Louise Collection (#5)

Louise of Lorraine, wife of King Henry III of France, 1534-1601. She wears a small cap headdress, upright lace collar, surtout decorated with pearls and jewels, fur sleeves

Louise of Savoy, Regent of France, mother of King Francis I, 1476-1532. She wears a French hood and wimple, velvet brocade surtout with long train and fur sleeves, and chain belt

Marguerite, Duchesse de Joyeuse, wife of Anne de Joyeuse, sister to Louise de Lorraine, Queen of France, 1564-1625. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Edward Hargrave from The Ladys Magazine

Mlle. Anne Benoite Louise Lavoye as Zerlina
Soprano opera singer Anne Benoite Louise Lavoye as Zerlina in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1844

French soprano Anne Lavoye as Zerlina in La Sirene, 1844
French soprano Anne-Benoite-Louise Lavoye as Zerlina in La Sirene by Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de L Opera Comique, 1844

Emilie Honorine Guyon as Louise in La Closerie
Actress Mlle. Emilie Honorine Guyon as Louise in La Closerie des Genets by Frederic Soulie, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1846

Mlle. Angelina Grave as Herminie d Hacqueville in Louise Bernard by Alexandre Dumas, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1843

Delphine Marquet as Louise in La Baronne de Blignac, 1846
French actress Delphine Marquet as Louise in La Baronne de Blignac by Dumanoir and Nyon, Theatre des Varietes, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor

French soprano Augustine Albert as Amelie
French soprano Madame Augustine Albert as Amelie in Le Gant et l Eventail by Bayard and Sauvage, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1846

Azalea indica, Louise von Baden variety, Rhodonendron indicum. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Napoleon Bonaparte and Marie Louise nursing
Napoleon Bonaparte and Empress Marie Louise nursing their first son Napoleon Francois Charles Joseph Bonaparte, King of Rome, 1811

Napoleon Bonapartes first interview with his second wife, Maria Louise, Duchess of Palma, at Compiegne, 1810. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a

Dancer Zelie Molard as Louise in Le Deserteur, 1824
Dancer Mlle. Zelie Molard as Louise in Le Deserteur by Francois-Alexis Blache Jr. choreographed by Dauberval, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Ballerina Louise Pierson as Ida in La Laitiere Suisse, 1823
Ballet dancer Louise Pierson as Ida in the ballet pantomime La Laitiere Suisse or The Swiss Milkmaid by Antoine Titus and Frederic-Auguste Blache, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1823

Felicite Pradher as Princesse Louise in La Neige, 1823
Soprano opera singer Felicite Pradher as Princesse Louise in La Neige by Danier Auber, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1823

Soprano opera singer Madame Louise Therese Lemonnier as Elisabeth in Leicester by Daniel Auber, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Louise of Orleans, 1812-1850
Louise of Orleans, Louise-Marie-Therese Isabelle, Princess of Orleans, Queen of the Belgians 1812-1850. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la

Eugenie Adelaide Louise, Princesse d Orleans 1777-1847. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Henry Count of Chambord 1820-1883 and Louise
Henry, Count of Chambord, Duke of Bordeaux 1820-1883 and Louise Marie Therese of Artois, daughter of the Duke of Berry 1819-1870

Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, Duchess of Berry 1798-1870
Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, Duchess of Berry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, Duchesse de Berri 1798-1870. Handcoloured lithograph by Madame Calon from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs

Francois Charles Joseph Napoleon, King of Rome 1811-1832
Francois Charles Joseph Napoleon, King of Rome, son of Napoleon and Marie Louise 1811-1832. Wearing the sash of the Legion d honneur and riding In a miniature carriage

Marie Louise, Empress of France, Duchess of Parma 1791-1847
Marie Louise, Empress of France, Duchess of Parma, second wife to Napoleon Bonaparte 1791-1847. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Princess Marie-Louise Therese of Savoy-Carignan 1749-1792. Marie Therese, Louise de Savoie, Carignan, Princesse de Lamballe

Louise Marie Adelaide de Bourbon, Duchess of Orleans 1753-1821. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Louise Adelaide d Orleans, Duchess of Chartres, Abbess of Chelles 1698-1743. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait by Bonnard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la

Louise de La Valliere, mistress of King Louis XIV
Louise Francoise de la Baume le Blanc, Duchesse de la Valliere, mistress of King Louis XIV. Handcoloured lithograph by Breton after a portrait by Mignard in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolios

Louise Motier de Lafayette, 1618-1665, French courtier and friend to King Louis XIII. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

Marguerite de Lorraine (1564-1625). Marguerite
Marguerite de Lorraine (1564-1625), sister of the queen consort Louise of Lorraine. Illustration by Sorel after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 62 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka

Louise de Lorraine, Queen of France, wife of King Henri III of France. Illustration by Dunand, lithograph by Breton after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 52 from Le Bibliophile

Louise of Savoy, Louise de Savoie, Duchesse d Angouleme, mother of King Francis I, 1476-1532. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature in a manuscript in the Bibliotheque Nationale

Louise Labe, la Belle Cordiere, French poet 1526-1566. Musician, equestrian, archer, fencer and linguist. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VIII 82 from Le

Mme. Adolphe as Thereze in La Famille Sirven
French actress Mme. Adolphe or Louise Hypolite Regnier (d. 1837) as Thereze in La Famille Sirven by M. Frederic at the Theatre de la Gaiete, 1820

Mlle. Louise Perrin as Elvina in Le Petit Dragon by Eugene Scribe and Delestre-Poirson at the Theatre du Vaudeville. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malos Almanach des Spectacles par

Erskine House, Princess Louise Scottish Hospital for Limbless Sailors and Soldiers, Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, established during the First World War. 1916

Louise, Duchess of Devonshires Ball Gown for the Diamond Jubilee Ball
3060242 Louise, Duchess of Devonshires Ball Gown for the Diamond Jubilee Ball, 1897 (silver & gold cloth with shot-silk gauze and velvet) by Worth

Louise, Duchess of Devonshires Ball Gown for the Diamond Jubilee Ball
3085144 Louise, Duchess of Devonshires Ball Gown for the Diamond Jubilee Ball, 1897 (silver & gold cloth with shot-silk gauze and velvet) by Worth

Prince Louis of Battenberg with his family
Prince Louis of Battenberg with his wife, Princess Victoria of Hesse, and their children (left to right) Alice, Louise, Louis and George. circa early 1900s

An English Hebe by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. 1905

Lake Louise railroad depot, Alberta, Canada
Lake Louise railroad depot on the Canadian Pacific Railroad, Alberta, Canada. circa 1920s

Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (1860-1917), wife of Prince Arthur. Date: circa 1900s

Window depicting Louise de Bourbon (stained glass)
1278116 Window depicting Louise de Bourbon (stained glass) by French School, (16th century); Sainte-Chapelle, Champigny-sur-Veude, France; (add.info.: Champigny-sur-Veude, La Sainte Chapelle)

Charpentier, Louise (chromolitho)
667098 Charpentier, Louise (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charpentier, Louise. Card published by Guerin-Boutron, c 1900)

Cartoon of Felix Nadar, pioneer of aerial picture in 1858, here hanging from his balloon
541162 Cartoon of Felix Nadar, pioneer of aerial picture in 1858, here hanging from his balloon, 1867 (engraving) by Gill, Andre (1840-85); (add.info.: Cartoon by Andre Gill)

The Royal Family of Denmark (coloured engraving)
LSE1153741 The Royal Family of Denmark (coloured engraving) by Danish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dancer Miss Zelie Molard and Louise in Le Deserteur by Francois-Alexis Blache Jr
FLO4607089 Dancer Miss Zelie Molard and Louise in Le Deserteur by Francois-Alexis Blache Jr. choreographed by Dauberval, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

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"Louise: A Name Woven Through Time" Louise, a name that echoes through history, holds tales of remarkable women and captivating stories. From the regal halls of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's court to the enchanting world of literature and film, it has left an indelible mark. In the grandeur of Queen Victoria's era, Princess Louise stood as a shining example of grace and elegance. As one of their children, she brought joy to her parents' hearts with her radiant presence. The Battenberg family in 1906 found solace in their beloved Louise Brooks, whose infectious spirit lit up every room she entered. But it was not just royalty who bore this illustrious name; authors like Austen immortalized Louises on paper. In "Persuasion, " a pallid face mirrored that of our protagonist - a testament to the emotional depth associated with this name. And even Alice in Wonderland encountered the enigmatic White Queen portrayed by Louise Fazenda in 1933. Artistic expression knew no bounds for Louises either. Louisa Ann Coleman captured Brooklyn's wintry beauty on canvas during the early 19th century while Greta Garbo mesmerized audiences as Greta Louisa Gustafsson on silver screens worldwide. Through time and across continents, these diverse figures named they have shaped narratives both real and fictional. Their legacies intertwine like threads woven into a tapestry representing strength, creativity, and resilience. So let us celebrate all those who bear this timeless moniker - from queens to actresses to everyday individuals - each contributing their unique essence to its rich tapestry. For within each Louise lies an untold story waiting to be discovered – an extraordinary tale ready to unfold before our eyes.