← Artworks

Historical Portraits of Women

A collection of historical portraits featuring women, showcasing elegant attire and styles from various eras, with ornate frames and detailed engravings.

Queen Mary II, 1793. Artist: Unknown.
Queen Mary II, 1793. Artist: Unknown.
254 assets in this story
Portrait of Sara Maria van der Wilp, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Daniël Bruyninx, 1772 print Portrait of the poet Sara Maria van der Wilp. She sits on a chair and her arm leans on a table. In her hands she has a role described paper and a writing spring. On the table is an ink pot next to a stack of books. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving quill. paper (writing material). ink-wellKneller, Gottfried, Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Portrait of Mary II Stuart, Queen of England, verso lower right - stamped, print, prints, height 209 mm, width 153 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1724 - 1724, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), supervision, German, 1646-08-08 - 1723-10-19Title print, Anonymous, After Assuerus van Londerseel, c. 1590 - c. 1620 print Title print of a series with five senses, in which the five senses are personalized by women in fashionable costumes and with hairstyles from different countries and with attributes. On the title page is a woman with attributes of multiple senses: a mirror (face), a cister (hearing), a flower (smell) and a ball or fruit (taste). paper engraving the (five) senses - AA - female human figurePortrait of Henriette Maria, Queen of England, Pieter de Jode (II), After Anthony Van Dyck, 1628 - 1670 print Portrait of Henriette Maria, halfway. She stands next to a table and has a flower in her right hand. Her crown lies on the table. At the top right a crown, initials and a year. In the margin a caption in Latin. England paper engraving crown (symbol of sovereignty)Henriette, Princess of Lorraine.Portrait of Maria Henrietta Stuart. Portrait of Maria Henrietta in an octagonal picture frame. In the middle of her arm. In the bottom margin three French text rules.Maria Stuart, Princess of England at the age of about 18 years: chest picture, half from left; The hair lured laterally, with pearl necklace around the back home node; on the pearl necklace centrally pendant drop pearl; Held the décolleted dress at the bust part of four jewel clamps; on the facing sleeve approach two rhombic jewels with four beads each at the tips; In the sub-segment of the portraitoval bin lap. Latin. Legend and designation only of the painter. Oval copper engraving (by Jan Brouwer) after paintings by Gerrit van Honthorst; Implement in engraved oval framing, consistently proven with fruit threads and deviated genius; each a flowering branch in the four square-shaped hatched outer corners.Roth, Johanna Susanna.Castillione, Agathe .Einsiedel, Christiana Sibylla of.Mary, Queen of Scots 1715-64 François Harrewijn Flemish. Mary, Queen of Scots. François Harrewijn (Flemish, Brussels 1700-1764 Brussels). 1715-64. Etching and engraving. Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542-1587 Fotheringhay). PrintsLes cerises. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Geraud Vidal after P. Davesne.Portrait of Anna van Hannover, Iven Besoet, 1735 - 1767 print Portrait of Anna in a circle of Lauwerbladen. In the middle of her weapon and the weapon of William IV, decorated with the garter and the motto of the order of the garter, with a crown. On a pedestal her name and titles. The Hague paper engraving / etching knighthood order (GARTER) - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chainCopper engraving and etching by Antoine Masson around 1664 depicting Infanta Maria Theresa of Spain, Queen of France, in formal attire. The print shows detailed linework and Baroque portrait composition.Weickmann, Maria Magdalena.Katharina, Infantin by Portugal.Moreau, Marie.Hero, Anna Katharina Stecher: Sandrart, Jacob of (1630)PortraT van Agatha Wilhelmina Züflich, Johann Kenckel, Georg Wolfgang Wedel, 1717 - 