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The Hon. Mrs. Thomas Graham, Thomas Gainsborough, circa 1775-1777, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA, North America
The Hon. Mrs. Thomas Graham, Thomas Gainsborough, circa 1775-1777, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA, North America
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Portret młodej kobiety w wysokiej fryzurze i egrecie z piór (kopia) Maria-Amalia von Zweibrucken-Birkenfield . unknown, painterPortrait of Agnes Margaretha Albinus, Wife of Coenraad van Heemskerck. Dating: 1750. Measurements: h 86 cm × w 67 cm; d 7.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Mattheus Verheyden.Portrait of Agnes Margaretha Albinus, Wife or Coenraad van Heemskerck, Mattheus Verheyden, 1750 painting Portrait of Agnes Margaretha Albinus (1713-73), wife of Coenraad van Heemskerck. Halved, with a basket with a flower arrangement, a carnation in the right hand in front of the chest. Pendant of SK-A-1438. canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons - BB - woman'Portrait of a Lady', c.1660, (1948). Creator: Peter Lely.Labille-Guiard, Adelaide (n.1749-D.1803), presumed portrait of Philiberte-Orleans Perrin de Cypierre, countess of Maussion, 1787. Oil on canvas, Cognacq-Jay museum, the taste of the 18th. There are some confusion about the identification of the model, a member of the Cypierre family. It seems that it is here a portrait of Philiberte-Orleans Perrin de Cypierre, countess of Maussion, who was twenty-six years old in 1787. She was the grandmother of Baron Marochetti to whom belonged this painting ( See Burollet, Thérèse, 2004, p.187). Musee, REPRODUCTION, meeoItaly, Campania, Capua, campano museumPortrait of the lady; Pfanhauser, Franciszek Jan (1796-va 1865); 1838 (1838-00-00-1838-00-00);Deposit of M.Sztuki, Palace of the Council of MinistersThe Hon. Mrs. Thomas Graham, Thomas Gainsborough, circa 1775-1777, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA, North AmericaPortrait of Margaretha Godin (d. 1694), wife of the artist, Caspar Netscher, 1660 - 1684 painting Portrait of Margaretha Godin, wife of the painter. Halved, sitting to the right, with flowers in the hair. In the background a performance of a woman with a child. canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons - BB - womanBARBARA de Braganza (1711-1758). Queen of Spain (1746-1758), married to Ferdinand VI. Barbara de Bragana. Rococo. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Monistrol de Montserrat. Museum of Montserrat.Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724ñ1760), Queen of Naples by Bonito, Giuseppe (1707-1789) / Museo del Prado, Madrid / c. 1745 / Italy, School of Neaple / Oil on canvas / Portrait / 125x105 / RococoPierre Mignard Workshop of / 'Anne Marie d'Orléans'. Ca. 1684. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Portrait of Louise Christina Trip, wife of Gerrit Sichterman. Dating: 1725. Measurements: h 69.5 cm × w 56.5 cm; d 8 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Cornelis Troost (mentioned on object).Portrait of Princess Ekaterina Alexeevna Vorontsova (1761-1784), Miropolsky, Leonty Semyonovich (1749-1819)Mrs. Ralph Izard (Alice De Lancey, 1746/47-1832) Thomas Gainsborough British. Mrs. Ralph Izard (Alice De Lancey, 1746/47-1832) 436436'Portrait of Giovanneta', 17th century. Artist: Justus Sustermans.Portrait of a Lady. Dated: 18th century. Dimensions: overall: 56 x 46.5 cm (22 1/16 x 18 5/16 in.) framed: 74 x 62.2 cm (29 1/8 x 24 1/2 in.). Medium: oil on canvas. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Follower of Louis Michel Van Loo.Jean-François Colson (1733-1803). "Woman portrait". Oil on canvas, 1787. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 35735-9 Head, woman, flower, portrait, hatJohanna van Citters (1672-1740), Sister of Anna van Citters, Simon Dubois, 1693 painting Portrait of Johanna van Citters, sister of Anna van Citters. On the back her family crest and that of her eight ancestors (not by Dubois). Below the number 9. canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons - BB - womanPortrait of Anne of Hanover, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Consort of Prince William IV, Johann Valentin Tischbein (attributed to), 1753 painting Portrait of Anna van Hannover (1709-59), the wife of Prince William IV. Knee piece with a heavy ermine cloak with a breast -embroidered crown. On the left a table on which a crown is on a pillow. canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons - BB - womanMadame du Barry by François Hubert Drouais c 1770 oil on canvas Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry; Taken in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Timken Collection Reference 1960.6.9 Photograph date 2012-07-16Pierre Mignard Copy after / 'Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Duchess of Orléans'. 1675. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Portrait of a Woman, Frans van der Mijn, 1748'The Princess Lamballe' late 18th century. Artist: Antoine CalletMrs. Wyseman Clagett (Née Lettice Mitchell; Later Mrs. Simon McQuesten) Joseph Blackburn (American, active ca. 1750-1780). Mrs. Wyseman Clagett (Née Lettice Mitchell; Later Mrs. Simon McQuesten), ca. 1760. Oil on canvas, 36 1/16 x 27 3/4 in. (91.6 x 70.5 cm). American Art ca. 1760Sophia Gough Carroll(1772-1816). Artist: Charles Willson Peale, American, 1741-1827Portrait of Maria Henriëtte van de Pol, Wife of Willem Sautijn. Dating: 1750 - 1760. Measurements: h 82 cm × w 65 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Frans van der Mijn.Anna Margaretha van Petcum (1676-1745), Wife or Johan Arnold Zoutman, Johan van Diest, 1690 - 1720 painting Oval portrait of Anna Margaretha van Petcum, wife of Johan Arnold Zoutman, with a dog on the lap. canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons - BB - womanPortrait of Anne Killigrew (1660-1685), Lely, Sir Peter (1618-1680)Portrait of a girl with a goldfinch, 19th century, by an unknown artist, pastel on paper.MARIANA DE AUSTRIA. REINA Y REGENTE DE ESPAÑA. 1634 - 1696. ESPOSA DE FELIPE IV. OLEO DE DIEGO DE VELAZQUEZ. MUSEO ACADEMIA BELLAS ARTES DE SAN FERNANDO . MADRID.Portrait of Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676-1730) // aka Countes Hedwig of Neuburg. Szymonowicz-Siemiginowski, Jerzy Eleuter (ca 1660-1711), painterAngelica Kauffmann, Portrait of a Woman as a Vestal, 1780, oil on canvas, Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, MadridPortrait of an unknown woman, Pierre Huaud, II, 1694, Portrait miniatureAnne Elizabeth Cholmley (1769-1788), Later Lady Mulgrave. Artist: Gainsborough Dupont (British, Sudbury, Suffolk 1754-1797 London). Dimensions: Overall 7 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. (18.1 x 14.6 cm); painted surface 6 x 4 3/4 in. (15.2 x 12.1 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.SANTA CATALINA DE ALEJANDRIA - SIGLO XVII - O/L - 125x101 - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN. Location: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. Bilbao. Biscay. SPAIN. SANTA CATALINA DE ALEJANDRIA SIGLO IV.Louis XV of France Delfin, 1712, Pierre Gobert and studio, french school, Nins, portraits of children s. XVI-XIX, Sa Bassa Blanca Museum (msbb). Yannick Vu and Ben Jakober , Alcudia, Majorca, Spain.Frederica Carolina van Brandenburg (1735-91). Daughter of Hertog Franz Josias van Saksen Coburg Saalfeld. Portrait of Frederica Carolina van Brandenburg (1735-91). Daughter of Hertog Franz Josias van Saksen Coburg Saalfeld. Half, to the left. A jewel of three pearls in the left hand. Part of the portrait miniaturen collection.Portrait of Orliens Jacoba, Wife or Jacob de Witte or Haamstede. Portrait of orliens Jacoba, wife of Jacob de Witte van Haamstede. Hip, standing in front of a rock wall, left a rose bush. Pendant from SK-A-3021.Portrait of a young woman.Portrait of Ludwika Karolina Radziwny (1667-1695); unknown Polish painter; 1733-37 (1733-00-00-1737-00-00);Niewięż (Belarus), Radziwiłł (family), Radziwiłł, Ludwika Karolina (1667-1695), Trumpets (coat of arms), Pearls, portraits with inscription, message (provenance)Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France. Portret van Marie Josèphe van Saksen (1731-67), dauphine van Frankrijk. Draughtsman: Jean-Etienne Liotard. Dating: 1749. Measurements: h 41 cm × w 32.5 cm; w 2.4 kg; h 113.6 cm × w 88.8 cm × t 6.3 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Portrait of a veiled woman, by Louis Michel van Loo (1707-1771), pastel on parchment.Jozef Pitschmann (1758-1834). Polish painter. Portrait of Joanna Dzierzbicka, 1800. Oil on canvas. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland.Richard Gibson, 1615-1690, British, Elizabeth Dormer, Countess of Carnarvon (née Capel), ca. 1665. Gouache on vellum laid on card.Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (1622 - 85). Date/Period: Ca. 1640. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,040 mm (40.94 in); Width: 890 mm (35.03 in). Author: ANONYMOUS.Katharina II., genannt Katharina die Große, 2. Mai 1729 - 17. November 1796), war ab dem 9. Juli 1762 Kaiserin von Russland / Catherine II, called Catherine the Great, May 2, 1729 - November 17, 1796), was Empress of Russia from July 9, 1762, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original artwork from the time / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus der damaligen Zeit, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.Adriaen van der Werff, Portrait of Margaretha Rees (1669-1732), portrait painting visual material linen oil painting, Oval portrait of woman representing Margaretha Rees wife of Adriaen van der Werff Half-bodied looking to the right. Leaning against balustrade bare shoulder drapery with left hand holding something up. With alliance weapon with Rees coat of arms I cut through blue bird II in gold black twill with key underneath in silver and the coat of arms of Van der Werff at the top of the list 12 left: signature and year: Chev r van dr Werff Ano 1705 heraldry Margareta Margaretha Rees Adriaen Van der Werff Maria van der Werff Maria Brouwer Kralingen RotterdamPortrait of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné. Artist: After Claude Lefèbvre (French, Fontainebleau 1632-1675 Paris). Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 10 in. (29.2 x 25.4 cm). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Robert Nanteuil (French, Reims 1623-1678 Paris). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Young Woman in Fantasy Costume, by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633, Dutch painting, oil on panel. The model for the painting is probably Rembrandt's wife Saskia van Cuylenburgh. Her clothing, the thin veil of her bodice, is not typical of the period (BSLOC_2016_3_10)Portrait of Amalia van Solms (1602-75), Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt (copy after), in or after c. 1632 painting Portrait of Amalia van Solms (1602-75). Bust to the left, with jewelry on the chest and in the hair. panel. oil paint (paint) historical persons - BB - womanPortrait of Miss Mary Gainsborough, Later Mrs. Fischer, the Artist's Daughter, Head and Shoulders, Facing to Her Right, Wearing a Blue and White Dress with a Pink Rose in Her Corsage. Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788). Oil on canvas. 63.5 x 48cm. Painted in the late 1770s.Jean-François Colson (1733-1803). "Portrait of woman, 1787". Oil on canvas. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 35196-6 Woman, portrait, Decolletee dress, oil on canvasPortrait of Maria Trip. Painted by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1669) Dutch painter and etcher. Dated 17th CenturyPortrait of a Woman Michael Dahl Swedish. Portrait of a Woman. Michael Dahl (Swedish, Stockholm 1659-1743 London). Oil on canvas. PaintingsMrs. Bentley, Francis Wheatley, 1747-1801, BritishPortrait of a lady with a dog and Ma PK; Largillierre, Nicolas de (1656-1746); 1700-1720 (1700-00-00-1720-00-00);French painting, monkeys, portraits, female portraits, purchase (provenance)BAYEU Y SUBIAS, Francisco (1734-1795). Portrait of Paula Melzi. ca. 1770 - ca. 1775. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. ARAGON. Huesca. Provincial Museum of Huesca (Huesca).Johann Friedrich Bodecker, Portrait of Sara Davidsdr. Le Balleur (1663-1735), portrait painting material linen oil paint, Oval portrait of woman representing Sara Davidsdr. le Balleur second wife of Pieter Michielsz. Baelde Front canvas painted below left: F. Bodecker 1696 Rotterdam Sara Davidsdr. le Balleur Pieter Michielsz. Baelde BaldeusPortrait of a woman with a pere necklace; 18th century (1700-00-00-1799-00-00);cycle, women, portraits, portraits of en trois-quarts, female portraits, portraits in an oval, portraits in bustPortrait of a lady with a dog and a monkey. Largillierre, Nicolas de (1656-1746), painter'Portrait of Princess Anastasia Dolgorukaya'. Russia, Late 1750s. Dimensions: 57x44 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: David Lüders.Portrait of a lady. Malarz francuski XVII/XVIII w., painterPortrait of young man with a feathery hat Jean-Honor� Fragonard (1732-1806). "Portrait of young man with a feathered hat", between 1785 and 1788. Oval oil. Paris, Cognacq-Jay Museum.Jean Ducayer / 'Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, Princess of Condé'. Ca. 1633. Oil on panel. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Portrait of Sophia Hedwig von Tettau (1662-1733). Pesne, Antoine (1683-1757), painterPortret młodej malarki przy sztaludze. unknown, painterAntonio Carnicero / 'Tomasa de Aliaga, viuda de Salcedo', 1795, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 94 cm x 69 cm, P02649. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.'The Plums', c18th century (1912).Artist: P DavesneWiktoria from Potocki Pociejów (1744-1771); around 1760 (1755-00-00-1765-00-00);Portrait of Sara van Baerle, wife of Philips van Dorp, Jan Maurits Quinkhard, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1747, draughtsman: Jan Maurits Quinkhard, after: Rembrandt van Rijn, 1747, paper, h 293 mm × w 236 mmPortrait of Lady Penelope Spencer, late 1660s, Sir Peter Lely, Dutch, 1618 - 1680, 47 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. (120.65 x 100.33 cm) (canvas)55 1/4 x 46 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. (140.34 x 119.06 x 11.43 cm) (outer frame), Oil on canvas, Netherlands, 17th century'Spring'. Italy, Before 1757. Dimensions: 119x109 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: GIUSEPPE NOGARI.Portrait of a child as a cupid. nieznany malarz polski, painterPortrait of a Woman, Arnold Boonen (manner of), 1690 - 1750 painting Portrait of a woman, halfway. Pendant of SK-C-1567. canvas. oil paint (paint) anonymous historical person portrayed - BB - womanPortrait of a Woman; Jacob Adriaensz Backer (Dutch, 1608 - 1651); about 1647; Oil on canvas; 95.3 x 74.9 cm (37 1,2 x 29 1,2 in.)Krystyna Wazówna (1626-1689) in a mineral outfit (); Nasonia, Pieter (1612-Ca 1688/1690); 1663 (1663-00-00-1663-00-00);England,London,Trafalgar Square,The National Gallery,Painting of Mrs Siddons by Thomas GainsboroughThis image features 'La Camargo, dame de la cour de Louis XV,' created by Jean-Marc Nattier between 1890 and 1899. It depicts Marie Anne de Cupis de Camargo, a prominent figure from the 18th-century ballet scene in France. The work is executed using photographic processes and measures 44.7 x 36.2 cm. It was published by Manzi, Joyant & Co. in ParisA Venetian Lady from the House of Barbarigo (Caterina Sagredo Barbarigo). Date/Period: 1735 - 1740. Painting. Height: 420 mm (16.53 in); Width: 330 mm (12.99 in). Author: ROSALBA CARRIERA.Portrait of Louise Christina Trip. Dating: c. 1710 - c. 1750. Measurements: h 171.3 cm × w 142.3 cm; t 4.1 cm; d 9 cm; w 43 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: JAN ABEL WASSENBERGH.Doña María de los Dolores Gutiérrez del Mazo y Pérez José Campeche (Puerto Rican, 1751-1809). Doña María de los Dolores Gutiérrez del Mazo y Pérez, ca. 1796. Oil on canvas, 32 11/16 x 26 in. (83 x 66 cm). José Campeche, who was largely self-taught, was Puerto Ricos celebrated portrait and religious painter. His father was an enslaved Puerto Rican man of African heritage who purchased his freedom after working as a painter and gilder, and his mother was a white Spanish woman. Here, he depicted a Spanish-born member of Puerto Ricos colonial elite, wearing diamonds and a white muslin chemise dress—then at the height of European fashion. This portrait was made when the sitter was twenty-one, around the time of her marriage to Don Benito Pérez (their names are written on the folded letters on the desk), a fellow Spaniard who would later become viceroy of New Granada, in South America. European Art ca. 1796Portrait of Empress Catherine the Great. 