Decolletage Collection (page 7)

Head and shoulders of a woman with a veil and diaphanous neckware, 1645

St. Anne, 1645. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
St. Anne, 1645

MARTHA WASHINGTON (1732-1801). Mrs. George Washington. Steel engraving, 19th century, after the painting, 1757, by John Wollaston

LILLIAN RUSSELL (1861-1922). NÔÇÜ e Helen Louise Leonard. American singer and actress
LILLIAN RUSSELL (1861-1922). N© e Helen Louise Leonard. American singer and actress. Composite photograph of Russell in the title role of The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein

Gina Palerme
A seductive looking Gina Palerme, Anglo-French actress and music hall artiste, pictured in The Tatler at the time she had been engaged by theatrical impresario

A debutante gets ready for court presentation, 1880s
A 20th century impression of a young debutante getting ready to be presented at court. As two maids put the finishing touches to her dress, her mother beams at her proudly

CATHERINE HOWARD (1520?-1542). Fifth queen of King Henry VIII of England. Lithograph, French, 19th century

EDITH WHARTON (1862-1937). American writer. Oil over a photograph, c1910, by Paul Thompson

JENNY LIND (1820-1887). Swedish soprano singer. Lithograph, American, 1850

The Empress Eugenie Surrounded by her Ladies in Waiting (detail of the Baroness of Pierres
XIR896157 The Empress Eugenie Surrounded by her Ladies in Waiting (detail of the Baroness of Pierres, the Viscountess of Lezay-Marnesia), 1855 (oil on canvas) by Winterhalter

A Woman with Jewellery, 1867 (oil on canvas)
XIR53741 A Woman with Jewellery, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 81x64 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Caen, France; French, out of copyright

Portrait of a Poet (oil on panel)
XIR444235 Portrait of a Poet (oil on panel) by Palma, Jacopo (Il Vecchio) (c.1480-1528); Museo Civico, Padua, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait de Poetesse; ); Italian, out of copyright

Princess Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, c. 1840 (litho)
BAL434089 Princess Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, c.1840 (litho) by Russian School, (19th century); Russian State Library, Moscow

Gallant scene (oil on canvas)
XIR417066 Gallant scene (oil on canvas) by Mieris, Jan van (1660-90); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nimes, France; (add.info.: Scene galante; ); Dutch, out of copyright

Shepherdess, c. 1625-30 (oil on canvas)
XIR414087 Shepherdess, c.1625-30 (oil on canvas) by Bijlert or Bylert, Jan van (1603-71); 83x65 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dunkirk, France; (add.info.: Bergere; ); Dutch, out of copyright

Portrait of a young woman, c. 1833-34 (oil on canvas)
XIR387358 Portrait of a young woman, c.1833-34 (oil on canvas) by Schwiter, Ludwig August or Louis August (1805-89); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Orleans

Marie Marguerite Arouet (nee d Aumart), c. 1700 (oil on canvas)
XIR370265 Marie Marguerite Arouet (nee d Aumart), c.1700 (oil on canvas) by Largilliere, Nicolas de (1656-1746); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Betrothal: The Bride, c. 1630 (pair of 42407)
BAL42408 The Betrothal: The Bride, c.1630 (pair of 42407) by Bijlert or Bylert, Jan van (1603-71); Private Collection; Johnny Van Haeften Ltd. London; Dutch, out of copyright

Duchess de Choiseul, 1908 (marble)
XBP390726 Duchess de Choiseul, 1908 (marble) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Claire Coudert, Duchess de Choiseul, an American of French descent)

Katherine (1609-67) Countess of Chesterfield, and Lucy (b. 1608) Countess of Huntingdon, c
XYC254475 Katherine (1609-67) Countess of Chesterfield, and Lucy (b.1608) Countess of Huntingdon, c.1636-40 (oil on canvas) by Dyck

A Young Girl, 1893 (oil on canvas)
XIR204552 A Young Girl, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Morisot, Berthe (1841-95); 70x51.5 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee du Petit-Palais

Odalisque (oil on canvas)
XAL196281 Odalisque (oil on canvas) by Schiavoni, Natale (1777-1858); Museo Civico Revoltella, Trieste, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Portrait of a Young Girl, 1775 (oil on canvas)
XIR179979 Portrait of a Young Girl, 1775 (oil on canvas) by Vigee-Lebrun, Elisabeth Louise (1755-1842); 81x64 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Caen, France; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Marie-Antoinette de Habsbourg-Lorraine (1755-93) (oil on canvas)
XIR165885 Portrait of Marie-Antoinette de Habsbourg-Lorraine (1755-93) (oil on canvas) by French School, (18th century); Musee Antoine Lecuyer, Saint-Quentin

Portrait of Marie Antoinette (1755-93) Queen of France, 1775 (oil on canvas)
XIR165804 Portrait of Marie Antoinette (1755-93) Queen of France, 1775 (oil on canvas) by Gautier D Agoty, Jean-Baptiste Andre (1740-86); 160x128 cm; ChAteau de Versailles

