Historical Group Portraits

Grand depictions of historical events and figures, highlighting detailed costumes and settings in Baroque compositions.

Marriage of Louis of France, Duke of Burgundy, and Marie Adelaide of Savoy, 7 December 1697 by Dieu, Antoine (1662-1727) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1715 / France / Oil on canvas / Genre,History / 343x578 / Baroque

Marriage of Louis of France, Duke of Burgundy, and Marie Adelaide of Savoy, 7 December 1697 by Dieu, Antoine (1662-1727) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1715 / France / Oil on canvas / Genre,History / 343x578 / Baroque

Presenting the Fowler to the Shooting Brotherhood Uzczkiewicz, W Adys AW (1828 1900)

Carnival in St. Mark's Square, Venice, oil. Detail. Italy, 18th century.

Cheerful company with masked dancers, Pieter Codde, 1636

Regents of the Aalmoezeniersweeshuis Orphanage in Amsterdam, 1729. Dating: 1729. Measurements: h 92.5 cm × w 114 cm; d 7 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: CORNELIS TROOST.

PARET y ALCAZAR, Luis (1746-1798). A Comedy Rehearsal. end 18th c. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum.

Sacre de l'empereur Napoléon Ier et couronnement de l'impératrice Joséphine dans la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, le 2 décembre 1804 / Coronation of Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine in Notre-Dame de Paris, December 2, 1804. Date/Period: Between 1808 and 1822. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 610 cm (20 ft); Width: 931 cm (10.1 yd). Author: JACQUES LOUIS DAVID. GEORGES ROUGET.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English lexicographer and man of letters, in 1748 waiting for an audence in Lord Chesterfield's ante-room.

VAN LOO, Louis Michel (1707-1771). The Family of Philip V. 1743. Right central detail. From left to right: Philip V, the Cardinal-Infante Louis, Elizabeth Farnese, Philip Duke of Parma, Louise-Elizabeth of France, Marie Therese, Marie Antoine Ferdinande, Maria Amalia of Saxony and Charles, King of Naples. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum.

Francisco Antolínez y Sarabia (Attributed to) / 'The Adoration of the Magi'. Second half of the XVII century. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

LA ABDICACION DE CARLOS VII (FUTURO CARLOS III DE ESPAÑA) Y TOMA DE FERNANDO IV DE NAPOLES - SIGLO XVIII. Author: ANTONIO JOLI (1700-1777). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Family of Felipe V by the French artist Louis Michel van Loo, completed in 1743. Featuring life-sized depictions of Philip V of Spain and his family. Oil on canvas.

Le Sacre de Napoleón, Jacques-Louis David, 1807, Oil on canvas, Neoclasicismo, Louvre Museum, Paris, France

'Ball'. Flanders, Circa 1607. Dimensions: 61x87 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Hieronymus Francken II.

John Paul Jones & Benjamin Franklin at Louis XVI's Court Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930American)

Falstaff and the recruits, from "Henry IV, Part II". Date/Period: Ca. 1818. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 641 mm (25.23 in); Width: 845 mm (33.26 in). Author: John Cawse.

Allegorizing Group Portrait of the Children of Diederic Pietersz van Leyden van Leeuwen, Burgomaster or Leiden, and Alida paets. Allegorizing portrait group of the children of Diederic Pietersz van Leyden (van Leeuwen), mayor of Leiden, and Alida paets. Portressed in a garden at a classic temple by age: Maria (born 1741) Links with a laurel branch, Alida (born 1660) Sitting with a toom or knitel, Theodora Catharina (born 1661) with a snake and a globe, Bernardina (ca. 1662-1716) With a shield, helmet, spear and golden Kuras, Suzanna (1664-1712) with a sword above a fire, Adriaan Willem (1667-88) Total left in Roman costume, Pieter (born 1666) And Louis (1668-97) in the foreground with a book and an oil lamp, François Adriaan (1669-1726) with a hourglass and Philippina, died as a child, in the air as a putto with a palm branch and wreath. Right in the foreground growing gourds, pumpkins or melons.

Origin Of The Guelph And Ghibeline Quarrel, The Elmore, Alfred(1815-1881 British) Oil On Canvas Christie's Images, London, England

The courageous action of Eustache de Saint-Pierre at the Siege of Calais, 1346. A scene from the 100 Years War, in which Edward III of England, having finally taken Calais, asks for six citizens to be sent to him, to die for their town. The six volunteers are led by Eustache de St Pierre, one of the town's elders, who was the first to volunteer. Their lives were spared by the intervention of Edward's queen, Philippa of Hainault.

Johann Friedrich August Tischbein (1750-1812). Portrait of the Saltykov Family, 1782. Oil on canvas. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

The death bed of Joseph II, 1741-1790, Holy Roman Emperor, 1790, historical woodcut, France, Europe

Essay of a Opera. Versailles. Painting of Luis Jimenez Aranda (1845-1928). Spanish painter. Engraved by R. Brend'Amour. "The Artistic Illustration", 1887. Colored.

Antonio del Castillo Saavedra / 'Joseph Explains the Pharaoh's Dreams'. 1655 - 1660. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España. Author: ANTONIO DEL CASTILLO SAAVEDRA.

'Portrait of the Earl of Pembroke with His Family (copy)'. Flanders, 17th century. Dimensions: 98x129 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Anthony Van Dyck. Anonymous Artist. 17th century.

Philip V Making 1st Duke of Berwick Cavalier of the Golden Fleece 1813 Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867 French) Collection of the Duke of Berwick & Alba, Madrid

Belshazzar's Feast; 1817 - 43; Oil on canvas Washington Allston; American; 1779 - 1843

'Gathering in a Garden' (detail), Mid eighteenth century, Oil on canvas, P02477. Author: JOSEPH FLIPART CHARLES (1721-1797). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

TESTELIN, Henri (1616-1695). Establishment of the Royal Academy of Science and foundation of the Observatory. 1666. 2nd half 17th c. Central detail where Colbert and Louis XIV appear. Classicism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles.

Solon before Croesus; Nikolaus Knüpfer, Dutch, about 1603 - 1655; about 1650 - 1652; Oil on panel; Unframed: 61 x 89.9 cm (24 x 35 3/8 in.), Framed: 90.2 x 118.4 x 8.6 cm (35 1/2 x 46 5/8 x 3 3/8 in.)

Louis XIV in Notre-Dame de Paris on January 30, 1687 at a Thanksgiving Service after his Recovery from a Grave Illness ca. 1710-15 Guy Louis Vernansal the Elder French. Louis XIV in Notre-Dame de Paris on January 30, 1687 at a Thanksgiving Service after his Recovery from a Grave Illness. Guy Louis Vernansal the Elder (French, Fontainebleau 1648-1729 Paris). ca. 1710-15. Oil paint on paper, mounted on canvas. Drawings

The Fox and the Grapes. Abraham Solomon (1824-1862). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1858. 61 x 76.7cm.

A Question of Propriety. Edwin Long (1829-1891). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1875. 132 x 215cm

The Leavetaking of Captain Hendrik de Sandra (1619-1707), sent off by his Wife and Children. Dating: 1661. Measurements: h 154.5 cm × w 245.5 cm; d 6.3 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Pieter van Anraedt.

ENSAYO DE UNA COMEDIA - 1772-1773 - OLEO/LIENZO - 38x51 cm - NP 2991 - ROCOCO ESPAÑOL. Author: LUIS PARET Y ALCAZAR (1746-1799). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

JORDAENS, Jacob (1593-1678). The Feast of the Bean King. ca. 1656. This work shows an ancient custom of some catholic countries in Europe, the celebration of the Epiphany. Flemish art. Oil on wood. AUSTRIA. VIENNA. Vienna. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (Museum of Art History).

Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713-1759). The Learned. King of Spain. Ferdinand VI and his wife Barbara of Braganza and his court. Engraving, 18th century.

King Cyrus manual over the treasure looted from the temple or jerusalem; Solomon receives gifts; Joseph's Cup Discovered in Benjamin's Sack. Offering the robbed treasures from the Temple of Jerusalem. The king stands for the columns of the temple. For him carriers with silver and golden scales, cups and gift jugs. Part of a group of five works manufactured for the house at Nieuwegracht 6 in Utrecht.

