Author: sarahbguestperry

On a voyage to see how much mileage I can get from the creative ability and eye for images that my family thought was useless. On line art curator, fiction writer and now blogger. Historian's daughter. Follow me . . .even I have no idea where I'm going next.

Girls with garlands in their hair painted by Sophie Anderson. Living from 1823 to 1903, she started out as an engraver in her native France before switching to genre paintings of women and girls after she moved to Britain.

"Young Girl with a Garland of Marguerites." Undated.
“Young Girl with a Garland of Marguerites.” Undated. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://www.hellenicaworld.com/Art/Paintings/SophieGengembreAnderson/en/PartSGAnderson0061.html
"A young girl with a garland of flowers in her hair." Undated.
“A young girl with a garland of flowers in her hair.” Undated. Image © Bonhams 2001-2019. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/17844/lot/120/?upcoming_past=Upcoming
"Take the Fair Face of Woman." Date unknown.
“Take the Fair Face of Woman.” Date unknown. Private collection. In the public domain because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SophieAndersonTakethefairfaceofWoman.jpg
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Sparkly jewels by French designer René Lalique (1860-1945). Caught drifting by to who knows where and from the collection of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon.

Female face pendant. ca. 1897-98.
Female face pendant. ca. 1897-98. Gold, enamel, ivory, diamond and sapphire. Image ©2019 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Fair use license. via https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/works_museu/female-face-pendant/
"Landscape" comb. ca. 1899-1900. Horn and enameled gold. Rene Lalique, maker (1860-1945). Fair use license. via httpsgulbenkian.ptmuseuenworks_museulandscape-comb
“Landscape” comb. ca. 1899-1900. Horn with enameled glass and gold. Image ©2019 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Fair use license. via https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/works_museu/landscape-comb/
Dragonfly brooch. ca. 1897-1898.
Dragonfly brooch. ca. 1897-1898. Gold, enamel, chrysoprase, chalcedony, moonstone and diamond. Image ©2019 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Fair use license. via https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/works_museu/dragonfly-broach/
Female face pendant. ca. 1898 to 1900.
Female face pendant. ca. 1898 to 1900. Glass, silver, enamel, gold and baroque pearl. Image ©2019 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Fair use license. via https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/works_museu/female-face-pendant-2/
Plaque for an eagles and pine choker. 1899-1901.
Plaque for an eagles and pine choker. 1899-1901. Gold, opal and enamel. Image ©2019 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Fair use license. via https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/works_museu/plaque-for-eagles-and-pine-choker/

Portraits of 19th century children in tartan plaid. Made fashionable by the children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, in no time children around the world were dressed like little Scots highlanders whether they were or not.

"Children of John and Mary Ross." 1843.
“Children of John and Mary Ross.” 1843. American. Samuel Bell Waugh, artist (1814-1885). Image ©Gilcrease Museum. Fair use license. via https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/01261220
"Portrait of young Harry Herbert Keith." ca. 1860.
“Portrait of young Harry Herbert Keith.” ca. 1860. American school. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.curiousandunusualtartans.com/portraiture
"Portrait of a Young Boy, Wearing Highland Dress." 1892.
“Portrait of a Young Boy, Wearing Highland Dress.” 1892. French. Charles Henri Hilaire Michel, artist (1817-1905). In the public domain due to age. via https://www.curiousandunusualtartans.com/portraiture

Crowns as in crowns for kings and emperors of real countries, not that inexpensive rhinestone variety. Mostly European but one not.

Crown of Saint Wenceslaus, used to crown Czech kings until 1836.
Crown of Saint Wenceslaus, used to crown Czech kings until 1836. Exhibited in May 2016 in Prague Castle. Cc0 License 4.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CrownBohemia3.jpg
Used for the coronation of Frederick II of Denmark in 1648.
Used for the coronation of Frederick II of Denmark in 1648. Currently located in Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen. CC0 License 3.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Denmark_crown.jpg
Circlet or diadem of an unknown Egyptian queen or a princess with four gazelle heads and rosettes.
Circlet or diadem of an unknown Egyptian queen or a princess with four gazelle heads and rosettes. 18th Dynasty, Egyptian. Electrum. Maker not known. via https://egyptophile.blogspot.com/2016/06/des-gazelles-pour-une-belle-princesse.html?m=1
Crown of the Holy Roman Empire.
Crown of the Holy Roman Empire. Displayed in the Imperial Treasury at the Hofburg, Vienna. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:Holy_Roman_Empire_Crown_(Imperial_Treasury)2.jpg
Crown of Christian V of Denmark. 1671.
Crown of Christian V of Denmark. 1671. Kept at the Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen. Image in the public domain. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christian_v_crown.jpg

Watercolor sketches climbing right out of your paintbox in wonderful vibrant hues by avant garde designer Sonia Delaunay. Taken from “ses Peintures, ses Objets, ses Tissus simultanés, ses Modes”, published in the mid 1920’s by the Paris Librairie des Arts.

