Royalty and Aristocracy

Illustrations of elegant women from aristocratic backgrounds, adorned with jewelry and fashionable hairstyles in historical attire.

Maria Josepha de Braganca, Duchess of Bavaria (1857-1943) who assisted her husband the Duke, an ophthalmologist, in his work, particularly on cataracts, in his hospital at Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany. From 'The English Illustrated Magazine' (London, 1891).

PRINCESS MILITZA OF MONTENEGRO, 1889.

PRINCESS ELSA OF WURTEMBERG

Charlotte Wolter, 1834-1897, actress, historical illustration, circa 1886

Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, later Princess Henry of Battenberg, 1857, 1944, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Luise Antonia Maria Theresia Josepha Johanna Leopolda Carolina Ferdinanda Alix Erentrudis Stepania of Austria-Tuscany (born 2 September 1870 in Salzburg, died 23 March 1947 in Ixelles) was the woman of Frederick August III and the last Crown Princess of the Kingdom of Saxony in front of the end of the monarchy, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date of depiction unknown, historical

Portrait of Princess Maria Alessandrini Bonaparte Countess Valentini, (1818-1874), from a photograph by Schemboche, illustration from Nuova illustrazione Universale, Year 1, Volume II, No 50, October 11, 1874.

Clotilde Cerda (1852-1926). Spanish concert harpist, with the pseudonym of Esmeralda Cervantes. Engraving at The Illustration, 1884.

Maria Josepha de Braganca, Duchess of Bavaria (1857-1943) who assisted her husband the Duke, an ophthalmologist, in his work, particularly on cataracts, in his hospital at Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany. From 'The English Illustrated Magazine' (London, 1891).

Bertha Felicitas Sophie Freifrau von Suttner, Baroness Bertha von Suttner, Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, 9 June 1843, 21 June 1914, was an Austrian-Bohemian pacifist and novelist,i n 1905, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as the first woman, woodcut, Germany, Europe

Lady Lillie Langtry, née Emilie Charlotte Le Breton, 13 red shiner (1853), 12 February 1929, a well-known figure in British society and temporary mist...

Victoria of Baden, Swedish spelling Victoria av Baden (1862), 1930, was Princess of the House of Baden and Queen of Sweden by marriage, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Victoria of Baden, Swedish spelling Victoria av Baden, was Princess of the House of Baden and Queen of Sweden by marriage, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Victoria von Baden, known as Victoria av Baden in Sweden, 1862 - 1930, Princess of Baden and married Queen of Sweden, historical engraving, about 1889

Maria Guerrero (1867-1928). Spanish actress. Portrait. Engraving at "La Ilustracio_n Espan_ola y Americana", 1890.

Rosario de Acuña, (1850-1923), escritora, pensadora y poetisa española.

Engraved portrait of Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), the French actress who was christened Sarah-Marie-Henriette Rosine Bernard. Date: 7 June 1879

THE COUNTESS OF ABERDEEN, UK, 1883

Portrait of Maria, Queen of Hanover

H.I.H. PRINCESS SOPHIE OF PRUSSIA, 1889.

Concepcion Gimeno de Flaquer (1850-1919). Spanish writer and feminist. Portrait. Engraving by Badillo. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1890.

Portrait of Martín de Mayorga (1721-1783) Spanish military officer, governor of the Captaincy General of Guatemala, and interim viceroy of New Spain. Dated 18th Century

The Empress's widow Victoria, Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, portrait, woodcut, 1888, Germany, Europe

ILUST ESP/AMER-1894-MARIA GUERRERO-RETRATO DE LA ACTRIZ-GRABADO.

Wilhelmine von Hillern, née Wilhelmine Birch, 11 March 1836, 25 December 1916, a German writer whose most successful work Die Vulture-Wally has been filmed many times to this day, historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century work

Dona Isabel, Isabella, 1846 -1921 the Redeemer, was the heiress presumptive to the throne of the Empire of Brazil, with the title of Princess Imperial...

'Elizabeth Butler', 1883. Creator: Unknown.

Official portrait of First Lady Ida McKinley - Emily Drayton Taylor, 1899

Maria Guerrero (1863-1928), Spanish theater actress 19th Century. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895

Historic drawing, portrait of Teresina Theresa Teresa Tua, 1866 - 1956, an Italian violinist

Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817-1898). Queen consort of Denmark as wife of King Christian IX. Portrait. Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1898.

Sonia (Sophie) Kowalevski, Russian mathematician, 1888. Artist: Unknown

THE MAYBRICK CASE, 1889: MRS. JAMES MAYBRICK.

EMILIA FRANCES STRONG, lady DILKE, married first to Mark Pattison, then to sir Charles Dilke : historian of French art, reformer etc. Date: 1840 - 1904

THE CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN, THE INFANTA DOA MARIA DE LAS NIEVES, WIFE OF DON ALPHONSO, COMMONLY KNOWN AS DOA BLANCA, THE CARLIST LEADER, 1874 engraving

Caroline Harrison (1832-92), First Lady of the United States 1889-92, as Wife of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison, Illustration, Bufford's Son Lith. Co., 1888

The actress Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) She was a renowned Italian dramatic actress, who became known by the nickname of the Marquise. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1881

Zelia Trebels-Bettini, Roberts, Sängerin Zelia Trebels-Bettini, Unknown

ANNIE LOUISE CARY was born in Wayne, Maine.

Bettina von Arnim, born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, also known as Bettine, 1785 - 1859, German writer and notable representative of German romanticism, wood engraving, 1880

María Luisa Guerra (Gualeguaychú 1869 - San Sebastián 1949) was an Argentine pianist. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895

Annie Besant (born Wood - 1847-1933). British socialist and theosophist. Wood engraving 1890.

'Her Majesty Queen Mary', 1910.Artist: George C Wilmshurst

Official portrait of Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858-1921) on the occasion of her marriage to Prince Wilhem of Prussia (later Kaiser Wilhelm II) (1859-1941) in Berlin on 27th February 1881. 1881

Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Augusta Marie Luise Katharina von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach) (1811-1890). Queen of Prussia and the first German Empress as the consort of William I, German Emperor. Colored engraving.

Portrait of Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1880-1962), illustration from Il Secolo Illustrato della Domenica, Year II, No 61, November 30, 1890.

Miss Mary Arniotis, Strong Woman. Queen of athletes. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895

Portrait of Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands. .

''The Late Grand Duchess Paul, 1870- 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891.

Princess Margaret Beatrice Feodora of Prussia, 1872-1954, what daughter of Crown Prince Frederick William and later German Emperor Frederick III., portrait, woodcut, 1888, Germany, Europe

Portrait of Natalija Obrenovic, Queen of Serbia

Princess Sophia of Prussia, Sophia Dorothea Ulrike Alice, 1870-1932, what daughter of Crown Prince Frederick William and later German Emperor Frederick III., portrait, Woodcut, 1888, Germany, Europe

'Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, Duchess of York', c1897. Portrait of the future Queen Mary, Consort of George V. Engraving after a photograph. From "The Queen's Resolve and Her Doubly Royal Reign of Sixty Years", by Charles Bullock, B.D. "Home Words" Publishing Office, London,

Portrait of Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess Elisabeth Pauline Ottilie Luise zu Wied VA, 1843 - 1916, was Queen of Romania by marriage and a writer under the pseudonym Carmen Sylva, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original.

Portrait of Elizabeth Yates (Oman 1845 - 1918) was the mayor of Onehunga borough in New Zealand for most of 1894. She was the first female mayor anywhere in the British Empire. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894

CATHERINE ANNE COBDEN (nee Williams) wife of Richard Cobden, radical statesman. Date: - 1877

Jenny Lind, from Leaders series (N222) issued by Kinney Bros. 1888 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Leaders" series (N222), a set of 25 cards issued in 1888 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company.. Jenny Lind, from Leaders series (N222) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Sarah Grand (1854-1943) pen name of the English novelist Frances McFall. She is said to have coined phrase 'New Woman' in 1894. Her novel 'The Heavenly Twins' 1893, dealt with double sexual standards in marriage.

LADY ISABEL BURTON widow of Richard Burton, traveller and translator. Date: 1831 - 1896

MARIA DE LAS MERCEDES ORLEANS Y BORBON. REINA DE ESPAÑA. 1860 - 1878. ESPOSA DE ALFONSO XII. GRABADO DE L . TURGIS . PARIS.

''The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor, on July 6, 1891; The Lady Edith Ward', 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891.

1800s 1880s PORTRAIT ELIZABETH CADY STANTON FEMINIST ABOLITIONIST SOCIAL ACTIVIST LOOKING AT CAMERA

Therese Vogl, 1845-1921, soprano, historical illustration, circa 1886

Historical illustration, portrait of Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress Frederick, 1840 - 1901, British princess, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Queen of Prussia and German Empress

Maria Guerrero (1867-1928). Spanish actress. Portrait. Engraving at "La Ilustracio_n Espan_ola y Americana", 1890. Colored.

'Caroline Bonaparte', (1933). Creator: Unknown.

An artist's impression of Queen Mary in her twentieth year.... It is of interest to notice how hair was dressed when she wore an evening gown. March 07, 1935. (Photo by Empire Press).

Bettina von Arnim, born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, also Bettine, 1785-1859, a German writer and significant representative of German Romanticism, historical engraving, circa 1869

Bettina von Arnim, nee Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, also Bettine, 1785-1859, a German writer and important representative of German Romanticism, historical engraving, ca. 1869, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured, exact date unknown

DIANA VAUGHAN, the American ex-satanist who purportedly revealed the vile secrets of freemasonry : in fact it was all a spoof on the Catholics, and she was Taxil's typist Date: 1897

Celine Chaumont (1848-1926). French operetta singer. Portrait. Engraving by Hood. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1883.

Lady Florence Baker second wife of English explorer Sir Samuel White Baker From Illustrated London News 11 October 1873

Princess Sophia of Prussia, Sophia Dorothea Ulrike Alice, 14 June 1870, 13 January 1932, was the daughter of Crown Prince Frederick William and later ...

Photo collection Government information service. Elise van Calcar (1822-1904), writer, educational investigator and airge starter of Dutch feminism. undated

Maria Anna, Princess Friedrich Carl von Prussia, Angeli -, artist

PAULINE LUCCA (1841-1908). Cantante soprano, nacida en austria. Grabado de la "Ilusración Española y Americana", 1878.

Portrait of Dolores Guerrero (1833 - 1858) Mexican poet considered the first Mexican poet after Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz. Mexico, Central America.

Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1811-1896, American writer and abolitionist. From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories, America, Volume 14, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Queen Victoria(1819 - 1901), pictured here in 1887.

Isabella II (1830-1904). Queen of Spain from 1833 to 1868. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. Historia General de España, by Modesto Lafuente. Volume VI. Published in Barcelona, 1882.

María Cristina de Borbón of the Two Sicilies (1806-1878). Queen consort of Spain between 1829 and 1833 by her marriage to King Ferdinand VII, of whom she was his fourth and last wife. Regent of the kingdom from 1833 to 1840. Portrait. Illustration by Badillo. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). Detail. La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1878. Author: Félix Badillo (1848-1895). Spanish illustrator. Arturo Carretero (ca. 1852-1903). Spanish engraver.

Amelie of Orleans (1865-1951). Queen consort of Portugal. Engraving. 19th century. Colored.

Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston (1864-1947). First Lady of the United States. Wife of President Stephen Grover Cleveland. Engraving.

Milena Vukotic (1847-1923). Queen Consort of Montenegro, as wife of King Nicholas I of Montenegro (1920-1918). Portrait. Engraved by Paris in "La Ilustracio_n espan_ola y americana", 1875.

WILLIE PAPE American pianist, child prodigy from Mobile, visited England 1863. Date: 1850 -

CONSTANCE GERTRUDE, duchess of WESTMINSTER first wife of Hugh, first duke Date: - 1880

Victoria, born Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent, 24 May 1819, 22 January 1901, Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...

Marie Amelie d'Orleans (1865-1909), French princess, historical illustration, circa 1886

Irene Luise Marie Anne, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine, 11 July 1866, 11 November 1953, was the woman of the Prussian prince and imperial brother Henry of Prussia, Germany, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original, Europe

Princess Viktoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt VA, 1863 - 1950, was by marriage Princess of Battenberg, later Marchioness of Milford Haven, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original.

Historic print, engraving, portrait of Anna Katharina or Kaethchen Schoenkopf, an early friendship of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, picture atlas, 1887

QUEEN VICTORIA a characteristic portrait of Victoria in middle age Date: 1819 - 1901

Vilma von Voggenhuber, 1841 - 1888, a soprano singer, historical engraving, about 1889

Lady Churchill. May 07, 1953.

Princess Victoria of Prussia, Friederike Amalia Wilhelmine Victoria of Prussia, 1866 - 1929, Hohenzollern dynasty, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe, woodcut 1888

Portrait of Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864 - 1918) Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia, wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894

Princess Pauline Metternich, Pauline Fürstin Metternich-Sándor title page of Illustrirte Frauen-Zeitung, Edition of the Modenwelt with entertainment sheet , August Schubert -, Artist, Angerer , Göschl, Realization

Feleki Munkácsy Flóra , Flora Feleki-Munkácsy, Hungarian actress Illustrirte Frauen-Zeitung , Angerer , Göschl, Artist, August Schubert -, Artist, Carl Angerer -, Artist

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