Pearls Collection (#54)

Portrait of a Lady, 1677 (oil on canvas)
BAL226693 Portrait of a Lady, 1677 (oil on canvas) by Maes, Nicolaes (1634-93); 67x56 cm; Private Collection; Courtesy of Thomas Brod and Patrick Pilkington; Dutch, out of copyright

Portrait of Sophie Troubetskoy (1838-96) Countess of Morny, 1863 (oil on canvas)
XIR223225 Portrait of Sophie Troubetskoy (1838-96) Countess of Morny, 1863 (oil on canvas) by Winterhalter, Franz Xaver (1805-73); 94x73 cm; Chateau de Compiegne, Oise, France; German

A Sultana, 1748 (oil on paper)
XIR222407 A Sultana, 1748 (oil on paper) by Vien, Joseph-Marie, the Elder (1716-1809); 29x22 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee du Petit-Palais

Study for an Odalisque (oil on canvas)
XIR200007 Study for an Odalisque (oil on canvas) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); Musee Municipal, Cambrai, France; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal (1626-97) Marquise de Sevigne, after 1670 (oil
XIR220737 Portrait of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal (1626-97) Marquise de Sevigne, after 1670 (oil on canvas) by French School, (17th century); 81x65 cm; ChAteau de Versailles, France; French

Portrait of a Woman (oil on canvas)
XIR220060 Portrait of a Woman (oil on canvas) by Hanneman, Adriaen (c.1601-71); Musee d Art Thomas Henry, Cherbourg, France; Dutch, out of copyright

Portrait of a Dutch Woman (oil on canvas)
XIR220058 Portrait of a Dutch Woman (oil on canvas) by Janssen van Ceulen, Cornelius (1593-1661); 73x64 cm; Musee d Art Thomas Henry, Cherbourg, France; English, out of copyright

Edward IV (1442-83)
KW216306 Edward IV (1442-83) by English School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: King of England from 1461-70 and 1471-83; ); Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

Marie de Medici (1573-1642) (oil on canvas)
XIR210473 Marie de Medici (1573-1642) (oil on canvas) by Pourbus, Frans II (1569-1622); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; Flemish, out of copyright

A Woman and her Son (oil on canvas)
XIR212950 A Woman and her Son (oil on canvas) by Mignard, Pierre (1612-95) (attr. to); Musee Municipal, Dole, France; (add.info.: Une Femme et son Fils; ); French, out of copyright

Diane d Andouins (1554-1620) Countess of Gramont, called La Belle Corisande
XIR196772 Diane d Andouins (1554-1620) Countess of Gramont, called La Belle Corisande (engraving) (b/w photo) by Peronard, Melchior (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Empress Elizabeth Alexejevna (1779-1826) (oil on canvas)
BAL196418 Empress Elizabeth Alexejevna (1779-1826) (oil on canvas) by Mosnier, Jean Laurent (1743/4-1808); 90x71 cm; State Art Museum, Nizhny Novgorod

Frankish Woman from Pera, Constantinople, 1738-43 (pastel on paper)
XIR196206 Frankish Woman from Pera, Constantinople, 1738-43 (pastel on paper) by Liotard, Jean-Etienne (1702-89); 61.5x50 cm; Musee d Art et d Histoire, Geneva

Portrait of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal (1626-96) Marquise de Sevigne, c
XIR192442 Portrait of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal (1626-96) Marquise de Sevigne, c.1670 (pastel on paper) by Nanteuil, Robert (1623-78); 52x42 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Polyhymnia, the Muse of Lyric Poetry, 1620 (oil on canvas)
XIR192415 Polyhymnia, the Muse of Lyric Poetry, 1620 (oil on canvas) by Baglione, Giovanni (1571-1644); 195x150 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Arras, France; (add.info.: Polymnie)

Julie d Angennes (1607-71) as Astree (oil on canvas)
XIR192152 Julie d Angennes (1607-71) as Astree (oil on canvas) by Deruet, Claude (1588-1660); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg

Marie-Louise (1791-1847) of Habsbourg-Lorraine and the King of Rome (1811-32) (oil on canvas)
XIR191341 Marie-Louise (1791-1847) of Habsbourg-Lorraine and the King of Rome (1811-32) (oil on canvas) (detail of 18930) by Gerard, Francois Pascal Simon, Baron (1770-1837); ChAteau de Versailles

Marie de Medici (1573-1642), c. 1617 (oil on canvas)
XIR191338 Marie de Medici (1573-1642), c.1617 (oil on canvas) by French School, (17th century); ChAteau de Versailles, France; (add.info)

Anne de Gonzaga (1616-84) Princess Palatine (oil on canvas)
XIR187860 Anne de Gonzaga (1616-84) Princess Palatine (oil on canvas) by French School, (17th century); 73x62 cm; ChAteau de Versailles, France; (add.info.: wife of Edouard de Baviere)

The First Sense of Coquetry, 1804 (oil on canvas)
XIR187125 The First Sense of Coquetry, 1804 (oil on canvas) by Auzou, Pauline (1775-1835); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Premier Sentiment de la Coquetterie; ); French, out of copyright

The Guadalupe Madonna (detail of 186934)
XJL186935 The Guadalupe Madonna (detail of 186934) by Spanish School; Monasterio Real, Guadalupe, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Portrait of Eleanor of Hapsbourg (1498-1558) (oil on panel)
XIR183346 Portrait of Eleanor of Hapsbourg (1498-1558) (oil on panel) by Cleve, Joos van (c.1485-1541); Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal; (add.info.: Archduchess of Austria)

Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of Marie de Neubourg in Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo
XJF182435 Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of Marie de Neubourg in Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo (1802-85) (b/w photo) by Melandri, A

