Pearl Collection (#8)

Allegory of Peace, 1652. Creator: Jan Lievens
Allegory of Peace, 1652. Alternative title: Triumph of Peace. Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, crowns Pax, the goddess of peace - allegory alluding to the 1648 Treaty of Munster

Portrait of Jacoba Bontemantel (1643-?), 1644. Creator: Anon
Portrait of Jacoba Bontemantel (1643-?), 1644

A Seated Woman with a Letter, a Gentleman Standing by Her;The Officer's Visit, 1632-1732

A couple with six children, 1650-1678. Creator: Jurgen Ovens
A couple with six children, 1650-1678

Cornelia Teding van Berkhout (1614-80), Wife of Maerten Harpertsz Tromp, 1640-1653. Creator: Jan Lievens
Cornelia Teding van Berkhout (1614-80), Wife of Maerten Harpertsz Tromp, 1640-1653

A Musical Company, 1651. Creator: Gerard van Kuijl
A Musical Company, 1651

Portrait of Archduchess Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566-1633), Infanta of Spain, c.1600

Maria Hartmansdr de Custer(e). wife of Willem Kettingh, c.1755. Creator: Mattheus Verheyden
Maria Hartmansdr de Custer(e). wife of Willem Kettingh, c.1755

Portrait of a Woman, thought to be Catharina Kettingh (1626/27-73), Wife of Bartholomeus... 1650. Creator: Dirck Craey
Portrait of a Woman, thought to be Catharina Kettingh (1626/27-73), Wife of Bartholomeus Vermuyden, 1650. Other Title(s): Portrait of a Woman, thought to be Catharina Kettingh (1626/27-73)

Portrait of Catharina Fourmenois (1598-1665), 1619. Creator: Salomon Mesdach
Portrait of Catharina Fourmenois (1598-1665), 1619

Family Group in an Interior, 1744. Creator: Frans van der Mijn
Family Group in an Interior, 1744

Portrait of Cornelia Craen van Haeften, 1663-1678. Creator: Cornelis van Ceulen
Portrait of Cornelia Craen van Haeften, 1663-1678. Other Title(s): Portrait of Cornelia Craen van Haeften (1622-1678)

Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1550-1599. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1550-1599

Lucretia del Prado, Wife of Jeremias Boudinois, 1610. Creator: Gortzius Geldorp
Lucretia del Prado, Wife of Jeremias Boudinois, 1610

Venus and Mars, 1604. Creator: Johannes Rottenhammer the elder
Venus and Mars, 1604

Miss D. Wright, portrait photograph, 1918 Apr. 8. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss D. Wright, portrait photograph, 1918 Apr. 8

Mrs. G.H. Witthaus, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 19. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. G.H. Witthaus, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 19

Miss Marcia Van Dresser, portrait photograph, 1919 Oct. 4. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Marcia Van Dresser, portrait photograph, 1919 Oct. 4. American operatic soprano and actor

The Wife of Sebastiaan Leerse, 1804. Creator: Willem Bartel van der Kooi
The Wife of Sebastiaan Leerse, 1804

The Regalia. - 4, c1911. Creator: Unknown
The Regalia. - 4, c1911. 1. Coronation Gloves; 2. The Anointing Spoon; 3. Coronation Bracelets; 4. The Spurs; 5. The Ampulla for the Anointing'

H.M. Queen Mary, c1911. Creator: Unknown
H.M. Queen Mary, c1911. Mary of Teck, Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India. From a photograph by Messrs. Lafayette'

Mary II, (c1911). Creator: Unknown
Mary II, (c1911). Queen Mary II of Great Britain and Ireland. From a painting by William Wissing. In the National Portrait Gallery'

Elizabeth, (c1911). Creator: Unknown
Elizabeth, (c1911). Queen Elizabeth I of England. The motto: Non sine sole iris (no rainbow without sun) refers to Elizabeth as the bringer of peace

Edward IV, (c1911). Creator: Unknown
Edward IV, (c1911). King Edward IV of England. From a painting in the possession of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London'

Byrne, James, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 June 2. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Byrne, James, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 June 2

Bianchi, William, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 Dec. or 1916 Jan. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bianchi, William, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 Dec. or 1916 Jan

Miss Renee Schmoll, portrait photograph, 1919 Apr. 7. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Renee Schmoll, portrait photograph, 1919 Apr. 7

Miss Renee Schmoll, portrait photograph, 1919 Apr. 7. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Renee Schmoll, portrait photograph, 1919 Apr. 7

Miss Schaffer, (Mrs. Baumgarten), portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 21. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Schaffer, (Mrs. Baumgarten), portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 21

Mrs. J. Rittenhouse, portrait photograph, 1919 Apr. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. J. Rittenhouse, portrait photograph, 1919 Apr. 11

Mrs. Walter B. Richards, portrait photograph, 1919 Oct. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Walter B. Richards, portrait photograph, 1919 Oct. 11

Miss Flore Revalles, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Flore Revalles, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 26. Swiss singer, dancer, and actress

Mrs. Seward Prosser, portrait photograph, 1919 June. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Seward Prosser, portrait photograph, 1919 June. Possibly a portrait of Constance Barber, wife of American banker and philanthropist Seward Prosser

Miss N.C. Potter, portrait photograph, 1918 Nov. 22. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss N.C. Potter, portrait photograph, 1918 Nov. 22

Miss C. Plant, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss C. Plant, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar

Mrs. Betty Phelps, portrait photograph, 1919 July 21. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Betty Phelps, portrait photograph, 1919 July 21

Miss Lucy Patterson, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 7. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Lucy Patterson, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 7

Mrs. Winchester Noyes, portrait photograph, 1919 Sept. 23. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Winchester Noyes, portrait photograph, 1919 Sept. 23

Mrs. Dickey, portrait photograph, 1918 May. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Dickey, portrait photograph, 1918 May

Dr. Angelica Singleton, Mrs. Abraham Van Buren, 1842, (1913). Creator: Unknown
Angelica Singleton, Mrs. Abraham Van Buren, 1842, (1913). Heiress and the daughter-in-law of Martin Van Buren, president of the United States

Mrs. Allerton S. Cushman, portrait photograph, 1927 Nov. 23. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Allerton S. Cushman, portrait photograph, 1927 Nov. 23

Miss Laura Hope Crews, portrait photograph, 1918 Nov. 8. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Laura Hope Crews, portrait photograph, 1918 Nov. 8. American actress who played Aunt Pittypat Hamilton in Gone with the Wind

Mrs. Steven C. Clark, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 30. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Steven C. Clark, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 30

Friend of Miss Alice Carr, portrait photograph, 1918 Apr. 8. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Friend of Miss Alice Carr, portrait photograph, 1918 Apr. 8

Mrs. Edwin R. Campbell, portrait photograph, 1919 Feb. 7. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Edwin R. Campbell, portrait photograph, 1919 Feb. 7

Miss Dorothy Brown, portrait photograph, 1918 Jan. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Dorothy Brown, portrait photograph, 1918 Jan. 11

H.R.H. Zita, Empress of Austria, Princess of Bourbon And Parma, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Her Royal Highness Zita, Empress of Austria, Princess of Bourbon And Parma, 1914. The last Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary

Miss Crystine Bowers, portrait photograph, 1917 Dec. 15. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Crystine Bowers, portrait photograph, 1917 Dec. 15

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