Status Collection (#5)

Portrait of a Lady said to be Princess Elizabeth, c. 1560 (oil on panel)
3742552 Portrait of a Lady said to be Princess Elizabeth, c.1560 (oil on panel) by Gheeraerts, Marcus the Younger (c.1561-1635) (follower of); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gerhard van Suchtelen, c. 1666 (oil on canvas)
3526187 Gerhard van Suchtelen, c.1666 (oil on canvas) by Borch or Terborch, Gerard ter (1617-81); 80.01x63.5 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

Prince Hercule-Francois, Duc d Alencon, 1572 (oil on canvas)
3428141 Prince Hercule-Francois, Duc d Alencon, 1572 (oil on canvas) by French School, (16th century); 188.6x102.2 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; (add.info.: Francis)

Benedikt von Hertenstein, 1517 (oil and gold on paper, laid down on wood)
3493051 Benedikt von Hertenstein, 1517 (oil and gold on paper, laid down on wood) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543); 52x38.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

W G Grace celebrates (engraving)
608115 W G Grace celebrates (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: W G Grace celebrates the news that his new club, London County)

Gardening, c. 1637-38 (oil on panel)
NUL386985 Gardening, c.1637-38 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); Museum of Fine Arts, Bucharest, Romania; Flemish, out of copyright

English lady surveying a fancy room with covered furniture and chandeliers in brown-holland balloons, 19th century
6337296 English lady surveying a fancy room with covered furniture and chandeliers in brown-holland balloons, 19th century by Leech

Japanese Women Received by Mikado and His Wife (chromolitho)
734861 Japanese Women Received by Mikado and His Wife (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese Women Received by Mikado and His Wife)

William Cavendish (engraving)
2597570 William Cavendish (engraving) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641) (after); Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: William Cavendish)

Skull with jade-encrusted teeth, 1990 (bone)
JPC348096 Skull with jade-encrusted teeth, 1990 (bone) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; out of copyright

School-boys Flogging the Schoolmaster, illustration from The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott a Beckett
LLM438627 School-boys Flogging the Schoolmaster, illustration from The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott a Beckett, published c.1850 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Belisaire Receiving the Hospitality of a Farmer who has Worked Under His Orders
2645230 Belisaire Receiving the Hospitality of a Farmer who has Worked Under His Orders, 1787 (oil on canvas) by Robert, Hubert (1733-1808)

Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, c. 1615, (gouache on card)
5671985 Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, c.1615, (gouache on card) by Oliver, Isaac (c.1565-1617); 5.7 x 4.8 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James I of England and VI of Scotland, c. 1610 (w / c, gouache and gold
5671984 James I of England and VI of Scotland, c.1610 (w/c, gouache and gold, pen and black ink on vellum) by Hilliard, Nicholas (1547-1619); 6.7 x 5.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art

Portrait of a Woman, c. 1550 (oil on wood)
5673781 Portrait of a Woman, c.1550 (oil on wood) by Bronzino, Agnolo di Cosimo (1503-72); 60 x 48.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Portrait of a Woman, 1646 (watercolor on vellum in a silver gilt frame)
5673772 Portrait of a Woman, 1646 (watercolor on vellum in a silver gilt frame) by Cooper, Samuel (1609-72); 7.6 x 6.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; English, out of copyright

Helmet Mask, Bamum kingdom ( Wood, copper, glass beads, raffia, cowrie shells)
5667152 Helmet Mask, Bamum kingdom ( Wood, copper, glass beads, raffia, cowrie shells) by African, (19th century); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: From Cameroon)

Schoolboy life (coloured engraving)
5997656 Schoolboy life (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schoolboy life)

Portrait of a Woman, c. 1600-17 (parchment, metal and glass)
5670579 Portrait of a Woman, c.1600-17 (parchment, metal and glass) by Oliver, Isaac (c.1565-1617) (attr. to); 5.2x4.1 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; English, out of copyright

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, c. 1586-87 (w / c on vellum)
5671843 Elizabeth I, Queen of England, c.1586-87 (w/c on vellum) by Hilliard, Nicholas (1547-1619); 3.2x1.3 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Portrait of a Man, c. 1600 (w / c on vellum with a gold border in a gilt metal frame)
5670897 Portrait of a Man, c.1600 (w/c on vellum with a gold border in a gilt metal frame) by Hilliard, Nicholas (1547-1619) (manner of); 5x4.1 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Portrait of a Man, c. 1590 (w / c on vellum in a later gilt metal frame)
5670895 Portrait of a Man, c.1590 (w/c on vellum in a later gilt metal frame) by Hilliard, Nicholas (1547-1619); 5.5x4.6 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham
5670889 Portrait of Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, 1576 (w/c on vellum in a gilt metal frame) by Hilliard, Nicholas (1547-1619); 5.2x4.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Throne Leg in the Shape of a Griffin, probably Western Iran, late 7th-early 8th century. The griffin seen as a vehicle of ascension, elevatiing to the status of the ruler to god

