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Pompadour Collection

"Pompadour: A Timeless Icon of Elegance and Style" From the grand halls of Versailles to the fashionable streets of early 20th century London

Background imagePompadour Collection: The presentation of the young Mozart to Mme de Pompadour at Versailles in 1763

The presentation of the young Mozart to Mme de Pompadour at Versailles in 1763. Private Collection

Background imagePompadour Collection: Auriol Lee in a Hat 1905

Auriol Lee in a Hat 1905
Miss Auriol Lee wears a coat with an unusual collar and a hat with a ribbon threaded through the brim perched at an angle on the top of her pompadour hairstyle

Background imagePompadour Collection: Plenty Coups, Crow Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, pompadour, temple... c1908

Plenty Coups, Crow Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, pompadour, temple... c1908
Plenty Coups, Crow Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, pompadour, temple braids, beaded buckskin shirt, shell beads around neck, c1908

Background imagePompadour Collection: Swallow Bird, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, painted... c1908

Swallow Bird, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, painted... c1908
Swallow Bird, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, painted pompadour, Apsaroke headdress, flannel shirt, beads on chest, studded pipe held in front of right arm, c1908

Background imagePompadour Collection: Kashhila-Wishham. Male Chinookan Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front... c1910

Kashhila-Wishham. Male Chinookan Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front... c1910
Kashhila-Wishham. Male Chinookan Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, with pompadour, fur wrapped braids, bead choker around neck, beaded buckskin shirt, fur sash over left shoulder

Background imagePompadour Collection: A scene from Madame Pompadour at Dalys Theatre, London, (1923)

A scene from Madame Pompadour at Dalys Theatre, London, (1923). A George Edwardes Production of a musical play starring Evelyn Laye Date: 1923

Background imagePompadour Collection: A scene from Primrose at the Winter Garden Theatre, London (1924) Date: 1924

A scene from Primrose at the Winter Garden Theatre, London (1924) Date: 1924

Background imagePompadour Collection: Pompadour - Robe de Petit-Diner by Marie-Louise Barclay, 1919-21 (pochoir print)

Pompadour - Robe de Petit-Diner by Marie-Louise Barclay, 1919-21 (pochoir print)
781124 Pompadour - Robe de Petit-Diner by Marie-Louise Barclay, 1919-21 (pochoir print) by Brunelleschi, Umberto (1879-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from La Guirlande)

Background imagePompadour Collection: Marquise de Pompadour (litho)

Marquise de Pompadour (litho)
821133 Marquise de Pompadour (litho) by Drouais, Francois-Hubert (1727-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764)

Background imagePompadour Collection: Sauce boat made for the table of Mme. de Pompadour, bearing her coat of arms, Paris

Sauce boat made for the table of Mme. de Pompadour, bearing her coat of arms, Paris
BAL1134 Sauce boat made for the table of Mme. de Pompadour, bearing her coat of arms, Paris, 1745-55 (silver & parcel-gilt) by Joubert, Francois (fl.1749); Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imagePompadour Collection: Advert, C Bond & Son, Hair designers and Hairdressers

Advert, C Bond & Son, Hair designers and Hairdressers
Advert, C Bond & Son, Artistic Hair Designers and Court Hairdressers, New Bond Street, London. 1897

Background imagePompadour Collection: Carolina spicebush, Calycanthus floridus

Carolina spicebush, Calycanthus floridus
La Pompadour. Carolina spicebush, Calycanthus floridus, with cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les

Background imagePompadour Collection: Sri Lanka green pigeon, Treron pompadora

Sri Lanka green pigeon, Treron pompadora (Pompadour pigeon, Columba pompadora, of Ceylon). After an illustration by Pieter de Bevere supplied by Governor Joan Gideon Loten

Background imagePompadour Collection: Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Pompadour 1721-1764

Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Pompadour 1721-1764
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Pompadour, Marquise de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XIV, 1721-1764. Handcoloured lithograph after an original portrait in Versailles from Le Bibliophile

Background imagePompadour Collection: Womens evening corsage 1905

Womens evening corsage 1905
Woman wearing a chic evening dress with pompadour hairstyle. Date: 1905

Background imagePompadour Collection: Womens blouses 1905

Womens blouses 1905
Two models wearing charming blouses, available from Peter Robinson store. Model on the left wearing evening blouse of white chiffon spot

Background imagePompadour Collection: Women theatre goer 1905

Women theatre goer 1905
Woman wearing an attractive dainty theatre bodies of white ninon, threaded with scarves of old rose crepe de chine, sleeves are outlined by a finger-depth of dark fur. 1905

Background imagePompadour Collection: Vase, Sevres, rose Pompadour (colour litho)

Vase, Sevres, rose Pompadour (colour litho)
5212738 Vase, Sevres, rose Pompadour (colour litho) by Gibb, William (1839-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vase, Sevres, rose Pompadour)

Background imagePompadour Collection: Un enfant assis sur une motte de terre (An enfant seated on a clod of earth)

Un enfant assis sur une motte de terre (An enfant seated on a clod of earth), after Le Petit Savoyard by Francois Boucher

Background imagePompadour Collection: Portrait of Madame de Pompadour, ca. 1745. Creator: Charles Nicolas Cochin

Portrait of Madame de Pompadour, ca. 1745. Creator: Charles Nicolas Cochin
Portrait of Madame de Pompadour, ca. 1745

Background imagePompadour Collection: Madame De Pompadour - 1750

Madame De Pompadour - 1750
Madame de Pompadour A woman wears the fashions from the period of Louis XV Date: 1750

Background imagePompadour Collection: Madame de Pompadour, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Madame de Pompadour, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Madame de Pompadour, (1936). Portrait of Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764), the mistress of Louis XV of France

Background imagePompadour Collection: Madame de Pompadour, (c1928). Creator: Unknown

Madame de Pompadour, (c1928). Creator: Unknown
Madame de Pompadour, (c1928). Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764), member of the French court and official mistress of Louis XV

Background imagePompadour Collection: Marquise De Pompadour, (1933). Creator: Unknown

Marquise De Pompadour, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Marquise De Pompadour, (1933). Portrait of Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764), mistress of Louis XV of France. After a miniature by Peter Adolf Hall

Background imagePompadour Collection: Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764), 1763

Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764), 1763. Found in the collection of Musee des Beaux Arts, Orleans

Background imagePompadour Collection: Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764). Artist: La Tour, Maurice Quentin de (1704-1788)

Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764). Artist: La Tour, Maurice Quentin de (1704-1788)
Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764). Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Background imagePompadour Collection: The Marquis De Pompadour, 1758, (c1915). Artist: Francois Boucher

The Marquis De Pompadour, 1758, (c1915). Artist: Francois Boucher
The Marquis De Pompadour, 1758, (c1915). Held by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

Background imagePompadour Collection: Madame de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV of France, 18th century (1894)

Madame de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV of France, 18th century (1894). Artist: Pierre-Louis de Surugue
Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764), mistress of King Louis XV of France, 18th century (1894). From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection) Exhibited by the Late James Anderson Rose

Background imagePompadour Collection: La Toilette De Venus, 1783. Artist: Jean-Francois Janinet

La Toilette De Venus, 1783. Artist: Jean-Francois Janinet
La Toilette De Venus, 1783. Bouchers painting of Venus at her toilet, assisted by cherubs, was designed to be hung in the private quarters of the marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764)

Background imagePompadour Collection: Madame de Pompadour, (1721-1764), 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald

Madame de Pompadour, (1721-1764), 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Madame de Pompadour. Born Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764) was the mistress of Louis XV (1710-1774) of France. From an original drawing by A. K. Macdonald

Background imagePompadour Collection: Madame de Pompadour, 1906

Madame de Pompadour, 1906
Madame de Pompadour, after an original by Francois Boucher (1703-1770) Madame de Pompadour. Born Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764) was the mistress of Louis XV of France

Background imagePompadour Collection: Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, also known as Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764), 1912

Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, also known as Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764), 1912
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, also known as Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764, was a member of the French court and was the official mistress of Louis XV)

Background imagePompadour Collection: Marquise de Pompadour, 1759 (1956)

Marquise de Pompadour, 1759 (1956). Born Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764) was the mistress of Louis XV of France. From the Wallace Collection, London

Background imagePompadour Collection: Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, 1764 (1901)

Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, 1764 (1901). Artist: Swan Electric Engraving Company
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, 1764 (1901). Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764) was the mistress of Louis XV of France

Background imagePompadour Collection: Madame de Pompadour. Artist: Barbant

Madame de Pompadour. Artist: Barbant
Madame de Pompadour. Born Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764) was the mistress of Louis XV of France

Background imagePompadour Collection: Madame de Pompadour, c1740-1800

Madame de Pompadour, c1740-1800

Background imagePompadour Collection: Madame de Pompadour as the beautiful gardener

Madame de Pompadour as the beautiful gardener. Born Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764) was the mistress of Louis XV of France

Background imagePompadour Collection: Full-length portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764)

Full-length portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764). Artist: La Tour, Maurice Quentin de (1704-1788)
Full-length portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764). Found in the collection of the Musee National du Chateau de Versailles et du Trianon

Background imagePompadour Collection: Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764), 1750. Artist: Boucher, Francois (1703-1770)

Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764), 1750. Artist: Boucher, Francois (1703-1770)
Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764), 1750. Found in the collection of the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge

Background imagePompadour Collection: Woman Reading and a Girl Playing (Marquise de Pompadour with her daughter Alexandrine), ca 1748

Woman Reading and a Girl Playing (Marquise de Pompadour with her daughter Alexandrine), ca 1748. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

Background imagePompadour Collection: Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764), 1754. Artist: Boucher, Francois (1703-1770)

Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764), 1754. Artist: Boucher, Francois (1703-1770)
Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764), 1754. Found in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Background imagePompadour Collection: Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764), ca 1758. Artist: Boucher, Francois (1703-1770)

Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764), ca 1758. Artist: Boucher, Francois (1703-1770)
Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764), ca 1758. Found in the collection of the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

Background imagePompadour Collection: Portrait of the Marquis of Marigny, 1755. Artist: Louis Tocque

Portrait of the Marquis of Marigny, 1755. Artist: Louis Tocque
Portrait of the Marquis of Marigny, 1755. The Marquis of Marigny was an architect and the brother of Madame de Pompadour. From Madame de Pompadours upper apartments, the Palace of Versailles

Background imagePompadour Collection: Madame de Pompadour

Madame de Pompadour
Jeanne Antoinette Marquise de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV. of France (29.12.1721-15.04.1764). Oil painting by Francois Boucher Date: 1758

Background imagePompadour Collection: Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, 1721 - 1764, aka Madame de Pompadour

Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, 1721 - 1764, aka Madame de Pompadour. Member of the French court and the official chief mistress of Louis XV

Background imagePompadour Collection: Regency period man making a speech

Regency period man making a speech
A man wearing Regency style clothing and sporting a quiff making a speech after a harvest supper. He appears to have enjoyed plenty of alcoholic beverage while he waits

Background imagePompadour Collection: Madame Pompadour (1721-1764). Portrait by Francois Boucher (

Madame Pompadour (1721-1764). Portrait by Francois Boucher (
Francois Boucher (1703-1770). French painter. Madame Pompadour, 1758. Detail. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Background imagePompadour Collection: Madame de Pompadour at her Tambour Frame, 1763-1764. By the

Madame de Pompadour at her Tambour Frame, 1763-1764. By the
Madame de Pompadour (Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour) (1721-1764). French courtesan, a favorite of King Louis XV. Madame de Pompadour at her Tambour Frame, 1763-1764



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"Pompadour: A Timeless Icon of Elegance and Style" From the grand halls of Versailles to the fashionable streets of early 20th century London, the name "Pompadour" has become synonymous with sophistication and grace. This iconic hairstyle, named after Madame de Pompadour herself, has stood the test of time as a symbol of timeless beauty. In 1763, a young Mozart was presented to Mme de Pompadour at Versailles. As he played his enchanting melodies, her pompadoured hair perfectly framed her regal face, showcasing her impeccable taste in fashion. Fast forward to 1905 when Auriol Lee donned a hat adorned with feathers that accentuated her pompadoured locks. The combination exuded an air of confidence and allure that captivated all who laid eyes upon her. Madame de Pompadour herself was not only known for her influential role in French society but also for popularizing this elegant hairstyle. Her portrait by Francois Boucher immortalizes her with a flawless pompadour that became an inspiration for women across Europe. Fashion illustrations from the early 20th century showcased women sporting elaborate pompadours paired with exquisite gowns. These illustrations captured the essence of femininity and glamour during this era. The musical play "Madame Pompadour" brought Evelyn Laye's portrayal of this historical figure to life on stage in London in 1923. With every graceful movement accompanied by a perfectly styled pompadour, Laye embodied the spirit and charm associated with this iconic hairstyle. Another production titled "Primrose" continued to celebrate the elegance of the pompadour at London's Winter Garden Theatre in 1924. The leading ladies graced the stage wearing extravagant costumes complemented by their meticulously coiffed hairdos.