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8/20/2019 Entertainment - Masks & Masquerade

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18th Century Material Culture

Masks & Masquerades


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Ornatus Muliebris Anglicanus

by Wenceslaus Hollar c. 1638(The British Museum)


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Ornatus Muliebris Anglicanus

by Wenceslaus Hollar c. 1639(The British Museum)


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“Winter”

by Wenceslaus Hollar 1643(The British Museum)


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“Winter”

by Wenceslaus Hollar, Published by Peter Stent 1644(The British Museum)


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Winter Clothing Including a Mask

by Wenceslaus Hollar 1647(The British Museum)


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Lady Mary Radcly ! e in Her Masquerade Gown

by Bernard Lens II, After Jan van der Vaart c. 1680 - 1697(The British Museum)


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“London Courtezan...”

Published by Pierce Tempest, After Marcellus Laroon II 1688(The British Museum)


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Henriette - Anne of England, Duchess of Orleans, Wearing a Masquerade Dress

c. 1650 (?)(Private Collection)


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English Cardboard Doll’s Mask Covered with Ribbed Silk and Lined with Vellum with a Glass Bead

c. 1690 - 1700(Victoria & Albert)


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English Cardboard Doll’s Mask Covered with Ribbed Silk and Lined with Vellum with a Glass Bead

c. 1690 - 1700(Victoria & Albert)


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Henrietta Howard, Countess of Su! olk

by Thomas Gibson c. 1720(National Trust)


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The Honorable Mrs. William Townshend Wearing a Masquerade Dress

by Thomas Gibson c. 1720(Christies)


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“THE WORLD IN MASQUERADE”c. 1720

(The British Museum)


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A Masquerade at the King’s Theatre, Haymarket

by Grisoni c. 1724(Victoria & Albert)


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Masquerade Ticket

by William Hogarth 1727(The British Museum)


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“The Tragic Muse”

In the Manner of Richard Cosway c. 1730 - 1800(The British Museum)


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Satire on the Popularity of Masquerades and the Decline of Italian Opera in London

In the Manner of Richard Cosway c. 1730 - 1740(The British Museum)


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Julines Beckford

by Richard Houston, After Nathaniel Dance c. 1732 - 1762(The British Museum)


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“A Venetian Lady in Masquerade”

by Richard Houston, Published by John Bowles, After Rosalba Carriera c. 1736 - 1775(The British Museum)


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The Actress, Lavinia Fenton

Possibly by George Knapton c. 1739(Private Collection)


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English Masquerade Fan For the Spanish Market

c. 1740 - 1749(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)


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“THE TREACHEROUS PATRIOT UNMASKED”

1742(The British Museum)


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“Peerless Lady Dulcinea del Toboso in Masquerade and Squire Sancho Panza in his governor's habit“

by John Bowles c. 1742 - 1746(Lewis Walpole Library)


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“Peerless Lady Dulcinea del Toboso in Masquerade and Squire Sancho Panza in his governor's habit“

by John Bowles c. 1742 - 1746(Lewis Walpole Library)


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“An EPISTLE to Miss - &c, &c, “

by A. Freeman, near Charing - Cross 1749(Lewis Walpole Library)


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“An EPISTLE to Miss - &c, &c, “

by A. Freeman, near Charing - Cross 1749(Lewis Walpole Library)


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Satire on Miss Chudleigh, Shown Half-Naked at a Masque

Charles Mosley 1749(The British Museum)


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Benjamin Hoadly and His Wife

by Francis Hayman(Wellcome Library)


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“Night”

by Richard Houston, After Philippe Mercier c. 1750(The British Museum)


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“Night”

by Richard Houston, After Philippe Mercier c. 1750(The British Museum)


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Eva Maria Veigel - Mrs. David Garrick

by Johann Zo! any(National Trust)


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Portrait of a Lady with a Mask & Cherries

by Benjamin Wilson 1753(Dulwich Picture Gallery)


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“NIGHT”

by Philippe Mercier c. 1750 - 1770(The British Museum)


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“Rob-Thief; or the Pilferers in Masquerade.”