Buckle, Frankish, 500-550. Creator: Unknown
Buckle, Frankish, 500-550

The General Election - True Blue
Comic Postcard series - The General Election - True Blue. A Candidate takes a few local yokels out for a ride in his carriage to show solidarity with the common man voter... 1908

Cruet, German, 1518. Creator: Unknown
Cruet, German, 1518

The Duchess of York given a teddy by Dr. Barnardos children
The Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) given a large teddy bear for the infant Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) by the small children from the Dr

ERMINE STOLE, SCARF, HAT
A young woman wears an ermine muff, hat and scarf to keep out the winter chills while out foraging for fir tree branches to decorate her home at Christmas. Date: 1915

Racial Types - Japan - Postman
A barefoot Japanese postman, carrying a sign to indicate his status, delivers a letter Date: circa 1905

Satire on womens pursuit of aristocratic status
A satire on womens pursuit of aristocratic status in marriage, showing women angling for fish wearing crowns of the peerage. Date: circa 1840

Satire on the way love worships ancestry
A satire on the way Love Worships Ancestry -- the inflated respect for ancestry and aristocratic status -- showing Cupid kneeling to an heraldic device with a crown on top. Date: 1890

Chamber R-1 - NX95Y (this is from a negative of a print - copyright status unknown - image also used by the Dan Schumaker collection). Date: 1930s

Dagger and sheath, c1360-1400, (1881). Creator: J Brooke
Dagger and sheath, c1360-1400, (1881). Etching of a carved ivory dagger with its sheath, made in northern Italy, probably Venice, in the late 14th century

Empire gown and childs dress trimmed with Valenciennes lace, 1804, (1937). Creator: Unknown
Empire gown and childs dress trimmed with Valenciennes lace, 1804, (1937). The Emire line was a high waistline, often worn in white to denote high social status

Empire gown worn in Philadelphia, now in Memorial Hall, (1804), 1903, (1937). Creator
Picture of an Empire gown worn in Philadelphia, now in the collection at Memorial Hall, (1804), 1903, (1937). A high waistline, often worn in white to denote a high social status

A Lady of High Rank, in her State Habit, belonging to the 14th Century. Creator: Unknown
A Lady of High Rank, in her State Habit, belonging to the 14th Century. A medieval noblewoman wearing a crown, an elaborate netted hairstyle

Colosses of Thebes, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Colosses of Thebes, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Illustration of a Shoe, pub. 1939. Creator: German School (20th Century)
Illustration of a Shoe from " Das Schuhmuseum in der Mappe" [The Shoe Museum in a Portfolio], pub. 1939 (w/c on paper)

Marcantonio Pasqualini Crowned by Apollo, 1641 (oil on canvas)
3432882 Marcantonio Pasqualini Crowned by Apollo, 1641 (oil on canvas) by Sacchi, Andrea (1599-1661); 243.8x194.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portrait of an unknown French Noblewoman, 1560-9 (oil on panel)
3087042 Portrait of an unknown French Noblewoman, 1560-9 (oil on panel) by French School, (16th century); 35x27 cm; Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm

Portrait of an unknown French Nobleman, 1560-9 (oil on panel)
3087040 Portrait of an unknown French Nobleman, 1560-9 (oil on panel) by French School, (16th century); 35x27 cm; Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm

Hunting gear, Still Life, 1661 (oil on canvas)
3086957 Hunting gear, Still Life, 1661 (oil on canvas) by Leemans, Antonius (1631-73); 102x77 cm; Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury), Stockholm

Portrait of Louis XIV, c. 1701 (oil on canvas)
3077109 Portrait of Louis XIV, c.1701 (oil on canvas) by Rigaud, Hyacinthe (1659-1743) (after); 289.6x159.1 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: laetat)

Mary Heberden, c. 1777 (oil on canvas)
XYC306573 Mary Heberden, c.1777 (oil on canvas) by Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-88); 73x62.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Japanese Woman and her two daughters by Miyagawa Choshun (1683-1753). Date: late 18th century

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