Disguise Collection (#11)

Apollos Disguise or Apollo sotte le Sembianze di Eukinome Inganna Leucotto, Book IV
STC415847 Apollos Disguise or Apollo sotte le Sembianze di Eukinome Inganna Leucotto, Book IV, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Judge Jeffries siezed at Wapping (engraving)
606340 Judge Jeffries siezed at Wapping (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Judge Jeffries siezed at Wapping); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Jupiter and Callisto, 1613 (oil on canvas)
XIR190358 Jupiter and Callisto, 1613 (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Kassel

Carnival masks (colour litho)
CHT202139 Carnival masks (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; German, out of copyright

Satan in Paradise, from Book IV of Paradise Lost
OTB182316 Satan in Paradise, from Book IV of Paradise Lost by John Milton (1608-74) engraved by Charles Laplante (d.1903) c.1868 (engraving) by Dore

Ichkawa Danjuro VII as Kagekiyo in Kagekiyo, c. 1826-7 (woodblock print with embossing)
FIT282746 Ichkawa Danjuro VII as Kagekiyo in Kagekiyo, c.1826-7 (woodblock print with embossing) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Thomas Henry Kavanagh VC (1821-82) being disguised as a native during the Indian mutiny
NAM244200 Thomas Henry Kavanagh VC (1821-82) being disguised as a native during the Indian mutiny at the siege of Lucknow, 9th November 1857, c.1860 (oil on canvas) by Desanges

The Princess... asked her to exchange the peasants clothes for her royal garments
IL241946 The Princess...asked her to exchange the peasants clothes for her royal garments, scene from Good Luck and Bad Luck in Childrens Stories from Rumanian Legends by Moses Gaster (1856-1939)

Joseph Revealing his Identity to his Brothers (oil on canvas)
AGN252218 Joseph Revealing his Identity to his Brothers (oil on canvas) by Giaquinto, Corrado (1690-1765); 48x38 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; Italian, out of copyright

The Wolf disguised as Little Red Riding Hoods grandmother
IL258497 The Wolf disguised as Little Red Riding Hoods grandmother, illustration from The Beautiful Book of Nursery Rhymes, Stories and Pictures, by Frank Adams

The Confederacy in petticoats, c. 1865 (litho)
AQS336724 The Confederacy in petticoats, c.1865 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 21.7x35.2 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

The capture of an unprotected female, or, The close of the Rebellion
AQS336721 The capture of an unprotected female, or, The close of the Rebellion, published by Currier & Ives, New York, c.1865 (litho) by Cameron

Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne
LLM455722 Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne)

The Ostrich - Sailing under false colours
LLM455124 The Ostrich - Sailing under false colours by Zwecker, Johann Baptist (1814-76); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ostrich - Sailing under false colours)

A hunter and decoy, c. 1894-1914 (b / w photo)
PEF446203 A hunter and decoy, c.1894-1914 (b/w photo) by Hornstein, C.A. (fl.1894-1914); Palestine Exploration Fund, London, UK; ePalestine Exploration Fund; British, out of copyright

Scene from As You Like It by William Shakespeare (oil on panel)
TW426550 Scene from As You Like It by William Shakespeare (oil on panel) by Deverell, Walter Howell (1827-54); 70.5x91.9 cm; Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear

The Countess in Disguise (chromolitho)
735240 The Countess in Disguise (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Countess in Disguise)

Alfred in the Neatherds Cottage, engraved by A. H. Payne (colour litho)
475407 Alfred in the Neatherds Cottage, engraved by A.H. Payne (colour litho) by Wilkie, David (1785-1841) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred the Great (849-99), King of Wessex

Human and animal carnival masks, page from a manufacturers catalogue from Mannebach
CHT167878 Human and animal carnival masks, page from a manufacturers catalogue from Mannebach, Thuringe, Germany, c.1865 (colour litho) by German School

The Ass Dressed in the Lions Skin, from Fontaine Fables, pub. 1905 (engraving)
3472560 The Ass Dressed in the Lions Skin, from Fontaine Fables, pub. 1905 (engraving) by Billingshurst, Percy J. (1871-1933); The Stapleton Collection; out of copyright

A daring attempt by a thief against two ladies, in a theater in Bucharest (colour litho)
2815310 A daring attempt by a thief against two ladies, in a theater in Bucharest (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pair of gold earrings with Ganymede and the eagle, c. 330-300 BC (gold)
3526065 Pair of gold earrings with Ganymede and the eagle, c.330-300 BC (gold) by Greek, (4th century BC); 6 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The ladies who were... policemen (colour litho)
2777856 The ladies who were... policemen (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ladies who were... cops)

Autruche artificielle (engraving)
2781584 Autruche artificielle (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Autruche artificielle)

She arranged the shawl with a progessional fold, and tied the strings of the rusty bonnet
3100246 She arranged the shawl with a progessional fold, and tied the strings of the rusty bonnet under his chin, from Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (1859 - 1932), pub

A Friend in Disguise (chromolitho)
2800411 A Friend in Disguise (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Friend in Disguise. Illustration for The Prize, 1886.); © Look and Learn

America - The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16th 1773. 6 December 1773

As You Like It, Act III, Scene ii (engraving)
971638 As You Like It, Act III, Scene ii (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: As You Like It, Act III, Scene ii)

Masquerade habits of the 15th Century (coloured engraving)
972957 Masquerade habits of the 15th Century (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Masquerade habits of the 15th Century)

The Wolf Who Played Shepherd (chromolitho)
974017 The Wolf Who Played Shepherd (chromolitho) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wolf Who Played Shepherd)

Young lady in a mask, reign of Henry III of France (coloured engraving)
971818 Young lady in a mask, reign of Henry III of France (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young lady in a mask, reign of Henry III of France)

The Minx
Colour photograph of a woman in a masque costume. Behind her a faded figure of a Pierrot. Date: 1930

The Bicentenary of the Bank of England (engraving)
1107512 The Bicentenary of the Bank of England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bicentenary of the Bank of England)

Prince charles and buckingham travel to spain in disguise, so that the former might pay his addresses in person to
1090853 Prince charles and buckingham travel to spain in disguise, so that the former might pay his addresses in person to the infanta (engraving) by American School

Matilda escapes Oxford wearing a white cloak
In 1141, Matilda was trapped in Oxford on a snowy winter night. Stephens solders were all around. When the food ran out she put on a large white cloak and escaped over the wall

King Alfred in disguise as a wandering harpist
King Alfred the Great (849899)in disguise as a wandering harpist infiltrating the camp of Guthrum, King of the Danish Vikings in the Danelaw, to try and find out their plans. 878

"New lamps for old lamps", 1930s (colour litho)
1122819 " New lamps for old lamps", 1930s (colour litho) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arabian Nights published by Blackie & Sons c.1930 s); English

Tyrolese boy, Victorian Mask (chromolitho)
983027 Tyrolese boy, Victorian Mask (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tyrolese boy, Victorian Mask.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Jupiter in the Guise of Diana seducing Callisto (oil on canvas)
CH401906 Jupiter in the Guise of Diana seducing Callisto (oil on canvas) by Honthorst, Gerrit van (1590-1656); 68.3x57.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch, out of copyright

Art. Entertainment. Masquerade ball at the cabaret L Elysee Montmartre, Paris
3434494 Art. Entertainment. Masquerade ball at the cabaret L Elysee Montmartre, Paris. Poster by Jules Cheret, France, 1894. (poster) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Coll)

Falsehood, from Piers Ploughman, by William Langland, 1873 (stained glass)
3475442 Falsehood, from Piers Ploughman, by William Langland, 1873 (stained glass) by Burrow, Harry (fl.1868-83); St Marys Church, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Cleobury Mortimer)

Head of a Woman in the Guise of a Goddess, 1st century (copper alloy and silver)
3576763 Head of a Woman in the Guise of a Goddess, 1st century (copper alloy and silver) by Roman, (1st century AD); 31.8x20.3x22.2 cm; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Recent Exploration in Central Asia, Dr Sven Hedins Attempt to reach Lhassa in Disguise (b / w photo)
1601325 Recent Exploration in Central Asia, Dr Sven Hedins Attempt to reach Lhassa in Disguise (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Stuff... of the other world (colour litho)
2777823 Stuff... of the other world (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Things... from the other world)

Hind Shows his Disguise (engraving)
3628799 Hind Shows his Disguise (engraving) by Hardy, Paul (1862-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hind Shows his Disguise)

Horn and his followers disguised as minstrels (litho)
3101673 Horn and his followers disguised as minstrels (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horn and his followers disguised as minstrels)

Pirates attempting to foil a US Navy ship by posing as an innocent merchant vessel
PNP261482 Pirates attempting to foil a US Navy ship by posing as an innocent merchant vessel (colour litho) by American School

Queen of the Pirate Isle, illustration from Modern Stories (colour litho)
IL352887 Queen of the Pirate Isle, illustration from Modern Stories (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

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"Unveiling the Art of Disguise: From Tutankhamun's Gold Mask to Carnival Revelry" Step into the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, and marvel at the exquisite gold mask of Tutankhamun. This ancient artifact reveals not only a symbol of power but also a clever disguise that concealed the young pharaoh's true identity. Traveling back in time to WW1, we uncover tales of German espionage where agents went undercover as women to gather crucial information. These daring disguises blurred gender lines and challenged conventional notions of warfare. Venturing across continents, witness Native American Indians engaging in a buffalo hunt under the watchful eye of White Wolf Ski. Their elaborate costumes blend seamlessly with nature, enabling them to approach their prey undetected. In colonial India during the 1800s, Sir Richard Burton donned various disguises as he immersed himself in local cultures. His ability to adopt different personas allowed him unparalleled access and insights into this vibrant land. Even Communist leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin understood the power of disguise. Hiding his true intentions behind an inconspicuous facade enabled him to navigate treacherous political landscapes while spreading his revolutionary ideals. The Carnival of Basel in Switzerland takes us on a journey through Europe's rich tradition of masked revelry. Colorful costumes conceal identities as people lose themselves in joyous celebrations that transcend social boundaries. Venice's UNESCO World Heritage Site comes alive during its famed carnival season. Elaborate masks transform ordinary individuals into enchanting characters straight out of fairy tales – an ode to centuries-old traditions steeped in mystery and allure. Illustrator C. H. Shepard captures the essence of Venice's carnival spirit with whimsical depictions that transport viewers into a world where reality intertwines with fantasy beneath intricately designed masks. Meanwhile, CID officers proudly display their "Sunday best, " showcasing how even law enforcement personnel embrace disguise for ceremonial purposes or blending seamlessly into diverse communities they serve.