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Brooch Collection (#9)

From political icons to artistic expressions, the brooch tells a story of empowerment and elegance

Background imageBrooch Collection: Isabella II, Queen of Spain (oil on canvas)

Isabella II, Queen of Spain (oil on canvas)
CUL4847463 Isabella II, Queen of Spain (oil on canvas) by Spanish School, (19th century); Army Museum, Toledo, Spain; (add.info.: Isabella II (1830-1904). Queen of Spain (1833-1868). Oil on canvas

Background imageBrooch Collection: Allegory of painting, 17th century (oil on canvas)

Allegory of painting, 17th century (oil on canvas)
7129367 Allegory of painting, 17th century (oil on canvas) by Vouet, Simon (1590-1649); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Allegory of painting, Simon Vouet, canvas)

Background imageBrooch Collection: Pygmalion and Galatea, early 19th century (glass intaglio)

Pygmalion and Galatea, early 19th century (glass intaglio)
7287883 Pygmalion and Galatea, early 19th century (glass intaglio) by Beltrami, Giovanni (1860-1926); 8.5 x 7.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBrooch Collection: Triumphs of the Mother of God or Panos de Oro, c. 1500-02 (tapestry)

Triumphs of the Mother of God or Panos de Oro, c. 1500-02 (tapestry)
CUL4908753 Triumphs of the Mother of God or Panos de Oro, c.1500-02 (tapestry) by Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (1502-50) (attr)

Background imageBrooch Collection: Christ Salvator Mundi (oil on panel) (pair to 471177)

Christ Salvator Mundi (oil on panel) (pair to 471177)
471176 Christ Salvator Mundi (oil on panel) (pair to 471177) by Massys or Matsys, Quentin (c.1466-1530); 39x58 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageBrooch Collection: Three ruby, sapphire, diamond and gold bee brooches

Three ruby, sapphire, diamond and gold bee brooches
7338358 Three ruby, sapphire, diamond and gold bee brooches by Tiffany & Company; 7.1 x 2.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Background imageBrooch Collection: Jewelled disc brooch, 400-1066 (garnet, gold, niello, silver, gilded, nielloed)

Jewelled disc brooch, 400-1066 (garnet, gold, niello, silver, gilded, nielloed)
7310015 Jewelled disc brooch, 400-1066 (garnet, gold, niello, silver, gilded, nielloed) by Anglo-Saxon; 4.4 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageBrooch Collection: Selection of jewellery found at Hoen, Norway (gold and semi-precious stones)

Selection of jewellery found at Hoen, Norway (gold and semi-precious stones)
KND176637 Selection of jewellery found at Hoen, Norway (gold and semi-precious stones) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: also known as The Hoen Hoard';)

Background imageBrooch Collection: Lucile Desmoulins, 1794 (painting)

Lucile Desmoulins, 1794 (painting)
1752869 Lucile Desmoulins, 1794 (painting) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Lucile Desmoulins (1771-1794) born Duplessis

Background imageBrooch Collection: Marchioness of Las Marismas, 1857 (painting)

Marchioness of Las Marismas, 1857 (painting)
1753772 Marchioness of Las Marismas, 1857 (painting) by Winterhalter, Franz Xaver (1805-73); (add.info.: Claire Emilie MacDonell (1817-1905) Marchioness of Las Marismas de Guadalquivir

Background imageBrooch Collection: Portrait of a mother and her two children, 1900 (pencil, coloured chalks and watercolour)

Portrait of a mother and her two children, 1900 (pencil, coloured chalks and watercolour)
7287966 Portrait of a mother and her two children, 1900 (pencil, coloured chalks and watercolour) by Sandys, Anthony Frederick Augustus (1829-1904); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBrooch Collection: Initial pin souvenirs at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair, 1940. Creator: Russell Lee

Initial pin souvenirs at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair, 1940. Creator: Russell Lee
Initial pin souvenirs at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair

Background imageBrooch Collection: L. Boschetti, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

L. Boschetti, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
L. Boschetti, between 1855 and 1865

Background imageBrooch Collection: Miss A. J. Evans, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Miss A. J. Evans, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Miss A.J. Evans, between 1855 and 1865

