Beauty Products Collection

Woman performing her toilette with the help of her maid (colour litho)
7201395 Woman performing her toilette with the help of her maid (colour litho) by Rieth, Paul (1871-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman performing her toilette with the help of her maid)

E W Hoyt and Co, perfume manufacturers, advertisement (chromolitho)
7154216 E W Hoyt and Co, perfume manufacturers, advertisement (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: E W Hoyt and Co, perfume manufacturers)

A woman examining an invitation, Salon des Cent
6279920 A woman examining an invitation, Salon des Cent by Rocher, E. (fl.c.1895); (add.info.: Salon des Cent, advertisement poster); Photo © Barbara Singer

View of the restored Hall of Mirrors (Galerie dese Glaces
AIS5382169 View of the restored Hall of Mirrors (Galerie dese Glaces) in the Versailles Castle (photo) by Mansart, Jules Hardouin (1646-1708); (add.info)

Woman looking at herself in the mirror, 15th century stone sculpture
7329095 Woman looking at herself in the mirror, 15th century stone sculpture; (add.info.: In the City Palace, Jaisalmer, an exotic city in the Thar Desert, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India)

The decrotor
DUV4217205 The decrotor; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon

Incense burnt before King Darius (550-486 BC) in Persepolis (Persia, Iran)
FLO4689552 Incense burnt before King Darius (550-486 BC) in Persepolis (Persia, Iran) - Lithograph from Le Livre des Parfums by Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887), France

Letter L: Ah! I cut myself! But what can I see, o heaven! Man, arm and razor, we draw three L, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214918 Letter L: Ah! I cut myself! But what can I see, o heaven! Man, arm and razor, we draw three L, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

The French military using Heliostat signals, 1850
3480164 The French military using Heliostat signals, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the French military using Heliostat signals. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Testing the 1865 Atlantic telegraph cable on board the Great Eastern, 1866
3478944 Testing the 1865 Atlantic telegraph cable on board the Great Eastern, 1866; (add.info.: Testing the 1865 Atlantic telegraph cable on board the Great Eastern 17 August 1866)

Flowers of the field, for an advertisement for a cologne, 1917 (poster)
AIS5375497 Flowers of the field, for an advertisement for a cologne, 1917 (poster); © Iberfoto

Polished pallet with a bird's head, 31st century BC (stone)
AIS5376266 Polished pallet with a bird's head, 31st century BC (stone); Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; (add.info.: The paddles were used to grind pigment for blush.); © Iberfoto

Burmese woman in long loose striped silk petticoat, wearing slippers and carrying an umbrella
FLO4565505 Burmese woman in long loose striped silk petticoat, wearing slippers and carrying an umbrella. She wears painted fingernails and sandalwood perfume

Balsam of Mecca, Commiphora gileadensis
5855126 Balsam of Mecca, Commiphora gileadensis; (add.info.: Balsam of Mecca, Commiphora gileadensis. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G)

An engraving depicting the making of Indian Ink: made from a lamp-black obtained by burning pine wood, lard and oil
5310960 An engraving depicting the making of Indian Ink: made from a lamp-black obtained by burning pine wood, lard and oil, and perfume

Garden of flowers and perfume distillery in Nice (France) - Engraving by Gabry, based on an illustration by E
FLO4689517 Garden of flowers and perfume distillery in Nice (France) - Engraving by Gabry, based on an illustration by E. Bourdelin, from Le Livre des Parfums by Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887), England

Advertisement for Beetham's Glycerine and Cucumber Emollient Milk
5310035 Advertisement for Beetham's Glycerine and Cucumber Emollient Milk; (add.info.: Advertisement for Beetham's Glycerine and Cucumber Emollient Milk for preserving)

Engraving depicting a coin-in-the-slot perfume dispenser, 19th century
5309429 Engraving depicting a coin-in-the-slot perfume dispenser, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a coin-in-the-slot perfume dispenser)

