Royal and Noble Women

Engravings of royal women from European history, capturing their elegant hairstyles, attire, and accessories, showcasing their prominent roles.

Portrait of Augusta Marie Luise Katharina von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1811 - 1890) wife of Kaiser Wilhelm I, German Empress and Queen of Prussia. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890

Queen Victoria, Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent, May 24, 1819, January 22, 1901, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, woodcut, England

Portrait of Augusta Marie Luise Katharina von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1811 - 1890) wife of Kaiser Wilhelm I, German Empress and Queen of Prussia. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890

Maria Alexandrovna, born Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, 1824, 1880, Empress consort of Russia as the first wife of Emperor Alexander II, woodcut, Russia, Europe

Queen Catherine Howard, from an original picture by Holbein, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858

Catherine I of Russia (1684-1727). She became the second wife of Peter the Great and Empress of Russia (1725-1727). Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Pannier. History of Russia by Jean Marie Chopin (1796-1870). Panorama Universal, Spanish edition, 1839.

Giulia Grisi,1810-1869. Italian opera singer. 19th century lithograph by Em. Baerentzen & Co.From the book ""Figaro. Journal of Literature,Art and Music"" by Georg Garstensen. Published 1841.

Queen Hortense

Princess Augusta Marie Luise Katharina of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 30 September 1811, 7 January 1890, as woman of Emperor Wilhelm I German Empress and Queen of Prussia, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Victoria of Baden, Swedish spelling Victoria av Baden, 1862 - 1930, was Princess of the House of Baden and Queen of Sweden by marriage, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Pauline Lucca (1841-1908). Austrian Soprano. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1878. Colored.

Erminia Borghi-Mamo (1855-1941). French Soprano. Engraving of The Spanish and American Illustration, 1878.

Eva König, 22 March 1736, 10 January 1778, born Eva Catharina cock, from 1776 Eva Lessing, was the woman of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Eva Koenig, 1736-1778, was the woman of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, historical, digitally improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date not known

Mariana Pineda (1804-1831). Spanish heroine, liberal symbol of the struggle against the absolutist power of King Ferdinand VII. Portrait. Drawing by A. de Salas. Lithography. "Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia", 1869.

Anne-Louise-Germaine Baroness von Stael-Holstein or Madame de Stael, born 1766, died 1817, French writer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1867-1876). Queen of Spain. First wife of King Amadeo I of Spain. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1870.

THE LATE LADY LAWSON Photo by Elliott and Fry, Baker Street

Petronilla (1136-1173). Queen of Aragon (1157-1164). Portrait. Lithography. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Aragon, 1866.

Natalie of Serbia (Natalie Petrovna Keschko) (1859-1941). Princess of Serbia (1875-1882) and Queen of Serbia (1882-1889) as the wife of the king Milan I. She married Prince Milan IV on October 17, 1875. Portrait as princess of Serbia. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, July 15, 1876.

Jane Byrd, of Westover, Virginia. Wife of Hon. John Page, of North End. Married 1741.. Prints. 1880. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Queen Anne 1665-1714 queen of Great Britain from 1702 to 1714 Second daughter of James II

Portrait of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (1843-1878) daughter of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Prince Albert (1819-1861). Dated 19th Century

POZZONI, Antonietta. "Prime Donne" italiana. Nació en Venecia; estudió canto con el célebre Spinelli. Su primera aparición en público tuvo lugar en Milán donde cantó con gran éxito la ópera "Zelmira", de Rossini. Actuó en diversos países del mundo, obteniendo grandes éxitos con "Fausto" "Moisés", "Aida", etc. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1875. Grabado por París.

Isabella II. Maria Luisa, Isabel de Borbon y Borbon-Dos Sicilias or Isabel II de Espana (10 October 1830 to 1904 in Paris) was Queen of Spain from 183...

Maria Christina of Austria (1858-1929). Queen of Spain. Second wife of King Alfonso XII. Regent during the minority of their son, Alfons XIII. Engraving. Almanaque de La Ilustracion, 1881.

Portrait of Queen Catherine Parr wife of King Henry VIII of England

Wilhelmine Henriette Friederike Marie Schröder-Devrient née Schröder, 6 December 1804, 26 January 1860, was a German opera singer, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

ISABEL II BORBON - 1830/1904. Author: J. J. MARTINEZ (S XIX) LITOGRAFO. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA-GRABADOS BLANCO Y NEGRO. MADRID. SPAIN. ISABEL II REINA DE ESPAÑA (1830-1904).

Queen Mary II of England 1662 to 1694, wife of King William III. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

H.I.M. ELIZABETH AMÉLIE EUGENIE, EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA, 1876

Princess Marie Clementine of Orleans (1817-1907) youngest daughter of Louis Philippe I of France. Lithograph, Paris, c1840.

