Courtier Collection

Thomas Wyatt / Holbein
sir THOMAS WYATT poet, statesman, courtier, diplomat

MURASAKI SHIKIBU (c. 978 - c. 1014). Japanese writer
MURASAKI SHIKIBU (c. 978 - c.1014). Japanese writer. Illustration of a court lady of the Heian period. Illustration of Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji), which chronicles the life of Prince Genji

Poster, Rudge Cycles, made by Raleigh Industries of Nottingham. With a bowing Sir Walter Raleigh, Elizabethan courtier

King George V on horseback, Hyde Park, London
King George V on horseback in Central London. This is the first photograph of him taking his morning ride since his accession to the throne

16th Century Cavalry
A young man in the suite of the emperor Carl V : his horse is partially armoured, and both rider and mount are heavily ornamented as befits an imperial courtier

Woman in a ball gown with mask, 1788
Woman in a ball gown, with chapeau topped with a pouf decorated with ribbons and laurel leaves, fichu, corset in English taffeta, and blue taffeta petticoat

Statue of Li Hongzhang, Xujiahui, China
Statue of Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), at Xujiahui (Zikawei, Siccawei, Siccawi) in the Xuhui District of Shanghai. Li Hongzhang (also Li Hung-chang)

Feast in front of a palace (12th-13th c. ). Japanese
Feast in front of a palace (12th-13th c.). Japanese

Henry Lord Jermyn
HENRY lord JERMYN, earl of St Albans courtier, in exile during the commonwealth, chiefly known for his greed and avarice with his autograph

Mike Parker, equerry to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Lieutenant-Commander John Michael Avison Parker, CVO, AM (23 June 1920 29 December 2001), Australian who served as an officer of the Royal Navy (RN), and as Private Secretary to Prince Philip

Wallis Simpson with Mr and Mrs Herman Rogers
Wallis Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor, pictured with close friends, Herman and Katherine Rogers, her hosts at the Villa Lou Viei in Cannes during the abdication crisis

Lord Althorp and Lady Adelaide Spencer in The Tatler
Page from The Tatler featuring (right), Albert Edward John, Seventh Earl Spencer (1892 - 1975), grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales

Two-person horse-drawn carriage called a vis-a-vis a l anglaise, English face to face. Built by M. Herve, master carriage builder of rue Feydeau

Woman in huge hats from the court of Marie Antoinette
Woman in sky-blue caraco wearing a huge straw hat lined with pink satin and decorated with ribbons, and woman in pink caraco with large hat in taffeta and gauze, decorated with artificial flowers

One of Les Mignons at the court of King Henry III of France
A Mignon, one of the dainty ones at the court of King Henri III of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a caricature in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 59 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

Courtier Duke Beggar Woman Child Crown Leaves
courtier, Duke, beggar, woman, child, crown, leaves, finger, handcolored, engraving, Chretien, Mechel, Hans, Holbein, Triumph, Death, original, drawing, Peter, Paul, Rubens, skeleton, history

RESPECTS DEAD PHARAOH
A courtier pays his respects to the dead Pharaoh, enclosed in his magnificent tomb, not yet pillaged, ravaged, vandalised and looted. Date: 1325 BC

Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter KG PC
Vintage 19th century photograph: Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter KG PC (2 July 1795 - 16 January 1867), styled Lord Burghley until 1804, was a British peer, courtier, and Tory politician

Dolls of courtiers Princess Collorowsky and Lady Pauline
Dolls representing courtiers Josephine Princess Collorowsky and Lady Pauline. Wooden dolls dressed by the young Princess Victoria. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H

Dolls of courtiers Lady Shrewsbury and the Duchess of Guido
Dolls representing courtiers Lady Shrewsbury and the Duchess of Guido. Wooden dolls dressed by the young Princess Victoria. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H

Doll representing children of courtier Lady Isabella Poulteney and ivory toy dog. Wooden doll dressed by the young Princess Victoria. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H

Dolls of the children of the Earl and Countess of Leicester
Dolls representing the children of the Earl and Countess of Leicester on a satin coverlet. Wooden dolls dressed by the young Princess Victoria

Dolls of the babies of courtier Alice, Countess of Rothesay
Dolls representing the twin babies of courtier Alice, Countess of Rothesay, in a cradle of satin and lace. Wooden dolls dressed by the young Princess Victoria

Dolls representing courtier Alice, Countess of Rothesay, and twin babies. Wooden dolls dressed by the young Princess Victoria. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H

Doll representing housekeeper Mrs. Martha with toy dresser and mirror. Wooden doll dressed by the young Princess Victoria. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H

Doll representing courtier Juno, Countess of Durham, in a green satin outfit for the opera. Wooden doll dressed by the young Princess Victoria

Doll representing courtier Mary, Lady Roxburgh, in a bright yellow silk frock and lace bonnet with blue ribbons. Wooden doll dressed by the young Princess Victoria

Dolls of courtiers Countess of Jedburgh and Duchess
Dolls of courtiers Philippa Countess of Jedburgh and Duchess of Orleans in tea-tray hats. Wooden dolls dressed by the young Princess Victoria

Dolls of Sylvie Leconte, Brocard and Zephyrine Galebstie
Dolls of ballet dancers Mlle. Sylvie Leconte, Mlle. Brocard and Mlle. Zephyrine Galebstie. Wooden dolls dressed by the young Princess Victoria

Doll of courtier Lady Maria Arnold. Wooden doll dressed by the young Princess Victoria. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H

Dolls of courtier Lady Newport and ballerina Leontine
Dolls of courtier Lady Newport and ballet dancer Mlle. Leontine Heberle in the ballet l Anneau Magique. Wooden dolls dressed by the young Princess Victoria

Woman of the nobility or courtier in silk kimono walking
Woman of the nobility or courtier in silk kimono with cypress fan walking in a garden under cherry blossoms. Handcoloured ukiyo-e woodblock print by Toyokuni Utagawa from Shikitei Sanbas Ehon Imayo

London Docks, Greenwich Hospital and Chelsea Hospital. Entrance to the new London docks opened in 1805 in Wapping 85, disabled Navy pensioners at Greenwich Hospital 86

Scenes from the islands of West Africa, 1820
Christopher Columbus in the Azores looking toward America 28, birds in the Canary Islands 29, and Napoleon Bonapartes prison Longwood House on St. Helena 30

Costumes of priests, women and children from the 12th century. From a painting in Saint Peters Basilica, Rome. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Sir William Edmonstone, naval commander and politician
Admiral Sir William Edmonstone (1810-1888), Scottish naval commander, courtier and Conservative politician. Seen here with a horse. 1874

Sir Henry Guildford, English courtier, by Holbein
Portrait of Sir Henry Guildford (1489-1532), English courtier, by Hans Holbein the Younger. He was Master of the Horse and Comptroller of the Royal Household. 16th century

Hairstyles of Josephine de Beauharnais, 1788, later wife to Napoleon, from murals in the bathrooms at Malmaison in the Roman style

Noble woman in Tricolor outfit, 1789
Noble woman wearing the colours of the Tricolor revolutionary flag, 1789. She wears a blue short redingote, short floral petticoat, and carries a red parasol

Women in hairstyles and hats of 1788
Woman in a gauze pouf hat decorated with ribbons and plumes, and woman in a gauze pouf hat decorated with artificial roses and plumes. Both in hairstyles of ringlets and curls by M

Man in fashionable suit, 1788
Man in suit of moss-green satin, white hose, tricorn hat, shoes with silver buckles and an epee. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times

Fashionable hats of 1788
Woman in large striped bonnet-hat over a gauze night cap, and woman in black felt hat with feather trim, ribbons and plumes

Woman in the fashion of 1788
Woman in jacket of Naples blue, petticoat in Naples yellow, large fichu jabot, straw hat decorated with a large violet ribbon tied to the front of her bodice

Women in fashionable hats of 1788
Woman in bonnet-hat in red, green and white, with yellow plumes and artificial roses, and woman in hat of gauze and taffeta surmounted by feathers

Fashionable armchairs of 1788: a bergere in striped silk and carved walnut, and a fauteuil in Aubusson tapestry and carved walnut

Woman in see-through muslin shirt dress, 1788
Woman in linen gauze bonnet decorated with pearls, see-through muslin shirt-dress with black belt worn over a pink taffeta corset and petticoat

Woman in yellow taffeta demi-redingote, 1788
Woman in canary-yellow taffeta demi-redingote, pink pointed bodice, white taffeta petticoat, and fichu. Her straw hat is decorated with ribbons and plumes

Woman in mourning dress of black taffeta, 1788
Woman in mourning dress of black taffeta, fichu of white Italian gauze, and bonnet-hat in white crepe. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times

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