Oxford 1768(The British Museum)


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“The Celebrated Miss Murray”

by Thomas Johnson, After Thomas Ross c. 1750 - 1760(The British Museum)


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English or European Silk, Satin, & Linen Costume

c. 1750 - 1770(Manchester Art Gallery)


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Sir James Lowther

by Thomas Hudson c. 1755 - 1756(The Wordsworth Trust)


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Sir James Lowther

by Thomas Hudson c. 1755 - 1756(Private Collection)


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by James Barry c. 1756 - 1806(The British Museum)


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Harry Woodward

by James Watson, After Sir Joshua Reynolds c. 1759 - 1790(The British Museum)


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“The Fair Nun Unmasked”

by Robert Morland(Leeds Museums & Galleries)


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“The Fair Nun unmasked.”

Published by Robert Sayer, After Henry Morland c. 1765 - 1775(The British Museum)


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“THE FAIR NUN UNMASK’D”

After Henry Morland 1769(The British Museum)


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“The OLD FEMALE MACARONI.”

by John Bowles c. 1760 - 1779(The British Museum)


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“The Beauty unmasked.”

by Carington Bowles c. 1765 - 1775(Lewis Walpole Library)


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“The Beauty unmasked.”

by Robert Sayer c. 1765 - 1775(The British Museum)


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Mrs. Edward Thomas (Ann Gibbes)

by John Wollaston 1767(Worcester Art Museum)


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“A Figure that appear'd in a Mazarine Gown at the King of Denmarks Masquerade Ball.”



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“A Figure that appear'd in a Mazarine Gown at the King of Denmarks Masquerade Ball.”



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“THE CONTRAST Or a Court Character that Appear'd at the King of Denmark's Masquerade”



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“A view of the Dresses at the late Masquerade given by the King of Denmark”

1769(Lewis Walpole Library)


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The Times Taken from an Original Character which appear'd at the Masquerade at Lincoln Decr the 21st 1769by J. Marks 1769

(Lewis Walpole Library)


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Sir Watkin Williams - Wynn and Lady Henrietta Williams - Wynn

by Sir Joshua Reynolds 1769(Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales)


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“The Soho Masquerade Conference between the Premier and his Journeyman.”1770



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(Likely) Captain Wilts in “The Times”

by Johann Zo!

any 1770(Theatre Royal, Bath)


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“La Pompadour unmask’d...” (A Woman Identified as Madame de Mouchy)by Richard Purcell, Published by Henry Parker, After Louis Surugue 1770



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“A PEEP at the MASQUERADE”Published in Dublin c. 1770 - 1780



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“Remarkable Characters at Mrs Cornellys Masquerade”Oxford 1770



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“Remarkable Characters at Mrs. Cornely's Masquerade”"Engrav'd for the Oxford Magazine" 1771



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“THE MASQUERADE DANCE.”by Matthew Darly 1771(The British Museum)


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“WANTONNESS MASK’D”by Carington Bowles 1771



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“WANTONNESS MASK’D”by Carington Bowles 1771



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“Remarkable Characters at M.rs Cornely’s Masquerade”London 1771



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Copper Plated Cotton Handkerchief “Present taste of the Nobility and Gentry Exhibited in the Grand Masquerade Ball in Soho in 1771”



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“The Right Honble Lady Frances Manners”by David Martin 1771(The British Museum)


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“LADY BETTY BUSTLE and her MAID LUCY preparing for the MASQUERADE at the PANTHEON”by Carington Bowles 1772



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“LADY BETTY BUSTLE and her MAID LUCY preparing for the MASQUERADE at the PANTHEON”by Carington Bowles 1772



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“JACK on a CRUISE, A MISSEY my.e OFFING - Masquerade Scene Kensington Gardens.”by James Bretherton 1772(Lewis Walpole Library)


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“A Masquerade Scene at the Pantheon, 1772”by Charles Grignion, After Samuel Wale 1772



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“A PANTHEON NO. REP. - A Woman Holding a Ticket for a Masquerade Party to be Held at the Pantheonby Mathew Darly 1772(The British Museum)


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“M.R SHUTER”by Philip Dawe 1773



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“A Masquerade Scene at the Pantheon, 1772”by Samuel Wale 1772

(Victoria & Albert)


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“A Masquerade Scene at the PANTHEON”by Charles White 1773(The British Museum)


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“THE MACARONI. A real Character at the late Masquerade”by John Bowles 1773



