Embroidered Collection (page 29)

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, 1546, (1902). Artist: Guillim Scrots
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, 1546, (1902). Howard (1517-1547), an English aristocrat and poet, was executed for treason by King Henry VIII in 1547

Anne of Denmark, early 17th century, (1910). Portrait of Anne (1574-1619), the queen of James I. Her clothing is similar to the costume at the end of Elizabeth Is reign

William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, British Whig statesman, (1832). Artist: H Robinson
William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, British Whig statesman, (1832). Portrait of Petty (1737-1805) in ermine robes

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk and 1st Earl of Southampton, (1829). Artist: W Holl
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk and 1st Earl of Southampton, (1829). Howard (1536-1572) was the son of the poet Henry Howard, 3rd Earl of Surrey

Armenian ladies, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Buffon, 19th century. Artist: Hart
Buffon, 19th century. George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist. Author of the encyclopedic 44-volume Histoire Naturelle

Saxon lady, (1910). Female dress consisting of a head-rail of soft green silk with a jewelled band; a blue woollen tunica edged with embroidery, and a red cloth gunna

Latino types, 19th century. Artist: E Ronjat
Latino types, 19th century. These are probably Mayan people from the Yucatan in Mexico

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, French diplomat, 19th century. Artist:s Freeman
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, French diplomat, 19th century. Portrait of Talleyrand (1754-1838)

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

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

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

Queen Elizabeth I in old age, 16th century, (1896). Illustration after a picture in the Royal Collection at Hampton Court, from a work published by Boussod, Valadon & Co, (1896)

Embroidered cover, Caucasus, 18th century. From a private collection

Byron of Rochdale in Albanian Dress, 1813. Artist: Thomas Phillips
Byron of Rochdale in Albanian Dress, 1813. Found in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London

Embroidered white satin ladies kimono, Japanese, Edo period, 1600-1867. From the Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Wall- hanging embroidered with Tortoise and Fish from Noin Ula, c1st century BC. Kuraan VI, Northern Mongolia. At Hermitage, Leningrad

Detail from the Syon Cope, 14th century
Detail from the Syon Cope, part of embroidered silk vestments worn by a priest for mass, depicting an angel. Now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 14th century

Detail of the Last Supper on embroidered vestments, 14th century
Detail of the Last Supper on embroidered vestments, probably made in Constantinople, 14th century

Detail of embroidered vestments depicting the Last Supper, 14th century
Detail of embroidered vestments depicting the Last Supper, probably made in Constantinople, 14th century

Detail from embroidered vestments of angels, 17th century
Detail from embroidered vestments of angels, from the monastery of Asomatos on Crete. Now in the Historical Museum in Heracleion, 17th century

Native American Memomini Dolls, for keeping husband and wife faithfull to one another

Detail of an angel from the Syon Cope, 14th century
Detail of an angel from the Syon Cope, an English embroidered silk religious garment, from the V&A museums collection, 14th century

Design for the embroidered court robe of a Chinese Emperor, 19th century
Design for the embroidered court robe of a Chinese Emperor, from the Victoria and Albert Museums collections collection, 19th century

Detail from Chinese Emperors court robe, 19th century
Detail from the front of a Chinese Emperors court robe of embroidered yellow silk, from the Victoria and Albert Museums collections collection, 19th century

Detail of Chinese silk found in a Scythian tomb
Detail of Chinese silk found in the tomb of a Scythian chief at Pazyryk, Altai, Russia. This is the earliest known Chinese silk surviving in good condition

Detail of a Chinese embroidered silk tussore with a phoenix from a Scythian tomb
Detail of a Chinese embroidered silk tussore with a phoenix, the earliest known example of chinese silk surviving in good condition

Napoleon I Emperor of France, 1804. Artist: Francois Pascal Simon Gerard
Napoleon I Emperor of France, 1804. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 1796. Artist: Antoine-Jean Gros
Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 1796. The French defeated the Austrians on 17 November 1796 after a three day battle at Arcole, Northern Italy

Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul, 1799-1821. Artist: Antoine-Jean Gros
Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul, 1799-1821. Portrait of Napoleon (1769-1821) as First Consul. In 1802, a plebiscite granted him the position for life

Anne of Austria, Queen Consort of France, 17th century. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Anne of Austria, Queen Consort of France, 17th century. Anne (1601-1666) was the wife of Louis XIII and mother of Louis XIV

Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII, c1536, (19th century?)
Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII, c 1536, (19th century?). Later engraving of Jane Seymour (1509-1537), the third wife of King Henry VIII, was queen for less than two years

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588. The Darnley portrait, artist unknown. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603. From the National Portrait Gallery

Detail of the Last Supper of Salonika embroidered on vestments, 14th century
Detail of the Last Supper ( Epitaphios ) of Salonika, embroidered on vestments, probably made in Constantinople. from the Byzantine Museums collection in Athens, 14th century

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