Societies Collection (#8)

William of Hatfield (1337-1337), second son of Edward III (1312-1377). Dead as a child
FLO4672090 William of Hatfield (1337-1337), second son of Edward III (1312-1377). Dead as a child, he was represented as a young man, after his effigy of the cathedral of York Minster (England)

Costume of a lady of rank, reign of King George II, England, 1730. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes
FLO4655439 Costume of a lady of rank, reign of King George II, England, 1730. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical

Henrietta Duchess of Orleans, daughter of King Charles I, England, 1669. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes
FLO4655595 Henrietta Duchess of Orleans, daughter of King Charles I, England, 1669. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical

A Horse and Mule Palanquin used by the Chinese aristocracy in China in the 19th century
3742704 A Horse and Mule Palanquin used by the Chinese aristocracy in China in the 19th century, from the book From Paris to Pekin over Siberian Snows pub

Portrait of George Clifford, third Earl of Cumberland (1558-1605), navigator
MMM5476528 Portrait of George Clifford, third Earl of Cumberland (1558-1605), navigator. Watercolor miniature on parchment by Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1618), ca

Equestrian Portrait of Nicholas II of Russia, 1896 (colour lithograph)
FIA5409449 Equestrian Portrait of Nicholas II of Russia, 1896 (colour lithograph) by Bakmanson, Hugo Karlovich (1860-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Equestrian Portrait of Nicholas II of Russia, 1896 (colour lithograph)
FIA5409448 Equestrian Portrait of Nicholas II of Russia, 1896 (colour lithograph) by Bakmanson, Hugo Karlovich (1860-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Japan: portrait of two women resting in an interior. 1890 (Hand colored photograph)
FGL5463055 Japan: portrait of two women resting in an interior. 1890 (Hand colored photograph); (add.info.: Japan: portrait of two women resting in an interior. Hand colored photograph)

The architects Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446) and Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455)
BEN5461611 The architects Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446) and Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) present to Cosimo de Medici (Cosimo il Vecchio) (1389-1464) the model of the Basilica of San Lorenzo

Equestrian Portrait of Nicholas II of Russia, 1896 (colour lithograph)
FIA5409455 Equestrian Portrait of Nicholas II of Russia, 1896 (colour lithograph) by Bakmanson, Hugo Karlovich (1860-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Queen's bed at Trianon, in gilded walnut with Florentine linen bedspread
5856313 The Queen's bed at Trianon, in gilded walnut with Florentine linen bedspread.; (add.info.: The Queen's bed at Trianon, in gilded walnut with Florentine linen bedspread)

Coat of arms of the Right Honourable Hugh Boscanven, 1st Viscount Falmouth, 1680-1734, 1724 (copperplate engraving)
6337527 Coat of arms of the Right Honourable Hugh Boscanven, 1st Viscount Falmouth, 1680-1734, 1724 (copperplate engraving); (add.info.: Andrew Johnston after C)

Prison cell of Queen Marie Antoinette in the Conciergerie, 1885 (lithograph)
5893627 Prison cell of Queen Marie Antoinette in the Conciergerie, 1885 (lithograph); (add.info.: View of the prison cell of Queen Marie Antoinette in the Conciergerie)

Portrait of the Duchess of Polignac, 1885 (lithograph)
5893614 Portrait of the Duchess of Polignac, 1885 (lithograph); (add.info.: Portrait of Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac, a favourite of Marie Antoinette)

Duchess of Tourzel, governess to Marie Antoinette's children, 1885 (lithograph)
5893608 Duchess of Tourzel, governess to Marie Antoinette's children, 1885 (lithograph); (add.info.: Portrait of the Duchess of Tourzel, governess to Marie Antoinette's children)

Portrait of the Princesse de Lamballe, 1885 (lithograph)
5893606 Portrait of the Princesse de Lamballe, 1885 (lithograph); (add.info.: Portrait of Marie-Louise Therese of Savoy-Carignan, Princesse de Lamballe. La Princesse de Lamballe d'apres Grevedon)

Woman in redingote, skirt and chapeau-feutre (lithograph)
5893605 Woman in redingote, skirt and chapeau-feutre (lithograph); (add.info.: Woman in redingote of striped taffeta over a skirt and corsage with artificial flowers)

Dresses and clothes in the Turkish style
5856344 Dresses and clothes in the Turkish style.; (add.info.: Dresses and clothes in the Turkish style. Hand-colored lithograph from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times)

Woman in yellow caraco and straw hat, and woman in violet-blue caraco and yellow gauze hat
5856331 Woman in yellow caraco and straw hat, and woman in violet-blue caraco and yellow gauze hat.; (add.info.: Woman in yellow caraco and straw hat)

Turkish-style bonnet with diadems and high-priestess bonnet
5856330 Turkish-style bonnet with diadems and high-priestess bonnet.; (add.info.: Turkish-style bonnet with diadems and high-priestess bonnet)

Public notice advising caution to people thinking of joining illegal societies or unions, early 19th century
5614415 Public notice advising caution to people thinking of joining illegal societies or unions, early 19th century; (add.info)

The Cat Boot. circa 1910 (engraving)
6437819 The Cat Boot. circa 1910 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Tales of fees. The cat boots and the king)

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293401 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid serving breakfast. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293400 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid shop for her employer, at the market. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Biscuits in the middle age, c.1910 (print)
7293340 Biscuits in the middle age, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. The echaudes, biscuits in France in the Middle Age)

Admiral Charles Middleton, later Lord Barham (1726-1813), early 19th century (oil on canvas)
7337832 Admiral Charles Middleton, later Lord Barham (1726-1813), early 19th century (oil on canvas) by Pocock, Isaac (1782-1853) (after); 75.5x63.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Un nouveau raft de la Meduse - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving)
ICA4950467 Un nouveau raft de la Meduse - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Pour pas survivre a sa patrie - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950364 Pour pas survivre a sa patrie - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Horrible suicide of a madman - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950108 Horrible suicide of a madman - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Margarita of Parma or Margarita of Austria (1522-1586) Duchess of Parma and Piacenza
NWI4945074 Margarita of Parma or Margarita of Austria (1522-1586) Duchess of Parma and Piacenza, natural daughter of Charles V (1500-1558) and governess of the Netherlands (Netherlands)

Bulgarians vs. Serbs - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving)
ICA4950566 Bulgarians vs. Serbs - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

A duel between spools - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving)
ICA4949613 A duel between spools - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Fighting at the Turkish border - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950228 Fighting at the Turkish border - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Blown by the waves - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950175 Blown by the waves - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Wealthy members of society gathering, 1850
3477968 Wealthy members of society gathering, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting wealthy members of society gathering for a soiree at the Royal Society of Arts)

A noble woman or a Saxon Anglo queen, wearing a lilac dress with wide sleeves
FLO4707448 A noble woman or a Saxon Anglo queen, wearing a lilac dress with wide sleeves, and a blue scarf covering her head and neck, a red coat and a tunic colored gold decoree wine

Nobles Normans in long tunic and coat, one descending to the calf (114), another in decorees galoches (leather shoes)
FLO4707833 Nobles Normans in long tunic and coat, one descending to the calf (114), another in decorees galoches (leather shoes), and one wearing the coat of kings, dragging on the ground (116)

The Royal Alfred Aged Merchant Seamen's Institution, 1850
3330547 The Royal Alfred Aged Merchant Seamen's Institution, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of the Royal Alfred Aged Merchant Seamen's Institution which was run by the Shipwrecked Mariner's)

The favorite of the King Charles VII Agnes Sorel with Jacques Coeur (engraving)
ELD4870307 The favorite of the King Charles VII Agnes Sorel with Jacques Coeur (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: (Agnes Sorel)

Europe: traditional costumes of the population of the European continent. Aristocrats or Russian nobles (boyard)
NWI4870557 Europe: traditional costumes of the population of the European continent. Aristocrats or Russian nobles (boyard, boiar) from the time of Peter the Great

Portrait of woman holding a mask Anonymous (oil on canvas)
JEB4870477 Portrait of woman holding a mask Anonymous (oil on canvas); 79x57 cm; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

An orgiastic dinner at the time of the regency of Philippe II, duke of Orleans between 1715 and 1723
ELD4957857 An orgiastic dinner at the time of the regency of Philippe II, duke of Orleans between 1715 and 1723, at the Palais Royal

Portrait de Charles III de Bourbon, connetable de France (1490-1527) entoure de ses partisans (Portrait of Charles III)
ELD4957148 Portrait de Charles III de Bourbon, connetable de France (1490-1527) entoure de ses partisans (Portrait of Charles III)

" Seance de Baquet de Mesmer dans un salon de la nobility francaise au 18th century" Demonstration by
ELD4960900 " Seance de Baquet de Mesmer dans un salon de la nobility francaise au 18th century" Demonstration by Frederic Antoine Mesmer (Franz Anton Mesmer, 1733-1815), German doctor

France: private paleontological museum with pachyderm skeleton, contemplated by its owner, the Marquis of MONTCLAR
LUX4773900 France: private paleontological museum with pachyderm skeleton, contemplated by its owner, the Marquis of MONTCLAR

Greeting card representing a family loaded with symbols of luck and fortune
JAB5037048 Greeting card representing a family loaded with symbols of luck and fortune. Postcard from the beginning of the 20th century.; (add.info)

life of chateau: An aristrocrat painted in his park, 1913, Tours, France - Autochrome anonymous
LUX4698221 life of chateau: An aristrocrat painted in his park, 1913, Tours, France - Autochrome anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: life of chateau: An aristrocrat painted in his park, 1913)

aristocracy of Touraine: A family poses in the park of his chateau, 1910, France - Autochrome anonymous
LUX4697336 aristocracy of Touraine: A family poses in the park of his chateau, 1910, France - Autochrome anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: aristocracy of Touraine)

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"Societies: Unveiling the Tapestry of History" Step into a world steeped in tradition and secrecy, where bonds are forged and legacies are created. From the Masonic Certificate adorned with symbols of ancient wisdom to Edward Benjamin Herberete's captivating Hunt scenes, they have long been woven into the fabric of our existence. Travel back to medieval England as you explore the Manuscript Add, an exquisite depiction of Carta Magna (1212), a pivotal moment in shaping democracy. Discover the regalia that adorns Freemasons during their initiation rituals, symbolizing unity and brotherhood. The New Athenaeum Club (1820) stands as a testament to intellectual pursuits and camaraderie among scholars, and is here that ideas were exchanged freely, sparking innovation and progress. Millicent Fawcett's Women's Suffrage movement fought tirelessly for equality, leaving an indelible mark on society. Witness Sister Marjorie Barnard's triumph through her Independent Order of Rechabites Temperance Knowledge Examination certificate from 1937—a testament to dedication towards sobriety and social responsibility. Experience the mystique surrounding the initiation ceremony of a freemason—an event shrouded in symbolism and rites passed down through generations. The Lunar Society illuminates minds with its gatherings under moonlit skies—where great thinkers converged to discuss science, philosophy, and industry. Indulge your senses at a Masonic Banquet—a feast fit for kings where bonds are strengthened over fine dining experiences. Witness firsthand the reception of an Apprentice—the beginning steps towards mastery within secret societies. Immerse yourself in history at Reform Club Saloon (1840), where political discourse shaped nations' destinies—a place where societal reform was passionately debated by intellectuals who sought change for all. Societies hold secrets untold yet offer glimpses into our shared past—unraveling tales that continue to shape our present.