Visage Collection (#5)

Cartoon of two politicians both holding the Magna Carta. Whigs pick our pockets, tories make us poor
FLO4717857 Cartoon of two politicians both holding the Magna Carta. Whigs pick our pockets, tories make us poor! Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by John Collier

Rustics laughing as they share a bootle of liquor. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy
FLO4717820 Rustics laughing as they share a bootle of liquor. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) from Human Passions Delineated, John Haywood

Two ugly rustic drunks enjoying a jar of moonshine or cheap gin. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a
FLO4717802 Two ugly rustic drunks enjoying a jar of moonshine or cheap gin. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

Two drunks at a table, one vomiting while another holds his wig to stop it falling into the bowl
FLO4717760 Two drunks at a table, one vomiting while another holds his wig to stop it falling into the bowl. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin

Nile Crocodile, with Jaw Head Open - Strong Water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)
FLO4724700 Nile Crocodile, with Jaw Head Open - Strong Water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians, 1794 - Nile crocodile

Tattooed woman, Chinese beggar and Indian woman - Strong water from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite
FLO4726931 Tattooed woman, Chinese beggar and Indian woman - Strong water from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), 1804 - Pict girl

Lawyer pouring wine into the nose of a drunken vicar. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy
FLO4718008 Lawyer pouring wine into the nose of a drunken vicar. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786) from Human Passions Delineated

Caricature of macaroni fashions of the late 18th century, men in long wigs powdered with pomatum
FLO4717956 Caricature of macaroni fashions of the late 18th century, men in long wigs powdered with pomatum. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier)

Sugpiaq (Pacific Yupik) or Alutiiq man of Kodiak Island, Alaska. His earlobes and chin pierced with beads
FLO4722587 Sugpiaq (Pacific Yupik) or Alutiiq man of Kodiak Island, Alaska. His earlobes and chin pierced with beads, his face tattooed

Education. Children life in the countryside. Sad girl. Engraving "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany
3434973 Education. Children life in the countryside. Sad girl. Engraving "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1880 (colour engraving); (add.info.: Education. Coll. Part. Education)

Costume of the Itelmen people of Kamchatka (Russia): faces of men and women and couple in fur coat with a baby
FLO4634707 Costume of the Itelmen people of Kamchatka (Russia): faces of men and women and couple in fur coat with a baby

Aleutian from Unalaska Island (Alaska, USA), in fur coat, holding a oar and woman wearing her baby
FLO4634705 Aleutian from Unalaska Island (Alaska, USA), in fur coat, holding a oar and woman wearing her baby, with their portraits showing the face decorations and nose punctures

Kouriat costumes (Siberia, Russia): men and woman in bete skins coats and a woman tattooed chukchi (Russia)
FLO4634625 Kouriat costumes (Siberia, Russia): men and woman in bete skins coats and a woman tattooed chukchi (Russia), with her children, in fur suits

Robert Vere (1575-1632), Earl of Oxford, killed at the seige of Maastricht, 1632
FLO4636967 Robert Vere (1575-1632), Earl of Oxford, killed at the seige of Maastricht, 1632. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's Biographical History

Thomas May (1595-1650), English poet, dramatist and historian of the Renaissance era, aged 55
FLO4636939 Thomas May (1595-1650), English poet, dramatist and historian of the Renaissance era, aged 55. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's

Susanna Perwich, musician, composer, lutist and viol player, dancer, died 1661
FLO4636923 Susanna Perwich, musician, composer, lutist and viol player, dancer, died 1661. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by P

Sir George Jeffreys, the Hanging Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England, 1645-1689
FLO4636859 Sir George Jeffreys, the Hanging Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England, 1645-1689. Copperplate engraving after a portrait by G

Will Stokes, equestrian acrobat, 17th century. From a portrait by George Glover in the book The Art of Vaulting, 1652
FLO4636828 Will Stokes, equestrian acrobat, 17th century. From a portrait by George Glover in the book The Art of Vaulting, 1652

John Lamotte, alderman of London, 1577-1655. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits illustrating
FLO4636690 John Lamotte, alderman of London, 1577-1655. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England, London, 1792-1812

William Seymour (1588-1660), Marquess and Earl of Hertford, Baron Beauchamp, 2nd Duke of Somerset
FLO4636680 William Seymour (1588-1660), Marquess and Earl of Hertford, Baron Beauchamp, 2nd Duke of Somerset, married Lady Arabella Stuart

