Lesbian Collection (page 2)

Miss Barney, between c1890 and c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Miss Barney, between c1890 and c1910. Half-length portrait, standing, facing right, wearing diamond printed dress with large sleeves, feathered hat

Tolerance Pills
Artem Pozdniakov

Over the Rainbow
Artem Pozdniakov

Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, writer, poet and traveller
Lucie Delarue-Mardrus (1874-1945)was a prolific poet and novelist, penning more than 70 books. As well as being married to a man for fifteen years

Jesse Jackson with Linda Bellos
Jesse Jackson (Jesse Louis Jackson Sr, b 1941), American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. Seen here at a press conference with Linda Bellos (b 1950)

LADY E BUTLER
LADY ELEANOR BUTLER and Miss Ponsonby (1757 - 1831), the Ladies of Llangollen, out walking with their dog 1739 - 1829

Ganymede, 1560 circa (bronze)
7146182 Ganymede, 1560 circa (bronze) by Ammannati, Bartolomeo (1511-92) (attr. to); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Ganymede, 1560 circa)

Ganymede, 1548-1550 (marble)
7146180 Ganymede, 1548-1550 (marble) by Cellini, Benvenuto (1500-71); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Ganymede, 1548-1550, Benvenuto Cellini, marble)

Bacchus and Ampelos, 1548-50 circa, (marble)
7146205 Bacchus and Ampelos, 1548-50 circa, (marble) by Vinci, Pierino da (1530-1553); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Bacchus and Ampelos, 1548-50 circa)

Apollo and Hyacinthus, 1548 circa (marble)
7146184 Apollo and Hyacinthus, 1548 circa (marble) by Cellini, Benvenuto (1500-71); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Apollo and Hyacinthus, 1548 circa)

Jupiter and Ganymede, 18th century (painting)
7129462 Jupiter and Ganymede, 18th century (painting) by Mengs, Anton Raphael (1728-79); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Jupiter and Ganymede, Anton Raphael Mengs)

Group with Bacchus leaning on a Satyr, 130-150 AD (marble)
7146211 Group with Bacchus leaning on a Satyr, 130-150 AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Ganymede and the eagle, 1st/2nd century AD (marble)
7146679 Ganymede and the eagle, 1st/2nd century AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Ganymede and the eagle, 1st/2nd century AD)

Ganymede, 18th century (marble)
7146873 Ganymede, 18th century (marble) by Coustou, Guillaume I (1677-1746); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Ganymede, marble, signed by Guillame Coustou (1716-1777)

Roses dans la Nuit, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035637 Roses dans la Nuit, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Chant Pastoral, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035627 Chant Pastoral, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035603 Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035622 Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Marquise de Merteuils visit to Cecile de Volangess bedchamber, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre
3025986 Marquise de Merteuils visit to Cecile de Volangess bedchamber, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) pub

La Flute, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035635 La Flute, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Vie de Bilitis, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035623 Vie de Bilitis, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Lykas, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035599 Lykas, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Caricature depicting King Henry III of France as a homosexual monster (engraving)
7186160 Caricature depicting King Henry III of France as a homosexual monster (engraving) by French School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Tombeau des Naiades, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035641 Le Tombeau des Naiades, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

La Nuit, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035639 La Nuit, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

La Danse des Fleurs, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035626 La Danse des Fleurs, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Portrait of Arthur Rimbaud aged 17, 1871 (coloured photo)
7286041 Portrait of Arthur Rimbaud aged 17, 1871 (coloured photo) by Carjat, Etienne (1828-1906); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bucoloques en Pamphylie, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035625 Bucoloques en Pamphylie, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Bedroom scene from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) pub. 1934 (pochoir print)
3025985 Bedroom scene from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) pub. 1934 (pochoir print) by Barbier

La Rencontre, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035631 La Rencontre, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

La Lettre, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035620 La Lettre, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

L Amour, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035600 L Amour, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Les Danses au Clair de Lune, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035630 Les Danses au Clair de Lune, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

La Desir, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035643 La Desir, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Elegies a Mytilene, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035642 Elegies a Mytilene, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Les Conseils, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035636 Les Conseils, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

La Lune aux Yeux Bleus, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035634 La Lune aux Yeux Bleus, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Bilitis, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035628 Bilitis, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035624 Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Le Deramantnier, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035605 Le Deramantnier, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Le Vieillard et les Nymphes, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035598 Le Vieillard et les Nymphes, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Les Bijoux, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035601 Les Bijoux, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

La Riviere de la Foret, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035629 La Riviere de la Foret, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

La Bague Symbolique, Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035597 La Bague Symbolique, Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

A gentleman kneels before a monk in a library, 18th century. 1911 (engraving)
7234827 A gentleman kneels before a monk in a library, 18th century. 1911 (engraving) by Borel, Antoine (1743-1810) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Epigrammes dans l Ile de Chypre, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035619 Epigrammes dans l Ile de Chypre, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier

"Thank you, sir;you re a gentleman!"(litho)
5998237 " Thank you, sir; you re a gentleman!" (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Thank you, sir; you re a gentleman)

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