Portrait of Armande Bejart (1642-1700) (oil on canvas)
XIR182176 Portrait of Armande Bejart (1642-1700) (oil on canvas) by French School, (17th century); Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Portrait of the Baroness of Weisweiller, 1853 (oil on canvas)
XIR181574 Portrait of the Baroness of Weisweiller, 1853 (oil on canvas) by Madrazo y Kuntz, Federico de (1815-94); 126x99 cm; Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France; Spanish, out of copyright

Portrait of a Woman (oil on panel)
XKH179049 Portrait of a Woman (oil on panel) by Ravesteyn, Jan Anthonisz. van (c.1570-1657); 62.6x57 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Dutch, out of copyright

Triumph of the Marine Venus, c. 1713 (oil on canvas)
XOS1766354 Triumph of the Marine Venus, c.1713 (oil on canvas) by Ricci, Sebastiano (1658-1734); 160x210.8 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; Italian, out of copyright

Portrait of Empress Maria Fyodorina (1759-1828), 1770s (oil on canvas)
BAL174047 Portrait of Empress Maria Fyodorina (1759-1828), 1770s (oil on canvas) by Roslin, Alexander (1718-93); 84.7x62.7 cm; Art Museum of Kaluga

Portrait of Marie Leczinska (1703-68) Queen of France (pastel on paper) (see 173610
XIR173609 Portrait of Marie Leczinska (1703-68) Queen of France (pastel on paper) (see 173610 for pair) by Lundberg, Gustav (1695-1786); ChAteau de Versailles

Portrait of Princess Tatiana Alexanrovna Yusupova, 1858 (oil on canvas)
BAL172729 Portrait of Princess Tatiana Alexanrovna Yusupova, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Winterhalter, Franz Xaver (1805-73); 144x102 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Anne of Austria (1601-66) (litho)
KW232403 Anne of Austria (1601-66) (litho) by French School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Empress Maria Fyodorovna (1759-1828) (oil on canvas)
BAL170652 Portrait of Empress Maria Fyodorovna (1759-1828) (oil on canvas) by Lampi, Johann Baptist Edler von (1751-1830); 69x56 cm; Arkhangelsk Cathedral Museum, Moscow

Portrait of Sophie Charlotte (1744-1818)
BAL170635 Portrait of Sophie Charlotte (1744-1818) by Dance-Holland, Nathaniel (1734-1811); 238x146 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Bust of Diana, Anonymous, 1650 - 1727

Portrait of Princess Elizabeth Vorontsova (1792-1856), c. 1823 (w / c on paper)
BAL168228 Portrait of Princess Elizabeth Vorontsova (1792-1856), c.1823 (w/c on paper) by Sokolov, Pyotr Fyodorovich (c.1787-1848); 19x16 cm; Museum of Tropinin and His Contemporaries, Moscow

Portrait of Maria Fyodorovna (1759-1828) (oil on canvas)
BAL168217 Portrait of Maria Fyodorovna (1759-1828) (oil on canvas) by Russian School, (19th century); 84.7x44 cm; Museum of Tropinin and His Contemporaries, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Portrait of Germaine de Stael (1766-1817), 1812 (oil on canvas)
BAL167490 Portrait of Germaine de Stael (1766-1817), 1812 (oil on canvas) by Borovikovsky, Vladimir Lukich (1757-1825); 88.7x68 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

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 a Russian Woman with a Green Scarf (oil on canvas)
XIR164919 Portrait of a Russian Woman with a Green Scarf (oil on canvas) by Renoux, Jules Ernest (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: portrait d une dame russe a l echarpe verte; ); French

Portrait of Elizabeth Petrovna (1709-62) Empress of Russia, c. 1768 (oil on canvas)
XIR162387 Portrait of Elizabeth Petrovna (1709-62) Empress of Russia, c.1768 (oil on canvas) by Buchholz, Heinrich (d.c.1800); 63.5x53.3 cm; Museum of Tropinin and His Contemporaries, Moscow

Portrait of a Young Woman from Hoorn, 1658 (oil on canvas)
BAL160824 Portrait of a Young Woman from Hoorn, 1658 (oil on canvas) by Rootius, Jan Albertsz (1615-74); 67x56.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Man and a Woman, possibly of the Missing Family, of Little Park House, Wickham
XYC228387 A Man and a Woman, possibly of the Missing Family, of Little Park House, Wickham, Hampshire, 1747 (oil on canvas) by Knapton

The Duchess of Savoy (probably Christine of France) (oil on panel)
XIR153758 The Duchess of Savoy (probably Christine of France) (oil on panel) by Beaubrun, Charles (1604-92) (attr. to); 112x87 cm; Musee Crozatier, Le Puy-en-Velay, France; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Empress Catherine II the Great (1729-96), after 1763 (oil on canvas)
BAL152048 Portrait of Empress Catherine II the Great (1729-96), after 1763 (oil on canvas) by Rokotov, Fedor Stepanovich (c.1735-1808); 65.5x53.3 cm; Museum of Tropinin and His Contemporaries

Portrait of Maria Theresa, Queen of France, Jan van Somer, 1655-1700

Portrait of a Woman, aged 16, previously identified as Mary Fitzalan, Duchess of Norfolk
XYC147967 Portrait of a Woman, aged 16, previously identified as Mary Fitzalan, Duchess of Norfolk, 1565 (oil on panel) by Eworth or Ewoutsz

Henrietta Maria (1609-69), illustration from Portraits of Characters Illustrious
XJF145439 Henrietta Maria (1609-69), illustration from Portraits of Characters Illustrious in British History, (mezzotint) (b/w photo)] by Dyck

Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596-1662) illustration from Portraits of
XJF145402 Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596-1662) illustration from Portraits of Characters Illustrious in British History

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