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Masquerade Ticketby Francesco Bartolozzi, After Giovanni Battista Cipriani 1775



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“A lovely Youth and a Charming Maid Dancing at the Masquerade”by William Humphrey 1776



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“RURAL MASQUERADE DEDICATED TO THE REGATTA’ITES.”1776



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Administration & Opposition as Exhibited April 3rd 1780 at the Pantheon Masqueradeby O’Brian 1781



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“Wine is a Mocker...”by James Birchall 1782



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“HANOVER SQUARE” Masquerade Ticketby Francesco Bartolozzi, After Giovanni Battista Cipriani 1782



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A Man Handing Masquerade Ticket to a Milliner in “A MORNING RAMBLE, or The MILLINERS SHOP.”by Carington Bowles, After Robert Dighton 1782



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Woman Holding a Maskby John Raphael Smith, After Sir Joshua Reynolds 1783



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“THE MASK - HYPOCRISY on the HUSTINGS”1784



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“PRO BONO PORTICO.... THE POLITICAL CLUSTER in terrorem”by William Dent, Published by J. Brown 1784



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“The RETURN from a MASQUERADE... A MORNING SCENE”by Carington Bowles, After Robert Dighton 1784



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“The RETURN from a MASQUERADE... A MORNING SCENE”by Carington Bowles, After Robert Dighton 1784

(Victoria & Albert)


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“View of all the principal MASQUERADE FIGURES at the Rotunda May 12th, 1789”1789



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“BAAL. OF DE WAERELD IN MASKERADE”18th Century



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Ticket for a Masquerade Ball Held at the Pantheonby Michel Angelo Pergolesi 1789



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Ticket for the Meschianza1778

(Library Company of Philadelphia)


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Drawing of the Meschianzaby John Andre 1778

(Cliveden)


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“Meschianza Dresses 1778”

(Library Company of Philadelphia)


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“DRESSING FOR A MASQUERADE”by Thomas Rowlandson 1790



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“DRESSING FOR A BIRTHDAY”by Thomas Rowlandson 1790



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“A MASQUERADE”by Laurie & Whittle 1795



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English Enameled Soft - Paste Porcelain Patch Box Mounted with Goldc. 1760 - 1765

(Victoria & Albert)


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English Enameled Soft - Paste Porcelain Patch Box Mounted with Goldc. 1760 - 1765

(Victoria & Albert)


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English Soft Paste Porcelain Perfume BottleChelsea Porcelain Factory c. 1765

(Takasago)


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English Soft Paste Porcelain SealChelsea Porcelain Factory c. 1765

(Victoria & Albert)


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English Soft Paste Porcelain SealCharles Gouyn's Factory c. 1749 - 1765

(Victoria & Albert)


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(Victoria & Albert)


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(Victoria & Albert)


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English Soft Paste Brloque Set in GoldCharles Gouyn's Factory c. 1749 - 1760

(Victoria & Albert)


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English Soft Paste Brloque Set in GoldCharles Gouyn's Factory c. 1750 - 1760

(Victoria & Albert)


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English Soft Paste Porcelain Figure of a Couple DancingChelsea Porcelain Factory c. 1755 - 1757



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English Soft Paste Porcelain Masquerade Figure Painted with Enamelsby Joseph Willems, Chelsea Porcelain Factory c. 1760 - 1765

(Victoria & Albert)


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(Victoria & Albert)


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(Victoria & Albert)


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(Victoria & Albert)


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English Soft Paste Porcelain Masquerade Figure Painted with Enamels from Derbyby William Duesbury & Co. c. 1760 - 1765

(Victoria & Albert)


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English Soft Paste Porcelain Masquerade Figure Painted with Enamelsby Bow Porcelain Factory c. 1755

(Victoria & Albert)


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Gold and Enamel Masquerade or Carnival Ring18th Century

(Bonhams)


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A Mask for Masquerade Interpreted

(Interpretation by Sarah Woodyard, Mask by Mark Hutter,


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FrenchMasquerade


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“La Noblesse Francoise a l'Eglise”by Abraham Bosse, Published by Jean de Saint - Igny, After Jean de Saint - Igny c. 1629



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María Teresa of Austria, Queen of France and the Dauphin of Franceby Charles Beaubrun 1664

(Private Collection)


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María Teresa of Austria, Queen of Franceby Charles Beaubrun 1664



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“Dame en habit de Ballet”by Jean Lepautre c. 1670 - 1682



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“Dame allant à la Campagne”by Jean Lepautre c. 1670 - 1682



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“Fevrier”by Henri Bonnart II c. 1678 - 1700



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Young Woman Holding a Maskby Jean de Poilly, Published by Francois de Poilly IV, Agter Jacques Courtin c. 1684 - 1728



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“Femme de qualité s'habillant pour Coure le Bal”by Jan van der Bruggen c. 1684 - 1690



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“The Two Carriages”by Claude Gillot c. 1707

(Louvre)


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Portrait of a Lady Holding a Maskby Alexis Grimou 1709



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Portrait of a Young Lady Holding a Maskby Jean Raoux c. 1700 - 1725



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Woman Holding a Maskby Nicolas Chateau, After Jean Baptiste Santerre 1710



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“Masquerade”by French School Early 18th Century

(Florian Papp, Inc.)


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“Masquerade”by French School Early 18th Century

(Florian Papp, Inc.)


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Portrait of a Lady Holding a Maskby Henri Milot 1710



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Louise Hippolyte Grimaldi with a View Overlooking Monacoby the studio of Jean-Baptiste Santerre 1712

(The Athenaeum)


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Marie Louise Elisabeth d'Orleans Duchess of Berryby Pierre Gobert 1718

(The Athenaeum)


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Young Girl Dressed as a Harlequin Holding a Maskby Circle of Antoine Pesne



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Actors of the Comédie - Italienne / Pierrot & Harlequinby Nicholas Lancret c. 1716 - 1736

(Musée du Louvre)


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Actors of the Comédie - Italienne / Pierrot & Harlequinby Philippe Mercier c. 1716 - 1736

(Bonhams)


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“Arlequine”Mid 18th Century

(Schwarzenberg Collection of Theatrical Items and Repertoire)


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French Woman with MaskEarly 18th Century(Private Collection)


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“Madame la Duchesse de Valentinois en Habit de bal “ (Versailles)Early - Mid 18th Century

(Réunion des Musées Nationaux)


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“Madame la Marquise D’Entragues”Early - Mid 18th Century



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“Madame la Duchesse de Valentinois en Habit de bal “ (Versailles)Early - Mid 18th Century

(Réunion des Musées Nationaux)


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French or European Woman with MaskEarly - Mid 18th Century



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“Dame de la Cour”Early - Mid 18th Century



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“Di degno Cavalier tenera Moglie” (The Masked Ball)by Jean-Jacques Flipart, After Pietro Longhi Early - Mid 18th Century

(Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts)


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A French Masqueradeby anne Claude Philippe de Tubieres, Comte de Caylus, After Claude Gillot c. 1720 - 1765

(The Athenaeum)


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Madame Grimond de La Reynièreby Hyacinthe Rigaud 1734



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“La Mascarade Chinoise” (The Chinese Masquerade)by Jean Baptiste Marie Pierre 1735

(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)


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Thomas Haversby Barthélemy Du Pan c. 1741( Leeds Museums & Galleries)


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Lady Sophia and Lady Charlotte Fermor at a Masqueradeby Enoch Seeman c. 1741

(Sotheby’s)


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Eva Helena Ribbing - French Agent in Swedenby Gustaf Lundberg c. 1750



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Young Lady in a Turkish Costumeby Antoine Coypel c. 1740



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Jeune Fille Tenant un Loupby Antoine Coypel c. 1745

(Avignon Musée Calvet)


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Standard Bearer (M. Barbault)by the Circle of Joseph - Marie Vien 1748

(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)


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“Trompettes, Pages, Esclaves, et Vases, que l'on portoit pour present, à Mahomet” by Joseph Marie Vien 1748

(Victoria & Albert)


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Countess of Sérentby Jean-Marc Nattier 1754

(The Anthenaeum)


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Portrait of a Lady with a Masquerade Maskby Francois Hubert Drouais c. 1750



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The Hour of the Masked Ballby Charles - Joseph Flipart, Paris

(Sotheby’s)


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Madame Joseph Nicolas Pancrace Royerby Jean-Marc Natier c. 1750



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A Man in Turkish Theatrical Costumeby Nicholas Bocquet, After Joseph Marie Vien c. 1752 - 1773



