Demure Collection (page 5)

EVENING DRESS 1816
Gown with high waist situated just below the bust. The sleeves & hemline are lavishly adorned with flowers & foliage. Lace edged gloves & a turban with aigrette are worn. Date: 1816

YELLOW EVENING GOWN 1823
Yellow gown with intricate detailing at hem, sleeves & bodice & with a star-burst detail at the bust. She wears flowers & feathers in her hair & a holds a sheer scarf. Date: 1823

FLOWER ARRANGING 1836
A demure young blonde Englishwoman allows a little time to arranges some flowers before attending an evening function. Date: 1836

Woman in traditional costume, Upper Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Woman in traditional costume, Upper Austria, c1935. Young woman wearing a black silk headdress and pearl choker. From " Osterreich - Land Und Volk", (Austria, Land and People). [R

Demure, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Demure, 1911. Portrait of a racehorse. From " British Sports and Sportsmen: Racing Coursing and Steeplechasing", Part II, edited by William Scarth Dixon. [1911]

Madame Fenaille (marble)
XBP390755 Madame Fenaille (marble) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; French, out of copyright

Mary Pickford - Canadian motion picture actress
Mary Pickford (1892-1979) - Canadian motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Madame Bergeret, 1766. Artist: Francois Boucher
Madame Bergeret, 1766. The painting is part of the Kress Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Head of a Woman, c15th century, (1932). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Head of a Woman, c15th century, (1932). From the collection of the Galleria dell Accademia, Florence. From Master Draughtsmen No. 2 - Leonardo Da Vinci 1452-1519

A Woman of the Time of Henry III, 1907. Artists: Dion Clayton Calthrop, King Henry III
A Woman of the Time of Henry III, 1907. From English Costume, painted and described by Dion Clayton Calthrop. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1907]

Studies of a Womans Head and Coiffure, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of a Womans Head and Coiffure, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

The Virgin and Child, c1493-9. Artist: Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio
The Virgin and Child, c1493-9. Painting housed in The National Gallery, London. From The Studio Volume 122. [The Studio Ltd, London, 1941]

The Virgin and Child, c1480, (1936). Artist: Sandro Botticelli
The Virgin and Child, c1480, (1936). Housed at the Poldi Pezzoli Museo, Milan. From The Connoisseur, Vol. 97, edited by H. Granville Fell. [International Studio, London, 1936]

Head of a Girl, c1746. Artist: Francois Boucher
Head of a Girl, c1746. From The Connoisseur Volume LI. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1918]

H. R. H, PSS. Ernest of Hohenlohe-Langenbourg, 1908. Artist: WD & HO Wills
H.R.H, PSS. Ernest of Hohenlohe-Langenbourg, 1908. Portraits of European Royalty, Willss Cigarette Cards, Bristol & London

Mme D Houdetot, c1750-1770

Miss Chaworth, c1800-1820

Mrs Woffington, c1760

Agnes, 1497, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Agnes, 1497, (1936). A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936

The Gypsy Madonna, c1510, (1937). Artist: Titian
The Gypsy Madonna, c1510, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze. (Vienna), Phaidon Press, 1937

Rough sketch, c1870-1905 (1924). Artist: Eugene Carriere
Rough sketch, c1870-1905 (1924). A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

Snow, Moon and Flowers, c1812. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsen
Snow, Moon and Flowers, c1812. From the Birmingham City Museum & Art Gallery

The Lovers, Chubei and Umegawa, late 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro
The Lovers, Chubei and Umegawa, late 18th/early 19th century. From the British Museum, London

A Procession in Bruges at the End of the 19th Century, 19th century

Mrs. John Bowes Lyon
Fenella Bowes Lyon(1917-1980), second daughter of Lord and Lady Clinton, pictured shortly after her marriage to John Bowes Lyon

Portrait of the head and shoulders of a young girl in Victorian / Edwardian times
Portrait of the head and shoulders of a young girl in Victorian/Edwardian times

Cover design, Signs of Autumn by Wilton Williams. 1922

Debutante queuing in the Mall by Rex Whistler
A shy debutante, accompanied by an imperious and matronly chaperone, sits in her chauffeur-driven car in the Mall, waiting to gain entrance to Buckingham Palace where she will be presented at court

Young Victorian woman in pink crinoline
A young Victorian woman in an enormous pink crinoline evening dress decorated with roses. She has matching roses in her hair, and a fan in her hand. Date: circa 1860

Portrait of Marie de Bonneval, Duchess of Cadore, 1854 (oil on canvas)
XIR181571 Portrait of Marie de Bonneval, Duchess of Cadore, 1854 (oil on canvas) by Dubufe, Edouard Louis (1820-83); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Poster advertising Huntley & Palmers biscuits, depicting an elegant 18th century lady in white muslin dress with matching pink hat and sash

Female Type / Demure 1820S
" Grandmothers Girlhood" : a demure young woman in a white dress

Daddy Longlegs by Jean Webster. First produced in England at the Duke of Yorks Theatre on 29th May 1916. The text at the bottom left of the poster reads A Full of Smiles Play by Jean Webster

The Belle of Mayfair, by Brookfield and Hamilton
The Belle of Mayfair, a musical comedy by Charles H E Brookfield and Cosmo Hamilton, with lyrics by George Arthurs and music by Leslie Stuart

Evelyn Laye in Betty in Mayfair, by J Hastings Turner
Evelyn Laye (1900-1996), English actress and singer, at the time she was appearing in the musical Betty in Mayfair at the Adelphi Theatre, London, in November 1925

Victorian scrap - Maid
Victorian scrap - Types of People - Maid. late 19th century

Fashionable lady wearing a demure bathing cap
A young fashionable lady wearing a " delightfully demure" rose-pink rubber bathing cap with white streamers and turn-back front from Marshall & Snelgrove, Oxford Street, London. Date: 1923

Demure child seated
Simplicity Monochrome print of a demure child in a woodland setting. Date: circa 1780

Constance Talmadge - silent movie star
Constance Talmadge (1898-1973) - Gaumont " Select Pictures" silent movie star. Date: circa 1920s

Elegant woman in green on a scrap. Date: circa 1900s

Elegant woman in pink on a scrap. Date: circa 1900s

Caricature of Alma Stanley, British actress and singer
Caricature of Alma Stuart Stanley (1854-1931), British actress and singer. 1880

Caricature of Florence St John, singer and actress
Caricature of Florence St John (1855-1912), English singer and actress -- I am such an artless thing. Seen here in the role of Girola in Manteaux Noirs

Happy Families Playing Cards - Miss Snap the Photographers Daughter. circa 1930s

Isabel Jeans (1891 1985), British actress of stage and screen

Tree / Helen Maud Holt
MRS BEERBOHM TREE (Helen Maud HOLT) English actress, wife of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree Date: 1863 - 1937

What People Are Wearing - Viscountess Dunluce
The Viscountess Dunluce wearing a demure dress which she bought short, found matching material and had it transformed into this long dress. Date: 1966

Young Victorian woman
A young Victorian woman on a carte de visite. Date: circa 1870s

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