Illustration of an evening bodice and velvet bonnet from either 1891 or 1883 (the wannabe future archivist in me groans).

Alexandra, Princess of Wales and later Queen Consort (1844-1905). No date was included with this photograph, but I’m going to assume it was taken to commemorate her receiving a Doctorate of Music from Dublin’s Trinity College in 1885.

Queen Victoria with Prince Arthur by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-1873), 1850.

One of my favorite Queen Victoria paintings :)

Visit of the Princess Royal by Gaston de Latouche (1854-1913), date unknown.

Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II after her coronation by Sir William Dargie, 1954.

Photo of the Ham and Eggs Queen with the World’s Fair Milkmaid and an unknown gentleman. Taken in 1939.

Madame Philippe Desbassayns de Richemont (Jeanne Eglé Mourgue, 1778–1855) and Her Son, Eugène (1800–1859) by French artist Marie-Guillelmine Benoist (1768–1826), ca. 1802-03.

Engraving of Anne Bullen [Boleyn] (c.1501/1507-1536), date unknown.

Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Emma (1765–1815), Lady Hamilton. Miniature portrait by Irish artist Adam Buck (1759-1833), 1804.

Isabella II, Queen of Spain’s jewels, c. 1852.

Head dress and shoulder knot in diamonds, pearls, rubies and emeralds. Manufactured by Lemonniere, Paris. Bouquet, &c. in diamonds, pearls and rubies. Manufactured by Lemonniere, Paris.

Courtesy of the NYPL.

Little Miss Muffet by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), date unknown.

Kronprinzessin Stephanie [Stephanie Clotilde Luise Hermine Marie Charlotte von Belgien, 1864-1945] by Hans Makart (1840-1884), 1881.

Queen Elizabeth II (b.1926) with Princess Margaret (1930-2002), date and source unknown :(

Excerpt from Dr. King’s Lucky Book, 1904.

Queen Elizabeth II (b. 1926), 1954.