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History of Portraiture
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History of Portraiture
(by a Belgian Art Historian)
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Frans I Pourbus (1545-1581)
Portrait of a Woman
1581
MSK, Gent
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#GonzaloBilbaoMartínez (1860-1938)
Portrait of #IsabelofSpain, Princess of Asturias (1851-1931), who was #BornOnThisDay
20th Century
Museo Histórico Nacional, Buenos Aires
#Bourbon #BourbonTwoSicilies
December 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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#FedericodeMadrazo y Kuntz (1815-94)
Portrait of #IsabelofSpain, Princess of Asturias (1851-1931), who was #BornOnThisDay
1880
Royal Palace of Madrid
#Bourbon #BourbonTwoSicilies
December 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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#VicentePalmaroli (1834-96)
Portrait of #IsabelofSpain, Princess of Asturias (1851-1931), who was #BornOnThisDay
1866
Royal Palace of Madrid
#Bourbon #BourbonTwoSicilies
December 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Unknown Artist
Portrait of #JohanIII, King of Sweden (1537-92), who was #BornOnThisDay
16th Century
Gripsholm Castle
#JohanVasa #Vasa
December 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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After #JohanBaptistavanUther (d. 1597)
Portrait of #JohanIII, King of Sweden (1537-92), who was #BornOnThisDay
16th Century
Gripsholm Castle
#JohanVasa #Vasa
December 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Frans #Francken the Younger (1581–1642) & Paul #VredemandeVries (1567–1617)
#PhilipWilliam, Prince of Orange (1554-1618), who was #BornOnThisDay, & Éléonore de Bourbon (1587-1619) at the court of the archdukes Albert and Isabel of Austria
ca. 1610
Mauritshuis
#OrangeNassau #FilipsWillemvanOranje
December 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Workshop of Michiel van #Mierevelt (1566-1641)
#PhilipWilliam, Prince of Orange (1554-1618), who was #BornOnThisDay
after 1608
Mauritshuis
#OrangeNassau #FilipsWillemvanOranje
December 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Michiel van #Mierevelt (1566-1641)
#PhilipWilliam, Prince of Orange (1554-1618), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1608
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau #FilipsWillemvanOranje
December 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Circle of Frans #Pourbus the Younger (1569-1622)
#PhilipWilliam, Prince of Orange (1554-1618), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1599-1600
#OrangeNassau #FilipsWillemvanOranje
December 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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After Michiel van #Mierevelt (1566-1641)
Portrait of #GustavIIAdolf, King of Sweden (1594-1632), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1633
Rijksmuseum
#Vasa
December 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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#MatthaeusMerian the Elder (1593-1650)
Portrait of #GustavIIAdolf, King of Sweden (1594-1632), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1631-2
Skoklosters Slott
#Vasa
December 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Jacob Heinrich #Elbfas (1600-64)
Portrait of #GustavIIAdolf, King of Sweden (1594-1632), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1630
Skoklosters Slott
#Vasa
December 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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#CorneliusArendtz (1610-40)
Portrait of #GustavIIAdolf, King of Sweden (1594-1632), who was #BornOnThisDay
17th century
#Vasa
December 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Attributed to #JacobHoefnagel (1573-1632/3)
Portrait of #GustavIIAdolf, King of Sweden (1594-1632), who was #BornOnThisDay
17th century
#Vasa
December 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Alexandre-François #Caminade (1789-1862)
Portrait of #MarieThérèseofFrance (1778-1851), Duchess of Angoulême, who was #BornOnThisDay
1827
Château de Versailles
#Bourbon #MadameRoyale
December 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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#AntoineJeanGros (1771-1835)
Portrait of #MarieThérèseofFrance (1778-1851), Duchess of Angoulême, who was #BornOnThisDay
1816-7
Château de Versailles
#Bourbon #MadameRoyale
December 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Francesco #Pascucci (1748-after 1803)
Portrait of #MarieThérèseofFrance (1778-1851), Duchess of Angoulême, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1796
Reggia di Caserta
#Bourbon #MadameRoyale
December 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Le Chevalier De Beaumont
Portrait of #MarieThérèseofFrance (1778-1851), Duchess of Angoulême, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1800
Harley Gallery, Welbeck Estate, Nottinghamshire
#Bourbon #MadameRoyale
December 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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#HeinrichFüger (1751–1818)
Portrait of #MarieThérèseofFrance (1778-1851), Duchess of Angoulême, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1796-99
#Bourbon #MadameRoyale
December 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Alexander #Kucharsky (1741–1819)
Portrait of #MarieThérèseofFrance (1778-1851), Duchess of Angoulême, who was #BornOnThisDay
1794
Royal Castle in Warsaw
#Bourbon #MadameRoyale
December 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Circle of Joseph-Siffred #Duplessis (1725–1802)
Portrait of #MarieThérèseofFrance (1778-1851), Duchess of Angoulême, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1780
#Bourbon #MadameRoyale
December 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Louise Élisabeth #VigéeLeBrun (1755-1842)
Portrait of #MarieThérèseofFrance (1778-1851), Duchess of Angoulême, who was #BornOnThisDay, with brother Louis Joseph
1784
Château de Versailles
#Bourbon #MadameRoyale
December 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Attributed to #MichaelDahl (1659-1743)
Portrait of Queen #ChristinaofSweden (1626-89), who was #BornOnThisDay
1687
Attingham Park
#Vasa #DrottningKristina
December 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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#WolfgangHeimbach (1615-78),
Portrait of Queen #ChristinaofSweden (1626-89), who was #BornOnThisDay
1660
#Vasa #DrottningKristina
December 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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#JacobFerdinandVoet (1639-1700)
Portrait of Queen #ChristinaofSweden (1626-89), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1670-5
National Galleries of Scotland
#Vasa #DrottningKristina
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM