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Portraits and silhouettes of historical figures, including children and adults, framed in decorative styles from the 18th to 19th centuries.

Willem V, 1748-1806, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Anonymous, c. 1780, Portrait miniature
Willem V, 1748-1806, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Anonymous, c. 1780, Portrait miniature
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Portrait of an unknown girl sitting on a table, 1880 - 1900 photograph. frame metal. paper. textile materials. glass. cardboard albumen print girl (child between toddler and youth). anonymous historical person portrayedPortrait of an unknown woman, Anonymous, 1855 - 1900 photograph. frame iron (metal). glass. cardboard. paper. metal ferrotyping historical persons - BB - womanPortrait of an unknown man, 1880 - 1900 photograph. frame wood (plant material). glass. paper. cardboard. metal albumen print / painting anonymous historical person portrayed. adult manPhoto Frames, 1880 - 1900 photograph. frame maple (wood). glass. baryta paper. paper. cardboard. metal gelatin silver print anonymous historical person portrayed - BB - woman. necklaceSilhouette portrait of a man. Silhouette portrait of a man. Bust to the right. On the back one printed label with name and address of the maker. Part of the portrait miniaturen collection.Stone Mason in Top Hat and Apron with Mallet and Chisel 1870s-80s Unknown. Stone Mason in Top Hat and Apron with Mallet and Chisel. Unknown. 1870s-80s. Tintype. PhotographsPortrait of an unknown young woman, 1880 - 1900 photograph. frame textile materials. wood (plant material). cardboard. paper. metal. glass albumen print adolescent, young woman, maiden. anonymous historical person portrayedWillem V, 1748-1806, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Anonymous, c. 1780, Portrait miniaturePortrait of an unknown boy, Possible Spanish, 1900 - 1920 locket. photograph metal. baryta paper. glass gelatin silver print historical persons. boy (child between toddler and youth)Locket 18th century Russian or German. Locket. Russian or German. 18th century. Glass. Glass-PaintedPortrait of an unknown woman, Johan Godfried Blankenburg, 1855 - 1862 photograph. frame Amsterdam glass. cardboard. wood (plant material) ambrotype historical persons - BB - womanMedallion possibly German 19th century View more. Medallion. possibly German. 19th century. Glass. Glass-PaintedMember of the Willoughby de Broke Family 18th century Probably by Isaac Gosset One of three medallions depicting members of Lord Willoughby de Broke family, 50.187.27-.29.. Member of the Willoughby de Broke Family. Probably by Isaac Gosset (British, St. Helier, Jersey 1713-1799 London). British. 18th century. Colorless wax on red velvet under glass; frame: black wood. Sculpture-MiniaturePortrait of Queen Wilhelmina, 1880 - 1900 photograph. frame wood (plant material). glass. baryta paper. metal gelatin silver print adult woman. historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) - BB - womanMedallion probably German 19th century View more. Medallion. probably German. 19th century. Glass. Glass-PaintedPortrait of an unknown man, 1880 - 1900 photograph. frame textile materials. glass. paper. cardboard. metal albumen print adult man. anonymous historical person portrayedPortrait medallion from Prince Willem van Oranje, the later King Willem I. Portrait medallion from Prince Willem van Oranje, the later king Willem I. the prince, to the left, wears a tail wick, the uniform coat of the Gardes du corps, a jabot, Ordelint and order sign . A cloak has been draped around his waist.Ambrotype - Portrait of an unidentified woman, 1850-1870Portrait of an unknown woman, 1851 - 1900 photograph. frame wood (plant material). glass. cardboard. paper. metal. textile materials. gilding (material) albumen print anonymous historical person portrayedUnknown man. .Portrait of an unknown girl, Anonymous, 1855 - 1900 photograph iron (metal). cardboard. paper ferrotyping historical persons - BB - woman. girl (child between toddler and youth)Portrait miniature of little girl, portrait miniature painting footage wood ivory paint watercolor ivory backing, Black wooden square frame. oval children's portrait lying on clear cardboard inside round profiled galvanisation. Narrow copper-colored upright edge around. Flat glass slide. On the reverse side of the hanging eye Front right in the background: ax (Very small unreadable) doll toy gamePaulus Harsdorfer 1603 German, probably Nuremberg. Paulus Harsdorfer. German, probably Nuremberg. 