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Anne Boleyn, (c1507-1536). wife and consort of Henry VIII, mother of Queen Elizabeth I, 1937
Anne Boleyn. Anne Boleyn. Anne, Marchioness of Pembroke (c1507-1536), also called Ann Bolin and Anne Bullen, (the original medieval English pronunciation)

Louise de la Valliere, (1644-1710), 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Louise de la Valliere, (1644-1710). The Duchess de la Valliere as Flora. Louise de la Valliere (1644-1710) was a mistress of King Louis XIV of France

Diana Vernon, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Diana Vernon. Diana Die Vernon is the heroine of Walter Scotts 1817 historical novel Rob Roy. From the John Player & Sons cigarette card series Famous Beauties, 1937

The Queen of Sheba, 1937
The Queen of Sheba. The Queen of Sheba was a monarch of the ancient kingdom of Sheba. From an original drawing by A. K. Macdonald

Mary, Queen of Scots, (1542-1587), 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Mary, Queen of Scots, (1542-1587). Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was queen regnant of Scotland from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567

Madame Recamier, (1777-1849), 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Madame Recamier. Jeanne Francoise Julie Adelaide Recamier (1777-1849) was a prominent figure in French literary and political circles in the early 19th century. From an original drawing by A. K

Madame de Pompadour, (1721-1764), 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Madame de Pompadour. Born Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764) was the mistress of Louis XV (1710-1774) of France. From an original drawing by A. K. Macdonald

Pocahontas, Native American chiefs daughter who saved John Smith, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Pocahontas. Portrait of the Native American chiefs daughter who saved John Smith, leader of the Virginia colonists, from being executed by her father, Powhatan, in 1607

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Georgiana Cavendish (1757-1806) was famous for her beauty, her political campaigning, gambling, and unorthodox domestic arrangements

Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC), Queen of Egypt, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC), Queen of Egypt. Cleopatra was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, established when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC. From an original drawing by A. K

Barbara Palmer (nee Villiers), 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine (1640-1709), 1937
Barbara Palmer (nee Villiers), 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine (1640-1709). Barbara Palmer was an English courtesan and the most famous of King Charles II of England mistresses

Lucrezia Borgia, (1480-1519), 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Lucrezia Borgia. The Borgias were a Spanish royal family remembered today for their corrupt rule of the Papacy during the Renaissance. From an original drawing by A. K. Macdonald

Isabella of Bourbon, Countess of Charolais (1436-1465), 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Isabella of Bourbon, Countess of Charolais (1436-1465) second wife of Chrales the Bold (1433-1477). From an original drawing by A. K. Macdonald

Helen of Troy, daughter of Zeus and Leda, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Helen of Troy, daughter of Zeus and Leda. In Greek myths she was considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War

Marguerite, Countess of Blessington (1789-1849) Irish novelist, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Marguerite, Countess of Blessington, (1789-1849) Irish novelist. From an original drawing by A. K. Macdonald. From the John Player & Sons cigarette card series Famous Beauties, 1937

Eleanor Nell Gwyn (1650-1687) English born mistress of King Charles II, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Eleanor Nell Gwyn (1650-687) English born long-time mistress of King Charles II. Eleanor Nell Gwyn (1650-1687) English born long-time mistress of King Charles II of England and Scotland

Lady Emma Hamilton (c1765-1851), mistress of Horatio Nelson, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Lady Emma Hamilton (c1765-1851), mistress of Horatio Nelson. From an original drawing by A. K. Macdonald. From the John Player & Sons cigarette card series Famous Beauties, 1937

Mrs Fitzherbert, longtime companion of the future King George IV of the United Kingdom, 1937
Mrs Fitzherbert. The longtime companion of the future King George IV of the United Kingdom. Mrs Fitzherbert. Maria Anne Fitzherbert (1756-1837)

Dantes Beatrice, (1266-1290), 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Dantes Beatrice. Beatrice (1266-1290) was a Florentine woman who has often been identified as the inspiration for Dante Alighieris (c1265-1321) Vita Nuova

