Aristocracy Collection (page 6)

Sir P. Sidney, (1554-1586), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir P. Sidney, (1554-1586), 1830. Philip Sidney (1554-1586) English poet, courtier, scholar, and soldier, an aristocrat educated at Christ Church, Oxford and prominent figure of the Elizabethan age

W. Pitt, Earl of Chatham, (1708-1778), 1830. Creator: Unknown
W. Pitt, Earl of Chatham, (1708-1778), 1830. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778) British Whig who served as Prime Minister mid 18th century

The Most Noble The Marchioness of Stafford, 1848. Creator: Eden Upton Eddis
The Most Noble The Marchioness of Stafford, 1848. Portrait of Anne Sutherland-Levenson-Gower (1829-1888, nee Hay-Mackenzie, Countess of Cromartie), Duchess of Sutherland and Marchioness of Stafford

Right Hon. George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, c1810, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Right Hon. George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, c1810, (c1884). George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860), British statesman, diplomat Scottish landowner and Peelite

Lord Palmerston, c1850, (c1880). Creator: Unknown
Lord Palmerston, c1850, (c1880). Henry John Temple (1784-1865) British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister and dominated British foreign policy from 1830 to 1865

King John signing Magna Charta, June 5, 1215, 1783. Creator: Unknown
King John signing Magna Charta, at the desire of the English Barons who took up Arms in the Cause of Liberty, in Runnemead Meadow, between Stains and Windsor, June 5, 1215, 1783

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, 1890. Thomas Cromwell (c1485-1540) English lawyer and statesman who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII of England from 1532 to 1540

The wedding of Tsar Nicholas II and the Princess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt on November 26, 1894, 1895-1896. Found in the Collection of Royal Collection, London

Emperor Alexander II in the gala uniform of the Life Guard Cavalry Regiment, 1856. From a private collection

The Queen, after her entry into the Abbey Church of Westminster, is seated in her Chair of Estate, 1953. Elizabeth II (born 1926), Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms

The Pazzi conspiracy. Artist: Ussi, Stefano (1822-1901)
The Pazzi conspiracy. Private Collection

Cosimo studies the taking of Siena, 1563-1565. Artist: Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574)
Cosimo studies the taking of Siena, 1563-1565. Found in the collection of the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

Dining room of the Winter Palace after the explosion, evening of February 17, 1880, 1880. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Jesters at the Court of Empress Anna Ioannovna, 1872. Artist: Jacobi, Valery Ivanovich (1834-1902)
Jesters at the Court of Empress Anna Ioannovna, 1872. Found in the collection of the State S. Ersya Mordovian Art Museum, Saransk

Flag of the Grenadier Company of the Preobrazhensky Life Guard Regiment, 1744. Artist: Anonymous master
Flag of the Grenadier Company of the Preobrazhensky Life Guard Regiment, 1744. Found in the collection of the State History Museum, Moscow

The Right Honourable the Earl of Chatham seized with a Fit in the House of Peers, c1787
The Right Honourable the Earl of Chatham seized with a Fit in the House of Peers previous to his death, c1787. From A New

Philip, Lord Wharton, 1632. Artist: Anthony van Dyck
Philip, Lord Wharton, 1632. Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton (1613-1696), English soldier, politician and diplomat. The painting is part of the Mellon Collection, National Gallery of Art

The monks of Christchurch expelled, 1209 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
The monks of Christchurch expelled, 1864. Fulk de Cantelupe, (died 7 April 1239) and Henry de Cornhill, (c1135 - c1193) sheriff of Kent, are sent by King John to expel the monks from Christchurch

The Grand Duke Michael of Russia leaving Ballater Station, 1900
The Grand Duke Michael of Russia leaving Ballater Station on a visit to the Queen At Balmoral, 1900. From Black & White Budget, Vol. III. [The Black and White Publishing Company, J P

Highclere Castle, Hampshire - The Earl of Carnarvon, 1910. Highclere Castles a country house in the Jacobethan style, with a park designed by Capability Brown

Marquise de Merito, c1916. Artist: Ignacio Zuloaga
Marquise de Merito, c1916. From The Studio Volume 117. [The Offices of the Studio, London, New York, 1939.]

The Rival Captains, 1906. Martin Bladen Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke of Towton (1860-1938) and Harry Meyer Archibald Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery (1882-1974)

Ewelina Hanska, Madame Honore de Balzac, 19th century. A Polish noblewoman, Countess Ewelina Hanska (1801-1882) married French author Honore de Balzac in 1850, five months before his death

Dalton Hall, near Beverley, Yorkshire, home of Lord Hotham, c1880. The house was built in 1780. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, British statesman and Prime Minister, 1903. Artist: George Frampton
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, British statesman and Prime Minister, 1903. Lord Salisbury (1830-1903) was Conservative Prime Minister in 1885, 1886, and 1895-1902

A Ball in the Heraldic Hall in the Winter Palace, 1889. Artist: Zichy, Mihaly (1827-1906)
A Ball in the Heraldic Hall in the Winter Palace, 1889. From a private collection

Countess Augusta Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), English mathematician and writer. Artist: Margaret Carpenter
Countess Augusta Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), English mathematician and writer. The daughter of Byron and friend of Charles Babbage, she devised the programme for Babbages analytical Engine

Villa Almerico Capra Valmarana (known also as La Rotonda) designed by Andrea Palladio, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

12th Duke and Duchess of Argyll September 1989 on lawn at Inverary Castle with Discover Scotland magazines

Duke and Duchess of Argyll in garden with dogs April 1988

Margaret Duchess of Argyll with pet poodle September 1986

Marquess of Bristol leaves St Marys hospital claiming he is only suffering from Pneumonia not AIDS February 1995

Houghton Hall, Norfolk, England, UK

Great lake, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Park, Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

Seaton Delaval Hall (1728), Northumberland, England, UK

Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

Chatsworth House, North Derbyshire, UK

Azulejos (ceramic tiles), 17th century, of the Palacio dos Marqueses de Fronteira (Palace of the Marquises of Fronteira), a pearl of traditional Portuguese noble architecture

Lord and Lady St Levan, St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
Lord John Francis Arthur St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan (1919-2013), and his wife Lady Susan St Levan (d 2003), walk along the causeway from their home on St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

Elfrida Marjorie Eden, later Countess of Warwick
Miss Elfrida Marjorie Eden (1887-1943), who married Lord Brooke (Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, later 6th Earl of Warwick) on 29 April 1909 at St Margarets Church, Westminster

The Bing Boys are here, WW1 revue, Alhambra Theatre
The Bing Boys are here, WW1 revue at the Alhambra Theatre, London - Emma (Violet Loraine) goes up the social ladder Date: 1916

Madrid, Inauguration of the Apolo Theater, November 23, 1873
Spain, Madrid. Inauguration of the Apolo Theater on the night of November 23, 1873. Woodcut on paper. Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899) and Jose Luis Pellicer (1842-1901)

The Madrid Fair in la Cebada Square, 1770-1780
Manuel de la Cruz y Cano (1737-1793). Spanish painter. The Madrid Fair in la Cebada Square, 1770-1780. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)

Paseo de las Delicias, 1785, by Ramon Bayeu y Subias
Ramon Bayeu y Subias (1746-1793). Spanish painter. Paseo de las Delicias, 1785. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)

Lady Jane Grey becomes Queen, on 10 July 1553 Date: 1553

Princess Elizaveta Trubetskaya, Parisian salon hostess
Princess Elizaveta Esperovna Trubetskaya (Lise Troubetzkoi, 1834-1907), Russian lady-in-waiting and Parisian salon hostess. Date: circa 1860s

De Reszke Advertisement First Class Smoking
An illustrated advertisement for De Reszke, The aristocracy of cigarettes. The image, titled First Class Smoking, portrays the scene of a military man offering a cigarette to another who is sat in

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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.