Pearl Collection (#14)

Elizabeth Cecil, Countess of Devonshire, (1824). Artist: John Samuel Agar
Elizabeth Cecil, Countess of Devonshire, (1824). Portrait of the Countess (1620-1689) made during her teens

Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, English literary figure, (1824). Artist: C Picart
Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, English literary figure, (1824). Mary (1561-1621) married Henry Herbert, 2nd earl of Pembroke, in 1577

Dorothy Spencer, Countess of Sunderland, (1823). Artist: J Thomson
Dorothy Spencer, Countess of Sunderland, (1823). The Countess of Sunderland (1617-1684) was the wife of Henry Spencer

Blanche Somerset, Lady Arundell of Wardour, (1827). Artist: TA Dean
Blanche Somerset, Lady Arundell of Wardour, (1827). Lady Arundell of Wardour (1583-1649) was the wife of Thomas, 2nd Baron Arundell of Wardour

Oyster Fishing, c1785-1849. Artist: Hokusai
Oyster Fishing, c1785-1849

Queen Caroline. Margravine Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (or Anspach, 1683-1737) as Queen Caroline was the Queen Consort of King George II of Great Britain (1727-1737)

Catherine of Braganza. Catarina de Braganca (1638-1705) was queen consort of King Charles II of England. She was the second surviving daughter of King John IV of Portugal

Queen Henrietta Maria. Henrietta Maria (1609-1669) was Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (1625-1649) through her marriage to Charles I

Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth (1533-1603) was Queen of England, Queen of France (in name only), and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death

Queen Mary I. Mary Tudor (1516-1558) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 (de jure) or 19 July 1553 (de facto) until her death

Anne Boleyn. Anne, Marchioness of Pembroke (c1507-1536), also called Ann Bolin and Anne Bullen, (the original medieval English pronunciation)

Queen Victoria in 1899, (1901). Artist: Heinrich von Angeli
Queen Victoria in 1899 at the age of 78, (1901). Victoria (1819-1901), was the longest reigning British monarch. She ruled from 1837 until 1901

Sir Walter Raleigh, writer, poet, courtier and explorer, (19th century). Artist: R Cooper
Sir Walter Raleigh, writer, poet, courtier and explorer, (19th century). Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I

Sir Walter Raleigh, 1860. Artist: J Posselwhite
Sir Walter Raleigh, 1860. Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Queen Elizabeth I, 1860. Artist: W Holl
Queen Elizabeth I, 1860. Portrait of the queen (1533-1603) in an elaborate dress decorated with a lace ruff and pearls

Mary Stuart, Queen of the Scots, (1860). Artist: T W Hunt
Mary Stuart, Queen of the Scots, (1860). A Catholic, Mary (1542-1587) was executed by order of Elizabeth I

Mary Stuart, Queen of the Scots, 19th century. Artist: W Holl
Mary Stuart, Queen of the Scots, 19th century. A Catholic, Mary (1542-1587) was executed by order of Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I, 19th century. Artist: W Holl
Queen Elizabeth I, 19th century. Portrait of the queen (1533-1603) with lace ruff

Sir Walter Raleigh, 1775. Artist: W Sharp
Sir Walter Raleigh, 1775. Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Man of the Hunter Family, 1803. Creator: Edward Greene Malbone
Man of the Hunter Family, 1803

Design for Pendants, Plate 4 from Livre des Ouvrages d Orfevrerie, after 1663. From a book on silversmithing

Head of a young girl wearing a jeweled headdress, ca. 1645. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Head of a young girl wearing a jeweled headdress, ca. 1645

Head and shoulders of a woman with a veil and diaphanous neckware, 1645

Ada Richmond, from Worlds Beauties, Series 2 (N27) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Romantic postcard, c1920s

Diadem of a priest, first half of 1st century AD. Scythian Art. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Female portrait, c1550-1620. Artist: Sofonisba Anguissola
Female portrait, c1550-1620. Anguissola, Sofonisba (ca. 1532-1625). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Diana, after 1746. Artist: Rosalba Giovanna Carriera
Diana, after 1746. Carriera, Rosalba Giovanna (1657-1757). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Portrait of Queen Frederica of Hanover, (1778-1841), 19th century. Artist: Franz Kruger
Portrait of Queen Frederica of Hanover, (1778-1841), 19th century. Kruger, Franz (1797-1857). Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum Palace Gatchina, St. Petersburg

Portrait of Empress Elisabeth with Pearls, c1768. Artist: Heinrich Buchholz
Portrait of Empress Elisabeth with Pearls, c1768. Elizabeth of Russia (1709-1762) was Empress of Russia from 1741 until her death. Found in the collection of the State V Tropinin Museum, Moscow

Ladys headdress, 1450-1470, (1910). Female fashion from the reign of Henry VI-Edward IV ((1422-1483). Forked headdress with black velvet ermine-lined cloak with golden fleur-de-lys

Anna Neagle, English actress and singer, 1934-1935. Born Florence Marjorie Robertson, Anna Neagles stage and screen career spanned over 50 years. She was made a Dame in 1969

Sir Walter Raleigh and his son, 1602, (1896). English writer, poet, courtier and explorer, Raleigh (1554-1618) was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Mary, Queen of Scots, 1587, (1896). Portrait of Mary (1542-1587) from a drawing by Blanchard in the Musee du Louvre, Paris. Illustration from a work published by Boussod, Valadon & Co, (1896)

Queen Elizabeth I when young, c1546, (1896). Artist: Boussod, Valadon & Co
Queen Elizabeth I when young, c1546, (1896). Portrait of Princess Elizabeth (1533-1603) aged 14, before she was expected to be queen

Lady Jane Lane, English Stuart loyalist, (1907). Lady Jane Lane (c1626-1689) played a heroic role in the escape of Charles II in 1651

Princess Henrietta Anne, (1907). Princess Henrietta Anne (1644-1670) was the daughter of Charles I. She married Phillipe Duke of Orleans, by whom she had four children

Queen Henrietta Maria, Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland, (1907). Henrietta Maria (1609-1669) was the French wife of King Charles I

Elisabeth, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia, (1907). Elisabeth (1596-1662), daughter of James I, was Electress Palatine and (briefly) queen of Bohemia

Mary Stuart, (1907). Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) in ornate jewelled dress and ruff

Ancient Egyptian pectoral, 5th-4th century BC. Earthenware with blue pearls. From a private collection

In Love, French Postcard, c1900. Private collection

New Year Gift, French Postcard, c1900. Private collection

The Woman with the Pearl, c1842. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
The Woman with the Pearl, c1842. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Portrait of Countess Alexander Nikolaevitch Lamsdorff, 1859. Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Portrait of Countess Alexander Nikolaevitch Lamsdorff, 1859. Under Napoleon III, Winterhalter became the chief portraitist of the imperial family and court

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