Gloves Collection (#97)

Portrait of a Man, c. 1640 (oil on panel)
XIR181995 Portrait of a Man, c.1640 (oil on panel) by Dutch School, (17th century); 40x31 cm; Musee Municipal, Cambrai, France; (add.info.: PE 6518 is thought to be his wife; ); Dutch

Portrait of Catharine of Braganza (1638-1705) engraved by Freeman (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF105388 Portrait of Catharine of Braganza (1638-1705) engraved by Freeman (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Jean Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800) 1804 (oil on canvas)
XIR104889 Portrait of Jean Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800) 1804 (oil on canvas) by Ansiaux, Antoine (1764-1840); 249x166 cm; ChAteau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

Self Portrait, 1662 (oil on canvas)
XKH147223 Self Portrait, 1662 (oil on canvas) by Helst, Bartolomeus van der (1613-70); 132.5x112 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Dutch, out of copyright

Edward VI (1537-53) (oil on panel)
XIR126393 Edward VI (1537-53) (oil on panel) by Scrots, Guillaume (fl.1537-53) (attr. to); 168x87.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info)

The Cafe Concert, or The Song of the Dog, 1875-77 (gouache & pastel on paper) (b / w photo)
XIR111370 The Cafe Concert, or The Song of the Dog, 1875-77 (gouache & pastel on paper) (b/w photo) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 51.8x42.6 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, 1590-95 (vellum)
XOS1109226 Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, 1590-95 (vellum) by Hilliard, Nicholas (1547-1619); 25.7x17.3 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; English, out of copyright

Christina of Denmark (1522-90) Duchess of Milan, probably 1538 (oil on panel)
XOS1109188 Christina of Denmark (1522-90) Duchess of Milan, probably 1538 (oil on panel) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543); 179.1x82.6 cm; National Gallery, London

Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1542 (oil on canvas)
XOS1109182 Portrait of a Young Man, c.1542 (oil on canvas) by Moretto, Alessandro Bonvicino (1498-1554); 113.7x94 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; Italian, out of copyright

Selling Guinea Pigs Guinea Pigs, George Morland, 1763-1804, British

Henry Portman Seymour Inscribed in ocher paint, lower left: Henry Portman |
Henry Portman Seymour Inscribed in ocher paint, lower left: " Henry Portman | Seymour" Signed and dated in black paint, lower left: " G

Master James Keith Fraser on his Pony, Sir Francis Grant, 1803-1878, British

Conversation Piece Signed and dated in ochre-color paint, lower left: M: Chamberlin
Conversation Piece Signed and dated in ochre-color paint, lower left: " M: Chamberlin. pinxt: 1761.", Mason Chamberlin, 1722-1787, British

Portrait of a Girl in a Garden Variety (Portrait of Anna Ward Morland) Signed, lower right: " G Mor [?]", George Morland, 1763-1804, British

Elizabeth, Countess of Kellie Portrait of a woman, traditionally identified as Elizabeth Pierrepont, Countess of Kellie Portrait of a Lady, Possibly Elizabeth, Countess of Kellie

Miss Mary Hickey Miss Hickey Mary Hickey, Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723-1792, British

Gentleman with a Cannon Signed and dated in brown paint, lower left: ADevis
Gentleman with a Cannon Signed and dated in brown paint, lower left: " ADevis pinx | 1741", Arthur Devis, 1712-1787, British

Elizabeth Bridgman, Sister of the Artist Mrs. Edward Bridgman, the Artists Sister Miss Elizabeth Walton, Henry Walton, 1746-1813, British

James Taylor Wray of the Bedale Hunt with his Dun Hunter Possibly signed, lower right: " [?]", Anson Ambrose Martin, active 1830-1844, British

Gentlemens Carriages: A Cabriolet, Charles Hancock, 1802-1877, British

Portrait of a Woman, probably Mary, Lady Scudamore Portrait of a Woman, probably Eleanor Packington, Lady Scudamore A Woman Called Eleanor, Lady Scudamore Dated in brown paint

Learning about the Hounds, Thomas Butler of Pall Mall, active 1750, British

William Weddell, Pompeo Batoni, 1708-1787, Italian

The Daughters of Our Empire. England: The Primrose Signed and dated in brown paint, lower left: " EL 1887" (initials in monogram), Edwin Long, 1829-1891, British

A Young Gentleman Riding a Schooled Horse, John Vanderbank, 1694-1739, British

Portrait of the Artist, After Jonathan Richardson the Elder, 1665-1745, British

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), Saxony, Germany, Europe

Purple foxglove, Ladys glove (Digitalis purpurea), group of blossoms on a forest clearing area in a Scots pine forest (Pinus sylvestris), near Nicklheiml, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

RUSSIAN PEASANT, 1784. A Russian in winter dress. Etching, English, 1784, after Gabriel Scorodomoff

QUEEN CATHERINE of Braganza (1638-1705). Queen of Charles II of England. Oil on canvas, c1660-61, by Dirk Stoop

BOISDEFFRE 1839-1919. Raoul Le Mouton de Boisdeffre. French General. Late 19th century cabinet photograph

ICE FISHING, c1910-1915. Man fishing through ice using a stick and string. Photograph, c1910-1915

ICE SKATING. A group of boys clean the snow off of the ice in order to skate in Washington, D.C. Photograph, c1915

MARY TODD LINCOLN (1818-1882). Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Photographed by Mathew Brady in 1861

HERBERT PONTING (1870-1935). English photographer and film-maker. Ponting with a video camera during the Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole, led by Robert Falcon Scott. Photograph, 1910 or 1911

LOUIS RIEL (1844-1885). Canadian insurgent leader. Photographed c1885

ANTHONY ASHLEY-COOPER (1621-1683). First Earl of Shaftsbury. English politician. Oil on canvas after a painting, c1672-73, by John Greenhill

JAN SWAMMERDAM (1637-1680). Dutch naturalist. Etching, 17th century

ARCHDUCHESS MARIE VALERIE of Austria (1868-1924). Line engraving, late 19th century

ARTHUR ORTON (1834-1898). Also known as Thomas Castro. English butcher and imposter; the so-called Tichborne Claimant. Caricature lithograph, 1871, by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini)

LI YUAN-HUNG (1864-1928). President of the Republic of China. Lithograph, Chinese, 1916

FREDERICK III OF PRUSSIA. Crown Prince of Prussia, 1861-1888, and Emperor of Germany, 1888. Caricature, 1870

JAMES THOMAS BRUDENELL (1797-1868). 7th Earl of Cardigan. English soldier. Line and stipple engraving, English, c1856, after a photograph

HATTIE CARAWAY (1878-1950). American senator from Arkansas, 1931-1945. Photograph, 1914

CHARLES BRADLAUGH (1833-1891). English reformer and politician. Original cabinet photograph, c1890

DEPEW AND LODGE, 1902. Senators Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1834-1928) and Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) on their way to the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Drawing, 1902, by Thomas Fleming

NELLIE BLY (1867-1922). Pseudonym of Elizabeth Seaman, nee Cochrane. American journalist. Photographed c1890

NEWSBOYS BOXING, 1908. A newsboys self-defense class given by the Newsboy Protective Association in Cincinnati, Ohio. Photograph by Lewis Hine, August 1908

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