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"Captivating Charm: Celebrating Handsome Icons Through Time" From the dashing bravery of Captain Albert Ball, VC

Background imageHandsome Collection: Portrait of Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) c. 1900 (b / w photo)

Portrait of Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) c. 1900 (b / w photo)
CHT224827 Portrait of Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) c.1900 (b/w photo) by Austrian Photographer (20th century); Oesterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Background imageHandsome Collection: Two gentlemen standing in front of the stock market talking

Two gentlemen standing in front of the stock market talking. A handsome cab behind them. One says, God, you mock everything, have you no conscience? He thinks, Of good composition

Background imageHandsome Collection: Francois Magendie (1783-1855) (oil on canvas)

Francois Magendie (1783-1855) (oil on canvas)
CHT235332 Francois Magendie (1783-1855) (oil on canvas) by Guerin, Paulin Jean Baptiste (1783-1855); Bibliotheque du College de France, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Background imageHandsome Collection: Verbascum species

Verbascum species
Handsome verbascum, Verbascum formosum, purple verbascum, Verbascum phoeniceum, copper-coloured mullein, Verbascum cupreum, woolly celsia, Celsia sublanata, and Pyrenean ramondia, Ramondia myconi

Background imageHandsome Collection: Black-cheeked gnateater, handsome sweetpea and wasp

Black-cheeked gnateater, handsome sweetpea and wasp
Black-cheeked gnateater, Conopophaga melanops, handsome sweetpea, Platylobium formosum, and Inostemma boscii wasp. Platygastra, Platylobier et Platyrhinque

Background imageHandsome Collection: Jean Marais (b / w photo)

Jean Marais (b / w photo)
CHT466294 Jean Marais (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageHandsome Collection: Himalayan honeysuckle, Leycesteria formosa

Himalayan honeysuckle, Leycesteria formosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Walter Fitch from William Jackson Hookers Botanical Magazine, London, 1839

Background imageHandsome Collection: Man with cigarette

Man with cigarette
Illustration of handsome man holding cigarette

Background imageHandsome Collection: Trust Implicit (coloured photo)

Trust Implicit (coloured photo)
3643413 Trust Implicit (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trust Implicit. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageHandsome Collection: Robinson Bank, Johannesburg (b / w photo)

Robinson Bank, Johannesburg (b / w photo)
3092475 Robinson Bank, Johannesburg (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robinson Bank, Johannesburg)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Uniondale (b / w photo)

Uniondale (b / w photo)
3092421 Uniondale (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uniondale. Illustration for Picturesque South Africa (Dennis Edwards)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Portrait of a Latvian wrestler. 1918 (b / w photo)

Portrait of a Latvian wrestler. 1918 (b / w photo)
1268135 Portrait of a Latvian wrestler. 1918 (b/w photo); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; out of copyright

Background imageHandsome Collection: The Handsome Postman, by H J Wymark and R Hughes

The Handsome Postman, by H J Wymark and R Hughes
Promotional music sheet for The Handsome Postman music hall song of about 1867 by H. J. Wymark and R. Hughes. Sung by George Leybourne

Background imageHandsome Collection: Prince Alfred, Czar Nicholas II and Ernst Ludwig, 1897 (b / w photo)

Prince Alfred, Czar Nicholas II and Ernst Ludwig, 1897 (b / w photo)
1142040 Prince Alfred, Czar Nicholas II and Ernst Ludwig, 1897 (b/w photo) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From left to right)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Sweet Seventeen, a Romance of the Coaching-Days (engraving)

Sweet Seventeen, a Romance of the Coaching-Days (engraving)
1038598 Sweet Seventeen, a Romance of the Coaching-Days (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sweet Seventeen, a Romance of the Coaching-Days)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Rudolph Valentino, Italian-American film star

Rudolph Valentino, Italian-American film star. Date: circa 1920

Background imageHandsome Collection: Handsome woman, wearing pendant, with large blue eyes (chromolitho)

Handsome woman, wearing pendant, with large blue eyes (chromolitho)
976385 Handsome woman, wearing pendant, with large blue eyes (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Handsome woman, wearing pendant)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Adonis (chromolitho)

Adonis (chromolitho)
975934 Adonis (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adonis. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageHandsome Collection: Wolfenberg (litho)

Wolfenberg (litho)
1047482 Wolfenberg (litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wolfenberg. Illustration for The Graphic)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Three choir boys (colour litho)

Three choir boys (colour litho)
2800576 Three choir boys (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three choir boys. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageHandsome Collection: Mr Matheson Lang & Miss Margaret Halstan in Othello (b / w photo)

Mr Matheson Lang & Miss Margaret Halstan in Othello (b / w photo)
3643420 Mr Matheson Lang & Miss Margaret Halstan in Othello (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Matheson Lang & Miss Margaret Halstan in Othello)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Much Ado About Nothing (chromolitho)

Much Ado About Nothing (chromolitho)
3643402 Much Ado About Nothing (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Much Ado About Nothing. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageHandsome Collection: The Old Woman in the Wood, from Little Brother & Little Sister

The Old Woman in the Wood, from Little Brother & Little Sister
3611252 The Old Woman in the Wood, from Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm, pub.1917 (colour litho) by Rackham

Background imageHandsome Collection: English middle class woman in her finery (b / w photo)

English middle class woman in her finery (b / w photo)
3656509 English middle class woman in her finery (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: English middle class woman in her finery)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Reine du Jour, pretty girl with large hat and ruff (colour litho)

Reine du Jour, pretty girl with large hat and ruff (colour litho)
3104295 Reine du Jour, pretty girl with large hat and ruff (colour litho) by Sager, Xavier (1870-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reine du Jour, pretty girl with large hat and ruff)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Unidentified soldier on horseback (chromolitho)

