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Hairstyle Collection (#3)

"From Elizabeth I to Louise Brooks: A Timeless Journey of Hairstyles" Step into the world of hairstyles through time and across cultures

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Advertisement for Shalimar complexion shampoo by Dubarry, 1930

Advertisement for Shalimar complexion shampoo by Dubarry, 1930. A print from the Christmas number of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, December 1930

Background imageHairstyle Collection: The Lace Maker, c1664. Artist: Jan Vermeer

The Lace Maker, c1664. Artist: Jan Vermeer
The Lace Maker, c1664. The woman is making pillow lace which uses a strip of parchment on which the pattern has been pricked out

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Clown heads on nine Victorian scraps

Clown heads on nine Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Titus (39-81 AD). Roman Emperor. Bust. Marble

Titus (39-81 AD). Roman Emperor. Bust. Marble
Titus (39-81 AD). Roman Emperor. Flavian dynasty. Bust. Marble. 70-80 AD. From Utica, near Carthage. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Two women police officers and woman with suitcase

Two women police officers and woman with suitcase
Two women police officers (Jean Grasy and Margaret Findlay or Knight), one of them a sergeant, talking to a young woman with a suitcase on a London street. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1960s

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Girls with dolls and prams, Balham, SW London

Girls with dolls and prams, Balham, SW London
Two little girls with dolls and prams on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Bust of a Roman woman. Roman art. Early Empire

Bust of a Roman woman. Roman art. Early Empire. Sculpture. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Girl, teenager, serious

Girl, teenager, serious

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Madagascar - A Group of Betsileo Women

Madagascar - A Group of Betsileo Women, a highland ethnic group. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Maud Gonne (1865 - 1953)

Maud Gonne (1865 - 1953), Mrs John MacBride, ardent Irish Nationalist and, from 1916, an active member of Sinn Fein. She was the dedicatee of many poems by William Butler Yeats who had wished to

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, Leader in civil rights

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, Leader in civil rights

Background imageHairstyle Collection: France, Paris, Costume sketch for Tosca in act II inopera tosca by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Tosca in act II inopera tosca by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), " Tosca". Costume sketch for Tosca by Jacques Noel, act III, for a performance at Paris OpA

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Austria, Vienna, Portrait of Infanta Margarita Theresa (1651-1673) at Age 8, 1659

Austria, Vienna, Portrait of Infanta Margarita Theresa (1651-1673) at Age 8, 1659
Diego Velazquez (1599-1660), Portrait of Infanta Margarita Theresa (1651-1673) at Age 8, 1659

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Girl Reading, 1916 (oil on canvas)

Girl Reading, 1916 (oil on canvas)
656925 Girl Reading, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Jack, Richard (1866-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl Reading. Richard Jack (1866-1952). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1916

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Summer, 1929 (oil on canvas)

Summer, 1929 (oil on canvas)
1195333 Summer, 1929 (oil on canvas) by Benigni, Leon (1892-1948); 59.1 x 43.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt

Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, in profile. Cleopatra VII Philopator was a pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt. She came from a Macedonian Greek family and is known for her beauty and her dramatic death

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Costume of Bacchante, for a representation of the Ballets Russians in 1911

Costume of Bacchante, for a representation of the Ballets Russians in 1911
6438043 Costume of Bacchante, for a representation of the Ballets Russians in 1911. (illustration) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Art. Dance. Costume of Bacchante)

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Art Japan: writing the shogi game (traditional Japanese chess game)

Art Japan: writing the shogi game (traditional Japanese chess game)
JLJ4674461 Art Japan: writing the shogi game (traditional Japanese chess game). Prints of the 19th century. Coll. Move. by Japanese School

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Portrait of William Henry Paget Marquess of Anglesey, half length, (oil on canvas)

Portrait of William Henry Paget Marquess of Anglesey, half length, (oil on canvas)
827857 Portrait of William Henry Paget Marquess of Anglesey, half length, (oil on canvas) by Beechey, William (1753-1839); 76.4x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Study of a Head for The Bower Meadow, 1872 (black chalk)