1722 print With caption in Latin. paper historical personsMargarete, Princess of Lorraine Publisher: Moncornet, Baltazardatting: 1625/1700Portrait of Mary II Stuart, Cornelis Visscher (II), Hugo Allard, 1677 - 1684Portrait of Maria Theresia, Roman -German Keizerin, Christian Friedrich Fritzsch, 1755 - 1788 print Portrait bust of the Roman-German Empress Maria Theresia in Coronation Mantel, a jewel in the hair. The portrait is framed with a graceful list and is on a pedestal on which her name, title and a six -line text are in Dutch. Amsterdam paper etching / engravingStuart, James Duke of Lennox Duke of Richmond Stecher: Houbraken, Jacobus publisher: Knapton <London> Publisher: Londonfactic location: AmsterdamRohan, Duchess of Rohan, Marguerite de.Nobles of Montepulciano, Caterina de '.Anna, Queen of England Stecher: Bernigeroth, MartinIsabella Klara Eugenia, Infantin by Spain Publisher: Passe, Crispyn DE (1) Dating: 1597/163. Bust to the left of Maria Eleonora, queen of Sweden at the age of 25 in an oval frame. Under the portrait two lines in Latin.Portrait of Elizabeth I Tudor, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1604 print Portrait of Elizabeth I Tudor, Queen of England, below her motto in Latin. In the edge of the frame the name and function of the portrayed person in Latin. In the margin a six -line praise in Latin. Cologne paper engraving insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral)Charlotte of Bourbon Montpensier at the age of 33 years: half figure, half of the right; With haircaler; in high-beam galak dress, with creak, three-row breast chain; in oval framing with Latin transcript; Rankendekor in the four corners of the rectangular exterior framing; In the upper left corner additionally your little beetled diamond crest (Bourbon / Nassau orania). Copper engraving, without designation.Portrait of Amalia van Solms, Crispijn van den Queborn, c. 1620 - c. 1629 print Portrait of Amalia in an oval with edge. Four lines of Dutch text in the lower margin. The Hague paper engraving / etchingQueen Anne, holding an orb and a sceptre. Mezzotint by J. Faber after J. Closterman, 17--.Henriette Katharina, Princess of Orania, Countess of Nassau as a girl: chest picture, half of the right; with side hairlocks, beaded hair knot at the backhead, pearl necklace; In the shoulder-free dress with top sofa around the neckline, on the sleeve pockets Jewelery pieces with four pearls; in four-sided-cut oval framing; with rectangular external hazard; Below the representation of three-line Latin legend (as a designated wife for Count Enno Ludwig von East Friesland), on both sides of these names, the lowest privileges note, dated. Copper engraving by Cornelis Vissscher (d. J.) under the direction of Pieter Soutman after paintings by Gerrit van Honthorst.Johanna Von Aragon: Soutman, Pieterverleger: Soutman, PieterSpecar: Suyderhoff, Jonas Radier: Suyderhoff, Jonas DataNung: 1633/1686Portrait of Maria II Stuart. Portrait of Maria II with a crown in an oval. The Rijksappel in her right hand.Portrait of Juliana, Countess of Nassau-Siegen, Crispijn van den Queborn, 1625 print In the margin her name and titles. The Hague paper engraving / etchingPortrait of Elisabeth of Valois, Frans Huys, Hieronymus Cock, 1559Will, Johann Georg Stecher: Ingouf, Pierre CharlesLeger: Ingouf, Pierre Charlesign: Will, Pierre Alexandreverlagsort: ParisHohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Marie Eleonore of.Portrait of amalia from solms. Portrait of Amalia. In her right hand a range and gloves in her left hand. Three lines of Latin text in the undermarge.Kalliope, Jean Leblond (I), Jean Leblond (I), c. 1630 - c. 1635 print Kalliope is presented in fashionable costume, a headscarf and a necklace with a peg in the form of Pegasus. She plays a tambourine. paper engraving Calliope (one of the Muses); 'Calliope' (Ripa). one person playing percussion instrument. tambourineFranz II., King of France Publisher: Cock, Hieronymus Cutter: Heyden, Pieter van der (1530) Publishing Sort: AntwerpMarie The Menicis (Huttontin 25) Antoine Van Dyck (1599-1641). Portrait of Mary of Medici (Hollstein 25). Water-strong on paper. 