María Luisa de Parma (1751-1819). Reina consorte de España como esposa de Carlos IV. Ilustración por Miranda. Grabado por Martinez. Historia del Levantamiento, Guerra y Revolución de España, por el Conde de Toreno. Madrid,1851.

PRINCESS FREDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA, PRINCESS AUGUSTA VICTORIA OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-SONDERBURG-AUGUSTENBURG, 1881

Portrait of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L.E.L. Illustration from Cassell's History of England, Vol VII. New Edition published Circ 1873-5.

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Elizabeth, Princess of Wied or Carmen Sylva, 1843-1916, Queen of Romania and poet

Engraving of the Empress Eugénie de Montijo (1826 - 1920). The last Empress consort of the French from 1853 to 1871 as the wife of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French. Dated 1870

Infanta Antonia of Portugal or of Braganza. (1845 A_i_1913). Was a Portuguese infanta (princess) of the House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal and her King consort Ferdinand II of Portugal. She married Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capus.The Spanish and American illustration, 1870. Colored.

Catharina Elisabeth Goethe, 1731 - 1808, born Textor, mother of Johann Wolfgang Goethe, historical engraving, circa 1869

Victoria, Duchess of Kent and Strathearn, 1786-1861. Mother of Queen Victoria, from a portrait by Stone .From the book ""The Girlhood of Queen Victoria"" 1832-1840. Published in London 1912.

Agnes Prinzessin zu Salm-Salm, born Agnes Elisabeth Winona Leclerq Joy (25 December 1844 to 21 December 1912) began her career as a circus rider in Havana, Cuba, later she became an actress, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known, Central America

Maria Clotilde of Savoy, 1843 - 1911. Wife of Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte. From L'Univers Illustre, published Paris, 1859

Potrait of Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland VA, from 1888 Empress Frederick, 21 November 1840, 5 August 1901, was ...

'Mary Teresa, wife of Sixteenth Earl of Shrewsbury', 1834. Artist: L Mansion.

Queen Anne (1665-1714) was queen of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1702-1707. The last Stuart ruler, her reign was one of transition to parliamentary government.

Julie Ebergenyi von Telekes, 9 February 1842, 11 September 1873, honorary canoness, murderess in one of the most spectacular criminal trials in the se...

Letitia Elizabeth Landon 1802 to 1838 English poet and novelist Engraved by J Thomson after G Machse From the book The National Portrait Gallery Volume IV published c1820

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE nurse, hospital reformer, philanthropist Date: 1820 - 1910

Margarethe Maria Therese Johanna, Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna di Savoia, 20 indo-pacific king mackerel (1851) to 4 January 1926, was Queen of Ita...

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Augusta Marie Luise Katharina, 30 September 1811, 7 January 1890, Germany, digitally restored reproduction o...

Princess Marie of Prussia, 1855 - 1888, wife of Henry of the Netherlands, and later Leopold Friedrich of Anhalt-Dessau, historical illustration, 1877

Elisabeth Charlotte Wolter, verheiratete Gräfin OSullivan-Wolter, 1. März 1834 bis 14. Juni 1897, deutsche Schauspielerin, Historisch, digital restau...

Empress Victoria, Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland VA, from 1888 Empress Frederick, 21 November 1840, 5 August 1901, Germany, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

Charles IX of Valois, 1550 - 1574, King of France, historical woodcut, 1880

Queen Charlotte of Great Britain 1800

Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Victoria Elisabeth Augusta Charlotte of Prussia, 24 July 1860, 1 October 1919, eldest daughter of the later German Empe...

Haru-ko, Empress of Japan in European dress, 1870, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

María Cristina de Borbón of the Two Sicilies (1806-1878). Queen consort of Spain between 1829 and 1833 by her marriage to King Ferdinand VII, of whom she was his fourth and last wife. Regent of the kingdom from 1833 to 1840. Portrait. Illustration by Badillo. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1878. Author: Félix Badillo (1848-1895). Spanish illustrator. Arturo Carretero (ca. 1852-1903). Spanish engraver.

Queen Victoria on her accession to the throne in 1837 - Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent, May 24, 1819 - January 22, 1901, was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century.

Catherine Howard, also Katheryn Howard or Katherine Howard, 1525, 13 February 1542, from 1540 until her death the fifth woman of the English King Henry VIII, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Portrait of Mary II, 1662 - 1694, Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland

Frances Trollope (born Milton - 1780-1863) English writer and novelist. Mother of the novelist Anthony Trollope (1815-1882). Engraving published London 1835.

Maria Alexandrovna, Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess of Russia, 1853 - 1920

Josephine Wessely, 1860 - 1887, an Austrian actress, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Amalie Maria Joachim, née Schneeweiss, 10 May 1839, 3 February 1899, an Austrian-German opera singer, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

PRINCESS MARIA THERESA OF BAVARIA Photo by Elviraz, Munich

Walsegg, Karoline Countess.

Sarolta de Bujanovics, Singer, Actress, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not know...