Oliver St. John, Earl of Bolingbroke, Lord St. John of Bletso, judge and parliamentarian, died 1673
FLO4636598 Oliver St. John, Earl of Bolingbroke, Lord St. John of Bletso, judge and parliamentarian, died 1673. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's

Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel, Chief of the Clan Cameron, 1629-1719. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's
FLO4636531 Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel, Chief of the Clan Cameron, 1629-1719. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England

Sir Robert Harley of Bramton Castle, Hereford, Master of the Mint, 1579-1656
FLO4636517 Sir Robert Harley of Bramton Castle, Hereford, Master of the Mint, 1579-1656. Copperplate engraving after a portrait by Peter Oliver from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating

Robert Dingley, 1619-1660. Puritan divine and preacher, M.A. Magdalen College, Oxford
FLO4636444 Robert Dingley, 1619-1660. Puritan divine and preacher, M.A. Magdalen College, Oxford. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's Biographical

Philemon Holland, English translator of the classics and schoolmaster, aged 80, 1632
FLO4636439 Philemon Holland, English translator of the classics and schoolmaster, aged 80, 1632. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's Biographical

Portraits of a couple of natives of Beaupre Island (New Caledonia). Illustration extracted from Atlas to serve
FLO4636202 Portraits of a couple of natives of Beaupre Island (New Caledonia). Illustration extracted from Atlas to serve the relationship of the voyage of research of the Perouse (1800)

Native of Papua Island (New Guinea and Indonesia). Lithography for the book
FLO4636121 Native of Papua Island (New Guinea and Indonesia). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et d'Australie" by Friedrich

Sir William Harper (c.1496-1573), Merchant Taylor, Lord Mayor of London, 1561
FLO4636762 Sir William Harper (c.1496-1573), Merchant Taylor, Lord Mayor of London, 1561. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits illustrating Granger's Biographical History of

Valentine Greatrakes (1628-1682), the Stroker, Irish faith healer famous for curing people by the laying on of hands
FLO4636739 Valentine Greatrakes (1628-1682), the Stroker, Irish faith healer famous for curing people by the laying on of hands

Lucy Russell, Lucia Harrington, Countess of Bedford (1580-1627), aristocratic patron of the arts
FLO4636706 Lucy Russell, Lucia Harrington, Countess of Bedford (1580-1627), aristocratic patron of the arts and literature in the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras

William Fairfax, commander of the English troops in the Palatinate, 1593-1621, with one eye missing
FLO4636675 William Fairfax, commander of the English troops in the Palatinate, 1593-1621, with one eye missing. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's

John Bruen of Stapleford (1560-1625), educated at Alban Hall, Puritan gentleman-commoner
FLO4636569 John Bruen of Stapleford (1560-1625), educated at Alban Hall, Puritan gentleman-commoner. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's Biographical

Figures representing Aztec kings of Mexico. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's
FLO4622037 Figures representing Aztec kings of Mexico. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Tribes of South America: Yuri man with tattooed mouth, and Botocudo man with necklace, Brazil
FLO4688651 Tribes of South America: Yuri man with tattooed mouth, and Botocudo man with necklace, Brazil. Handcoloured lithograph by J

A woman of the Tuda race of the Nilagiri hills in India, wearing sari, veil, necklace and earrings
FLO4688357 A woman of the Tuda race of the Nilagiri hills in India, wearing sari, veil, necklace and earrings. Handcoloured lithograph from James Cowles Prichard's Natural History of Man

Walda Kyros, an Abyssinian, native of Shoa, and Gabra Eugziabher, a native of Adowa in Tigre
FLO4688354 Walda Kyros, an Abyssinian, native of Shoa, and Gabra Eugziabher, a native of Adowa in Tigre. Handcoloured lithograph after d'Abbadie from James Cowles Prichard's Natural History

The Mint, Sha-ko-ka, a Mandan or Numakiki girl. A very pretty and modest girl, 12 years of age
FLO4688582 The Mint, Sha-ko-ka, a Mandan or Numakiki girl. A very pretty and modest girl, 12 years of age, with grey hair peculiar to the Mandan nation

Native Americans of California, 19th century. Taken from Louis Choris " Picturesque Journey Around the World
FLO4688575 Native Americans of California, 19th century. Taken from Louis Choris " Picturesque Journey Around the World, " 1822