1603. Mother-of-pearl, gilt brass. Metalwork-Gold and PlatinumMedallion, round, from biscuit with portrait of king Willem I in relief and with profile to the left. Medallion, round, from biscuit with portrait of king Willem I embossed with profile to the left. The bust of the king is signed: Brichaut F. in black wooden frame, which is round and profiled.Prince William III of Orange (1650-1702), Joachim Henne, Joachim Henne, c. 1662 - c. 1665 Medallion portrait in ivory of Prince William III of Orange, with general tail, leaned on a helmet; In gracefully sliced walnut frame. Northern Netherlands ivory cutting Medallion portrait in ivory of Prince William III of Orange, with general tail, leaned on a helmet; In gracefully sliced walnut frame. Northern Netherlands ivory cuttingPostmortem Baby, Partially Covered by a Flowered Shawl with a Fringe Hem 1840s Unknown. Postmortem Baby, Partially Covered by a Flowered Shawl with a Fringe Hem 291760The Hon. Lieutenant-General Alexander Leslie (1731-1794) 1794 James Tassie British, Scottish. The Hon. Lieutenant-General Alexander Leslie (1731-1794). British, London. 1794. Glass paste. GlassPortrait of an unknown woman, Anonymous, 1851 - 1900 brooch. photograph metal. paper albumen print anonymous historical person portrayed - BB - womanMedallion with Augustus 1775-1799 Burslem. Stoneware (jasperware) . Wedgwood Manufactory (Manufacturer)Valentine ca. 1880 Anonymous This is a tiny folded, cameo-embossed card made of heavy paper, and unsigned. The embossed paper has a raised, cameo design of swirls and roses, rising above a pale gray background color. Applied to the front is a chromolithographed, moveable, die-cut scrap the same height as the card. It features a bouquet of flowers, with an angel emptying a cornucopia of rose petals, above two doves. Moving it downward reveals an image of a gold ring with ruby center, and within that area, the words, "In fond remembrance". Inside, is inserted a piece of paper, brightly chromolithographed in a colorful gothic pattern of red, yellow, pink, green, and purple. The white center is printed with a romantic verse.. Valentine. Anonymous. ca. 1880. Cameo-embossed paper, chromolithographyPortrait of an unknown girl, Anonymous, 1840 - c. 1860 photograph. brooch copper (metal). glass. metal. mother of pearl historical persons. girl (child between toddler and youth)Carnavalet museum, medal collection Bust de Bailly right on the right.Pendant early 19th century possibly Russian. Pendant. possibly Russian. early 19th century. Verre églomisé. Glass-PaintedPortrait of an unknown young woman, anonymous, c. 1840 - c. 1860 photograph. frame copper (metal). glass. wood (plant material) historical persons. adolescent, young woman, maidenPost -mortem portrait of an unknown child, Anonymous, 1855 - 1900 photograph iron (metal). glass. metal. plush. cardboard. paper. wood (plant material) ferrotyping the corpse. childBearded Man 1853-57 Brady & Co. American. Bearded Man. 1853-57. Daguerreotype with applied color. PhotographsUnknown woman. .Post-mortem portrait woman. Daguerreotype in cassette.PortraT van Johann, Wilhelmine en Julius Ballach, Anonymous, 1860 photograph. frame Danzig wood (plant material). glass. paper. cardboard albumen print historical persons. parents with their childrenMedallion of Benjamin Franklin. Dimensions: Without frame: Diam. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm). Maker: Attributed to Jean Martin Renaud (French, Sarreguemines 1746-1821 Paris). Date: ca. 1797. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Painter Dipping Brush into Paint Jug. Artist: Unknown (American). Dimensions: Image: 8.9 x 6.9 cm (3 1/2 x 2 11/16 in.)Plate: 10.8 x 8.2 cm (4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)Case: 1.9 x 11.9 x 9.4 cm (3/4 x 4 11/16 x 3 11/16 in.). Date: late 1850s-60s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Unknown old woman. .Relief; molded waxBox and cover, lacquer and tortoiseshell, Speckled dark green composition on outside; tortoise-shell on inside. Circular. Cover decorated with engraving showing tomb, stream, and four female figures, with a circular opening across which passes a revolving disk, with a sentimental verse., France, ca. 1785, containers, Decorative Arts, Box and coverBearded Plasterer with Hawk and Trowel. Artist: Unknown (American). Dimensions: Image: 6.4 x 5.1 cm (2 1/2 x 2 in.)Plate: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)Case: 1.6 x 9.4 x 7.9 cm (5/8 x 3 11/16 x 3 1/8 in.). Date: 1860s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bénitier late 17th-18th century Italian. Bénitier. Italian. late 17th-18th century. Wood, glass. Glass-PaintedBoiler