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Artistic depictions of women from the 19th century, showcasing elegant fashion and hairstyles, reflecting their status and cultural significance.

'The Countess of Erroll', c1750, (1920). Creator: Francis Cotes.

Maria Theresia, Archdukeo of Austria.

This photo/illustration shows Jenny Lind (1820-1887), who was once called "one of the finest pearls in the world's chaplet of song." She was born in Stockholm and made her appearance in opera early. She became extremely successful, not only in her native land, but also in London. In 1849, she left the stage and the sang only in concerts. In 1850, she toured the United States. She was noted for her technical control of a soprano voice of great compass, power, sweetness, and perfect purity.

THE LATE VISCOUNTESS BEACONSFIELD, 1872 engraving

Francisco María Isabel de Borbón y Borbón, Duke of Marchena, (Madrid, August 20, 1861 - Paris, November 17, 1923) was a Spanish aristocrat of royal blood, closely linked to the royal family of Spain and also related to those of Portugal and the Two Sicilies

Jane Austen (1775-1817) English Novelist

Beresford, Louisa .

Maria Theresa Talbot, 1916 Artist: Unknown

QUEEN VICTORIA

Frances "Fanny" Abington, 1737 - 1815. English actress. From Mezzotints, published 1904.

Jane Austen, 1775-1817. English novelist

'The Countess of Erroll', c1750, (1920). Creator: Francis Cotes.

Portrait of Frances Eliza Cartwright (Mrs Matthew Piers Watt Boulton), 1841. Artist: George Richmond

Anonymous, Portrait of Madame de Lamartine in 1825. (Faithful title), 1825. Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris.

Empress Eugenie, Wife of Napoleon III

Portrait of the Countess de Paris (1848-1919), born Isabelle d'Orleans, daughter of the duke of Montpensier. Anonymous. Portrait of the Countess de Paris (1848-1919), born Isabelle d'Orleans, daughter of the duke of Montpensier. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1890.

Eugénie de Montijo (1826-1920), Last Empress of France as Wife of Napoleon III, 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, Wi

Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia. unknown, graphic artist

Eugénie de Montijo (1826-1920), Last Empress of France as Wife of Napoleon III, Seated 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 & Compa

Angelica Kauffmann, Possibly Franciska Krasinska, Duchess of Courland, c 1790 Possibly Franciska Krasinska, Duchess of Courland

Sophie of Sweden (1801-1865). Princess of Sweden and Grand Duchess consort of Baden (1830-1852), by her marriage to Leopold I (1790-1852), Grand Duke of Baden (1830-1852). Portrait. Lithography by J.J. Martinez. "Reyes Contemporaneos" (Contemporary Kings). Volume II. Published in Madrid, 1852.

Mercy Otis Warren was a political writer and propagandist for the American Revolution. Warren knew most of the revolutionary leaders, and was involved in the cause from 1765 to 1789. She wrote several plays, including the satiric 'The Adulateur' 1772, that satirized the Royal Governor of Massachusetts, Thomas Hutchinson. This image is a reproduction of John Singleton Copley's 1763 portrait (BSLOC_2019_4_143)

'Miss Elizabeth Phelps', 1778, (1920). Creator: Matthew William Peters.

'Eliza O'Neill (1791-1872) Irish actress. Afer success in Dublin, moved to Covent Garden Theatre, London 1814. Starred as Juliet in ''Romeo and Juliet'' and as Lady Teazle in ''School for Scandal''. Retired 1819.'

Mrs. Francis Stanton Blake ca. 1840-44 Chester (Charles) Harding American. Mrs. Francis Stanton Blake. Chester (Charles) Harding (American, Conway, Massachusetts 1792-1866 Boston, Massachusetts). American. ca. 1840-44. Oil on canvas

Sophie, Princess of Bayern-Zweyb.-Birkenfeld.

Portrait of Lady A. Proba (Carisfort, Augusta Maria (Hare); (Granville Leveson Proby); Young, R. (Fl. Ca 1840), Hayter, John (1800-1895); 1858-1870 (1858-00-00 -1870-00-00; MNW; all rights reserved.

Portrait of Eugénie de Montijo, Empress of France, recto - handwritten, This photo is part of an album., photograph, foto, carte-de-visite, album sheet, photos, Empress Maria Eugenie of France, nee Guzman y Porto Carrero,, Countess of Teba (1826-1920), height 85 mm, width 53 mm, photographer, 1850 - 1860, cardboard, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, albumine print

Mrs. Charles Frederick (Martha Rigden, died 1794) George Romney British. Mrs. Charles Frederick (Martha Rigden, died 1794) 437502

Vigée-Lebrun, Elisabeth .

Queen Victoria(1819-1901), pictured here in 1841.

