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Applying Collection (#2)

"Applying: A Journey through Time and Techniques" Step into the world of applying, where hints from various eras converge to create a captivating tale

Background imageApplying Collection: Applying gold in final stage of china decoration

Applying gold in final stage of china decoration
Applying gold in the final stage of china decoration. 1953

Background imageApplying Collection: Young Girls using Make-up; Jeune Filles se Maquillant, (oil on canvas)

Young Girls using Make-up; Jeune Filles se Maquillant, (oil on canvas)
823615 Young Girls using Make-up; Jeune Filles se Maquillant, (oil on canvas) by Dinet, Alphonse Etienne (1861-1929); 64.5x76 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageApplying Collection: Woman at a Dressing Table, (oil on canvas)

Woman at a Dressing Table, (oil on canvas)
650764 Woman at a Dressing Table, (oil on canvas) by Frieseke, Frederick Carl (1874-1939); 81.3x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman at a Dressing Table)

Background imageApplying Collection: The Application, 1893 (oil on canvas)

The Application, 1893 (oil on canvas)
BAL134953 The Application, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Kishinevsky, Solomon Yakovlevich (1863-1941); 72x94 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Ukrainian, out of copyright

Background imageApplying Collection: Interior of a Frame Gilding Workshop (oil on canvas)

Interior of a Frame Gilding Workshop (oil on canvas)
XIR216674 Interior of a Frame Gilding Workshop (oil on canvas) by Adan, Louis Emile (1839-1937); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Angers, France; (add.info.: Frame gilding workshop; ); French

Background imageApplying Collection: Woman applying lipstick

Woman applying lipstick
German woman applying lip pencil. Date: 1937

Background imageApplying Collection: Woman applying makeup

Woman applying makeup
German woman wearing hat with veil retouching lipstick. Date: 1936

Background imageApplying Collection: Atelier d imprimeurs en taille-douce (engraving)

Atelier d imprimeurs en taille-douce (engraving)
3644617 Atelier d imprimeurs en taille-douce (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Atelier d imprimeurs en taille-douce)

Background imageApplying Collection: Methods of arresting bleeding (engraving)

Methods of arresting bleeding (engraving)
3639328 Methods of arresting bleeding (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Methods of arresting bleeding.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageApplying Collection: The Bystander, Arming for the Fray by Barribal 1930

The Bystander, Arming for the Fray by Barribal 1930
Front cover illustration for The Bystander by William Barribal featuring a woman with flame red hair using a hand mirror to apply lipstick. Date: 1930

Background imageApplying Collection: Vaccination on the limb, a new way of applying Dr Jenner (engraving)

Vaccination on the limb, a new way of applying Dr Jenner (engraving)
736092 Vaccination on the limb, a new way of applying Dr Jenner (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vaccination on the limb)

Background imageApplying Collection: Applicant hoping to become a master of a guild in medieval France presenting a model for judgement

Applicant hoping to become a master of a guild in medieval France presenting a model for judgement (engraving)
6029344 Applicant hoping to become a master of a guild in medieval France presenting a model for judgement (engraving) by French School

Background imageApplying Collection: Young Woman Putting on Lipstick; Jeune Femme se Mettant du Rouge a Levres

Young Woman Putting on Lipstick; Jeune Femme se Mettant du Rouge a Levres
656446 Young Woman Putting on Lipstick; Jeune Femme se Mettant du Rouge a Levres, 1925 (oil on canvas) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 89x115 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageApplying Collection: Pretty girl applying lipstick, using mirror (colour photo)

Pretty girl applying lipstick, using mirror (colour photo)
2800579 Pretty girl applying lipstick, using mirror (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pretty girl applying lipstick, using mirror)

Background imageApplying Collection: The Employment of Children in Pantomimes (engraving)

The Employment of Children in Pantomimes (engraving)
1055815 The Employment of Children in Pantomimes (engraving) by Renouard, Charles Paul (1845-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Employment of Children in Pantomimes)

Background imageApplying Collection: The Dressing Room, (pastel on paper laid down on canvas)

The Dressing Room, (pastel on paper laid down on canvas)
658831 The Dressing Room, (pastel on paper laid down on canvas) by Carrier-Belleuse, Pierre (1851-1933); 100.4x64.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dressing Room)

Background imageApplying Collection: Mr Hooleys Hydraulic Joint (b / w photo)

