Society Beauty Collection

The Honourable Mrs. Caroline Norton and her Sisters, c. 1847 (oil on canvas)
MAN430854 The Honourable Mrs. Caroline Norton and her Sisters, c.1847 (oil on canvas) by Etty, William (1787-1849); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton (1808-77)

Emma Hart, later Lady Hamilton, in a straw hat, c. 1782-94 (oil on canvas)
HEH416343 Emma Hart, later Lady Hamilton, in a straw hat, c.1782-94 (oil on canvas) by Romney, George (1734-1802); 76.2x63.5 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Portrait of Madame Recamier (1777-1849) engraved by Antoine Auguste Ernest Hebert
KW102384 Portrait of Madame Recamier (1777-1849) engraved by Antoine Auguste Ernest Hebert (1817-1908) (engraving) by Viollat, Eugene Joseph (d.1901) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; French

Lillie Langtry (1853-1929)
864253 Lillie Langtry (1853-1929); (add.info.: Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) English society beauty and actress who first appeared on the stage in 1881

Lady Anstruther, c. 1763 (oil on canvas)
MAN443317 Lady Anstruther, c.1763 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

18th Century Fashion - Madame de Pompadour
Vintage engraving of Madame de Pompadour during the Reign of Louis XV, 1746. Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour

18th Century Fashion - Paris
Vintage engraving of a caouple in the fashion of Paris during the Reign of Louis XV, 1763. Modes et costumes historiques 1864

Marie Antoinette
Vintage engraving of Marie Antoinette during the Reign of Louis XVI, 1788. Marie Antoinette 1755 to 1793, born an Archduchess of Austria

Princess of Lamballe
Vintage engraving of the Princess de Lamballe during the Reign of Louis XVI, 1788. Princess Maria Teresa of Savoy-Carignan (Marie ThA©rA¨se) (8 September 1749 to 3 September 1792)

18th Century Fashion - Baroness
Vintage engraving of a Baroness during the Reign of Louis XVI, 1783. Modes et costumes historiques 1864

Paris Fashion of the 18th Century
Vintage engraving of Paris fashion during the Reign of Louis XVI, 1787. Modes et costumes historiques 1864

18th Century Fashion - Duchess
Vintage engraving of a Duchess during the Reign of Louis XVI, 1783. Modes et costumes historiques 1864

18th Century Fashion - Marquise
Vintage engraving of a Marquise wearing a Hoop skirt (Pannier) during the Reign of Louis XV, 1740. Modes et costumes historiques 1864

Vera Boscawen, Lady Broughton, 1922 (oil on canvas)
OJ444838 Vera Boscawen, Lady Broughton, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Laszlo, Philip Alexius de (1869-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Belle Epoque - The Interrupted Letter 1890
Vintage photogravure engraving of a young french woman writing a love letter. Les Saisons: Le Panorama 1890

Penelope (Pitt), Viscountess Ligonier, 1770 (oil on canvas)
HEH416306 Penelope (Pitt), Viscountess Ligonier, 1770 (oil on canvas) by Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-88); 240x156.8 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Patience on a Monument, pub. 1791 (hand coloured engraving)
3025371 Patience on a Monument, pub. 1791 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Study for Adele Bloch-Bauer II, 1911 (pencil on paper)
CH429898 Study for Adele Bloch-Bauer II, 1911 (pencil on paper) by Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918); 56.7x37.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Where Did I Put the Tickets?, 1906 (oil on canvas)
5165299 Where Did I Put the Tickets?, 1906 (oil on canvas) by Wenzell, Albert Beck (1864-1917); 100.3x80 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

La Belle Assemblee, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1787 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190148 La Belle Assemblee, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1787 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 24.8x35.1 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, c. 1775-76 (oil on canvas)
HEH416352 Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, c.1775-76 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 239.4x147.5 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

A Bouquet of the Last Century, pub. 1802 (hand coloured engraving)
3051747 A Bouquet of the Last Century, pub. 1802 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary)

The Moment of Imagination, pub. 1785 (hand coloured engraving)
2490024 The Moment of Imagination, pub. 1785 (hand coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Topham (1751-1820); Mrs

Ruth Raymond Carhart, c. 1921 (bronze & green patina)
CH426422 Ruth Raymond Carhart, c.1921 (bronze & green patina) by Troubetzkoy, Prince Paul Petrovic (1866-1938); height: 41.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Bust of Empress Josephine (Sevres biscuit) (see also 698747)
698746 Bust of Empress Josephine (Sevres biscuit) (see also 698747) by Bosio, Francois Joseph, Baron (1768-1845) (after); 59x38x22 cm; BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt

Lady Godivas Rout, or Peeping-Tom spying out Pope-Joan
NCO191711 Lady Godivas Rout, or Peeping-Tom spying out Pope-Joan, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Patience on a Monument, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1791 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO191231 Patience on a Monument, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1791 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Isabella Seymour Conway, Viscountess Beauchamp, later Marchioness of Hertford, c
HEH416346 Isabella Seymour Conway, Viscountess Beauchamp, later Marchioness of Hertford, c.1789 (oil on canvas) by Hoppner, John (1758-1810); 76.2x63.8 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum

Portrait of the Marchesa Luisa Casati with a greyhound, 1908 (oil on canvas)
CH426418 Portrait of the Marchesa Luisa Casati with a greyhound, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); 253.4x140.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Luisa)

A Duchess (The Blue Dress), c. 1866 (oil on panel)
CLK339845 A Duchess (The Blue Dress), c.1866 (oil on panel) by Stevens, Alfred Emile (1823-1906); 31.4x26 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; Belgian

Portrait of Emma Hart as a Sybil (oil on canvas)
OJ451935 Portrait of Emma Hart as a Sybil (oil on canvas) by Vigee-Lebrun, Elisabeth Louise (1755-1842); 137.2 x 98.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Emma Hart (1765-1815); later Lady Hamilton

Portrait of a lady, probably Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, Duchesse de Luynes Puis de
747057 Portrait of a lady, probably Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, Duchesse de Luynes Puis de Chevreuse (oil on panel) by Leblond

Emma Hart in a white turban, c. 1791 (oil on canvas)
HEH416360 Emma Hart in a white turban, c.1791 (oil on canvas) by Romney, George (1734-1802); 81.3x65.4 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Mabel Couper (pen & ink on paper)
476623 Mabel Couper (pen & ink on paper) by Hunter, George Leslie (1877-1931); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

Democratic Levelling: Alliance a la Francaise, or The Union of the Coronet
NCO193103 Democratic Levelling: Alliance a la Francaise, or The Union of the Coronet and the Clyster-Pipe, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II, 1912 (oil on canvas)
CH429899 Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918); 190x120 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Comtesse d Egmont Pignatelli in Spanish Costume, 1763 (oil on canvas)
488014 The Comtesse d Egmont Pignatelli in Spanish Costume, 1763 (oil on canvas) by Roslin, Alexander (1718-93); 136.2x103.2 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Bust of Empress Josephine (Sevres biscuit) (detail) (see also 698746)
698747 Bust of Empress Josephine (Sevres biscuit) (detail) (see also 698746) by Bosio, Francois Joseph, Baron (1768-1845) (after); 59x38x22 cm; BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan

Elizabeth Chudleigh (1720-88) Dressed in the Character of Iphigenia (engraving
XJF201243 Elizabeth Chudleigh (1720-88) Dressed in the Character of Iphigenia (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Princely Idyl, Clara Ward, 1897 (colour litho)
5669182 A Princely Idyl, Clara Ward, 1897 (colour litho) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 37.9x27.6 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Clara Ward)

The Moment of Imagination, 1785
The Moment of Imagination, pub. 1785 (hand coloured engraving)

Portrait of Mademoiselle Caroline Riviere (1793-1803) 1805 (oil on canvas)
XIR2997 Portrait of Mademoiselle Caroline Riviere (1793-1803) 1805 (oil on canvas) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); 100x70 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Madame Aglae Sabatier, known as Apollonie Sabatier, 1847 (marble)
XIR414552 Madame Aglae Sabatier, known as Apollonie Sabatier, 1847 (marble) by Clesinger, Jean Baptiste Auguste (1814-83); 66.5x44.5x30 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris

Glamorous woman in evening gown adjusting stockings, portrait, (B&W)

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Step into the world of society beauty, where elegance and grace reign supreme. From Emma Hart's enchanting straw hat to Madame Recamier's timeless allure, these captivating portraits capture the essence of a bygone era. In Emma Hart's portrait, her delicate features are framed by a straw hat, exuding an air of innocence and charm. Her eyes sparkle with youthful vitality, hinting at the captivating woman she would become as Lady Hamilton. Madame Recamier's engraved portrait showcases her ethereal beauty. With soft curls cascading down her shoulders and a serene expression on her face, she epitomizes sophistication and refinement, and is no wonder that she was considered one of the most beautiful women in Paris during her time. The Honourable Mrs. Caroline Norton and her Sisters radiate elegance in their collective portrait. Their fashionable attire reflects the trends of 1847 while emphasizing their individuality. Each sister possesses a unique allure that adds depth to this captivating composition. Lady Anstruther's oil painting captures her regal poise effortlessly. The artist skillfully portrays every intricate detail of her lavish gown and elaborate hairstyle, showcasing the opulence associated with high society during the 18th century. As we delve deeper into 18th-century fashion, we encounter iconic figures such as Marie Antoinette and Princess Lamballe who set trends that still resonate today. Their extravagant gowns adorned with lace, silk ribbons, and ornate accessories exemplify aristocratic style at its finest. Parisian fashion played an integral role in shaping societal standards throughout this period. The city became synonymous with impeccable taste as it birthed influential trendsetters like Madame de Pompadour – known for introducing innovative hairstyles – or Baronesses whose ensembles were nothing short of breathtakingly elegant. Duchesses embraced opulent fabrics like velvet or brocade while Marquises showcased their status through sumptuous jewelry adorning their necks and wrists.