1634-1636. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, small palace.The Cooper of Breteuil, Gabrielle Emilie.Killigrew, Anne .This 1899 illustration shows Queen Elizabeth I of England as painted by Zucchero as derived from the Ditchley portrait of around 1591. It is known as the Ermine Portrait and is housed in Hatfield House. The ermine was the symbol of royalty and here you can see the animal with a gold crown. The queen wears the Three Brothers jewel, a gem made of three diamonds set in a triangle around a pointed diamond. Federico Zuccaro, also known as Federico Zuccari (died 1609) , was an Italian Mannerist painter and architect, active both in Italy and abroad.Portrait of unknown lady with watch in hand. Left in the background The Dom tower of Utrecht.Portrait of Maria II Stuart. Portrait of Maria II. She is sitting next to a table with a crown and a scepter on it. In the undermaster her name and titles.Personification of the night; NOx / night.Eleonore Magdalene Therese of Palatinate-Neuburg, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire due to her marriage to Emperor Leopold I of the Holy Roman Empire She wears a pearl necklace, Portrait of Eleonore Magdalene Therese of Palatinate-Neuburg, print maker: Pieter Schenk (I), (mentioned on object), publisher: Pieter Schenk (I), (mentioned on object), Staten van Holland en West-Friesland, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1670 - 1713, paper, engraving, h 330 mm × w 244 mmPortrait of Sophia Antonia von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld, Johann Martin Berbigeroth, 1753 print Leipzig paper etching / engraving historical persons - BB - woman. armorial bearing, heraldry. crown (symbol of sovereignty). ornaments, jewels. mantle, gown, dress (symbol of sovereignty)Katharina of Burgundy.Wilhelm III., Prince of Orania, King of England as toddler at the age of about three years: chest picture, en face from the right; with loop-plunger bonnet, seated sustainable baffles; in the shoulder-free, lace-lined children's dress with closure tassels at the breast cutting; Band (with non-visible medal on the left hip) around the right shoulder; Command duty in the right; In the sub-segment of the portraitoval fifteop. Latin. Legend, including three artist names. Oval copper engraving by Jan Brouwer after drawing by Anthony Claesz. de Grebber, reading on paintings by Gerrit van Honthorst, implemented in oval framing, occupied with vegetables thread and engaged genias, up with coats of arms; In the rectangular extension four symbolically blooming decorations, bottom left with fruits (oranges). Copper engraving; Netherlands Dutch. Note of the publisher Frederik de Wit with address in Amsterdam.Portrait of Hanover Anna. Portrait of Anna. In the undermaster her name and titles.Charlotte Amalie, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Specialburg-Augustenburg.Klaudia Felizitis, Archduchess of Austria Stecher: Kilian, Bartholomew (2) Draftsman: Drywegen, Sebastian vanPortrait of Maximilian Emanuel II, Jan Baptist Goossens, 1691 - 1726 print In an oval list, the portrait of Maximilian Emanuel II, Elector of Bavaria and governor of the Southern Netherlands, in Harness at Halven. View to the right. The print has a Latin caption. Print Maker: Colognepublisher: Middelburg paper engravingThe hero of classical antiquity Alexander the Great. In the background a battle also involving a horse (Bucephalus). The scene is framed in an oval with an edge lettering in Latin. In the margin a caption in Latin praising Alexander the Great. Print from a series of nine, The hero Alexander the Great The nine heroes (series title)., print maker: Crispijn van de Passe (I), (mentioned on object), Crispijn van de Passe (I), (mentioned on object), publisher: Crispijn van de Passe (I), (mentioned on object), unknown, 1574 - 1637, paper, engraving, h 263 mm × w 184 mmPortrait of Renata van Lorraine, Duchess van Bavaria, Johann Sadeler (I), 