Handmaiden Collection

The First Ear Ring, 1849. Artist: William Greatbach
The First Ear Ring, 1849

Priest and altar servers, historical woodcut, circa 1888
UIG5414639 Priest and altar servers, historical woodcut, circa 1888; UIG.

The birth of Saint John the Baptist. Detail of the Bas-Relief of the Baptismal Font made by Jacopo della Quercia
BEN5474943 The birth of Saint John the Baptist. Detail of the Bas-Relief of the Baptismal Font made by Jacopo della Quercia (1374-1438), 1427. Baptistery in Siena, Italy

Meal scene, a servant does the service. Xylography of the 15th century
FGL5485170 Meal scene, a servant does the service. Xylography of the 15th century; Fototeca Gilardi.

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293403 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid cleaning. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293397 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid sewing. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

The interior of the Skye Cottage, 1850
3477972 The interior of the Skye Cottage, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the interior of the Skye Cottage. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Letters N O P: niche, orange and doll, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205985 Letters N O P: niche, orange and doll, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon.

The emperor's eldest son smoking a tobacco pipe with his wife playing the pipa
FLO4590172 The emperor's eldest son smoking a tobacco pipe with his wife playing the pipa and her attendant in the gardens of the Old Summer Palace, Yuanming Yuan

A Chinese family in a bedroom, 1850
3478194 A Chinese family in a bedroom, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Chinese mother with her children sat together in a bedroom in China. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cast of palace doorway from Persepolis, Iran, circa 470-450 BC
3329566 Cast of palace doorway from Persepolis, Iran, circa 470-450 BC; (add.info.: Cast of palace doorway from Persepolis, Iran, circa 470-450 BC)

An attendant of a Roman Chief Magistrate
5616193 An attendant of a Roman Chief Magistrate; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an attendant of a Roman Chief Magistrate carrying the Fasces. Dated 19th Century)

The Cat Boot. circa 1910 (engraving)
6437819 The Cat Boot. circa 1910 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Tales of fees. The cat boots and the king)

The geese keeper. circa 1910 (engraving)
6437799 The geese keeper. circa 1910 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Tales of fees. The geese keeper, (the little goose keeper, tale of the Brothers Grimm)

Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry
7209765 Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry. Esther and Assuerus : the Banquet of Assuerus and the repudiate of Vasthi (Esther en Assuerus)

Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry
7209761 Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry. Esther and Assuerus : the Banquet of Assuerus and the repudiate of Vasthi (Esther en Assuerus)

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293401 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid serving breakfast. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293400 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid shop for her employer, at the market. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

The Blunderer, or, The Mishaps, 1896 (engraving)
ELD4833494 The Blunderer, or, The Mishaps, 1896 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Blunderer, or, The Mishaps)

Portrait of Marie Louise Elisabeth d'Orleans duchess of Berry ,19th century (engraving)
ELD4953165 Portrait of Marie Louise Elisabeth d'Orleans duchess of Berry ,19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

James, Duke of York (1633-1701), 1672-73 (oil on canvas)
7337943 James, Duke of York (1633-1701), 1672-73 (oil on canvas) by Gascar, Henri (1634/5-1701); 228.6x162.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving of a terracotta tablet excavated at Babylon, showing a large dog and its attendant
UIG5426360 Engraving of a terracotta tablet excavated at Babylon, showing a large dog and its attendant. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage.

London street scenes
863263 London street scenes; (add.info.: London street scenes. Fishseller: Muffin Man (with bell): Housemaid: Huckster selling crockery: Telegram boy. A Beadle

English society c. 1910 : notables in a salon (print)
1742022 English society c. 1910 : notables in a salon (print); (add.info.: English society c. 1910 : notables in a salon, drawing); Photo: Tallandier.

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293399 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid shop for her employer, at the butcher. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

French laquais, 1572 (woodcut)
7293213 French laquais, 1572 (woodcut); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Geography. France. the french laquais)

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293398 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid shop for her employer, at the bakery shop. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry
7209766 Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry. Esther and Assuerus : the Banquet of Assuerus and the repudiate of Vasthi (Esther en Assuerus)

A couple of devoted servants adopt an orphan, 1887 (engraving)
ELD4834956 A couple of devoted servants adopt an orphan, 1887 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: A couple of devoted servants whose masters just died)

Nagorny accompanies Alexei the Tsarevich as he plays with friends (b/w photo)
5669327 Nagorny accompanies Alexei the Tsarevich as he plays with friends (b/w photo); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Handmaid of Padua (Italy), relating to the story of the same title edited by William Henry Harrison, in 1839
MMM5484725 The Handmaid of Padua (Italy), relating to the story of the same title edited by William Henry Harrison, in 1839. Engraving by Joseph John Jenkins; H. Rolls, ca

The Lady of Bedr-el-budur cometh to the bath, illustration from 'Aladdin and The Wonderful Lamp'
3086241 The Lady of Bedr-el-budur cometh to the bath, illustration from 'Aladdin and The Wonderful Lamp', 1938 (colour litho) by Dulac

Knight during the IInd Crusade, c.1860 (engraving)
7293484 Knight during the IInd Crusade, c.1860 (engraving); (add.info.: History. France. Knight banneret, knight holding the banner, leaving for the IInd Crusade, XIIth cent)

Engraving of a terracotta tablet excavated at Babylon, showing a large dog and its attendant
UIG5426356 Engraving of a terracotta tablet excavated at Babylon, showing a large dog and its attendant. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage.

