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Madame D'Arblay Diary, 1778-1840 (volume 6, part 2)


75 Portraits in set

Early Diary of Frances Burney 1768-1778 and Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay 1778-1840, re-bound in 25 folio volumes and extra-illustrated throughout with approximately 2,700 engraved portraits and topographical views. The prints and other items interfiled with the text illustrate the people, events and places described by Burney in her account of society and court life at the end of the 18th century.

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Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland, by Michael Vandergucht, after Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D15916

Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland

by Michael Vandergucht, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1707
NPG D15916

Emmanuel Céleste Augustin de Durfort, duc de Duras, by François Marie Isidore Queverdo - NPG D15873

Emmanuel Céleste Augustin de Durfort, duc de Duras

by François Marie Isidore Queverdo
line engraving, circa 1775-1797
NPG D15873

Marianne Alissan de la Tour, by Gilles Louis Chrétien - NPG D15900

Marianne Alissan de la Tour

by Gilles Louis Chrétien
etching, circa 1775-1800
NPG D15900

A review of the Imperial troops, by Christian von Mechel, after Johann Christian Brand - NPG D15937

A review of the Imperial troops

by Christian von Mechel, after Johann Christian Brand
line engraving, (1779)
NPG D15937

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor; Maximilian Franz, Archduke of Austria; Albert, Duke of Saxe-Teschen; François Maurice, comte de Lacy; Ernst Gideon von Loudon; Karl Hadik; Dagobert Sigismond, comte de Wurmser, after Johann Christian Brand - NPG D15938

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor; Maximilian Franz, Archduke of Austria; Albert, Duke of Saxe-Teschen; François Maurice, comte de Lacy; Ernst Gideon von Loudon; Karl Hadik; Dagobert Sigismond, comte de Wurmser

after Johann Christian Brand
line engraving, (1779)
NPG D15938

William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland; Dorothy Bentinck (née Cavendish), Duchess of Portland, by Noble, after Dodd - NPG D15955

William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland; Dorothy Bentinck (née Cavendish), Duchess of Portland

by Noble, after Dodd
line engraving, circa 1787
NPG D15955

William V, Prince of Orange, by Caroline Watson, published by Anthony Molteno, after Ozias Humphry - NPG D15931

William V, Prince of Orange

by Caroline Watson, published by Anthony Molteno, after Ozias Humphry
stipple engraving, published 21 May 1798
NPG D15931

Louise Augusta Wilhelmine Amelia, Queen of Prussia and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Duchess of Cumberland and Queen of Hanover, by Unknown artist - NPG D15860

Louise Augusta Wilhelmine Amelia, Queen of Prussia and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Duchess of Cumberland and Queen of Hanover

by Unknown artist
stipple engraving, circa 1800
NPG D15860

Antoine-Jean d'Agoult, by François Le Villain - NPG D15872

Antoine-Jean d'Agoult

by François Le Villain
lithograph, circa 1800-1825
NPG D15872

'Victoires et conquétes' (Napoléon Bonaparte), by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte - NPG D15882

'Victoires et conquétes' (Napoléon Bonaparte)

by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte
lithograph, circa 1800-1825
NPG D15882

Louis Marie Celeste, duc d'Aumont, by Payen, after Joseph Boze - NPG D15904

Louis Marie Celeste, duc d'Aumont

by Payen, after Joseph Boze
stipple engraving, (circa 1800-1825)
NPG D15904

Julien Louis Geoffroy, by Unknown artist - NPG D15920

Julien Louis Geoffroy

by Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1800-1825
NPG D15920

Charles Ferdinand, duc de Berry, by B. Roger, after J. Croizier - NPG D15922

Charles Ferdinand, duc de Berry

by B. Roger, after J. Croizier
line and stipple engraving, circa 1800-1825
NPG D15922

Pierre de Ruel, Marquis de Beurnonville, by Unknown artist - NPG D15933

Pierre de Ruel, Marquis de Beurnonville

by Unknown artist
stipple and line engraving, circa 1800-1825
NPG D15933

Pierre de Ruel, Marquis de Beurnonville, by Jean Duplessis-Bertaux - NPG D15934

Pierre de Ruel, Marquis de Beurnonville

by Jean Duplessis-Bertaux
aquatint, circa 1800-1825
NPG D15934

Joséphine Bonaparte (née Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, formerly de Beauharnais), by Antoine Maxime Monsaldy, after Jean Baptiste Isabey - NPG D15936

Joséphine Bonaparte (née Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, formerly de Beauharnais)

by Antoine Maxime Monsaldy, after Jean Baptiste Isabey
hand-coloured stipple engraving, circa 1800-1816
NPG D15936

William I of Holland, by Christian Josi, after Cornelis van Cuylenburg - NPG D15940

William I of Holland

by Christian Josi, after Cornelis van Cuylenburg
stipple engraving, circa 1800-1825
NPG D15940

André Masséna, duc de Rivoli, prince d'Essling, by Franz Gabriel Fiesinger, after Ferréol de Bonnemaison - NPG D15949

André Masséna, duc de Rivoli, prince d'Essling

by Franz Gabriel Fiesinger, after Ferréol de Bonnemaison
stipple engraving, published 1801
NPG D15949

André Masséna, duc de Rivoli, prince d'Essling, by Charles François Gabriel Levachez, and by Jean Baptiste Réville, after Ferréol de Bonnemaison - NPG D15950

André Masséna, duc de Rivoli, prince d'Essling

by Charles François Gabriel Levachez, and by Jean Baptiste Réville, after Ferréol de Bonnemaison
aquatint, published in Les Tableaux historiques de la Revolution francaise 1802
NPG D15950

Angelica Catalani ('Madame Catalani in Semiramide'), by and published by Robert Dighton - NPG D15939

Angelica Catalani ('Madame Catalani in Semiramide')

by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published December 1806
NPG D15939