Disguise Collection (page 9)

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)

Pope Joan (engraving)
7185784 Pope Joan (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pope Joan giving birth during a procession on the streets of Rome)

Robin Hood and Little John in disguise before the Sheriff of Nottingham (colour litho)
7185268 Robin Hood and Little John in disguise before the Sheriff of Nottingham (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Duke of Buckingham in disguise (engraving)
7192598 Duke of Buckingham in disguise (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duke of Buckingham in disguise)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Travestissement; Disguise; Verkleidung (engraving)
7197811 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Travestissement; Disguise; Verkleidung (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Travestissement; Disguise; Verkleidung)

"Many bright eyes are in vain endeavoring to pierce the disguise"(engraving)
7170535 " Many bright eyes are in vain endeavoring to pierce the disguise" (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Red Squirrel stand inside a trump mask Date: 24-04-2021

Red Squirrel stand between branches Date: 26-09-2021

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Toyger kittens in the studio wearing false nose Groucho glasses Date: 19-12-2019

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Persian Cat wearing false nose Groucho glasses Date: 18-11-2019

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Persian Cat wearing false nose Groucho glasses Date: 18-11-2019

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Coton de Tulear Dog wearing false nose Groucho glasses Date: 18-11-2019

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Irish Setter Dog, head and shoulders ears splayed wearing Father Christmas glasses Date: 19-12-2019

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Chimpanzee - showing lips kissing wearing false nose Groucho glasses and party hat Date: 18-11-2019

Young Couple Dressed as Mendicant Monks, Japan, c. 1794. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Young Couple Dressed as Mendicant Monks, Japan, c. 1794

Lovers Dressed as Komuso Monks in an Autumn Landscape, Japan, c. 1770. Creator: Shunsho
Lovers Dressed as Komuso Monks in an Autumn Landscape, Japan, c. 1770

The actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as Prince Korehito in the guise of the maid Wakakusa... 1794. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku
The actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as Prince Korehito in the guise of the maid Wakakusa of the Otomo family, 1794

Silver Venetian mask feathers, Venice, Italy. Used since 1200s for Carnival. Also used for Mardi Gras

Sunrise, from the series "Fashionable Three Beginnings (Furyu mittsu no hajime)"
Sunrise, from the series " Fashionable Three Beginnings (Furyu mittsu no hajime)", c. 1770/72

Clodius Disguised as a Woman from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, Flanders, c. 1680
Clodius Disguised as a Woman, from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, Flanders, c. 1680. Woven at the workshop of Gerard Peemans, after a design by Justus van Egmont

Ornate Alphabet - Capital Letter A
6523578 Ornate Alphabet - Capital Letter A by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " New alphabet of first acquaintances by Mrs)

Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis, circa 1645 (oil on canvas)
7082168 Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis, circa 1645 (oil on canvas) by Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678); 109.5x140 cm; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Comus meets one of the brothers busy picking fruit to feed Lady
UIG5331533 Comus meets one of the brothers busy picking fruit to feed Lady. 19th century (watercolour) by Blake, William (1757-1827); Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Vessel Depicting the Assault of Bean Warriors, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown
Vessel Depicting the Assault of Bean Warriors, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Reynard Disguised as a Monk, probably c. 1645 / 1656. Creator: Allart van Everdingen
Reynard Disguised as a Monk, probably c. 1645/1656

Vertumnus and Pomona, c. 1630 (tapestry)
5862502 Vertumnus and Pomona, c.1630 (tapestry) by Raes, Jan II (1570-c.1637/43); 520x330 cm; Gruppo Banca Carige Collection, Genoa, Italy; (add.info.: In Roman mythology)

Portrait of Deborah Sampson, 1797 (litho)
1762601 Portrait of Deborah Sampson, 1797 (litho) by American School, (18th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: Deborah Sampson Gannett (December 17)

Oh, what a fall was there!, published by J. Mayer & Co. Lith, Boston, c. 1865 (litho)
AQS336730 Oh, what a fall was there!, published by J. Mayer & Co. Lith, Boston, c.1865 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 32x49 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

The wolf bent-on, meeting Little Red Riding Hood, published by H R Robinson, New York, c
AQS336618 The wolf bent-on, meeting Little Red Riding Hood, published by H R Robinson, New York, c.1840 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 33.9x24.9 cm; American Antiquarian Society