HALS, Frans (1580-1666). Banquet of the Officers of the Civic Guard of St George. 1627. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. NETHERLANDS. NORTH HOLLAND. Haarlem. Frans Hals Museum.

Engagement scene by William Hogarth, oil on canvas, circa 1743, 1697-1764, England, London, National Gallery, 69, 9x90, 8

Courtroom scene by Pieter Tanjé featuring unusual human figures, executed in colored cover technique.

LOS JUGADORES DE CARTAS. Author: PIETER DE HOOCH. Location: LOUVRE MUSEUM-PAINTINGS. France.

Queen MARIE-ANTOINETTE of France 1755-93 holding salon at Versailles in 1775, pastel

Shakespeare before the court of Queen Elizabeth. It is documented that Queen Elizabeth was a big fan of the playwright, but, for centuries people, have questioned if the pair ever actually came face to face. William Shakespeare (died 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".

'The Wedding Feast at Cana', 1563, Oil on canvas, 677 × 994 cm, P00142. Author: PAOLO VERONESE. Location: LOUVRE MUSEUM-PAINTINGS. France. JESUS. VIRGIN MARY.

DON JUAN DE AUSTRIA, (1545-1578). Spanish prince, natural son of Charles V. Education of the Prince John of Austria. 1877. The education of Don Juan by Salvador MARTINEZ CUBELLS, (1845-1914). Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Prado Museum. Date:

Gallery of a Palace with Ornamental Architecture and Columns. A Seven-Part Decorative Sequence: A Gallery. Dating: 1630 - 1632. Measurements: h 309 cm × w 350 cm × d 6 cm; h 319 cm × w 360 cm × d 15.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Dirck van Delen.

ARTE SIGLO XVIII. ESPAÑA. TREMULLES I ROIG, Manuel (Barcelona, 1715-1791). Pintor catalán. "INVESTIDURA DE CARLOS III COMO CANONIGO DE LA CATEDRAL DE BARCELONA" (1768). Detalle. Sala Capitular. Catedral de Barcelona. Cataluña.

Cleopatra's feast by Platzer, Johann Georg (1704-1761)/ Landesmuseum Joanneum/ Austria/ Oil on copper/ Baroque/ Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Charles I (1500-1558). King of Spain and Emperor of Germany. Charles V at Yuste. Engraving by C. Penoso. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1879. Colored.

MURILLO, BARTOLOME ESTEBAN. PINTOR ESPAÑOL. SEVILLA 1617-1682. " EL PINTOR MURILLO VISITA EL ESCORIAL ". LITOGRAFIA DE L. TURGIS.

Night Banquet and Masquerade, copy after Joos van Winghe, 1580 - 1630

Painting depicting King Henry III of England (1207-1272) attending a ball. Dated 13th Century

The Coronation of Napoleon (French: Le Sacre de Napoleon) is a painting completed in 1807 by Jacques-Louis David, the official painter of Napoleon, depicting the coronation of Napoleon I at Notre-Dame de Paris in 1804

King Charles Taking Leave of his Children. Jean Raoux (1677-1734). Oil on canvas. Painted circa 1721. 63.5 x 76.2cm.

Painting from The Marriage A-la-Mode Series titled "The Marriage Settlement" by William Hogarth dated 1743

TRASLADO DEL CUERPO DE S EUGENIO. Author: FRANCISCO BAYEU Y SUBIAS (1734-1795). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN. SAN EUGENIO.

EMBAJADA DE JUAN DE GORZE A ABD-AL-RHAMAN III - SIGLO XIX. Author: JOSE MARIA RODRIGUEZ LOSADA (1826-1896). Location: CIRCULO DE LA AMISTAD. CORDOBA. SPAIN. ABD-AL-RAHMAN III. GORZE JUAN DE / JUAN DE GORZE.

