Formal Collection (#85)

View of the terrace in the French garden of House ter Meer in Maarssen, in the foreground stands a carriage drawn by six horses, The Netherlands, print maker: Hendrik de Leth, Dating c. 1740

View from the colonnade at the French Garden House at House ter Meer in Maarssen, with walking figures, The Netherlands, print maker: Hendrik de Leth, Dating c. 1740

View of the Sterrenbos in the garden of House ter Meer in Maarssen, The Netherlands, Hendrik de Leth, c. 1740

Berceau in the garden of House ter Meer in Maarssen, The Netherlands, Hendrik de Leth, c. 1740

View of a pond in the garden of House ter Meer in Maarssen, The Netherlands, Hendrik de Leth, c. 1740

Open-air theater in the garden of House ter Meer in Maarssen, The Netherlands, Hendrik de Leth, c. 1740

Water Neptunes Grotto in the garden of House ter Meer in Maarssen, The Netherlands, Hendrik de Leth, c. 1740

Basin in the garden of House ter Meer in Maarssen, The Netherlands, Hendrik de Leth, c. 1740

View from the cabinet in the garden of House ter Meer in Maarssen, The Netherlands, Hendrik de Leth, c. 1740

Labyrinth at Gunterstein, Breukelen, Joseph Mulder, Willem Swidde, Jaques Le Moine de laEspine, 1680 - 1696

View from the terrace in the garden of Soestdijk Palace, with walking figures, The Netherlands, print maker: Hendrik de Leth (mentioned on object), Dating 1725 - 1747

Garden on the south side of Soestdijk Palace, The Netherlands, Hendrik de Leth, unknown, 1725-1747

Castle Heemstede, Square and stables, Sight from Starrenbos, The Netherlands, Isaac de Moucheron, 1706 - 1719

Statues in the garden, avenue lined with arches, Overgrown garden galleries, Orchard, Isaac de Moucheron, 1706-1719

Covered path given to the input / View of the park / Duck pond / Large pond, Isaac de Moucheron, 1706 - 1719

Formal gardens at Castle Heemstede, Large pond at Castle Heemstede, Cave seen from the gallery, Grotto in the garden of Castle Heemstede, Isaac de Moucheron, 1706 - 1719

Parterre Garden at Zorgvliet, Johannes Jacobsz van den Aveele, Johannes Covens and Cornelis Mortier, Staten-Generaal, c. 1691 - in or before 1698

Zorgvliet Park in The Hague, The Netherlands, Johannes Jacobsz van den Aveele, Johannes Covens, Cornelis Mortier, c. 1691 - c. 1698

General Perspective View of the Chateau and Gardens of Richelieu (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR192901 General Perspective View of the Chateau and Gardens of Richelieu (engraving) (b/w photo) by Marot, Jean (1619-79); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, c. 1660-65 (oil on canvas)
XYC174879 Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, c.1660-65 (oil on canvas) by Lely, Peter (1618-80); 223.2x130.8 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, USA; English, out of copyright

The Luxembourg Gardens (gouache on paper)
XIR168712 The Luxembourg Gardens (gouache on paper) by Courvoisier-Voisin, Henri (1757-1830); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; Swiss, out of copyright

The Cotillon, from Daily Life Upstairs, 1902 (lithograph) (b / w photo)
XJF106616 The Cotillon, from Daily Life Upstairs, 1902 (lithograph) (b/w photo) by Bacon, John Henry Frederick (1868-1914); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Charlotte Dubourg (1850-1921) 1882 (oil on canvas)
XIR156284 Charlotte Dubourg (1850-1921) 1882 (oil on canvas) by Fantin-Latour, Ignace Henri Jean (1836-1904); 118x92.5 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris

Henry VIII in Parliament (engraving)
XJF105368 Henry VIII in Parliament (engraving) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Based on illumination of Henry VIIIas parliament in the Wriothesley Garter Book To)

A Dinner Conversation (A Man and Woman Drinking at Supper) (oil on canvas)
XYC152734 A Dinner Conversation (A Man and Woman Drinking at Supper) (oil on canvas) by Laroon, Marcellus the Younger (1679-1772); 36.25x30.25 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Portrait of George and Margaret Rogers, c. 1748-50 (oil on canvas) (see also 111971)
XYC144013 Portrait of George and Margaret Rogers, c.1748-50 (oil on canvas) (see also 111971) by Hayman, Francis (1708-76); 90x70 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart, 1641 (oil on canvas)
XOS1109242 William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart, 1641 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 182.5x142 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

A Formal Garden; Johannes Janson, Dutch, 1729 - 1784; 1766; Oil on canvas; Unframed: 52.1 x 72.4 cm (20 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.), Framed: 77.5 x 97.2 x 7.6 cm (30 1/2 x 38 1/4 x 3 in.)

Preparing for the Hunt Hunting Party Signed, center right on staircase: J
Preparing for the Hunt Hunting Party Signed, center right on staircase: " J. Wooton|Pinx", John Wootton, 1682-1764, British

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Table setting for a tea party

Europe, Portugal, Vila Real, Palace of Mateus, formal garden

Europe, France, Loire Valley. Some of the gardens of the Chateau de Villandry

FRANCE: VERSAILLES, 1745. The Neptune Basin in the gardens of the Palace of Verailles. Gouache by Jacques Andre Portail, 1745

CHINA: BRIDAL COUPLE, 1905. A Chinese bride with her face covered, posing between her groom and another woman, China. Stereograph, c1905

CHINA: PEKING, c1902. A group of Pekingese women in traditional dress in the court of a Chinese mansion, Peking, China. Stereograph, c1902

FRANCE: CHATEAU DE MARLY. King Louis XIVs smaller residence at what is now Marly-le-Roi near Paris. Painting by Pierre-Denis Martin, 1724

ENGLAND: BRIGHTON PAVILION. The Banqueting Room of the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. Color aquatint from Views of the Royal Pavilion, 1826, by John Nash

WU TING-FANG (1842-1922). Wu Ting-fang, a Chinese diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and briefly as Acting Premier during the early years of the Republic of China

CHINA: MANCHU MEN, c1901. A posed group of Manchu men, the race that ruled China during the Qing Dynasty, Peking, China. Stereograph, c1901

CHINA: COUPLES, c1905. A full-length portrait of two Chinese bridal couples. Photograph, c1905

NAPOLEON: FRENCH BALL, 1810. A ball given on occasion of the marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte to Marie-Louise, April 2, 1810

PHOTOGRAPHY, 1910s

NAPOLEON III AT A BALL. A Ball at the Palace of the Elysee. Cartoon, 1851, showing Napoleon III (center, with purple sash) and his cousin, Prince Napoleon

PIANO ADVERTISEMENT, 1888. Advertisement from an English newspaper of 1888 for Brinsmead pianos

POLKA DANCING, 1848. American couples dancing the polka with gusto in 1848 to show their sympathies with the revolutionists in Europe. Contemporary print

COURT BALL, 16th CENTURY. A ball at the court of Henry III of France. The King stands at left with his mother, Catherine of Medicis

CINDERELLA AT THE BALL. Cinderella dancing with the Prince. English book illustration, c1825

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