Tuch-ee, war chief of the Cherokee nation. Handcoloured lithograph by J. Harris after a painting by George Catlin
FLO4688560 Tuch-ee, war chief of the Cherokee nation. Handcoloured lithograph by J. Harris after a painting by George Catlin Handcoloured lithograph by J

A-Queen-we-zaints, the Boy Chief, Ojibwe Nation. One of the troupe of nine Ojibwe people who traveled to England in
FLO4688540 A-Queen-we-zaints, the Boy Chief, Ojibwe Nation. One of the troupe of nine Ojibwe people who traveled to England in 1844

Tomboua Nakoro, a native of Fiji, with distinctive dyed red hair, wearing shirt and sleeveless jacket
FLO4688508 Tomboua Nakoro, a native of Fiji, with distinctive dyed red hair, wearing shirt and sleeveless jacket. Taken from Urville. Handcoloured lithograph by J

Native of the Solomon Islands, with shell armlets and skirt. Taken from Captain J.E
FLO4688493 Native of the Solomon Islands, with shell armlets and skirt. Taken from Captain J.E. Erskine's "Journal of a Cruise, " 1853. Handcoloured lithograph by J

Lippu bear or lazy bear or long-lipped bear. Details of the head, jaw and teething
FLO4684326 Lippu bear or lazy bear or long-lipped bear. Details of the head, jaw and teething. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), drawing by M.Catton

Portrait of King Edward VI of England, 1537-1553 (Edward VI of England), in velvet cap
FLO4669844 Portrait of King Edward VI of England, 1537-1553 (Edward VI of England), in velvet cap, ermine robe over bejewelled doublet. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Portrait of King Richard II (1367-1400), King of England, in crown, tunic and armour
FLO4669823 Portrait of King Richard II (1367-1400), King of England, in crown, tunic and armour. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from John Wilkes Encyclopedia Londinensis

Title page with a monk, a lady and a heraut, surmounted by an ecu. With portraits of the artists who inspired
FLO4672005 Title page with a monk, a lady and a heraut, surmounted by an ecu. With portraits of the artists who inspired the images of the collection: Hans Holbein (1497-1543)

Circulatory system of the head and torso. Lithograph of Anneshower, based on a drawing by Leveille
FLO4672980 Circulatory system of the head and torso. Lithograph of Anneshower, based on a drawing by Leveille, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr

Cutthroat man and woman from Bioko island (Fernando Po). People of the extinct Guanche people
FLO4605234 Cutthroat man and woman from Bioko island (Fernando Po). People of the extinct Guanche people. From drawings by Captain Filmore

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"Visage: A Glimpse into the Many Faces of History" Step into a world where masks tell stories, capturing the essence of time and culture. These intricate they are crafted from a unique blend of cotton, clay, and paper, each one holding secrets within its delicate fibers. As we journey through history, we encounter three runaway schoolboys battling seasickness on treacherous waters. Their pale faces reflect their struggle as they navigate turbulent waves in search of freedom. Transporting us further back in time, we find ourselves amidst the enigmatic Sphinx during the reign of Rameses II. Its weathered visage stands as a testament to ancient civilizations' grandeur and mystery. In contrast to this ancient relic, an oil painting from the 19th century captures a young woman adorned with a vibrant turban. Her visage exudes elegance and grace, reflecting societal norms and fashion trends of that era. Moving forward to 1862, Victorine Meurent's portrait comes alive on canvas. Her captivating gaze challenges traditional notions of beauty while embodying strength and defiance against societal expectations. The seasons unfold before our eyes in "Spring, " an exquisite masterpiece painted in 1573. The artist skillfully portrays nature's rebirth through vivid colors adorning youthful faces brimming with joy. Journeying across continents brings us face-to-face with Maori warriors from New Zealand; their tattooed visages symbolize ancestral pride intertwined with fierce warrior spirit—a testament to cultural identity etched upon skin. A Danish composer's portrait reveals Thomas Christian Walther's musical genius emanating from his thoughtful countenance—an ode to creativity captured for eternity on canvas. Love knows no bounds as we witness an intimate double portrait depicting a couple united by affection through centuries past—a tender reminder that love transcends time itself. Peasants hailing from Valais (Switzerland) come alive through an evocative illustration from 1903.