Madame du Barry, Mistress of King louis XV of France, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Madame du Barry, Mistress of King Louis XV of France. From an original drawing by A. K. Macdonald. From the John Player & Sons cigarette card series Famous Beauties, 1937

Paulette Goddard, American film and theatre actress, 1938. Paulette Goddard (1910-1990) was one of Paramount Studios biggest stars in the 1940s

Joan Crawford, American actress and film star, 1938. Joan Crawford (1905-1977) was an acclaimed Academy Award winning film actress and one of Hollywoods biggest stars in the 1930s

Elsa Marriott, actress, 1938. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 4th series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company

Eleanore Whitney, American actress, 1938. Eleanore Whitney (1917-1983) appeared in 13 films between 1935 and 1938. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 4th series

Diana Lewis, American film actress, 1938. Diana Lewis (1919-1997) made her screen debut in 1934 in All the KIngs Horses. Amongst her best known films were Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)

Nancy Carroll, American film actress, 1938. Nancy Carroll (1903-1965) became a successful talkies actress because her musical background enabled her to play in the movie musicals of the 1930s

Constance Godridge, British actress, 1938. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 4th series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company

Dorothy Bartlam, British actress, 1938. Dorothy Bartlam (1907-1991) appeared in 21 films in the late 1920s and early 1930s

Miriam Hopkins, American actress, 1938. In 1930, after ten years on the stage as a successful actress, Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972) joined Paramount and became one of Hollywoods top-ranking stars

Genevieve Tobin, American film actress, 1938. Genevieve Tobin (1899-1995) was a prominent supporting actress in American films of the 1930s

Jeanette Williams, c1938
Jeanette Williams, 20th century. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 3rd series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company

Jose Dalmaine, British actress, 1938. In Firth Shephards new musical comedy, Running Riot, at the Gaiety Theatre, London. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 7th series

Ruth Robinson, British actress, 1938. In Firth Shephards successful musical comedy, Wild Oats, at the Princes Theatre, London

Veronica Nugent, actress, c1936-c1939. Cigarette card from Real Photographs, series 7, issued by the manufacturers of State Express and Ardath Cigarettes

Norah Henderson, British actress, 1939. In Firth Shephards new musical comedy, Running Riot, at the Gaiety Theatre, London

Mary Maguire, Australian actress, c1936-c1939. Mary Maguire (1919-1974) was a star of British and Hollywood cinema in the late 1930s

Terry Walker, American film actress, c1936-c1939. Terry Walker (1913-1977) appeared in 16 films between 1939 and 1944. Cigarette card from Real Photographs, series 7

Valerie Hobson, British actress, c1936-c1939. Valerie Hobson (1917-1998) was a leading lady in the British cinema of the 1930s and 1940s

Getty Jassonne, French ballet dancer, c1936-c1939. Cigarette card from Real Photographs, series 8, issued by the manufacturers of State Express and Ardath Cigarettes

Eda Peel, British actress, 1938. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 6th series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company

Gloria Dickson, American stage and screen actress, 1938. Gloria Dicksons film debut in They Won t Forget (1937) earned her the reputation of one of Hollywoods up and coming stars

Kay Francis, American stage and film actress, 1938. Francis (1905-1968) was an American actress who, after a brief beginning on Broadway in the 1920s

Margaret, of the Windmill Theatre, London, 1938. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 7th series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company

Penelopy Parkes, actress, 1939. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 9th series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company

Rosalind Marquis, American film actress, 1938. Rosalind Marquis (1915-2006) came to Hollywood after winning a talent contest playing a concert piano. She appeared in 11 films between 1936 and 1938

Carole Lombard, American film actress, c1938. Born Jane Alice Peters, Carole Lombard (1908-1942) was one of Hollywoods top comedy stars of the 1930s

Simone Simon, French film actress, c1938. Simone Simons (1910-2005) film acting career lasted from 1931 until 1957. When she died

Sue Donor, c1938. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 3rd series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company

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