French school, second half of the 15th century.
Portrait of Margaret of York (1446 – 1503), wife of Charles the Bold. The lady with the hennin.
Portrait of Margaret of York. The lady with the hennin.
Category: Europe
Fashion and Costume History of Europe.
The palanquin. France 18th century. Louis Quinze style furniture.
Europe. 18th century. France. Magnificent armchair. Second half of the century. The palanquin.
Crowns and scepters of the Merovingian and Carolingian Frankish kings.
Carolingian Frankish crowns of Pippin and Charlemagne. Merovingian Crowns of Clovis, of his four sons Theuderich, Chlodomer, Childebert and Chlothar.
Furniture from the era of Louis XVI. The litter. Rococo 18th c.
The palanquin of Queen Maria Lesczinska. Litter from carved and gilded wood, painted with flowers and cupids. The Independence Candelabra.
Naples Italy. A calessino, or hired carriage, Hackney chaise.
A calessino. Italian scenery; representing the manners, customs, and amusements of the different states of Italy.
Médaillier in the form of a chest of drawers. Rococo furniture, Style rocaille.
The Médaillier is considered one of the most beautiful creations of French furniture from the early days of Louis XV’s reign, showing a mixture of motifs from ancient art and fantasies in the rococo style. Louis-quinze (style rocaille).
Fourreau élégant. La bonne petite Soeur promenant son petit frère. 1786.
La bonne petite Soeur promenant son petit frère. Elle est Coiffée d’un Chapeau à la sicilienne et vêtue d’un Fourreau élégant.
Cartouches. Specimens. Peinture en camaïeu. France 18th century.
THIS plate terminates the series in which we have successively represented the different phases of the cartouche.
An old woman reading with spectacles by Rembrand. Portrait of his mother.
The Wilton picture is mentioned by Gambarini as: “Rembrandt — an old woman reading with spectacles.” It was therefore in the collection before 1730.
Icelandic Costume. Travels in Iceland during the summer of the year 1810.
Travels in the island of Iceland during the summer of the year MDCCCX, by George Steuart Mackenzie a. o.