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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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Portrait of Dutch poet Lucretia Wilhelmina van Merken, sitting in front of a table with in front of her inkwell, a book and a sheet of paper, in her hand a quill. Portrait of Lucretia Wilhelmina van Merken, print maker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Hendrik Pothoven, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1792, paper, etching, engraving, h 192 mm × w 143 mmLady Tennyson Made 1888-1898 England. Photogravure, plate 7 from the album Lord Tennyson and his Friends (1893); edition 138/140 . Henry Herschel Hay CameronJacquet, Katharina.Copper engraving and etching by Nicolas de Poilly created between 1633 and 1696 depicting Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria, showing royal attire and insignia.The Artist's Sister-in-Law 1740 Johann Gottlieb Glume German. The Artist's Sister-in-Law 392911Theodora, circa 870 - 916, a senatrix and serenissima vestaratrix of RomePortrait of a princess. Portrait of a princess, possibly fredera Sophia Wilhelmina van Prussen or Marie-Sophie-Frederique, Queen of Denmark. She leans on a piastal, on which a flower basket stands a big vase, a portrait of a man in her left hand.Jean Daullé (French, 1703-1763) after Pierre Mignard II (French, 1640 - 1725). Portrait of Catherine Marguerite Mignard, Comtesse de Fouquière, Daughter of the Painter Pierre Mignard, 1735. Engraving on laid paper. Plate: 470 mm x 315 mm (18.5 in. x 12.4 in.). Second of two states. Italy/Holland: 'Petronia, wife of Vitellius, Emperor of Rome' (1st Century), line engraving by Aegidus Sadeler, after Titian, 17th CenturyPortrait of a woman.The bust of the girl in shepherd's dress, with violin philis (in the style of painting Caravaggicists Utrechcki, like images of Gerrita van Honthorst) unknown, Honthorst, Gerard van (1590 1656), Le BlondPrint made by John Simon, 1675-1755, French, Her Royal Highness, the Princess Amelia, undated. Mezzotint.Ann Elliott Morris. Date: c. 1800. Watercolor on ivory. Museum: NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.Maria Theresia, Roman-German Empress Copper engraving by Johann Christoph von Reinsperger after painting by Jean Etienne LiotardPierre Michel Alix after Jean François Garnerey, Charlotte Corday Charlotte CordayMiss Wynyard, Print made by John Finlayson, 1730-1776, British, after Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, 1723-1792, British, 1771, Mezzotint (second state) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 19 7/8 × 13 7/8 inches (50.5 × 35.2 cm) and Image: 17 7/8 × 13 7/8 inches (45.4 × 35.2 cm)Portrait of Elizabeth, consort of Philip IV of Spain. Draughtsman: Pieter Claesz. Soutman. After Peter Paul Rubens. Dating: 1638 - 1643. Measurements: h 243 mm × w 183 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Owenson, Sydney .Christina or Kristina of Sweden, 1626-1689, Queen of Sweden, historical illustrationPortrait of a woman, to the left.Miss Theophila Palmer, Print made by John Raphael Smith, 1752-1812, British, after Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, 1723-1792, British, 1777, Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige, laid paper, Sheet: 17 13/16 × 11 15/16 inches (45.2 × 30.3 cm), Plate: 15 1/16 × 11 1/16 inches (38.3 × 28.1 cm), and Image: 13 5/8 × 11 inches (34.6 × 27.9 cm)Death of Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, in 30BC. She holds a poisonous asp at her breast. In agate and dactylotheca from the collection of the art dealer Thomas Moore Slade. Mezzotint copperplate engraving by John Spilsbury from his Collection of Fifty Prints from Antique Gems, John Boydell, London, 1785.Elizabeth, Countess of Northumberland, Richard Houston, ca. 1721-1775, British, after Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, 1723-1792, British, undated, Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream, laid paper, Sheet: 20 1/4 × 14 3/8 inches (51.4 × 36.5 cm), Plate: 19 7/16 × 13 9/16 inches (49.4 × 34.4 cm), and Image: 18 1/16 × 13 1/2 inches (45.9 × 34.3 cm)Léveillé, Jean-Augustin, Bust of a woman with a high wig, verso center - stamped, Bust of a woman, in profile to the right, with a high collar and a high hairstyle or wig., print, prints, height 106 mm, width 87 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1750 - 1800, third quarter 18th century, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, crayon manner, color printingPortrait of Van Marina Mniszech, Tsarina Van Rusland, Nicolas Maurin, After Anonymous, After Antoni Oleszczynski, c. 1826 - 1852 print Wife of Tsar False Dimitri I. Paris paper historical persons. emperor - BB - female rulerPortrait of the Amalie AugusteCharles Prince de Ligne -, officer, Johann Hieronymus Delete Kohl -, publishing houseHistorical Background for Franklin's Commemoration. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and PersonnelMiss Kitty Fisher, Richard Purcell, active 1746-1766, Irish, after Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, 1723-1792, British, 1759, Mezzotint on medium, alightly textured, beige, laid paper, Sheet: 14 1/16 × 10 1/16 inches (35.7 × 25.6 cm) and Image: 12 1/4 × 9 7/8 inches (31.1 × 25.1 cm)Morning Gilles Edme Petit French. Morning 388453Copper engraving by Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen depicting Marie Louise von Thurn and Taxis, created between 1664 and 1708.Portrait of the Frederick III Army Lucker, Rhine Graph of Salm. .Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765-1815). Model, actress. Mistress of Lord Nelson and muse of George Romney. Engraving, 1883.Tête de Flore. Dated: 1769. Medium: crayon-manner engraving in blue, black, and red. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Louis-Marin Bonnet after François Boucher.Ax, Margaretha.. Portrait of an unknown woman with hat on the head, dressed according to fashion from early 17th century, sitting to the left, at a table, the left hand resting on a book.Mary Anne Fitzherbert, née Smythe, 26 July 1756 - 27 March 1837, an Englishwoman of the Roman Catholic faith and the first wife of the future King George IV of Great Britain / Maria Anne Fitzherbert, geborene Smythe, 26. Juli 1756 - 27. März 1837, eine Engländerin römisch-katholischen Glaubens und die erste Ehefrau des späteren Königs Georg IV. von Großbritannien, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,. Portrait of Anne Windham. Anne Windham as a child. She's next to a vase with flowers. A garden in the background.John Smith, 1652-1743, British, The Lady Frances and the Lady Catherine Jones Daughters to the Right Honorable Richard Earl of Ranleagh. Mezzotint.Portrait of Caroline Mathilde van Wales, James Watson (print maker), After Francis Cotes, 1766 - c. 1770 print paper historical persons - BB - woman. pearl; pearl necklaceStates of Holland and West Friesland, Amsterdam, Schenk, Pieter (I), Portrait of the calligrapher Jacob Gadelle, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 243 mm, width 175 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1660-12-26 - 1711, print maker, printmaker, 1670 - 1713, paper, papier, mezzotint, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever van privilegeMaria Duchess of Brunswick, Born Duchess of Wurttemburg 1500-1599 Germany. Charcoal on ivory laid paper, cut out and edge- mounted to buff laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper . Christoph SchwarzMaria: François Spivedier, after Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, 1649 - 1681 print paper engraving / etching Mary (without the Christ-child)Copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem from the late 15th century depicting a girl holding a trophy in a half-length composition, showing attire and expression.Portrait of Vittoria Colonna; Italian portraits. Portrait of the Italian poet vittoria colonna.Portrait of a woman, to the left. Draughtsman: Mattheus Verheyden. Dating: 1710 - 1777. Measurements: h 244 mm × w 220 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Portrait of Hortense Mancini, Duchess of Mazarin, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 132 mm, width 82 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1724 - 1724, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), supervisionKleist, Ewald Christian von.Miss Bosville, James Watson, 1740-1790, British, after Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, 1723-1792, British, 1775, MezzotintMARIE ANTOINETTE defends herself at her trial, but fails to convnce the judges that she should not be executed. Date: 1755 - 1793Portrait of Wilhelmina van Pruisen, Anonymous, 1767 - 1849 print Portrait of Wilhelmina in an oval. Her name and title in a frame. Low Countries paper engraving / etchingSieveri (MH 195) Antoine Van Dyck (1599-1641). Sieveri (MH 