Countess Alexander Nikolaevitch Lamsdorff (née Maria Ivanovna Beck, 1835–1866) by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1859.

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Oil on canvas portrait of Queen Victoria by Thomas Sully, 1838.

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Cigarette card featuring “Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria - Bridal Feb 10, 1840.” c. 1897-1908.

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“The Soldiers Return,” lithograph by N. Currier, 1840.

My, what tiny feet you have, Sir!

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“Perdita,” by Tonnele & Co., N.Y., 1902.

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Engraving of Marianne [Mariamne], Queen of Judea. Date unknown.

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The queen of the Belgians in her wedding dress. Published in the Court magazine no. 4. for Oct. 1832, by Edward Bull, 26, Holles St. Cavendish Square.”

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hanracecarnah:

Scanned from the book “Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture”
No date provided

(Source: what-floats-my-boat)

Halloween postcard, date unknown.

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Photograph of a young woman by Fitz W. Guerin, 1902.

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Arents cigarette card featuring Queen Victoria’s autograph, date unknown (after 1901).

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Engraving of Princess Katherine of France, date unknown.

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Engraving of Marie Antoniette [sic], Queen of France after a portrait by Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun. C. 1800.

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Engraving of Mary, Queen of Scots. Date unknown.

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French bridal gowns originally featured in Petit courrier des dames, March 20, 1834.

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