Neckline Collection (page 7)

Portrait thought to be the Countess of Angiviller in a blue dress with lace, c1785

Portrait thought to be Philiberte-Orléans Perrin de Cypierre, Countess of Maussion, 1787
Portrait thought to be Philiberte-Orleans Perrin de Cypierre, Countess of Maussion, 1787

Portrait of Lucie Hall, c1788. Creator: Peter Adolf Hall
Portrait of Lucie Hall, c1788

Portrait of the Marquise de Flavacourt, in silence. Creator: Ecole Francaise
Portrait of the Marquise de Flavacourt, in silence

Portrait of Anne-Marie de Mailly-Nesle, Marquise de La Tournelle, later Duchess of Chateauroux, at daybreak

Portrait of a little girl in a white cap. Creator: Ecole Francaise
Portrait of a little girl in a white cap

Marie Louise d'Orleans, n.d. Creator: Pieter Stevens van Gunst
Marie Louise d'Orleans, n.d

Portrait of a Lady, n.d. Creator: Thomas Lawrence
Portrait of a Lady, n.d

Paris Fashions for May, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Paris Fashions for May, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Countess Eva Bielke, (c1700s). Creator: Martin Mytens the elder
Countess Eva Bielke, (c1700s). Portrait of Countess Eva Bielke (1677-1715). Golden brown dress with lace and dress

Countess Stenbock, 1698. Creator: Martin Mytens the elder
Countess Stenbock, 1698

Female portrait, (c1750s). Creator: Johan Horner
Female portrait, (c1750s)

Female portrait, (c1770s). Creator: Per Krafft the Elder
Female portrait, (c1770s)

Portrait of a Lady, 1726. Creator: Johann David Swartz
Portrait of a Lady, 1726

Portrait of a Lady, (c1770). Creator: Jakob Bjorck
Portrait of a Lady, (c1770)

Portrait of a Lady, (c1740s). Creator: Olof Arenius
Portrait of a Lady, (c1740s)

Lovisa Ulrika, (c1740s). Creator: Lorens Pasch the Elder
Lovisa Ulrika, (c1740s)

Anna Katharina Dahl, (c1710s). Creator: Johan Henrik Scheffel
Anna Katharina Dahl, (c1710s)

Three-quarter profile portrait of woman in dress with thin patterned shawl, probably 1840s. Creator: Unknown
Three-quarter profile portrait of woman in dress with thin patterned shawl, two-row pearl necklace, pair of bracelets, decollete brooch, mid-length hairstyle and corkscrew curls, probably 1840s

Josefa Auguste Hops, 1877. Creator: Reinhold Begas
Josefa Auguste Hops, 1877

Marion Hood, actor singer in Ruy Blas burlesque
Marion Hood, actor singer in Ruy Blas and the Blas ouÚáít the Gaiety Theatre, London, a burlesque which ran for 289 performances. 1889

Margaret Lockwood as Nell Gwynne
Margaret Lockwood, actress, as Nell Gwynne in the 1949 British comedy film, Cardboard Cavalier. 1949

Adele Jergens, American actress
Adele Jergens (1917-2002), American actress. 1938

Ava Lowle Willing, Lady Ribblesdale (1868-1958), American socialite, wife of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale. late 19th century

Duchess of Vendome, Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870-1948), President of the War Refugees Committee. Date: circa 1910s

Silver-tissue dress, 1660s (silk, lace & silver metal thread)
FMB329165 Silver-tissue dress, 1660s (silk, lace & silver metal thread) by English School, (17th century); Fashion Museum Bath; eFashion Museum Bath; Lent by the Vaughan Family Trust; English

Cecilie Lonborg, who married ship's quartermaster Theodor Emil Ludvigsen in 1830, (1829)

Painting depicting a girl with a flower basket, c.1850-c.1899. Creator: Unknown
Painting depicting a girl with a flower basket, c.1850-c.1899

Portrait of the Artist´s Sister-in-Law Johanne Elisabeth Kobke, née Sundbye, 1842. Creator: Christen Kobke
Portrait of the Artist´s Sister-in-Law Johanne Elisabeth Kobke, nee Sundbye, 1842

Her Imperial Majesty the Empress of Russia, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Her Imperial Majesty the Empress of Russia, 1856. In about 1840, ...In the young Princess Mary - then about sixteen years of age - the Cesarewitch [present Emperor Alexander II] saw the ideal of a

Portrait of a little girl, 1767. Creator: Levin Elias
Portrait of a little girl, 1767

Gertrud Sabine Spengler, nee Trott, 1756-1758. Creator: Vigilius Erichsen
Gertrud Sabine Spengler, nee Trott, 1756-1758

Queen Charlotte Amalie, 1700-1800. Creator: Unknown
Queen Charlotte Amalie, 1700-1800

Sophie Stramboe, 1830-1840. Creator: David Monies
Sophie Stramboe, 1830-1840

See-Through Nightgown
Sultry, fifties temptress, wearing a see-through nightdress with ribbon stripe, soft gathers at the neckline & double spaghetti straps, beckons to the viewer

Barbara of Portugal (1711-1758). Anonymous portrait
Barbara of Portugal (1711-1758). Queen of Spain. Anonymous portrait. Mid 18th century. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)

The Abandoned Wife and The Seducing Captain Date: 1781

Cora Pearl, English courtesan in France
Cora Pearl (Eliza Emma Crouch, 1836-1886), English courtesan in France. Date: circa 1860s

Marguerite Bellanger, French actress and courtesan
Marguerite Bellanger (1838-1886), French stage actress and courtesan, mistress of Napoleon III, seen here in evening dress. Date: circa 1860s

French female fashions, Second Empire, Constantin Guys
French female fashions, Second Empire - women in crinoline style dresses, sketched by Constantin Guys. Date: circa 1850s

Madge Kendal, English actress, who appeared in several of Pinero's early plays Date: circa 1905

Mrs Patrick Campbell, English actress
Mrs Patrick Campbell at the time of her success in Pinero's play The Second Mrs Tanqueray Date: circa 1900s

Georgian cartoon, man, daughter and barber
Georgian cartoon, barber cutting the hair of a man who is complaining about his daughter showing too much leggings Date: circa 1820s

Virginia Mayo, American actress Date: 1951

The family of Gaspar Soliveres by Jose Aparicio Inglada
Jose Aparicio Inglada (1773-1838). Spanish painter. The family of Gaspar Soliveres. Oil on canvas, 1831. Detail. Museum of Romanticism. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Barbara of Portugal (1711-1758) by Louis Michel Van Loo
Barbara of Portugal (1711-1758). Queen of Spain, spouse of Ferdinand VI. Portrait by Louis Michel Van Loo (1707-1771). San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Music cover, Masquerade, waltz song, words by Paul Francis Webster, music by John Jacob Loeb. Date: 1932

Poster, Muratti's Ariston cigarettes, As smoked by Royalty and the Nobility Date: circa 1950

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