Beard Collection

Sir Ernest Shackleton and others, Antarctic
Sir Ernest Shackleton and three members of a polar exploration party, photographed within 111 miles of the South Pole in 1907-9 on board the Nimrod

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). Self-portrait. Bust with brown
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). Dutch post-Impressionist painter. Self-portrait. Bust with brown jacket and gray hat. Oil on pasteboard. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Netherlands

Cortes destroying his fleet. Colored engraving
Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Cortes destroying his fleet, moored in the Villa Rica of the Vera Cruz, to prevent defections among his crew. Volume I. Engraving by J

Jesus Walks on Water
Engraving by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (March 26, 1794 - May 24, 1872)

Bust of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD)
Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD). Roman emperor. Roman bust. Marble. From Kandilli, Lamunia (Bozhoyuk). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Boxer of Quirinal, also known as the Terme Boxer
Greek Art. Hellenistic. Boxer of Quirinal or the Terme Boxer. Bronze sculpture of the Hellenistic period (1st century B.C.). Boxer sitting at rest, with metal and leather dressings used for combat

MALCOLM X (1925-1965). Originally Malcolm Little. American religious and political leader. Photograph, c1963

Jesus Healing The Sick
Colorized print shows Jesus as he heals a sick child held in the arms of a woman as others, in varying degrees of distress, await their turn

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Abyssinia is enjoying a seaside holiday at Eastbourne, Sussex. The Emperor of Abyssinia keeping in touch with the news of the day at Eastbourne. 18 July 1938

Bearded Dragon
Bearded dragon (pogona vitticeps) with head raised showing yellow-tinged spiny beard dry rocky ground in the Flinders Ranges

Abraham Lincoln
Portrait of President Abraham Lincoln. Digitally colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

ROBERT E. LEE (1807-1870). American Confederate general. Photographed by Julian Vannerson in 1863

Moses / Millais / Hands Up
MOSES Hebrew prophet and lawgiver watches the Israelites defeat the Amalekites, his arms held up by Aaron and Hur to ensure success

Grigori Rasputin in 1912
GRIGORI RASPUTIN Russian mystic and court favourite in 1912

Anthony Trollope
ANTHONY TROLLOPE English novelist in old age Date: 1815 - 1882

Friedrich Engels & Marx
FRIEDRICH ENGELS German political theorist working on Das Kapital with Marx Date: 1820 - 1895

Ladislaus I of Hungary or St. Ladislaus (Laszlo) (1040-1095). King of Hungary between 1077-1095. Portrait by Ignac Roskovics (1854-1916). Hungarian National Gallery. Budapest. Hungary

Illustration of four priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant and crossing the River Jordan

Hannibal / Naples Bust
HANNIBAL Carthaginian general, famous for his crossing of the Alps

Grigori Rasputin in 1908
GRIGORI RASPUTIN Russian mystic and court favourite in 1908

Santa Claus at the Beach
Santa relaxing on an Australian beach with his feet up

Simeon in the Temple, c. 1668-1669, by Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. Simeon in the Temple, c.1668-1669. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

FORD, JOYCE, POUND, & QUINN. Ford Madox Ford, James Joyce, Ezra Pound and John Quinn in Paris in November 1923

Mongol conqueror. Chinese silk album leaf, Yuan Dynasty
GENGHIS KHAN (1162-1227). Mongol conqueror. Chinese silk album leaf, Yuan Dynasty

LEEs SURRENDER 1865. Peace in Union. The surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 April 1865. Reproduction of a painting by Thomas Nast

Jeff Lynne, singer, songwriter and front man with The Electric Light Orchestra, pictured enjoying the snow and Christmas at his midlands home

King Francis I of France
Francis I of France (1494-1547). King of France. Portrait by Jean Clouet. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

ULYSSES S. GRANT (1822-1885). 18th President of the United States. Photographed by Mathew Brady during the Civil War

HENRY WRIOTHESLEY (1573-1624). 3rd Earl of Southampton in the Tower of London. Oil painting by John de Critz, 1603

Dog - Griffon Bruxellois / Brussels Griffon / Griffon Belge
LA-7164 Dog - Griffon Bruxellois / Brussels Griffon / Griffon Belge Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Anthony Trollope / Century
ANTHONY TROLLOPE English novelist

Johannes Brahms, German composer and musician. Seen here in profile, playing a grand piano

