Nobility Collection

Medieval English shield designs
Shields of English knights and barons, painted during the reign of Edward III. Lithograph reproduction

Court Jester
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The Night Watch, 1642. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Night Watch, 1642. The Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch. Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669). Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Ladies in Florence during the Renaissance
Noble ladies of Florence during the early 1400s. Antique hand-colored print

Anne of Cleves
" Vintage engraving of Anne of Cleves by Hans Hobein. A German noblewoman and the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England and as such she was Queen of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540

Portrait of a Young Woman (La Muta), ca 1507. Found in the Collection of Galleria nazionale delle Marche, Urbino

The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1500s. Bosch, Hieronymus (1450?1516). Found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid

Notables assembled in the Abbey annexe at 1937 Coronation
Ecclesiastics, distinguished officers of state and regalia bearers awaiting the arrival of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in the tapestried hall of the temporary annexe of Westminster Abbey

"Firenze - Piazza Vittorio Emanuele" Florence Piazza della Repubblica Commemorative Equestrian Monument Arts and handicrafts of XIX century, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe

Portrait of Battista Sforza (From the Paired portraits of Federico da Montefeltro and his wife)
Portrait of Battista Sforza (From the Paired portraits of Federico da Montefeltro and his wife, the Duke and Duchess of Urbino), 1472. Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Lady Diana and Elizabeth Percy by Madame Yevonde
Lady Diana and Elizabeth Percy, the two daughters of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. Lady Diana was being presented by her mother at one of the June courts

Russian boyars, 17th century
Russian boyars, or nobles, during the time of Peter the Great, 1600s-1700s. Antique hand-colored print

Medieval dining room
Dining table of a lady of quality, 1400s. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a miniature from a French manuscript, Renaud de Montauban

George Orby Wombwell, baronet, Vanity fair caricature
Vintage illustration Sir George Orby Wombwell, 4th Baronet (23 November 1832 - 16 October 1913) was a British baronet

Margaret Duchess of Argyll February 1990. with her pet poodle on sofa sitting

Kilgraston School, Bridge of Earn, 19th century, from Modern Athens by Th. H. Shepherd

Portrait of Jane Seymour by Holbein, 1536, (1936). Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Jane Seymour, 1936. Jane Seymour (c1508- 1537). Queen of England 1536-1537, third wife of King Henry VIII. She died two weeks after birth of a son who would become King Edward VI

The Bell of Huesca, oil Painting, 1880

Arundel, Gloucester, Nottingham, Derby and Warwick, before the king, Westminster, 1387 (1864)

Portrait of Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de Medici (1519-1574) as Orpheus, ca 1537. Found in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

Countess of Suffolk, Margaret (Daisy) Leiter
Margaret " Daisy" Leiter, sister-in-law of Lord Curzon (who was married to her sister Mary). She married Henry Molyneux Paget Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk in 1904

Un soir de grand prix au pavillon d Armenonville. Found in the Collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Wedding of the Duke of Westminster & Loelia Ponsonby
Page from The Tatler reporting on the society wedding of Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster and Loelia Ponsonby (his third wife) at Princes Row registry office on 20 February 1930

Peter the Great, Russian Tsar
Peter the Great (1685-1766), Russian Tsar. When he became Tsar, Peter modernized and expanded his realm, fighting several wars and founding the Russian Empire in 1721 at the Treaty of Nystad

Judge and courtroom in the Middle Ages
Plaintiff and defendant take the oath before a judge in the 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Italian fashion in the 1580s
Clothing of Italian ladies from Venice, Milan, and Florence, 1580s. Antique hand-colored woodcut

Medes of ancient times
Nobles of ancient Media, part of the Assyrian and Persian empires. Antique hand-colored print

Costume of Tudor / Elizabethan nobleman, 1600
Costume of a Tudor/Elizabethan nobleman, 1600. 1600

Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, husband and Prince Consort of Queen Victoria (26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861)

Masquerade, 1924. Artist: Somov, Konstantin Andreyevich (1869-1939)
Masquerade, 1924. Private Collection

Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II (1868-1918), 1896. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Education of the Princess. (The Marie de Medici Cycle). Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

May, 1412-1416. Artist: Paul Limbourg
May, 1412-1416. Lords and ladies, mounted, progressing along a road by woods, preceded by trumpeters

April, 1412-1416. Artist: Paul Limbourg
April, 1412-1416. Planetary figure of the Sun in his chariot, and zodiac figures of Aries (Ram) and Taurus (Bull) at the top

