Historical Images
Adelaide de Bourbon
(1732 – 1800)
Eldest daughter of Louis XV, King of France.
Portrait at the Palace of Versailles by Madame Labille-Guiard opp. p 192 – The Daughters of Louis XV (1912) – Casimir Stryienski, Chapman and Hall Ltd, London (translated by Cranstoun Metcalfe)
Agrippina Maior (Vipsania Agrippina)
(14 BC – 33 AD)
The granddaughter of Augustus, wife of Germanicus and mother of Emperor Gaius Caligula
Head portrait opp. p 112 – Power and the Folly: The Story of the Caesars (1958) – Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn, Jonathon Cape Ltd, London.
Agrippina Minor (Julia Agrippina)
(15 – 59 AD)The daughter of Germanicus, fourth wife of Claudius, and mother of Nero
Head portrait opp. p 113 – Power and the Folly : The Story of the Caesars (1958) – Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn, Jonathon Cape Ltd, London.
Antonia Minor
(36 BC – 37 AD)
Mother of Emperor Claudius I and grandmother of Gaius Caligula
Portrait bust opp. p 113 – Power and Folly : The Story of the Caesars (1958) – Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn), Jonathon Cape, London.
Beatrice d’ Este
(1475 – 1497)
Duchess of Milan
Portrait by Piero della Francesca in the Pitti Palace, Florence opp. p 236 – Lords and Ladies of the Italian Lakes (1912) – Edgcumbe Staley, John Long Ltd, London.
Becky Wells
(c1760 – after 1821)
British actress
Water colour portrait by Downman in the British Museum opp. p 144 – Ten Fascinating Women (1955) – Elizabeth Jenkins, Odhams Press Ltd, London.
Bona of Savoy
(1448 – 1503)
Duchess of Milan
Portrait by Antonio de Predis or Bernardo Martini, in the National Gallery in London. opp. p 224 – Lords and Ladies of the Italian Lakes (1912) – Edgcumbe Staley, John Long Ltd, London.
Carlotta Joaquina of Spain
(1775 – 1830)
Queen consort of Portugal, wife of King Joao VI
Portrait from the Patrimonio Historico e Artistico Nacional, Rio de Janeiro opp. p 31 – Amazon Throne : The Story of the Braganzas of Brazil (1942) – Bertita Harding, George G. Harrap and Co Ltd, London.
Caroline of Brunswick
(1768 – 1821)
Queen of Great Britain, wife of King George IV
Portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence in the Victoria and Albert Museumopp. p 118 – Lords and Ladies of the Italian Lakes (1912) – Edgcumbe Staley, John Long Ltd, London.
Cassandra Martinengo
(15th – 16th century)
Italian beauty
Portrait by Alessandro Moretto in the Martinengo Palace in Bresciaopp. p 302 – Lords and Ladies of the Italian Lakes (1912) – Edgcumbe Staley, John Long Ltd, London.
Caterina Sforza
(1463 – 1509)
Italian ruler and beauty
Portrait (1480) by Marco Palmezziano in the Forli Museumopp. p 220 – Lords and Ladies of the Italian Lakes (1912) – Edgcumbe Staley, John Long Ltd, London.
Catherine de Medici
(1519 – 1589)
Queen consort of France, wife of King Henri II
Engraving of a drawing by unknown artist (c1555) in the Louvre opp. p 230 – Henri II : His Court and Times (1910) – H. Noel Williams, Methuen & Co, London.
Catharine of Braganza
(1638 – 1705)
Queen consort of England. Wife of King Charles II (1660 – 1685)
Portrait by Sir Peter Lely opp. p 64 – The Way of the Montagues - : A Gallery of Family Portraits (c1910)– Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Yolanda da Serina
(fl. c1520 – 1528)
Italian beauty
Portrait by Palma Vecchio or Paris Bordone, in the Prado Museum, Madrid opp. p 286 – Lords and Ladies of the Italian Lakes (1912)– Edgcumbe Staley, John Long Ltd, London.
