PLATE XXXII [Illustration: LADY MARY ELIZABETH NUGENT, AFTERWARDS MARCHIONESS OF BUCKINGHAM, AND IN HER OWN RIGHT, BARONESS NUGENT (Ob. 1812) BY HORACE HONE FROM THE COLLECTION OF LORD HOTHFIELD] [Illustration: THE RT. HON. WILLIAM PITT BY HORACE HONE FROM THE COLLECTION OF LADY MARIA PONSONBY] PLATE XXXIII [Illustration: MISS VINCENT BY VASLET OF BATH FROM THE COLLECTION OF LORD HOTHFIELD] PLATE XXXIV [Illustration: THE COUNTESS OF JERSEY BY SIR GEORGE HAYTER (1819) FROM THE COLLECTION OF LADY MARIA PONSONBY] PLATE XXXV [Illustration: LOUIS XIV BY JEAN PETITOT, THE ELDER FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. J. WARD USHER] PLATE XXXVI [Illustration: CHARLES I. BY P. PRIEUR MARY, DUCHESS OF RICHMOND AND LENOX (1623-1685) BY JEAN PETITOT THE ELDER (1643) BOTH FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. J. PIERPONT MORGAN] PLATE XXXVII [Illustration: MADAME DUPIN (Ob. 1799) BY JEAN MARC NATTIER THE COUNTESS SOPHIE POTOCKI (Ob. 1822) BY P. A. HALL LA PRINCESSE DE LAMBALLE (Ob. 1792) BY P. A. HALL ALL FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. J. PIERPONT MORGAN] PLATE XXXVIII [Illustration: PORTRAIT OF A BOY (NAME UNKNOWN) BY JEAN HONORÉ FRAGONARD PORTRAIT OF A LADY (NAME UNKNOWN) BY PIERRE PASQUIER (1786) BOTH FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. J. PIERPONT MORGAN] PLATE XXXIX [Illustration: A GRAND-DAUGHTER OF NATTIER, THE ARTIST BY LOUIS SICARDI LA MARQUISE DE VILLETTE ("BELLE ET BONNE") BY GARRIOT BOTH FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. J. PIERPONT MORGAN] PLATE XL [Illustration: THE EMPRESS JOSEPHINE BY JEAN BAPTISTE ISABEY THE EMPRESS MARIE LOUISE BY JEAN BAPTISTE ISABEY BOTH FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. J. WARD USHER] PLATE XLI [Illustration: CATHARINE, COUNTESS BEAUCHAMP BY JEAN BAPTISTE ISABEY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LADY MARIA PONSONBY] PLATE XLII [Illustration: FÜRSTIN KATHARINA BAGRATION SKAWRONSKA BY JEAN BAPTISTE ISABEY (1812) FROM THE COLLECTION OF FÜRST FRANZ AUERSPERG] PLATE XLIII [Illustration: LA PRINCESSE DE LIEVEN (_NÉE_ DOROTHY BENCKENDORFF) (1784-1857) BY E. W. THOMPSON QUEEN HORTENSE AND HER SON, AFTERWARDS NAPOLEON III (1808-1873) BY JEAN BAPTISTE ISABEY BOTH FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. J. PIERPONT MORGAN] PLATE XLIV [Illustration: MADAME DE BOUFFLERS (1725-1800) BY J. B. JACQUES AUGUSTIN THE FATHER OF MADAME SEGUIN BY J. B. JACQUES AUGUSTIN BOTH FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. J PIERPONT MORGAN] PLATE XLV [Illustration: MADAME RÉCAMIER BY J. B. JACQUES AUGUSTIN FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. J. WARD USHER] PLATE XLVI [Illustration: MARIE ANTOINETTE BY M. V. COSTA FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. J. WARD USHER] PLATE XLVII [Illustration: PRINCESS PAULINE BORGHESE BY B. ANGUISSOLA FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. J. WARD USHER] PLATE XLVIII [Illustration: PRINCE FRANZ W. HOHENLOHE BY HEINRICH FRIEDRICH FÜGER FROM THE FIGDOR COLLECTION]