Courtier Collection (page 8)

Francis Seymour in costume for Queen Victorias Bal Costume, May 12 1842, (1843). British courtier, army officer and politician Francis Seymour

James Innes-Ker in Plantagenet costume for Queen Victorias Bal Costume, May 12 1842, (1843). British peer James Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe (1816-1879) in chain mail and crown

Guest in 16th century costume for Queen Victorias Bal Costume, May 12 1842, (1843). Members of the Royal Household were expected to wear dress of the Plantagenet period (c1154-1485)

Cinq-Mars, (1620-1642), c1830. Creator: Francois-Seraphin Delpech
Cinq-Mars, (1620-1642), c1830. Henri Coiffier de Ruze, Marquis of Cinq-Mars (1620-1642) favourite of King Louis XIII of France

Marie Antoinette Taking Leave of the Mother, (1770), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Marie Antoinette Taking Leave of the Mother, (1770), 1890. Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) last Queen of France before the French Revolution leaving her mother Empress Maria Theresia to become Dauphine

The Emperor Maximilian Surrounded By The Most Illustrious of His Contemporaries (1508-1519), 1890. Maximilian I (1459-1519) Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death

Duke Rudolf IV as Founder of the Stephen Cathedral, (c1360), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Duke Rudolf IV as Founder of the Stephen Cathedral, (c1360), 1890. Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (1339-1365) House of Habsburg with plans for St. Stephens Cathedral, Vienna

The Trouvere Adenes at the Court of Queen Marie of Brabant, (1274-1285), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Trouvere Adenes at the Court of Queen Marie of Brabant, (1274-1285), 1890. Adenes Le Roi (c1240-1300), French minstrel or trouvere entertaining Marie of Brabant (1254- 1322)

Sir Philip Sidney at Zutphen, 1586, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Sir Philip Sidney at Zutphen, 1586, (1890). Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) Elizabethan poet, courtier, scholar, and soldier was shot in the thigh at the Battle of Zutphen

Sir Walter Raleigh, c1580-1600, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Sir Walter Raleigh, c1580-1600, (1890). Sir Walter Raleigh (c1552-1618), English gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer in the Elizabethan era

Queen Elizabeth Receiving the French Ambassadors after the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, 1890. Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth I of Englands ambassador to France

Gentleman and Lady in Court Costume, c1420-1455, (1943). Creator: Pisanello
Gentleman and Lady in Court Costume, c1420-1455, (1943). Drawing in the Musee Conde, Chantilly, France. From " Europaische Handzeichnungen", (Five Hundred Years of European Drawings)

Jeffery Hudson, Aged 30 Years, 18 Inches high. - Dwarf to King Charles the First, 1821. Sir Jeffrey Hudson (1619-1682) is recorded to have been only 18 or 19 inches (46cm) tall at the age of 30

The Duke of Somerset killing Lord Wenlock, 1773. Creator: William Walker
The Duke of Somerset killing Lord Wenlock, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). John Wenlock, (c1400/04 - 1471) allegedly killed by his own commander

Queen Elizabeth striking the Earl of Essex, 1773. During a dispute with his cousin Queen Elizabeth I, Robert Devereux, 2nd earl of Essex, (1567-1601), English soldier and courtier

The Banquet of Damocles, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Banquet of Damocles, 1890. Damocles, 4th century BC courtier, swapped places for a day with King Dionysius II who arranged for a sword held by a single hair of a horses tail to hang above his

George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland, c1590, (1906). Creator: Unknown
George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland, c1590, (1906). Portrait of English naval commander George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland (1558-1605)

Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, 1786. Creator: Unknown
Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, 1786. Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel (1586-1646), also Earl of Surrey and Norfolk. English courtier during reigns of King James I and King Charles I

The Right Honourable the Countess of Ranelagh, 1786. Creator: Unknown
The Right Honourable the Countess of Ranelagh, 1786. Margaret Cecil, Countess of Ranelagh (1672/1673-1728) English courtier in the court of William III

The Lady with a Fan, c1640, (1946). Creator: Diego Velasquez
The Lady with a Fan, c1640, (1946). Portrait of a woman, possibly the French courtier Marie de Rohan, Duchess of Chevreuse (1600-1679). Painting in the Wallace Collection in London

The Honourable John Ponsonby, afterwards the Earl of Bessborough, 1834. Creator: Alfred d Orsay
The Honourable John Ponsonby, afterwards the Earl of Bessborough, 1834. Portrait of John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough (1809-1880), British cricketer, courtier and Liberal politician

Alfred Paget, 1841. Creator: Richard James Lane
Alfred Paget, 1841. Portrait of Lord Alfred Henry Paget (1816-1888), British courtier, Liberal politician MP for Lichfield, and lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards

Earl of Lichfield, 1839. Creator: Richard James Lane
Earl of Lichfield, 1839. Portrait of Thomas William Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield (1795-1854) Postmaster General and British Whig politician

Viscount Ossulton, 1842. Creator: Richard James Lane
Viscount Ossulton, 1842. Afterwards Earl of Tankerville. Portrait of Charles Augustus Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville (1810-1899), British peer and Conservative politician

The Marquis of Hastings, 1841. Creator: Richard James Lane
The Marquis of Hastings, 1841. Portrait of George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings (1808-1844), British peer and courtier, Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King William IV

Alfred Paget, 1840. Creator: Richard James Lane
Alfred Paget, 1840. Portrait of Lord Alfred Henry Paget (1816-1888), British courtier, Liberal politician MP for Lichfield, and lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards

Sidney Sussex College; Frances Sidney Countess of Sussex, 1801. Creator: Edward Harding
Sidney Sussex College; Frances Sidney Countess of Sussex, 1801. View of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and a portrait of its founder, Frances Radclyffe (nee Sidney)

George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, 1620s, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: John Cochran
George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, 1620s, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), the favourite, and some claim

Henry Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: John Henry Robinson
Henry Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of English nobleman Henry Fitzalan, 19th Earl of Arundel (c1511-1580), a prominent figure at the courts of Edward VI

Lodowick Stuart, Duke of Richmond. From the original of Van Somer, in the collection
Lodowick Stuart, Duke of Richmond, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of Scottish nobleman and politician Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond (1574-1624)

Sir Philip Sidney, c1576, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: Unknown
Sir Philip Sidney, c1576, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age

Lord Denny, 1541, (early 19th century?). Creator: Unknown
Lord Denny, 1541, (early 19th century?). Portrait of English statesman Sir Anthony Denny (1501-1549). Denny was a prominent member of the Privy Chamber, a courtier

Allegorical Figures in Court Dress, 1445, (1948). Creator: Unknown
Allegorical Figures in Court Dress, 1445, (1948). From " English Fashion", by Alison Settle. [Collins, London, 1948]

Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester, (1933). Portrait of Robert Dudley (1532-1588), 1st Earl of Leicester, favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England

Robert Devereux Earl of Essex, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Robert Devereux Earl of Essex, (1933). Portrait of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1567-1601), English courtier and favorite of Queen Elizabeth I

Sir Walter Raleigh, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Sir Walter Raleigh, (1933). Portrait of English writer, poet, courtier, adventurer and explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618). Raleigh was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Geoffrey Chaucer, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Geoffrey Chaucer, (c1878). Chaucer (c1343-1400) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat (courtier), and diplomat. Chaucer is best known as the author of The Canterbury Tales

Diane de Poitiers, (early 19th century). Creator: Georges Jacques Gatine
Diane de Poitiers, (early 19th century). Portrait of Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566), chief mistress of King Henry II of France

Louis XII writing, (c1760). Creator: Unknown
Louis XII writing, (c1760). King Louis XII of France (1462-1515) writing at a desk, with his courtiers

Louis XII on his throne, (c1760). Creator: Unknown
Louis XII on his throne, (c1760). King Louis XII of France (1462-1515) dictating a letter to Jean Lemaire (left). On the right stands Boreas

King Charles Porter and Dwarf, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
King Charles Porter and Dwarf, (c1872). Engraving of a stone bas-relief over the entrance to Bulls Head Court in London, showing courtiers of King Charles I

The Marquise d Hautpoul de Seyre and Sir Harry Stonor aboard HMY Victoria and Albert, 1933. The Marquise (born Julia Caroline Stonor 1862-1950) and her brother Sir Harry Julian Stonor (1859-1939)

The Assembly before the Hunt, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
The Assembly before the Hunt, (1931). Queen Elizabeth I and courtiers. Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the second - 1500-1799

Sir Kenelm Digby, (c1815-1820). Artist: Robert Cooper
Sir Kenelm Digby, From the original of Vandyke in the Bodleian Gallery, Oxford. (c1815-1820). Digby (1603-1665) was a courtier, philosopher, diplomat and scientist during the reign of Charles I

James II receiving news of the landing of the Prince of Orange, (c1890). Artist: Frederick Heath
James II receiving news of the landing of the Prince of Orange, (c1890). Engraving after a painting exhibited in 1850: James II in his Palace of Whitehall

The Gallery of British Costume: Some of the Dresses Worn in Annes Reign, c1934. Illustration of costume during the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1707)

The Gallery of English Costume: Some of the Dresses Worn in William IIIs Time, c1934. Illustration of costume during the reign of William III (1689-1702)

The Courtier (Il cortegliano) by Baldassare Castiglione, printed edition in Venice in 1606

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