Countess Of Collection (#4)

Nonne blanche (en pied), 1860s. Creator: Pierre-Louis Pierson
Nonne blanche (en pied), 1860s

Soeur Elize, 1860s. Creator: Pierre-Louis Pierson
Soeur Elize, 1860s

Barbara Villiers (1640-1709), Duchess of Cleveland. Creator: Workshop of Sir Peter Lely (British)
Barbara Villiers (1640-1709), Duchess of Cleveland. (after 1670)

La Frayeur, 1861-64. Creator: Pierre-Louis Pierson
La Frayeur, 1861-64

Princess Mary, c1920s. Creator: Unknown
Princess Mary, c1920s. Portrait of Mary, Princess Royal (1897-1965), the third child and eldest daughter of King George V and Mary of Teck. Postcard

Mary, 1914. Creator: James Jebusa Shannon
Mary, 1914. Portrait of Mary, Princess Royal (1897-1965), the third child and eldest daughter of King George V and Mary of Teck

The Right Honourable the Countess of Essex, 1787. Creator: Unknown
The Right Honourable the Countess of Essex, 1787. Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset (1590-1632) born Frances Howard, English noblewoman married at the age of 14 to the 13-year-old Robert Devereux

Lured from her own, her native home... c1820. Creator: George Cruikshank
Lured from her own, her native home, the home of early life, and doom d in stranger realms to roam; a widow! Yet a wife! - Phillipss Lament, c1820

The Right Honourable the Countess of Ranelagh, 1786. Creator: Unknown
The Right Honourable the Countess of Ranelagh, 1786. Margaret Cecil, Countess of Ranelagh (1672/1673-1728) English courtier in the court of William III

His Majesty and Princess Mary on the Alpine Railway, Earls Court Exhibition, 1913, 1937. His Royal Highness Prince Albert 1910-1920 became King George VI on 11 December 1936

The Countess of Chesterfield, 1833. Creator: Richard James Lane
The Countess of Chesterfield, 1833. Portrait of Anne Elizabeth Stanhope (nee Forester), Countess of Chesterfield (1802-1885), political confidante, wife of 6th Earl of Chesterfield

Countess of Tankerville, 1844. Creator: Alfred d Orsay
Countess of Tankerville, 1844. Portrait of Corisande Armandine Leonie Sophie de Gramont (1783-1865), who married Charles Augustus, the 5th Earl of Tankerville in 1806

Anne Countess of Argyle, (1807). Creator: Unknown
Anne Countess of Argyle, (1807). Portrait of Anne Cornwallis, Countess of Argyll (1590-1635), English Roman Catholic benefactor and supposed author

Sidney Sussex College; Frances Sidney Countess of Sussex, 1801. Creator: Edward Harding
Sidney Sussex College; Frances Sidney Countess of Sussex, 1801. View of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and a portrait of its founder, Frances Radclyffe (nee Sidney)

The Dutchess of Cleaveland, 1680s. Creators: Isaac Beckett, John Smith
The Dutchess of Cleaveland, 1680s. Portrait of King Charles IIs mistress Barbara Palmer, (nee Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine (1640-1709)

Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, c1635-1637, (early-mid 19th century). Creator
Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, c1635-1637, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of English socialite Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle (1599-1660)

Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, (early 19th century). Creator: William Thomas Fry
Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, (early 19th century). Portrait of English literary figure Mary Sidney Herbert (1561-1621) who married Henry Herbert, 2nd earl of Pembroke, in 1577

Elizabeth Cecil, Countess of Devonshire, c1640, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: Unknown
Elizabeth Cecil, Countess of Devonshire, c1640, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of English aristocrat Elizabeth Cavendish (nee Cecil, 1620-1689), Countess of Devonshire

The Marriage of Richard Duke of York. (Brother to Edward V. ), 1478, (1821), (mid 19th century)
The Marriage of Richard Duke of York. (Brother to Edward V.), 1478, (1821), (mid 19th century). Engraving after a painting made in 1821, depicting the marriage of Richard of Shrewsbury

Her Grace the Dutches of Grafton, 1787. Creator: John Goldar
Her Grace the Dutches of Grafton, 1787. Portrait of English peer and heiress Isabella FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton, Duchess of Grafton (1667-1723)

Catherine Sedley, (1810). Creator: Unknown
Catherine Sedley, (1810). Portrait of English courtier Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, Countess of Portmore (1657-1717), mistress of King James II. [W. Richardson, Strand, London, 1810]

Eugenie, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Eugenie, (1933). Portrait of Empress Eugenie of France (1826-1920) with her son Louis Napoleon (1856-1879) and a bust of her husband Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873). After a miniature by Goudon

Bettina von Arnim, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Bettina von Arnim, (1933). Portrait of German writer Bettina von Arnim (1785-1859) who was a friend of Beethoven and Goethe

H. R. H. Princess Mary & Viscount Lascelles with their Son, George Henry Hubert Lascelles
H.R.H. Princess Mary & Viscount Lascelles with their Bonnie Son & Heir, George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 1923. Mary, Princess Royal (1897-1965), daughter of King George V and Queen Mary of Teck

H. R. H. Princess Mary, c1920. Creator: Unknown
H.R.H. Princess Mary, c1920. Mary, Princess Royal (1897-1965), daughter of King George V and Queen Mary of Teck, wearing a fur stole. [J. Beagles & Co. Ltd. London, c1920]

H. R. H. Princess Mary, c1915. Creator: Ernest Brooks
H.R.H. Princess Mary, c1915. Mary, Princess Royal (1897-1965), daughter of King George V and Queen Mary of Teck, wearing a pearl-trimmed dress.. [J. Beagles & Co. Ltd. London, c1915]