Nasreddin - Seljuq satirist
Nasreddin or Nasreddin Hodja or Mullah Nasreddin Hooja or Mullah Nasruddin (1208-1284) was a Seljuq satirist, born in Hortu Village in Sivrihisar, Eskisehir Province, Turkey

John Knox (1514-1572). Engraving. Colored
John Knox (1514-1572). Scottish priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. Engraving by H. Hondins The Young. The Universal History, 1885. Colored

General Ulysses S. Grant amid his service during The American Civil War

VAN GOGH: SELF PORTRAIT. Oil on canvas, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Design staff of W G Tarrant of Byfleet, Surrey
Design staff of W.G. Tarrant of Byfleet, Surrey, in March 1918. W.G. Tarrant is the man with the beard in the centre of the back row

The kitchen of Delmonicos Restaurant, New York City. Photographed by Joseph Byron, 1902
DELMONICOs RESTAURANT. The kitchen of Delmonicos Restaurant, New York City. Photographed by Joseph Byron, 1902

NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST (1821-1877). American army officer. Photographed c1864

SIBERIA: SHAMAN. A shaman of the Tungus people of Siberia, with antlers and ritual drum. Copper engraving, Dutch, 1705, after a drawing by Nicolaes Witsen

Self Portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci, 1452 to 1519, an Italian genius, painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist

Black John of Tetcott, James Northcote (1746-1831)
Oil on canvas, English School

Vintage Bentley Speed 6 at Locquirec, Brittany, France
Vintage Bentley Speed 6 (6.5 litre) with driver at the wheel in Locquirec, Brittany, north-west France. Date: circa 1960s

Portrait of Zoroaster (6th century BC)
Zoroaster (6th century BC). Founder of the Zoroastrianism. Portrait at the Atashkadeh Fire Temple. Yazd. Iran

LUDWIG BOLTZMANN (1844-1906). Austrian physicist

Wire-haired Miniature Dachshund (Canis familiaris) showing strong, prominent eyebrows and distinctive beard, front view

James Clerk Maxwell, caricature
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879). Caricature of the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell

Leo Tolstoy and Ilya Repin
Ilya Yefimovich Repin (1844-1930), Russian painter of the Peredvizhniki (The Wanderers) artistic school with, Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), (left), at the writers house in 1907. Date: 1907

Originally Malcolm Little. American religious and political leader
MALCOLM X (1925-1965). Originally Malcolm Little. American religious and political leader

WALT WHITMAN (1819-1892). American poet. Photographed in 1881

THEODOR HERZL (1860-1904). Hungarian-born Austrian journalist and founder of Zionism

WILLIAM TYNDALE (1492?-1536). English translator of New Testament and Pentateuch: line engraving, 17th century

THOMAS NAST: SANTA CLAUS. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. Engraving by Thomas Nast

BERNHARD RIEMANN (1826-1866). George Friedrich Bernhard Riemann. German mathematician. Reproduction of a 19th century engraving

ROME: BOXER SCULPTURE. The Boxer of Quirinal, a Hellenistic Greek sculpture of a seated boxer, found on the Quirinal Hill in Rome in 1885. Bronze, 1st century B.C

Santa caught by the tax inspector by H. M. Bateman
A rather surprised looking Father Christmas, who has arrived at the house of a tax inspector to innocently deliver toys on Christmas Eve, finds himself caught by a vigilant tax inspector. H.M

Francis Drake / Miniature
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE English admiral and circumnavigator of the world

Darwin / Elliott & Fry
CHARLES DARWIN Naturalist

Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair
Caricature of the naturalist Charles Darwin in Vanity Fair Magazine, 1871

Socrates (c 469399 BC). Classical Greek Athenian philosophe
Socrates (c.469-399 BC). Classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Bust. Found at Piazza Venezia. 1st. century. Pentelic marble. Palazzo Massimo. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy

Sir William C. Brooks, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR WILLIAM CUNLIFFE BROOKS, 1st Baronet (1819 - 1900) Lawyer, banker and Conservative Member of Parliament for East Cheshire. Caption: The Golden Pippen Date: 1819 - 1900

John Calvin (15091564). French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation
John Calvin (1509-1564). French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. Colored engraving

SIR ROGER CASEMENT (1864-1916). Irish revolutionary patriot. Oil on canvas by Sarah H. Purser