Winifrede Herbert, Countess of Nithsdale
(1672 – 1749) Scottish Jacobite heroine
Portrait from Everingham Parkfrontspiece – Lady Nithsdale and Her Family (1939) – Henrietta Tayler, Lindsay Drummond Ltd, London.
Charlotte Augusta Matilda of England
(1766 – 1828)
Princess Royal and Queen consort of Wurttemburg
Portrait by Sir William Beechyopp. p 292 – The Land of Teck and Its Neighbourhood (c1914) – Sabine Baring-Gould, John Lane & The Bodley Head, London.
Christina of Denmark
(1521 – 1590)
Duchess of Milan and then Duchess of Lorraine
Portrait by Hans Holbein (1538) in the National Gallery, London opp. p 248 – Lords and Ladies of the Italian Lakes (1912) – Edgcumbe Staley, John Long Ltd, London.
Claude d’ Orleans
(1499 – 1524)
Queen consort of France, first wife of Francois I
Engraving of a drawing in the Louvreopp. p 2 – Henri II : His Court and Times (1910) – H. Noel Williams, Methuen & Co, London
Claudine von Rhedey
(1814 – 1841)
Morganatic wife of Duke Alexander of Wurttemburg
Portrait by Daffinger opp. p 296 – The Land of Teck and Its Neighbourhood (c1914) – Sabine Baring-Gould, John Lane & The Bodley Head, London.
Claudine of Teck
(1836 – 1894)
Portrait by Sidney Hodges opp. p 299 – The Land of Teck and Its Neighbourhood (c1914) – Sabine Baring-Gould, John Lane & The Bodley Head, London
Cleopatra VII
(69 – 30 BC)
Ptolemaic queen of Egypt
Head portrait from the British Museum opp. p 81 – Power and Folly : The Story of the Caesars (1958) – Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn), Jonathon Cape, London.
Marie Therese of Savoy, Comtesse d’ Artois
(1756 – 1805)
The wife of Charles, Comte d’ Artois (later Charles X of France)
Portrait engraving by R. Brookshawopp. p 142 – Journal of the Comte d’ Espinchal During the Emigration (1912) – Ernest d’ Hauterive (editor) translated by Mrs Rudolph Stawell, G. Bell & Sons, London.
Virginia Oldoini, Contessa di Castiglione
1835 – 1899)
Italian beauty, mistress of Napoleon III of France
Portrait by GiraudFrontspiece – The Romance of a Favourite (1912) – Frederic Loliee, Constable and Company, London
Maria Isabel de Braganza, Condesa d’ Iguassu
(1830 – 1896)
Daughter of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil and Domitilia de Santos
Portrait by Krumholz (1852) opp. p 207 – Amazon Throne : The Story of the Braganzas of Brazil (1942) – Bertita Harding, George G. Harrap & Co, London.
Diane de Poitiers
(1499 – 1566)
Famous beauty – mistress of Henri II, King of France
Enamel portrait by Leonard Limosinopp. p 120 – Henri II : His Court and Times (1910) – H. Noel Williams, Methuen & Co, London.
Domitia Longina
(c56 – c140 AD)
The wife of Emperor Domitian
Portrait bust opp. p 177 – Power and Folly : The Story of the Caesars (1958) – Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn), Jonathon Cape, London.
Domitilia de Santos
(1798 – 1867)
Mistress of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil
Portrait by Francesco de Amaralopp. p 46 – Amazon Throne : The Story of the Braganzas of Brazil (1942) – Bertita Harding, George G. Harrap & Co, London.
Marie Aimee de Rohan
Duchesse de Chevreuse
(1600 – 1679)
French adventuress
Engraving of portrait by Moreelseopp. p 32 – The Way of the Montagues : A Gallery of Family Portraits (c1910) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Luisa Fernanda of Spain
Duchesse de Montpensier
1832 – 1897)
Portrait opp. p 182 – The Romance of a Favourite (1912) – Frederic Loliee, Constable & Company, London.
