Governess Collection

Marie Curie
Born in Poland in 1867, after receiving her secondary education she worked as a governess for eight years. Marie moved to Paris and read Physics at the Sorbonne

Governess or nanny with baby in pram Victorian period

English huntsman making a dangerous jump over a stone wall beneath a low branch, 19th century. Facey Romford hitting his head on a branch during a fox-hunt. Rot the beggar, exclaims Romford

Victorian Greeting Card - Owl Finishing School
Governess and eight owlets out for a stroll. Date: circa 1890

The Governess - woman walking with a child in a garden. early 19th century

SOCIAL / GOVERNESS 1885
A governess in a country house with brother and sister pupils Date: 1885

Cartoon, Late from School-Room 1860
A small girl reads out aloud to her governess. Date: 1860

Queen Elizabeth II visiting Dartmouth College in 1939
Thirteen year old Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret Rose, accompanied by their governess, Marion Crawford attend a service at the college chapel at the Royal Naval College at Darmouth

Governess and young child look wistfully at portrait of a handsome soldier - perhaps it is the childs Father? Date: circa 1890s

Governess
Young girl dressed as the governess, teaching her dolls to count. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: circa 1908

Christmas 1918 in A Ward at Quex Park VAD Hospital
A Ward in the Drawing Room of Quex House on Christmas Day 1918. The room is highly decorated with flags, greetings, paper decorations and festive greenery

Cartoon, The new Fraulein, WW1
Cartoon, The new Fraulein. An elderly French man asks his two granddaughters what they think of the new Fraulein (presumably their governess)

The Family Governess
She only said, " My life is dreary." Date: 1840

The Holiday Governess de Luxe. by Charles Robinson
An illustration by Charles Robinson (Brother of William Heath Robinson) of two children being carried by their Governess back to shore

Lesson - Medieval France
PATIENCE A medieval lady teaches two young children to read the alphabet, whilst an older girl watches on holding a spool of wound thread

Lady Charlotte Finch
Lady CHARLOTTE FINCH (nee Fermor) daughter of the earl of Pembroke, wife of William Finch, governess to the royal children

Governess and Pupils
Four children have a reading lesson with their governess

Victoria / 12th Birthday
On her 12th birthday, Victoria learns from her governess how near she is to the throne

Saluting Governess
The German governess salutes as she shows her pupils where Germany is on the map

Servants / Interview / 1896
" Not a love affair, I hope " A young woman seeking a position as a ladys companion is interviewed by a stern agent eager to ascertain why she left her last position. Date: 1896

Contrast in Costume 1857
The mistress of the house and the nursery-governess in their everyday clothes - a contrast in domestic costume

PUPILS & GOV NESS (1882)
A Governess and her pupils are interrupted by the maid entering the room

Livery Stable Card
At a livery stable you can hire a waggonette, a landau, a dog cart, a governess car or a saddle horse - smart equipages for wedding parties - good horses and steady drivers

Lady Mary Vere
Lady MARY VERE - wife (1) of William Hobby, and (2) sir Horace Vere : governess to the dukes of York and Gloucster, and the princess Elizabeth. - with her autograph

LEHZEN (1784 - 1870)
Louise, Baroness Lehzen Governess to Queen Victoria (when a Princess)

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