Lady’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Man and Child on Tree-Lined Path
Lady Harriet Dalrymple British, n.d.

Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra
Harriet Hosmer (American, 1830–1908)

"Roses and Buds" Quilt
Harriet Wilson Curtis (American, 1836–1912) Probably Highland Park, Illinois, United States

The Shepherd's Dream
Georgina North English, 1798-1835

Harriet White
Samuel Lovett Waldo American, 1783–1861 William Jewett American, 1792–1874

Lady Filmer in her Drawing Room
Mary Georgiana Caroline, Lady Filmer English, 1838-1903

Lady in Red
Eugene Larkin American, 1921-2010

The Great Unknown, from Puck
Louis Dalrymple American, 1866-1905

Unwrapping the Mummy
Harriet Cheney British, 1771–1848

They Can't Keep Him Hid, from Puck
Louis Dalrymple American, 1865-1906

Dogwood with Ribbons
Harriet Shorr American, born 1939

A Young Lady with a Parrot
Rosalba Carriera Italian, 1673-1757

A Useless Barricade, from Puck
Louis Dalrymple American, 1865-1905

Lady Elizabeth Montagu
James McArdell (Irish, c. 1728-1765) after Sir Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723-1792)

A Lady
Johann Friedrich August Tischbein (German, 1750–1812)

Portrait of a Young Lady
Paulus Moreelse (Dutch, 1571–1638)

Pitchfork Lady
Don Baum American, 1922–2008

Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces
Sir Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723–1792)

Portrait of a Lady
Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666)

A Lady Reading (Saint Mary Magdalene)
Master of the Female Half-Lengths (Netherlandish, active about 1520–1540)