Beauty Products Collection (#2)

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

Employees at Messra Lever Brothers Ltd. Port Sunlight, Cheshire, are human guinea pigs. During the course of a day they may be required to test on themselves shaving cream, lotions, lipstick

Industry: Thomas Hedley & Co. Ltd, soap works in Trafford Park. View taken from the main road. July 1956 P008344

Ellis Cornelia Knight, 1793 (oil on canvas)
940210 Ellis Cornelia Knight, 1793 (oil on canvas) by Kauffman, Angelica (1741-1807); 96x80 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: This portrait was painted in Rome)

The toilet 1903 (Oil on canvas)
7393529 The toilet 1903 (Oil on canvas) by Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) ; 39, 5 x 44, 5 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

The pressing of lotus flowers, bas relief, 8th-7th century BC (stone)
885858 The pressing of lotus flowers, bas relief, 8th-7th century BC (stone) by Egyptian School, (700-300 BC); Egyptian Museum, Turin

A lady seated with a mirror in a garden, with a maid and three musicians, c. 1909 (gouache on paper)
7394127 A lady seated with a mirror in a garden, with a maid and three musicians, c.1909 (gouache on paper) by Indian School, (19th-20th century); 55.1x40 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Entertainers of the Tachibana, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters
5860291 Entertainers of the Tachibana, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)"

Toutafais equipp'd for Conquest fore God, 1796 (w/c)
5927934 Toutafais equipp'd for Conquest fore God, 1796 (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Watercolour from The Cornwall Militia)

Portrait of Antoni VILADOMAT i MANALT (1678-1755), Spanish painter, 18th century (oil on canvas)
AIS5363779 Portrait of Antoni VILADOMAT i MANALT (1678-1755), Spanish painter, 18th century (oil on canvas); Galeria de Catalanes Ilustres, Palacio de Requesens, Barcelona, Spain; © Iberfoto

Prudence, 1470 circa, (tempera grassa on wood)
7146295 Prudence, 1470 circa, (tempera grassa on wood) by Pollaiolo, Piero del (1443-96); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Prudence, 1470 circa, Piero del Pollaiolo)

Museum, 1875, Paolo Vetri (oil on canvas)
7059881 Museum, 1875, Paolo Vetri (oil on canvas) by Vetri, Paolo (1855-1937); Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Museum, 1875, Paolo Vetri, oil on canvas)

Vanitas, 17th century (oil on wood)
7129544 Vanitas, 17th century (oil on wood) by Caroselli, Angelo (1585-1652); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Vanitas, Angelo Caroselli, cm 55 x 68)

The sisters, 1929-30, (oil on canvas)
7129287 The sisters, 1929-30, (oil on canvas) by Breveglieri, Cesare (1902-1948) ; Galleria Comunale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The sisters, 1929-30)

The lamentation over the dead Christ, 1550-1575 circa, (oil on wood)
7130048 The lamentation over the dead Christ, 1550-1575 circa, (oil on wood) by Orsi da Novellara, Lelio (1511-87); Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome

Shams-Al Emarat, edifice of the sun, Golestan palace, Tehran, Iran (photo)
7062309 Shams-Al Emarat, edifice of the sun, Golestan palace, Tehran, Iran (photo) by Qajar School (19th century); Golestan Palace, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: Shams-Al Emarat, edifice of the sun)

Holy family with saint John the baptist and Mary Magdalene, 16th century (oil on wood)
7129521 Holy family with saint John the baptist and Mary Magdalene, 16th century (oil on wood) by Parmigianino (Francesco Mazzola) (1503-40) (follower of); Palazzo Corsini

The marble throne in the Golestan palace, Tehran, Iran (photo)
7062316 The marble throne in the Golestan palace, Tehran, Iran (photo) by Qajar School (19th century); Golestan Palace, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: The marble throne in the Golestan palace, Tehran)

Interior, the family of the artist (oil on canvas)
7361066 Interior, the family of the artist (oil on canvas) by Dehodencq, Alfred (1822-82); 72.5 x 52.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Interieur)

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Self-portrait with a Palette, 1887 (oil on canvas)
7371313 Self-portrait with a Palette, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Bilinska, Anna (1854-93); 117 x 90 cm; National Museum, Krakow, Poland; (add.info.: by Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz (1854-1893))

Repentant Mary Magdalene, 1595 circa, (oil on canvas)
7129370 Repentant Mary Magdalene, 1595 circa, (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610); Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Repentant Mary Magdalene)

Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1615 circa, (oil on canvas)
7130061 Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1615 circa, (oil on canvas) by Borgianni, Orazio (1578-1616); Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome

In front of the mirror, c. 1890 (oil on canvas)
7062570 In front of the mirror, c. 1890 (oil on canvas) by Morisot, Berthe (1841-95); (add.info.: In front of the mirror, 1890 circa, Berthe Morisot, oil on canvas); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Vanitas, allegory of vanity, 17th century (oil on canvas)
7129371 Vanitas, allegory of vanity, 17th century (oil on canvas) by Bigot, Trophime (c.1595-p.1650); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Vanitas, allegory of vanity)

Looking glass, canisters, boxes, scent flask, c. 1675 (silver, wood and glass)
1071696 Looking glass, canisters, boxes, scent flask, c.1675 (silver, wood and glass) by English School, (17th century); 7.62 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Magna Graecia : Seashell shaped silver cosmetic case - 3rd century BC
LRI4562683 Magna Graecia : Seashell shaped silver cosmetic case - 3rd century BC by Greek School, (3rd century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Taranto, Apuglia

Ondina dressing her hair. Plaster. 40. 5x42x34cm. Museum ref 2816
6265339 Ondina dressing her hair. Plaster. 40.5x42x34cm. Museum ref 2816. by Amils, Antoni Alsina i (c.1863-1948); 40.5x42x34 cm; Museu Diocesa d'Urgell, La Seu d'Urgell

Young Woman in Deshabille, 1880 (oil on canvas)
7331971 Young Woman in Deshabille, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Giovanni Boldini); Ghigo Roli

The Yellow Room, c. 1883-84 (w/c and gouache on paperboard)
7328093 The Yellow Room, c.1883-84 (w/c and gouache on paperboard by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 24.8 -- 17.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Girl Looking herself in the Mirror, 1918 (w/c on paper)
7332069 Girl Looking herself in the Mirror, 1918 (w/c on paper) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Giovanni Boldini); Ghigo Roli

Looking in the Mirror, 1895 (oil on canvas)
7331949 Looking in the Mirror, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Zandomeneghi, Federigo (1841-1917); Butterfly Institute Fine Art, Lugano, Switzerland; (add.info.: Artist: Federico Zandomeneghi); Ghigo Roli

Seated Woman at the Window or Portrait of Nel Deurinckx, the Artist's Wife, 1915 (oil on canvas)
LAF470840 Seated Woman at the Window or Portrait of Nel Deurinckx, the Artist's Wife, 1915 (oil on canvas) by Wouters, Rik (1882-1916); 96.2x74.6 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent

Young Woman in Deshabille, detail, 1880 (oil on canvas)
7332084 Young Woman in Deshabille, detail, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Giovanni Boldini); Ghigo Roli

Self Portrait in the Studio, 1918 (oil on canvas)
7316323 Self Portrait in the Studio, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Folkestad, Bernhard Dorotheus (1879-1933); 141x145.5 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo

Concert of Paganini (oil on canvas)
886919 Concert of Paganini (oil on canvas) by Gatti, Annibale (1828-1909); Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany

Ah! Ca Ira (engraving)
904895 Ah! Ca Ira (engraving) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); Musee de l'Hotel Sandelin, Saint-Omer, France; (add.info.: by Louis Leopold Boilly (1761 - 1845))

The Aufbutz Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308513 The Aufbutz Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Fool In Love With Himself, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308451 The Fool In Love With Himself, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Crimson officinal rose, Rosa gallica
5856716 Crimson officinal rose, Rosa gallica by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Crimson officinal rose, Rosa gallica)

Pink dog rose with rosehip, Rosa canina
5856714 Pink dog rose with rosehip, Rosa canina by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Pink dog rose with rosehip, Rosa canina)

Braiding her Hair, c. 1888 (oil on canvas)
7305510 Braiding her Hair, c.1888 (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 56x49 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: by Christian Krohg (1852-1925))

Large pink hundred-leaved rose, Rosa centifolia
5856715 Large pink hundred-leaved rose, Rosa centifolia by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Large pink hundred-leaved rose, Rosa centifolia)

Self-portrait, 1890-1910 (oil on canvas)
887233 Self-portrait, 1890-1910 (oil on canvas) by Mancini, Francesco Giovanni (1829-1905); Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany

The new servant: - I warn you, my daughter, that the service is pretty hard
XEE4165403 The new servant: - I warn you, my daughter, that the service is pretty hard... - Oh! ma am, I will always have less trouble than in the country

Design of luxury furniture, here a mirror, by Otto Rothe, 1890
7279236 Design of luxury furniture, here a mirror, by Otto Rothe, 1890 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Design of luxury furniture, here a mirror, by Otto Rothe)

The loyal wife Kesa Gozen cutting her hair, 1842 (woodblock print, with bokashi)
7299846 The loyal wife Kesa Gozen cutting her hair, 1842 (woodblock print, with bokashi) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); 59.6x44.5x1.7 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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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.