Background imageBrooch Collection: Miss Mary Booth, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Miss Mary Booth, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Miss Mary Booth, between 1855 and 1865. [American editor, translator and writer Mary Louise Booth, the first editor-in-chief of the womens fashion magazine, Harpers Bazaar]

Background imageBrooch Collection: Brooch, c. 1937. Creator: Tulita Westfall

Brooch, c. 1937. Creator: Tulita Westfall
Brooch, c. 1937

Background imageBrooch Collection: Earrings and Brooch, c. 1937. Creator: Tulita Westfall

Earrings and Brooch, c. 1937. Creator: Tulita Westfall
Earrings and Brooch, c. 1937

Background imageBrooch Collection: Concha, c. 1936. Creator: Eva Fox

Concha, c. 1936. Creator: Eva Fox
Concha, c. 1936

Background imageBrooch Collection: Cameo Brooch, c. 1936. Creator: Michael Fenga

Cameo Brooch, c. 1936. Creator: Michael Fenga
Cameo Brooch, c. 1936

Background imageBrooch Collection: Brooch, c. 1937. Creator: Sylvia DeZon

Brooch, c. 1937. Creator: Sylvia DeZon
Brooch, c. 1937

Background imageBrooch Collection: Quatrefoil spiral fibula (garment pin), 7th century BCE. Creator: Unknown

Quatrefoil spiral fibula (garment pin), 7th century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Quatrefoil spiral fibula (garment pin), 7th century BCE

Background imageBrooch Collection: Portrait de l imperatrice de Russie Elisabeth Alexeievna, princesse Louise Augusta de Bade

Portrait de l imperatrice de Russie Elisabeth Alexeievna, princesse Louise Augusta de Bade (1779-1826)
FIA5382716 Portrait de l imperatrice de Russie Elisabeth Alexeievna, princesse Louise Augusta de Bade (1779-1826) (Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna)

Background imageBrooch Collection: Josephine de Leuchtenberg, reine de Suede et Norvege - Portrait of Josephine of Leuchtenberg

Josephine de Leuchtenberg, reine de Suede et Norvege - Portrait of Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807-1876)
FIA5408227 Josephine de Leuchtenberg, reine de Suede et Norvege - Portrait of Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807-1876), Queen of Sweden and Norway, by Adlersparre, Sophie (1808-1862). Oil on canvas

Background imageBrooch Collection: Francoise Christine de Palatinat Soulzbach - Francisca Christina of the Palatinate-Sulzbach

Francoise Christine de Palatinat Soulzbach - Francisca Christina of the Palatinate-Sulzbach (1696-1776)
FIA5407501 Francoise Christine de Palatinat Soulzbach - Francisca Christina of the Palatinate-Sulzbach (1696-1776) Princess-Abbess of Essen and Thorn - Johann Jakob Schmitz (1724-1810)

Background imageBrooch Collection: Pamela, 1933 (oil on canvas)

Pamela, 1933 (oil on canvas)
6198730 Pamela, 1933 (oil on canvas) by Laszlo, Philip Alexius de (1869-1937); 83.8x59.7 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info)

Background imageBrooch Collection: Portrait of the King Louis XV (1710-1774) as Child - Augustin-Oudart Justinat (?-1743)

Portrait of the King Louis XV (1710-1774) as Child - Augustin-Oudart Justinat (?-1743). Oil on canvas, 1717
FIA5406893 Portrait of the King Louis XV (1710-1774) as Child - Augustin-Oudart Justinat (?-1743). Oil on canvas, 1717. Dimension : 138x104 cm

Background imageBrooch Collection: Marie-Louise d Orleans, dite Mademoiselle d Orleans, ainsi que 'Mademoiselle'Marie Louise of Orleans

Marie-Louise d Orleans, dite Mademoiselle d Orleans, ainsi que "Mademoiselle"Marie Louise of Orleans
FIA5401603 Marie-Louise d Orleans, dite Mademoiselle d Orleans, ainsi que " Mademoiselle" Marie Louise of Orleans (1662-1689), Queen of Spain - Peinture de Jose Garcia Hidalgo (1645-1717)

