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Contessa Collection

Background imageContessa Collection: Contessa Adele Ganucci Cancellieri

Contessa Adele Ganucci Cancellieri
A portrait painting of Italian Countess Adele Ganucci Cancellieri, wearing a black dress with lace trim decorations. Date: circa 1915

Background imageContessa Collection: Large marble mosaic discovered in Pompeii, October 24, 1801

Large marble mosaic discovered in Pompeii, October 24, 1801
Large marble mosaic discovered near the Casa del Fauno, House of the Faun, Pompeii, October 24 1801. It shows a battle scene between two armies on horseback in chariots armed with lances

Background imageContessa Collection: Matilda of Tuscany (1046-1115). Italian noble. Engraving. Co

Matilda of Tuscany (1046-1115). Italian noble. Engraving. Co
Matilda of Tuscany or Matilda of Canossa (1046-1115). Italian noblewoman. Supporter of Pope Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy. Engraving by R. Brend Amour. La Ilustracion, 1887. Colored

Background imageContessa Collection: The Queen of Spain and her two daughters

The Queen of Spain and her two daughters
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (18871969), Queen of Spain (centre) pictured with her two daughters, (on the right) Infanta Beatriz of Spain

Background imageContessa Collection: Camilla Dal Verme

Camilla Dal Verme
CAMILLA VALENTI, contessa DAL VERME wife of il conte Giacomo Michele Dal Verme, her virtues praised by Bernardo Tasso in his Amadigi Date: 1520 - ?

Background imageContessa Collection: Contessa Potocka

Contessa Potocka
EMMANUELA PIGNATELLI, contessa POTOCKI - society hostess in Paris : Proust was one of her visitors, Maupassant one of her (many) lovers. Date: 1852 - 1930

Background imageContessa Collection: Contessa Oldi - 1

Contessa Oldi - 1
CONTESSA OLDI Lady-of-Honour to Queen Caroline, wife of George (IV), a witness at her trial. Date: CIRCA 1815 - 1821

Background imageContessa Collection: Contessa Oldi - 2

Contessa Oldi - 2
CONTESSA OLDI Lady-of-Honour to Queen Caroline, wife of George (IV), a witness at her trial. Date: CIRCA 1815 - 1821

Background imageContessa Collection: Contessa Castiglione Pho

Contessa Castiglione Pho
VIRGINIA OLDONI, contessa CASTIGLIONE much photographed Italian beauty, mistress (?) of Napoleon III, known as la divina contessa, relative of Cavour, photo 1865. Date: 1837 - 1899

Background imageContessa Collection: Maria Contessa Branconi

Maria Contessa Branconi
MARIA ANTONIA contessa BRANCONI Italian lady, associated with Goethe. Date: 1751 - ?

Background imageContessa Collection: The Contessa Marconi

The Contessa Marconi
MARIA CHRISTINA BEZZI SALI, the Contessa Marconi, wife of wireless pioneer Guglielmo Marconi and society beauty. Exclusive Bystander colour photograph

Background imageContessa Collection: Casanovas Wax Image

Casanovas Wax Image
The Italian adventurer CASANOVA inspects the wax image of himself made by a witch for a Spanish contessa who wished him harm


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