Visage Collection (#6)

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

"The Magician Circe as Marguerite Moreno" Marguerite Moreno (1871-1948) was a French comedian
JLJ4602420 "The Magician Circe as Marguerite Moreno" Marguerite Moreno (1871-1948) was a French comedian, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953); Musee des Beaux-Arts

Surgical procedures from the 19th century: splints and bandages for a fracture of the leg
FLO4592895 Surgical procedures from the 19th century: splints and bandages for a fracture of the leg. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees " Cyclopedia or Universal

Surgical procedures from the 19th century: cranial injuries, bandages on a fracture of the clavicle, leg injury
FLO4592892 Surgical procedures from the 19th century: cranial injuries, bandages on a fracture of the clavicle, leg injury. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by J. Farey Jr

Bust of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, known as Michel Ange (1475-1564), painter, sculptor
YOU4419560 Bust of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, known as Michel Ange (1475-1564), painter, sculptor, Italian architect of the Renaissance, Sculpture by Filippo Gnaccarini (1804-1875)

Cleopatra VII. (illustration 1923)
5975792 Cleopatra VII. (illustration 1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Story. Ancient Egypt. Queen Cleopatra VII. Sheet music cover: Die Perlen der Cleopatra, operette by Oskar Strauss, Germany)

Saint John Evangelist Painting by Giuseppe Vermiglio (ca. 1585-ca. 1635) 17th century Collegio degli Oblati, Rho Italy
QUA5034867 Saint John Evangelist Painting by Giuseppe Vermiglio (ca. 1585-ca. 1635) 17th century Collegio degli Oblati, Rho Italy; (add.info)

Portrait of Georges Ohnet (1848-1918), French writer
JEB4837381 Portrait of Georges Ohnet (1848-1918), French writer.; (add.info.: Portrait of Georges Ohnet (1848-1918), French writer.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

Portrait of Felix Guyon (1831-1920), French surgeon
JEB4837123 Portrait of Felix Guyon (1831-1920), French surgeon.; (add.info.: Portrait of Felix Guyon (1831-1920), French surgeon.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

Portrait of Ernest Ange Duez (1843-1896), French painter
JEB4836450 Portrait of Ernest Ange Duez (1843-1896), French painter.; (add.info.: Portrait of Ernest Ange Duez (1843-1896), French painter.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

Portrait of Francois Flameng (1856-1923), French painter
JEB4838917 Portrait of Francois Flameng (1856-1923), French painter.; (add.info.: Portrait of Francois Flameng (1856-1923), French painter.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

Portrait of Edward by Reszke (1853-1917), Polish lyrical singer. Photography late 19th century
JEB4837748 Portrait of Edward by Reszke (1853-1917), Polish lyrical singer. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Edward by Reszke (1853-1917), Polish lyrical singer

CHARLES IV (1748-1819). King of Spain (1788-1808). Corner. SPAIN. CASTILE-LA-MANCHA. Toledo. Army Museum
CUL4870092 CHARLES IV (1748-1819). King of Spain (1788-1808). Corner. SPAIN. CASTILE-LA-MANCHA. Toledo. Army Museum; Army Museum, Toledo, Spain; (add.info.: CHARLES IV (1748-1819)

Monster creature: woman with a monkey head. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi
VEN5029505 Monster creature: woman with a monkey head. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna

Two Young Girls - Youth - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980158 Two Young Girls - Youth - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Two Young Girls - Youth - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Egyptian Sarcophagus with Hieroglyphs - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite
FLO4726830 Egyptian Sarcophagus with Hieroglyphs - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

A physician in a bad wig laughing as he rests his foot on his patient's chin and tries to pull a tooth with string
FLO4718312 A physician in a bad wig laughing as he rests his foot on his patient's chin and tries to pull a tooth with string

Cartoon of a miser Screwby being duped by a bankrupt aristocrat with a parcel of fake parchments
FLO4717935 Cartoon of a miser Screwby being duped by a bankrupt aristocrat with a parcel of fake parchments. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier)

Captain Plume seducing country wench Rose, while her brother Bullock tries to warn her against him
FLO4717769 Captain Plume seducing country wench Rose, while her brother Bullock tries to warn her against him. Satire from George Farquhar's play The Recruiting Officer

Arabian merchant - Arabian merchant with tattoos on his face wearing turban
FLO4724205 Arabian merchant - Arabian merchant with tattoos on his face wearing turban, striped cape and slippers - Handcoloured woodcut by Pannemaker from " Habits

Leatherback Turtle's Head and Jaw - Forte Water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)
FLO4724598 Leatherback Turtle's Head and Jaw - Forte Water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians

Aleut man of Unalaska in hat, and Itelmen man of Kamchatka in fur hat and collar
FLO4605392 Aleut man of Unalaska in hat, and Itelmen man of Kamchatka in fur hat and collar. Oonalshka and Kamchatka, Mongolian Race

Kalmyk man and Japanese sumo wrestler with chonmage (topknot) and beard. Swarthy Kalmucks
FLO4605382 Kalmyk man and Japanese sumo wrestler with chonmage (topknot) and beard. Swarthy Kalmucks, Eleuth and Japanese prizefighter. Mongolians

Man of the Yellowknives, Copper or T'atsaot'ine nation and man of the Sekani nation (Cluche)
FLO4605364 Man of the Yellowknives, Copper or T'atsaot'ine nation and man of the Sekani nation (Cluche) with rabbit-ear hat sketched in New York