Study of a Head for The Bower Meadow, 1872 (black chalk)
659777 Study of a Head for The Bower Meadow, 1872 (black chalk) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 39.2x31.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Study of a Head for The Bower Meadow)

Background imageHairstyle Collection: These Ladies in the Refectory, 1893-94 (oil on cardboard)

These Ladies in the Refectory, 1893-94 (oil on cardboard)
3614326 These Ladies in the Refectory, 1893-94 (oil on cardboard) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 60.2x80.7 cm; Museum of Fine Arts (Szepmuveszeti) Budapest

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Unfinished Portrait of Marie Louise de Bourbon-Parma (oil on canvas, 1765)

Unfinished Portrait of Marie Louise de Bourbon-Parma (oil on canvas, 1765)
LRI4662564 Unfinished Portrait of Marie Louise de Bourbon-Parma (oil on canvas, 1765) by Mengs, Anton Raphael (1728-79); Prado, Madrid

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Barbiere

Barbiere
Stefan Nielsen

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Aubrey Beardsley, c1893. Creator: Frederick Hollyer

Aubrey Beardsley, c1893. Creator: Frederick Hollyer
Aubrey Beardsley, c1893. Portrait of British artist and eccentric Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), a leading figure in the aesthetic movement

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Ridiculous taste or the ladies absurdity, 1771

Ridiculous taste or the ladies absurdity, 1771. Private Collection

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Maudi Darrell, British actress, c1908. Artist: Philco Publishing Company

Maudi Darrell, British actress, c1908. Artist: Philco Publishing Company
Maudi Darrell, British actress, c1908. Postcard posted in 1908

Background imageHairstyle Collection: City Justice, 1880. Artist: Spy

City Justice, 1880. Artist: Spy
City Justice, 1880. Alderman Sir Robert Walter Carden, British banker, politician and magistrate. Carden (1801-1888) served as Lord Mayor of London from 1857-1858

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Glynis Johns, British actress, singer and dancer, 20th century. Artist: Rank Organisation

Glynis Johns, British actress, singer and dancer, 20th century. Artist: Rank Organisation
Glynis Johns, British actress, singer and dancer, 20th century. Glynis Johns made her first film appearance in South Riding in 1938

Background imageHairstyle Collection: H. R. H, PSS. Alexander of Teck, 1908. Artist: WD & HO Wills

H. R. H, PSS. Alexander of Teck, 1908. Artist: WD & HO Wills
H.R.H, PSS. Alexander of Teck, 1908. Portraits of European Royalty, Willss Cigarette Cards, Bristol & London

Background imageHairstyle Collection: The Featherd Fair in a Fright, 18th century

The Featherd Fair in a Fright, 18th century. Women with elaborate feathered hairdos flee from angry ostriches who want their feathers back

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Public Laundry 1930S

Public Laundry 1930S
The supervisor of a public laundry demonstrates how to fold clothes properly to a group of young women. Date: early 1930s

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Teresa, Contessa Guiccioli (engraving)

Teresa, Contessa Guiccioli (engraving)
XJF373262 Teresa, Contessa Guiccioli (engraving) by Chalon, Alfred-Edward (1780-1860) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Teresa)

Background imageHairstyle Collection: The race is not always to the beautiful. Pen and ink drawing, 1900, by Charles Dana Gibson

The race is not always to the beautiful. Pen and ink drawing, 1900, by Charles Dana Gibson
GIBSON GIRLS, 1900. The race is not always to the beautiful. Pen and ink drawing, 1900, by Charles Dana Gibson

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Italy, Bologna, Portrait of Italian opera composer Vincenzo Bellini

Italy, Bologna, Portrait of Italian opera composer Vincenzo Bellini
Giuseppe Tivoli (19th century), Portrait of Vincenzo Bellini (Catania, 1801 - Puteaux, 1835), Italian opera composer, 1887

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Colleen Moore

Colleen Moore (18991988) - American film actress and one of the most fashionable stars of the era and helped popularize the bobbed haircut. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Tall pink spray can

