Society Life Collection (page 7)

Design for a Garden, c. 1700 (colour litho)
472930 Design for a Garden, c.1700 (colour litho) by Leth, Hendrick de & Brouerius Van Nidek, Mattheus (fl.1700) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: Het Zegenptalent Kennemerlant)

Dancers in a Pavilion, 1720s (oil on canvas)
491199 Dancers in a Pavilion, 1720s (oil on canvas) by Pater, Jean-Baptiste Joseph (1695-1736); 55.3x47 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

A Garden Party (pen & wash on paper)
476624 A Garden Party (pen & wash on paper) by Hunter, George Leslie (1877-1931); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

Caricature Ornaments for Screens, 1800 (hand-coloured engraving)
708892 Caricature Ornaments for Screens, 1800 (hand-coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

The Mandolin Shop (oil on panel)
709424 The Mandolin Shop (oil on panel) by Capobianchi, Vincenzo (1817-76); 50.8x64.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

For a Good Boy, 1880 (oil on canvas)
704540 For a Good Boy, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Hayllar, Mary (fl.1880-85); 41.3x29.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Un Grand Personnage, c. 1828 (hand-coloured litho)
740231 Un Grand Personnage, c.1828 (hand-coloured litho) by Monnier, Henri Bonaventure (1799-1877); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Grand Personnage)

Je n aime pas les epinards, c. 1828 (hand-coloured litho)
740229 Je n aime pas les epinards, c.1828 (hand-coloured litho) by Monnier, Henri Bonaventure (1799-1877); Private Collection; (add.info.: Je n aime pas les epinards.. et j en suis bien aise)

Le Marais, illustration from Six Quartiers de Paris by Henri Monnier
740221 Le Marais, illustration from Six Quartiers de Paris by Henri Monnier, lithographed by F.S. Delpech, pub. Paris, c.1828 (hand-coloured litho) by Monnier

Chaussee d Antin, illustration from Six Quartiers de Paris by Henri Monnier
740220 Chaussee d Antin, illustration from Six Quartiers de Paris by Henri Monnier, lithographed by F.S. Delpech, pub. Paris, c.1828 (hand-coloured litho) by Monnier

Quartier de la Bourse, illustration from Six Quartiers de Paris
740219 Quartier de la Bourse, illustration from Six Quartiers de Paris by Henri Monnier, lithographed by F.S. Delpech, pub

The Hotel Veranda, c. 1904 (b / w photo)
JHL358844 The Hotel Veranda, c.1904 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Savoy Hotel, Cairo; ); English, out of copyright

Old English Sports and Games: Bowls, 1901 (colour litho)
BSA408878 Old English Sports and Games: Bowls, 1901 (colour litho) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); 30.5x35.6 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English

Old English Sports and Games: Hawking, 1901 (colour litho)
BSA408875 Old English Sports and Games: Hawking, 1901 (colour litho) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); 30.5x35.6 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English

Manners and customs of later Greece - a festive household, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World
LLM438558 Manners and customs of later Greece - a festive household, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World, published c.1880 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

The Cardinals first visit
CH18714 The Cardinals first visit by Caccidrelli, Victor (1821-94); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Masked figures taking coffee in the Caffe Florian, Venice (oil on canvas)
6256751 Masked figures taking coffee in the CaffA Florian, Venice (oil on canvas) by Guardi, Francesco (1712-93) (attr. to); 31.8x40.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian

A Fete Champetre
CH35375 A Fete Champetre by Pater, Jean-Baptiste Joseph (1695-1736); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The Accomplice
BAL38541 The Accomplice by Cabuzel, Auguste Maurice (b.1878) (fl.1911-39); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

L assemblee nationale: - or - grand co-operation meeting at St. Anns Hill, pub
2655347 L assemblee nationale: - or - grand co-operation meeting at St. Anns Hill, pub. 1804 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Postcard depicting the terrace of the Meierei-Tivoli cafe, Schonbrunn Quarter
CHT167975 Postcard depicting the terrace of the Meierei-Tivoli cafe, Schonbrunn Quarter, Vienna (colour litho) by Austrian School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Austrian

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)

Les Graces, Inconveniences in Quadrille Dancing, 1817 (etching
4969081 Les Graces, Inconveniences in Quadrille Dancing, 1817 (etching, hand-coloured on wove paper) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); 25x35 cm; New York Public Library

Figures pulling a barrel on a trolley in the Tuileries Gardens
1163179 Figures pulling a barrel on a trolley in the Tuileries Gardens, 1760 (etching) (pair to 1163178) by Saint-Aubin, Gabriel de (1724-80); 9.9x19.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Russian Ballet, Champs-Elysees: Les Sylphides, 1932 (Bodycolour on linen)
1217609 Russian Ballet, Champs-Elysees: Les Sylphides, 1932 (Bodycolour on linen) by Somov, Konstantin Andreevic (1869-1939); 15.7x24.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Russian ballet, 1930 (bodycolour within a delineated border in black ink on cream paper)
1217604 Russian ballet, 1930 (bodycolour within a delineated border in black ink on cream paper) by Somov, Konstantin Andreevic (1869-1939); 12.3x13.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Broomwood House, Broomwood Road: rear elevation, London, 1890 (b / w photo)
1786213 Broomwood House, Broomwood Road: rear elevation, London, 1890 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Battersea)