Unidentified soldier on horseback (chromolitho)
730425 Unidentified soldier on horseback (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unidentified soldier on horseback)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Unidentified soldier on horseback (chromolitho)

Unidentified soldier on horseback (chromolitho)
730424 Unidentified soldier on horseback (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unidentified soldier on horseback)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Thoby Stephen, c. 1902 (b / w photo)

Thoby Stephen, c. 1902 (b / w photo)
XJF359047 Thoby Stephen, c.1902 (b/w photo) by Beresford, George Charles (1864-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thoby Stephen (1880-1906)

Background imageHandsome Collection: The Prince consulting a peasant, illustration for Sleeping Beauty

The Prince consulting a peasant, illustration for Sleeping Beauty
PER190837 The Prince consulting a peasant, illustration for Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault (1628-1703) (colour engraving) by Crane

Background imageHandsome Collection: Lieutenant Lydiard at the head of the boarders

Lieutenant Lydiard at the head of the boarders
LLM456453 Lieutenant Lydiard at the head of the boarders by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lieutenant Lydiard at the head of the boarders)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Greek warrior

Greek warrior
LLM455404 Greek warrior by Kretschmer, Albert (1825-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greek warrior. Detail from Illustration from The Costumes of All Nations by Albert Kretschmer)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Tattooed British sailor during the Great War of 1914-18 (back view) (b / w photo

Tattooed British sailor during the Great War of 1914-18 (back view) (b / w photo
473189 Tattooed British sailor during the Great War of 1914-18 (back view) (b/w photo) (see also 473188); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; out of copyright

Background imageHandsome Collection: Jean Marais (b / w photo)

Jean Marais (b / w photo)
CHT466296 Jean Marais (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageHandsome Collection: Jean Marais (b / w photo)

Jean Marais (b / w photo)
CHT466293 Jean Marais (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageHandsome Collection: The Marriage Contract (oil on canvas)

The Marriage Contract (oil on canvas)
XIR187015 The Marriage Contract (oil on canvas) by Massys or Metsys, Quentin (c.1465-1530) (attr. to); Museu de Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Netherlandish, out of copyright

Background imageHandsome Collection: Seated Man with Top Hat, c. 1872-1875 (pencil on paper)

Seated Man with Top Hat, c. 1872-1875 (pencil on paper)
1195574 Seated Man with Top Hat, c. 1872-1875 (pencil on paper) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); 21.5x18.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageHandsome Collection: Endymion and the Moon (engraving)

Endymion and the Moon (engraving)
3480559 Endymion and the Moon (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); (add.info.: Endymion and the Moon. Engraved illustration from The Temple of the Muses, 1733)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Portrait of a Seated Gentleman, c. 1825 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of a Seated Gentleman, c. 1825 (oil on canvas)
CJP108708 Portrait of a Seated Gentleman, c.1825 (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; eCharles Plante Fine Arts; French, out of copyright

Background imageHandsome Collection: Church wedding, Have you ever had a dream like this? (colour litho)

Church wedding, Have you ever had a dream like this? (colour litho)
3641561 Church wedding, Have you ever had a dream like this? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Church wedding, Have you ever had a dream like this)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Jessica and Lorenzo (chromolitho)

Jessica and Lorenzo (chromolitho)
3643400 Jessica and Lorenzo (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jessica and Lorenzo. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageHandsome Collection: Young boy with hands in his pocket (coloured photo)

Young boy with hands in his pocket (coloured photo)
3643201 Young boy with hands in his pocket (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young boy with hands in his pocket)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Unidentified soldier on horseback (chromolitho)

Unidentified soldier on horseback (chromolitho)
730420 Unidentified soldier on horseback (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unidentified soldier on horseback)

Background imageHandsome Collection: Beauty and the Beast, here transformed into a handsome Prince (colour litho)

Beauty and the Beast, here transformed into a handsome Prince (colour litho)
2800820 Beauty and the Beast, here transformed into a handsome Prince (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beauty and the Beast)

Background imageHandsome Collection: The Marquis looked so handsome, grand and grave, that everyone was full of sad

The Marquis looked so handsome, grand and grave, that everyone was full of sad
2920425 The Marquis looked so handsome, grand and grave, that everyone was full of sad astonishment, 1910 (colour litho) by Skelton




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"Captivating Charm: Celebrating Handsome Icons Through Time" From the dashing bravery of Captain Albert Ball, VC, DSO to the suave sophistication of Robert Donat in Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps, " handsomeness has always captivated hearts. As we stroll along the picturesque Bridges on the Tyne, we can't help but be mesmerized by their timeless allure. Just like Ronald Colman and his Sealyham Terrier gracing the cover of Tatler magazine, exuding elegance and charm. An athletic young man in shorts with a ball lying on a stone floor catches our eye - his rugged physique and determination are undeniably handsome. And who could forget Prince Philip, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh? His regal presence and debonair style have made him an enduring symbol of handsomeness. Nature too showcases its own version of beauty with the majestic Stag Beetle; its striking appearance commands attention wherever it goes. Archduke Otto Habsburg embodies grace and refinement as he effortlessly carries himself through life. A man in a dressing gown exudes relaxed confidence; there is something undeniably attractive about someone comfortable in their own skin. PRINCE ALBERT (1819-61) reminds us that intelligence paired with good looks creates an irresistible combination. In contrast, a young smiling man wearing underwear standing against nostalgic wallpaper evokes both playfulness and nostalgia—a reminder that handsomeness comes in many forms. Similarly, a young man in a suit without a shirt lying on a couch emanates sensuality mixed with sophistication. Throughout history, these captivating figures have left an indelible mark on our perception of what it means to be handsome—each one unique yet united by their ability to capture our hearts at first glance.