H. M. King George V. and Princess Mary, 1914. Creator: Rotary Photo
H.M. King George V. and Princess Mary, 1914. King Geoge V (1865-1936) and his daughter Mary, Princess Royal (1897-1965), out riding. [Published 1914]

The Countess of Yarborough, 1879. Creator: Vincent Brooks Day & Son
The Countess of Yarborough, 1879. Victoria Alexandrina, Countess of Yarborough (1841-1927), race horse trainer and Joint Master of the Brocklesby Hounds

Bridesmaid at wedding of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles, 1922, (1937. )
Bridesmaid at wedding of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles (now the Princess Royal and the Earl of Harewood), February 28th, 1922, 1937

Princess Elizabeth and her cousin Lord Lascelles with the Princess Royal, 1937
Princess Elizabeth and her cousin Lord Lascelles, in the royal carriage-procession from the Palace. They were with the Princess Royal, May 12 1937

Spa Fields Chapel, Exmouth Street, Finsbury, London, 1886. Artist: John Crowther
Spa Fields Chapel, Exmouth Street, Finsbury, London, 1886. View of the chapel from Yardley Street. This was one of over 60 Calvinistic Methodist chapels founded by Selina Hastings

Visit of Napoleon III and the Empress Eugenie of France, Guildhall, City of London, 1855

The tomb of Avaline, Countess of Lancaster, Westminster Abbey, London, 1666. Artist
The tomb of Avaline, Countess of Lancaster, Westminster Abbey, London, 1666. Avaline de Forz (1259-1274), Countess of Albemarle, was the first wife of Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster

Frances, Countess of Hertfords tomb, Westminster Abbey, London, c1750

Interior of the Guildhall, City of London, 1855. View during the address of the Lord Mayor, Francis Graham Moon, to the Emperor Napoleon III and the Empress Eugenie of France

Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie at Guildhall, London, 1855. Artist: Edmund Morin
Visit of Napoleon Bonaparte III and Empress Eugenie to Guildhall, London, 1855. The emperor is making address to an audience in the hall, with the empress seated beside him

Sir Martin Frobisher, 16th century English navigator, (1825). Frobisher (c1535-1594) made three voyages to the New World in search of the Northwest Passage

Sir Francis Drake, 16th century English navigator, (1825). Drake (1540-1596) was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age

Sir Francis Drake and Sir Martin Frobisher, 16th century English navigators, (1825). Drake (1540-1596) was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age

Mary of Guise, Queen Consort of James V of Scotland, (1825). Mary (1515-1560) married James in 1538. The mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, she ruled Scotland as regent from 1554-1560

Reproduction of the signatures of the Tudors and members of their court, 1825. Artist: Sarah
Reproduction of the signatures of the Tudors and members of their court, 1825. From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, published in 1825

Queen Elizabeth I in procession with her courtiers, c1600-1603 (1825). Artist: Sarah
Queen Elizabeth I in procession with her courtiers, c1600-1603 (1825). After an oil painting attributed to Robert Peake (c1592-1667) at Sherborne Castle

Edward VI, King of England, (1825). Artist: Sarah, Countess of Essex
Edward VI, King of England, (1825). Portrait of Edward (1537-1553) aged about 14. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, he became king in 1547 when just 9 years old

Katherine Parr, sixth wife and Queen of Henry VIII, (1825). Portrait of Katherine (1512-1548) as a widow. The last of Henrys six wives, she outlived the king by a year and a half

Anne of Cleves, fourth wife and Queen of Henry VIII, (1825). Henry VIII married Anne (1515-1557), a German Protestant princess, in 1540 for political reasons at the urging of his Chancellor

Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire, English Tudor diplomat and statesman, (1825). Artist: Sarah
Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire, English Tudor diplomat and statesman, (1825). Boleyn (1477-1539) was the father of Anne Boleyn and therefore grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I

Edward III, 14th century King of England, (1825). Artist: Sarah, Countess of Essex
Edward III, 14th century King of England, (1825). Edward (1312-1377) was one of the most successful English kings of medieval times

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman, (1825). The son of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, chief advisor to Elizabeth I

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"Unveiling the Lives of Countesses: A Glimpse into History's Noble Women" Step back in time as we explore the captivating world of countesses through art and letters. Arabella Stuart, a prominent figure in the late 16th to early 17th century, pours her heart out in a letter addressed to the Countess of Shrewsbury, revealing the intimate connections between noble women. Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, immortalized by Paulus van Somer's brushstrokes in 1600, stands as an emblematic symbol of grace and intellect. Her legacy continues to inspire generations with her literary achievements. Pierre-Louis Pierson's masterpieces "L'accoudee" and "The Gaze" capture the allure and elegance that define countesses throughout history. These portraits transport us to a time where beauty was celebrated through delicate gazes and poised postures. Anne of Warwick, Queen Consort during King Richard III's reign, is depicted in an enchanting painting from 1851. This artwork serves as a reminder that even amidst political turmoil, love can flourish within royal circles. H. R. H PSS Alexander of Teck graces our collection with his regal presence captured by WD & HO Wills' lens in 1908. The image showcases nobility at its finest—a testament to aristocratic heritage passed down through generations. La Comtesse de Castiglione enchants viewers as she transforms into Reine de la Nuit (Queen of the Night) under Pierre-Louis Pierson's artistic vision from 1863-67. Through this portrayal, we witness how countesses could effortlessly embody different roles while maintaining their poise and charm. Giorgio de Castiglione presents another side to this noble lineage with his portrait from 1861—printed years later but still resonating with timeless elegance. It reminds us that countesses were not only subjects of art but also patrons and collectors themselves.