Queen Cleophis Offering Wine to Alexander the Great after his Conquest of Mazaka, Gerard Hoet (I), 1670 - 1733 painting Queen Kleophis offers Alexander the Great Wine after the conquest of Mazagae. On the left Alexander with the officers of his army, on the right the queen with her court ladies. The action takes place on a terrace in front of the palace. On the right the palace with walls decorated with reliefs and spectators on a balcony. A large round fortress tower in the background. Pendant of SK-A-161. panel. oil paint (paint) Queen Cleophis submits to Alexander; she offers him a cup of wine

Gathering of friends at the home of Biberius, by Sara and Cornelis Troost, 1769, Dutch watercolor painting (BSLOC_2016_2_177)

Francois I (1494-1547), King of France from 1515, and Charles V (1500-1558), Holy Roman Emperor from 1519, visiting the tomb of Saint Denis, patron saint of Paris, 13 January 1540. Painting by Norblin, after Anton Jean Gros (1771-1835).

Feast given after the Coronation of Louis XV at the Palais Archiepiscopal in Rheims, 25th October 1722 by Martin, Pierre-Denis II (1663-1742) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1724 / France / Oil on canvas / History / 45,7x68,2 / B

VAN LOO, Louis Michel (1707-1771). The Family of Philip V. 1743. Right central detail. From left to right: Philip V, the Cardinal-Infante Louis, Elizabeth Farnese, Philip Duke of Parma, Louise-Elizabeth of France, Marie Therese, Marie Antoine Ferdinande, Maria Amalia of Saxony and Charles, King of Naples. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum.

Twelfth Night, Steen, Jan

The Music-Party by Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1718

King Władysław Łokietek breaks negotiations with the Teutonic Knights. Matejko, Jan (1838-1893), painter

Overdoor, The Grand Turk Giving A Concert to His Mistress; France; block printed on handmade paper; L x W: 75 × 105.5 cm (29 1/2 × 41 9/16 in.)

Coronation of the Empress and Queen Alexandra by Miko and in the Royal Castle in Warsaw 24.V.1829; Brodowski, Antoni (1784-1832); 1829 (1829-00-00-1829-00-00);Royal Castle (Warsaw), Coronations, Historical Scenes, Soldiers

Historical illustration showing the last day of Emperor Joseph II, 1741 - 1790, in front of his death, Austria/Historical illustration showing the last day of Emperor Joseph II, in front of his death, Austria, historically, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, color later

The Wedding by Proxy of Marie de' Medici to King Henry IV (The Marie de' Medici Cycle) by Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640) / Louvre, Paris / 1622-1625 / Flanders / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 394x295 / Baroque

William Hogarth 1697-1764. 'Marriage A-la-Mode' Number 6; The Lady's Death. Marriage à-la-mode is a series of six pictures painted by William Hogarth between 1743 and 1745 satirizing a upper class 18th century English society.

The French Revolution. Legislative Assembly (1791-1792). Louis XVI is notified that he will be imprisoned at the Temple's tower. August 1792. Drawing.

CONTRATO DE MATRIMONIO. Author: SALVADOR VINIEGRA (1862-1915). Location: GALERIA SAMMER. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Arrival of Marie de Medici in Marseilles, 3rd November 1600 - 17th century - 394x295 cm - oil on canvas. Author: PEDRO PABLO RUBENS (1577-1640). Location: LOUVRE MUSEUM-PAINTINGS. France. MARIE DE' MEDICIS. NEPTUNE.

CASA REAL ESPAÑOLA. Alegoría de la monarquía de Isabel II. Museum: MUSEO ROMANTICO, MADRID, SPAIN. Author: JOSE RIBELLES. ISABELLA II OF SPAIN.

* EL TRIBUNAL DE CHANCERY DURANTE EL REINADO DE JORGE I (1714/27). Author: FERRERS B. JORGE I INGLATERRA (HANNOVER).

Bonaparte presents the sabre to military commander of Alexandria, July 1798 by Mulard, Francois Henri (1769-1850) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1808 / France / Oil on canvas / Genre,History / 233,5x292 / Neoclassicism

Jan van Kessel 'el Joven' / 'Portrait of a Family in a Garden', 1679, Flemish School, Oil on canvas, 127 cm x 167 cm, P02525. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN. Author: JAN VAN KESSEL JUNIOR.

France, 16th century. The hunting of the Dukes of Burgundy. Detail: the start.