1588 - 1595 print Renata van Lorraine, wife of Hertog Willem V van Beieren. Bust in oval, almost completely seen from the front, slightly to the left. Hem on head, pleated collar, dress with shoulder wheels. A cross on the chest. München (possibly) paper engraving other sovereign (with TITLE) - BB - female rulerAir 1630 Abraham Bosse French. Air 386926Waterloo, Antonie, Steep rock formation by the river, (1000 - 2000), etching, graphic, 11.5 cm x 16, 8 cmChristine, Queen of Sweden Stecher: Tanjé, Pieterdatierung: 1751/1761Johanna I, Queen of Naples.Ludwig, Prince of France.Anna, Roman-German Empress (1585-1618).Portrait of the PergtsPortrait of Amalia in an oval with edge lettering. In the lower margin four lines of Latin text., Portrait of Amalia of Solms, print maker: anonymous, Willem Jacobsz. Delff, (mentioned on object), after: Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, (mentioned on object), Low Countries, 1626, paper, engraving, etching, h 415 × w 290 Huygens, Constantijn (I), Jonghe, Clement de, Janssens van Ceulen, Cornelis, Amsterdam, Dalen, Cornelis van (II), Anna Maria A Schurman, Portrait of Anna Maria van Schurman, verso - stamped, standing half-length in front of drapery next to a view of the Dom Tower in Utrecht in an oval frame. Around the oval attributes such as a globe, lute and drawing and painting materials. Below the frame a sheet with a verse held by two little angels., print, prints, height 309 mm, width 245 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1638-12-28 - 1664-10-09, print maker, printmaker, 1648 - 1664, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, etchings, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1624 - 1677, publisher, uitgever, Nederlands, 1596-09-04 - 1687-03-28, schrijverFlora. Flora standing with flowers in her right hand. In the undermarge a two-legged text in Latin.Sophie Alexeewna, Regentin of Russia.. Bust portrait of Maria de 'Medici, Queen of France. She married the French king Hendrik IV on 17 December 1600. In the frame of the frame the name and function of the portrayed in Latin. In the margin a six-line predicted position in Latin.Portrait of Johanna de Insane, Duchess of Castillia, Pieter de Jode (II), 1628 - 1670 print Boste portrait of Johanna the Madman, consort of Philip de Schone, Duchess of Castillia. She wears a black hood and her right hand rests on the frame. The portrait is caught in an arched frame with a three -line caption in Latin. Antwerp paper engravingPortrait of Maria Anna, Aartshertogin of Austria; Maria Anna Archidux Austriae. Portrait of Maria Anna van Austria, sitting at a table on which a kisses with a crown. In her right hand she holds a medallion to a ribbon on which a woman's portrait. A column in the background. Under the portrait her name and title in a rule in Latin.Margarete, Archduchess of Austria (1584-1611).Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria.Portrait of a woman wearing gloves and chain with holder for a bezoar stone (), Jan Gerard Waldorp, after Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1795, draughtsman: Jan Gerard Waldorp, (mentioned on object), after: Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1795, parchment (animal material), h 380 mm × w 287 mmPortrait van Friedrich Wagner, Georg Paul Busch, 1739 print Berlin paper engraving historical persons. bookPortrait of Francoise Marie Antoinette SACERTTE, known as Mademoiselle Raucourt de la Comedie-Francaise Sigismond Freudeberg. Portrait of Fran�oise Marie Antoinette SACERTTE, known as Mademoiselle Raucourt (1756-1815) of the French comedy, 1772. Feather, wash with watercolor and gouache rehaught.Portrait of Anna Radziwiłł née Kiszko, wife of Jan II Mikołaj Radziwiłł, called the Bearded. Drukarnia Radziwiłłowska (Nieśwież ; drukarnia ; 1750-1791), printing house, Leybowicz, Hirsz (1700-post 1785), graphic artistPortrait of Jacoba van Beieren, Cornelis Visscher (II), after Jan van Eyck, 1650 print Jacoba van Bavaria, Countess of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut. She wears