The Farewells, 1777, engraved by de Launey the Younger (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR164878 The Farewells, 1777, engraved by de Launey the Younger (engraving) (b/w photo) by Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) (after); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Yes or No? 1781, engraved by N. Thomas (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR164877 Yes or No? 1781, engraved by N. Thomas (engraving) (b/w photo) by Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; French

Portrait of Anne Biron (1750-1850) Princess of Courland, c. 1795 (oil on canvas)
XIR162695 Portrait of Anne Biron (1750-1850) Princess of Courland, c.1795 (oil on canvas) by Bacciarelli, Marcello (1731-1818); 99x79.5 cm; Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw

A Young Girl with Daisies, 1889 (oil on canvas)
XOS1127641 A Young Girl with Daisies, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 65.1x54 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

Portrait of a Lady, 1758 (oil on canvas)
XKH150119 Portrait of a Lady, 1758 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 76.3x63.2 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; English, out of copyright

ITALY: WOMAN, 18th CENTURY. Portrait of an woman. Oil painting, Italian, 18th century

LOUISE DE LA VALLIERE (1644-1710). French noblewoman and mistress of Louis XIV from 1661-1667. Louise as Diana, goddess of the hunt. Oil on canvas, late 17th century, after Claude Lefebvre

MARY BEATRICE (1658-1718). Known as Mary of Modena. Queen of James II of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Oil on canvas, c1685, by William Wissing

DOLLEY PAYNE TODD MADISON (1768-1849). Wife of President James Madison. Oil on canvas, 1804, by Gilbert Stuart

JULIA GARDINER TYLER (1820-1889). Second wife of President John Tyler. Oil on canvas, c1848, by Francesco Anelli

MADAME de STAEL (1766-1817). Anne-Louise-Germaine de Stael, nee Necker. French writer. Standing before a bust of her father, the financier and statesman Jacques Necker. Oil on canvas

ANNA MILDER-HAUPTMANN (1785-1838). Austrian soprano. Performed the part of Leonore at the premiere of Fidelio in Vienna, Austria, 1805. Watercolor by Sigmund Ferdinand Perger

ELIZABETH ST. MICHEL PEPYS (1640-1669). Wife of the English diarist, Samuel Pepys. Elizabeth Pepys as St. Catherine, holding a palm frond. Etching after a lost portrait by John Hayls, 1666

MARQUISE DE POMPADOUR (1721-1764). Nee Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson. Mistress of King Louis XV of France. Pastel, 1750-55, by Maurice Quentin de la Tour

MADAME de POMPADOUR (1721-1764). Nee Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson. Oil on canvas, 1759, by Francois Boucher

MARQUISE DE POMPADOUR (1721-1764). Mistress of King Louis XV of France. Oil on canvas, 1748, by Jean-Marc Nattier

EMPRESS JOSEPHINE (1763-1814). Josephine de Beauharnais. Empress of the French, 1804-1809. Painting by Baron Francois Pascal Gerard

MIRIAM LESLIE (1836-1914). American publisher. Photograph, 19th century

COUNTESS TERESA GUICCIOLI (1801?-1873). Italian noblewoman and mistress of George Gordon, Lord Byron. Drawing, 1839, by Count Alfred d Orsay (1801-1852)

NELL GWYN (1650-1687). English actress and mistress of Charles II. Oil on canvas (detail), by Sir Godfrey Kneller

SARAH FAIRFAX (1730-1811). Called Sally. American colonial plantation owner and society figure. Oil painting by an unknown artist

MARY BEALE (1633-1699). Nee Cradock. English painter. Self-portrait, holding a portrait of her two sons, Bartholomew and Charles. Oil on canvas, c1665

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"Decolletage: A Timeless Expression of Feminine Elegance" Throughout history, the decolletage has been celebrated as a symbol of beauty and allure. From Catherine of Braganza to Mae West, iconic women have embraced this artful display with grace and confidence. In Pierre-Louis Pierson's masterpiece "The Gaze, " the subject's décolleté captures attention, evoking a sense of mystery and intrigue. Similarly, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec immortalizes La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge in 1892, her décolletage an embodiment of sensuality and freedom. Even centuries before them, figures like Duchess of Portsmouth Louise Renee de Keroualle and Martha Washington adorned themselves with exquisite necklines that exuded regality and sophistication. Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales further emphasized her status through elegant dresses that showcased her décolleté. Not limited to royalty alone, Flora MacDonald demonstrated bravery alongside her Scottish heritage while Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough commanded power through both intellect and style. In capturing Mery Laurent's portrait in 1888-1889, we witness how black-and-white photography can still convey the timeless charm emanating from a well-exposed neckline. From historical paintings to engravings and photographs alike, these glimpses into fashion history remind us that the decolletage is more than just a fashion statement; it represents femininity at its finest—a celebration of self-expression throughout time.