USA-ALASKA-KENAI PENINSULA-NIKOLAEVSK: Russian Orthodox Church Icon in Old Believer
USA, ALASKA, KENAI PENINSULA, NIKOLAEVSK: Russian Orthodox Church Icon in Old Believer Russian Village

Mr Oliver Firrell, blacksmith of Matfield Green, Kent. 1938

Jules Harder, the first chef at San Franciscos Palace Hotel
PALACE HOTEL CHEF. Jules Harder, the first chef at San Franciscos Palace Hotel. Oil on canvas by Joseph Harrington, 1874

(1809-1865). 16th President of the United States
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865). 16th President of the United States. Lincoln at home with his son Thomas Todd (Tad). Wood engraving, after a photograph of 9 February, 1864

Roosevelt Cartoon, 1904
ROOSEVELT CARTOON, 1904. Jack and the Wall Street Giants

EDWARD TEACH (?-1718). English pirate, known as Blackbeard. Line engraving from A general and true history of...highwaymen by Charles Johnson, London, 1742

ROBERT THE BRUCE (1274-1329). Robert I of Scotland: Color engraving, English, 1797

Two Duff Highlanders at Braemar Games, Scotland
Two kilted Duff Highlanders from the Mar Estate discussing the Braemar Highland Games where King George V and Queen Mary were in attendance

MANET: LUNCHEON, 1863. Luncheon on the Grass. Oil on canvas by Edouard Manet

TANNER: THE SAVIOUR. Oil on wood by Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937)

STALIN, LENIN & KALININ, 1919. Communist leaders Joseph Stalin
STALIN, LENIN & TROTSKY. Communist leaders Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky, photographed at the 8th Congress of the Russian Communist Party, 18-23 March 1919

John Lewis, founder of the department store
John Lewis (1836 - 1928), founder of John Lewis department store on Oxford Street, London

Victorian Shoemaker
A Victorian shoemaker in his workshop

William Felkin (1795-1874) - Sylvanus Redgate
Oil on Canvas 45.7 x 36.8

Elderly man playing a sitar by the Ganges (Ganga) River, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Karl Marx / Ils 1871
KARL MARX German radical political thinker

Robert E Lee / Pyle / Spirit
ROBERT EDWARD LEE American Confederate general on his horse, Traveler

James Keir Hardie / Postcd
JAMES KEIR HARDIE British labour leader and politician

Gunpowder Plot 1605
The Conspirators

Sport / Cricket / W G Grace
W G Grace, ready to receive the ball

Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist
Leo Tolstoy (Count Lyev Nikolayevich Tolstoy), Russian novelist, essayist, dramatist and educational reformer

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"The Timeless Symbol of Power and Wisdom: The Beard" Throughout history, the beard has been a prominent feature that symbolizes various qualities such as strength, wisdom, and leadership. From ancient times to modern days, notable figures have sported beards that have become iconic representations of their character. Take a glimpse into the past with the bust of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. His majestic beard reflects his authority and intellectual prowess, reminding us of his influential reign during the second century AD. Moving forward in time, we encounter the Boxer of Quirinal or Terme Boxer statue. Despite its battered appearance, this masterpiece showcases an impressive facial hair style worn by athletes in ancient Rome - a testament to their resilience and determination. In religious artistry, Jesus Healing The Sick portrays Christ's compassionate nature while sporting a humble yet dignified beard. This depiction emphasizes his divine power combined with human empathy. Shifting gears to more recent history, Malcolm X emerges as an emblematic figure known for his activism and advocacy for civil rights. His full beard exudes confidence and defiance against societal norms - a visual representation of his unwavering commitment towards justice. Not limited to humans alone, even animals like the Bearded Dragon possess distinctive features that resemble facial hair patterns found on men. These reptiles showcase nature's creativity in bestowing unique attributes upon different species. The painting Moses by Millais captures another captivating moment where hands are raised in awe-inspiring reverence. Moses' flowing white beard signifies age-old wisdom as he leads his people through trials toward liberation from oppression. Grigori Rasputin's enigmatic persona is accentuated by his long untamed beard which adds an air of mystery surrounding him during Russia's tumultuous era at the turn of the 20th century. General Ulysses S. Grant stands tall amidst The American Civil War with an authoritative presence emphasized by his distinguished facial hair style – reflecting his resolute leadership and strategic brilliance.