Page 4. 1924.
Page 4. 1924. Image © Reed College, Portland, Oregon. Fair use license. via https://rdc.reed.edu/c/artbooks/s/r?_pp=20&s=4c0e890724b4bd2d4211022f9f4d7bbdc24c8c87&p=2&pp=1
Page 10. 1924.
Page 10. 1924. Image © Reed College, Portland, Oregon. Fair use license. via https://rdc.reed.edu/c/artbooks/s/r?_pp=20&s=4c0e890724b4bd2d4211022f9f4d7bbdc24c8c87&p=10&pp=1
Page 19. 1924.
Page 19. 1924. Image © Reed College, Portland, Oregon. Fair use license. via https://rdc.reed.edu/c/artbooks/s/r?_pp=20&s=4c0e890724b4bd2d4211022f9f4d7bbdc24c8c87&p=25&pp=1
Page 1. 1923.
Page 1. 1923. Image © Reed College, Portland, Oregon. Fair use license. via https://rdc.reed.edu/c/artbooks/s/r?_pp=20&s=4c0e890724b4bd2d4211022f9f4d7bbdc24c8c87&p=18&pp=1

Renaissance little ones bundled up like puffballs. One a bit famous and the others not, but all adorable as they gaze out at us no doubt thinking we are underdressed.

"Boy in White." 1641.
“Boy in White.” 1641. Dutch. Dirck Dircksz van Santvoort, artist (1610-1680). In the public domain due to age. via https://bjws.blogspot.com/2014/02/dutch-children-in-1620-1650-all-clothed.html
"Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany." 1643.
“Cosimo III de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany age 1.” 1643. Flemish. Justus Sustermans, artist (1597-1681). In the public domain due to age. via https://www.flickr.com/photos/peramuzesi/8357885240/
"Young girl with a goldfinch." ca. 1620.
“Young girl with a goldfinch.” ca. 1620. Scandinavian school. In the public domain due to age. via https://blouinartsalesindex.com/auctions/-Scandinavian-School-7544834/Young-girl-with-a-goldfinch-1620
"Portrait of a child with a dog." 1605.
“Portrait of a child with a dog.” 1605. Early Netherlandish. Attributed to Van Zelven. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.sophieploeg.com/blog/painted-pals/
"Portrait of a five year old boy with a parrot." 1625-1650.
“Portrait of a five year old boy with a parrot.” 1625-1650. Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp, artist. In the public domain due to age. via http://www.parrotforums.com/questions-answers/30414-old-portraits-parrots.html

Pictures commissioned so the king could have a portrait of each of his houses. Surely you can’t be a king with just one. By Spanish artist José (Jusepe) Leonardo. Living from 1601 to 1652 he painted at the royal court in Madrid for Philip III and Philip IV.

"Vista de la Real Casa de Aceca." 1637.
“Vista de la Real Casa de Aceca.” 1637. Collection of the Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vista_de_la_Real_Casa_de_Aceca.jpg
Casa Eraso. 1639.
Casa Eraso. 1639. In the public domain because the artist died over 70 years ago. via http://senderismojueves.blogspot.com/2016/12/ruta-85-puerto-de-navacerrada-las.html
"Vista del Palacio Real de El Pardo." 1630.
“Vista del Palacio Real de El Pardo.” 1630. Collection of the Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://investigart.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/el-escorial-octava-maravilla-del-mundo-construccion-y-arquitectura/jusep-leonardo-vista-del-palacio-real-de-el-pardo-ca-1630/
"Vista del Palacio del Buen Retiro." 1637.
“Vista del Palacio del Buen Retiro.” 1637. Collection of the Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/italianmasterpieces/utilities/faux-lightbox-image-and-caption26f5.html?imageID=EXHI023730