Isabel Maria de Braganza, Duquesa de Goyaz
(1824 – 1898)Daughter of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil and Domitilia de Santos
Anonymous Bavarian portrait opp. p 207 – Amazon Throne : The Story of the Braganzas of Brazil (1942) – ertita Harding, George G. Harrap & Co, London.
Elisabeth of Wurttemburg
(1767 – 1790)
Archduchess of Austria – the first wife of future Emperor Franz II
Portrait opp. p 280 – The Land of Teck and Its Neighbourhood (c1914) – Sabine Baring-Gould, John Lane and The Bodley Head, London.
Marie Elisabeth Louise Vigee-Lebrun
(1755 – 1842)
French painter and portraitist
Self-Portrait engraved by Lequayopp. p 66 – Journal of the Comte d’ Espinchal During the Emigration (1912) – Ernest d’ Hauterive (editor), translated by Mrs Rudolph Stawell – G. Bell & Sons, London.
Elisabetta di Gonzaga
(1471 – 1526)
Duchess of Urbino – patron of literature
Portrait by G. Caroto from the Uffizzi Gallery in Florence opp. p 342 – Lords and Ladies of the Italian Lakes (1912) – Edgcumbe Staley, John Long Ltd, London.
Elizabeth I
(1533 – 1603)
Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England (1558 – 1603)
Portrait (c1570) by unknown artist in the National Gallery opp. p 33 – Ten Fascinating Women (1955) – Elizabeth Jenkins, Odhams Press Ltd, London.
Lady Elizabeth Berkeley
(1750 – 1828)
Formerly Lady Craven and later Margravine of Ansbach
Engraving of drawing by Sir Joshua Reynolds opp. p 176 – The Berkeleys of Berkeley Square & Some of Their Kinfolk (1944) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Elizabeth Drax, Countess Berkeley
(1720 – 1792)
British heiress
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynoldsopp. p 160 – The Berkeleys of Berkeley Square & Some of Their Kinfolk (1944) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Elizabeth Inchbald
(1753 – 1821)
British novelist
Engraving of a print from the British Museum opp. p 65 – Ten Fascinating Women (1955) – Elizabeth Jenkins, Odhams Press Ltd, London.
Elizabeth Montagu, Duchess of Albemarle and Montagu
(1654 – 1734)
Stuart heiress – died insane
Portrait opp. p 112 – The Way of the Montagues : A Gallery of Family Portraits (c1910) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Elizabeth Murray
(1627 – 1697)
Irish beauty and political figure, Countess of Dysart and then Duchess of Lauderdale
Portrait by Sir Peter Lely opp. p 177 – Ten Fascinating Women (1955)– Elizabeth Jenkins, Odhams Press Ltd, London
Elizabeth Wilmot, Countess of Sandwich
(1674 – 1757)
Daughter of the famous Stuart wit, John Wilmot, second Earl of Rochester
Portrait by Michael Dahlfrontspiece from The Way of the Montagues : A Gallery of Family Portraits (c1910) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London
Elizabeth Wriothesley, Countess of Northumberland
(1646 – 1690)
English Stuart peeress and heiress
Portrait by Sir Peter Lely opp. p 96 – The Way of the Montagues : A Gallery of Family Portraits (c1910)– Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Teresa Cristina of Naples, Empress of Brazil
(1822 – 1889)
Wife of Emperor Pedro II
Portrait (1843) in the Museum Historico Nacional in Rio de Janeiroopp. p 127 – Amazon Throne : The Story of the Braganzas of Brazil (1942) – Bertita Harding, George G. Harrap & Co, London.
Faustina I
(c194 – 140 AD)
Wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius
Head portrait
opp. p 209 – Power and Folly : The Story of the Caesars (1958)
– Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn), Jonathon Cape, London
Harriette Wilson
(1789 – 1846)
British memoirist
Portrait in the British Museumopp. p 145 – Ten Fascinating Women (1955) – Elizabeth Jenkins, Odhams Press Ltd, London.
