Masquer Collection

An airy spirit (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407571 An airy spirit (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English

Queen Artemisia, c. 1609 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407510 Queen Artemisia, c.1609 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info)

Javanese Masquer

A Masquer, Java - pre-1900

Bellerophon and the Chimaera, c. 1609 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407517 Bellerophon and the Chimaera, c.1609 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); The Devonshire Collections

Ballad singer (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407579 Ballad singer (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English, out of copyright

Dutch Page (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407557 Dutch Page (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English, out of copyright

Polish dwarf leading a dog (pen & ink and wash on paper)
CTS407545 Polish dwarf leading a dog (pen & ink and wash on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections

Welsh dancers (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407544 Welsh dancers (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English, out of copyright

Torchbearer: an Indian (w / c on paper)
CTS407542 Torchbearer: an Indian (w/c on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English

Final design for Oberons dress, c. 1611 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407536 Final design for Oberons dress, c.1611 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: costume design for Oberon)

Youth in ancient British costume, c. 1611 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407535 Youth in ancient British costume, c.1611 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: possibly designs for Oberon)

Unidentified queen (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407516 Unidentified queen (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info)

Queen Tomyris of the Massagetai, c. 1609 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407509 Queen Tomyris of the Massagetai, c.1609 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections

Albanactus, preliminary sketch (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407566 Albanactus, preliminary sketch (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: Albanactus)

Chloris: final sketch for Henrietta Maria, c. 1631 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407559 Chloris: final sketch for Henrietta Maria, c.1631 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections

Portrait of Mrs. William Villebois (oil on canvas)
CH433483 Portrait of Mrs. William Villebois (oil on canvas) by Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-88); 226x147 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in masquerade dress)

Man with gridiron and shoe horn (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407578 Man with gridiron and shoe horn (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees;

A Noble Persian Youth (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407572 A Noble Persian Youth (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English

Gladiator (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407565 Gladiator (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English, out of copyright

Floods: the Chorus, c. 1631 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407561 Floods: the Chorus, c.1631 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: design for Chloridia)

A Star Masquer (w / c on paper)
CTS407539 A Star Masquer (w/c on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); 31.5x17.7 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English

A Daughter of the Morn, c. 1611 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407538 A Daughter of the Morn, c.1611 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info)

Three Fays, c. 1611 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407534 Three Fays, c.1611 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: costume designs for Oberon)

Penthesilea, c. 1609 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407507 Penthesilea, c.1609 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: Queen of the Amazons; worn by Lucy Russell)

Man with viol (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407576 Man with viol (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English, out of copyright

Torchbearer (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407570 Torchbearer (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English, out of copyright

Masquers costume (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407551 Masquers costume (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English

A transformed statue (w / c on paper)
CTS407541 A transformed statue (w/c on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English

Escort to the Duke of York (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407529 Escort to the Duke of York (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info)

Zephyrus (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407528 Zephyrus (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: Ancient Greek god of the west wind;)

Knight or squire bearing a shield (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407525 Knight or squire bearing a shield (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections

Page bearing a helmet (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407524 Page bearing a helmet (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English

Queen Atalanta, 1609 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407514 Queen Atalanta, 1609 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info)

Queen Berenice of Egypt (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407511 Queen Berenice of Egypt (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info)

Headdress, probably for Anne of Denmark (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407527 Headdress, probably for Anne of Denmark (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections

Polish Knight (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407521 Polish Knight (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English, out of copyright

Bel-Anna, Queen of the Sea, c. 1609 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407515 Bel-Anna, Queen of the Sea, c.1609 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections

Queen Zenobia, c. 1609 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407513 Queen Zenobia, c.1609 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: Masque of Queens by Ben Jonson; Zenobia)

Queen Candace, c. 1609 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407512 Queen Candace, c.1609 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: Masque of Queens by Ben Jonson; Candace of Meroe)

Camilla, c. 1609 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407508 Camilla, c.1609 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info)

Influences of the Stars (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407567 Influences of the Stars (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English

Johphiel, Merefool, Skelton and Scogan, c. 1625 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407553 Johphiel, Merefool, Skelton and Scogan, c.1625 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections

Apollo (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407549 Apollo (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: design for The Masque of Augurs (1622) by Ben Jonson;

Torchbearer: a fiery spirit (w / c on paper)
CTS407540 Torchbearer: a fiery spirit (w/c on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English

A man with knackers and bells (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407577 A man with knackers and bells (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English

Fame, preliminary sketch, c. 1631 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407562 Fame, preliminary sketch, c.1631 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: design for Chloridia)

Two Lackeys (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407558 Two Lackeys (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English, out of copyright

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"Unveiling the Mystique: A Journey through Masquerades and Myths" Step into a world of enchantment as we explore the captivating artistry of masquerades. From Queen Artemisia's regal presence to the ethereal beauty of an airy spirit, each stroke of pen and ink on paper brings these mystical beings to life. Traveling across continents, we encounter the vibrant Javanese Masquer, their colorful masks reflecting a rich cultural heritage. Pre-1900 Java reveals a mesmerizing glimpse into the past, where masked figures danced in celebration. Bellerophon's heroic battle against the fearsome Chimaera unfolds before our eyes in intricate detail. The artist's pen captures every moment of this mythical clash, leaving us breathless with anticipation. In contrast, a ballad singer takes center stage with his soulful melodies resonating through time. His pen-and-ink portrayal evokes nostalgia for bygone eras when music held immense power over hearts and minds. A Dutch Page stands tall in elegant attire, embodying grace and sophistication. This delicate rendering transports us back to an era defined by courtly manners and refined aesthetics. The unexpected charm of a Polish dwarf leading a dog reminds us that true strength lies not only in physical stature but also in resilience and companionship. The artist masterfully combines pen-and-ink lines with washes on paper to create depth and texture. Welsh dancers whirl across the page with boundless energy, their lively movements capturing the essence of traditional folk dances. Pen strokes bring out every twirl and leap as they celebrate their cultural heritage. An Indian torchbearer illuminates our path with his radiant presence; watercolors on paper enhance his vibrancy against dark backgrounds. We are reminded that light can guide us through even the darkest times. Oberon's final dress design transports us deep into Shakespearean realms where fairies reign supreme. Intricate patterns created with pen and ink on paper reflect the magical essence of this mythical world.