Background imageBrooch Collection: Rois Salomon d Israel - King Solomon - Peinture du Maestro de Becerril (active Early 16th-century)

Rois Salomon d Israel - King Solomon - Peinture du Maestro de Becerril (active Early 16th-century) - c
FIA5393750 Rois Salomon d Israel - King Solomon - Peinture du Maestro de Becerril (active Early 16th-century) - c. 1525 - Oil on wood - 90, 8x87, 7 cm - Museo del Prado

Background imageBrooch Collection: Portrait of the Empress Catherine II

Portrait of the Empress Catherine II
FIA5374363 Portrait of the Empress Catherine II by Buchholtz, Heinrich (1735-1780); State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; (add.info.: Portrait de l imperatrice Catherine II de Russie)

Background imageBrooch Collection: Marie-Anne de Saxe - (Marie Anne de Saxe) - Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony

Marie-Anne de Saxe - (Marie Anne de Saxe) - Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, Electress of Bavaria (1728-1797)
FIA5407461 Marie-Anne de Saxe - (Marie Anne de Saxe) - Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, Electress of Bavaria (1728-1797) - George Desmarees (1697-1776)

Background imageBrooch Collection: Princesse Anne Catherine de Brandebourg, reine consort de Danemark Norvege - Portrait of Princess

Princesse Anne Catherine de Brandebourg, reine consort de Danemark Norvege - Portrait of Princess Anne Catherine of
FIA5407757 Princesse Anne Catherine de Brandebourg, reine consort de Danemark Norvege - Portrait of Princess Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (1575-1612), queen of Denmark and Norway

Background imageBrooch Collection: Beardless Young Man, possibly Bartolomeo Liviano d Alviano (1455-1515)

Beardless Young Man, possibly Bartolomeo Liviano d Alviano (1455-1515)
SOA235439 Beardless Young Man, possibly Bartolomeo Liviano d Alviano (1455-1515) by Italian School; 59.7x45 cm; Society of Antiquaries of London, UK

Background imageBrooch Collection: Portrait of an unknown Lady, c. 1500-53 (oil on panel)

Portrait of an unknown Lady, c. 1500-53 (oil on panel)
7240842 Portrait of an unknown Lady, c.1500-53 (oil on panel) by Faber von Creuznach, Conrad (c.1500-53) (attr. to); 45.7x33 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

Background imageBrooch Collection: Lady Katherine Grey Egerton, 1835-1920. Hair in ringlets, wearing off-the-shoulder dress with lace

Lady Katherine Grey Egerton, 1835-1920. Hair in ringlets, wearing off-the-shoulder dress with lace and ribbons
5912911 Lady Katherine Grey Egerton, 1835-1920. Hair in ringlets, wearing off-the-shoulder dress with lace and ribbons. Steel engraving by H

Background imageBrooch Collection: Mohammad Karim Khan (vers 1705- 1779) et l ambassadeur ottoman Vehbi effendi - Karim Khan Zand

Mohammad Karim Khan (vers 1705- 1779) et l ambassadeur ottoman Vehbi effendi - Karim Khan Zand with the Ottoman
FIA5398878 Mohammad Karim Khan (vers 1705- 1779) et l ambassadeur ottoman Vehbi effendi - Karim Khan Zand with the Ottoman Ambassador Vehbi Effendi - Peinture de Ghafari al-Mustawfi, Abu l Hasan ()

Background imageBrooch Collection: Florine (oil on canvas)

Florine (oil on canvas)
6619440 Florine (oil on canvas) by Dicksee, John Robert (1817-1903); 38.8x32.5 cm; Private Collection

Background imageBrooch Collection: Portrait de Edwige Eleonore de Holstein Gottorp (1636-1715), reine de Suede et de Finlande

Portrait de Edwige Eleonore de Holstein Gottorp (1636-1715), reine de Suede et de Finlande
FIA5384783 Portrait de Edwige Eleonore de Holstein Gottorp (1636-1715), reine de Suede et de Finlande (Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp)

