Disguise Collection (page 8)

Theatrical make-up: Fleury (b / w photo)
6002681 Theatrical make-up: Fleury (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fleury. Illustration for The Art of Theatrical Make-up by Cavendish Morton (1874-1939)

Theatrical make-up: Pierrot (b / w photo)
6002675 Theatrical make-up: Pierrot (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierrot)

Dominique-Clown, 1947 (oil on canvasboard)
985343 Dominique-Clown, 1947 (oil on canvasboard) by Kuhn, Walt (1880-1949); 25.7x20.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dominique-Clown. Walt Kuhn (1877-1949). Oil on canvasboard. Painted in 1947

Innocence sending away Deceit, 1734 (fresco)
5949104 Innocence sending away Deceit, 1734 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); (add.info)

The Supper at Emmaus, c. 1625 (oil on canvas)
3588496 The Supper at Emmaus, c.1625 (oil on canvas) by Tarchiani, Filippo (1576-1645); 124.5x160 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; (add.info.: The resurrected but incognito Jesus)

It is I, St. George, from The Rescue of Princess Sabra, The Seven Champions of Christendom, by Rose Yeatman Woolf
IL197489 It is I, St. George, from The Rescue of Princess Sabra, The Seven Champions of Christendom, by Rose Yeatman Woolf, published by Raphael Tuck, 1920s (colour litho) by Davie

King Alfred in the camp of the Danes in the guise of a minstrel (colour litho)
7185266 King Alfred in the camp of the Danes in the guise of a minstrel (colour litho) by Crane, Donn P. (1878-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Theatrical make-up: Napoleon (b / w photo)
6002690 Theatrical make-up: Napoleon (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon)

Theatrical make-up: Sir Thomas More bidding Farewell to his Favourite Daughter (b / w photo)
6002689 Theatrical make-up: Sir Thomas More bidding Farewell to his Favourite Daughter (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

Theatrical make-up: The Three Witches in "Macbeth"(b / w photo)
6002678 Theatrical make-up: The Three Witches in " Macbeth" (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

Theatrical make-up: Don Quixote (b / w photo)
6002660 Theatrical make-up: Don Quixote (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don Quixote)

Theatrical make-up: Don Quixote, progressive pictures (b / w photo)
6002659 Theatrical make-up: Don Quixote, progressive pictures (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don Quixote, progressive pictures)

Cavendish Morton, self-portrait (b / w photo)
6002652 Cavendish Morton, self-portrait (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cavendish Morton, self-portrait)

Mademoiselle de Maupin, from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
2966860 Mademoiselle de Maupin, from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Parisian clothing: Fancy dress after Longhi, 1913 (coloured print)
990964 Parisian clothing: Fancy dress after Longhi, 1913 (coloured print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parisian clothing)

Alfred the Saxon King, Disguised as a Minstrel, in the Tent of Guthrum the Dane, c. 1852 (oil on canvas)
TW426904 Alfred the Saxon King, Disguised as a Minstrel, in the Tent of Guthrum the Dane, c.1852 (oil on canvas) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); 122.2x219.4 cm; Laing Art Gallery

Lord Nelson toasting the survivors of Toulon, 1837 (lithograph)
7235383 Lord Nelson toasting the survivors of Toulon, 1837 (lithograph) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Horatio Nelson, in full uniform)

Hudok Neng Kayan mask (mixed media)
LIT372719 Hudok Neng Kayan mask (mixed media) by Malaysian School; (add.info.: with typical eyes, exposed teeth and long pierced ears with eardrops and a woven basket cap;)

But we will draw the curtains and show you the picture, Twelfth Night, Act I Scene 5
STC308587 But we will draw the curtains and show you the picture, Twelfth Night, Act I Scene 5, illustration from Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb, 1905 (colour litho) by Price

A (letter shown by two costume characters)
6523503 A (letter shown by two costume characters) by Appel, Francois Antoine (1821-1882); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Alphabet Figure Call. G. Lecocq, publisher, Amiens (Somme), s. d

Theatrical make-up: False beards, twelve progressive pictures (b / w photo)
6002686 Theatrical make-up: False beards, twelve progressive pictures (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: False beards, twelve progressive pictures)

