High Society Collection (page 4)

Anna Maria Dashwood, later Marchioness of Ely, c. 1805 (oil on canvas)
5860275 Anna Maria Dashwood, later Marchioness of Ely, c.1805 (oil on canvas) by Lawrence, Thomas (1769-1830); 78.1--65.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The exit of the Salon in the Palais de L Industrie, c. 1890 (oil on canvas)
904864 The exit of the Salon in the Palais de L Industrie, c.1890 (oil on canvas) by Beraud, Jean (1849-1935); 33x55 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Portrait of a Woman, 1749-52 (oil on canvas)
5860314 Portrait of a Woman, 1749-52 (oil on canvas) by Wollaston, John (fl.1736-75); 132.6--107.2 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by John Wollaston (fl.1736-75))

Portrait of Master Semon with a Spaniel, 1796 (oil on canvas)
7262157 Portrait of Master Semon with a Spaniel, 1796 (oil on canvas) by Northcote, James (1746-1831); 112.8x89 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist)

Alexander Grant, 1770 (oil on canvas)
5861035 Alexander Grant, 1770 (oil on canvas) by Alexander, Cosmo (1724-72); 127.7--101.6 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Cosmo Alexander (1724-72))

English gentleman biting a dog and beating it while chained in a, 1900 (chromolithograph)
7233592 English gentleman biting a dog and beating it while chained in a, 1900 (chromolithograph) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851); (add.info)

Debutante
May 1926: With the approach of the opening of the Court season, a debutante is being given instruction in the art of making a curtsey. (Photo by MacGregor/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Abraham Lincolns Last Reception, pub. 1865 (hand-coloured litho)
2646215 Abraham Lincolns Last Reception, pub. 1865 (hand-coloured litho) by Hohenstein, Anton (1819-1869); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865)

Your hostess (litho)
2809896 Your hostess (litho) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Your hostess. Illustration for London As Seen by Charles Dana Gibson (Charles Scribner)

Theatre de l Opera / Samedi 14 Janvier / 1er Bal Masque, 1890 (lithography)
398367 Theatre de l Opera/ Samedi 14 Janvier/1er Bal Masque, 1890 (lithography) by Gray, Henri (Boulanger) (1858-1924); JMK Archiv, Bremen

The Man with the Dog, c. 1882 (pastel on canvas, prepared with a gray gouache ground)
5862083 The Man with the Dog, c.1882 (pastel on canvas, prepared with a gray gouache ground) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 55--35 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Lady at Her Toilette, 1740-50 (oil on canvas)
5860113 Lady at Her Toilette, 1740-50 (oil on canvas) by Longhi, Pietro (c.1701-85); 256.9--43.9 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Pietro Longhi (1701-1785))

Mrs. Freeman Flower, 1747 (oil on canvas)
5861499 Mrs. Freeman Flower, 1747 (oil on canvas) by Highmore, Joseph (1692-1780); 91.5--71.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Joseph Highmore (1692-1780))

The Terrace, c. 1655-65 (oil on canvas)
5860149 The Terrace, c.1655-65 (oil on canvas) by Dutch School, (17th century); 106.9--87.4 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Dutch school, Delft, 17th century)

Anna Elisabeth de Brancovan, Countess of Noailles, August 1928 (litho)
1730111 Anna Elisabeth de Brancovan, Countess of Noailles, August 1928 (litho) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Anna)

The royal lottery (Engraving, 17th century)
LRI4676087 The royal lottery (Engraving, 17th century) by French School, (17th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Portrait of Master Semon with a Spaniel, 1796 (oil on canvas)
7260356 Portrait of Master Semon with a Spaniel, 1796 (oil on canvas) by Northcote, James (1746-1831); 87x43 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Semon); © Lawrence Steigrad Fine Arts

Couple Smoking
October 1928: A gentleman offering his partner a cigarette. (Photo by Sasha/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Evening Dance
circa 1930: Couples on the dance floor of the Carlton Hotel in London. (Photo by Sasha/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A Young Woman Composing a Piece of Music, 1664 (oil on panel)
7259969 A Young Woman Composing a Piece of Music, 1664 (oil on panel) by Metsu, Gabriel (1629-67); 43.3 x 57.8 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Gabriel Metsu (1629-67))

Lady Williams Wynns Favourite Phaeton, Ponies, Horses and Dogs, 1865 (oil)
7088609 Lady Williams Wynns Favourite Phaeton, Ponies, Horses and Dogs, 1865 (oil) by Lloyd, Edward (1818-1901); 114.3x198.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The front entrance of Wynn Manor.)