Background imageBrooch Collection: Marchande (Merchant Woman). Portrait en pied d une femme vetue d une riche robe fleurie

Marchande (Merchant Woman). Portrait en pied d une femme vetue d une riche robe fleurie, portant broche
FIA5327252 Marchande (Merchant Woman). Portrait en pied d une femme vetue d une riche robe fleurie, portant broche, bague et boucle d oreille

Background imageBrooch Collection: Reading, 1863 (oil on canvas)

Reading, 1863 (oil on canvas)
AIS5332224 Reading, 1863 (oil on canvas) by Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904); AIC

Background imageBrooch Collection: 'Portrait du roi Henry VII d Angleterre (1457-1509)'Peinture de l ecole anglaise Collection privee

"Portrait du roi Henry VII d Angleterre (1457-1509)"Peinture de l ecole anglaise Collection privee
FIA5373617 " Portrait du roi Henry VII d Angleterre (1457-1509)" Peinture de l ecole anglaise Collection privee by English School

Background imageBrooch Collection: Portrait de l imperatrice Maria Feodorovna de Russie (nee Sophie Dorothee de Wurttemberg, 1729-1828)

Portrait de l imperatrice Maria Feodorovna de Russie (nee Sophie Dorothee de Wurttemberg, 1729-1828)
FIA5381256 Portrait de l imperatrice Maria Feodorovna de Russie (nee Sophie Dorothee de Wurttemberg, 1729-1828). Oeuvre anonyme, aquarelle et gouache sur corne, debut 19e siecle. Classicisme

Background imageBrooch Collection: Louise Francoise de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Nantes (1673-1743) - Troy, Francois

Louise Francoise de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Nantes (1673-1743) - Troy, Francois
FIA5400372 Louise Francoise de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Nantes (1673-1743) - Troy, Francois, de (1645-1730) - ca 1690 - Oil on canvas - 47, 5x40, 5 - Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya

Background imageBrooch Collection: Portrait of Beatrice, Countess of Oxford - Peinture de Sir Sir Anthonis (Anton ou Antoon)

Portrait of Beatrice, Countess of Oxford - Peinture de Sir Sir Anthonis (Anton ou Antoon) van Dyck (1599-1641)
FIA5397977 Portrait of Beatrice, Countess of Oxford - Peinture de Sir Sir Anthonis (Anton ou Antoon) van Dyck (1599-1641) - 1638 - Oil on canvas - 107x86 cm - Museo del Prado, Madrid by Dyck




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From political icons to artistic expressions, the brooch tells a story of empowerment and elegance. Margaret Thatcher, known for her iconic style, often adorned her outfits with a statement brooch that reflected her strong personality. NADIA-JULIETTE BOULANGER, the influential French music teacher, wore a delicate brooch as she conducted symphonies that touched hearts worldwide. Even royalty couldn't resist the allure of a beautiful brooch. Queen Elizabeth II was captured wearing an exquisite piece during her visit to Balmoral in 1952, showcasing her timeless grace. The Suffragette W. S. P. U Holloway Brooch symbolized the fight for women's rights and paid homage to brave activists like EMILY DAVISON. Artists have immortalized their muses through intricate portraits featuring stunning brooches. Theodosia Ogilvie's pastel portrait from 1859 showcased not only her beauty but also highlighted the ornate brooch adorning her attire. Princess Anne continued this tradition by donning elegant brooches during visits to North Yorkshire and Cornwall. Brooches have transcended time and culture; an Anglo-Saxon Kentish type exemplifies craftsmanship from centuries ago while still captivating modern audiences today. Lady Byron's portrait captures both sophistication and sentimentality with a carefully placed brooch completing her ensemble. The significance of these accessories extends beyond aesthetics; they serve as tokens of appreciation or remembrance too. Florence Nightingale received a gold enamelled brooch as recognition for her invaluable contributions to nursing during wartime struggles. Military regimental badge brooches were proudly worn by soldiers in World War I, representing loyalty and camaraderie amidst adversity. Whether it be worn by powerful leaders or cherished individuals, each unique design carries its own narrative within its intricate details.