Portret van Louisa Lennox, James McArdell, after Allan Ramsay, 1759 - 1765 print London paper historical persons - BB - woman. dogMrs. Gulston, Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743-1822, British, after Hugh Douglas Hamilton, 1739-1808, British, Published by Robert Sayer, 1725-1794, British, 1771, Mezzotint and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 15 13/16 x 11 1/8 inches (40.1 x 28.3 cm), Plate: 15 9/16 x 10 7/8 inches (39.5 x 27.7 cm), and Image: 14 1/8 x 10 7/8 inches (35.9 x 27.7 cm), bow (costume accessory), bust, cap (headgear), cape (outerwear), chair, costume, frills, lace, nobility, oval, portrait, ruffle, womanPortret van Dorothea Louise Schmidt, Georg Friedrich Schmidt, 1761 print Sint-Petersburg paper etching historical persons - BB - womanOrtensia Mancini, Duchess of Mazarin 1678 Netherlands. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Gerard ValckPortrait of a distinguished lady, Caspar Netscher, 1649 - 1684 drawing Portrait of a distinguished lady, with the right hand on a garden vase, the left on a flower. prepared paper. chalk anonymous historical person portrayed aloneBoleyn, Anne .Portrait of a Young Lady of the House ofAnjou. Artist: Ottavio Leoni, Italian, 1578-1630Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721-1775, British, Miss Harriet Powell, 1771. Mezzotint (first state) on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper.Woman with bare breasts and a coin, Carel Isaak de Moor, after Jacob Adriaensz Backer, 1705 - 1751 print A young woman with bare breasts shows a coin. Leiden paper etching whore, prostitute. breasts. coinAmsterdam, Schenk, Pieter (I), Kneller, Gottfried, Portrait of Henrietta Amalia, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau, verso - stamped, Henrietta Amalia, wife of Hendrick Casimir II. She wears a string of pearls., print, prints, height 334 mm, width 246 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1660-12-26 - 1711, print maker, printmaker, 1670 - 1713, paper, papier, mezzotint, engraving, engraving (printing process), German, 1646-08-08 - 1723-10-19, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisherThe Hon. Lady Essex Mostyn, John Smith, 1652-1743, British, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1646-1723, German, active in Britain (from 1676), 1705, Mezzotint, Sheet: 14 x 10 1/2in. (35.6 x 26.7cm)Sawbridge, Catharine .The Cooper of Breteuil, Gabrielle Emilie.Vigée-Lebrun, Elisabeth .Paris, Bonnet, Louis Marin, Lagrenée, Louis Jean François (I), France, Tête de femme, Bust of a young woman, recto lower - etching, looking to the lower left. In an oval frame decorated with flowers and a ribbon., print, prints, Tiré du Cabinet de Monsieur Lagrenée Peintre du Roy, height 290 mm, width 212 mm, 1736 - 1793-10-12, print maker, printmaker, 1773 - 1773, third quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, crayonmanier, kleurdruk, 1725-01-21 - 1805-06-19, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisherChristiane Henriette Koch 1770 Germany. Engraving on paper . Johann Friedrich BauseChristiane Henriette Koch as Pelopia. Johann Friedrich Bause (Germany, Halle, 1738-1814). Germany, 1770. Prints; engravings. EngravingLady Mary Cadogan, John Dean, 1754-1798, British, after Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, 1723-1792, British, undated, Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige, laid paper, Sheet: 15 9/16 × 11 11/16 inches (39.5 × 29.7 cm) and Image: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 inches (35.2 × 27.8 cm)Titian, unknown, Sadeler, Aegidius, The beautiful slave, Portrait of Laura de' Dianti, verso lower left - stamped, Standing woman, knee-length, facing right, with negro boy next to her. With dedication to Lucas van Uffel., print, engraving, prints, engravings, Laura de' Dianti, the wife and former mistress of Duke Alfonso I d'Este. Next to her a young black servant, the wife and former mistress of Duke Alfonso I d'Este. Next to her a young black slave., height 352 mm, width 256 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1580 - 1629, paper, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1488 - 1576-08-27Queen Charlotte holding the baby Princess Charlotte. Process print after F. Cotes.La Sultane ca. 1760-90 After J. F. G. Colson. La Sultane. After J. F. G. Colson. ca. 1760-90. Etching and engraving. Jacques II Chereau (French, Blois 1688-1776 Paris). PrintsMaria Anna of Bavaria (1805-1877). Queen consort of Saxony (1836-1854) by her marriage to King Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1797-1854). Portrait. Drawing by I. Brochelon. Lithography by J.J. Martinez. "Reyes