Mr Hooleys Hydraulic Joint (b / w photo)
1615195 Mr Hooleys Hydraulic Joint (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Hooleys Hydraulic Joint)

Background imageApplying Collection: Pouring Oil on the Troubled Waters at Peterhead, 1 March 1882 (engraving)

Pouring Oil on the Troubled Waters at Peterhead, 1 March 1882 (engraving)
1060659 Pouring Oil on the Troubled Waters at Peterhead, 1 March 1882 (engraving) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageApplying Collection: Workmen Applying the Glazes, c. 1825 (gouache on paper)

Workmen Applying the Glazes, c. 1825 (gouache on paper)
833709 Workmen Applying the Glazes, c.1825 (gouache on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); 53x39 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese

Background imageApplying Collection: Woman at her dressing table, c. 1955 (sepia photo)

Woman at her dressing table, c. 1955 (sepia photo)
STC425551 Woman at her dressing table, c.1955 (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageApplying Collection: Make up

Make up
GN70650 Make up by Bridgman, Frederick Arthur (1847-1928); Galerie Nataf, Paris, France; American, out of copyright

Background imageApplying Collection: Relief of Irish Distress, applying for Seed Potatoes at the Board Room, Clonakilty Union (engraving)

Relief of Irish Distress, applying for Seed Potatoes at the Board Room, Clonakilty Union (engraving)
1602999 Relief of Irish Distress, applying for Seed Potatoes at the Board Room, Clonakilty Union (engraving) by English School

Background imageApplying Collection: Costermongers Jubilee Pony and Donkey Show at the Peoples Palace, East London (engraving)

Costermongers Jubilee Pony and Donkey Show at the Peoples Palace, East London (engraving)
1046080 Costermongers Jubilee Pony and Donkey Show at the Peoples Palace, East London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageApplying Collection: Horticultural and Agricultural Show, York Castle, Pedros Valley, Jamaica (engraving)

Horticultural and Agricultural Show, York Castle, Pedros Valley, Jamaica (engraving)
1054242 Horticultural and Agricultural Show, York Castle, Pedros Valley, Jamaica (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horticultural and Agricultural Show)

Background imageApplying Collection: The Distress in Manchester, applying for Relief in Windmill-Street (engraving)

The Distress in Manchester, applying for Relief in Windmill-Street (engraving)
1106511 The Distress in Manchester, applying for Relief in Windmill-Street (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Distress in Manchester)

Background imageApplying Collection: tone

tone
Make-up & cosmetics. Closeup portrait of beautiful woman model face with skin foundation on white background. Alexandr Sutula

Background imageApplying Collection: Stars of The Marriage Lines, BBC TV Comedy Series which takes a light hearted look at

Stars of The Marriage Lines, BBC TV Comedy Series which takes a light hearted look at newly weds. Prunella Scales as Kate Starling & Richard Briers as George Starling. 25th September 1964

Background imageApplying Collection: Baiting-Up, by A. K. MacDonald

Baiting-Up, by A. K. MacDonald
A colour illustration of a lady applying lipstick in preparation to woo a gentleman. Date: 30th July 1924

Background imageApplying Collection: MALE TYPE / BEAU NASH 1700

MALE TYPE / BEAU NASH 1700
Richard Beau Nash: the famous dandy at the dressing table, applying beauty spots. Date: circa 1700

Background imageApplying Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20089161

EyeUbiquitous_20089161
Colombia, North West Amazon, Tukano Indigenous Tribe, Barasana men, sub group of Tukano decorating their faces with red ochote facial paint for ceremonial dance festival, Hands, wrists

Background imageApplying Collection: Girl putting on sunblock, Italy, Europe

Girl putting on sunblock, Italy, Europe

Background imageApplying Collection: Sikh temple ritual of tilak, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Sikh temple ritual of tilak, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Background imageApplying Collection: A Lady Applying Henna to Her Foot, ca. 1720-30. Creator: Ustad Mohamed

A Lady Applying Henna to Her Foot, ca. 1720-30. Creator: Ustad Mohamed
A Lady Applying Henna to Her Foot, ca. 1720-30. Ustad Mohamed

Background imageApplying Collection: Lippy Lady

Lippy Lady
A young woman applies her lipstick in the mirror, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageApplying Collection: Humbug or heraldic honours, c1790. Artist

