Boudoir Collection (#4)

Oriental Woman at her Toilet, mid 19th century (colour litho)
CHT163043 Oriental Woman at her Toilet, mid 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

A listing for the Doll Festival at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 featuring Lenci dolls - Boudoir dolls were all the rage in the Jazz Age Date: 1924

Lady undressing for the bath, published c. 1688-90 (coloured engraving)
STC206825 Lady undressing for the bath, published c.1688-90 (coloured engraving) by Saint-Jean, Jean Dieu de (fl.1671-1709); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Morning Bath, illustration of elegant Parisian life in the second half of the 18th
CHT188882 The Morning Bath, illustration of elegant Parisian life in the second half of the 18th century, c.1890 (colour litho) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs

Memories and Regrets, c. 1874 (oil on canvas)
CLK339863 Memories and Regrets, c.1874 (oil on canvas) by Stevens, Alfred Emile (1823-1906); 61.4x46.4 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; Belgian

The Toilet, 1873 (oil on academy board)
496597 The Toilet, 1873 (oil on academy board) by Johnson, Eastman (1824-1906); 66.4x56.2 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. USA; Gift of Captain A. S

T E Collcutt and Stanley Hamp, Architects (litho)
3652259 T E Collcutt and Stanley Hamp, Architects (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: T E Collcutt and Stanley Hamp, Architects)

Boudoir for the Reception of Queen Victoria, at the Universal Exhibition, at Paris (engraving)
1608075 Boudoir for the Reception of Queen Victoria, at the Universal Exhibition, at Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

In the Boudoir (engraving)
1591952 In the Boudoir (engraving) by Czachorski, Ladislaw von (1850-1911); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Boudoir. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 26 September 1891)

Private Apartments of the Two Young Princesses, Cumberland Lodge (engraving)
1591713 Private Apartments of the Two Young Princesses, Cumberland Lodge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Private Apartments of the Two Young Princesses)

Princess Maries New Home in Roumania, the Royal Palace of Plesch, Bucharest (b / w photo)
1038816 Princess Maries New Home in Roumania, the Royal Palace of Plesch, Bucharest (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advert for Hamleys Christmas toys 1929
Various toys for girls and boy s, a clockwork Rolls-Royce model car, with four doors that open and rubber tyres. Six electric models to build, for any boy

Ham House, near Richmond (engraving)
1061824 Ham House, near Richmond (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ham House, near Richmond)

The Hairdresser (oil on canvas)
CH401068 The Hairdresser (oil on canvas) by Fantin-Latour, Ignace Henri Jean (1836-1904); 27.2x21.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Coiffeuse; ); Photo eChristies Images; French

Small drawing room or boudoir (colour litho)
2775537 Small drawing room or boudoir (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dainty decoration suitable for a small drawing room or boudoir)

The Love Letter, 1834 (oil on canvas)
1217384 The Love Letter, 1834 (oil on canvas) by Sully, Thomas (1783-1872); 64x76 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Boudoir chinois (engraving)
3635604 Boudoir chinois (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boudoir chinois. Illustration for Les Races Humaines by Louis Figuier (Hachette, 1872)

The Boudoir (b / w photo)
3104338 The Boudoir (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boudoir. Photograph for In English Homes Vol II (Country Life, 1907).); © Look and Learn

The London Season: The Debutante - the boudoir (engraving)
607057 The London Season: The Debutante - the boudoir (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The London Season)

The Finishing Touch, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1791 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190121 The Finishing Touch, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1791 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Green and mauve bedroom (colour litho)
STC404386 Green and mauve bedroom (colour litho) by Lovell, Richard Goulburn (1861-1937); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Bedroom in the residence of Elsie de Wolfe at 122 East 17th Street, New York
MNY381379 Bedroom in the residence of Elsie de Wolfe at 122 East 17th Street, New York, 1895 or 1896 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Sketches of the South Kensington Museum (engraving)
1626045 Sketches of the South Kensington Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the South Kensington Museum)

Advertisement "Fond de Boudoir", pub. 1920 (pochoir print)
3444399 Advertisement " Fond de Boudoir", pub. 1920 (pochoir print) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Bathsheba at her Toilet (oil on canvas)
BBC209866 Bathsheba at her Toilet (oil on canvas) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, France; (add.info.: wife of King of Israel; ); Italian, out of copyright

Lady looking in the mirror, published c. 1688-90 (coloured engraving)
STC206824 Lady looking in the mirror, published c.1688-90 (coloured engraving) by Saint-Jean, Jean Dieu de (fl.1671-1709); Private Collection; (add.info)

Boudoir of Eleanor de Falbe, Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, where the Duke of Clarence proposed to Mary of Teck in 1891
6014279 Boudoir of Eleanor de Falbe, Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, where the Duke of Clarence proposed to Mary of Teck in 1891 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Young woman deciding between two suitors (litho)
6001431 Young woman deciding between two suitors (litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young woman deciding between two suitors)

Sight, engraved by the artist, c. 1630-40 (engraving)
STC91598 Sight, engraved by the artist, c.1630-40 (engraving) by Bosse, Abraham (1602-76); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