Theatrical make-up: Sir Thomas More (b / w photo)
6002684 Theatrical make-up: Sir Thomas More (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Thomas More)

Theatrical make-up: The Professor (b / w photo)
6002683 Theatrical make-up: The Professor (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Professor)

Theatrical make-up: The Soul Struggle (b / w photo)
6002682 Theatrical make-up: The Soul Struggle (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Soul Struggle)

Theatrical make-up: The Apothecary in "Romeo and Juliet"(b / w photo)
6002676 Theatrical make-up: The Apothecary in " Romeo and Juliet" (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

Theatrical make-up: Iago (b / w photo)
6002669 Theatrical make-up: Iago (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iago. Illustration for The Art of Theatrical Make-up by Cavendish Morton (1874-1939)

Theatrical make-up: Hamlet (b / w photo)
6002665 Theatrical make-up: Hamlet (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamlet. Illustration for The Art of Theatrical Make-up by Cavendish Morton (1874-1939)

Theatrical make-up: Falstaff (b / w photo)
6002661 Theatrical make-up: Falstaff (b/w photo) by Morton, Cavendish (1874-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Falstaff)

Illustration from Kamerad!, from a special edition of La Baionnette, no. 18, 4 November 1915 (colour litho)
3743095 Illustration from Kamerad!, from a special edition of La Baionnette, no.18, 4 November 1915 (colour litho) by Hermann

Gilles from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
2966856 Gilles from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Le Barbon from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
2966853 Le Barbon from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Ed Hennessey, 1947 (oil on canvas laid on board)
985344 Ed Hennessey, 1947 (oil on canvas laid on board) by Kuhn, Walt (1880-1949); 29.5x20.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ed Hennessey. Walt Kuhn (1877-1949). Oil on canvas laid on board

Victorian gentlemen held up by a highwayman in a smock coat. 1900 (chromolithograph)
7233588 Victorian gentlemen held up by a highwayman in a smock coat. 1900 (chromolithograph) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851); (add.info)

La Fontaines Fables - The Jay dressed in Peacocks Plumes
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Jay dressed in Peacocks Plumes

La Fontaines Fables - Ass in the Lions Skin
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Ass in the Lions Skin

La Fontaines Fables - Wolf and the Fox
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Wolf and the Fox

Wolf turned shepherd
" The Wolf turned shepherd a scene from the traditional Aesops Fables. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."

La Fontaines Fables - The Wolf turned Shepherd
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Wolf turned Shepherd

Don Quixote and the Knight of the Wood
Vintage engraving from Don Quixote illustrated by Gustave Dore. Man in the strange mask from Chapter XIV

The disguised wolf
" The disguised wolf, a scene from little red riding hood. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."

Sir Harry Dimsdale, foolish muffin seller, 1807. 1869 (lithograph)
7232967 Sir Harry Dimsdale, foolish muffin seller, 1807. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Harry Dimsdale, foolish muffin seller, 1758-1811)

Chevalier d Eon, passed as a woman, 1728-1810. 1869 (lithograph)
7232986 Chevalier d Eon, passed as a woman, 1728-1810. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chevalier d Eon, who many years passed as a woman, 1728-1810)

The Gifts of Healing No I (engraving)
7172233 The Gifts of Healing No I (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gifts of Healing No I)

One Hundred Proverbs: Behind the Cross Often Stands the Devil, 1845 (engraving)
7211797 One Hundred Proverbs: Behind the Cross Often Stands the Devil, 1845 (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); (add.info.: One hundred proverbs)

D Albert in search of his ideals, 1897 (litho)
DGC288138 D Albert in search of his ideals, 1897 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) was an English illustrator and author

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pompe carnavalesque; Masked procession; Mummenschanz (engraving)
7197190 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pompe carnavalesque; Masked procession; Mummenschanz (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Deguisement; Disguise; Verkleidung (engraving)
7195709 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Deguisement; Disguise; Verkleidung (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deguisement; Disguise; Verkleidung)

The pretender in disguise (engraving)
7192573 The pretender in disguise (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The pretender in disguise)

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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.