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"Capturing the Essence of Time

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Study Of A Young Man, c1760. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Study Of A Young Man, c1760. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Study Of A Young Man, c1760.

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Bust Of A Man, 1791. Creator: Augustin Pajou

Bust Of A Man, 1791. Creator: Augustin Pajou
Bust Of A Man, 1791. An inscription on the back of this plaster bust, translated from French, reads: "By Pajou Citizen of the City of Paris 1791." It makes no mention of the sitter's

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Unknown man, c18th century. Creator: Francois Dumont

Unknown man, c18th century. Creator: Francois Dumont
Unknown man, c18th century

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Portrait of a fisherman boy from Capri, c.1844. Creator: Christen Kobke

Portrait of a fisherman boy from Capri, c.1844. Creator: Christen Kobke
Portrait of a fisherman boy from Capri, c.1844

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Portrait of Don Ramón Satué, 1823. Creator: Francisco Goya

Portrait of Don Ramón Satué, 1823. Creator: Francisco Goya
Portrait of Don Ramon Satue, 1823. Other Title(s): Portrait of Don Ramon Satue y Allue (1765-1824) Alcalde de Corte (Judge of the Fifth Chamber of the Council of Castile in La Corte)

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: A Communard, 1871. Creator: Nils Forsberg

A Communard, 1871. Creator: Nils Forsberg
A Communard, 1871

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Byrne, Beatrice, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Byrne, Beatrice, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Byrne, Beatrice, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Brown, M.M. Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 Apr. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Brown, M.M. Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 Apr. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Brown, M.M. Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 Apr

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Bentley, Robert, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 Jan. 15. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Bentley, Robert, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 Jan. 15. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bentley, Robert, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 Jan. 15

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Baker, Alice, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 June 4. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Baker, Alice, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 June 4. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Baker, Alice, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 June 4

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Burden, William D. Mr. portrait photograph, 1914 Mar. 31. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Burden, William D. Mr. portrait photograph, 1914 Mar. 31. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Burden, William D. Mr. portrait photograph, 1914 Mar. 31

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Guntar, Aida, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 Dec. or 1916 Jan. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Guntar, Aida, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 Dec. or 1916 Jan. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Guntar, Aida, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 Dec. or 1916 Jan

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Portrait de Jacques Amalric, 1804. Creator: Antoine-Jean Gros

Portrait de Jacques Amalric, 1804. Creator: Antoine-Jean Gros
Portrait de Jacques Amalric, 1804

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Portrait d'homme, 1783. Creator: Jacques Francois Momal

Portrait d'homme, 1783. Creator: Jacques Francois Momal
Portrait d'homme, 1783

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Portrait presumed to be Louis XVII (1785-1795), between 1785 and 1795. Creator: Unknown

Portrait presumed to be Louis XVII (1785-1795), between 1785 and 1795. Creator: Unknown
Portrait presumed to be Louis XVII (1785-1795), between 1785 and 1795

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Portrait thought to be Ary Scheffer as a child. Creator: Johann Bernhard Scheffer

Portrait thought to be Ary Scheffer as a child. Creator: Johann Bernhard Scheffer
Portrait thought to be Ary Scheffer as a child

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Portrait of Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet (1743-1794)... c1743-1794

Portrait of Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet (1743-1794)... c1743-1794. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet (1743-1794), philosopher, mathematician and politician, between 1743 and 1794

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Portrait of Ary Scheffer as a child, c1800. Creator: Johann Bernhard Scheffer

Portrait of Ary Scheffer as a child, c1800. Creator: Johann Bernhard Scheffer
Portrait of Ary Scheffer as a child, c1800

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Petit Garçon blond à la chemise ouverte, c1760. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Petit Garçon blond à la chemise ouverte, c1760. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Petit Garcon blond a la chemise ouverte, c1760

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Presumed portrait of the architect Bernier, 1793. Creator: Jerome Langlois

Presumed portrait of the architect Bernier, 1793. Creator: Jerome Langlois
Presumed portrait of the architect Bernier, 1793

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Portrait of a man, with an open collar, c1798. Creator: Ecole Francaise

Portrait of a man, with an open collar, c1798. Creator: Ecole Francaise
Portrait of a man, with an open collar, c1798

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: J. Thomson, (c1700-1748), 1830. Creator: Unknown

J. Thomson, (c1700-1748), 1830. Creator: Unknown
J. Thomson, (c1700-1748), 1830. James Thomson (c1700-1748) Scottish poet and playwright who worked as a tutor in London, one of sixteen Scottish poets

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Schiller, (1759-1805), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Schiller, (1759-1805), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Schiller, (1759-1805), 1830. Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Moliere, (1622-1673), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Moliere, (1622-1673), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Moliere, (1622-1673), 1830. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673) known as Moliere. French playwright, actor and poet, regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Self-Portrait, 1819-1832. Creator: Wilhelm Bendz

