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Facial Hair Collection (#2)

"From military leaders to literary icons, it has made its mark throughout history. General Ulysses S

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Aston Villa skipper Dennis Mortimer became a proud father for the first time this week

Aston Villa skipper Dennis Mortimer became a proud father for the first time this week. His pretty wife Janis, presented him with a son, Richard, who weighed in at 6lb 4oz

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Forlorn gaze of Orangutan

Forlorn gaze of Orangutan
USA, California, San Diego, Forlorn gaze of Orangutan

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Statue of Luke Kelly, Sheriff Street Lifting Bridge in background, Linear Park, Dublin

Statue of Luke Kelly, Sheriff Street Lifting Bridge in background, Linear Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Self-portrait of Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856 - 1931) in Arabic costume, c

Self-portrait of Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856 - 1931) in Arabic costume, c
1275378 Self-portrait of Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856 - 1931) in Arabic costume, c.1890 (sepia photo). by Gloeden, Wilhelm von (1856-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday
Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832 - 1883)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Ian McKellen (later knighted to become Sir Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen (later knighted to become Sir Ian McKellen) pictured here in 1969 at The Liverpool Playhouse where he is directing David Howarths Three Months Gone. Picture taken circa 1st July 1969

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Picture shows Mik Kaminski, violinist with The Electric Light Orchestra from 1973

Picture shows Mik Kaminski, violinist with The Electric Light Orchestra from 1973 (also known as ELO) performing at The Birmingham National Exhibition Centre (NEC)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Do it yourself tattoo kit. Tattooist Jack Zeek. 1967

Do it yourself tattoo kit. Tattooist Jack Zeek. 1967

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Actor Philip Lowrie at his home in west London. 5th December 1978

Actor Philip Lowrie at his home in west London. 5th December 1978

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Identical twin brothers George (right) and Hugh Palmer who ran Barry Zoo

Identical twin brothers George (right) and Hugh Palmer who ran Barry Zoo, officially called Cardiff Zoo (Barry), but known locally as Barry Zoo. Pictured with some of the zoo snakes. 24th July 1975

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Karate expert Owen Murray leaves his Wearside home today in the hope of achieving a

Karate expert Owen Murray leaves his Wearside home today in the hope of achieving a burning ambition. He took up the martial art eight-years ago despite having lost part of one arm in an accident

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Prizewinners at the 1969 Melody Maker Readers Pop Poll. Second prize won by Jethro

Prizewinners at the 1969 Melody Maker Readers Pop Poll. Second prize won by Jethro Tull. Lead singer Ian Anderson 2nd right with other members of the group 17th September 1969

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Pub landlord John Roy displaying his extra long moustache at his pub The Cock Inn in

Pub landlord John Roy displaying his extra long moustache at his pub The Cock Inn in Bearley End in Essex. It is the longest moustache in Britain at 6ft 2 inches across

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Singer with the Bee Gees pop group Maurice Gibb pictured with his wife Yvonne

Singer with the Bee Gees pop group Maurice Gibb pictured with his wife Yvonne and son Adam. 7th January 1980

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Batammariba man in a Koutammakou village in North Togo, West Africa, Africa

Batammariba man in a Koutammakou village in North Togo, West Africa, Africa

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Vanity Fair Print of Don Manuel Rances Y Villanueva

Vanity Fair Print of Don Manuel Rances Y Villanueva
Victorian caricature of Don Manuel Rances Y Villanueva. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Caricature of General Emile Zurlinden

Caricature of General Emile Zurlinden
Vintage Caricature of General Emile Zurlinden. French Minister of War between 5 September 1898 and 17 September 1898

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Hairy Ainus

Hairy Ainus
The Ainu people of Japan and eastern Russia, noted for their prolific facial hair, circa 1930. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Eminent Victorians - Portrait of Robert Browning

Eminent Victorians - Portrait of Robert Browning
Vintage colour engraving of Robert Browning (7 May 1812 to 12 December 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost Victorian poets

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Portrait of Hubert Languet, 1580 (oil on panel)

