This is Renée de Lorraine, daughter of the Duke of Lorraine François I” and Christine of Danemarck.
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L’Étude, dit aussi parfois Le Chant. J. H. Fragonard
The painting, called “The Study” before the subject was identified in 2011
Marguerite de Valois-Angoulême, duchesse de Berry
Marguerite de France was the fourth daughter of King Francis I of France and Claude, Duchess of Brittany
Portrait of Queen Catherine Paulovna of Württemberg
Miniature portrait of Queen Katharina Paulowna (Romanova) of Württemberg c.1820, daughter of Paul I of Russia by Dietrich Jakob Christian Mathes.
The Portrait Miniature in Germany. 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.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com