Henrietta Berkeley
(c1663 – 1710)
English scandal figure
Portrait opp. p 81 – The Berkeleys of Berkeley Square & Some of Their Kinfolk (1944) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk
(1681 – 1767)
British courtier – mistress of King George II
Portrait by Gervas opp. p 129 – The Berkeleys of Berkeley Square & Some of Their Kinfolk (1944) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Henrietta Maria of France, Queen of England
(1609 – 1669)
Daughter of Henry IV of France, wife of Charles I, mother of Charles II and James II
Portrait of Henrietta Maria with her dwarf Jeffrey Hudson by Sir Antony Van Dyck opp. p 16 – The Way of the Montagues : A Gallery of Family Portraits (c1910) – Bernard Falk,
Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
(1770 - 1857)
Duchess consort of Wurttemburg
Portrait opp. p 38 – The Land of Teck and Its Neighbourhood (c1914) – Sabine Baring-Gould, John Lane and The Bodley Head, London.
Hortense Mancini, Duchesse de Mazarin
(1646 – 1699)
French adventuress, mistress of Charles II of England
Portrait by Sir Peter Lely opp. p 160 – The Way of the Montagues – A Gallery of Family Portraits (c1910)– Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Isabella d’ Este
(1474 – 1539)
Marchesa of Mantua
Portrait by Vecellio Tiziano in the Imperial Museum in Vienna opp. p 332 – Lords and Ladies of the Italian Lakes (1912) – Edgcumbe Staley, John Long Ltd, London.
Jane Martha Bentinck, Countess of Portland
(1672 – 1751)
English Hanoverian courtier
Portrait opp. p 113 – The Berkeleys of Berkeley Square & Some of Their Kinfolk (1944) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Jane Middleton
(1645 – 1692)
English Stuart beauty
Portrait by Sir Peter Lely opp. p 128 – The Way of the Montagues : A Gallery of Family Portraits (c1910) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Julia Domna
(c165 – 217 AD)
Wife of Emperor Septimius Severus – mother of Caracalla
Head portrait opp. p 240 – Power and Folly : The Story of the Caesars (1958) – Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn), Jonathon Cape, London.
Julia Mamaea
(c182 – 235 AD)
Mother of the Emperor Alexander Severus
Head portrait opp. p 256 – Power and Folly : The Story of the Caesars (1958) – Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn), Jonathon Cape, London.
Julia Paula
(fl. 218 – 221 AD)
The first wife of Emperor Elahgabalus
Head portrait opp. p 256 – Power and Folly : The Story of the Caesars (1958) – Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn), Jonathon Cape, London.
Margaret Power, Countess of Blessington
(1789 – 1848)
British traveller and memoirist
Portrait in the British Museum opp. p 176 – Ten Fascinating Women (1955) – Elizabeth Jenkins, Odhams Press Ltd, London.
Anne of Austria
(1601 – 1666)
Queen consort of France, wife of Louis XIII, mother of Louis XIV
Portrait by Philippe de Champaigneopp. p 65 – The Way of the Montagues : A Gallery of Family Portraits (c1910) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Letitia Landon (L.E.L.)
(1802 – 1838)
British poet
Engraving of drawing opp. p 236 – The Berkeleys of Berkeley Square & Some of Their Kinfolk (1944) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Livia Drusilla
(59 BC – 29 AD)
Wife of Emperor Augustus and mother of Tiberius
Depicted as Livia Augusta on the reverse side of a coin of Tiberius (14 – 29 AD) opp. p 97 – Power and Folly : The Story of the Caesars (1958) – Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn), Jonathon Cape,
Teodora Anna Selvo
1058 – 1083)
Byzantine princess – Dogaressa of Venice
Portrait from The Dogaressas of Venice : The Wives of the Doges (1912) – Edgcumbe Staley, T.W. Laurie, London.
Vittoria di Colonna
(1490 – 1547)
Italian beauty – Marchesa di Pescara
Portrait by G. Muziaco (1520) in the Colonna Gallery in Rome opp. p 316 – Lords and Ladies of the Italian Lakes (1912) – Edgcumbe Staley, John Long Ltd, London.