1780. By Fyodor Rokotov (1730-1808). Oil on canvas. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.Probably chiefly studio of Sir Peter Lely, Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland, c. 1661-1665, oil on canvas'Woman in Blue'. Great Britain, Late 1770s - early 1780s. Dimensions: 76,5x63,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH.Portrait of Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna (1783-1801), Daughter of Emperor Paul I by Borovikovsky, Vladimir Lukich (1757-1825) / State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow / Neoclassicism / 1798 / Russia / Oil on canvas / Portrait / 68x55Portret kobiety z bukietem róż i miniaturą w prawej dłoni. unknown, painterFrançois-Hubert Drouais / 'Madame du Barry'. 1770. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Bust-length female figure wearing a jeweled crown, heavy pearl pendant earrings and carrying a jeweled sceptre. Her ermine mantle is caught by a string of pearls. Her head is slightly tilted and turned to the right, her gaze directed toward the observer. pastel on paper mounted on canvas. Date: before 1720. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.Portrait of Margartha Nelis (1652-17050, Second Wife of Casparus Commelin, David Van der Plas, 1693 - 17 painting Portrait of Margaretha Nelis (1652-1705), the second wife of Casparus Commelin. Knee piece, sitting leaning against a pillow. Left in the background a statue. Pendant of SK-C-517. canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons - BB - womanHarriett Low Hillard (18 May 1809 - 1877) was an American woman of letters and diarist. From 1829 to 1833 she lived in the Portuguese colony of Macau on the South China coast, becoming one of the first young American women to live in China. During her stay from 1829 to 1833, she wrote a journal in the form of letters to her older sister Molly (Mary Ann, 1808-1851), and became acquainted with many of the influential individuals in the colony. Harriet arrived in Macau on September 29, 1829. She soon became acquainted with many of the well-known residents of Macau, including the painter George Chinnery, who painted her portrait; the Hong Merchant Mowqua; and the surgeon Thomas Richardson Colledge. Through her uncle's connections, she also became familiar with all the employees of the East India Company along with other prosperous British merchants in the city. As the only unmarried young woman in the colony, she was invited to many 'fancy balls, dances, teas and dinners'. Low had a strongPortrait of the Empress Elisabeth Petrovna. Ivan Argunov (1727-c1829) Russian painter. Elisabeth (1709-1762) Empress of Russia from 1741, daughter of Peter the Great. Half-length portrait Frontal Female Gemstone Jewel Diamond LaceAn Unknown Woman, Called Peg Woffington, George Beare, active 1738-1749, BritishRoxelana, Titian (1488-1576)Portrait of Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) by Wuchters, Abraham (1610-1682) Skokloster Castle 1661 Oil on canvas 116x81 Holland Baroque Portrait PaintingDorothy Sidney Gräfin von Sunderland, 1620-1684. Aus dem Buch Lodge's British Portraits erschienen in London 1823., Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated.Maria Amelia Habsburg arcyksieżna austriacka (1701-1756). unknown, painterPortrait of Mrs. Ellen Morewood, standing full length, in a Yellow Dress, Blue Sash and Mauve Wrap, Leaning Her Left Arm on a Pedestal. George Romney (1734-1802). Oil on canvas. 203.2 x 127cm.Portrait of Ekaterina Vorontsova by Dmitri Grigorievich Levitsky, Oil on canvas, 1783, 1735-1822, Russia, Tashkent, State Uzbekistan Art Museum, 63x49Portrait of Margaretha Trip, Wife of Hendrik van de Poll. Dating: 1754. Measurements: h 50 cm × w 39.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jan Maurits Quinkhard.