Emperor Charles VI giving an audience to Venetian ambassadors Pietro Capello and Andrea Corner in Trieste, September 11, 1728, by Francesco Beda (1840-1900). Italy, 19th century.

Charles Joseph Flipart / 'Gathering in a Garden', Middle 18th century, French School, Oil on canvas, 48 cm x 69 cm, P02477. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

'Scene from the Tragedy "Le Comte d'Essex" by Thomas Corneille'. France, 1734. Dimensions: 41x56 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: NICOLAS LANCRET.

Hogarth, William (1697-1764) National Gallery, London Painting 69,9x90,8 Genre Marriage š-la-mode. 2. The Tte š Tte

General Bonaparte surrounded by members of the Council of Five Hundred in Saint-Cloud, November 10, 1799 by Bouchot, Francois (1800-1842) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1840 / France / Oil on canvas / History / 421x401 / History

EXPULSION DE LOS MERCADERES DEL TEMPLO - 1670 - OLEO/LIENZO - 135 x 101 cm - NP 2661 - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: GOMEZ VICENTE SALVADOR. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. JESUS.

Dancers in a Pavilion by Jean-Baptiste Pater, 1720s

JOVER Y CASANOVA, Francisco (1836-1890). Last moments of Philip II. s.XIX. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Senate Palace.

Nevrev, Nikolai Vasilyevich (1830-1904) State Art Museum, Stavropol 1903 111x89,8 Oil on canvas Russian End of 19th - Early 20th cen. Russia

The Orgy: Rake's Progress William Hogarth (1697-1764 British) Sir John Soane Museum, London

'William Pitt, the Younger, Addressing the Commons', 1793, (1947). Session of parliament in the Palace of Westminster, London. Prime Minister William Pitt is on his feet. Charles James Fox is seated on the Opposition Front Bench. Speaker Henry Addington is in the Chair. 'The House of Commons 1793-94', a painting made 1793-1795, in the National Portrait Gallery, London. From "The House of Commons", by Martin Lindsay M.P. Collins, London, 1947

The Swearing of the Oath of Ratification of the Treaty of Mnster, 1648, Gerard ter Borch, (1617-1681/Dutch), Oil on copper, National Gallery, London

France (1672). Louis XIV chairing a government meeting in his capacity as Chancellor. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES. Versailles. Palace of Versailles.

ECUADOR. Quito. Cathedral. The family of the Infante (prince) Don Luis, copy after the original by Francisco de Goya. Oil on canvas.

Painting titled 'The Unequal Marriage' by Vasili Pukirev. Vasili Vladimirovich Pukirev (1832-1890) a Russian genre painter

Untitled', c1792-1850. Artist: Vicente Lopez y Portana. Vicente Lopez Portana (1772-1850) was a Spanish painter, considered one of the best portrait painters of his time, his drawings and small-scale paintings are recognised as his best work.

Painting depicting a 16th century Wedding Feast in the residence of Sir Henry Unton (1557-1596) an Elizabethan English diplomat, 16th century.

FELIPE II REY DE ESPAÑA. 1527-1598.VALLADOLID 1527-1598 "ULTIMOS MOMENTOS DEL REY FELIPE II" OLEO DE FRANCISCO JOVER PALACIO DEL SENADO. MADRID. Author: FRANCISCO JOVER (1836-1890).

VAZQUEZ DIAZ, Daniel (1882-1969). Las cuadrillas de Frascuelo, Lagartijo y Mazzantini. 1936 - 1938. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Reina Sofia Art Centre National Museum.

Jacob Jordaens, Portrait Cornelis van Diest and his wife, 1636, oil on canvas, National Gallery, London, England, Great Britain.

Card Players, Leyden, Lucas Van, 1515.

History of Spain. Madrid. Costume ball at the Palace of the Dukes of Fernan-Nunez, held on 25 February 1884. Presentation in the main hall of the extra "La Commedia dell Arte", before King Alfonso XII (1857-1885) and Queen Maria Christina of Austria (1858-1929), and the Princes of Bavaria, Infanta Maria de la Paz of Spain (1862-1946) and Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859-1949) (seated). Drawing by Juan Comba. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). Detail. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), March 15, 1884.

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