18C Women Around the World

Costumes de Differents Pays, by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810) c 1797 Hand-Colored Engraving from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

By the end of the 18C, worldwide exploration & colonization by Europeans were fairly commonplace, enabling the late 18C & 19C public to catch a glimpse of the clothing & customs of other peoples.

17C Women attributed to Caspar Netscher c 1635-1684

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Lady Playing a Guitar 1669

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Maria Timmers'

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Margaretha Godin 1694

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Young Woman

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Venus with Cupid

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) van de familie van Citters

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Suzanna Huygens 1669

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Sara Nuyts Wife

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Portret van een vrouw

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Mother Combing Child's Hair 1669

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Portrait of a Lady

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Montespan in Gold Dress

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684)

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Maria Anna

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Lady Philippina Staunton 1668

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Lady 1683

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Helena Catharina de Witte (1661-95)

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Josina Parduyn (1642-1718)

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Elisabeth van Bebber 1643-1704 c 1670

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Dorothy, Lady Temple 1671

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Albertina Agnes 1675

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Catherina Raye (1641-1712)

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) 1669 Barbara Villers

Caspar Netscher (Dutch Baroque Era Painter, c 1635-1684) Girl Arranging Flowers

18C Women Around the World

Costumes de Differents Pays, by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810) c 1797 Hand-Colored Engraving from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

By the end of the 18C, worldwide exploration & colonization by Europeans were fairly commonplace, enabling the late 18C & 19C public to catch a glimpse of the clothing & customs of other peoples.

17C Women at Indoor Music Parties

 A Music Party (Circle of Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingeland) 1675

 A Musical Pary (after Caspar Netscher) after 1665

 Anthonie Palamedesz. (Dutch artist, 1601–1673) A Musical Party 1645-50 detail

 Gillis van Tilborgh (Flemish artist, c 1635–c 1678) Interior Music Party

 Jacob van Velsen (Dutch artist, c.1597–1656) A Music Party 1631

 Jan Olis (Dutch artist, c 1610–1676) A Music Party 1633

 Jan Steen (Dutch artist, 1625-26–1679) Musical Company 1661-64

  Peasants making music at an inn attributed to David Teniers II (Flemish artist, 1610-1690)

 Pieter de Hooch (Dutch artist, 1629–1684) A Music Party c 1675

  Pieter de Hooch (Dutch artist, 1629–1684) A Music Party in a Courtyard 1677

  Pieter Jacobsz. Codde (Dutch artist, 1599–1678) Dutch Cavaliers & their Ladies Making Music 1631

 The Music Party attributed to Pieter Jacobsz. Codde (Dutch artist, 1599–1678)

 Willem Cornelisz. Duyster (Dutch artist, c.1599–1635) A Musical Party 1634

18C Women Around the World

Costumes de Differents Pays, by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810) c 1797 Hand-Colored Engraving from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

By the end of the 18C, worldwide exploration & colonization by Europeans were fairly commonplace, enabling the late 18C & 19C public to catch a glimpse of the clothing & customs of other peoples.

A Few 17C Older Women

1611 Guido Reni (1575–1642) An Old Woman

1611 Guido Reni (1575–1642) The Artist's Mother

1616 Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Portrait of an Old Woman

 1620 Jacob Jordaens (Flemish artist, 1593-1678) Two heads of Nancy

Unknown artist, Portrait of a Lady perhaps Maria Pypelinckx

18C Women Around the World

Costumes de Differents Pays, by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810) c 1797 Hand-Colored Engraving from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

By the end of the 18C, worldwide exploration & colonization by Europeans were fairly commonplace, enabling the late 18C & 19C public to catch a glimpse of the clothing & customs of other peoples.

17C All the Trappings of Wealth - Music + Pearls, & Doves - John Michael Wright 1617-1694

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) attributed to... Lady Anne Bruce, Daughter of 2nd Earl of Elgin, Robert Bruce 1665-70s

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Barbara Palmer, nee Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland 1670

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) copy of... Grace Wilbraham, Countess of Dysart c 1673-77

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Elizabeth Claypole, nee Cromwell c 1658

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Frances Cromwell, Daughter of Oliver Cromwell c 1658

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Francisca Posthuma Legh, Lady Richard Brooke c 1683

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Johanna St John, Wife of Sir Walter St John 3rd

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Lady Mary Bagot and her Granddaughter Mary, Later Lady Parker

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Magdalen Aston, Lady Burdett 1669

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Margaret Onley, Mrs George Vernon 1660

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Mary Bagot, Countess of Dorset c 1670

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Mary Fairfax, Duchess of Buckingham aft 1659

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Mary Scrope, the Honourable Mrs Henry Arundell

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Mary Spencer, Lady Arundell of Wardour 1662-65

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Miss Butterworth of Belfield Hall 1650-70 2

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Miss Butterworth of Belfield Hall 1650-70

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Mrs Edward Onley

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Mrs Salesbury with her Grandchildren Edward and Elizather Bagot 1675-76

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) after his style... Mary Wilbraham, Countess Bradford c 1673-77

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) or after him, Elizabeth Washington, Lady Ferrers, as Minerva

John Michael Wright (British artist, 1617-1694) Unknown Woman c 1660