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Noblewoman with Maskby Charles - Amédée-Philippe van Loo

(Koller Auctions)


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French Silk Fan (Missing Mount)c. 1720 - 1740



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Le Bal Masquéby Jean Michel Moreau le jeune 1782



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“RETOUR DE BAL” (Return from the Ball)1758

(Philadelphia Museum of Art)


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French Harlequin Costume18th Century

(Fashion Museum of Paris)


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A Woman Holding a Maskby Johann Lorenz Haid, Published by Johann Christian Leopold, After Giovanni Battista Piazzetta c. 1750



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Henriette Sophie Christine von Lüderitz, geborne von Rochow, mit venezianischer Karnevalsmaskeby Christian Friedrich Reinhold Lisiewski c. 1750

(Galerie Bassenge)


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German Woman in Masquerade DressMid 18th Century

(Hampel Auctions)


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Sophia Susanna Charlotte von Platenby German School c. 1750

(Bassenge)


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Porcelain Harlequin FigureMeissen Porcelain Factory c. 1745



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Porcelain Harlequin FigureMeissen Porcelain Factory c. 1745



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German Hard Paste Porcelain Masquerade FigureHöchst Porcelain Factory c. 1745

(Victoria & Albert)


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German Hard Paste Porcelain Masquerade Figure of ColumbineNymphenburg Porcelain Factory c. 1760 - 1765

(Victoria & Albert)


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German Hard Paste Porcelain Tea Cup & SaucerNymphenburg Porcelain Factory c. 1760 - 1765

(Victoria & Albert)


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Portrait of a Woman Holding a Maskby Anton Raphael Mengs c. 1750

(Tajan)


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Retrato de Arabella Astley Swimmer, Lady Vincent of Stoke D'Abernonby Anton Raphaël Mengs c. 1753

(International Portrait Gallery)


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German / Dutch Harlequin Costume18th Century

(Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg)


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German / Dutch Harlequin Costume18th Century

(Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg)


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Maria Theresa of Austriaby Martin van Mytens c. 1750



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Princess Amalia of Prussia as an Amazonby Antoine Pesne c. 1757

(Schloß Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany)


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Frédérique - Louise of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbachby Antoine Pesne 1743

(Bodo Kubrak)


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Queen Lovisa Ulrika of Prussia, Queen of Swedenby Antoine Pesne c. 1744



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Wilhelmine of Prussia,Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayeruthby Antoine Pesne c. 1745(Charlottenburg Palace)


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Egmont von Chasôtby Antoine Pesne c. 1757

(Huis Doom)


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DutchMasquerade


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“Candle - Lit Interior”by Matthys Naiveu Late 17th Century



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Dutch Woman Holding a Maskby Frans van Mieris Late 17th Century



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SpanishMasquerade


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A Masquerade Ball in a Theatreby Luis Paret y Alcazar c. 1770



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Isabel Parreno Arce Ruizde Alcarony Valdes Marquesa de Llanby Anton Raphael Mengs c. 1770

(Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid)


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“Elegant Company Preparing for a Masked Ball”by Luis Paret Y Alcazár c. 1770



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ItalianMasquerade


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“II Ridotto”by Pietro Longhi c. 1748

(Academia Carrara)


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“Clara the Rhinoceros”by Pietro Longhi 1751

(National Gallery)


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Detail: “Clara the Rhinoceros”by Pietro Longhi 1751

(National Gallery)


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“The Charlatan”by Pietro Longhi 1757

(Ca’ Rezzonico)


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“The Ridottto in Venice”by Pietro Longhi c. 1750 - 1755



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“Der Zahzierher”by Pietro Longhi c. 1750 - 1760(Pinacoteca di Brera, Mailand)


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“The Ridotto in Venice”by Pietro Longhi c. 1750 - 1755



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“The Ridotto in Venice”by Pietro Longhi c. 1750 - 1755



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“Bal Masque”by a Follower of Pietro Longhi 18th Century

(Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)


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“II Ridotto - The Foyer”by Francesco Guardi 1755



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“The Minuet”by Giovanni Domenic0 c. 1750



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Swiss

Masquerade


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Harlequin Costume in Linen and Silk for a Masked BallProbably Worn by Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden c. 1656 - 1693

(eMuseum)

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