Transport yourself back to the elegance of the Regency period, where empire lines and puff sleeves reign supreme.


Imagine yourself as the diamond of the season – what outfit would you choose to dazzle the ton?

26 artworks
Anne Woolhouse
Image credit: Sheffield Museums

Anne Woolhouse c.1820

unknown artist

Oil on metal

H 29.5 x W 24.3 cm

Sheffield Museums

Innocence: Head of a Young Girl
Image credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Innocence: Head of a Young Girl c.1820

William Etty (1787–1849)

Oil on canvas

H 43.1 x W 33 cm

Paintings Collection

Portrait of a Girl Holding a Rose
Image credit: Armley Mills, Leeds Industrial Museum

Portrait of a Girl Holding a Rose c.1820

British School

Oil on canvas

H 50 x W 38 cm

Armley Mills, Leeds Industrial Museum

Margaret Erskine of Dun
Image credit: National Trust for Scotland, Culzean Castle, Garden & Country Park

Margaret Erskine of Dun 1816

William Owen (1769–1825)

Oil on canvas

H 238.7 x W 144.8 cm

National Trust for Scotland, Culzean Castle, Garden & Country Park

Mrs Littleton (1789–1846)
Image credit: Laing Art Gallery

Mrs Littleton (1789–1846) c.1822

Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830)

Oil on canvas

H 99.8 x W 89.1 cm

Laing Art Gallery

Georgina Moncreiff (1790–1842), Viscountess Newport, Later Countess of Bradford
Image credit: Trustees of the Weston Park Foundation

Georgina Moncreiff (1790–1842), Viscountess Newport, Later Countess of Bradford 1819

Charlotte Jones (1768–1847)

Oil on canvas

H 8.3 x W 6.3 cm

Weston Park

Dorothea Howard (1781–1872)
Image credit: Flintshire Record Office

Dorothea Howard (1781–1872) 1822

unknown artist

Oil on canvas

H 33.6 x W 28.1 cm

Flintshire Record Office

Sancho Panza and the Duchess
Image credit: National Trust Images

Sancho Panza and the Duchess 1824

Charles Robert Leslie (1794–1859)

Oil on canvas

H 99.5 x W 122.5 cm

National Trust, Petworth House

Caroline Hunt, née Isham
Image credit: Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery

Caroline Hunt, née Isham 1824

British (English) School

Oil on canvas

H 75 x W 63 cm

Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery

A Member of the Puxley Family 1826

John Linnell (1792–1882)

Oil on canvas

H 91.4 x W 71.1 cm

Yale Center for British Art

Paulina (1784–1823), First Wife of Sir Codrington Edmund Carrington
Image credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Paulina (1784–1823), First Wife of Sir Codrington Edmund Carrington c.1806

Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830)

Oil on canvas

H 74.3 x W 63.2 cm

Paintings Collection

The Children of Captain R. D. Pritchard
Image credit: Walker Art Gallery

The Children of Captain R. D. Pritchard 1827

Philip August Gaugain (1791–1865)

Oil on canvas

H 142 x W 111 cm

Walker Art Gallery

Lady Harriet Cavendish (1785–1862), Countess Granville
Image credit: National Trust Images

Lady Harriet Cavendish (1785–1862), Countess Granville c.1809/1810

Thomas Barber (1771–1843)

Oil on canvas

H 74.5 x W 62 cm

National Trust, Hardwick Hall

Mrs James Gregory, née Isobella Macleod (1770–1847)
Image credit: National Trust for Scotland, Fyvie Castle

Mrs James Gregory, née Isobella Macleod (1770–1847)

Henry Raeburn (1756–1823)

Oil on canvas

H 124.5 x W 99 cm

National Trust for Scotland, Fyvie Castle

Harriet Anne (1799–1860), Countess of Belfast
Image credit: National Museums NI

Harriet Anne (1799–1860), Countess of Belfast c.1822–1823

Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830)

Oil on canvas

H 208.2 x W 143.5 cm

National Museums NI

William Blathwayt IV (1751–1806), and His Wife, Frances Scott (d.1844), out Walking
Image credit: National Trust Images

William Blathwayt IV (1751–1806), and His Wife, Frances Scott (d.1844), out Walking 1806

Thomas Phillips (1770–1845)

Oil on canvas

H 231 x W 145.5 cm

National Trust, Dyrham Park

Caroline of Brunswick (1768–1821), Queen of George IV
Image credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Caroline of Brunswick (1768–1821), Queen of George IV 1798

Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830)

Oil on canvas

H 170 x W 146 cm

Paintings Collection

Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick
Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London

Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick 1804

Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830)

Oil on canvas

H 140.3 x W 111.8 cm

National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Mark Sykes, Henrietta Masterman Sykes and Tatton Sykes

Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830)

Oil on canvas

H 275 x W 180 cm

York Museums Trust

The Princess Mary (1776–1857), Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Image credit: Pembroke College, Cambridge

The Princess Mary (1776–1857), Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh 1818–1838

William Beechey (1753–1839) (possibly copy of)

Oil on canvas

H 142.2 x W 111.8 cm

Pembroke College, Cambridge

Queen Charlotte 1812

William Beechey (1753–1839)

Oil on canvas

H 239 x W 147.5 cm

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

The Misses Pollock
Image credit: Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum

The Misses Pollock c.1800

Thomas Romney Robinson (1756–1810)

Oil on canvas

H 140 x W 100 cm

Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum

Sophia, Lady Burdett
Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London

Sophia, Lady Burdett after 1793

Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830)

Oil on canvas

H 237.5 x W 143.5 cm

National Portrait Gallery, London

Margaret, Countess of Blessington 1822

Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830)

Oil on canvas

H 91.5 x W 67 cm

The Wallace Collection

Jane, Lady Munro
Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London

Jane, Lady Munro 1819

Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

Oil on canvas

H 76.8 x W 64.5 cm

National Portrait Gallery, London

A Regency Gentleman
Image credit: The Cheltenham Trust and Cheltenham Borough Council

A Regency Gentleman 1828

Henry Wyatt (1794–1840)

Oil on canvas

H 87.7 x W 66.6 cm

The Wilson