Tall pink spray can

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Profile of a Young Fiancee (Chalk, pen, ink and wash tint on vellum)

Profile of a Young Fiancee (Chalk, pen, ink and wash tint on vellum)
XOS702752 Profile of a Young Fiancee (Chalk, pen, ink and wash tint on vellum) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); 33x22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Geisha hairstyle viewed from rear - Japan

Geisha hairstyle viewed from rear - Japan
Beautiful photograph showing the complicated shapes, folds and pinning of a Geisha hairstyle viewed from rear - Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHairstyle Collection: China - A Chinese Barber, preparing a long pigtail

China - A Chinese Barber, preparing a long pigtail
China - A Chinese Barber, preparing a traditional long pigtail Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHairstyle Collection: JAMES MADISON (1751-1836)

JAMES MADISON (1751-1836). American president

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Scottish singer and actress Barbara Dickson poses draped over a piano

Scottish singer and actress Barbara Dickson poses draped over a piano. 28th January 1998

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Lady-in-waiting, costume design for Hippolytus by Euripides (w / c, ink

Lady-in-waiting, costume design for Hippolytus by Euripides (w / c, ink
BAL291378 Lady-in-waiting, costume design for Hippolytus by Euripides (w/c, ink & gouache on paper) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); 28.5x21.5 cm; State Art Gallery, Odessa, Ukraine; Russian

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Umbrella cockatoo (Cacatua alba), portrait. Captive

Umbrella cockatoo (Cacatua alba), portrait. Captive

Background imageHairstyle Collection: A woman gets her hair plaited at the Medina in the capital Dakar

A woman gets her hair plaited at the Medina in the capital Dakar, Senegal March 13, 2018.REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Portrait of a female member of the Flavi family, second half of the 1st century AD (bronze)

Portrait of a female member of the Flavi family, second half of the 1st century AD (bronze)
8620130 Portrait of a female member of the Flavi family, second half of the 1st century AD (bronze) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Portrait of a Woman with a Lapdog, 1672. Creator: Frans van Mieris I

Portrait of a Woman with a Lapdog, 1672. Creator: Frans van Mieris I
Portrait of a Woman with a Lapdog, 1672.

Background imageHairstyle Collection: Portrait of a Boy. (Guidobaldo Da Montefeltro?), 1483. Creator: Piero della Francesca

Portrait of a Boy. (Guidobaldo Da Montefeltro?), 1483. Creator: Piero della Francesca
Portrait of a Boy. (Guidobaldo Da Montefeltro?), 1483.




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"From Elizabeth I to Louise Brooks: A Timeless Journey of Hairstyles" Step into the world of hairstyles through time and across cultures. In 1588, Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland flaunted her regal charm with an elaborate hairstyle crafted by artist George Gower. Her iconic look symbolized power and elegance. Fast forward to the 1920s, where American actress Louise Brooks revolutionized fashion with her signature bob haircut. This daring style challenged societal norms and became a symbol of liberation for women around the world. In 1888, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's artwork "Teasing the Cat" showcased intricate Japanese hairstyles that were both elegant and sophisticated. Meanwhile, an antique Japanese woodblock depicted a woman serving tea, highlighting the gracefulness associated with traditional geisha hairstyles. The captivating image of three wise monkeys representing "See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil" in Japan also reminds us of their unique hairdos that are intricately styled as part of their cultural heritage. Traveling back to April 4th, 1788, we encounter Monsieur de St. George portrayed by William Ward. His distinguished hairstyle reflects his noble status during this period in history. Even our primate cousins have caught on to hairstyling trends. An adorable orangutan baby at Semengoh Nature Reserve showcases its luscious locks while capturing hearts worldwide. Celebrating diversity is essential when exploring different cultures' hairstyling traditions; African people proudly embrace their natural hair textures as expressions of identity and heritage. Elizabeth Taylor's timeless beauty shines through in her English-American actress persona from the mid-20th century. Her glamorous waves epitomize Hollywood glamour during this era. Across continents in Djibouti, a man meticulously prepares his hair for his wedding day—a testament to how important they can be in celebrating life's most significant moments.