a veil and a headdress, decorated with pearls and precious stones. Print from a series of 38 prints with portraits in full of graves and engines of Holland. Haarlem paper engraving / etching nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthoodSelf-portrait of Gesina ter Borch in cartouche. Self-portrait of Gesina ter Borch in Cartouche awarded the Arm of the Borch family. At the bottom is a poem by a friend of the family, J.H. Roldan, about Gesina.Ms. Jeanne the heirCiaia, Berenice of.Adrienne-Sophie, Marquise of ***. Augustin de Saint-Aubin; French, 1736-1807. Date: 1779. Dimensions: 260 × 183 mm (image); 284 × 205 mm (plate); 300 × 218 mm (sheet). Etching and engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Woman with a big stiff collar and lit her, and Profil, Wenceslaus Hollar, 1642 print London paper etching anonymous historical person portrayed alone - BB - woman. neck-gear ~ clothing (with NAME). styles of hairdress - AA - ~ womenL'Inspiration Favorable. Artist: After Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732-1806 Paris); Engraved by Louis Michel Halbou (French, 1730-1809 Paris). Dimensions: sheet: 17 5/16 x 12 1/2 in. (44 x 31.8 cm)image: 15 15/16 x 10 5/16 in. (40.5 x 26.2 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Air. Artist: Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/1604-1676 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet: 5 13/16 × 4 5/16 in. (14.7 × 10.9 cm). Series/Portfolio: The Four Elements(Les quatre éléments). Date: 1630. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Wilhelm III., Prince of Orania, King of England still as a boy: chest picture, half of the right; Barhaupt, with Allonhaar; in cuirass, with jabot, slit sleeves; Medal of trouser band order to breast strip; Cloudy shaded background; in oval framing with rectangular extension, four pretensioning corner pieces; Below the presentation of four-line Italian legend, the name of the stecher. Copper engraving by Johann Martin Lerch. Between the plate edge and the edge of the display above on the right a tab.Portrait of Mary I Stuart, Queen of Scotland. On the piedmont her name, position and date of death in Dutch. Portrait of Mary I Stuart, Queen of Scotland, print maker: Jan Punt, Jan Punt, (mentioned on object), Noord-Nederland, 1751, paper, etching, engraving, h 184 mm × w 121 mmSeiferheld, Susanna Maria.Cornelis van Dalen the Younger, after Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen, Anna Maria van Schurman, c 1650 Anna Maria van SchurmanWenceslaus Hollar, The Four Seasons: Summer, 1641, etching and engraving on paper.Berlaymont (Hollstein 110) Antoine Van Dyck (1599-1641). Berlaymont (Hollstein 110). Water-strong on paper, Burin, 1641.Maria Stuart, Queen of Scotland.Napier, Charles .Müller, Sophia.Face (vis hand), a woman with a hand mirror; Visus; The five senses. An elegant lady sitting at a table in front of an open window, holds a hand mirror in her hand and looks at himself. There is a cat on the table. Personification of the face, print from a series of the five senses.Françoise de Grasigny. Jean Baptiste André Gautier d'Agoty (French, 1740-1786); possibly after Edme Garand (French, active 1752); or possibly after Jean Baptiste Garand (French, died c. 1780). Date: 1760-1786. Dimensions: 235 × 192 mm (image); 257 × 208 mm (plate); 325 × 235 mm (sheet). Mezzotint on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: Jean Baptiste André Gautier d'Agoty.Lenz, Christina.Staten-Generaal, The Hague, Hondius, Hendrick (I), Hoefnagel, Jacob, Portrait of Maria Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, verso - stamped, Bust to the left of Maria Eleonora, Queen of Sweden at the age of 25 in an oval frame. Below the portrait two lines in Latin., print, prints, height 415 mm, width 290 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1573-06-09 - 1650-10-25, print maker, printmaker, 1629 - 1629, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, Southern Netherlands, 1575 - 1640, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilege