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Elizabethan England

October 1, 2002

By James Voorhies

Elizabeth I’s admiration for the arts, along with England’s economic buoyancy during her reign, provided ripe conditions for the production of enduring hallmarks in the visual, decorative, and performing arts.
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The Eighteenth Century Woman, 1982

November 13, 2020
The painter Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun once wrote of the 18th century, “Women reigned then; the Revolution dethroned them.”
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The Black Presence in Tudor England

January 6, 2023
Learn more about John Blanke, a trumpeter who performed at the coronation of Henry VIII, and other documented free Black residents of Tudor England.
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The Spectre: A Legend of Old New England, 1925

October 30, 2020
Superstition and fear ran rampant in 17th-century New England, causing many people to conjure up visions of spectres—which they believed could only be exorcised with certain rites.
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Constable's England

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18th-Century Court Suit: Behind the Scenes at The Costume Institute Conservation Laboratory

June 21, 2017
Laura Mina, associate conservator in The Met's Costume Institute, offers a close look at an 18th-century court suit.
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Interior Design in England, 1600–1800

October 1, 2003

By Jean Sorabella

Increasing prosperity fueled demand for houses that were more comfortable and more elegant, while patrons grew more sophisticated, architects better esteemed, and craftsmen capable of realizing ever more ambitious designs.
Press Release

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM'S FAMILY PROGRAMS FOCUS ON 18TH CENTURY FRANCE DURING WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER 19-21

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Portrait Painting in England, 1600–1800

October 1, 2003

By Katharine Baetjer

Portraits and caricatures accounted for a significant percentage of the prints made for sale or as book illustrations. Ceramics, silhouettes, coins, medals, and waxes bore likenesses.
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Inland Niger Delta

October 1, 2000

By Department of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Abandoned by 1400, Jenne-jeno left behind tells (settlement mounds) containing the remains of a once-thriving city, including funerary pots and a multitude of buried statuary.
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Chandelier

Attributed to John Gumley (British, ca. 1670–1726)

Date: ca. 1710–15
Accession Number: 1995.141

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Box with scene depicting Roman hero Gaius Mucius Scaevola before the Etruscan king Lars Porsena

P R (British, early-mid 18th century)

Date: 1741
Accession Number: 1976.155.23

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Study of an Allegorical Female Figure with an Attendant Putto

England (eighteenth century)

Date: second half 18th century
Accession Number: 1975.1.891

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Chinese musicians

Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784, Red Anchor Period, ca. 1753–58)

Date: ca. 1755
Accession Number: 64.101.474

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Harquebusier's Armor of Pedro II, King of Portugal (reigned 1683–1706) with Buff Coat

Armor attributed to Richard Holden (British, London, recorded 1658–1708)

Date: ca. 1683 and later; buff coat, 17th–18th century
Accession Number: 15.113.1–.5; 29.158.885

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The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's guide, or, Repository of designs for every article of household furniture, in the newest and most approved taste : displaying a great variety of patterns for chairs, stools ... in the plainest and most enriched styles : with a scale to each, and an explanation in letter press : also the plan of a room, shewing the proper distribution of the furniture ... from drawings

A. Hepplewhite & Co. (British, 18th century)

Date: 1788
Accession Number: 161 H41

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Alto Recorder

Joseph Bradbury (Stapleford / Hertfordshire, England ca. 1670–early 18th century)

Date: ca. 1700
Accession Number: 1976.51

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Chandelier

Date: 1810–20
Accession Number: 46.67.144

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David and Goliath

Workshop of Francesco Fanelli (Italian, born Florence 1577, active Genoa (1605–30) and England (1632–39))

Date: 17th century cast
Accession Number: 1982.60.117

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Needlepoint carpet

Date: 1764
Accession Number: 1980.1