195). Water-strong on paper, chisel., 1641.Mary Russell Mitford (1787-1855), English Poet and Dramatist, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company, NePortrait of Fenna Mastenbroek, writer and poet in Harlingen, Netherlands, print maker: Philippus Velijn, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1797 - 1836, paper, etching, engraving, h 132 mm - w 105 mmPortraT van Johanne Charlotte Unzer, Johann Christian Gottfried Fritzsch, 1735 - 1782 print paper engraving historical persons - BB - woman. bookshelves. writing tools. book'Portrait of Princess Catherine Talleyrand'. France, Between 1806 and 1807. Dimensions: 23x17,8 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Pierre Paul Proudhon.Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Fish, Marquise de.Libyan Sibille, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1601 print Bust of the Libyan Sibille. She holds an olive branch in her right hand. The performance is caught in a medallion with a border script in Latin. In the margin a six -line caption in Latin. Print from a series with the twelve Sibilles. Cologne paper engraving sibyls (with NAME)Josepha Hortensia Fueger, as Emilia Galotti, 1766-1810, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknownBust of a young woman with a bow in the hair; The femme tête. Bust of a young woman looking over her shoulder may be the daughter of François Boucher, Jean-Elisabeth Victoire. She is wearing a bow in her hair and a rose on her dress.Luise, Princess of France.Violante Beatrice Siries, Italian painter, 17091783. Born in Florence and studied under Hyacinthe Rigaud and François Boucher before she married Giuseppe Cerroti. In gown with flowers in her hair, holding palette, paintbrushes and mahl stick, with portrait. Pittrice. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Antonio Pazzi after Giuseppe Magni after a self portrait by the artist from Francesco Moucke's Museo Florentino (Museum Florentinum), Serie di Ritratti de Pittori (Series of Portraits of Painters) stamperia Mouckiana, Florence, 1752-62.Mary, Queen of Scots January 1, 1788 John Keyse Sherwin British. Mary, Queen of Scots. John Keyse Sherwin (British, East Dean, Sussex 1751-1790 London). January 1, 1788. Engraving. Thomas Cadell the Elder (British, Bristol 1742-1802 London). Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542-1587 Fotheringhay). PrintsPortrait of Johann Jakob Werner, print maker: Christian Daniel Gotthard Rockstroh, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, (mentioned on object), 1737 - 1799, paper, etching, h 215 mm - w 160 mmJohann Peter Pichler's red chalk portrait depicts Archduchess Marie Christine in a half-length pose facing right.Kaunitz-Rietberg, Wenzel Anton Prince of.Portrait of Gerard Dou. Portrait of the painter Gerard Dou in oval table. Dou bear a hat with a plume. Bust to the left.Portrait of an unknown woman with fan, 1660 print This print is part of an album. paper etching anonymous historical person portrayed alone - BB - woman. fanCicely More, aged 20, was the daughter of Sir Thomas More. In 1525, she married Giles Heron, a ward of More. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Marie Anne Bourlier after a portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger from Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, John Chamberlaine, London, 1812.Lady Elisabeth Pernyman.Half-figure of standing nude woman, Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733, draughtsman: Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733, paper, counterproof, h 210 mm × w 157 mmRijn, Rembrandt van, Riedel, Johann Anton, Portrait of an unknown smiling woman, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 128 mm, width 106 mm, German, 1736-08-05 - 1816-04-01, print maker, printmaker, 1746 - 1816, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08Print, Magdalen, ca. 1775-1800; Print Maker: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815); Italy; stipple engraving on white paper; 24.2 × 20 cm (9 1/2 × 7 7/8 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-312Amusement Espagnol 18th century Pierre François Basan French. Amusement Espagnol 639390Portret van Maria Henrietta Stuart.Portrait of Maria Henrietta. In the undermaster her name.Catharine Sedgewick (1789-1867), American Novelist, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company, New York, 1873Francesco Bartolozzi after Sir Joshua Reynolds, Mrs Montague, 1792 Mrs. MontagueCopper engraving and etching by Jeremias Falck from the 17th century depicting Anna of Austria, showing portrait, royal attire, and composition.Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Pencil drawing.Portrait Bust of Young Woman in Turban. Attributed to David Allan (Scottish, 1744-1796); or John Opie (English 1761-1807). Date: 1764-1796. Dimensions: 378 x 244 mm. Black and red chalk on buff laid paper. Origin: Scotland. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Netherlands, Altar with statue of a woman, Altar with statue of a woman., print, picture, historical object representation, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 134 mm, width 77 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1713 - 1717, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etchingUmbria Terni Ferentillo S. Maria5. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General views of town and basilica-style church, with its tall, pointed campanile. The church has a plain facade. Interior has slightly pointed arches and a wooden ceiling. There are few paintings. One large fresco depicts a series of female martyrs. Paintings appear to have been done from late Medieval to Renaissance. Object Notes: No Hutzel photo campaign notes. Negatives are missing. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Old color lithography portrait of Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans, Grande Mademoiselle (1627-1693) Duchess of Montpensier, Dauphin of Auvergne, Countess of Eu and Mortain and the Princess of Joinville and Dombes. Daughter of Gaston de Orleans and Marie de Bourbon and granddaughter of Henry IV, a formidable businesswoman. France. Les Français Illustres by Gustave Demoulin 1897Portrait of Madame Necker. Suzanne Curchod (1737-1794) was a French-Swiss salonist and writer. She hosted one of the most celebrated salons of the Ancien Régime. She development of the Hospice de Charité, a small hospital in Paris, the Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital. She was the wife of French finance minister Jacques Necker. France. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Galerie de Femmes Celebres by M. Sainte-Beuve 1864Thomas Watson, 1743-1781, British, Janet, Lady Erskine. Mezzotint.Karl II., Elector of the Palatinate.Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849), Anglo-Irish Writer known for her Children's Literature, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, JohnsoPrint made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721-1775, British, Domestic Employment: Needlework, 1755 to 1760. Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.Rahel Varnhagen von Ense (1771-1833). German writer of Jewish origin. Engraving in Our Century, 1883.Portrait of a Woman. Artist: Charles Willson Peale (American, Chester, Maryland 1741-1827 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (24.8 x 20 cm). Date: ca. 1775. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Catherine Howard, Catherine Howard, Cornelis Vermeulen -, Copper Engraver, After, Adriaen van der Werff -, artistLady Caroline Price, John Jones, ca. 1745-1797, British, after Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, 1723-1792, British, 1788, Mezzotint, Sheet: 14 7/8 x 10 7/8in. (37.8 x 27.6cm)Italy/Holland: 'Domitia Longina, wife of Domitian, Emperor of Rome' (53/55 - 126/130 CE), line engraving by Aegidus Sadeler, after Titian, 17th CenturyLouise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 1776-181, queen consort of Prussia, historic engraving from the Buch denkwuerdiger Frauen or book of memorable women, published by Otto Spamer, 1877Portrait of Maria II Stuart. Portrait of Maria II. Her left hand on a globe. On a pedestal her name and title.RETRATO DE MARIA CRISTINA REINA DE ESPAÑA - LITOGRAFIA SIGLO XIX. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA-GRABADOS BLANCO Y NEGRO. MADRID. SPAIN. Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies. MARIA CRISTINA DE PARMA. PARMA MARIA CRISTINA DE. ESPOSA DE FERNANDO VII-REINA DE ESPAÑA.Johann Joachim Winckelmann, German archaeologistLudwig XV., King of France.Deshoulères, Antoinette.James Watson, 1740-1790, British, Margaret Georgiana Spencer, (née Poyntz), Countess Spencer, and Her Daughter, Georgiana Cavendish, (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire, undated. Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream, laid paper.