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Noblewomen Collection (#7)

In the grand halls of Cholmondeley Castle, nestled in the picturesque county of Cheshire, England

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Warter Priory, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving)

Warter Priory, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7233397 Warter Priory, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warter Priory, Yorkshire, England)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, Wales. 1880 (engraving)

Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, Wales. 1880 (engraving)
7233396 Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, Wales. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, Wales)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Ashcombe Park, Staffordshire, England. 1880 (engraving)

Ashcombe Park, Staffordshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7233386 Ashcombe Park, Staffordshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ashcombe Park, Staffordshire, England)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Ednaston Lodge, Derbyshire, England. 1880 (engraving)

Ednaston Lodge, Derbyshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7233380 Ednaston Lodge, Derbyshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ednaston Lodge, Derbyshire, England)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Lawton Hall. Cheshire, England. 1880 (engraving)

Lawton Hall. Cheshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7233374 Lawton Hall. Cheshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lawton Hall. Cheshire, England)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Easton Hall, Lincolnshire, England. 1880 (engraving)

Easton Hall, Lincolnshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7233372 Easton Hall, Lincolnshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Easton Hall, Lincolnshire, England)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Bestwood Lodge. Nottinghamshire, England. 1880 (engraving)

Bestwood Lodge. Nottinghamshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7233366 Bestwood Lodge. Nottinghamshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bestwood Lodge. Nottinghamshire, England)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: English gentleman crawling on a frozen riverbank to hunt ducks. 1900 (chromolithograph)

English gentleman crawling on a frozen riverbank to hunt ducks. 1900 (chromolithograph)
7233584 English gentleman crawling on a frozen riverbank to hunt ducks. 1900 (chromolithograph) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851); (add.info)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Allerton Park, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving)

Allerton Park, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7233416 Allerton Park, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Allerton Park or Allerton Castle, Yorkshire, England)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Hampton Court Castle, Herefordshire, England. 1880 (engraving)

Hampton Court Castle, Herefordshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7233407 Hampton Court Castle, Herefordshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hampton Court Castle, Herefordshire, England)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Powis Castle, Montgomeryshire, Wales. 1880 (engraving)

Powis Castle, Montgomeryshire, Wales. 1880 (engraving)
7233393 Powis Castle, Montgomeryshire, Wales. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Powis Castle, Montgomeryshire, Wales)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Dalton Hall, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving)

Dalton Hall, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7233391 Dalton Hall, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dalton Hall, Yorkshire, England)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Shelton Abbey, County Wicklow, Ireland. 1880 (engraving)

Shelton Abbey, County Wicklow, Ireland. 1880 (engraving)
7233379 Shelton Abbey, County Wicklow, Ireland. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shelton Abbey, County Wicklow, Ireland)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Gunton Park, Suffolk, England. 1880 (engraving)

Gunton Park, Suffolk, England. 1880 (engraving)
7233378 Gunton Park, Suffolk, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gunton Park, Suffolk, England)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Preston Hall, Kent, England. 1880 (engraving)

Preston Hall, Kent, England. 1880 (engraving)
7233373 Preston Hall, Kent, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preston Hall, Kent, England)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Wynnstay, Denbighshire, Wales. 1880 (engraving)

Wynnstay, Denbighshire, Wales. 1880 (engraving)
7233369 Wynnstay, Denbighshire, Wales. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wynnstay, Denbighshire, Wales)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Wolseley Hall, Staffordshire, England. 1880 (engraving)

Wolseley Hall, Staffordshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7233363 Wolseley Hall, Staffordshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wolseley Hall, Staffordshire, England)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Noble women in the era of King John II and Philip the Good of Fr, 1850 (engraving)

Noble women in the era of King John II and Philip the Good of Fr, 1850 (engraving)
7233258 Noble women in the era of King John II and Philip the Good of Fr, 1850 (engraving) by Grevin, Alfred (1827-1892); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Costumes of noble women of the era of Charlemagne and his sons. 1850 (engraving)

Costumes of noble women of the era of Charlemagne and his sons. 1850 (engraving)
7233256 Costumes of noble women of the era of Charlemagne and his sons. 1850 (engraving) by Grevin, Alfred (1827-1892); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Count Joseph Boruwlaski and his wife and child, 18th century. 1869 (lithograph)

Count Joseph Boruwlaski and his wife and child, 18th century. 1869 (lithograph)
7232949 Count Joseph Boruwlaski and his wife and child, 18th century. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Count Joseph Boruwlaski)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Baron d Aguilar of Starvation Farm, 18th century. 1869 (lithograph)

Baron d Aguilar of Starvation Farm, 18th century. 1869 (lithograph)
7232943 Baron d Aguilar of Starvation Farm, 18th century. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baron d Aguilar of Starvation Farm)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: George Augustus Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, Portrait (engraving)

George Augustus Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, Portrait (engraving)
7239685 George Augustus Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, Portrait (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Augustus Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, c. 1725 - 1758)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Margaret, Countess of Tyrol, Austrian noblewoman (engraving)

Margaret, Countess of Tyrol, Austrian noblewoman (engraving)
7147279 Margaret, Countess of Tyrol, Austrian noblewoman (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (1318-1369), Austrian noblewoman

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, British admiral (engraving)

William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, British admiral (engraving)
7150331 William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, British admiral (engraving) by Northcote, James (1746-1831) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Waldegrave)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, leader of the Liberal party and British statesman

Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, leader of the Liberal party and British statesman (colour litho)
7153681 Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, leader of the Liberal party and British statesman (colour litho) by English School

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Burlington, Richard, earl of (litho)

Burlington, Richard, earl of (litho)
7181490 Burlington, Richard, earl of (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burlington, Richard, earl of)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Bolingbroke, Henry, viscount (litho)

Bolingbroke, Henry, viscount (litho)
7181478 Bolingbroke, Henry, viscount (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bolingbroke, Henry, viscount. Engraver: G White)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Newcastle, Thomas, duke of (litho)

Newcastle, Thomas, duke of (litho)
7181446 Newcastle, Thomas, duke of (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Newcastle, Thomas, duke of. Engraver: Pelham)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Burton, sir Charles (litho)

Burton, sir Charles (litho)
7181430 Burton, sir Charles (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burton, sir Charles. Engraver: Mac Ardell)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: La Valliere, madame (litho)

La Valliere, madame (litho)
7181429 La Valliere, madame (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Valliere, madame. Engraver: Luttrell)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Feilding, Robert, (beau) (litho)

Feilding, Robert, (beau) (litho)
7181377 Feilding, Robert, (beau) (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Feilding, Robert, (beau). Engraver: Beckett

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Buckingham, George, duke of (litho)

Buckingham, George, duke of (litho)
7181376 Buckingham, George, duke of (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buckingham, George, duke of. Engraver: Beckett)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Costumes of English noblewomen, 15th-16th Century (chromolitho)

Costumes of English noblewomen, 15th-16th Century (chromolitho)
7173072 Costumes of English noblewomen, 15th-16th Century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costumes of English noblewomen, 15th-16th Century)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Il Pecorone: Day VIII, Novel II, Bocca degli Uberti (litho)

Il Pecorone: Day VIII, Novel II, Bocca degli Uberti (litho)
7182497 Il Pecorone: Day VIII, Novel II, Bocca degli Uberti (litho) by Hughes, Edward Robert (1851-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Day VIII, Novel II, Bocca degli Uberti)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: The Duchess of Richmond (engraving)

The Duchess of Richmond (engraving)
7179882 The Duchess of Richmond (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Duchess of Richmond)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Jean Bart sur le navire anglais (engraving)

Jean Bart sur le navire anglais (engraving)
7179292 Jean Bart sur le navire anglais (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean Bart sur le navire anglais)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: The Duke of Somerset (engraving)

The Duke of Somerset (engraving)
7179041 The Duke of Somerset (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Duke of Somerset)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Countess of Blessington, after a bust by Bartolini (engraving)

Countess of Blessington, after a bust by Bartolini (engraving)
7178229 Countess of Blessington, after a bust by Bartolini (engraving) by Weekes, Henry (1807-77); Private Collection; (add.info.: Countess of Blessington, after a bust by Bartolini)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: The Foreign Count (engraving)

The Foreign Count (engraving)
7178015 The Foreign Count (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Foreign Count)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: The salon of Madame Geoffrin, 1812 (oil on canvas)

The salon of Madame Geoffrin, 1812 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4646858 The salon of Madame Geoffrin, 1812 (oil on canvas) by Lemonnier, Anicet-Charles (1743-1824); 129x196 cm; Musee National du Chateau de Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Self Portrait as a Yawning Man, 1791 (oil on canvas)

Self Portrait as a Yawning Man, 1791 (oil on canvas)
7064821 Self Portrait as a Yawning Man, 1791 (oil on canvas) by Ducreux, Joseph (1735-1802); Private Collection

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Sir Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton, Royalist politician

Sir Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton, Royalist politician and soldier of the English Civil War (engraving)
7185506 Sir Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton, Royalist politician and soldier of the English Civil War (engraving) by English School

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Louise de Savoie (engraving)

Louise de Savoie (engraving)
7194146 Louise de Savoie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louise de Savoie. Illustration for Histoire de France en Cent Tableaux by Paul Lehugeur)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Portrait of Lord de Ferrars (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Lord de Ferrars (oil on canvas)
259399 Portrait of Lord de Ferrars (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 238.7x142.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Uniform of the 15th Kings Light Dragoons.)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Francoise Breze (1515-1577), Duchess of Bouillon, 1550 (oil on panel)

Francoise Breze (1515-1577), Duchess of Bouillon, 1550 (oil on panel)
417266 Francoise Breze (1515-1577), Duchess of Bouillon, 1550 (oil on panel) by Clouet, Francois (c.1510-72) (attr. to); 31.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Portrait of Olivier V by Clisson (1336-1407), French Constable

Portrait of Olivier V by Clisson (1336-1407), French Constable. illustration from "Le Plutarque Francais"by
XEE4139274 Portrait of Olivier V by Clisson (1336-1407), French Constable. illustration from " Le Plutarque Francais" by Edmond Mennechet, 1836 (colour engraving)

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Portrait of Archduke John of Austria (1782-1859) (watercolour on paper)

Portrait of Archduke John of Austria (1782-1859) (watercolour on paper)
FIA5635265 Portrait of Archduke John of Austria (1782-1859) (watercolour on paper) by Kriehuber, Josef Nikolaus (1800-76); 21x16 cm; Steiermarkisches Landesmuseum Joanneum

Background imageNoblewomen Collection: Portrait of Anne of Brittany (1477-1514), 15th century (Black chalk and sanguine on paper)

Portrait of Anne of Brittany (1477-1514), 15th century (Black chalk and sanguine on paper)
7208030 Portrait of Anne of Brittany (1477-1514), 15th century (Black chalk and sanguine on paper) by Bourdichon, Jean (1457-1521); State Hermitage Museum, St




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In the grand halls of Cholmondeley Castle, nestled in the picturesque county of Cheshire, England, a noblewoman of the 19th century gracefully walks through its opulent corridors. The year is 1880, and this engraving captures her elegance and poise as she navigates her way through a world steeped in tradition. Meanwhile, across the English Channel, another noblewoman makes her entrance into history. In an oil on canvas masterpiece titled "The Entry of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa into Arras, " we catch a glimpse of their regal splendor, and is July 30th, 1667 - a moment frozen in time that showcases not only their power but also their refined taste for art and culture. Traveling further south to Dorsetshire stands Milton Abbey – an architectural gem surrounded by lush greenery. Here we find ourselves transported back to 1880 once again with an enchanting engraving depicting yet another noblewoman who graces these hallowed grounds with her presence. Her attire exudes sophistication while reflecting the timeless beauty that defines this era. Turning our attention to France during the early 19th century, we encounter a lithograph capturing a French nobleman dressed impeccably in formal clothes. This lithograph from 1825 offers us insight into the fashion trends and social customs prevalent amongst nobility during this period. As we stroll along Paseo de las Delicias in Spain's capital city Madrid circa 1785, Ramon Bayeu y Subias invites us to witness aristocratic life unfold before our eyes. Amongst those promenading down this elegant boulevard are women adorned in lavish gowns befitting their status as esteemed members of society. Delving deeper into history takes us back several centuries earlier to medieval England where two captivating engravings depict English Noblewomen from the fourteenth century. These glimpses offer us rare insights into their lives, showcasing their refined beauty and the intricate details of their attire.