British Museum, the Additional Library, from London Interiors with their Costumes
931680 British Museum, the Additional Library, from London Interiors with their Costumes and Ceremonies pub. Joseph Mead, London, c.1843 (steel engraving) by Shepherd

The Chushingura drama parodied by famous beauties: Act 1, c. 1795 (colour woodblock print)
3071970 The Chushingura drama parodied by famous beauties: Act 1, c.1795 (colour woodblock print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 38.7x25.7 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Pavillon de la Societe, dans le bois de la Haye, c. 1895 (photochrom)
876300 Pavillon de la Societe, dans le bois de la Haye, c.1895 (photochrom) by Belgian School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Belgian, out of copyright

Musee des moeurs en actions: La valse a Mabille, engraved by Gustave Barry (fl
877075 Musee des moeurs en actions: La valse A Mabille, engraved by Gustave Barry (fl.1848-82), 1848-82 (chromolithograph, partly hand coloured, on wove paper) by Linder

Garden (litho)
780238 Garden (litho) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The Tea Party (oil on panel)
778886 The Tea Party (oil on panel) by Veith, Edouard (1856-1925); 22.8x31.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Elegant company playing the game of La Main Chaude in an interior (oil on panel)
872368 Elegant company playing the game of La Main Chaude in an interior (oil on panel) by Lamen, Christoffel Jacobsz van der (1606-51); 58.4x89.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

An elegant company in an interior with a matrimonial dispute (oil on canvas)
872367 An elegant company in an interior with a matrimonial dispute (oil on canvas) by Janssens, Hieronymus (1624-93) (follower of); 58.4x79.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch

Vis A Vis, illustration from Fashionable Bores or Coolers in High Life
939120 Vis A Vis, illustration from Fashionable Bores or Coolers in High Life by Peter Quiz, pub. Thomas McLean, London 1824 (hand-coloured engraving) by Egerton

The Unpleasant Rencontre, illustration from Fashionable Bores or Coolers in High
939119 The Unpleasant Rencontre, illustration from Fashionable Bores or Coolers in High Life by Peter Quiz, pub. Thomas McLean, London 1824 (hand-coloured engraving) by Egerton

The Pressing Invitation, illustration from Fashionable Bores or Coolers in High
939117 The Pressing Invitation, illustration from Fashionable Bores or Coolers in High Life by Peter Quiz, pub. Thomas McLean, London 1824 (hand-coloured engraving) by Egerton

The Silent Rebuke, illustration from Fashionable Bores or Coolers in High Life
939111 The Silent Rebuke, illustration from Fashionable Bores or Coolers in High Life by Peter Quiz, pub. Thomas McLean, London 1824 (hand-coloured engraving) by Egerton

Unidentified informal group portrait at a picnic, c. 1910 (b / w photo)
1078736 Unidentified informal group portrait at a picnic, c.1910 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Rubber-neck auto, Riverside Drive, New York, N. Y. 1900 (b / w photo)
867596 Rubber-neck auto, Riverside Drive, New York, N.Y. 1900 (b/w photo) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

During a performance at Hammersteins Paradise Gardens, New York, c. 1900-06
867592 During a performance at Hammersteins Paradise Gardens, New York, c.1900-06 (b/w photo) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Manhasset, tennis at Manhanset House, Shelter Island, N. Y. c. 1904 (b / w photo)
867591 Manhasset, tennis at Manhanset House, Shelter Island, N.Y. c.1904 (b/w photo) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

After The Ball, 1869
BAL40919 After The Ball, 1869 by Firmin-Girard, Marie Francois (1838-1921); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

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Step into the world of society life, where elegance and refinement reign supreme. From the exquisite Afternoon Tea depicted in oil on canvas to the anticipation of A Coming Event, this collection captures the essence of high society. Transport yourself to a bygone era with Old English Sports and Games: Cricket, a vibrant lithograph that showcases the leisurely pursuits of the upper class. Feel the excitement at Race Course, as watercolors and gouache bring to life the thrill of horse racing. Experience The Change through an evocative oil painting from 1823, capturing societal transformations over time. Witness fashion's influence with Dressed by Barclay, a stunning pochoir print showcasing glamorous attire from 1919-21. Marvel at Barclay Nice's intricate details in another pochoir print that exudes sophistication. Indulge in opulence at Maxim's, an iconic establishment that has long been synonymous with luxury dining experiences. Join in on a lively card game portrayed on canvas and immerse yourself in its competitive spirit. Travel back centuries as you witness The members of the fencer's guild welcoming the Abbot of Sint-Michiels through an oil painting from 1746. Remembering National Festivities of 1880 transports you to a time when patriotism was celebrated with grandeur. Finally, be enchanted by Portrait of Porten family taking tea in a lavish interior; it encapsulates familial bonds amidst luxurious surroundings. These artworks offer glimpses into society life throughout history—moments frozen in time that allow us to appreciate both its splendor and complexities.