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Historical Portraits of Women

Engravings depicting historical women in ornate attire. The style is detailed, showcasing their fashion and jewelry with a regal touch.

Portrait of Juliana, Countess of Nassau-Siegen, 1625 print Portrait of Juliana. In the lower margin her name and titles. The Hague paper engraving / etching
Portrait of Juliana, Countess of Nassau-Siegen, 1625 print Portrait of Juliana. In the lower margin her name and titles. The Hague paper engraving / etching
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Viktor Amadeus I, King of Sardinia.Solms-Braunfels, Louisa (Ludovika) Christina Countess too.Cave, Johanna de LA.Portrait of a woman with white veil and black hood. .Gumpenberg, Katharina of.Portrait of the draughtswoman and art collector Anna Maria Hogguer-Ebeling, Portrait of Anna Maria Ebeling, print maker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), (mentioned on object), after: Charles Howard Hodges, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1751 - 1816, paper, etching, engraving, h 268 mm - w 166 mmMaria Stuart, Queen of Scotland 1591/1633Gaston, Duke of Orléans.Maria Stuart, Queen of Scotland.Maria Stuart, Queen of Scotland Stecher: Fridrich, Jacob Andreas (1714) Factist place of origin: AugsburgGeometry (registered title)Portrait of Queen pumping station Elizabeth van York, Pieter van Gunst, After Adriaen van der Werff, c. 1669 - 1731 print Elizabeth van York, queen of England and wife of Henry VII. The print has a French poem about her life as a caption. Amsterdam paper engraving / etchingSelf-portrait. Self-portrait from Anna Maria van Schurman, scholar, poet and artist.Self-portrait of Anna-Maria van Schurman aged 33, 1640, Schurman, Anna Maria van, 1607-1678, Engraving, Trimmed, 7 11/16 x 5 5/16 in. (19.5 x 13.5 cm) Paper / Sheet 9 x 6 11/16 in. (22.8 x 17 cm) Mat / 16 9/16 x 12 in. (42 x 30.5 cm)Portrait of Willem III, Prince of Orange. Portrait of Willem III. A battle in the background. Four lines of Dutch text in the underwear.Portrait of Maria I Stuart, King of Scotland, at the age of 44, Anonymous, Frans Huys (Rejected Attribution), 1652 - c. 1799 print BostePortret of Maria I Stuart, Queen of Scotland, to the left with a cross on a necklace on her chest. Her weapon on the left. paper engraving historical persons - BB - woman. armorial bearing, heraldry. crucifix ~ personal devotionOval portrait of queen Elizabeth of Austria in a scarf, according to a print by Gilliam van der Gouwen. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist, Gouwen, Gilliam van der (fl. 1669-1713), engraverPortrait of Anna van Hannover, J. de Groot, 1725 - 1799 print Portrait of Anna. In the lower margin her name and titles. Low Countries paperChristine, Queen of Sweden.Portrait of Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel, Wenceslaus Hollar, After Anthony Van Dyck, 1646 - 1670 print paper etchingAutumnus - Autumn (Three-quarter-length seasons). Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607-1677 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 6 7/8 in. (24.5 × 17.5 cm)cut outside image but within platemark. Series/Portfolio: Three-quarter-length seasons. Date: 1641.Young woman standing three-quarter length, her head slightly turned to left, wearing black scarf fastened under her chin over white pointed collar with lace borders covering her shoulders; right hand resting on plate with fruit, left hand holding apple. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.London, Faithorne, William (II), England, Portrait of Mary Henrietta Stuart, verso lower left - stamped, Portrait of Mary Henrietta in an oval. In the bottom margin three lines of English text., print, prints, Orange portraits, verso lower center - stamped, height 280 mm, width 200 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1656 - 1710, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, Publication (Event), Publication, British, publisherH. Catharina van Alexandria, Jacob Neefs, after Gerard Seghers, 1620 - 1680 print The Holy Catharina of Alexandria, a crown on the head, holds her left hand against her chest. She keeps the sword in her other hand and she leans on the wheel. Antwerp paper engraving the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheelTalbot, 1. Earl of Shrewsbury, John .Lavallière, Louise Duchesse De Verleger: Visscher, Nicolasmaler: Plas, David Van Derstecher: GOLE, JACOB (1647) Verblagorten: AmsterdamPortrait of Anna Kieżgałł née Radziwiłł (ca.1512-1554). nieznany malarz polski, painterCaliste unknown, Mariette, Pierre (1634 1716)Oval portrait of a lady. Possibly a design for a print.Fleury, Claude.Richard Gibson (1616-1690), shoulder portraet of woman with pearlerringe, 1615-1690Stephan III., King of Hungary.Portrait of empress Milonia Caesonia; Famous Roman women. Milonia Caesonia, fourth wife of Emperor CaligulaMarie Eleonore, Princess