The Levee, 1892
GG87486 The Levee, 1892 by Caraud, Joseph (1821-1905); 81x60 cm; Private Collection; Photo eGavin Graham Gallery, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Retiring, c. 1883 (pastel on paper laid down on board)
2968522 Retiring, c.1883 (pastel on paper laid down on board) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 36.4x43 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Bequest of Mrs. Sterling Morton; French, out of copyright

The French Dressing Room, engraved by P. W. Tomkins (1760-1840) (aquatint) (see also 64848
STC64847 The French Dressing Room, engraved by P.W. Tomkins (1760-1840) (aquatint) (see also 64848, 64849 & 64850) by Ansell

The Young Ladys Toilet, plate 2 from Anglo Indians, engraved by J
STC82082 The Young Ladys Toilet, plate 2 from Anglo Indians, engraved by J. Bouvier, 1842 (litho) by Tayler, William (1808-92) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Ladies Celebrating the Birth of a Child in an Elegant Boudoir, (oil on canvas)
990255 Ladies Celebrating the Birth of a Child in an Elegant Boudoir, (oil on canvas) by Janssens, Hieronymus (1624-93); 86.4x123.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Boudoir Rose, 1879 (oil on canvas)
989814 The Boudoir Rose, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Schafer, Henry Thomas (1854-1915); 40.6x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boudoir Rose. Henry Thomas Schafer (1854-1915). Oil on canvas

Portrait of Lady Dorothy Nevill (1826-1913), full-length
824256 Portrait of Lady Dorothy Nevill (1826-1913), full-length, seated in a Pink and Gold Embroidered Gown, in her Boudoir, 1855 (oil on panel) by Graves

The Boudoir, (oil on canvas)
823493 The Boudoir, (oil on canvas) by Zatzka, Hans (1859-1945); 68.6x47.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boudoir. Hans Zatzka (1859-1949). Oil on canvas

Advertisement for Pears Soap, 1898 (colour litho)
810275 Advertisement for Pears Soap, 1898 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Nude, c. 1915 (oil on paperboard)
874764 Nude, c.1915 (oil on paperboard) by Frieseke, Frederick Carl (1874-1939); 22.86 x27.94 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

The Boudoir--Date about 1590 (b / w photo)
3103346 The Boudoir--Date about 1590 (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boudoir--Date about 1590)

Lady in her bedroom, published c. 1688-90 (coloured engraving)
STC206823 Lady in her bedroom, published c.1688-90 (coloured engraving) by Saint-Jean, Jean Dieu de (fl.1671-1709); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Bedroom of Empress Josephine (1763-1814) (photo)
XIR245128 Bedroom of Empress Josephine (1763-1814) (photo) by French School, (19th century); Musee National du Chateau de Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison, France; French, out of copyright

The Boudoir in the New Palace, Potsdam (engraving)
1038122 The Boudoir in the New Palace, Potsdam (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boudoir in the New Palace, Potsdam)

The Queen in the South of France, Views in the Hotel Regina at Cimiez (litho)
1051656 The Queen in the South of France, Views in the Hotel Regina at Cimiez (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queen in the South of France)

The Prince and Princess of Wales at Longleat House, Wiltshire (engraving)
1054769 The Prince and Princess of Wales at Longleat House, Wiltshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Emma in a Chair, 1921 (lithograph)
1067632 Emma in a Chair, 1921 (lithograph) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 29.2x21.4 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Print made by Bolton Coit Brown)

On Board the Czars New Yacht "Livadia"(engraving)
1060313 On Board the Czars New Yacht " Livadia" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On Board the Czars New Yacht " Livadia")

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"Boudoir: A Timeless Elegance Unveiled" Step into a world of timeless elegance and feminine allure, where the artistry transcends eras. From the iconic Pin-up calendar girl by David Wright in 1950 to the captivating Gabrielle d'Estrees and her sister, duchesse de Villars, immortalized by the Master of the School of Fontainebleau in the 16th century; these glimpses into intimate spaces have always fascinated us. Intriguingly juxtaposed with an English Rose Corsetry advertisement, we witness how undergarments sculpted silhouettes throughout history. The French lady preparing for a night out in her boudoir exudes an air of anticipation and sophistication. David Wright's "No News to Speak Of" captures a moment frozen in time—a woman lost in thought amidst her private sanctuary. Meanwhile, an enema treatment from the 18th century reminds us that self-care rituals have evolved over time. Witnessing an aristocratic French lady bathing and dressing reveals both vulnerability and sensuality intertwined within this sacred space. Adolphe Willette's "Une paire d'amis" transports us to a whimsical era where friendship blossoms behind closed doors. "Mornings Toilet, " painted back in 1841, offers a glimpse at femininity from behind—subtle yet provocative. Le Bidet stands as a testament to historical hygiene practices while Harrods piano sale advert from 1919 adds musical charm to this enchanting realm. Finally, we encounter a woman reclining on a couch—an embodiment of relaxation and indulgence that epitomizes what it truly means to embrace one's inner goddess within their personal haven—the boudoir. These captivating hints remind us that beyond its physicality lies something much deeper—a celebration of femininity, empowerment, self-expression, and intimacy through centuries past.