Aristocracy Collection

Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, home of the Duke of Westminster, c1880. Cliveden was built by Charles Barry for George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland in 1851

Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire, home of the Earl of Harrington, c1880

Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, home of the Duke of Devonshire, c1880

Lady Diana Abdy (Bridgeman)
(Helen) Diana (nÚÑáBridgeman), Lady Abdy (1907-1967), Fashion leader; wife of Sir Robert Henry Abdy; daughter of 5th Earl of Bradford 1936

Pynes House, Exeter, Devon, 1825
Pynes House, Exeter, Devon, the seat of Sir Stafford Henry Northcote 1792-1850. Queen Anne style red brick house with slate roof and four brick chimney stacks built by architect Inigo Jones

Sir Claude and Lady Champion de Crespigny, Tatler cover
Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny, 4th Baronet (1847-1935), soldier, sportsman and adventurer, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler in 1927 beside his wife

Portrait of a Young Woman (La Muta), ca 1507. Found in the Collection of Galleria nazionale delle Marche, Urbino

The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1500s. Bosch, Hieronymus (1450?1516). Found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid

Lord Dufferin, 8th Viceroy of India
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902), 8th Viceroy of India, 1884-1888

Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Musical party given by Ca
Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Italian painter. Musical party given by Cardinal De La Rochefoucauld at the Argentina Theatre in Rome in 1747. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France

Lady Delamere in her Coronation outfit
Lady Delamere (1906 - 1979), formerly Ruth Mary Clarisse Ashley (sister of Edwina Ashley)

Marquess and Marchioness of Anglesey
Sir Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey GCVO (1885-1947) and his bride, Lady Victoria Manners, a daughter of the 8th Duke of Rutland

Oxton House, Devon, seat of Rev. John Beaumont Swete. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1827

Holkham Hall, Norfolk, England, UK

Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
Vintage engraving of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale

Portrait of Battista Sforza (From the Paired portraits of Federico da Montefeltro and his wife)
Portrait of Battista Sforza (From the Paired portraits of Federico da Montefeltro and his wife, the Duke and Duchess of Urbino), 1472. Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Lady Diana and Elizabeth Percy by Madame Yevonde
Lady Diana and Elizabeth Percy, the two daughters of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. Lady Diana was being presented by her mother at one of the June courts

Victorian woman (Polhill-Turner family)
An upper class Victorian woman, probably a member of the Polhill-Turner family of Howbury Hall, Renhold, Bedfordshire

Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, Duchess of Marlborough
Portrait of Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877 - 1964), American heiress and first wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough

Fitzwilliam Bewicke-Copley wedding
Scene at the wedding of Lord Fitzwilliam (Major Hubert Francis Fitzwilliam Brabazon Foljambe) to the Hon Gladys Bewicke-Copley, with an archway of swords provided by the Royal Horse Guards

The Duchess of Portland photographed for the front cover of The Tatler looking very serene and practical in a nurses uniform

Dunster Castle, home of the Fownes-Luttrell family, Somerset, c1880

Sarcophagus from Cerveteri. ca. 520 BC. Married couple belonging to the Etruscan high aristocracy. Upper detail. Terracotta. Etruscan art. Sculpture. ITALY. Rome

Victorian mother and three children (Polhill-Turner family)
A Victorian mother and three children

Tatler cover: Duchess of Sutherland
Millicent Fanny Sutherland-Leveson Gower- [ne Millicent Fanny St Clair-Erskine], duchess of Sutherland (1867-1955), society hostess and social reformer

Countess of Warwick at sons wedding
The Countess of Warwick, Frances Evelyn Maynard, Lady Brooke, leaving St Margarets Church, Westminster

Margaret Duchess of Argyll February 1990. with her pet poodle on sofa sitting

Daniel Earl of Nottingham, c1785. Creator: Unknown
Daniel Earl of Nottingham, c1785. Daniel Earl of Nottingham (1647-1730), English Conservative statesman regarded as an honourable and virtuous man

Dinner in an aristocratic French home, with servants attending to everyones needs

An ancient method of hunting tigers around a sphere of glass or mirror trap. Late Roman mosaic in the Corridor of the Great Hunt, Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy

Tatler cover, Countess of Rosse
The Countess of Rosse, formerly Anne Messel, sister of designer Oliver Messel

Liza Maugham and Vincent Paravicini
Front cover of The Bystander announcing the engagement of Liza Maugham and Vincent Paravinci. He was the Swiss ministers son, she was the daughter of the author William Somerset Maugham. 1936

Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, c1600, (1942). Creator: Paulus van Somer
Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, c1600, (1942)

Portrait of Tsarevich Alexander Nikolaevich of Russia (1818-1881). Creator: Stieler
Portrait of Tsarevich Alexander Nikolaevich of Russia (1818-1881). Private Collection

Arundel, Gloucester, Nottingham, Derby and Warwick, before the king, Westminster, 1387 (1864)

Portrait of Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de Medici (1519-1574) as Orpheus, ca 1537. Found in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

Lord and Lady Derwent by Madame Yevonde
Portrait of Lord and Lady Derwent by Madame Yevonde

Lady Anne Blunt, traveller in Arabia and the Middle East
Lady Anne Blunt, 15th Baroness Wentworth (1837-1917), English traveller in Arabia and the Middle East, buyer and breeder of Arab horses. circa 1860s

Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill (born 1929), married name Muir, youngest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough

Countess of Suffolk, Margaret (Daisy) Leiter
Margaret " Daisy" Leiter, sister-in-law of Lord Curzon (who was married to her sister Mary). She married Henry Molyneux Paget Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk in 1904

Lady St. Oswald, previously Evie Carew
Evie Carew Greene, an actress at Dalys Theatre, who married She married Rowland George Winn, 3rd Baron Saint Oswald of Nostell in October 1915 and became Lady St. Oswald

Lord Desborough with remaining son, Ivo Grenfell
William Henry Grenfell, Lord Desborough (1855-1945), pictured at his home, Taplow court near Maidenhead with his remaining son, the Hon. Ivo Grenfell, and his daughter, the Hon. Imogen Grenfell

Lady Dufferin, Wife of 8th Viceroy of India
Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (Lady Dufferin, 1843-1936), wife of Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 8th Viceroy of India

The Duchess of Richmond and Gordon, formerly Elizabeth Grace Hudson, wife of the 9th Duke and daughter of Rev. Thomas William Hudson. She and the duke were married for sixty-one years. Date: 1938

1st Earl of Birkenhead with his daughter on board their yacht, (Isle of Wight?), c1925
Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead (1872-1930) with his daughter Lady Pamela Smith Berry, Baroness Hartwell (1915-1982) on board their yacht, (Isle of Wight?), c1925

Un soir de grand prix au pavillon d Armenonville. Found in the Collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Raby Castle, County Durham, home of the Duke of Cleveland, c1880

Wedding of the Duke of Westminster & Loelia Ponsonby
Page from The Tatler reporting on the society wedding of Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster and Loelia Ponsonby (his third wife) at Princes Row registry office on 20 February 1930

Loelia Ponsonby and the Duke of Westminster
Hugh ( Bendor ) Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, with Loelia Ponsonby who he would marry at Princes Row Register Office in London, 20th February 1930

1887 Jubilee genealogical tree of Queen Victoria
Genealogical tree of Queen Victoria and her descendants, published in occasion of the 1887 Golden Jubilee. 1887

Tatler cover - wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe
Front cover of The Tatler featuring the Duke of Roxburgh and his new bride, the former Lady Mary Crewe-Milnes

Lady Mary Cambridge by Madame Yevonde
Lady Mary Whitley (n饠 Lady Mary Ilona Margaret Cambridge; 24 September 1924 13 December 1999), relative of the British Royal Family

Dorothy Violet Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (1889-1956), styled Lady Gerald Wellesley between 1914 and 1943, born Dorothy Violet Ashton, socialite, author, poet and literary editor

The King and Queen at Chatsworth
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra as part of a shooting party at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. The King is seated at the front, second from left with Queen Alexandra behind him

Princess Theodora of Greece (left), Lord Portarlington and Lady Zia Wernher, attending the Lady Wavertrees Tennis Tournament, at Sussex Lodge, Regents Park, London, England. 10 July 1923

Earl and Countess Spencer
Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (23 May 1892 9 June 1975), known formally as The Hon Albert Spencer until 1910 and from then until 1922 as Viscount Althorp

Countess of Leicester in her Coronation outfit
The Countess of Leicester, previously Lady Elizabeth Yorke (1912 - 1985), who acted as Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II at her Coronation

Lady Charles Cavendish (Adele Astaire) in Schiaparelli
Lady Charles Cavendish, formerly Miss Adele Astaire (sister and dancing partner of Fred) pictured wearing a coat and skirt in green tweed trimmed with galliac, worn with a blouse of black jersey

Victorian girl with her nanny (Polhill-Turner family)
An upper class Victorian girl, Beatrice (Emily Beatrice Violet, d 1930), standing on a chair, with her nanny standing next to her. They lived at Howbury Hall, Renhold, Bedfordshire

Lord Brooke, later 6th Earl of Warwick
Lord Brooke (Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 1882-1928) who married Miss Elfrida Marjorie Eden on 29 April 1909 at St Margarets Church, Westminster

Aristocratic French lady bathing and dressing
An aristocratic French lady is helped by her maids to bathe and dress

Queen Anne of Cleves
Vintage coloured engraving from 1875 showing the costume of Queen Anne of Cleves the wife of King Henry VIII of England [b]View More:[/b] [url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php

Costume of Tudor / Elizabethan nobleman, 1600
Costume of a Tudor/Elizabethan nobleman, 1600. 1600

Lady Castellani and her daughter Lady Lampson
Josephine, nÚÑáStead (1875-1974), Lady Castellani, Wife of Sir Aldo Castellani; daughter of George Ambler Stead with her daughter Lady Jacqueline Lampson (1910-2015), wife of Sir Miles Lampson

Duchess of Buccleuch
Vreda Esther Mary Molly Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch (1900-1993)

High-waisted houppelandes (gowns) with turned-down collars, V -necks, funnel sleeves & trains, sideless surcoat, mantle, girdle & headdresses, templers & veils Date: 15th century

L accoudee, 1856-57. Creator: Pierre-Louis Pierson
L accoudee, 1856-57

The Gaze, 1856-57. Creator: Pierre-Louis Pierson
The Gaze, 1856-57

Hardwick Hall (1597), Derbyshire, England, UK

Junker of the Life-Guards Caucasian-Mountain squadron, 1829. Private Collection

Masquerade, 1924. Artist: Somov, Konstantin Andreyevich (1869-1939)
Masquerade, 1924. Private Collection

Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II (1868-1918), 1896. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Education of the Princess. (The Marie de Medici Cycle). Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Mersham-le-Hatch, Kent, home of Baronet Knatchbull, c1880

Danbury Palace, Essex, home of the Bishop of Rochester, c1880. The house was built in 1832. It was acquired by the Church of England in 1845 and became the residence of the Bishop of Rochester

Sezincote, Gloucestershire, home of Baronet Rushout, c1880. Sezincote was designed by Samuel Pepys Cockerell in Mughal style and completed in 1805

Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire, home of Earl Somers, c1880

Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, 1920. Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1845-1927)

Representation of the enamel effigy of Geoffrey V on his tomb at Le Mans Cathedral
Representation of the enamel effigy of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou (1113-1151), on his tomb at Le Mans Cathedral, Le Mans, France, 1849

Agnes, Countess of Dunbar (1312?-1369), known as Black Agnes, 1338 (early 20th century)

Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper by Madame Yevonde
Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper, later Lady Alington posed with an unusual mask. Pictured in The Tatler just prior to her marriage to Lord Alington in November 1928. Date: 1928

The Lady Lloyd of Dolobran by Glyn W. Philpot
Lady Lloyd of Dolobran, formerly Blanche Lascelles, painted by Glyn W. Philpot. 1929

Lady Desborough with her sons, Julian and Billy
Ethel Anne Priscilla ( Ettie ) Grenfell (n饠 Fane), Lady Desborough (1867-1952), Wife of William Henry Grenfell, Baron Desborough

Lady Londonderry, WW1
Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (3 December 1878 23 April 1959), noted society hostess,

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"A Glimpse into the Aristocratic World: From The Garden of Earthly Delights to Dunster Castle" Step back in time to the 1500s, where Hieronymus Bosch's masterpiece, "The Garden of Earthly Delights, " unveils a world steeped in aristocracy. Fast forward to the 18th century, and Giovanni Paolo Panini captures a vibrant musical party hosted by none other than Ca, an epitome of opulence. Even royalty embraced this lifestyle; Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, graced Chatsworth House with his presence in Derbyshire during the late 1800s. Meanwhile, Lady Delamere donned her exquisite Coronation outfit at Oxton House—a testament to her elevated status. Pynes House stands as a majestic symbol in Exeter since 1825. Its grandeur rivals that of Raphael's captivating portrait "La Muta, " depicting a young woman whose elegance echoes through the ages. Holkham Hall emerges from Norfolk's landscape as an architectural marvel—an embodiment of wealth and power for generations past. Similarly, Lord Dufferin assumed his role as India's eighth Viceroy with grace and nobility. Witnessing love unfold within high society is enchanting; thus we find ourselves captivated by the Marquess and Marchioness of Anglesey—their union personifying aristocratic romance. Lastly, Dunster Castle reigns supreme as home to Somerset's esteemed Fownes-Luttrell family during the late 19th century. Its walls whisper tales of privilege and heritage that have stood strong throughout history. These glimpses into aristocracy transport us beyond our ordinary lives—reminding us that there exists a realm where extravagance intertwines with culture and tradition.