of Jülich-Kleve-Berg.Anna, Infantin of Spain.. Anna van Tirol, wife of Emperor Matthias. She stands next to a table on which the imperial crown. The print has a Latin inscriptionWilhelm III., Prince of Orania, King of England as a child at the age of about five years: breast image, half of the right; with springbaret on loop-fed bonnet; in skirt with bright breast part, bulging sleeves; Shoulder collar (and cuffs) with lace edge, two closure quads over band around the right shoulder; Command duty in the right; In the sub-segment of the portraitoval three-line Latin. Legend and designation of the stecher; The oval framing occupies with numerous genius when calculating child activities, up with its coat of arms; In the outer corner creepies above two laurel wreaths, the left with tape loop; Down two fruits carrying orange branches; Most right Latin. Publisher note. Copper engraving by Jan Jacobsz. Van Houten, moved by Frederik De Wit.Hagedorn, Friedrich.Portrait of Maria Henrietta Stuart, at the age of 12, Anonymous, 1643 print Portrait of Maria Henrietta in an oval with edge script and a balustrade with the year and her age. In the four corners a weapon with a crown. print maker: Low Countriespublisher: Dordrechtpublisher: Dordrecht paper engraving / etching / letterpress printingHoward, Frances Lady .Mary, Queen of Scots first half 18th century George Vertue British Frontispiece to the first of two volumes by Samuel Jebb on Mary, Queen of Scots, published in 1725 with Latin, French and Spanish translations. The print was also used in "The History of the Life and Reign of Mary Queen of Scots," published anonymously by Jebb later that same year (hence discrepancies with Labanoff 156 and O'Donoghue 196.100, which both give the inscription "From an original painting of Frederico Zucchero.").After the Carlton portrait, previously attributed to Federico Zuccaro. The portrait is no longer believed to depict Mary, Queen of Scots, although the woman in the Carlton painting has not yet been identified.. Mary, Queen of Scots. George Vertue (British, London 1684-1756 London). first half 18th century. Etching and engraving. Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542-1587 Fotheringhay). PrintsAlbertine Agnes, Princess of Orania, Countess of Nassau as a girl: chest picture, half of the right; with side curly hair, pearl cord thread at the backhead, pearl necklace; ; in a shoulder-free dress; Small jewel with pearl at the neckline; In tilt. Oval framing; Rectangular extension; Below the representation Latin. Legend, on both sides of the terms; Netherest privilege note, dated. Copper engraving by Cornelis Vissscher (d. J.) under the direction of Pieter Soutman after painting by Gerrit van Honthorst.Minerva. After: Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian, Florence, 1475-1564Portrait of Maria, Duchess of Burgundy, Jan Punt, 1786 print Portrait of Maria, Duchess of Burgundy. Her name, function and date of death in Dutch on the Pieth stable. North Netherlands paper etching / engravingAnna, Roman-German Empress (1585-1618).Isabella I (1451-1504). Queen of Castile (1474-1504). Queen consort of Aragon for her marriage to Ferdinand II of Aragon. Portrait. Engraving by Masson. Lithographed by Magín Pujadas. Historia General de España, by Modesto Lafuente. Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1879.RVD / Royal House photo collection. Anna (1563-1588). zd}Portrait of Lucretia Wilhelmina van Brands.Portrait of the Dutch Poet Lucretia Wilhelmina van Brands.Margaret of Valois, La Reine Margot, Queen of France, 1553 1615 Margaret of Valois, La Reine Margot, Queen of France, 1553 1615 Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21665145The Hellespontic sibyl. Engraving by M. de Passe after C. de Passe I.PortraT van Wibrandis Rosenblatt, Carl August Schwerdgeburth, After C. Fries, 1795 - 1878 print paper historical personsPortrait of William III van Oranje, 1696 William III is wearing a cloak, crown, scepter and rich apple. Probably drawn to a print. Page 6 Recto from a sketchbook with 91 sheets. paper. chalk ruler, sovereign. insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral)Heinrich Friedrich, Prince of the Palatinate.Portrait of Christiaan II van Saksen, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1601 print Portrait of Christiaan II van Saxony, underneath are motto in Latin. In 1591 he succeeded his father Christiaan I van Saksen as Elector, but was under guardianship until 1601. Cologne paper engravingMaria Stuart, Queen of Scotland.Portret Maria Sibylla Merian. Ingeplakt in: A dictionary of painters, from the revival of the art to the present period, by the Rev. M. Pilkington, A.M.. A new edition, with considerable alteration, additions, an appendix, and an index, by Henry Fuseli, R.A., Londen 1805, deel II/tegenover p. 329.Busseuil, Marguerite de.The painter Jacques Ignatius de Roore stands in front of a painting