Maria Luisa Pousa (1878-1919) famous Spanish pianist, author of the Hymn to Catalonia and founder of the Musical Institute of Barcelona. Spain, Europe. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895

Fanny Cerrito, 1840 - 1850., Portrait., Leipzig. Publisher, Verlag v. Baumgärtner's Buchh. Engraving, vignette., 13 x 12 cm

Portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India. Dated 19th Century

Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova, formerly Alix of Hesse; a portrait in honour of her wedding to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia on the 26th November 1894 Date: 1894

Portrait of José María Torrijos and Uriarte (Madrid 1791 - Málaga 1831). Count of Torrijos, known as General Torrijos, was a Spanish liberal military.

PATTI, Adelina (Madrid, 1843-Castillo de Craig-yNos, Brecknock, Gales, 1919). Soprano coloratura italiana, una de las mejores artistas líricas de su tiempo. Debutó en Nueva York en 1859 con "Lucia di Lammermoor", se retiró en 1914 en Londres. Grabado.

Anne (1665-1714) Queen of Great Britain and Ireland c1900 Wood engraving

Queen Victoria on the morning of her accession to the throne, 20th June 1837. Date: 1837

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Augusta Marie Luise Katharina, 30 September 1811, 7 January 1890, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known, Europe

Marie Louise, Empress of the French, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla, 1791-1847, second woman of Napoleon I. Copper engraving by Heath, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

Maximiliane Wilhelmine Auguste Sophie Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (8 August 1824) (3 June 1880) was a Princess of Hesse and by Rhine by birth and marr...

Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar, Princess of Denmark (26 November 1847) (13 October 1928) was Empress of Russia as the wife of Emperor Alexander III as Maria Fyodorovna, also Maria Feodorovna, from 1881 to 1894, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century print

Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845) was an English prison reformer, social reformer, philanthropist and Quaker. UK. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837

Elisa Mendoza Tenorio (1856-1929). Spanish dramatic actress. Portrait. Engraving by P. Ross at "La Ilustracion", 1884. Colored.

Marie Charlotte Caecilie Geistinger, 26 July 1836 - 29 September 1903, was an Austrian actress and opera singer, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Abigail Adams (1744-1818), Wife of 2nd U.S. President John Adams and Mother of 6th U.S. President John Quincy Adams, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Publi

Isabel II (1830-1904), reina de España. Grabado de 1880.

Maria Cristina de Orleans (1852-1879). Infanta of Spain. Portrait. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). The Spanish and American Illustration, 1879.

Marie Calm, pseudonym Marie Ruhland, 1832, 1887, a German writer, educator and woman's rights activist, c. 1885, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, a German writer, educator and woman's rights activist, c. 1885, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Prinzessin Elvira von Bayern, 1868-1943, heiratete Graf Rudolf von Wrbna-Kaunitz-Rietberg-Questenberg und Freudenthal, Historisch, digitale Reprodukti...

Harriet Martineau (1802-76), English Writer and Social Theorist, often Cited as the First Female Sociologist, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by

Gabrielle D'Estrees, Duchess of Beaufort, (1573-I599) mistress of Henry IV. From an engraving after a drawing attributed to Francois Quesnel.

Engraving of the Empress of Russia, Maria Alexandrovna (1824-1880) wife of Emperor Alexander II. Dated 1865

Portrait of Isabella Josefa von BRUCHMANN, friend of Franz Schubert, 1797-1828 Austrian composer

LADY SMITH OF LOWESTOFT AT THE AGE OF 94, DIED FEBRUARY 3, AGED 103 YEARS AND NEARLY NINE MONTHS, 1877 engraving

Minnie Hauk, real name Amalia Mignon Hauck (16 November 1851) (6 February 1929) was an American opera singer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Portrait of Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and wife of George III. Originally Charlotte Sophia, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, she married George III in 1761 shortly after his accession to the throne, bearing him fifteen children during a long and successful marriage. Date: 1887

Portrait of Ludmilla Biehler (1834-1890), Kanitz, F. (active 1850-1860s)

Stephanie Clotilde Luise Hermine Marie Charlotte of Belgium, 1864 - 1945, Crown Princess of Austria-Hungary, historic wood engraving, about 1888

Marquise of Castillejo. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1870.

Princess Ekaterina Mikhailovna Dolgorukova (1847-1922) by Anonymous /Private Collection/1870s-1880s/Photoengraving/Portrait

Charlotte von Lengefeld (1766-1826). Wife of German poet Friedrich Schiller. Engraving of Germania, 1882.

France, Paris, Portrait of Anne Louise Germaine Necker, Baronne De Stael-Holstein known as Madame De Stael (1766-1817), French-Swiss author, print

MARIE Alexandrovna, Tsarina of Russia, wife of Alexander II, 1818-81 Tsar of Russia, engraving, 17 March 1855, from French publication L'Illustration

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