An Indian woman at a gala seated on a rich carpet with containers of betelnut and perfume
FLO4623936 An Indian woman at a gala seated on a rich carpet with containers of betelnut and perfume, attended by an ayah or servants with punya (fan), pawn and snake hookah pipe

Opopanax or sweet myrrh, Opopanax chironium
5855088 Opopanax or sweet myrrh, Opopanax chironium; (add.info.: Opopanax or sweet myrrh, Opopanax chironium. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn)

Double ointment bottle. Roman art. Jewelry. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia
CUL4862512 Double ointment bottle. Roman art. Jewelry. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia by Roman; Archaeological Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona

Letter L: Ah! I cut myself! But what can I see, o heaven! Man, arm and razor, we draw three L, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214909 Letter L: Ah! I cut myself! But what can I see, o heaven! Man, arm and razor, we draw three L, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

An early method of taking mug shots, 1850
3478390 An early method of taking mug shots, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an early method of taking mug shots of criminals. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Advertisement for Pordre d'Amour
5310006 Advertisement for Pordre d'Amour; (add.info.: Advertisement for Pordre d'Amour, a toilet powder used to beautify and soften skin. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Jesus at the house of Martha and Mary: Mary Magdalene at Simon anointing Christ with a perfume
ETI4396185 Jesus at the house of Martha and Mary: Mary Magdalene at Simon anointing Christ with a perfume. Simon's Meal, anonymous painting, late 15th century. Church of St. Leonard de Leau

Advertising poster for English perfume Grab Apple Blossoms late 19th century
1707817 Advertising poster for English perfume Grab Apple Blossoms late 19th century

Zedoary, Curcuma zedoaria
5855092 Zedoary, Curcuma zedoaria; (add.info.: Zedoary, Curcuma zedoaria. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by Weddell from John Stephenson)

A civet cat
5310169 A civet cat; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting a civet cat. The anal glands of the Civet is used in perfumery. Dated 17th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

French rose or Provins rose, Rosa gallica. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David
FLO4982754 French rose or Provins rose, Rosa gallica. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants

Balm of Gilead, Commiphora gileadensis (Amyris gileadensis). Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's
FLO4671528 Balm of Gilead, Commiphora gileadensis (Amyris gileadensis). Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

The French method of mounting mug shots, 1850
3478428 The French method of mounting mug shots, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the French method of mounting mug shots of criminals. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Woman on a chaise longue in fringed shawl admiring a new hat held by her milliner
FLO4677798 Woman on a chaise longue in fringed shawl admiring a new hat held by her milliner, while a maid holds a bottle of perfume. The best remedy, or the Longchamp hat

Snakewood, Strychnos colubrina 1, and sebesten, Cordia sebestana 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving
FLO4574470 Snakewood, Strychnos colubrina 1, and sebesten, Cordia sebestana 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children)

Dispensary and laboratory of an Arab perfumer chemist of the 12th century - Chromolithography of a Persian manuscript
FLO4689559 Dispensary and laboratory of an Arab perfumer chemist of the 12th century - Chromolithography of a Persian manuscript of the 12th century

The main perfumes of the Hebreus: cinnamon, balm of Galaad (or Judee), nard
FLO4689547 The main perfumes of the Hebreus: cinnamon, balm of Galaad (or Judee), nard and valerian - Chromolithography from a 12th century Persian manuscript from Le Livre des Parfums by Eugene

Un marche aux perfumes au moyen orient - Engraving by Gabry, extracted from Le Livre des Parfums by Eugene Rimmel
FLO4689489 Un marche aux perfumes au moyen orient - Engraving by Gabry, extracted from Le Livre des Parfums by Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887), England

The interior of a perfume factory in Nice (France), with its large distillery - Engraving by Lambert after an
FLO4689485 The interior of a perfume factory in Nice (France), with its large distillery - Engraving by Lambert after an illustration by E

Aromatic gums and fragrant woods were burned in the incense houses of ancient Egypt - Engraving by Gabry
FLO4689457 Aromatic gums and fragrant woods were burned in the incense houses of ancient Egypt - Engraving by Gabry, from The Book of Perfumes by Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887), England