type. Girl portrait, full figure.Margarete Glindemann (died 1859), around 1857.Elizabeth Bakewell James and her Son, Frank B. James ca. 1846 Attributed to John Plumbe Jr. American, born Wales. Elizabeth Bakewell James and her Son, Frank B. James. Attributed to John Plumbe Jr. (American (born Wales), 1809-1857). ca. 1846. Daguerreotype. PhotographsCameo with Head of a Woman 1775-1799 Burslem. Stoneware (jasperware) . Wedgwood Manufactory (Manufacturer)Framed hairworkwreathPortrait of M Czyzna (bust); 1840-1860 (1840-00-00-1860-00-00);Potocki, Andrzej Stefan (1920-1995) - collections, portraits, men's portraits, message (provenance)Button (Haiti); Attributed to Agostino Brunias (Italian, ca. 1730-1796); Made for Toussaint L'Ouverture; gouache paint on tin verre fixé, ivory (backing), glass, gilt metalPortrait of a man, Anonymous, 1853 - 1863 photograph. frame linen (material). glass. paper. wood (plant material) historical personsPortrait of an unknown man, Leroux, 1860 - 1880 photograph copper (metal). glass. paper adult man. historical personsWorkman Holding a Wrench and Hammer 1860s Unknown. Workman Holding a Wrench and Hammer 291902Cameo with Head of a Man 1775-1799 Burslem. Stoneware (jasperware) . Wedgwood Manufactory (Manufacturer)Portrait of Adriana Werner -Droogendijk with her first child, Catharina Lamberdina (* 1854), Anonymous, 1855 - 1856 photograph. frame Netherlands copper (metal). glass. wood (plant material). paper historical persons - BB - woman. mother and baby or young childAnonymous / 'Holy Face'. XIX century. Silver. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Portrait of an unknown woman in a chair, Ferdinand Mulnier, 1866 - 1879 Photograph. visit card. frame Paris textile materials. glass. paper. cardboard. metal albumen print adult woman. anonymous historical person portrayedMarie Antoinette, Queen of France Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). Marie Antoinette, Queen de France. MEDAL, 1781.Portrait of an unknown woman, sitting at the table, 1880 - 1900 Photograph. Frame. visit card wood (plant material). glass. paper. cardboard. gilding (material) albumen print anonymous historical person portrayed - BB - woman. sitting figureMaria Gertruda Wolf de Friderici (1794-1885). .Tablet with pink varnished gold tablets, with a miniature, portrait of a young woman, and the initials F. S. 1776-1777. Paris, Cognacq-Jay museum. 56020-9 Elegant, Etui, F.S., initial, young woman, gold, portrait, tablet, pink varnish, elegance, miniatureMirror Shepherdess 1740-1760 Italy. Tin-glazed earthenware (faience) and mirror glass .Portrait of a woman. Silhouette portrait of a Surinamese () Woman. Bust, right, on the head a hat with three feathers. Part of the portrait miniaturen collection.Portrait of an unknown woman, 1880 - 1900 photograph paper. cardboard. leather. textile materials carbon print adult woman. anonymous historical person portrayedCarnavalet museum, medal collection Bust of the Republic to the left; Reverse registration on six lines in a oak crown.Bliżej KulturyMedallion with portrait of Willem Frederik van Oranje-Nassau. Breast piece in relief from boy in profile to the left. He is wearing, closed, vest with outstanding jacket. Below he wears a blouse with side along the collar and a small jabot. To his waist is garment of fur with textile. He carries the hair down to the collar. The portrait is white and has a violet-blue background, so-called Jasperware. The list is decorated with two pearl edges and surrounded a border with leaf motifs and ribbon. Inscription. Reverse: Willem Frederic Er Prins. Signature. Reverse: M.O.: Wedgwood.Dish or plate with Mr. Jacob Gilles, Raadspensionary van Holland. Blackboard () From porcelain. Painted in brown with a portrait of Mr. Jacob Gilles. Thingtheaded edges and spreading flowers.Woman photographs, studio portraitsPortraits of an unknown boy, Possible Spanish, Anonymous, 1900 - 1910 locket silver (metal). metal. celluloid (cellulosic). paper albumen print historical persons. boy (child between toddler and youth)Portrait of an unknown man, Christoffel, 1850 photograph. frame copper (metal). glass. wood (plant material) adult man. historical personsOlder Man Wearing Top Hat. Artist: Unknown (French). Dimensions: Image: 9.4 x 7.2 cm (3 11/16 x 2 13/16 in.)Mount: 17.6 x 14.8 cm (6 15/16 x 5 13/16 in.). Date: 1850-55. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Attributed to Jean Petitot (1607-1691). Portrait of a lace thrust, around 1690. Oval miniature surrounded by diamonds, set under crystal. Paris, Cognacq-Jay museum. 