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.

16C Women at National Trust Collections in Britain

 Attributed to Robert Peake the Elder (c 1551-1619) Ann Vavasour (1560-1650) National Trust Collections Hatchlands Park, Surrey 1580-90 

England, Wales, & amp; Northern Ireland, the National Trust, formed in 1895, protects historic houses, gardens, mills, coastlines, forests, woods, fens, beaches, farmlands, moors, islands, archaeological remains, nature reserves, villages & even pubs.The Trust does not operate in Scotland, where there is an independent National Trust for Scotland.

British (Inglese) School Elizabeth of York wearing the White Rose of the York and the Red Rose of Lancaster National Collections Trust Lacock, Wiltshire in 1575 

Attributed to Hieronymus Custodis (fl.1589 -1593) Anne Carew, Lady Throckmorton (1520-1587), aged 53 National Trust Collections Coughton Court, Warwickshire 1590 

British (Inglese) School Lady Margaret Russell, Countess of Cumberland (1560-1616), at the age of 25 National Trust Collections Lacock, Wiltshire in 1585 

British School Inglese An Unknown Lady Collections National Trust Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire 1570-99 

British School Inglese An Unknown Lady ounces Vaux called Katherine, Lady Throckmorton National Trust Collections Coughton Court, Warwickshire 1576 

British Inglese School Dorothy Petre, Lady Wadham (1534-1618) National Trust Collections Petworth, West Sussex in 1595 

British Inglese School Judith Tracey, Mrs Francis Throckmorton National Trust Collections Coughton Court, Warwickshire 1550-99 

British Inglese School Mrs. Elizabeth Parker aged 22 National Trust Collections Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire 1593 

Hans Eworth (Dutch artist, in 1578-c.1525) An Unknown Lady, called Anne Askew Ayscough ago, Mrs. Thomas Kyme (1521-1546) Collections National Trust Tatton Park, Cheshire 1560 

Dutch School Catherine Fetherston (d.1622) National Trust Collections Uppark, West Sussex in 1600 

Robert Peake the Elder (c.1551 - 1619) Lady Catherine Neville, Lady Constable, aged 60 National Trust Collections Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset 1590 

Italian (Cremonese) School Unknown Lady Collections National Trust Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire c 1570-99 

Unknown Artist An Unknown Woman National Trust Collections Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire 1550-99 

Unknown British artist, Margaret Wyndham (1500-1562), Dame Margaret Luttrell, Aged 62 National Trust Collections Dunster Castle, Somerset 1562 

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.

16C Women attributed to Giovanni Battista Moroni c 1520–1578

Giovanni Battista Moroni (Late Italian Renaissance painter, c 1520–1578) Portrait of a Woman

Giovanni Battista Moroni (Late Italian Renaissance painter, c 1520–1578) Isotta Brembati Grumelli

Giovanni Battista Moroni (Late Italian Renaissance painter, c 1520–1578) Isotta Brembati Grumelli 

Giovanni Battista Moroni (Late Italian Renaissance painter, c 1520–1578) Portrait of a Woman

Giovanni Battista Moroni (Late Italian Renaissance painter, c 1520–1578) Woman with a Fan

Giovanni Battista Moroni (Late Italian Renaissance painter, c 1520–1578) Portrait of a Woman with a Book

Giovanni Battista Moroni (Late Italian Renaissance painter, c 1520–1578) Portrait of a Noblewoman

Giovanni Battista Moroni (Late Italian Renaissance painter, c 1520–1578) Portrait of a Lady

Giovanni Battista Moroni (Late Italian Renaissance painter, c 1520–1578) Abess Lucrezia Agliardi Vertova

Giovanni Battista Moroni (Late Italian Renaissance painter, c 1520–1578) Portrait of Angelica Agliardi De Nicolinis Holding a fur 1560s

Giovanni Battista Moroni (Late Italian Renaissance painter, c 1520–1578) Portrait of Pace Rivola Spini

Giovanni Battista Moroni (Late Italian Renaissance painter, c 1520–1578) Portrait of a Woman with Fur on Shoulder 1570.

Giovanni Battista Moroni (Late Italian Renaissance painter, c 1520–1578) Woman in a Red Dress holding a fur

Giovanni Battista Moroni (Late Italian Renaissance painter, c 1520–1578) A Woman with a Book c 1560

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.

19C Women Relaxing Together - The Belle Epoque

 

Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (Australian artist, 1864–1947) The Distant Song

In 1895, Bunny met his future wife Jeanne Morel a fellow art student. She became the subject of many paintings, which increasingly depicted groupings of languid, dreamy female figures. These paintings reflect the leisured spirit of the belle époque, elegantly capturing voluptuous women, often holding fans; lounging inside homes; on porches & balconies; & in a bathhouse, often inhaling the intoxicating scent of freshly plucked summer flowers. Bunny modeled most of the figures on his wife Jeanne Morel, who sat for numerous paintings from this period.  Bunny’s depictions of his wife Jeanne & her friends typified the elegance, fashionable frills, & glamour of the seemingly endless summer that was the belle époque. 

Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (Australian artist, 1864–1947) Steps

Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (Australian artist, 1864–1947) Summer Morning

Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (Australian artist, 1864–1947) Who Comes 

  Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (Australian artist, 1864–1947) Cherries

 Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (Australian artist, 1864–1947) Detail Summertime

 Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (Australian artist, 1864–1947) Idle Hours On the Balcony

Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (Australian artist, 1864–1947) Moonlight Sonata

Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (Australian artist, 1864–1947) Nattering

Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (Australian artist, 1864–1947) A Word of Advice

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.

19C Time for a Nap

Alfred Emile Leopole Stevens (Belgian painter, 1823-1906) Girl in a White Dress Resting on a Sofa

Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895). Portrait of Madame Hubbard 1874

Édouard Manet (French painter, 1832-1883) Young Woman Reclining with Fan at her feet  a Cat on the floor playing. 1860

Francisco Masriera y Manovens (Spanish painter, 1842-1902)

Édouard Manet (French painter, 1832-1883) Woman on Divan 1873

Edgar Degas (French artist, 1834–1917) Madame Camus with a Fan. Most of the other women in this posting also have fans, but none look quite as hot as this young lady.
 
Edouard Manet (French Realist, Impressionist painter, 1832-1883) Repose

Edouard Manet (French Realist, Impressionist painter, 1832-1883) Baudelaire's Mistress Reclining (and looking a bit impatient.) 1862

Georges Lemmen (Belgian artist, 1865-1919) The Nap

Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (Australian artist, 1864–1947) The Siesta

Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (Australian artist, 1864–1947) Study for Endormies 

Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (Australian artist, 1864–1947) Endormies  depicts 2 female figures relaxing at the water’s edge. Endormie means sleepy in French.