Tattooed man of Halmahera (Gilolo), Maluku Islands (Moluccas), and Berilla, an Edjow Galla
FLO4605319 Tattooed man of Halmahera (Gilolo), Maluku Islands (Moluccas), and Berilla, an Edjow Galla, Abyssinia (Caucaso-Ethiopia)

Elau, a Papua-Malay girl from the cannibal island of Tikiene, and a man of Malakula, Vanuatu (Malicolo)
FLO4605289 Elau, a Papua-Malay girl from the cannibal island of Tikiene, and a man of Malakula, Vanuatu (Malicolo). Polynesians with elevated foreheads

Manchu (Niuchi) man, Mongol with moustache and pigtail, and Eleuth Mongol man
FLO4605202 Manchu (Niuchi) man, Mongol with moustache and pigtail, and Eleuth Mongol man. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from his Natural

Portraits of Xhosa (Kaffir) people of South Africa in headdresses, fur capes and earrings
FLO4620435 Portraits of Xhosa (Kaffir) people of South Africa in headdresses, fur capes and earrings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Khoikhoi people and San people of Angola. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio
FLO4620163 Khoikhoi people and San people of Angola. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Sir James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, died 1629
FLO4636539 Sir James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, died 1629. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's

John Stow, English historian and antiquarian, best known for his Survey of London, 1598. Copperplate engraving by T
FLO4636448 John Stow, English historian and antiquarian, best known for his Survey of London, 1598. Copperplate engraving by T

William Hicks, frontispiece to his The Revelation Revealed, Apokalypsis apokalypseos, 1658
FLO4636422 William Hicks, frontispiece to his The Revelation Revealed, Apokalypsis apokalypseos, 1658. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's

Portraits of a Maori couple from New Zealand. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des
FLO4636379 Portraits of a Maori couple from New Zealand. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et d'Australie" by Friedrich Wilhelm

Variety of hairstyles and hairstyles from Africa: Nigeria, Chad, Sierra Leone, and felatah
FLO4635248 Variety of hairstyles and hairstyles from Africa: Nigeria, Chad, Sierra Leone, and felatah. Lithography for the book

A Coptic monk and an Ethiopian monk, with portraits of men from Ethiopia and Libya
FLO4635079 A Coptic monk and an Ethiopian monk, with portraits of men from Ethiopia and Libya. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by

Tatar woman smoking the pipe and another woman wearing a mitre, next to the face of a Tatar from Tomsk (Russia)
FLO4634574 Tatar woman smoking the pipe and another woman wearing a mitre, next to the face of a Tatar from Tomsk (Russia)

Thomas Pecke (1637-c. 1664), 17th century English poet. Aonidum juvenile decus doctaeque Thaliae
FLO4636901 Thomas Pecke (1637-c. 1664), 17th century English poet. Aonidum juvenile decus doctaeque Thaliae, Gloria Peckeidum deliciacque domus." Copperplate engraving from William Richard's

Emery Hill, founder of Alms Houses and Free School in Rochester Row, Tothill Fields, Westminster, died 1677
FLO4636790 Emery Hill, founder of Alms Houses and Free School in Rochester Row, Tothill Fields, Westminster, died 1677. Copperplate engraving by T

Reverend James Palmer, founder of the Alms Houses (Maison Dieu) in Tothill Fields, Westminster. Died 1659
FLO4636765 Reverend James Palmer, founder of the Alms Houses (Maison Dieu) in Tothill Fields, Westminster. Died 1659. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating

Francis Bell or the Blessed Arthur Bell (1590-1643), English Franciscan martyr hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn
FLO4636723 Francis Bell or the Blessed Arthur Bell (1590-1643), English Franciscan martyr hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn

John Taylor, Thames waterman and self-styled Water Poet (1578 -1653). Copperplate engraving from William Richard's
FLO4636715 John Taylor, Thames waterman and self-styled Water Poet (1578 -1653). Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England

Lady Elinor or Eleanor Temple, wife of Sir Peter Temple, bust with coat of arms, 1658
FLO4636673 Lady Elinor or Eleanor Temple, wife of Sir Peter Temple, bust with coat of arms, 1658. Copperplate engraving after a portrait by Richard Gaywood from William Richard's Portraits

Prince Rupert (1619-1682) Count Palatine of the Rhine, General of the Horse to King Charles I, 1643
FLO4636612 Prince Rupert (1619-1682) Count Palatine of the Rhine, General of the Horse to King Charles I, 1643. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's

Alderman William Abell (c.1584-after 1655) and Richard Kilvert, founders of the unpopular Vintners Company, 1641
FLO4636590 Alderman William Abell (c.1584-after 1655) and Richard Kilvert, founders of the unpopular Vintners Company, 1641

William or Wilhelm Brog, Colonel-General in the Scots-Dutch Brigade, Thirty Years War, 1635
FLO4636580 William or Wilhelm Brog, Colonel-General in the Scots-Dutch Brigade, Thirty Years War, 1635. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's

Elizabeth Rich, Countess of Warwick and Holland, died 1661. Copperplate engraving after a portrait by Van Dyck
FLO4636575 Elizabeth Rich, Countess of Warwick and Holland, died 1661. Copperplate engraving after a portrait by Van Dyck from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's Biographical

Native to Anjouan Island (or Ndzuwani or Johanna), Comoros archipelago. Lithography for the book
FLO4635467 Native to Anjouan Island (or Ndzuwani or Johanna), Comoros archipelago. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich

Comparative anatomy of the heads of men, apes and birds - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J
FLO4714977 Comparative anatomy of the heads of men, apes and birds - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Chapman from Ebenezer Sibly's Universal System of Natural History, London

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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.