Nobles Collection

Portrait of a girl with a book, possibly Giulia di Alessandro de Medici, 1584-1550, (oil on wood panel)
7146797 Portrait of a girl with a book, possibly Giulia di Alessandro de Medici, 1584-1550, (oil on wood panel) by Bronzino, Agnolo di Cosimo (1503-72); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Battle of Tewkesbury
Nobles of the Houses of York and Lancaster battle at Tewkesbury

Map / Europe / France C1000
France in feudal times, with the country allotted to various nobles who bore more or less allegiance to the king, whose acquisitions are shown in map lower left

Edward VI (1537-1553), 1537-53 (oil on panel)
7305789 Edward VI (1537-1553), 1537-53 (oil on panel) by Scrots, Guillaume (fl.1537-53) (follower of); 38x31 cm; Parham House, West Sussex

Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7233419 Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, England)

Elizabeth Wray, Baroness Norris, c. 1638, overpainted c. 1645 (oil on canvas)
1764008 Elizabeth Wray, Baroness Norris, c.1638, overpainted c.1645 (oil on canvas) by Hayls, John (fl.1651-76); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; (add.info.: Elizabeth Wray)

Knights at Crecy Battle
After the battle of Crecy, the English knights pursue the French off the field of battle and take many nobles prisoner, who are afterwards obliged to pay ransom

Detail of The Entry of Louis XIV (1638-1715) and Maria Theresa (1638-83) into Arras, 30th July 1667, c
XIR205466 Detail of The Entry of Louis XIV (1638-1715) and Maria Theresa (1638-83) into Arras, 30th July 1667, c.1685 (oil on canvas) by Meulen

French noble in formal clothes, 1808. 1825 (lithograph)
7236918 French noble in formal clothes, 1808. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: French noble in formal clothes, 1808)

Milton Abbey, Dorsetshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7233414 Milton Abbey, Dorsetshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Milton Abbey, Dorsetshire, England)

Lord Ninian Stuart (with cigarette) at the football match between Cardiff City and Swansea 23rd November 1908

Archduke of Austria Joseph, 1843 (lithograph)
8914815 Archduke of Austria Joseph, 1843 (lithograph) by Geiger, Peter Johann Nepomuk (1805-80); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Joseph, Archduke of Austria)

Archduke of Austria Joseph, 1843 (lithograph)
8914812 Archduke of Austria Joseph, 1843 (lithograph) by Geiger, Peter Johann Nepomuk (1805-80); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Joseph, Archduke of Austria)

Archduchess of Austria Marie Antoinette, 1858 (lithograph)
8914851 Archduchess of Austria Marie Antoinette, 1858 (lithograph) by Bargue, Charles (1826-83); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Marie Antoinette)

Archduke of Austria Rainer, 1930 (photograph)
8915443 Archduke of Austria Rainer, 1930 (photograph) by Kobierski, Karl Ritter Von (1848-1907); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Rainer, Archduke of Austria)

Count of Nassau-Diez Henry Casimir II, 17th century (print)
8915248 Count of Nassau-Diez Henry Casimir II, 17th century (print) by Schenck, Peter (1660-1718/19) ; Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Henry Casimir II)

Count of Nassau-Diez Henry Casimir I (print)
8915247 Count of Nassau-Diez Henry Casimir I (print) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Henry Casimir I)

Fuerst von Nassau-Siegen Karl Henry Nikolaus Otto (print)
8915245 Fuerst von Nassau-Siegen Karl Henry Nikolaus Otto (print) by Pichler, Johann Peter (1765-1807); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Karl Henry Nikolaus Otto)

Archduke of Austria-Este Franz Ferdinand, 1913 (heliograph)
8915154 Archduke of Austria-Este Franz Ferdinand, 1913 (heliograph) by Bruch, Oskar (1869-1943); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Franz Ferdinand)

Count of Nassau-Diez William Friedrich, 1640
8914632 Count of Nassau-Diez William Friedrich, 1640 by Unknown Artist, (17th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: William Friedrich, Count of Nassau-Diez)

Alessandro Farnese, c.1559 (oil on canvas)
8620057 Alessandro Farnese, c.1559 (oil on canvas) by Sanchez Coello, Alonso (c.1531-88); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Portrait of Margherita de' Medici, c.1649-50 (oil on canvas)
8620056 Portrait of Margherita de' Medici, c.1649-50 (oil on canvas) by Justus Sustermans (1597-1681) (workshop of); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma

Alessandro Farnese, 1557 (oil on canvas)
8620054 Alessandro Farnese, 1557 (oil on canvas) by Mor, Anthonis van Dashorst (Antonio Moro) (c.1519-1576/77) ; Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Erasmus of Rotterdam, c.1530 (oil on wood)
8620046 Erasmus of Rotterdam, c.1530 (oil on wood) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Portrait of Rolando Pallavicino's wife Domitilla Gambara, c.1510 (oil on wood)
8620042 Portrait of Rolando Pallavicino's wife Domitilla Gambara, c.1510 (oil on wood) by Zaganelli di Bosio, Francesco (c.1470-1531); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta)

The family of Don Filippo de Bourbon, 1757-58 (oil on canvas)
8620005 The family of Don Filippo de Bourbon, 1757-58 (oil on canvas) by Baldrighi, Giuseppe (1723-1803); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Self portrait with wife, c.1757 (oil on canvas)
8620004 Self portrait with wife, c.1757 (oil on canvas) by Baldrighi, Giuseppe (1723-1803); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

18th Century woman wearing a pink gown (chromolitho)
5999683 18th Century woman wearing a pink gown (chromolitho) by European School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 18th Century woman wearing a pink gown)

Archduke of Austria Eugen, 1913 (print)
8915166 Archduke of Austria Eugen, 1913 (print) by Bruch, Oskar (1869-1943); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Eugen, Archduke of Austria)

Archduke of Austria Johann, 1848 (lithograph)
8914824 Archduke of Austria Johann, 1848 (lithograph) by Kaiser, Eduard (1820-95) ; Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Johann, Archduke of Austria)

Archduke of Austria Joseph, 1843 (lithograph)
8914813 Archduke of Austria Joseph, 1843 (lithograph) by Geiger, Peter Johann Nepomuk (1805-80); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Joseph, Archduke of Austria)

Grisaille Therese Czartoryska, 1793 (watercolour)
8914729 Grisaille Therese Czartoryska, 1793 (watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Therese Czartoryska, grisaille)

Anton count Piccolomini, 1682 (copper engraving)
8914663 Anton count Piccolomini, 1682 (copper engraving) by Kilian, Philipp (1628-93); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Piccolomini, Anton count)

Count of Nassau-Hadamar Johann Ludwig, 1648
8914642 Count of Nassau-Hadamar Johann Ludwig, 1648 by Unknown Artist, (17th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Johann Ludwig, Count of Nassau-Hadamar)

Count of Nassau-Dillenburg Philipp, 1615 (copper engraving)
8914619 Count of Nassau-Dillenburg Philipp, 1615 (copper engraving) by Clerck, Nicolas de (fl.1614-25); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Philipp)

Portrait of Isabella Gonzaga, c.1599-1602 (oil on canvas)
8620059 Portrait of Isabella Gonzaga, c.1599-1602 (oil on canvas) by Pourbus, Frans II (1569-1622); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Marie Louise of Habsburg personifying Concord, 1810-14 (marble)
8620016 Marie Louise of Habsburg personifying Concord, 1810-14 (marble) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Marie Louise of Habsburg personifying Concord, 1810-14 (marble)
8620084 Marie Louise of Habsburg personifying Concord, 1810-14 (marble) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Portrait of Margherita de' Medici, detail, c.1649-50 (oil on canvas)
8620080 Portrait of Margherita de' Medici, detail, c.1649-50 (oil on canvas) by Justus Sustermans (1597-1681) (workshop of); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma

Princesse de Lamballe in the reign of Louis XVI
3784752 Princesse de Lamballe in the reign of Louis XVI; (add.info.: Princesse de Lamballe in the reign of Louis XVI, 1788 - from engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from a painting in the Versailles)

Venetian noblewoman, 1557
3784738 Venetian noblewoman, 1557; (add.info.: Venetian noblewoman, 1557 - from engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Gatteri (storia veneta). Plate XXV

Don Ferdinand of Bourbon, 1765 (oil on canvas)
8620009 Don Ferdinand of Bourbon, 1765 (oil on canvas) by Pecheux, Laurent (1729-1821); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Louise Elisabeth of France, c.1760 (oil on canvas)
8620008 Louise Elisabeth of France, c.1760 (oil on canvas) by Loo, Louis Michel van (1707-71) (after); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Portrait of a female member of the Flavi family, second half of the 1st century AD (bronze)
8620130 Portrait of a female member of the Flavi family, second half of the 1st century AD (bronze) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Archduke of Austria-d'Este Maximilian, 1930 (engraving)
8915799 Archduke of Austria-d'Este Maximilian, 1930 (engraving) by Kriehuber, Fritz (1836-71); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Maximilian)

Archduke of Austria Albert, 1930 (photoengraving)
8915772 Archduke of Austria Albert, 1930 (photoengraving) by Kobierski, Karl Ritter Von (1848-1907); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Albert, Archduke of Austria)

Mary Mancini, 1930 (lithograph)
8915613 Mary Mancini, 1930 (lithograph) by Mignard, Pierre (1612-95); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Mary Mancini)

Archduke of Austria British naval heros, 1799 (mezzotint)
8914748 Archduke of Austria British naval heros, 1799 (mezzotint) by Green, Valentine (1739-1813); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: British naval heros)

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"Nobles: A Glimpse into Europe's Illustrious Past" Step back in time and explore the world of nobles, as we embark on a captivating journey through history. From the medieval battlefields to the opulent courts of France, these noble figures have left an indelible mark on European heritage. In 1000 AD, a map unfolds before our eyes, revealing the birthplace of nobility - Europe. Among its illustrious nations, France stands tall as a cradle for noble lineage. The Battle of Tewkesbury echoes through time, showcasing their valor and strategic prowess. Traveling northward to Cholmondeley Castle in England during 1880, an engraving captures the grandeur that once enveloped these ancestral homes. Milton Abbey in Dorsetshire transports us further into this era with its enchanting beauty frozen in an engraving from that same year. Nobility was not limited to castles alone; it extended beyond stone walls and reached even sporting events. Lord Ninian Stuart graces us with his presence at a football match between Cardiff City – proving that nobles embraced leisure activities too. Let us now turn our attention to knights clad in armor at Crecy Battle – their chivalry and bravery forever etched into history's annals. Moving forward to 1808, we encounter a lithograph depicting French nobility adorned in formal attire – elegance personified. The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe takes center stage outside Cotehele in 1924; captured by a black-and-white photograph from "100 Favourite Houses, " he epitomizes aristocratic charm amidst picturesque surroundings. But let us not forget those who wielded power beyond borders - John of Austria emerges as one such figure whose military might knew no bounds. Meanwhile, within the Monastery of San Juan de la Pena lies the Pantheon of Nobles, a sacred resting place for those who shaped Spain's destiny.