Contemporaneos" (Contemporary Kings). Volume II. Published in Madrid, 1852.Elisabeth, Princess of Parma Farnese.Francesco Polanzani after Carlo Cignani, Head of a Young Woman Head of a Young WomanPortrait of Anna van Denmark. Portrait of Anna van Denmark, Queen of England, with an urn under the portrait, a crown and scepter and a putto with a scythe and a winged hourglass as a person's personification.Robert Dunkarton, 1744-1811, British, Miss Catley in the Character of Euphrosyne, 1777. Mezzotint.Johanna of Aragonies.Sophie Charlotte Herzogin von Braunschweig und Lüneburg, 30. Oktober 1668, 1. Februar 1705, 1701 wurde sie von ihrem Mann Friedrich I. zur ersten Köni...Autumn, Print made by James Watson, 1740-1790, British, after Robert Pyle, active 1760-1768, Published by Carington Bowles, 1724-1793, British, undated, Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige, laid paper, Sheet: 15 9/16 × 11 5/16 inches (39.5 × 28.7 cm), Plate: 14 1/16 × 9 15/16 inches (35.7 × 25.2 cm), and Image: 12 9/16 × 9 15/16 inches (31.9 × 25.2 cm), autumn, figure study, fruit basket, grapes, hatPortrait of Grace Carteret, John Smith (print maker/ publisher), after Johannes Kerseboom, 1686 - 1725 print publisher: LondonEngland paper historical personsMARGARET WOFFINGTON, Painted by William HogarthClifford, Anne Lady .Princess Elzbieta Izabela Czartoryska, 1770s, (1903). Portrait of Polish noblewoman Izabela Lubomirska (1733-1816). Because of her liking for the colour blue, which she often wore, she was known as 'The Blue Marquise'. After 'The Portrait of Izabella Lubomirska of the Czartoryski family', painted c1770-1779 by Marcello Marcello Bacciarelli, in the collection of the The Wilanów Palace Museum, Warswaw, Poland. From "La Revue De L'Art Ancien et Moderne" - Volume XIV, July-December 1903, Paris, 1903Shrimps! March 25, 1782 Francesco Bartolozzi Italian. Shrimps! 396300Rouph of Varicourt, Queen Philiberte.Lady, elegantly attired, Thomas Frye, 1710-1762, Irish, after Thomas Frye, 1710-1762, Irish, 1761, Mezzotint, Sheet: 20 1/4 x 14 3/8 inches (51.4 x 36.5 cm)Deshoulères, Antoinette.Print made by John Raphael Smith, 1752-1812, British, Mrs. Mills, 1786. Mezzotint on thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper.Female portrait, draughtsman: Joh. Cleyburg, 1650 - 1670, paper, h 212 mm × w 162 mmFrancesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), The Right Honorable Harriet Viscountess Bulkeley, 1785. Engraving.Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius from around 1592 depicting Erato, the muse of love poetry, showing figure, attributes, and composition.Ramolino, Lätitia.Urania; The nine muses. A series of nine muses. Four rules Latin from Franco Estius in margin under print.Column, victory.Ann Yearsley (1753 - 1806), the "Milkwoman & Poetess." Ann was a poor milkmaid from Bristol until discovered by the famous aristocrat writer Hannah More, who encouraged her to write and helped her publish a volume of poems in 1785. The success of the book caused a jealous rivalry between the two writers. Bristol was an important port in the slave trade between Africa and the British colonies, and in 1788, Ann published "A Poem on the Inhumanity of the Slave-Trade.". Copperplate engraving by Lowry.Portrait of a young woman. Draughtsman: Gerard Sanders. Dating: 1746. Measurements: h 149 mm × w 136 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Kettle, Tilly, Watson, James, Portrait of Anne Elliott, print, prints, height mm, width mm, English, 1740 - 1790-05-20, print maker, printmaker, 1750 - 1790, paper, papier, mezzotint, 1735-01-31 - 1786Lady Broughton. Dated: 1770. Dimensions: plate: 62.2 x 38.1 cm (24 1/2 x 15 in.) sheet: 63.5 x 39.6 cm (25 x 15 9/16 in.). Medium: mezzotint on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds.Valentine Green, 1739-1813, British, Eleanor Gwynn. Mezzotint.Hendrik Goltzius, Erato, probably 1592 EratoPortrait of Sophia AntoinettaDorsch, Susanna Maria.Saskia with Pearls in Her Hair 1634 Holland. Etching and drypoint on paper . Rembrandt van RijnSchmidt, Georg Friedrich, work, The artist's wife, Dorothee Louise Viedebandt at the book, 1761, technique text: engraving and line etching, graphics, plate width 18, 1 cm, plate height 23.7 cm, leaf width 25.3 cm, leaf height 30.7 cm, image width 16.9 cm, image height 21.9 cmPrinzessin.Portrait of Lucy, Countess of Carlyle in an ornamental list, Pierre Lombard, After Anthony Van Dyck, c. 1660 - c. 1663 print print maker: Londonpublisher: ParisFrance paper engraving historical persons - BB - woman. nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthood. frame of painting, etc.Apiudia.