Woman Collection (page 14)

Portrait of Aechje Claesdr, 1634, (1904). Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Portrait of Aechje Claesdr, 1634. This portrait is also sometimes known as Portrait of an Old Lady. Aechje Claesdr was the widow of the Rotterdam brewer, Jan Dammaszn

Princess Amelia of Brunswick and Her Daughter Princess Charlotte, 1919. Artist: George Hayter
Princess Amelia of Brunswick and Her Daughter Princess Charlotte, 1919. Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (1768-1821), best known as Caroline of Brunswick

The Stafford Children, c1776. (1914). Artist: George Romney
The Stafford Children, c1776. The five youngest children of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford (1721-1803). After an original work by George Romney (1734-1802)

The Wash-House, 1905, (1906). Artist: William Newenham Montague Orpen
The Wash-House, 1905. After an original work by William Orpen (1878-1931). From The Studio Volume 37 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1906]

Catherine the Great (1729-1796), Empress of Russia, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Catherine the Great (1729-1796), Empress of Russia. Portrait of Catherine II (1729-1796) who came to the throne in 1762. A German princess

A Page from the Egerton Bohun Psalter-Hours, (1370), 1937
A Page from the Egerton Bohun Psalter-Hours, 1370. This is one of a group of manuscripts made for members of the Bohun family, who were earls of Hereford, Essex

The Penny Red postage stamp, 1841. Artist: Perkins, Bacon & Co
The Penny Red was a British postage stamp, issued in 1841. It succeeded the Penny Black and continued as the main postage stamp in the United Kingdom until 1879

British actress Cissy Grahame in The Pickpocket, 1886. Artist: Barraud
British actress Cissy Grahame in The Pickpocket, 1886. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume VIII, July to December, 1886, edited by Clement Scott, Carson & Comerford, London, 1886

Iris Hoey and Jack Cannot, British actors, c1908. Artist: Rotary Photo
Iris Hoey and Jack Cannot, British actors, c1908. Iris Hoey (1895-1979) as Blanche Marie and Jack Cannot (c1883-1929) as Bagnolet in The Little Michus

Gertie Millar, British actress and singer, c1906. Artist: Rotary Photo
Gertie Millar, British actress and singer, c1906. Postcard posted in 1906. Gertie Millar (1879-1952) was a singer and actress of the late 19th and early 20th century

Maudi Darrell, British actress, c1908. Artist: Philco Publishing Company
Maudi Darrell, British actress, c1908. Postcard posted in 1908

Frederic Joliot and Irene Joliot-Curie, French scientists, 1935. Joliot (1900-1958) became assistant to Marie Curie in 1925

The Scotch Thistle, 1899. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899

Fay Wray (1907-2004), Canadian-born American actress, 20th century. Wray is probably best known for her performance in the original King Kong (1933)

Glynis Johns, British actress, singer and dancer, 20th century. Artist: Rank Organisation
Glynis Johns, British actress, singer and dancer, 20th century. Glynis Johns made her first film appearance in South Riding in 1938

The Stone Kitchen, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Stone Kitchen, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Massacre in the boats off Cawnpore, 1857, (c1860). Massacre of British civilians in what is now known as Kanpur, India. Illustration from The History of the Indian Mutiny, by Charles Ball, Volume I

Queen Mary visiting a Welsh colliery, 1935. A print from King Emperors Jubilee, 1910-1935, by FGH Salusbury, Daily Express Publications, London, 1935

Study of a Girl, c1910. Artist: Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot
Study of a Girl, c1910. From The Studio Volume 95. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1928]

Randulph and Hilda dancing in the Rotunda at Ranelagh Gardens, (1842), 1903
Randulph and Hilda dancing in the Rotunda at Ranelagh Gardens (a correct view of the place), 1842. The Misers Daughter: 12/20, Randulph and Hilda dancing in the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens

The Musical Pair in the Hammock. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
The Musical Pair in the Hammock. Stereoscopic card detail

H. R. H, PSS. Alexander of Teck, 1908. Artist: WD & HO Wills
H.R.H, PSS. Alexander of Teck, 1908. Portraits of European Royalty, Willss Cigarette Cards, Bristol & London

Edith Cavell, British nurse and humanitarian, c1915, (c1920). Edith Cavell (1865-1915) helped hundreds of Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during World War I

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, 19th century. Artist: Henry Thomas Ryall
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, 19th century. Portrait of the Princess (1796-1817) who was the only child of George IV (then Prince of Wales) and Caroline of Brunswick. She died in childbirth

The Featherd Fair in a Fright, 18th century. Women with elaborate feathered hairdos flee from angry ostriches who want their feathers back

Katherine DeMille, Canadian born American actress, 1934-1935. Born Katherine Lester, she was adopted by the Hollywood film director Cecil B DeMille

Gloria Swanson, American actress, 1933. Swanson (1897-1983) was an American actress who was prolific during the era of the silent film

A Prayer to the Madonna, c1877-1912, (1912). Artist: Maurice Bompard
A Prayer to the Madonna, c1877-1912, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

The Judgment of Paris, c1635-1638, (1912). Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Judgment of Paris, c1635-1638, (1912). A colour print of Rubens painting, from Famous Paintings with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, (Cassell and Company, London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Young Woman in a Shirt, 1818. Artist: Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920)
Young Woman in a Shirt, 1818. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

A Woman at the Piano, 1913. Artist: Kazimir Malevich
A Woman at the Piano, 1913. Found in the collection of the State V Surikov Art Museum, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Eve-of-the-Wedding Party, 1889. Artist: Alexei Ivanovich Korzukhin
Eve-of-the-Wedding Party, 1889. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

The Union of Earth and Water (Antwerp and the Scheldt), c1618. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
The Union of Earth and Water (Antwerp and the Scheldt), c1618. Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Arrest of prostitutes in a Parisian hotel, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Arrest of prostitutes in a Parisian hotel, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th August 1895

James II and Mary of Modena, (1907). James II (1633-1701) and Mary of Modena (1658-1718), his second wife

The Skid, illustration from the magazine Le De Dion-Bouton, 1909. De Dion-Bouton was a French automobile manufacturer operating from 1883 to 1932

The ideal tourist bike, Brossard, 3 speeds, 1903

Hyde Park, London, 1871. Artist: Claude Monet
Hyde Park, London, 1871. From the collection at the Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, USA

Madonna and Child between St Francis and St John the Evangelist, c1320s. Artist: Pietro Lorenzetti
Madonna and Child between St Francis and St John the Evangelist, c1320s. St Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) is bearing the stigmata on his left hand, while St John carries a book

Euston Station, London terminus of London and Birmingham Railway, 1840. A man greets a female passenger while luggage on the cariage roof is untied. Iron pillars and trusses support the station roof

Roman silver platter with Bacchanalian figures from the Mildenhall treasure, 4th century
Silver platter with Bacchanalian figures from the Mildenhall Treasure, which was probably buried for safekeeping. It was ploughed up by chance in the 1940s at Mildenhall, Suffolk, 4th century

Greek relief of a family sacrificing
Greek relief of a family making an offer at an altar of Zeus. The father is holding a Patera

Jesus with Mary and Martha, c1870. From the Bible (Luke X. 42)

Mary Magdalene annointing the feet of Jesus, c1880. From the Bible (John 12)

St Genevieve of Brabant in the forest, 19th century
St Genevieve of Brabant, 19th century. The medieval legend of Genevieve of Brabant tells how she was wrongly accused by her husband, the palatine Siegfried, of adultery and exiled into the forest

Christ raising the daughter of Jairus, Governor of the Synagogue, from the dead, c1860. Artist: Kronheim & Co
Christ raising the daughter of Jairus, Governor of the Synagogue, from the dead, c1860. From the Bible (Mark V)

Scenes in a laundry, 1884. The manageress and female workers are assisted by children

(Anna) Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) American humanitarian. Eleanor Roosevelt was the wife of US President Franklin D Roosevelt

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