with the painter's palette in his hand The scene is framed in an oval frame, Portrait of painter Jacques Ignatius de Roore, print maker: Jan Punt, after: Jacques Ignatius de Roore, Amsterdam, 1736, paper, etching, engraving, h 221 mm × w 151 mmJustice (Iustitia), plate 5 from the 'Virtutum theologicarum et cardinalium', Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523-1605, Hieronymus Wierix, Flemish, 1553 - 1619, Philips Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612, Engraving on laid paper, Bust of Justice holding scales and sword, surrounded by a scrollwork frame decorated with putti. A Latin inscription in a horizontal band below., Netherlands, ca. 1575, Print, PrintPortrait of Sebastian I of Portugal standing half-square to the left at a table. On the table a Bible and an armillary. Bust in an oval frame with border lettering in Latin, Portrait of Sebastian I of Portugal Portraits of kings, queens, princes and princesses (series title), print maker: Frans Huys, publisher: Hieronymus Cock, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1561, paper, engraving, h 194 mm × w 148 mmMatthias of Austria (Roman-German Emperor), Prague, Sadeler, Aegidius, Portrait of Anna, wife of Emperor Matthias, verso lower left - stamped, Anna of Tyrol, wife of Emperor Matthias. She stands next to a table on which the imperial crown. The print has a Latin inscription, print, prent, prints, height 304 mm, width 209 mm, South Netherlandish, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1616 - 1616, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), German, 1557-02-24 - 1619-03-20, granter of privilegeJohanna, Princess of France.Woodshout, wolf.States-General, Mierevelt, Michiel Jansz. van, Delft, Delff, Willem Jacobsz., Portrait of Louise de Coligny, Michiel Jansz van, verso - stamped, fourth wife of William I of Orange, bust with high standing collar in oval frame with motto. In the lower margin five lines of Latin inscription., print, prints, height 420 mm, width 296 mm, 1580-09-15 - 1638-04-11, print maker, printmaker, 1627 - 1627, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1567-05-01 - 1641-06-27, after, after painting by, granter of privilegeLuise Henriette, Princess of Orania, Countess of Nassau breast image, half from left; with side hairlocks, pearl necklace for taut hillhead hair, pearl necklace; in décolleted dress, breast dashes with jewel and pendant pearl at the cutout surrounded with lace trim; including cloak around breast and shoulders; in oval framing; Rectangular outer hatching with four pretensioning cores; Below the representation three-line Latin. Legend, centrally divided by their origin crest in cartridge; Both on both sides Stecher and publisher note. Copper engraving by Mathias van Somer, moved by Johann Hoffmann, Nuremberg.REYES CATOLICOS. ISABEL I DE CASTILLA. GRABADO RETRATO. SACADO DE UN CUADRO DE RINCON. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA , AÑO 1892.Portrait of Queen Consort Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth of York, Queen of England and wife of Henry VII. The print has a French poem about her life as a caption., Elizabeth van York, Pieter van Gunst (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, c. 1669 - 1731, paper, etching, h 320 mm × w 185 mmLady Arabella Stuart also spelled Stewart, 1575-1615, English noblewoman From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedPortrait of Magdalena Nuyts. Portrait of Magdalena Nuyts, David Nuyts wife, with a wide folds. At the bottom of the margin two eight-plated verses in Dutch.Geertruyd van SaxenPortrait of Philip V, King of Spain, The young duke Philip of Anjou, from 1700 King Philip V of Spain. He wears a crown, the coronation mantle and a chain with the order sign of the Order of the Golden Fleece, knighthood order of the Golden Fleece, crown (symbol of sovereignty), mantle, gown, dress (symbol of sovereignty), Philip V (king from Spain), Jacob Gole (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1700 - 1724, paper, engraving, h 190 mm × w 139 mmA prostitute with her name and charges. Etching by Wenzel Hollar.Sophie, Princess of Holstein-Special Castle.Portrait of Marie-Jeanne Roland de la Platière. Bust by Marie-Jeanne Roland de la Platière, politician, to the left in oval list.Dobenecker, Katharina Margaretha.Madame Pierre Lullin-Fatio. possibly François Jalabert or Jallabert; after Jean Etienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702-1795). Date: 1763. Dimensions: 249 x 179 mm (image); 263 x 189 mm (plate); 278 x 205 mm (primary support); 318 x 244 mm (secondary support). Etching and engraving in black on buff laid paper (discolored to tan), tipped onto ivory wove paper. Origin: Switzerland. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Anna Maria a Schurman.Amsterdam, Vries, Moses de, Woman with a millstone collar, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 106 mm, width 93 mm, Dutch, 1807-01-14 - 1883-04-03, print maker, printmaker, 1817 - 1883, paper, papier, houtgravurePasse, Crispijn van de (I), Utrecht, Crispijn van de (II), Sibyls, Sibylla Cimmeria., Cimmerian Sibyl, verso lower left - stamped, The Cimmerian Sibyl sits at a table on which lies an open book. She looks up at the sky where the Christ Child appears. In the margin a caption in Latin. Print from a series with sibyls., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 266 mm, width 201 mm, 1597 - 1670-01-06, print maker, printmaker, 1615 - 1615, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1564 - 1637, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher'Portrait of the Princess de la Roche (Mme de Montjean depuis Princesse de la Roche Surion)'. France, circa 1546. Dimensions: 28,2x19,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Anonymous Artist, mid-16th century.Portrait of Maria Henriëtte Stuart, Princess Royal and Princess of Oranje-Nassau, Wenceslaus Hollar, After Anthony Van Dyck, 1641 print paper etching necklace (+ women's clothes). ear-rings (+ women's clothes)Josina Hamels (c. 1560-1630), woman of Jacques de la Faille, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a prehistoric originalPortrait of a distinguished woman, Hendrick Goltzius, 1581 - 1591, In half-substance, standing beside a table on which her left hand rests. On the right of the table a lapdog. The lady wears a costume with bombastic constuced sleeves over an embroidered jacket, a small hat on her head, a standing collar and gloves in her right hand., draughtsman: Hendrick Goltzius, 1581 - 1591, prepared paper, h 88 mm × w 63 mmNoyon's heroin. (IFF 18) (registered title) | Catherine vassent, from Noyon, 20 years old; Noyon's heroin on March 31, 1788. (Factitious Title)Marie Luise Adelheid, Princess of Orléans.Fontana, Lavinia.Swabian 15th Century, A Sibyl, c 1470 A SibylBust of Bellona ca. 1531-76 Giulio Bonasone Italian. Bust of Bellona 392800Portrait of Anna Maria van Schurman, Theodor Matham, 1640 - 1676 print Portrait of the poet and print maker Anna Maria van Schurman, standing at a table in a departure. In her hand a medallion with her own image and in the background the Domkerk in Utrecht. Northern Netherlands paper engraving Domkerk (Utrecht)'Portrait of Margaret of Savoy (copy)'. France, First half of 16th century. Dimensions: 32,6x21,1 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: François Clouet (after).Amalia Van Solms, daughter of John Albert, Count of Solms, born 1602, married 31st March 1625. With Prince Frederick Henry, she was one of the cleverest women of her time. They founded The Orange Room, todays Huis Ten Bosch where the triumphs of her husband were glorified (Paintings by Jordaens), and had, as a watchful guardian, a large share of the upbringing of her grandson, Prince William III. She died in 1675.Portrait of Louise de Coligny. Portrait of Louise de Coligny, fourth wife of Willem I van Oranje, Breast piece with high-raised collar in oval picture frame with motto. Five lines of Latin inscription under council.Margot (title registered)Shrub, Anna Barbara.Venice, Sadeler, Marcus, Titian, Prague, Aegidius, Famous Roman women, Portrait of Marcia Furnilla, verso lower left - stamped, Marcia Furnilla, second wife of Emperor Titus., print, prints, height 348 mm, width 240 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1597 - 1629, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Italian, 1488 - 1576-08-27, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, German, 1614-04-11 - 1650, publisherDiana of Poitiers.Lady Jane Grey, 1537, 12 February 1554, Lady Jane Dudley, was an English noblewoman after her marriage and as Nine Days Queen and de facto Queen of England and Ireland from 10 July to 19 July 1553, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century originalPortrait of Eleonora van Toledo, Adriaen Haelwegh, c. 1647 - c. 1696 print Portrait in half to the right of Eleonora van Toledo, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and wife of Cosimo I, with a closed fan in her hand, surrounded in an oval with a laurel wreath. At the bottom in a cartouche a peacock with chicks, underneath on a tablet under a plinth her name and two lines in Latin. Northern Netherlands paper engraving fan. pearl; pearl necklace (+ women's clothes). accessories (~ clothing)Portrait of Amalia from Solms; Theatrum Pontificum, Imperatorum, Regum, Ducum (...). Portrait of Amalia in an oval. In the undermaster her name.Portrait of Emina Sultana, consort of Ibrahim, Pieter de Jode (II), 1628 - 1670 print Portrait of Emina Sultana, halfway. She wears a dress with cleavage, a piece of jewelry with a half moon and a veil. The portrait is caught in an oval frame. In the margin a two -way caption in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving / etchingAnonym drawing of Silvius Otto, executed with pen, ink, and wash.