Portrait of Hubert Languet, 1580 (oil on panel)
3710682 Portrait of Hubert Languet, 1580 (oil on panel) by Pourbus, Frans I (1545-81); 41x30 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Thian Hock Keng Temple, Chinatown, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thian Hock Keng Temple, Chinatown, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: William Holman Hunt - portrait

William Holman Hunt - portrait
3919297 William Holman Hunt - portrait by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); (add.info.: William Holman Hunt - portrait)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Major-General Henry Hope Crealock - portrait standing holding cane and top hat

Major-General Henry Hope Crealock - portrait standing holding cane and top hat
3919220 Major-General Henry Hope Crealock - portrait standing holding cane and top hat by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); (add.info)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Christ's Light

Christ's Light
circa 1855: Wearing a crown of thorns and carrying a lantern, Jesus Christ knocks on the door of a house. The Light of the World, after William Holman Hunt. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Herring Seller; Heringsverkaufer, 1925 (watercolour and pencil on paper)

Herring Seller; Heringsverkaufer, 1925 (watercolour and pencil on paper)
656563 Herring Seller; Heringsverkaufer, 1925 (watercolour and pencil on paper) by Hell, Johan van (1889-1952); 49.5x43.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Herring Seller; Heringsverkaufer)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Statue of Bes (white marble)

Statue of Bes (white marble)
3930114 Statue of Bes (white marble) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museo Barracco, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Mending the Net, 1892 (oil on canvas)

Mending the Net, 1892 (oil on canvas)
823053 Mending the Net, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Dessar, Louis Paul (1867-1952); 98x79.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mending the Net. Louis Paul Dessar (1867-1952). Oil on canvas

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Self portrait, 1866 (oil on panel)

Self portrait, 1866 (oil on panel)
471117 Self portrait, 1866 (oil on panel) by Leys, Hendrik or Henri (1815-69); 49x62 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Papal Guard

Papal Guard
February 1929: A uniformed guard of the Vatican, Rome. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Lawrence Alma Tadema

Lawrence Alma Tadema
" Vintage engraving from 1879 showing Lawrence Alma-Tadema a Dutch painter. Born in Dronrijp, the Netherlands, and trained at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: The Pieta, (oil on panel)

The Pieta, (oil on panel)
827831 The Pieta, (oil on panel) by Morales, Luis de (1500-86); 41.3x30 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pieta. Luis de Morales (1500-1586). Oil on panel

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Alderman F. R. Radford, 1925 (oil on canvas)

Alderman F. R. Radford, 1925 (oil on canvas)
3744470 Alderman F.R. Radford, 1925 (oil on canvas) by Davis, Noel Denholm (1876-1950); 140.5x110.5 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Portrait of Paul von Hindenburg, 1914 (photo)

Portrait of Paul von Hindenburg, 1914 (photo)
3433058 Portrait of Paul von Hindenburg, 1914 (photo) by Perscheid, Nicola (1864-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: McSorleys Bar, (oil on panel)

McSorleys Bar, (oil on panel)
984883 McSorleys Bar, (oil on panel) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 12.7x14.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: McSorleys Bar. Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Oil on panel

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Portrait of Lincoln (engraving)

Portrait of Lincoln (engraving)
985906 Portrait of Lincoln (engraving) by Schneider, Otto Henry (1865-1950); 55.2x45.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Lincoln. Otto J. Schneider (1875-1946)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Mr Charles Ricketts and Mr Charles Hazlewood Shannon, (black chalk and pastel on brown paper)

Mr Charles Ricketts and Mr Charles Hazlewood Shannon, (black chalk and pastel on brown paper)
656874 Mr Charles Ricketts and Mr Charles Hazlewood Shannon, (black chalk and pastel on brown paper) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); 44.5x35 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Portrait of James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford, 1910

Portrait of James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford, 1910
3870720 Portrait of James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford, 1910 by Albermarle, Lord Arnold (1849-1936); (add.info.: James Ludovic Lindsay)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: Man from Saviese, 1909 (w / c, gouache and pencil on vellum)

Man from Saviese, 1909 (w / c, gouache and pencil on vellum)
1196131 Man from Saviese, 1909 (w/c, gouache and pencil on vellum) by Bieler, Ernest (1863-1948); 31.8x29.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: The Pentecost, c. 1661 / 1687 (manuscript on thick heavy yellow paper)

The Pentecost, c. 1661 / 1687 (manuscript on thick heavy yellow paper)
986208 The Pentecost, c.1661/1687 (manuscript on thick heavy yellow paper) by Hayrapet (fl.1615-c.80) (attr.to); 38x25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pentecost)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: The Visit to the Grandparents; Besoget Hos Bedsteforaeldrene, 1859 (oil on canvas)

The Visit to the Grandparents; Besoget Hos Bedsteforaeldrene, 1859 (oil on canvas)
659687 The Visit to the Grandparents; Besoget Hos Bedsteforaeldrene, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Tidemand, Adolph (1814-76); 95x79 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: The Pedlar, 1879 (oil on canvas)

The Pedlar, 1879 (oil on canvas)
658915 The Pedlar, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Induno, Gerolamo (1827-90); 44x57 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pedlar. Gerolamo Induno (1827-1890). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1879

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: On the Terrace, 1904 (oil on canvas)

On the Terrace, 1904 (oil on canvas)
659710 On the Terrace, 1904 (oil on canvas) by Gunnarson, Gunnar (1865-1949) (attr. to); Each panel 101x50 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: The Harem, (pencil, pen, black ink, watercolour and bodycolour with gold on)

The Harem, (pencil, pen, black ink, watercolour and bodycolour with gold on)
658634 The Harem, (pencil, pen, black ink, watercolour and bodycolour with gold on) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); 13.5x25.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Harem)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: The Chess Game, (oil on canvas)

The Chess Game, (oil on canvas)
985233 The Chess Game, (oil on canvas) by Roseland, Harry Herman (1866-1950); 56x71.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chess Game. Harry Herman Roseland (1866-1950). Oil on canvas

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: As One Wakes up, 1889 (oil on canvas)

As One Wakes up, 1889 (oil on canvas)
989864 As One Wakes up, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Lecuit-Monroy, Paul (1858-1926); 152.4x220.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: As One Wakes up; Au Reveil. Paul Lecuit, called Monroy (born 1858)

Background imageFacial Hair Collection: The Hobo Musician, (oil on canvas)

The Hobo Musician, (oil on canvas)
650955 The Hobo Musician, (oil on canvas) by Luks, George Benjamin (1867-1933); 95x89 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hobo Musician. George Benjamin Luks (1866-1933). Oil on canvas




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"From military leaders to literary icons, it has made its mark throughout history. General Ulysses S. Grant, with his distinguished beard, commanded respect amid the chaos of The American Civil War. Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, exuded regal charm with his well-groomed mustache. Even renowned psychologist Sigmund Freud sported a signature beard in his sepia-toned photograph from 1921, adding an air of wisdom to his visage. As Frederick Warne and Co. 's A Book of Nonsense playfully suggests, beards have long been a source of fascination - "There was an old man with a beard who said, It is just as I feared. " In Jerusalem's Middle East landscape, an Egyptian Orthodox Coptic priest proudly displays his cross alongside his neatly trimmed facial hair – a symbol of both faith and tradition. Charles Devens' portrait captures the dignified presence that accompanied the impressive beard he wore before 1891. Artistic genius Vincent van Gogh immortalized himself in oil on canvas through a self-portrait showcasing not only his troubled soul but also the intensity emanating from beneath his fiery red beard. W Somerset Maugham and George Bernard Shaw embraced their own unique styles while leaving their literary legacies. Musician Jeff Lynne rocked both melodies and facial hair as frontman for The Electric Light Orchestra – proving that creativity knows no bounds when it comes to grooming choices. Actor Oliver Reed faced the decision between keeping or shaving off his iconic beard – ultimately revealing how personal style can shape one's identity. Lastly, Che Guevara's iconic image became synonymous with revolution and rebellion; yet behind that powerful gaze lay a rugged face adorned by an untamed mane.