Loredana Marcello
(c1516 – 1572)
Dogaressa of Venice
Portrait from The Dogaressas of Venice : The Wives of the Doges (1912) – Edgcumbe Staley, T.W. Laurie, London.
Louise Contat
(1760 – 1813)
French actress
Portrait by Dutertre opp. p 240 – Later Queens of the French Stage (1906) – H. Noel Williams, Harper & Brothers, London.
Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth
(1649 – 1734)
French mistress of Charles II
Portrait by Mignard in the National Gallery opp. p 80 – The Berkeleys of Berkeley Square & Some of Their Kinfolk (1944) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Louise Dugazon
(1755 – 1821)
French actress
Engraving by Monsaldi of a portrait by Jean Baptiste Isabey opp. p 202 – Later Queens of the French Stage (1906) – H. Noel Williams, Harper & Brothers, London.
Louise Josephine of Savoy, titular Queen of France
(1753 – 1810)
Sister of the Comtesse d’ Artois, wife of Louis XVIII
Portrait by Madame Vigee-Lebrun, engraved by William Petheropp. p 208 – Journal of the Comte d’ Espinchal During the Emigration (1912) – Ernest d’ Hauterive (editor) translated by Mrs Rudolph Stawell, G. Bell & Sons, London.
Louise d’ Orleans
(1812 – 1850)
Queen of the Belgians
Provenance unknown
Lucrezia Crivelli
Italian courtier – mistress of Lodovico Il Moro of Milan
Portrait by Bernardo Martini opp. p 242 – Lords and Ladies of the Italian Lakes (1912) – Edgcumbe Staley, John Long Ltd, London.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sevigne
(1626 – 1696)
French letter writer and society figure
Engraving of portrait by Muntz opp. p 65 – The Way of the Montagues : A Gallery of Family Portraits (c1910) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Magdalena Sybilla of Hesse-Kassel
(1652 – 1712)
Duchess of Wurttemburg, wife of Duke Wilhelm Ludwig
Portrait opp. p 282 – The Land of Teck and Its Neighbourhood (c1914)– Sabine Baring-Gould, John Lane and The Bodley Head, London.
Marie Antoinette de Saint-Huberty, Comtesse d’ Antraigues
1756 – 1812)
French actress
Engraving by Colinet of a drawing by Le Moine opp. p 288 – Later Queens of the French Stage (1906)– H. Noel Williams, Harper & Brothers, London.
Marie Antoinette Raucourt
(1756 – 1815)
French actress
Engraving by Ruotte, of a portrait by Gros opp. p 160 – Later Queens of the French Stage (1906) – H. Noel Williams, Harper & Brothers, London.
Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia
(1759 – 1828)
Portrait by Roslen de Suedois opp. p 290 – The Land of Teck and Its Neighbourhood (c1914) – Sabine Baring-Gould, John Lane & The Bodley Head, London.
Marie Madeleine Guimard
(1743 – 1816)
French actress
Engraving by Gervais of a portrait by Boucher opp. p 112 – Later Queens of the French Stage (1906) – H. Noel Williams, Harper & Brothers, London
Martha Ray
(1742 – 1779)
English courtesan
Engraving of a print from the British Museum opp. p 32 – Ten Fascinating Women (1955) – Elizabeth Jenkins, Odhams Press Ltd, London.
Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
(1833 – 1897)
Duchess of Teck – mother-in-law of King George V
Portrait by Henry Weigall opp. p 302 – The Land of Teck and Its Neighbourhood (c1914) – Sabine Baring-Gould, John Lane and The Bodley Head, London.
Mary Bagot, Countess of Falmouth
(1645 – 1679)
English Stuart beauty
Portrait by Sir Peter Lely opp. p 65 – The Berkeleys of Berkeley Square & Some of Their Kinfolk (1944) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson and Co, London.
