Earrings Gallery

Alexandra (1844-1925), Queen Consort of King Edward VII of Great Britain, c1890

Alexandra (1844-1925), Queen Consort of King Edward VII of Great Britain, when Princess of Wales, c1890. The daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark, Alexandra married Edward, Prince of Wales on 10 March 1862. Princess Alix, as she was known within the Royal Family, always wore dresses with a high neckline together with choker necklaces to hide a scar on her neck caused by a childhood accident. This started a fashion craze in British society

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Girl with a Pearl Earring, c1665. Artist: Jan Vermeer

Girl with a Pearl Earring, c1665. The girl's headdress has an exotic effect. Turbans were a popular fashionable accessory in Europe as early as the 15th century. It has been suggested that the pearl in Vermeer's painting is a symbol of chastity. From the collection of the Mauritshuis, the Hague, Netherlands

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Hortense de Beauharnais (1783-1837) (oil on canvas)

XIR173440 Hortense de Beauharnais (1783-1837) (oil on canvas) by Gerard, Francois Pascal Simon (1770-1837) (studio of); ChA¢teau de Versailles, France; (add.info.: daughter of Josephine de Beauharnais and mother of Emperor Napoleon III; wife of Napoleon's brother, Louis Bonaparte; Queen of Holland 1806-10;); French, out of copyright

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