John, Duke of Berrys household exchanging New Year gifts. The Duke is seated at the right, in blue. Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. 15th century. Miniature. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Lady Londonderry, WW1
Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (3 December 1878 23 April 1959), noted society hostess,

FRANCE: COURT LIFE, 1690s. Fourth Room of the Apartments. One in a series of etchings of a suite of reception rooms at the Palace of Versailles by Antoine Trouvain, 1694-1696

English Royalists 1640-9
English Royalist soldiers: doublet & breeches, lace falling collars, lace-edged boot hose tops, bucket-top boots, plumed hats, cloak

Thomas, Lord Fairfax; Obit 1671, 1811. Creator: Richard Earlom
Thomas, Lord Fairfax; Obit 1671, 1811

Portrait of Federico da Montefeltro; painting by Piero della Francesca

Caroline Bonaparte; bust by Antonio Canova, in the National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples Naples Museum of Capodimonte Bust Neoclassicism, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe

Steaming poo
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Henry VIII of England
Portrait of Henry VIII of England, King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death

The Abolition of Serfdom in Russia, 1914. Artist: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)
The Abolition of Serfdom in Russia, 1914. Found in the collection of City Gallery Prague

The Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II in the Assumption Cathedral, 1896. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Portrait of Empress Catherine II (1729-1796), 1763. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Indian Dance (La Marquise de Casati), 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Indian Dance (La Marquise de Casati), 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

James Paine
JAMES PAINE Industrious British architect who was responsible for many stately homes, bridges and other works commissioned by the nobility and gentry. Date: 1725 - 1789

Garden irrigation in the 1500s
Garden water pumped through beds via intersecting channels, formal bed design of 1571. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Viscountess Castlereagh in her famous necklace & tiara
Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Viscountess Castlereagh, later Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (3 December 1878 23 April 1959), noted society hostess,

Woman in a ball gown with mask, 1788
Woman in a ball gown, with chapeau topped with a pouf decorated with ribbons and laurel leaves, fichu, corset in English taffeta, and blue taffeta petticoat

Lord Ninian Stuart (with cigarette) at the football match between Cardiff City and Swansea 23rd November 1908

Frontispiece of Queens and kings ( Rare)

Living in a villa. Found in the Collection of Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

The Apotheosis of Peters Military Glory, 1717. Artist: Pickaert, Pieter (ca 1670-1737)
The Apotheosis of Peters Military Glory, 1717. Private Collection

Catherine II on the Balcony of the Winter Palace, Greeted by the Guards on the Day of the Palace Revolution on June 28, 1762, Late 18th cent.. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St

Queen Elizabeth I (XXXL)
Portrait of Queen Elizabeth (1533-1603)engraved by W.I.Fry(1789-1843) from the original of Zucchero(1529-1566)

Henry III of England
Portrait of Henry III of England also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death

Costume / 13th C Nobility
A medieval nobleman and his wife: he wears armour and carries a sword; her plain white dress is decorated with embroidery and ermine

Anna Wallace marries Johnny Hesketh, brother of Lord Hesketh, at the Guards Chapel. 2nd December 1980

Charles Whitworth, 1st Baron Whitworth, 1675-1725
Charles Whitworth, 1st Baron Whitworth, British diplomat, 1675-1725. In wig, cravatte and coat. Charles Lord Whitworth, from an original picture in the collection of R. Whitworth

Leonard Willan, English writer and poet, fl. 1648-1670. Roman bust on a pedestal. Author of Astrea 1651, and Orgula, 1658

Philip Wharton, Duke of Wharton, 1698-1731. Powerful Jacobite politician, lost his fortune in the South Sea Bubble of 1720. Philip, Duke of Wharton, from an original picture by Charles Jervas

Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke, English lawyer, diplomat, 1605-1675
Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke, English lawyer, diplomat, writer, parliamentarian and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, 1605-1675. In collar and cloak, with coat of arms and wreath

Francis White, English bishop, c.1564-1638
Francis White, Bishop of Ely, controversialist, c.1564-1638. In skull cap, ruff collar, doublet and mantle, writing with quill pen in a book. Fran. White T

Samuel Wesley, English divine and poet, 1662-1735
Samuel Wesley, English clergyman, divine and poet, 1662-1735. Writer of controversial prose, and book of poetry, Maggots. In laurel wreath, cravatte, doublet, with quill pen and books

Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick, 1625-1678. English noble woman and diarist, wife of Charles Rich, 4th Earl of Warwick, maid of honour to Queen Henrietta Maria

John Weever, English antiquary, poet and historian, 1576-1632. In skull cap, ruff collar and doublet, with books and human skull