At the Grand Prix de Paris, 1887 (pastel and pencil on tan paper)
466527 At the Grand Prix de Paris, 1887 (pastel and pencil on tan paper) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 40.3 x 31.7 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

Lilburn Tower, Northumberland, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234747 Lilburn Tower, Northumberland, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lilburn Tower, Northumberland, England)

Brancepeth Castle, County Durham, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234739 Brancepeth Castle, County Durham, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brancepeth Castle, County Durham, England)

Bagshot Park, Surrey, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234738 Bagshot Park, Surrey, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bagshot Park, Surrey, England)

Eastwell Park, Kent, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234734 Eastwell Park, Kent, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eastwell Park, Kent, England)

Castle Hill, Devonshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234729 Castle Hill, Devonshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Castle Hill, Devonshire, England)

Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234715 Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England)

Brantingham Thorpe, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234712 Brantingham Thorpe, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brantingham Thorpe, Yorkshire, England)

Hutton Hall, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234710 Hutton Hall, Yorkshire, England.1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hutton Hall, Yorkshire, England)

Wynyard Park, County Durham, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234709 Wynyard Park, County Durham, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wynyard Park, County Durham, England)

Stevenstone Park, Devon, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234748 Stevenstone Park, Devon, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stevenstone Park, Devon, England)

Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234728 Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, England)

Trentham Hall, Staffordshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234719 Trentham Hall, Staffordshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trentham Hall, Staffordshire, England)

Portrait of Varvara Alexeevna Morozova, (detail) 1884, (Oil on canvas)
7215241 Portrait of Varvara Alexeevna Morozova, (detail) 1884, (Oil on canvas) by Makovskij, Konstantin E (1839-1915); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Farewell, engraved by Henri Reidel, 1920 (litho)
STC91315 Farewell, engraved by Henri Reidel, 1920 (litho) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Portrait of Varvara Alexeevna Morozova, 1884, (Oil on canvas)
7215236 Portrait of Varvara Alexeevna Morozova, 1884, (Oil on canvas) by Makovskij, Konstantin E (1839-1915); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Woman and Child with a Parakeet and Cherries, 1740 (pastel on paper)
7076458 Woman and Child with a Parakeet and Cherries, 1740 (pastel on paper) by Allais, Pierre (1700-82); 60.3x73.6 cm; Private Collection

The Dance, 1870 (oil on panel)
6620785 The Dance, 1870 (oil on panel) by Bourgoin, Aime-Gabriel-Adolphe (1824-74); 41.1--31.4 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The Amsterdam Merchant Jeremias van Collen (1619-1707) with his Wife and their Twelve Children, 1655-57 (oil on canvas)
6620716 The Amsterdam Merchant Jeremias van Collen (1619-1707) with his Wife and their Twelve Children, 1655-57 (oil on canvas) by Anraedt, Pieter van (c.1635-78); 107x 155 cm; Rijksmuseum

Temple Newsam, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234760 Temple Newsam, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Temple Newsam, Yorkshire, England)

Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234759 Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, England)

Wilton House, Wiltshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234757 Wilton House, Wiltshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wilton House, Wiltshire, England)

Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234756 Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England)

Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales. 1880 (engraving)
7234751 Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales)

Hutton Hall, Cumbria, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234743 Hutton Hall, Cumbria, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hutton Hall or Hutton in the Forest, Cumbria, England)

Willesley Hall, Leicestershire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234741 Willesley Hall, Leicestershire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Willesley Hall, Leicestershire, England)

Acton Reynald Hall. Shropshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234735 Acton Reynald Hall. Shropshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Acton Reynald Hall. Shropshire, England)

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"Step back in time and immerse yourself in the enchanting world of high society. From the tennis court romances of the 1890s to the graceful minuet dances of the 1700s, this captivating era was a true spectacle of elegance and refinement. Transport yourself to Inverary Castle, Argyll, Scotland in 1880 through an exquisite engraving that captures the grandeur and opulence of this magnificent estate. The aristocracy donned their finest attire from a costume box filled with lavish gowns and dapper suits, ensuring they were always dressed for success. Witness the excitement at the Royal Ascot race meeting as Sir Herbert Samuelson accompanies the Honourable Pamela Boscawen, their presence exuding sophistication amidst a sea of fashionable spectators. Lady Congleton and her companion grace us with their presence at another thrilling Ascot races event in 1926, showcasing timeless style that transcends generations. Marvel at a D'Oyly Carte poster from around 1894 promoting Gilbert & Sullivan's Utopia, Limited - a theatrical masterpiece that entertained high society audiences with its witty lyrics and delightful melodies. The Duke of Richmond and Gordon commands attention at yet another Royal Ascot race meeting in 1925, his noble stature befitting his esteemed position. Burghley House stands tall as an emblematic symbol of wealth and prestige in Lincolnshire, England. An engraving from 1880 transports us to this architectural marvel where extravagant balls were held under glittering chandeliers. "After the Ball, " painted on board in 1917 by an artist whose name is now lost to history but whose work lives on forevermore depicts elegantly attired ladies twirling across ballroom floors while "A Puppy for My Lady" immortalizes cherished companionship between high society women and their beloved pets.