Self-Portrait, 1819-1832. Creator: Wilhelm Bendz
Self-Portrait, 1819-1832

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Boy (8-9) holding glass of milk, smiling (B&W), portrait

Boy (8-9) holding glass of milk, smiling (B&W), portrait
Easy Retouch, Black and white, Photography, portrait, posing, looking at camera, head and shoulders, child, elementary age, 8-9 years, boys, childhood, children only, only boys, one person, smiling

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Rabelais, (c1483-1553), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Rabelais, (c1483-1553), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Rabelais, (c1483-1553), 1830. Francois Rabelais (c1483-1553) French Renaissance writer, physician, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Poussin, (1594-1665), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Poussin, (1594-1665), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Poussin, (1594-1665), 1830. Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) classical French Baroque painter of religious and mythological subjects who spent most of his life in Rome

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Phocion, (c402-c318 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Phocion, (c402-c318 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Phocion, (c402-c318 BC), 1830. Phocion (c402-c318 BC) Athenian statesman and strategos, known to be honest and subject of one of Plutarchs Parallel Lives

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Otway, (1652-1685), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Otway, (1652-1685), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Otway, (1652-1685), 1830. Thomas Otway (1652-1685) English Restoration dramatist, educated at Winchester College, and Christ Church, Oxford which he left without a degree

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Roubilliac, (1702-1762), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Roubilliac, (1702-1762), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Roubilliac, (1702-1762), 1830. Louis-Francois Roubiliac (1702-1762) French rococo sculptor in London, commissed by Henry Cheere for a series of busts at Trinity College

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Linne, (1707-1778), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Linne, (1707-1778), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Linne, (1707-1778), 1830. Sir Charles Linne (1707-1778) Swedish botanist, zoologist, and physician known as the father of modern taxonomy

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Crebillon, (1674-1762), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Crebillon, (1674-1762), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Crebillon, (1674-1762), 1830. Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon (1674-1762) French poet and tragedian. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: John Law, c1700-1710, (1890). Creator: Unknown

John Law, c1700-1710, (1890). Creator: Unknown
John Law, c1700-1710, (1890). John Law (1671-1729) Scottish economist who believed money was a means of exchange and did not constitute wealth

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Billy Higgins and George Coleman, London, 1976. Artist: Brian O Connor

Billy Higgins and George Coleman, London, 1976. Artist: Brian O Connor
Billy Higgins and George Coleman, London, 1976

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: George Coleman and Billy Higgins, London, 1976. Artist: Brian O Connor

George Coleman and Billy Higgins, London, 1976. Artist: Brian O Connor
George Coleman and Billy Higgins, London, 1976

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: George Coleman, London, 1976. Artist: Brian O Connor

George Coleman, London, 1976. Artist: Brian O Connor
George Coleman, London, 1976

Background imageOpen Collar Collection: Self-Portrait, 1815 (1939). Artist: Francisco Goya

Self-Portrait, 1815 (1939). Artist: Francisco Goya
Self-Portrait, 1815 (1939). Spanish romantic painter and printmaker, considered the most important Spanish artist of late 18th and early 19th centuries as a commentator and chronicler of his era



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"Capturing the Essence of Time: Open Collar Portraits from Different Eras" Step into a time machine as we explore a collection of captivating open collar portraits spanning centuries. From the enigmatic smile of J. Thomson, captured in black and white during the 18th century, to the innocent charm radiating from a young boy holding a glass of milk in the 19th century. In this intriguing gallery, we encounter Schiller's intense gaze that reflects his literary genius, while Rabelais' portrait transports us back to the Renaissance era with its intricate details and mysterious allure. Poussin's depiction showcases his mastery of light and shadow, evoking emotions through his brushstrokes. Moving forward in time, Moliere's portrait captures both elegance and wit, embodying the spirit of French theater during the Baroque period. Phocion's stoic expression reminds us of ancient Greece's political prowess and wisdom. The tragic figure Otway stands before us with an open collar that symbolizes vulnerability amidst his poetic brilliance. Roubilliac immortalizes Pope with meticulous detail, capturing not only his physical features but also his intellectual depth. Linne's portrait reveals a man who revolutionized botany through scientific classification while Danton exudes revolutionary fervor with an open collar as if ready for battle against tyranny. These unknown creators have preserved moments frozen in time - each subject wearing their open collars like badges of individuality or symbols representing their respective eras. Through these portraits, we glimpse into history itself – witnessing stories unfold beyond words alone. Join us on this visual journey where artistry meets history; where every stroke tells tales untold; where open collars become windows to souls long gone but forever remembered.