Balding Collection (#15)

Portrait of Clement VII (oil on slate)
XIR434191 Portrait of Clement VII (oil on slate) by Piombo, Sebastiano del (S. Luciani) (c.1485-1547); Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

William Ewart Gladstone, 1883 (engraving)
KW417921 William Ewart Gladstone, 1883 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: illustration from The Age We Live In: A History of the Nineteenth Century)

Solomon Gessner, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW415639 Solomon Gessner, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

M. Adams, 1899 (black lead on paper)
XIR414607 M. Adams, 1899 (black lead on paper) by Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911); 21.2x17.7 cm; Louvre (Cabinet de dessins), Paris

Head of a man (goldpoint on paper)
XIR414608 Head of a man (goldpoint on paper) by Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911); 26.7x19.2 cm; Louvre (Cabinet de dessins), Paris, France; (add.info.: tete d homme)

Head of an old man with long hair, 1899 (silverpoint on paper)
XIR414596 Head of an old man with long hair, 1899 (silverpoint on paper) by Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911); 19.2x14.9 cm; Louvre (Cabinet de dessins), Paris

Head of an old man, 1631 (etching)
XJF412291 Head of an old man, 1631 (etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

John Constable, engraved by David Lucas, 1843 (engraving)
XJF400663 John Constable, engraved by David Lucas, 1843 (engraving) by Leslie, Charles Robert (1794-1859) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

John Isaac Pontanus, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825
KW392371 John Isaac Pontanus, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of a Venetian noble (oil on canvas)
XIR387362 Portrait of a Venetian noble (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Orleans, France; (add.info.: Portrait d un noble venetian; ); Italian

Self Portrait, 1880-81 (oil on canvas)
BAL385507 Self Portrait, 1880-81 (oil on canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; French, out of copyright

Stefan Czarniecki, Polish general (engraving)
XIR382399 Stefan Czarniecki, Polish general (engraving) by Meyssens, Johannes (1612-70); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info)

Portrait of a man presumed to be Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (pierre noire on bluish paper)
XIR382348 Portrait of a man presumed to be Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (pierre noire on bluish paper) by Italian School, (16th century); 18.4x13.3 cm; Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Harry Price (b / w photo)
XJF366823 Harry Price (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harry Price (1881-1948)

Sir Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, from Gladstone: The Man and the Statesman, by David Williamson
KW366247 Sir Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, from Gladstone: The Man and the Statesman, by David Williamson, published in 1898 (litho) by English School

Henry Mayhew (engraving)
XJF365329 Henry Mayhew (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Mayhew (1812-87)

Thomas Cook (b / w photo)
XJF365320 Thomas Cook (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Cook (1808-92) founder of the travel agency; now the Thomas Cook Group; ); English

John Stuart Mill (1806-73) (engraving) (b&w photo)
XJF362976 John Stuart Mill (1806-73) (engraving) (b&w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Joseph Justus Scaliger, from Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825
KW360012 Joseph Justus Scaliger, from Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540-1609)

John Stow, from Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825 (litho)
KW360009 John Stow, from Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: john Stow (c.1525-1605)

Antisthenes, from Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825 (litho)
KW359996 Antisthenes, from Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antisthenes (c.445-c.365)

Democritus, from Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825 (litho)
KW359993 Democritus, from Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Democritus (c.460-c.370 BC)

Chrysippus of Soli, from Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825
KW359991 Chrysippus of Soli, from Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chrysippus of Soli (c.280-207 BC)

Thomas Hughes (litho)
KW359938 Thomas Hughes (litho) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Hughes (1822-96), English judge and author; ); Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

Honore d Albert, Duke of Luynes (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR346526 Honore d Albert, Duke of Luynes (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Honore Theodore Paul Joseph d Albert)

Fiftieth anniversary of the death of Henri Murger, the author and the characters
XIR346508 Fiftieth anniversary of the death of Henri Murger, the author and the characters of La Vie de Boheme, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre

Sir John Stainer (b / w photo)
XJF343695 Sir John Stainer (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir John Stainer (1840-1901) English composer; ); English, out of copyright

Muzio Clementi, 1803 (engraving)
XJF342412 Muzio Clementi, 1803 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) Italian composer; ); English, out of copyright

George the bearded (oil on panel)
XPH330440 George the bearded (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553); Sammlungen auf der Wartburg, Eisenach, Germany; (add.info.: Georg der baertige; ); German, out of copyright

Themistocles, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW324032 Themistocles, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Pierre Edmond Teisserenc de Bort, French politician, end of 19th century
XIR619821 Portrait of Pierre Edmond Teisserenc de Bort, French politician, end of 19th century (b/w photo) by Petit, Pierre (1832-1909); Private Collection; (add.info)

Saint Jerome (oil on canvas)
XIR468184 Saint Jerome (oil on canvas) by Strozzi, Bernardo (1581-1644); Galleria dell Accademia, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: St)

The Prophet Joel, after Michelangelo Buonarroti (pierre noire & red chalk on paper)
XIR346683 The Prophet Joel, after Michelangelo Buonarroti (pierre noire & red chalk on paper) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 47x37 cm; Louvre (Cabinet de dessins), Paris

Joachim of Flora, illustration from Vaticinia Sive Prophetiae Abbatis Ioachimi
XIR287048 Joachim of Flora, illustration from Vaticinia Sive Prophetiae Abbatis Ioachimi, 1589 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Italian School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Robert Morris, engraved by James Barton Longacre (1794-1869) (engraving)
KW280644 Robert Morris, engraved by James Barton Longacre (1794-1869) (engraving) by American School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Thomas Heyward Jr. engraved by James Barton Longacre (1794-1869) (engraving)
KW280629 Thomas Heyward Jr. engraved by James Barton Longacre (1794-1869) (engraving) by American School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

George Wythe, engraved by James Barton Longacre (1794-1869) (engraving)
KW280627 George Wythe, engraved by James Barton Longacre (1794-1869) (engraving) by American School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Charles, 2nd Earl Grey, engraved by J. Cochran, from National Portrait Gallery
KW274221 Charles, 2nd Earl Grey, engraved by J. Cochran, from National Portrait Gallery, volume III, published c.1835 (litho) by Lawrence

William I, King of Prussia (litho)
KW271378 William I, King of Prussia (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig (1797-1888); First German Emperor; ); Ken Welsh; English

Gilbert Romme, from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc
KW271245 Gilbert Romme, from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc (1811-82) (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of William Ewart Galdstone (1809-1898) 1879 (oil on canvas)
XCF268083 Portrait of William Ewart Galdstone (1809-1898) 1879 (oil on canvas) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 125.7x91.4 cm; National Portrait Gallery, London

Arthur Schopenhauer (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)
XIR267139 Arthur Schopenhauer (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Lenbach, Franz Seraph von (1836-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Private collection, Bayreuth, Bavaria)

Arthur Schopenhauer (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)
XIR267138 Arthur Schopenhauer (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Gobel, Angilbert Wunibald (1821-82); Gemaeldegalerie Alte Meister, Kassel, Germany; (add.info.: German philosopher (1788-1860); ); German

Sir Archibald Alison (1792-1867) engraved by D
KW266612 Sir Archibald Alison (1792-1867) engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph, from The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages, Volume 2, published in London, 1860 (engraving) by Mayall

Portrait of Sir James R. G. Graham (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF265866 Portrait of Sir James R. G. Graham (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir Fitzroy Kelly (1796-1880) (litho)
KW245930 Sir Fitzroy Kelly (1796-1880) (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tory judge and member of parliament; member of the Privy Council;)

Andrea Palladio (1508-80) engraved by Francesco II Zucchi (1692-1764) (engraving)
XIR252707 Andrea Palladio (1508-80) engraved by Francesco II Zucchi (1692-1764) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Marioti, Giovanni Battista (c.1685-1765) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Portrait of Charles Leconte de Lisle (pen & ink on paper) (b / w photo)
XIR233782 Portrait of Charles Leconte de Lisle (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo) by Verlaine, Paul (1844-96); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

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"Balding: A Historical Reflection on Timeless Struggles and Iconic Figures" In the realm of balding, where hairlines recede and confidence wavers, one cannot help but ponder the intriguing tales hidden behind those who have grappled with this universal phenomenon. From Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the resolute Russian statesman whose revolutionary ideals shook nations, to England's Polo Team in 1930, their prowess on horseback transcended any follicular setbacks they may have encountered. Austria's Vienna witnessed Gustav Mahler's photographic portrait capturing his musical genius amidst a sea of thinning strands. Meanwhile, Sigmund Freud's signed sepia photograph from 1921 reminds us that even the father of psychoanalysis couldn't escape nature’s whimsical hand. Richard Burton and Woodbury united forces to combat baldness through their innovative endeavors. Their collaboration aimed to restore not only hair but also self-assurance for those yearning for a fuller mane. An Old Maid card depicting a Butler serves as an amusing reminder that even fictional characters can face follicular challenges. Proudhon, Pierre Joseph - a French politician and socialist philosopher - championed equality while navigating his own personal battle against hair loss. Through an oil-on-canvas masterpiece titled "An Old Man in an Armchair, " we witness the wisdom etched upon weathered features overshadowing any concerns about vanishing locks. Austrian composer Franz Peter Schubert immortalized himself through his timeless melodies despite facing premature baldness during his short-lived existence. Alfred Robinson's captivating portrayal in 1895 captures both vulnerability and strength within its brushstrokes – proof that beauty lies beyond mere physical attributes. And within "The Bachelors Birthday, " depicted on panel with meticulous detail, we find solace knowing that camaraderie prevails over superficial appearances.