Maria Collection (page 3)

Ballestilla. 16th century
Ballestilla (Jacob's staff). Navigational instrument used to calculate the height of the sun and other celestial bodies over the horizon for use in nautical navigation. 16th century

Maria Pita (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. Anonymous portrait
Maria Pita (Maria Mayor Fernandez de Camara y Pita) (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. King Philip II awarded her the rank of ensign for the defense of Corunna in 1589 against the attack of the English

Maria Pita - Spanish heroine. Memorial of Maria Pita
Maria Pita (Maria Mayor Fernandez de Camara y Pita) (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. King Philip II awarded her the rank of ensign for the defense of Corunna in 1589 against the attack of the English

Simon Arnao Date with Juan Caina, Mayor of Cambre and others on the restitution of properties owned by Maria Pita, 1586. From the Archive of the Kingdom of Galicia. Maria Pita House Museum

Maria Pita - Spanish heroine
Maria Pita (Maria Mayor Fernandez de Camara y Pita) (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. Philip II awarded her the rank of ensign for the defense of Corunna against the attack of the English Armada in 1589

Martin de Cavalar with Maria Pita on the ordinary writ concerning the place of Ledono (Lendoiro), 1616. Mayor Fernandez Pita claimed some properties that Martin de Cavalar had acquired from Francisco

Maria Pita - Spanish heroine. Death Certificate
Maria Pita (Maria Mayor Fernandez de Camara y Pita) (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. King Philip II awarded her the rank of ensign for the defense of Corunna against the attack of the English Armada

Letter sent by King Philip II to City Council of La Coruna
Philip II (1527-1598). King of Spain. Letter sent by King Philip II to the City Council of La Coruna thanking the city for its resistance to the English siege

The English Armada. Statement of causes which moved the chief commanders of the Navy of Her Most Excellent Majesty the Queen of England on the Voyage and Expedition to Portugal

Ephemeris expeditionis Norreysii & Draki in Lusitaniam
The English Armada. Ephemeris expeditionis Norreysii & Draki in Lusitaniam. Account of the expedition of Francis Drake and John Norris in 1589 against the Spanish-Portuguese ports

Siege of Corunna by the English Armada, 1589
Diary and relation of the siege of Corunna by the English Armada, 1589, by Captain Juan Varela. Manuscript, facsimile of the 19th century. From the Royal Galician Academy. Maria Pita House Museum

Maria Pita House Museum. Exterior facade. Corunna, Galicia, Spain

Prince of Asturias wearing the cross of Maria Isabel Luisa
The Prince of Asturias (future Alfonso XII, 1857-1885) wearing the cross of Maria Isabel Luisa. Chromolithography by J. Donon

Monastery of Santa Maria. Cloister of the Porteria. Built between 1575 and 1578 in Renaissance style. It is attributed to the master Juan de la Sierra the Elder

Cercedilla, Madrid
A landscape painting of the countryside of Cercedilla, a municipality in Madrid, Spain, red roofed houses are scattered over the area, between woodlands, roads and hills. Date: circa 1920

Serenata On The Grand Canal, Venice
This mezzotint in colours shows the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, a church opened in 1687, designed by architect, Baldassare Longhena, situated along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy

RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's memorial plaque
RMS Titanic - property of Maria Robinson, fiancee of Wallace Hartley, bandleader and violinist, who died in the disaster. Extremely rare, possibly unique, In Memory plaque printed May 1912

RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's brooch
RMS Titanic - property of Maria Robinson, fiancee of Wallace Hartley, bandleader and violinist, who died in the disaster. An early 20th century gold

RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's gold memorial medal
RMS Titanic - property of Maria Robinson, fiancee of Wallace Hartley, bandleader and violinist, who died in the disaster. A 9 carat gold round medallion, unnamed, with hallmarks for Birmingham 1912

RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's locket and brooch
RMS Titanic - property of Maria Robinson, fiancee of Wallace Hartley, bandleader and violinist, who died in the disaster. A 9 carat rose gold small oval locket

Maria Christina, Queen-Regent of Spain
A Portrait of Queen Maria Cristina of Austria (1858 - 1929), Queen Regent of Spain following her husband King Alfonso XII's death in 1885, until her son was old enough to rule in 1902

Maria Kousnietzoff, opera singer
Mme Maria Kousnietzoff, opera singer, soprano Date: 1910

Spain, Galicia, Cambre. Church of Santa Maria
Spain, Galicia, La Coruna province, Cambre. Church of Santa Maria. Built in the 12th century in Romanesque style. Detail of two capitals on the main facade. Date: 2021

Spain, Galicia, Cambre. Romanesque Church of Santa Maria
Spain, Galicia, La Coruna province, Cambre. Church of Santa Maria. Built in the 12th century in Romanesque style. View of the main facade. Date: 2021

Spain, Galicia, Cambre
Spain, Galicia, La Coruna province, Cambre. Church of Santa Maria. Built in the 12th century in Romanesque style. General view. Date: 2021

Altar depicting scenes from the life of St Martin of Tours
Altar frontal depicting scenes from the life of Saint Martin of Tours. Romanesque style. Lleida workshop. Polychromed board. Santa Maria de Palau de Rialb (Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain)

Spain, Zamora province, Toro. Collegiate of Santa Maria la Mayor. Illustration by Letre. Engraving by Sierra, 19th century

Maria Teresa Orsini, Princess Doria, 1822-1831
Valentin Carderera y Solano (1796-1880). Spanish painter. Portrait of Maria Teresa Orsini, Princess Doria, 1822-1831. Museum of Romanticism. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Enrique Fernandez Arbos (1863-1939), 1934, by Mezquita
Enrique Fernandez Arbos (1863-1939). Spanish composer and violinist. Portrait by Jose Maria Lopez Mezquita (1883-1954), 1934. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Three young princes, children of Ferdinand, duke of Parma
Giuseppe Baldrighi (1723-1803). Italian painter. Three young princes, the children of Ferdinand, duke of Parma, ca.1775-1776. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

The Duchess of Hijar, by Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo
Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo (ca.1611-1667). Spanish painter. Portrait of the Duchess of Hijar. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia (August 9, 1881). Galicia, La Coruna province, Ferrol. The corvette Tornado, leading to King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Cristina

Potrait of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780)
Maria Theresa (1717-1780). Holy Roman Empress. Portrait by Jozef Pitschmann (1758-1834), after 1800. Oil on canvas. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow

Spain, Madrid. Royal Palace. Ceremony of imposing the insignia of the Cross of the Victory to the Princess of Asturias, on the April 9, 1881

The Prince of Asturias (future Alfonso XII, 1857-1885) wearing the cross of Maria Isabel Luisa. Chromolithography by J. Donon

Knight of the Order of Montesa. Ceremonial costume
Knight of the Order of Saint Mary of Montesa and St. George of Alfama or Order of Montesa. Military order established by King Jaime II of Aragon in 1317 to take the place of the Order of the Temple

Minister Secretary of the three Orders of Charles III, Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa and Isabella the Catholic, wearing the insignia of this rank and the ceremonial dress of Commander of Number

Royal Order of the Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa. Spanish order created by king Charles IV in 1792, reserved only for noble women

Spain, Navarre, Carcastillo. Monastery of La Oliva. Cistercian monastery built in the 12th and 13th centuries. Facade. Date: 2011

Spain, Extremadura, Caceres. Co-Cathedral of Santa Maria. 12th-16th century. Transitional style Romanesque to Gothic with Renaissance elements. Portada del Evangelio. One of the two Gothic doorways

St Raphael
A painting of a ship named Maria from Genova, next to a smaller yellow one, with workmen aboard, at St. Raphael. Date: circa 1931

Lady Howard of Effingham
Maria Malvina Howard, Lady Howard of Effingham (1912-2000), often known as Manci Howard, was born in Budapest and moved to England in 1935

Maria Luisa Castaneda, or Movita
American actress Maria Luisa Castaneda (1916-2015), also known as Movita. She appeared in films such as Flying Down to Rio and Mutiny on the Bounty At the time, she is Mrs Jack Doyle

Covent Garden Opera stars
Edith Evans (not the actress of the same name), Maria Kousnietzoff (1880-1966) and Louise Edvina (1878-1948) starred in the 1910 opera season at Covent Garden London. Date: circa 1910

Nicholas II and his family 1901
Nicholas II of Russia (1868 - 1918), the last Emperor of Russia, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March 1917 with his wife Alexandra Feodorovna and their four children

Maria Bochkareva and Florence Harper, Russia, WW1
Maria Bochkareva (right, 1889-1920), female Russian soldier who formed the Women's Battalion of Death and fought in the First World War

Maria Bochkareva with Women's Battalion, Russia, WW1
Maria Bochkareva (far left, 1889-1920), female Russian soldier who formed the Women's Battalion of Death and fought in the First World War

Alexandra of Denmark (consort to Edward VII) in Copenhagen, playing quiet rubber (card game) with her two sisters, Maria Feodorovna, Princess Thyra of Denmark and father Christian IX

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