Oil portrait of Letitia Tyler (1790 - 1842), first wife of President John Tyler, by an unknown artist

Portrait of Frederika, Countess of Mansfield (1774-1860). Dated 19th Century

Mrs. Williams 1837 Ralph E. W. Earl. Mrs. Williams 10836

March, Anne Françoise Hippolyte.

Sophie, Princess of Bavaria.

Charlotte, Princess of Württemberg.

Margarete Karoline Princess of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria, May 24, 1840 in Dresden, Saxony died September 15, 1858 in Monza, Italy, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated, 1f-4941994

PRESUME portrait of the Princess Clementine of Metternich Sir Thomas Lawrence (attributed to). "Presumed portrait of the Princess Cl�mentine of Metternich". Oil on canvas. Paris, Cognacq-Jay Museum.

Print shows Angelica Van Buren, half- length portrait, seated, facing front, circa 1844

Presumed portrait of Lucile Desmoulins

Lola Montez (1818-1861) Attributed to Josef Heigel German. Lola Montez (1818-1861) 436640

Mrs. James G. Almy (Myra Eliot) ca. 1798 Edward Greene Malbone Myra Eliot (1775-1809) married James Almy on March 29, 1801. The miniature has suffered water damage.. Mrs. James G. Almy (Myra Eliot). Edward Greene Malbone (1777-1807). American. ca. 1798. Watercolor on ivory

'Queen Victoria at the Age of Twenty', 19th century. Artist: Cockerell

Sophia Myers Pearce(1805-1870). Artist: Sarah Peale, American, 1800-1885

Princess Franziska Liechtenstein, née Kinsky (1813-1881), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Queen Victoria 1819-1901 Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Saxe-Coburg in 1843 From the picture by F. Winterhalter. From the book ""The Letters of Queen Victoria 1844-1853 Vol II""published 1907.

The Queen of Spain. The Archduchess of Austria Maria Cristina Deseada Enriqueta Felicidad Raniera de Habsburgo Lorena,1858-1929. Wife of ALfonso XII, Regent of Spain 1885-1902. From ""The Whitehall Review"" November 29th 1879.

Isabella II of Spain (1830-1904). Queen of Spain from 1833-1868. Engraving, 1883.

Frederica Sophia Charlotte, Duchess of Cumberland, 1830. Artist: Unknown

1800s 1810s PORTRAIT MRS. JAMES MADISON FIRST LADY WIFE OF PRESIDENT ENGRAVING GILBERT STUART PAINTING 1804 DOLLEY PAYNE MADISON

Martha Washington, Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828, Washington, Martha, 1731-1802, 1900

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Queen Emma (1858-1934). Portrait as a young woman to painting by Thérèse Schwartze. zd}

Mrs. John Cox (Mrs. Thankful Harris Gore) ca. 1810 Henry Williams American Thankful Harris Gore married John Cox in Boston in 1817, at the age of nineteen.. Mrs. John Cox (Mrs. Thankful Harris Gore) 13324

Lady Victoria Spencer. Lucas Brothers

Elizabeth Sutherland-Gower. Marchioness of Stafford, Countess of Sutherland, Baroness of Strathnaver. 1765-1839. Engraved by S. Freeman after T.Phillips. From the book 'National Portrait Gallery Volume I' published 1830.

Gilbert Stuart, American (1755-1828), Anna Maria Brodeau Thornton (Mrs. William Thornton), 1804, oil on canvas

Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1844 - 1925), later Queen Alexandra, consort of King Edward VII, pictured around the time of her marriage to the Prince of Wales in 1863. Date: 1863

'Lady Anstruther', 1850s. Creator: Parker.

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, c1850. Artist: Unknown

Oval portrait of Giuditta PASTA 1797-1865 singer

Elisabeth Empress of Austria , Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, Franz Xavier Stöber -, Engraver, after, Franz Schrotzberg -, Artist, Paterno, Publishing House, Kargl, Printer

Mathilde Karoline Wilhelmine von Bayern (1813-1862), daughter of the King of Bavaria Ludwig I, Greatduchess von Hessen und bei Rhein. Stieler, Joseph Karl (1781-1858), painter, unknown, painter

Portrait of Wilhelmina van Prussen, Princess of Oranje-Nassau; F: S: Wilhelmine de Prusse Princesse d'Orange et de Nassau &&. Portrait of Wilhelmina Frederica Sophia van Prussen, Princess of Orange-Nassau, in an oval.

Marie Amelie, Queen of the French,1782-1866. Wife of Louis Philippe King of the French. From a portrait by Dalton after Sir. W.Ross.From the book 'The Girlhood of Queen Victoria 1832-1840 Vol II' published 1912.

Stephan, Archduke of Austria.

Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated, Duchess Alexandrine of Saxony -Coburg and Gotha, 1820 - 1904

Portrait of Marguerite, Countess of Blessington 1800-1835 Samuel William Reynolds, the elder British. Portrait of Marguerite, Countess of Blessington 362758

Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Probs, Ony Lord Clauda Hamilton; Mote, William Henry (1803-1871), Hayter, John (1800-1895); 1850-1860 (1850-00-00-1860-00-00);

Amelia Adelaide Louise Therese Caroline of Saxe-Coburg Meiningen 1792 to 1849 Aunt of Queen Victoria, Queen of William IV of England, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Emilie Carlén , Authors, Flygare-Carlén, Emilie, 1807-1892, Carte de Visite Collection

Frances Trollope 1780 to 1863 English novelist Engraved by W Holl after Miss L Adams From the book The National Portrait Gallery Volume IV published c1820

Portrait of the Duchess d'Orleans (1814-1858), born Hélène de Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Franck (François Gobinet de Villechole, said). Portrait of the Duchess d'Orleans (1814-1858), born Hélène de Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1890.

'Laetitia Ramolino - Wife of Carlo Buonaparte; Mother of Napoleon Bonaparte', c1780, (1896). Artist: Unknown.

CAROLA (Caroline) Wesa, Queen of Saxony, 1833-1907, wife of King Albert, photograph

Illustration showing Victoria Mary Louisa, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861). Mother of Queen Victoria

Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, 13 May 1758, 30 March 1824, was an English writer and duchess. She is best known as Lady Elizabeth Foster,...

George Peter Alexander Healy, Roxana Atwater Wentworth, 1876 Roxana Atwater Wentworth

Mademoiselle Mars (Anne Francois Hyppolyte Boutet Salveta) (1779-1847). French actress. Engraving, 1883.

Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis 1779 - 1852. Known as Nelly. Granddaughter of Martha Washington and step-granddaughter of George Washington. From the book Gallery of Historical Portraits published c.1880.

Isabella II (1830-1904). Queen of Spain from 1833 to 1868. Portrait. Engraving. Historia General de España, by Modesto Lafuente. Volume VI. Published in Barcelona, 1882.

Elizabeth Calthorpe, Lady Parker, wife of Sir Henry Parker. Also identified as Lady Grace Parker and Jane Parker, sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, Hamilton, Adams, London, 1884.

Portrait of Julia nee Lubomirski, wife of Jan Potocki, copy after a miniature. unknown, painter

Portrait of Mary Catherine Stanley, Lady Derby (1824-1900) an English grande dame and political hostess. Dated 19th Century

Richard Houston, ca. 1721-1775, British, Mary Duchess of Ancaster, 1756. Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige, laid paper.

Portrait of a young Jane Austen (1775-1817), an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Dated 1790.

'Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) Queen of France, wife of Louis XVI. Daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. Guillotined by the French Revolutionaries. Chromolithograph.'

Anna of Hanover, Anna van Hannover, 1709-59, Sister of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, and wife of Prince William IV., Willem IV., Anonymous, 1735 - 1745, Portrait miniature

Margaret Wight (Wife of Provost John Duncan of Mosstown), Allan Ramsay (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1713 - 1784)

Bohemstetten, Helene of.

Maria Stuart, Queen of Scotland.

Portrait of Emperor Alexander I by Sir Thomas Lawrence, Black chalk and sanguine on paper, 1818, 1769-1830, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 49, 8x35, 1

Miniature of Emily CHOPIN, younger sister of FrÄdÄric Chopin, 1810-49 Polish composer, 19th century

Georges Sand (Aurore Dudevant). French writer (1804 - 1876). Date: 19th century

Gilbert Stuart, Anna Maria Brodeau Thornton (Mrs William Thornton), 1804 Anna Maria Brodeau Thornton (Mrs. William Thornton)

Portrait of Julia Margaret Cameron by G.F. Watts (1852). Henry Herschel Hay Cameron (English, 1852 - 1911)

Martha Washington Joseph Davidson (1736-1805 American)

Arnberg, Elise, Queen Lovisa Ulrika, S 250, 6.7x5.6, photo: H. Aaltonen 15.7.97

The Countess of Grosvenor, born in 1797. Engraving by Berthold. Copy of a painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830). The Iberian Illustration, 1891.

MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT GODWIN writer, wife of William Godwin, mother of Mary Shelley Date: 1759 - 1797

'Her Majesty The Queen at the Age of Ten', (c1897). Victoria as a young girl. She came to the throne in 1837, aged just 18. From "The Queen's Resolve and Her Doubly Royal Reign of Sixty Years", by Charles Bullock, B.D. "Home Words" Publishing Office, London,

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