1. books0977: Retrato de Carlos III, niño (1724). Jean Ranc (French, 1674–1735). Oil on canvas. Prado Museum. Charles III (1716–1788) was the King of Spain and the Spanish Indes from 1759 to 1788. Eldest son of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, Princess Elisabeth of Parma, he became the Duke of Parma and Piacenza under the name of Charles I; later on in 1734 while Duke of Parma he conquered the Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily and was thus created the King of Naples and Sicily.

    books0977:

    Retrato de Carlos III, niño (1724). Jean Ranc (French, 1674–1735). Oil on canvas. Prado Museum.

    Charles III (1716–1788) was the King of Spain and the Spanish Indes from 1759 to 1788. Eldest son of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, Princess Elisabeth of Parma, he became the Duke of Parma and Piacenza under the name of Charles I; later on in 1734 while Duke of Parma he conquered the Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily and was thus created the King of Naples and Sicily.

  2. aleyma: Head of a Princess of the Amarna period, made in Egypt, c.1360-1350 BC.

    aleyma:

    Head of a Princess of the Amarna period, made in Egypt, c.1360-1350 BC.

  3. barauxfolies: Betrothal portrait of Ladislaus the Posthumous and Magdalena of Valois by anon., Vienna, btw 1460 and 1480, Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, Hungary

    barauxfolies:

    Betrothal portrait of Ladislaus the Posthumous and Magdalena of Valois by anon., Vienna, btw 1460 and 1480, Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, Hungary

  4. gallarusarts: Ivory Bust of King of France Henri IV 1553-1610 probably late 1500’s.

    gallarusarts:

    Ivory Bust of King of France Henri IV 1553-1610 probably late 1500’s.

  5. philamuseum:

    You are formally invited to an audience with the Queen(s) — Queens from our online collection, that is. For your enjoyment, a royal edition of More Art Monday, itself a loyal subject of ART 24/7.

    Portrait of Queen Victoria as a Young Girl, 1836. Artist/maker unknown, English.

    Bust of Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, Before 1697. Claude Bertin, French.

    Portrait Medal of Queen Christina of Sweden, 1675. Giovanni Martino Hamerani, Italian (active Rome).

    Drug Jar (Albarello) with Seated Queen, c. 1565-71. Probably workshop of Orazio Fontana, Italian (active Urbino).

    The King and Queen Surrounded by Swift Nudes, 1912. Marcel Duchamp, American (born France).

    Alice in Wonderland: King and Queen, 1961. Justin McCarthy, American.

    French Playing Card-The Queen of Hearts, 18th century. Artist/maker unknown, French. Published by G. de Paris, France.

    Queen Mother of the West, Edo Period (1615-1868), 18th - 19th century. Artist/maker unknown, Japanese.

    Portrait of Sophie Magdalene, Queen of Denmark and Norway, c. 1740. Attributed to Carl Gustav Pilo, Swedish.

    Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, Plate from Thomas Fuller, The Holy State (1642), 1642.William Marshall, English.

  6. masterpiecedaily: Pietro Antonio Rotari Portrait of Marie Kunigunde of Saxony 1755

    masterpiecedaily:

    Pietro Antonio Rotari

    Portrait of Marie Kunigunde of Saxony

    1755

  7. poisonwasthecure: Empress Elizabeth of Austria Franz Xaver Winterhalter 1865

    poisonwasthecure:

    Empress Elizabeth of Austria Franz Xaver Winterhalter 1865

    (Source: cauldronandcross)

  8. historicalfashion: María Cristina de Borbón-dos Sicilias, reina de España by Portaña, 1830

    historicalfashion:

    María Cristina de Borbón-dos Sicilias, reina de España by Portaña, 1830