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Historical Portraits of Women

Engravings of women from history, showcasing ornate clothing and accessories, depicted in formal poses. The images exude elegance and historical significance.

Portrait of Maria Gysberta Verhoesen, wife of Jeronimo de Vries, Portrait of Maria Gysberta Verhoesen, print maker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, 1800 - 1802, paper, etching, engraving, h 232 mm - w 155 mm
Portrait of Maria Gysberta Verhoesen, wife of Jeronimo de Vries, Portrait of Maria Gysberta Verhoesen, print maker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, 1800 - 1802, paper, etching, engraving, h 232 mm - w 155 mm
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Portrait of Queen Constance Habsbur Anki; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Habsburgs, Konstancja Habsburg (Queen of Poland and Sweden - 1588-1631), Konstancja Habsburg (Queen of Poland and Sweden - 1588-1631) - iconography, Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912), Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912) - collection, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935 ) - collection, Polish, gift (provenance), queens, personalities, Polish personalities, portraits, female portraitsUnknown lady after a painting by Karoline Stelzner and Carl Ferdinand Stelzner, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century painting, original date not knownLeonore of Este, 1515-1575, sister of Duke Alfonso II d'Este, 1533, 1597, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original, original date unknownBuchan, Mary Countess of .Madame Ristori, at the Lyceum Theatre, 1856. Italian actress in London stage production. 'She...has the advantage of youth and superior beauty. Lamartine, indeed, describes her as "naturally and mentally beautiful;" to which an English critic adds - "a tall commanding figure, features cast in the finest mould of classic beauty, a deep blue eye, so expressive as scarcely to require the aid of a voice which, without being loud, seems to have every feeling and passion upon its scale". Such are Nature's gifts to Madame Ristori for the theatre. The English public, however, haveRICHARD GIBSON Dwarf (1.17m) and miniature painter, with a miniature of his wife, Anne Shepherd, of similar height. His work was highly regarded by all. Date: 1615 - 1690The Empress-widow Eugénie, Mary, Mary Queen of Scots, in captivity, Mary Stuart (8 December 1542 to 18 February 1587), born Mary Stewart, was Queen of Scots from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567 as Mary I, by James Ward, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century originalPortrait of María Alfonso de Meneses (1264 - 1321), known as María de Molina, Mrs. de Molina, daughter of the infant Alfonso de Molina, was consort quDoña Mariana Belsunse y Salasar José Joaquín Bermejo (Peruvian, active ca. 1760-1792). Doña Mariana Belsunse y Salasar, ca. 1780. Oil on canvas, Canvas: 78 1/8 x 50 1/16 in. (198.4 x 127.2 cm). The sitter for this portrait has been depicted with the conspicuous luxury that befitted her high social status in Spanish colonial Peru. She wears an ankle-length gown called a tobajilla, intricately embroidered in silver and gold over a costly blue and white striped satin or silk fabric. Her buckled shoes are in a matching blue, and she is further adorned with a bejeweled tiara, a silver chandelier earring with large teardrop pearls, matching bracelets, and a choker and a necklace. In her hand is a small but extravagant watch with a silver and pearl pendant. Doña Mariana was a central figure in one of Limas most notorious scandals: she entered a convent to avoid marrying an older man and, when he died, emerged from the cloister to marry the mans nephew, the wealthy mayor of Lima. The fashioPortrait of Henriette Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1817. Date/Period: 1817. Pencil, pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash, brown framing line. Author: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.A 1638 etching by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting Saskia as Saint Katharina, known as 'The Little Jewish Bride', showing detailed figure work and early printmaking with cold needle technique.'Head of a Girl', 1515, (1936). Artist: Albrecht DürerVittoria Colonna, 1492 - 1547, a famous Italian poet, historical engraving from the Buch denkwuerdiger Frauen or book of memorable woman, published by Otto Spamer, 1877Portret van theodora madalena stuart (bound robbé), ludwig maleman, fartina, afeisi mazitz, 1806 print Amsterdam paper etchingPortret van Louise, Prinse Van Savoye, Zéphirin Félix Jean Marius Belliard, After Dumonstier, 1828 print Paris paper historical personsHenriette Anne of England, Duchess of Orléans. Dimensions: plate: 24.2 x 18.6 cm (9 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.) sheet: 25.9 x 19.3 cm (10 3/16 x 7 5/8 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: CLAUDE MELLAN.Doña Josefa de la Cotera y Calvo de la Puerta, Marquesa of Rivas Cacho Mexican. Doña Josefa de la Cotera y Calvo de la Puerta, Marquesa of Rivas Cacho, 1816. Oil on canvas, 33 x 25 1/2 in. (83.8 x 64.8 cm). To explain and legitimize their place within the imperial system, the Spanish American elite displayed titles and coats of arms in portraits as proud markers of rank. Here, Mexico Citys Creole (a term used to denote native-born colonials of European, especially Spanish, descent) marquesa of Rivas Cacho, adorned with diamond and pearl earrings, appears beside her familys coat of arms. European Art 1816Cenci, Beatrice Eraser: Durmer, Franz Valentinverleger: Berra, Marcofactic genesis: Vienna publisher: PragueAnne Grant, also known as Mrs Anne Grant of Laggan, 1755 - 1838. Scottish poet. After a work by Kenneth Macleay.Portrait of Varvara Golitsyna by anonymous artist, painting, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 30, 5x23, 5Portrait of a woman 1650-1660 Holland. Oil on canvas . Ferdinand BolMargaret of Parma, 28 December 1522, 18 January 1586, woodcut, NetherlandsJane Cooper Sully Thomas Sully (American, born England, 1783-1872). Jane Cooper Sully, ca. 1835. Oil on canvas, 38 3/16 x 29 in. (97 x 73.7 cm). American Art ca. 1835Hasselaer, Kenau Simonsz .ALATHEA (Talbot) countess of ARUNDEL & Surrey, wife of Thomas, second earl : depicted seated in the picture gallery of Old Arundel House. Date: - 1654Smiling Princely Woman, 1813; Orange up and I was already the friend of Napoleon uyt. Portrait of a smiling Princely Woman, following the liberation of the Netherlands in 1813. The woman is wearing a hat and chest a locket of Prince Willem v to an orange ribbon. According to tradition it would be going to lead a service from the Simon Thomas family.Martha Washington, bust portrait, facing slightly left, with gray hair and wearing a bonnet and a shawl.Thomas Skynner, Portrait of a Woman, American, active 1840-1852, c. 1845, oil on canvasGeorg I, George I, born as Duke Georg Ludwig von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (born 7 June 1660greg. in Leineschloss, Hanover, died 22 June 1727 in Osnabrück Castle) was a monarch of the Guelph dynasty, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated