Pearls Collection (page 18)

Princess Zinaida Aleksandrovna Belosel skaia-Belozerskaia, 1808 (w / c on ivory)
711014 Princess Zinaida Aleksandrovna Belosel skaia-Belozerskaia, 1808 (w/c on ivory) by Stroehling, Peter Eduard (1768-1826); height: 8.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Mancini Pearls, earrings given by Louis XIV to Marie Mancini, c
489766 Mancini Pearls, earrings given by Louis XIV to Marie Mancini, c.mid-17th century (pearls & diamonds) (see also 5782) by European School

Portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria (oil on canvas)
477021 Portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641) (circle of); 76.2x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Allegory of Vanity (painting on wood)
3433459 Allegory of Vanity (painting on wood) by Caroselli, Angelo (1585-1652); 55x68 cm; Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Unfaithfulness, c. 1575 (oil on canvas)
3700769 Unfaithfulness, c.1575 (oil on canvas) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); 189.9 A-- 189.9 cm; National Gallery, London

Portrait of a Lady, thought to be Queen Elizabeth I, 1563 (oil on panel)
3545966 Portrait of a Lady, thought to be Queen Elizabeth I, 1563 (oil on panel) by Unknown Artist, (16th century); 79x58 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Portrait of a Woman, c. 1647 (oil on canvas)
3545802 Portrait of a Woman, c.1647 (oil on canvas) by Backer, Jacob Adriensz (1608-51); 95.3x74.9 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; Dutch, out of copyright

Queen Mary (colour photo)
3639677 Queen Mary (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Mary. From A Pageant of Twenty-Five Wonderful Years published by The Queen (1 May 1935)

La Triste Heritiere, Anne St John, Countess of Rochester (engraving)
3622561 La Triste Heritiere, Anne St John, Countess of Rochester (engraving) by Lely, Peter (1618-80) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Triste Heritiere, Anne St John)

Portrait of a Woman with Mask, c. 1720-30 (pastel on paper)
3497502 Portrait of a Woman with Mask, c.1720-30 (pastel on paper) by Carriera, Rosalba Giovanna (1675-1757); 56x47 cm; Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy

Portrait of Lady Frances Cranfield, Lady Buckhurst, later Countess of Dorset, c
3934322 Portrait of Lady Frances Cranfield, Lady Buckhurst, later Countess of Dorset, c.1637-50 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 186x110.4 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Queen Esther (oil on canvas)
3822407 Queen Esther (oil on canvas) by Moroni, Giovanni Battista (c.1525-79); 90.4x72.5 cm; Calderdale Museums Service, West Yorkshire, UK; (add.info.: Born Hadassah (c.492 BC)

Mrs Gwynne and Mrs Bunbury as the Merry Wives of Windsor, c. 1779 (oil on wood)
3743877 Mrs Gwynne and Mrs Bunbury as the Merry Wives of Windsor, c.1779 (oil on wood) by Gardner, Daniel (1750-1805); 24.1x27.3 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle)

Lady Mary Villiers, Later Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (1622-1685)
3577041 Lady Mary Villiers, Later Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (1622A-1685), with Charles Hamilton, Lord Arran, c.1637 (oil on canvas) by Dyck

Queen Elizabeth I (colour litho)
5197934 Queen Elizabeth I (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Elizabeth I. Illustration for The Advanced Historical Reader (Collins, c 1910)

Portrait of Clarissa Strozzi, 1542 (oil on canvas)
5977634 Portrait of Clarissa Strozzi, 1542 (oil on canvas) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); 150x98 cm; Gemaldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany; PicturesNow/UIG; Italian

Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo, c. 1543 (oil on wood)
5614496 Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo, c.1543 (oil on wood) by Bronzino, Agnolo di Cosimo (1503-72); 59x46 cm; Narodni Galerie, Prague

Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston (b / w photo)
6032594 Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary Curzon (1870-1906), Baroness Curzon of Kedleston

Mrs Angelo, 1760 (oil on canvas)
5938114 Mrs Angelo, 1760 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 55.6x45.4 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; English, out of copyright

Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait
5906842 Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait, folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: 1627-28 (ink)

The Ceylon Pearl Fishery (engraving)
1053087 The Ceylon Pearl Fishery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ceylon Pearl Fishery)

Portrait of Anna Wake, 1628 (oil on canvas)
5864168 Portrait of Anna Wake, 1628 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 112.5x99.3 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Frederik Hendrik and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, c. 1637-8 (oil on canvas)
5863939 Frederik Hendrik and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, c.1637-8 (oil on canvas) by Honthorst, Gerrit van (1590-1656); 213.2x201.7 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Advertisement, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company (engraving)
1042483 Advertisement, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company)

Portrait of Lady Charlotte Boyle (pastel on paper)
621535 Portrait of Lady Charlotte Boyle (pastel on paper) by Knapton, George (1698-1778); 65.2x50.2 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: Lady Charlotte Boyle (1731-54)

Tiara of Diamonds and Pearls (engraving)
1048253 Tiara of Diamonds and Pearls (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tiara of Diamonds and Pearls)

Francoise de Rochechouart de Mortemart (oil on panel)
1761036 Francoise de Rochechouart de Mortemart (oil on panel) by Elle, Louis Ferdinand (the Younger) (1648-1717); 36x27 cm; Chateau de Versailles

Portrait of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (engraving)
960084 Portrait of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (engraving) by Honthorst, Gerrit van (1590-1656) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia)

Noble women, 1510-1520 (engraving)
957922 Noble women, 1510-1520 (engraving) by Jacquemin, Raphael (1821-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Noble women, 1510-1520. After a tapestry of the time, Museum at Cluny)

Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, from James I and VI
997133 Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, from James I and VI, printed by Manzi Joyant & Co. Paris, 1904 (collotype) by Gheeraerts, Marcus

Queen Anne of Denmark, (1574-1619) from James I and VI
997123 Queen Anne of Denmark, (1574-1619) from James I and VI, printed by Manzi Joyant & Co. Paris, 1904 (collotype) by Somer

Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587), from James I and VI
997121 Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587), from James I and VI, printed by Manzi Joyant & Co. Paris, 1904 (collotype) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of a Lady with a Lap Dog, c. 1665 (oil on canvas)
996230 Portrait of a Lady with a Lap Dog, c.1665 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 81.3x64.1 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Portrait of Queen Mary II of England, Scotland and Ireland (engraving)
819638 Portrait of Queen Mary II of England, Scotland and Ireland (engraving) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Mary II of England, Scotland, and Ireland)

Elizabeth Beltzhoover Mason, c. 1803-05 (oil on canvas)
491079 Elizabeth Beltzhoover Mason, c.1803-05 (oil on canvas) by Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1828); 73.8x61 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Lady in Masque Costume, c. 1609 (w / c on vellum)
419695 Lady in Masque Costume, c.1609 (w/c on vellum) by Oliver, Isaac (c.1565-1617); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Court entertainment); French, out of copyright

Mary Stewart, Duchess of Lennox and Richmond, late 17th century (oil on canvas)
HEH416353 Mary Stewart, Duchess of Lennox and Richmond, late 17th century (oil on canvas) by English School, (17th century); 120x96.5 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Crown, workshops of the Kremlin, 1682 (gold, sable & precious stones)
BAL464787 Crown, workshops of the Kremlin, 1682 (gold, sable & precious stones) by Russian School (17th century); 20.3x61 cm; Kremlin Museums, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Unknown Lady in Masque Costume, c. 1670 (oil on canvas)
450166 Unknown Lady in Masque Costume, c.1670 (oil on canvas) by Mignard, Pierre (1612-95); 76.6x63.2 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; eHolburne Museum; French, out of copyright

Interior, romantic bric-a-brac (oil on canvas)
XHC409203 Interior, romantic bric-a-brac (oil on canvas) by Couder, Alexandre (1808-79); Musee d Art Thomas Henry, Cherbourg, France; (add.info.: Interieur, bric-a-brac romantique; ); French

Marie de Medicis (engraving)
812481 Marie de Medicis (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marie de Medicis, Queen consort of France, as the second wife of King Henry IV of France)

Natives Fishing for Giant Clams on the Indus, plate 102
747034 Natives Fishing for Giant Clams on the Indus, plate 102, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish), engraved by Jan Collaert (1566-1628)

Haunting eyes (engraving)
725842 Haunting eyes (engraving) by Egg, Augustus (1816-63) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Haunting eyes. Illustration for The Gallery of Engravings (circa 1880)

The Queen of England (chromolitho)
735482 The Queen of England (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queen of England)

The Merchant seeking goodly Pearls (engraving)
668198 The Merchant seeking goodly Pearls (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Merchant seeking goodly Pearls)

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"Pearls: Timeless Elegance and Royal Splendor" Pearls, the epitome of timeless elegance, have adorned the necks and wrists of queens throughout history. From Elizabeth I to Queen Elizabeth II, these lustrous gems have been a symbol of power, beauty, and regal grace. In portraits like "The Armada Portrait" and "Elizabeth I, " we see the majestic Queen Elizabeth I bedecked in pearls. These precious jewels were not only a fashion statement but also a representation of her wealth and authority. The intricate details captured by artists like George Gower showcase the opulence associated with pearls during that era. Centuries later, another queen would continue this tradition. Queen Elizabeth II has often been seen wearing pearl jewelry on various occasions. In photographs such as "Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral, " we witness her effortless style combined with the understated sophistication that pearls bring. But it's not just royalty who appreciate these treasures from the sea; they captivate artists too. Johannes Vermeer immortalized them in his masterpiece "Girl with a Pearl Earring. " The enigmatic gaze of this young girl adorned with a single pearl earring continues to mesmerize art enthusiasts worldwide. Beyond their association with monarchs and masterpieces, pearls hold sentimental value for many individuals. Whether it be an oyster shell housing an artificial pearl or cherished heirlooms passed down through generations like those worn by HM Queen Mary or Princess Elizabeth (later Queen), each pearl carries its own story. As we admire these gleaming orbs delicately strung together into necklaces or adorning royal crowns and scepters, let us remember that beyond their aesthetic appeal lies symbolism - purity, wisdom, femininity - qualities that transcend time itself. So next time you catch sight of a luminous pearl glistening under soft light or feel its smooth surface against your skin, remember its connection to powerful women who have left an indelible mark on history.