Humbug or heraldic honours, c1790. Artist
Humbug or heraldic honours, c1790. A vulgar character, applying for a grant of arms, admitting that his greatest achievement was escaping from Ludgate Prison by a rope which he had fixed around

Background imageApplying Collection: Pregnant woman applying lotion on her belly

Pregnant woman applying lotion on her belly

Background imageApplying Collection: Glamorous woman in evening gown putting on silk stockings, (B&W)

Glamorous woman in evening gown putting on silk stockings, (B&W)

Background imageApplying Collection: Woman Applying Powder, after a woodcut by Japanese artist Hashiguchi Goy?, 1880 - 1921

Woman Applying Powder, after a woodcut by Japanese artist Hashiguchi Goy?, 1880 - 1921. To the modern eye it may appear that the woman is looking at a smart phone

Background imageApplying Collection: Olive crushing pressing Process applying weight

Olive crushing pressing Process applying weight
Olive crushing and pressing. Process of applying the weight. Scene framed by ancient archway showing village. 1920, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine

Background imageApplying Collection: abundance, ai, alternative, android, applying, artificial intelligence, augmented reality

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Robot woman with pierced face applying lipstick

Background imageApplying Collection: A young woman at her dressing table

A young woman at her dressing table
A woman applies powder puff to her face as she beautifies herself in the mirror; make-up, perfume and clothes are scattered around the room which the maid in the background seems to be sorting out

Background imageApplying Collection: Illustration of incomplete cadel flourishing, a decorative extension to ascending or descending

Illustration of incomplete cadel flourishing, a decorative extension to ascending or descending strokes, showing how the letter is drafted in pencil before applying ink

Background imageApplying Collection: Illustration of ancient Egyptian women looking in mirrors to apply make-up

Illustration of ancient Egyptian women looking in mirrors to apply make-up

Background imageApplying Collection: Woman sitting at vanity table, applying cosmetics on leg, (B&W)

Woman sitting at vanity table, applying cosmetics on leg, (B&W)

Background imageApplying Collection: Making bogolan (mud cloth) on cotton, Segou, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Making bogolan (mud cloth) on cotton, Segou, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Background imageApplying Collection: A Japanese woman using a beni brush to paint her lips, 1920 (1930). Artist: Hashiguchi Goyo

A Japanese woman using a beni brush to paint her lips, 1920 (1930). Artist: Hashiguchi Goyo
A Japanese woman using a beni brush to paint her lips, 1920 (1930). From Apollo magazine, volume XII, no 71 (November 1930)

Background imageApplying Collection: Tatler cover - Marion Davies & Suzanne Lenglen

Tatler cover - Marion Davies & Suzanne Lenglen
Actress Marion Davies pictured making up tennis star Suzanne Lenglen for a film test at a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio. Date: 1927




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"Applying: A Journey through Time and Techniques" Step into the world of applying, where hints from various eras converge to create a captivating tale. From David Wright's iconic "Warpaint" to his mesmerizing depiction of a woman putting on lipstick, we explore the artistry behind enhancing our features. Travel back to 1960s glamour as vibrant lipsticks take center stage, reminiscent of an era filled with bold self-expression. Delve even further into history and find yourself in 1920s France, where La Vie Parisienne Magazine Plate showcases the elegance of women applying their favorite shades. But applying isn't limited to cosmetics alone; it extends beyond vanity. Witness Olive Borden gazing at her reflection while carefully adorning her lips - a moment that encapsulates both beauty and introspection. Venturing into unexpected territories, witness foam being applied during World War II's oil tank fire in Thames Haven. The resilience displayed by those who fought against adversity is mirrored by Fred Pegram's masterpiece "The Artist at Work, " reminding us that creativity can thrive even amidst chaos. As we journey further, encounter Puffing Billy engine chugging along tirelessly - a testament to the meticulous application of engineering principles that revolutionized transportation. Yet not all applications are for pleasure or progress alone; some hold life-saving potential. Observe ARP training sessions where individuals learn how to apply artificial respiration techniques - skills crucial during times of crisis. Nurses Yeomanry Corps diligently apply first aid behind front lines, embodying compassion amid turmoil. In this captivating exploration throughout time and disciplines, we discover its multifaceted nature - from personal expression to resilience-building practices and acts of heroism.