Mary Churchill, Duchess of Montagu
(1689 – 1751)
The daughter of the first Duke of Marlborough, wife of second Duke of Montagu
Portrait opp. p 273 – The Way of the Montagues : A Gallery of Family Portraits (c1910) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Mary Montagu, Duchess of Montagu
(1711 – 1775)
Daughter and heiress of the second Duke of Montagu and Mary Churchill
Portrait by Sir Thomas Gainsboroughopp. p 288 – The Way of the Montagues – A Gallery of Family Portraits (c1910) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Mary of Teck
(1867 – 1953)
Queen consort of Great Britain, wife of George V
Portrait by Angelifrontspiece – The Land of Teck and Its Neighbourhood (c1914) – Sabine Baring-Gould, John Lane & The Bodley Head, London.
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
1542 – 1587)
Engraving of drawing by Francois Clouet of Mary as Dauphine of France opp. p 322 – Henri II : His Court and Times (1910) – H. Noel Williams, Methuen & Co, London.
Messallina
(c15 – 48 AD)
Third wife of Emperor Claudius I
Portrait bust opp. p 113 – Power and Folly : The Story of the Caesars (1958) – Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn), Jonathon Cape, London.
Morosina Morosini
(c1545 – 1614)
Dogaressa of Venice
Portrait from The Dogaressas of Venice : The Wives of the Doges (1912) – Edgcumbe Staley, T.W. Laurie, London.
Ninon d’ Lenclos
(1620 – 1705)
French courtesan
Portrait by Mignardopp. p 291 – The Way of the Montagues – A Gallery of Family Portraits (c1910) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Octavia Minor
(65 – 11 BC)
Sister of Emperor Augustus, wife of Mark Antony
Head portrait opp. p 80 – Power and Folly : The story of the Caesars (1958) – Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn, Jonathan Cape, London
Susanna Armine, Lady Belasyse
(1644 – 1713)
English peeress
Portrait by Sir Peter Lely opp. p 65 – The Berkeleys of Berkeley Square & Some of Their Kinfolk (1944) – Bernard Falk, Hutchinson & Co, London.
Pauline of Wurttemburg
(1800 – 1856)
Queen consort of Wurttemburg, wife of King Wilhelm I
Portrait opp. p284 – The Land of Teck and Its Neighbourhood (c1914)– Sabine Baring-Gould, John Lane & The Bodley Head, London
Plautilla
(c188 – 212 AD)
Wife of Caracalla
Head portrait opp. p 240 – Power and Folly : The Story of the Caesars (1958) – Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn), Jonathon Cape, London.
Plotina
(c61 – 123 AD)
The wife of Emperor Trajan
Head portrait opp. p 192 – Power and Folly : The Story of the Caesars (1958) – Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn), Jonathon Cape, London.
Poppaea Sabina
(31 – 65 AD)
Third wife of Emperor Nero
Portrait bust opp. p 128 – Power and Folly : The Story of the Caesars (1958) – Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn), Jonathon Cape, London.
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
(1846 – 1921)
Daughter of Emperor Pedro II, later Comtesse d’ Eu
Portrait by Henner (1881) opp. p 126 – Amazon Throne : The Story of the Braganzas of Brazil (1942) – Bertita Harding, George G. Harrap & Co, London.
Marie Therese de Savoie-Carignane, Princesse de Lamballe
(1749 – 1792)
Friend to Queen Marie Antoinette – superintendent of the royal household
Portrait opp. p 378 – Journal of the Comte d’ Espinchal During the Emigration (1912) – Ernest d’ Hauterive (editor) translated by Mrs Rudolph Stawell, G. Bell & Sons, London.
Rosie the Riveter – Rose Wills Monroe
(1920 – 1997)
This iconic WW II poster was created by Howard Miller
There were many ‘Rosies’ but Rose Wills Monroe was the most closely associated with this poster.
Sabina
(c84 – 138 AD)
Wife of the Emperor Hadrian
Head portrait opp. p 208 – Power and Folly : The Story of the Caesars (1958) – Ivan Lissner (translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn), Jonathon Cape, London.
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
(1660 – 1744)
English courtier and beauty, wife of the famous general, the first Duke of Marlborough
Portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller in the National Portrait Gallery opp. p 64 – Ten Fascinating Women (1955) – Elizabeth Jenkins, Odhams Press Ltd, London.
