Miniature portrait of Queen Katharina Paulowna (Romanova) of Württemberg c.1820, daughter of Paul I of Russia by Dietrich Jakob Christian Mathes.
Portrait of Queen Catherine Paulovna of Württemberg
Portrait Miniature of Henriette by Franz Napoleon Heigel.
Franz Napoleon Heigel. Portrait of his sister Henriette, c. 1835. German Biedermeier.
Claude Gouffier. French nobleman and book collector. 16th c.
He was Duc de Roannais, Marquis de Boisy, Comte de Maulévrier, Comte de Caravas, Seigneur d’Oiron, Grand Stable Master of France.
King Charles IX, Duke of Orleans as child, 16th c.
His reign was dominated by civil wars and the infamous massacre of French Protestants on St Bartholomew’s Eve.
Jeanne d’Albret Queen of Navarre. 16th century.
Jeanne d’Albret was one of the most active and influential women in France around the middle of the 16th century.
The schoolmistress by Jean Honoré Fragonard
French Rococo. The schoolmistress – Dites donc s’il vous plaît c.1780 by Jean Honoré Fragonard
Innocence Carried Away by Love, or The Triumph of Hymen.
L’Innocence entraînée par l’Amour ou le Triomphe de l’Hymen (c.1750). Jean-Baptiste Greuze.
Old Ghiordes rug 18th c.
Ghiordes (Asia Minor) Rug. One of the most highly prized by collectors.
Caravansary at Kustchiuk Czemege
Caravansaries are public edifices established in almost every town and village throughout the Turkish empire
The Mignons of Henri III. of France
The Mignons of Henri III. of France put on make-up and powder, wore earrings, lace and tinsel.