Klementy Nagorny accompanies Alexei the Tsarevich as he plays with friends (b/w photo)
5669329 Klementy Nagorny accompanies Alexei the Tsarevich as he plays with friends (b/w photo); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Captain George Graham (1715-1747), in the cabin of his ship 'Nottingham'
MMM5463033 Captain George Graham (1715-1747), in the cabin of his ship 'Nottingham', painting commemorating his victory off the coast of Ostend (Belgium), in June 1745

German Ecuyer et ses compagnons, armes de muskets - German country squire and his companions armed with muskets
NWI4956658 German Ecuyer et ses compagnons, armes de muskets - German country squire and his companions armed with muskets.; (add.info.: German Ecuyer et ses compagnons)

German squire with his armed servants, ca. 1500 - German country squire with his armed attendants, 1500s
NWI4956648 German squire with his armed servants, ca. 1500 - German country squire with his armed attendants, 1500s. Antique hand-colored print

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293402 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid cooks in the kitchen. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Advertisement for Becassine's albums, 1954 (illustration)
7167171 Advertisement for Becassine's albums, 1954 (illustration) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for the albums of Becassine)

She cried " O miserable man, what sorry watch is this that thou has kept"
3086236 She cried " O miserable man, what sorry watch is this that thou has kept", illustration from 'The Story of The Magic Horse', 1938 (colour litho) by Dulac

Scene depicting Moses being rescued by Pharaoh's daughter from the interior painted west wall of the synagogue
EMJ86278 Scene depicting Moses being rescued by Pharaoh's daughter from the interior painted west wall of the synagogue, mid-2nd century AD (photo); Dura-Europos Synagogue

The Cat Boot. circa 1910 (engraving)
6437821 The Cat Boot. circa 1910 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Tales of fees. The cat boots and the king)

Gaius Gracchus (print)
7420027 Gaius Gracchus (print); (add.info.: Gaius Gracchus, c.154 BC - 121 BC, Roman politician. Tradition has it that he ordered his servant Philocrates to kill him rather than risk arrest by his)

The asparagus, c.1910 (print)
7293306 The asparagus, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. The asparagus in the XVIIIth cent. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France)

Spartan stew, c.1910 (print)
7293361 Spartan stew, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. The black soup (stew) during the antiquity in Sparta, Greece

Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry
7209767 Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry. Esther and Assuerus : the Banquet of Assuerus and the repudiate of Vasthi (Esther en Assuerus)

Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry
7209764 Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry. Esther and Assuerus : the Banquet of Assuerus and the repudiate of Vasthi (Esther en Assuerus)

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"Handmaiden: Portraits and Scenes of Women's Lives Through Art" Step into the world of women throughout history with captivating artworks that depict their roles as handmaidens, companions, and muses. From the 17th century to the early 20th century, these diverse pieces offer a glimpse into different cultures and eras. In "The Coach of Mangkoe Nagoro IV, " we witness a powerful woman taking charge as she guides her team through unknown territories. The determination in her eyes reflects her unwavering spirit. "The Crane on the Antwerp quay by the frozen Scheldt" transports us to a frosty winter scene where a diligent handmaiden braves harsh conditions to ensure goods are safely transported. Her resilience is truly admirable. In "Wedding Feast of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary and Louis of Thuringia in the Wartburg, " we witness joyous celebrations as two souls unite in matrimony. The handmaidens surrounding them symbolize support, loyalty, and devotion. "Yang Guifei Leaving the Bath" captures an intimate moment as a graceful lady prepares herself under the watchful eye of her trusted maid. This delicate painting exudes elegance and femininity. "Don Quixote for an advertisement for fortifying Globeol" showcases how even fictional characters can inspire women's empowerment. A strong-willed woman takes center stage alongside Don Quixote himself, proving that strength knows no boundaries. "The Marriage of Convenience" explores societal expectations placed upon women during this era. With subtle expressions hidden behind veils, these brides reveal both resignation and hope for their futures. "The Toilet" challenges traditional notions by depicting a confident woman embracing self-care rituals without shame or judgment. This bold portrayal encourages viewers to celebrate personal beauty routines unapologetically. In "Portrait of Marie-Anne Mancini, Duchess Bouillon, " we encounter an elegant noblewoman who commands attention with her regal presence.