Capture of Jeff. Davis (Puss in boots! What boots it?)
AQS336723 Capture of Jeff. Davis (Puss in boots! What boots it?) : the final fizzle of the confederate chivalry: after tragedy comes comedy, published by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, Hartford and F.P

Zhong Kui, 1914 (hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper)
1764874 Zhong Kui, 1914 (hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper) by Wang Zhen (1866-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zhong Kui. Wang Zhen (1866-1938). Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper

Olivia and Viola (oil on panel)
1767280 Olivia and Viola (oil on panel) by Hook, James Clarke (1819-1907); 60.4x74.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Olivia and Viola. James Clarke Hook (1819-1907). Oil on panel

Olivia and Viola (oil on panel)
CH401741 Olivia and Viola (oil on panel) by Hook, James Clarke (1819-1907); 60.4x74.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: from Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, Act I)

The Entrance to the Biblioteca Marciana, Venice, (oil on canvas)
990195 The Entrance to the Biblioteca Marciana, Venice, (oil on canvas) by Bison, Giuseppe Bernardino (1762-1844); 54x72.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Entrance to the Biblioteca Marciana)

A Masked Beauty (oil on panel)
823565 A Masked Beauty (oil on panel) by Witt, John Henry (1840-1901); 78.8x52.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Masked Beauty. John Henry Witt (1840-1901). Oil on panel

The Mask; Le Masque, (oil on canvas)
656273 The Mask; Le Masque, (oil on canvas) by Aman-Jean, Edmond-Francois (1858-1936); 116x91 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mask; Le Masque. Edmond-Francois Aman-Jean (1858-1936)

Indians hunting the buffalo under a wolf-skin mask, from
3964037 Indians hunting the buffalo under a wolf-skin mask, from Illustrations of the Manners, Customs & Conditions of the North American Indians, London, 1845 (hand-coloured engraving) by Catlin

Jupiter, Disguised as a Shepherd, Seducing Mnemosyne, the Goddess of Memory
4071467 Jupiter, Disguised as a Shepherd, Seducing Mnemosyne, the Goddess of Memory, 1727 (oil on canvas) by Wit, Jacob de (1695-1754); 240x205 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Of Two Evils Choosing the Least, from A Hundred Anecdotes of Animals, pub
3481276 Of Two Evils Choosing the Least, from A Hundred Anecdotes of Animals, pub. 1924 (engraving) by Billingshurst, Percy J. (1871-1933); The Stapleton Collection; out of copyright

Art. Entertainment. Valentino, Masquerade Ball in Paris
3434605 Art. Entertainment. Valentino, Masquerade Ball in Paris. Poster by Jules Cheret, France, c.1870 (poster) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle)

Art. Entertainment. Masquerade ball at the Opera of Paris for the carnival
3434482 Art. Entertainment. Masquerade ball at the Opera of Paris for the carnival. Poster by Jules Cheret, France, 1894. (poster) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Coll)

Passepartout went out muffled up in an old Japanese robe
3501821 Passepartout went out muffled up in an old Japanese robe, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905), engraved by Louis Prevost, 1873 (engraving) by Benett

Mummers Play / Mumming
3783591 Mummers Play/Mumming by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99); (add.info.: Mummers Play/Mumming - illustration by Birket Foster, 1872)

Mercury About to Behead Argus, c. 1770-1775 (oil on canvas)
3576929 Mercury About to Behead Argus, c.1770-1775 (oil on canvas) by Gandolfi, Ubaldo (1728-81); 218.8x136.8 cm; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Vertumnus and Pomona, 1615 (oil on canvas)
5938199 Vertumnus and Pomona, 1615 (oil on canvas) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617); 70.8x101.2 (original size); 90.4x104.2 (extended size) cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The Discovery of Jan Clsz, 1738 (pastel, gouache op paper on canvas)
5864158 The Discovery of Jan Clsz, 1738 (pastel, gouache op paper on canvas) by Troost, Cornelis (1697-1750); 63x51 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

A Deep One [portrait of George Barrington], c. 1800 (engraving)
5914655 A Deep One [portrait of George Barrington], c.1800 (engraving) by Irish School, (19th century); 20.1x14.4 cm; Mitchell Library

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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.