23914-4 Surrounded diamond, man, jabot lace, oval miniature, wig, portrait, set under crystalSaucer or plate with Jacob Gilles mr. 1772 - c. 1784 Plate () From porcelain. Painted in brown with a portrait of Mr. Jacob Gilles. Around decorated edges and sprinkling flowers. Loosdrecht porcelain Plate () From porcelain. Painted in brown with a portrait of Mr. Jacob Gilles. Around decorated edges and sprinkling flowers. Loosdrecht porcelainYoung Man Holding Jacket Lapel 1840s Unknown. Young Man Holding Jacket Lapel 291754Portrait of an unknown man, possibly Chritsian Winther, Anonymous, c. 1861 - c. 1866 photograph photographic support albumen print historical personsLocket possibly German 19th century View more. Locket. possibly German. 19th century. Glass. Glass-PaintedButton (Haiti); Attributed to Agostino Brunias (Italian, ca. 1730-1796); Made for Toussaint L'Ouverture; gouache paint on tin verre fixé, ivory (backing), glass, gilt metalPortrait of a woman, anonymous, c. 1790 miniature (painting) Silhouette portrait of a Surinamese () Woman. Bust, to the right, on the head a hat with three plumes. Part of the portrait miniatures collection. Northern Netherlands ivory. metal. glass historical persons not known by name - BB - woman (+ profile portrait)Portrait of an unknown man with mustache and sideburns, John George Kirby, 1855 - 1900 photograph London iron (metal). cardboard. paper ferrotyping historical persons. sideburns. moustacheEscutcheon, wood, carved, painted, gilded, Germany, 19th century, Decorative Arts, EscutcheonPhotograph - Sarah Allen, Aston, Birmingham, 1860-80. Hand-coloured photograph... Framed by A.Charles Savage & Son, 73 Hamstead Road, Handsworth. (The photograph is earlier than the frame).Unknown mother and her child. .Group portrait of three unknown women around a table, with photos, anonymous, c. 1855 - c. 1860 photograph. frame Roermond paper. cardboard. glass. metal. wood (plant material). imitation leather albumen print anonymous historical persons portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait. historical persons not known by name - BB - womanPortrait of a sitting dog, Anonymous, 1855 - 1900 photograph iron (metal). cardboard. paper ferrotyping dogPortrait of an unknown man with beard, anonymous, 1855 - 1870 photograph. brooch glass. metal. linen (material) ambrotype historical persons. beardTwo portraits of an unknown bride, an unknown girl and an unknown boy with a narwaltand, Anonymous, 1870 - 1920 Photograph. visit card. frame wood (plant material). glass. paper. cardboard. metal. newsprint albumen print anonymous historical person portrayed. boy (child between toddler and youth). bride (in wedding-dress). bridesmaidPortrait of a man, Anonymous, 1870 - in or before 1882 Photograph. visit card This photo is part of an album iron (metal). cardboard ferrotyping historical persons. adult manInformal Studio Portrait of Young Family with Three Children 1850s-60s Unknown. Informal Studio Portrait of Young Family with Three Children. Unknown (American). 1850s-60s. Ambrotype with applied color. PhotographsStill life of a chair covered with clothes. Attributed to Victor Moreau Griswold (American, 1819 - 1872)Button (Haiti); Attributed to Agostino Brunias (Italian, ca. 1730-1796); Made for Toussaint L'Ouverture; gouache paint on tin verre fixé, ivory (backing), glass, gilt metalWilhelmina van Pruisen, Johann Heinrich Schepp, c. 1782 Oval medallion, liver -colored, on which, in white, breastpiece of woman and profile to the right. Woman has put the hair loose with a strand on shoulder. She bears detected dress secured with pin. To medallion simple list inlaid diagonally. Reverse: two holes above each other; brand; White in color. Etruriamanufacturer: England porcelain. bone (material) cutting / inlay (process) historical persons - BB - womanPortrait of an unknown young man, Anonymous, c. 1840 - c. 1860 photograph. frame copper (metal). glass. wood (plant material) historical persons. youth, adolescentPortrait of an unknown sitting girl, W. Savery, c. 1855 - c. 1870 photograph. frame Gravesend glass. metal. paper ambrotype historical persons - BB - woman. toddler (female). sitting figure - AA - female human figureYoung Boy Wearing Livery or Riding Costume. Artist: Unknown (American). Dimensions: Image: 7 x 5.8 cm (2 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.)Plate: 8.1 x 6.8 cm (3 3/16 x 2 11/16 in.)Case: 1.6 x 9.2 x 7.9 cm (5/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.). Date: 1840s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Medallion with Coriulanus 1775-1799 Burslem. Stoneware (jasperware) . Wedgwood Manufactory (Manufacturer)List, 1880 - 1900 frame wood (plant material). glass. cardboard. metal