Robert Rich and Henry Rich, father and son
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, 1587-1658. English colonial administrator, admiral, and Puritan, commander of the Parliamentarian navy during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, 1587-1658. English colonial administrator, admiral, and Puritan, commander of the Parliamentarian navy during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

John Hewson, Colonel in the New Model Army, died 1662
John Hewson, one-eyed Colonel for the Parliament, regicide, died 1662. Fought in the English Civil War, led a New Model Army regiment in Oliver Cromwell's invasion of Ireland

Sir William Waller, English Parliamentarian soldier, c. 1597-166
Sir William Waller, English soldier, c. 1597-1668. Commander of Parliamentarian armies during the First English Civil War

Sir William Waller, English Parliamentarian soldier, c. 1597-166
Sir William Waller, English soldier, c. 1597-1668. Commander of Parliamentarian armies during the First English Civil War. On horseback in plate armour, sash, collar and boots with spurs

King William II of England, William Rufus, c.1056-1100. In crown, ermine mantle and jeweled collar, holding orb and sceptre. Wilhelmus II, DG Rex Anglia et Dux Norman

William the Conqueror as Saint George slaying a dragon. In oval frame with crown and coat of arms and dates of the kings of England. William I, first Norman king of England, c.1028-1087

King William I of England, c. 1028-1087
William the Congueror, King William I of England, c. 1028-1087. In helmet crown with dragon crest, plate armour, holding a sword and shield. Wilhelmus Conquestor Rex Anglia Dux Norman

Eva Vliegen, the woman who lived on the smell of flowers
Eva Vliegen, woman who lived on the smell of flowers, 16th century Germany. The miraculous maid of Moers who lived without food for 17 years. From a curious and scarce print. Heva Vliegen Tot Meurs

Barbara van Beck, German celebrity, 1629-c.1668
Barbara van Beck, German celebrity and performer, 1629-c.1668

Thomas Vaux, English poet, 1509-1556
Thomas Vaux, English noble and poet, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrowden, 1509-1556. In cap, fur mantle, doublet and collar. Eldest son of Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux, and Anne Green. Lord Vaux

John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale, 1626-1697. Second Earl of Tweeddale and Lord Chancellor of Scotland. In wig and ermine mantle. Marquis of Twedale. After a portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller

John Tradescant the Younger, botanist and gardener, 1608-1662. Collector of specimens for his father John Tradescant the Elder's cabinet of curiosities. From a drawing

Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, c. 1508-1549. Brother of Jane Seymour, 3rd wife, and later husband of Catherine Parr, 6th wife of King Henry VIII. In cap, ruff collar, fur cape

Sir James Thornhill, English baroque painter, 1675-1734
Sir James Thornhill, English painter, 1675-1734. Artist of historical subjects working in the Italian baroque tradition.. In wig, cravatte and coat

John Strype, English historian and biographer, 1643-1737
John Strype, English clergyman, historian and biographer, 1643-1737

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"Nobility: A Timeless Tapestry of Elegance and Prestige" Step into the enchanting world of nobility, where Medieval English shield designs adorned valiant knights as they embarked on epic quests. Their bravery and honor became legendary, etching their names in history. One such noble figure was George Orby Wombwell, a baronet whose larger-than-life persona was captured in a Vanity Fair caricature. His flamboyant spirit mirrored the vibrant tapestry of life during that era. In the 1500s, amidst the intricate brushstrokes of "The Garden of Earthly Delights, " we glimpse at a society where nobles reveled in opulence while court jesters brought laughter to their grand halls. Ladies in Florence during the Renaissance exuded grace and refinement, setting new standards for elegance that still resonate today. Anne of Cleves, with her regal presence immortalized in portraits, embodied the essence of nobility. As we gaze upon Raphael's masterpiece "Portrait of a Young Woman (La Muta), " ca 1507, we witness an ethereal beauty that transcends time. Notables assembled at the Abbey annexe during the 1937 Coronation exemplified modern-day nobility - individuals who carried themselves with dignity and purpose. In medieval dining rooms filled with sumptuous feasts fit for kings and queens, bonds were forged over shared meals and lively conversations. Even Lady Diana and Elizabeth Percy by Madame Yevonde showcased how contemporary figures could embody timeless grace reminiscent of noble lineage. Margaret Duchess of Argyll's portrait from February 1990 depicted her surrounded by luxury but also revealed her tender connection with her pet poodle on a cozy sofa. Lastly, Hans Holbein's poignant portrayal captures Jane Seymour's quiet strength as she graced Henry VIII's court in 1536 – reminding us that true nobility lies not only in titles but also in character.