Maids Collection (page 9)

Advert for Ewarts Califont hot water 1926
Hot water instantly night or day. Hot water upstairs or downstairs. 1926

Woman and maid
A woman gets ready to go out, helped by her maid. Date: 20th century

Lubov Tschernicheva by Madame Yevonde
Lubov Tschernicheva (1890-1976) by Madame Yevonde. She was a Russian ballerina, a member of Diaghilevs Ballets Russes. Seen here as one of the Maids of Honour in Las Meninas

A couple dressed in their finery, dancing

WW1 Home Front - Milkmaid - Cowleys Dairy, Brighton, Sussex
WW1 - Brighton, Sussex - A Milkmaid from Cowleys Dairy sells milk from a churn on a hand cart. The newspaper billboards in the background announce the exacuation of Warsaw

A washer woman or maid, looking at her reflection in a mirror

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

The Debutantes Birthday Ball - Queen Charlotte s
Scenes at Grosvenor House for Queen Charlottes Ball, the pinnacle of the Season for a debutante by the 1950s, showing the girls arriving in their white dresses

The Maids of Elfinmere by D. G. Rossetti
The Maids of Elfinmere by Dante Gabriel Rossetti from Allinghams Music Master, 1855 Date: The

And old woman plucking a Thanksgiving Turkey. American Postcard. Date: 1909

An Old Maids Honeymoon - she flies away in a lemon balloon with her pet cat, crow and yellow canaries. The anchor bears the word hope. Date: 1910

Lyons Easter Egg Girls
Girls from the Lyons factory show off an impressive display of Easter eggs, including a giant one! Date: early 1930s

new skeleton, servant class, tomcats, maids, Jose Guadalupe Posada, Mexican, 1851-1913
The new skeleton of the servant class or for tomcats and maids, Jose Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1851-1913), 1902

Sandwich-Carrots! dainty Sandwich Carrots, A buxom girl pushing a wheelbarrow of carrots along Bond Street, looking over her shoulder at an older man, possibly the son of John Montagu

Illustration for Pamela, by Samuel Richardson, 1742 (engraving)
XJF884584 Illustration for Pamela, by Samuel Richardson, 1742 (engraving) by Gravelot, Hubert Francois (1699-1773); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr. B)

A Lady Putting on Her Hat, 1795 (etching)
XJF869687 A Lady Putting on Her Hat, 1795 (etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Coco and the two servants, 1910
BAL76845 Coco and the two servants, 1910 by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 65x54 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Shah Jahan, illustration from Oud -En Nieuw-Oost Indien
XJF495481 Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Shah Jahan, illustration from Oud -En Nieuw-Oost Indien by Francois Valentjin, first published c.1726 (engraving) by Dutch School

Luigi Schiavonetti after Francis Wheatley (Italian, 1765 - 1810), Milk below Maids, 1793, color stipple engraving

King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid, an illustration from The Beggar Maid by Alfred
XJF438476 King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid, an illustration from The Beggar Maid by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1875 (albumen print) by Cameron

Illustration from The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his
XJF437936 Illustration from The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his friend Mr Abraham Adams by Henry Fielding, Published 1742 (engraving) by English School

The Birth of the Virgin, from the Cycle of the Life of the Virgin, 1511 (woodcut
BAL430950 The Birth of the Virgin, from the Cycle of the Life of the Virgin, 1511 (woodcut on paper) by DAOErer or Duerer

Cycle of the Life of the Virgin, Birth of the Virgin, c. 1445 (oil on poplar panel)
XIR414534 Cycle of the Life of the Virgin, Birth of the Virgin, c.1445 (oil on poplar panel) (b/w photo) by Giovanni Francesco da Rimini (c.1420-70); 59.3x29.8 cm; Louvre, Paris

Mr Bumble degraded in the eyes of the paupers, from The Adventures of Oliver
XJF396011 Mr Bumble degraded in the eyes of the paupers, from The Adventures of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1812-70) 1838, published by Chapman & Hall, 1901 (engraving) by Cruikshank

The Death of Dido (oil on canvas)
XZO387276 The Death of Dido (oil on canvas) by Coypel, Antoine (1661-1722); 404x210.5 cm; Musee Fabre, Montpellier, France; (add.info.: La Mort de Didon; Dido, Queen of Carthage; ); French

Moses Rescued from the Nile, c. 1630 (oil on canvas)
XIR38617 Moses Rescued from the Nile, c.1630 (oil on canvas) by Gentileschi, Orazio (1565-1647); 242x281 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Italian, out of copyright

View of Italy (oil on canvas)
XIR383909 View of Italy (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Claude Joseph (1714-89); 32.5x41 cm; Musee d Art Thomas Henry, Cherbourg, France; (add.info.: Vue d Italie; ); French, out of copyright

Frontispiece of The Compleat Housewife (engraving)
XJF360232 Frontispiece of The Compleat Housewife (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: first published in London in 1727)

The Birth of the Virgin, 1504-08 (oil on canvas) (see also 204962)
XIR352330 The Birth of the Virgin, 1504-08 (oil on canvas) (see also 204962) by Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460/5-1523/6); 129 x 126 cm; Galleria dell Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

The Gardener offers flowers to his mistress (oil on panel)
XIR352329 The Gardener offers flowers to his mistress (oil on panel) by Le Nain, Mathieu (1607-77); 92 x 121 cm; Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne, Germany; French, out of copyright

First steps of King of Rome on the terrace of Saint-Cloud, engraved by Dubois (etching)
XIR326627 First steps of King of Rome on the terrace of Saint-Cloud, engraved by Dubois (etching) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Musee de l Ile de France, Sceaux

Lady Dressing, or Lady at her Toilet (oil on canvas)
XIR468185 Lady Dressing, or Lady at her Toilet (oil on canvas) by Longhi, Pietro (c.1701-85); Galleria dell Accademia, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: Le Lever d une Dame, ou La Toilette); Italian

Household maid (b / w photo)
XJF425602 Household maid (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Fountain of Minerva, Rome, 1772 (oil on canvas)
XIR390307 Fountain of Minerva, Rome, 1772 (oil on canvas) by Robert, Hubert (1733-1808); 48x67 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Angers, France; (add.info.: La Fontaine de Minerve)

Marie de Medici (1573-1642) Visiting the Studio of Rubens, 1839 (oil on canvas)
XIR39018 Marie de Medici (1573-1642) Visiting the Studio of Rubens, 1839 (oil on canvas) by Jacquand, Claude (1804-78); 46x62 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nantes

Recent News (oil on canvas)
XPG379845 Recent News (oil on canvas) by King, Haynes (1831-1904); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Palace Lady with her maids, Kangra, c. 1790 (gouache on paper)
XCF273131 Palace Lady with her maids, Kangra, c.1790 (gouache on paper) by Indian School, (18th century); Private Collection; Indian, out of copyright

Awaiting the lover, Garhwal, c. 1789-1800 (gouache on paper)
XCF273127 Awaiting the lover, Garhwal, c.1789-1800 (gouache on paper) by Indian School, (19th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Indian, out of copyright

The Brewery of Jan Steen (oil on canvas)
XCF268623 The Brewery of Jan Steen (oil on canvas) by Steen, Jan Havicksz. (1625/26-79); Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

A Scene from Don Quixote (Volume II, Chapter XXIII) (oil on canvas)
XYC265057 A Scene from Don Quixote (Volume II, Chapter XXIII) (oil on canvas) by Vanderbank, John (1694-1739); 40x29.8 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; British

Bathroom Interior (oil on canvas)
XCF272236 Bathroom Interior (oil on canvas) by Pater, Jean-Baptiste Joseph (1695-1736); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Empress Catherine the Great (1729-96) receiving a letter, 1861 (oil on canvas)
BAL198749 Empress Catherine the Great (1729-96) receiving a letter, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Mioduszewski, Jan Ostoja (1831-1906); 107.5x147.5 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Polish

Apartment of a Noblewoman (gouache on paper)
XIR221475 Apartment of a Noblewoman (gouache on paper) by French School, (17th century); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims, France; French, out of copyright

The Toilet (oil on canvas)
XIR220280 The Toilet (oil on canvas) by Watteau, Francois Louis Joseph (1758-1823); 34.7x44 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Arras, France; French, out of copyright

The Servants Fair at Bouxwiller (oil on canvas)
XIR215949 The Servants Fair at Bouxwiller (oil on canvas) by Marchal, Charles Francois (1825-77); Musee de Bouxwiller et du Pays de Hanau, Bouxwiller, France; French, out of copyright

The Birth of the Virgin (oil on panel)
XIR184721 The Birth of the Virgin (oil on panel) by Master of the Life of Virgin Mary, (15th century); 85x105 cm; Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany; Italian, out of copyright

The Birth of the Virgin, detail of servants in the background, 1504-08 (oil on canvas)
XIR204962 The Birth of the Virgin, detail of servants in the background, 1504-08 (oil on canvas) (detail of 352330) by Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460/5-1523/6); Galleria dell Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

Bedroom Interior with Mother and New-Born Child (oil on panel)
BAL178008 Bedroom Interior with Mother and New-Born Child (oil on panel) by Vrel or Frel, Jacobus (fl.1654-62); 71x58.5 cm; Private Collection; Johnny Van Haeften Ltd. London; Dutch, out of copyright

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In the grandeur of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, maids played an essential role behind the scenes, ensuring every detail was flawlessly executed. From dressing Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stewart for her attendance at The Mikado at the Savoy to assisting Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill with her elegant attire, these dedicated individuals were indispensable. Drawing inspiration from ancient tales like Odysseus and Penelope, maids embodied loyalty and devotion. Just as an aristocratic French lady trusted her maid to assist in bathing and dressing rituals, so did Queen Elizabeth rely on them to prepare her for public appearances, such as when she wore the imperial crown with grace. Beyond their duties within royal households, maids extended their support to various realms. A golfer's caddy mirrored a maid's attentiveness by providing assistance throughout a game. Even an amorous footman found solace in his love interest among fellow staff members. The echoes of mythology continued as maids emulated Penelope's strength and determination when faced with challenges. They brought forth bows symbolizing resilience just as Penelope did during Odysseus' absence. In bustling dinner gatherings held in servants' halls, they orchestrated seamless service while maintaining utmost professionalism. They have always been more than mere attendants; they are pillars of support who ensure that those they serve shine brightly. Whether it be through historical events or mythical tales, their dedication remains unwavering across time and cultures - forever embodying grace and diligence in every task they undertake.