Historical Female Portraits

A collection of elegant, vintage portraits of women in elaborate period clothing, featuring rich fabrics and intricate hairstyles, conveying a sense of grace and refinement.

BRIDGET FONDA in THE ROAD TO WELLVILLE (1994), directed by ALAN PARKER.

NICOLE KIDMAN in PORTRAIT OF A LADY (1996), directed by JANE CAMPION.

EMMA THOMPSON in HOWARDS END (1992), directed by JAMES IVORY.

BRIDGET FONDA in THE ROAD TO WELLVILLE (1994), directed by ALAN PARKER.

SALLY HAWKINS in JANE EYRE (2011), directed by CARY FUKUNAGA.

LISA BRENNER in THE PATRIOT (2000), directed by ROLAND EMMERICH.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (2003), directed by GORE VERBINSKI.

DAKOTA FANNING in EFFIE GRAY (2014), directed by RICHARD LAXTON.

JULIETTE BINOCHE in WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1992), directed by PETER KOSMINSKY.

JACQUELINE BISSET in AN OLD FASHIONED THANKSGIVING (2008), directed by GRAEME CAMPBELL.

CLAIRE DANES in LES MISERABLES (1998), directed by BILLE AUGUST.

KATE WINSLET in SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995), directed by ANG LEE.

KIRSTIE ALLEY in NORTH AND SOUTH (1985), directed by RICHARD T. HEFFRON.

SILVIA ABASCAL in LA DAMA BOBA (2006), directed by MANUEL IBORRA.

NICOLE KIDMAN in PORTRAIT OF A LADY (1996), directed by JANE CAMPION.

JANE SEYMOUR in EAST OF EDEN (1981), directed by HARVEY HART.

KATHERINE KELLY in MR. SELFRIDGE (2013), directed by ANDREW DAVIES.

ABBIE CORNISH in ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE (2007), directed by SHEKHAR KAPUR.

ISABELLA ROSSELLINI in NAPOLÉON (2002), directed by YVES SIMONEAU.

ROBIN WRIGHT in MOLL FLANDERS (1996), directed by PEN DENSHAM.

VANESSA REDGRAVE and CHRISTOPHER REEVE in THE BOSTONIANS (1984), directed by JAMES IVORY.

KATE WINSLET in TITANIC (1997), directed by JAMES CAMERON.

JULIANNE MOORE in SAFE (1995), directed by TODD HAYNES.

Kate Winslet , Titanic , 1997 directed by James Cameron Twentieth Century Fox Pictures

BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD in AS YOU LIKE IT (2006), directed by KENNETH BRANAGH.

Miranda Richardson , Sleepy Hollow , 1999 directed by Tim Burton Paramount Pictures

ANNE HATHAWAY in NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (2002), directed by DOUGLAS MCGRATH.

SAMANTHA MORTON in THE SERPENT QUENN (2022), directed by MELANIE MAYRON, JUSTIN HAYTHE and STACIE PASSON.

SAOIRSE RONAN in MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (2018), directed by JOSIE ROURKE.

SUSAN SARANDON in THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN (2018), directed by XAVIER DOLAN.

EMMA THOMPSON in SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995), directed by ANG LEE.

EMILY BLUNT in THE YOUNG VICTORIA (2009), directed by JEAN-MARC VALLEE. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

JESSICA LANGE in IN SECRET (2013), directed by CHARLIE STRATTON.

BARBRA STREISAND in HELLO, DOLLY! (1969), directed by GENE KELLY.

GREER GARSON in BLOSSOMS IN THE DUST (1941), directed by MERVYN LEROY.

CATHERINE ZETA-JONES in THE HAUNTING (1999), directed by JAN DE BONT.

CASA REAL ESPAÑOLA. Retrato de S.M. Doña Victoria Eugenia (1887-1969). Esposa de Alfonso XIII. Museum: PALACIO DEL SENADO, MADRID, SPAIN. Author: LUIS MENENDEZ PIDAL. VICTORIA EUGENIA DE BATTENBERG.

SALLY FIELD in LINCOLN (2012), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

NATALIE PORTMAN in THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (2007), directed by JUSTIN CHADWICK.

MARGOT ROBBIE in MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (2018), directed by JOSIE ROURKE.

DAKOTA FANNING in EFFIE GRAY (2014), directed by RICHARD LAXTON.

HELENA BONHAM CARTER in TWELFTH NIGHT OR WHAT YOU WILL (1996), directed by TREVOR NUNN. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

NAOMI WATTS in NED KELLY (2003), directed by GREGOR JORDAN.

HELEN MIRREN in CATHERINE THE GREAT (2019), directed by PHILIP MARTIN.

DIANE KEATON in MRS. SOFFEL (1984), directed by GILLIAN ARMSTRONG.

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS and MICHELLE PFEIFFER in THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (1993), directed by MARTIN SCORSESE.

CHARLIZE THERON in SLEEPWALKING (2008), directed by BILL MAHER.

MICHELLE PFEIFFER and JOHN MALKOVICH in DANGEROUS LIAISONS (1988), directed by STEPHEN FREARS.

JANE SEYMOUR in EAST OF EDEN (1981), directed by HARVEY HART.

CAITRIONA BALFE in OUTLANDER (2014), directed by BRIAN KELLY and ANNA FOERSTER.

EMILY BLUNT in THE ENGLISH (2022), directed by HUGO BLICK.

DREW BARRYMORE in BAD GIRLS (1994), directed by JONATHAN KAPLAN.

RACHEL WEISZ in THE FAVOURITE (2018), directed by YORGOS LANTHIMOS.

LILY JAMES in THE PURSUIT OF LOVE (2021), directed by EMILY MORTIMER.

OLIVIA COLMAN in THE FAVOURITE (2018), directed by YORGOS LANTHIMOS.

Audrey Hepburn , Robin and Marian , 1976 réalisé par Richard Lester Columbia Pictures

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY and MATTHEW MACFADYEN in PRIDE & PREJUDICE (2005), directed by JOE WRIGHT.

LARA FLYNN BOYLE in THREESOME (1994), directed by ANDREW FLEMING.

JUDI DENCH in ALL IS TRUE (2018), directed by KENNETH BRANAGH.

EMMA THOMPSON and HUGH GRANT in SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995), directed by ANG LEE.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in THE DUCHESS (2008), directed by SAUL DIBB.

ANTONIO BANDERAS in THE MASK OF ZORRO (1998), directed by MARTIN CAMPBELL.

ALEXANDRA MARIA LARA in YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH (2007), directed by FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA.

CHRISTINA RICCI in CASPER (1995), directed by BRAD SILBERLING.

CATE BLANCHETT and RALPH FIENNES in OSCAR AND LUCINDA (1997), directed by GILLIAN ARMSTRONG.

ALEXIS BLEDEL and JAMES MCAVOY in THE CONSPIRATOR (2010), directed by ROBERT REDFORD.

JANE SEYMOUR in FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY (1973), directed by JACK SMIGHT.

RUTH WILSON in SAVING MR. BANKS (2013), directed by JOHN LEE HANCOCK.

SIENNA MILLER in CASANOVA (2005), directed by LASSE HALLSTROM.

Michelle Pfeiffer , The Age of Innocence , 1993 directed by Martin Scorsese Columbia Pictures

Johnny Depp , Sleepy Hollow , 1999 directed by Tim Burton Paramount Pictures

KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS in ARSENE LUPIN (2004), directed by JEAN-PAUL SALOME.

CATHERINE ZETA-JONES in CATHERINE THE GREAT (1996), directed by JOHN GOLDSMITH and MARVIN J. CHOMSKY.

INDIA AMARTEIFIO in QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY (2023), directed by TOM VERICA.

EMMA THOMPSON in SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995), directed by ANG LEE.

KRISTEN BELL in DEADWOOD (2004), directed by WALTER HILL, MICHAEL ALMEREYDA, DAVIS GUGGENHEIM, ALAN TAYLOR and EDWARD BIANCHI.

MARIA VALVERDE in ALI AND NINO (2016), directed by ASIF KAPADIA.

BILLIE PIPER in MANSFIELD PARK (2007), directed by IAIN B. MACDONALD.

JOANNE FROGGATT in DOWNTON ABBEY (2010), directed by JULIAN FELLOWES.

CHRISTIAN BALE in LITTLE WOMEN (1994), directed by GILLIAN ARMSTRONG.

KEANU REEVES in DRACULA (1992), directed by FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA.

Helen Hayes playing the role of Queen Victoria in the play Victoria Regina, by Laurence Housman, produced on Broadway in 1935, and given its British public premiere in 1937. Helen Hayes MacArthur (nee Brown; October 10, 1900 - March 17, 1993) was an American actress whose career spanned 80 years. She eventually received the nickname "First Lady of American Theatre" and was one of 16 people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (an EGOT)

BRAD PITT in INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1994), directed by NEIL JORDAN.

GLENN CLOSE and JOHN MALKOVICH in DANGEROUS LIAISONS (1988), directed by STEPHEN FREARS.

CATE BLANCHETT in ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE (2007), directed by SHEKHAR KAPUR.

EMMA THOMPSON and ANTHONY HOPKINS in THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (1993), directed by JAMES IVORY.

DAN STEVENS in DOWNTON ABBEY (2010), directed by JULIAN FELLOWES.

GEORGE BLAGDEN in VERSAILLES (2015), directed by SIMON MIRREN and DAVID WOLSTENCROFT.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in PRIDE & PREJUDICE (2005), directed by JOE WRIGHT.

TOM STURRIDGE in EFFIE GRAY (2014), directed by RICHARD LAXTON.

LAURA CARMICHAEL in DOWNTON ABBEY (2010), directed by JULIAN FELLOWES. Season 1.

AISLING LOFTUS in MR. SELFRIDGE (2013), directed by ANDREW DAVIES.

ASSUMPTA SERNA in THE FENCING MASTER (1992) -Original title: EL MAESTRO DE ESGRIMA-, directed by PEDRO OLEA.

JOAN PLOWRIGHT and NATASHA RICHARDSON in WIDOWS' PEAK (1994), directed by JOHN IRVIN.

NATALIE DORMER in PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (2018), directed by MICHAEL RYMER, LARYSA KONDRACKI and AMANDA BROTCHIE.

EMILY BLUNT in THE YOUNG VICTORIA (2009), directed by JEAN-MARC VALLEE. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

GENEVIEVE BUJOLD in ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS (1969), directed by CHARLES JARROTT.

JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS in GORMENGHAST-TV (2000), directed by ANDY WILSON.

MICHAEL DOUGLAS in FRANKLIN (2024), directed by TIMOTHY VAN PATTEN.

RUFUS SEWELL in VICTORIA (2016), directed by DAISY GOODWIN.

Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait for the Film, "The Nelson Affair", aka "Bequest to the Nation", Universal Pictures, 1973

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