Musk deer in Siam, 17th century (watercolour)
2069104 Musk deer in Siam, 17th century (watercolour); (add.info.: Sciences. Zoologie. Coll. Part. Science. Zoology. Musk deer in Siam (Thailand). Watercolour, France, XVIIth cent.); Photo © CCI

Woman in perfume bottle costume with tassled hat and hoop dress with label Quelles Fleurs
FLO4684467 Woman in perfume bottle costume with tassled hat and hoop dress with label Quelles Fleurs. Lithograph by unknown artist with stencil handcolouring from " Nos Travestis"

The dervish monk lights fire and sprinkles it: illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in Arabian
XEE4182335 The dervish monk lights fire and sprinkles it: illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Precious bottles and containers for perfumes and ambregris - Chromolithography extracted from Le Livre des Parfums by
FLO4689589 Precious bottles and containers for perfumes and ambregris - Chromolithography extracted from Le Livre des Parfums by Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887), France, 1870 - Bottles

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as "The Lady of Camellias" by Alexandre Dumas Jr
PCT4257920 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as "The Lady of Camellias" by Alexandre Dumas Jr. (b/w photo); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023

Patchouli, Pogostemon cablin (Pogostemon patschuli). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr
FLO4564304 Patchouli, Pogostemon cablin (Pogostemon patschuli). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Mermaid on the beach looking at a can of soap - advertising for the brand "Pears", 1904 (watercolour)
LSE4093582 Mermaid on the beach looking at a can of soap - advertising for the brand "Pears", 1904 (watercolour); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Decline Boat, allegory representing a strange boat equipped with sails
MMM5459226 The Decline Boat, allegory representing a strange boat equipped with sails and oars that sails between small rock islands, in the right background

Selection of Galle enamelled and cameo vases and atomisers
BON39235 Selection of Galle enamelled and cameo vases and atomisers by Galle, Emile (1846-1904); Private Collection; Photo © Bonhams, London, UK

A selection of Swiss, British, French and Venetian 19th century scent bottles (enamel, gold, glass)
BON120266 A selection of Swiss, British, French and Venetian 19th century scent bottles (enamel, gold, glass, porcelain and silver); Private Collection; Photo © Bonhams, London, UK

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"Exploring the Timeless Allure of Beauty Products: A Journey Through Art" Step into the world of beauty as we delve into captivating artworks that celebrate the allure and transformative power of beauty products. In "A woman examining an invitation, Salon des Cent, " we witness a moment of anticipation and excitement, where cosmetics hold the key to enhancing one's natural radiance. The restored Hall of Mirrors (Galerie des Glaces) reflects not only physical appearances but also inner confidence, reminding us that true beauty comes from within. Ellis Cornelia Knight's masterpiece from 1793 portrays "The toilet, " showcasing the meticulous rituals involved in pampering oneself with luxurious creams and fragrances. Traveling back in time, we encounter "The pressing of lotus flowers, " a bas relief dating back to the 8th-7th century BC. This ancient practice reminds us that beauty rituals have been cherished since time immemorial. "A lady seated with a mirror in a garden" transports us to early 20th-century elegance. With her maid and musicians nearby, she indulges in self-care while surrounded by nature's serenity—a reminder to find solace amidst our busy lives. From Japan's pleasure quarters, we are introduced to "Entertainers of the Tachibana. " These women epitomize grace and poise while adorning themselves with traditional cosmetics—an art form passed down through generations. "Toutafais equipp'd for Conquest fore God" captures an unconventional approach to beauty during the late 18th century. Unapologetically bold and daring makeup choices challenge societal norms even then—proof that self-expression knows no boundaries. Antoni Viladomat i Manalt's portrait showcases how artists themselves were captivated by their subjects' radiant features. The use of oils on canvas immortalizes both painter and muse alike—a testament to timeless allure captured through artistry.