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Dr Christopher Dresser on a rickshaw, JapanDr Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) - English designer and theorist - best known as a pivotal figure in the Aesthetic Movement
Female Type / High ArtTHE HIGH ART MAIDEN sending up the aesthetic movement, portraying a lady in love with her chinaware
Oscar Wilde cartoonOscar Wilde - IRISH PLAYWRIGHT Cartoon Portrayal
John Ruskin (Fun)JOHN RUSKIN English art critic and writer satirised for his views on the aesthetic life Date: 1819 - 1900
Quite Too Utterly Utter by Robert CootePromotional music sheet for Quite Utterly Utter, a New Aesthetic Roundelay by Robert Coote
British beauty and theatre actress Miss Drina Verchesi. circa 1910
Cartoon, The Six-Mark Tea-Pot (Aestheticism)Cartoon, The Six-Mark Tea-Pot -- a satirical comment on the new fashion of aestheticism: a man who resembles Oscar Wilde admires a teapot
The Colonel Waltz by E BucalossiPromotional music sheet for The Colonel Waltz by E. Bucalossi
La Boulangere Polka by Max FruhlingPromotional music sheet for La Boulangere Polka by Max Fruhling on airs from Offenbachs music in La Boulangere. The English version was first produced at the Globe Theatre, 16 April 1881
Fall / Deerhound / Champion Aesthetic of RossDeerhound Champion Aesthetic of Ross owned by the Misses Loughrey Date: 1931
High Art MaidenTHE HIGH ART MAIDEN sending up the aesthetic movement, portraying a lady in love with her chinaware... Date: circa 1880
FALL / DEERHOUND / ROSSCHAMPION AESTHETIC OF ROSS Challenge Certificate winner. Owned by Miss Loughrey. Head study. Date: 1931
Satire on the blue and white china craze, 1880The six mark tea-pot: satire on the mania for blue and white china
Aesthetic DancersTwo girls performing a graceful outdoor dance. Date: 1930s
Plastic Surgery - Before and AfterExamples of patients who have undergone plastic surgery in the 1920s, to accompany an article in " The Sphere" magazine, entitled " New Faces for Old." 1927
Oscar Wilde parody, man and sunflower -- With yearnings for your intense joy. late 19th century
Caricature, Oscar Wilde as RomeoCaricature, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) in the role of Romeo -- an American newspaper had recently reported that this was about to happen. 1883
Caricature of Arthur Sullivan and Ws Gilbert -- The Latest Converts to Aestheticism. A reference to their latest operetta, Patience, a satire on the aesthetic movement. 1881
Caricature of Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and playwrightCaricature of Oscar Fingal O Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900), Irish poet, novelist, essayist and playwright. 1881
Leighton / Vanity FairFREDERICK, LORD LEIGHTON English artist in aesthetic pose Date: 1830 - 1896
Woman reading with catA woman in aesthetic dress sits on a sofa reading while her cat looks over her shoulder. Date: 1904
Pigeons - Red, White and Yellow Dragoons, London Fancy BreedA Red, White and Yellow Dragoon pictured together in their coop. The Dragoon belongs to the Fancy pigeon breed, these Dragoons are also in common with London
Dancers in sombreros. circa 1957
The Round Game of Happy Families, Miss DaubsChad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Miss Daubs the Artists Daughter. circa 1910
Henry Harland, American novelist and editorHenry Harland (1861-1905), American novelist and founding editor (in London) of The Yellow Book. circa 1900
The International Inventions Exhibition, LondonProgramme cover design, The International Inventions Exhibition, London, 1885, Daily Programme, Musical and Other Arrangements, with a female figure holding a violin. 1885
The International Health Exhibition, LondonProgramme cover design, The International Health Exhibition, London, 1884, with the figure of Hygieia (Hygeia, Hygiea), classical personification of health, cleanliness and hygiene. 1884
Fauntleroy Dress 1889Cavalier costume (a style that pre-dates the 1886 Hodgson Burnett novel): velvet tunic & knickerbockers, lace falling collar & cuffs, sash with bow on one hip & buckle shoes. Date: 1889
Aesthetic Dress 1884Yellow-green classically inspired gown with peacock blue & patterned border. Satirical take on Artistic dress that made an appearance in England from the late 1870s Date: 1884
Girl / Mirror (Photo) 1893" MY TRUE LOVE HATH MY HEART" An aesthetic-looking young woman gazes at herself in one of the three panels of a mirror. Date: 1893
Beardsley Aged 11AUBREY VINCENT BEARDSLEY English illustrator, leader of the Aesthetic movement and principal artist in the Art Nouveau manner (aged 11). Date: 1872 - 1898
The Aesthete by H. M. BatemanA very modern woman residing in a minimally and fashionably furnished flat gets very excited by one small cactus on her windowsill. Date: 1935
Girl with a fan on a New Year card. circa 1890s
Boy in brown velvet suit on a New Year cardBoy in a brown velvet suit on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Aesthetic young man with sunflowerAesthetic young man contemplating a sunflower, with blue-and-white china displayed on the wall behind him. Date: circa 1890s
Aesthetic High Art young man painting at an easel. Date: circa 1890s
Aesthetic young man on New Year cardAesthetic young man on a New Year card: A most intensely utter & ecstatic New Year. Date: circa 1890s
Aesthetic young woman on New Year cardAesthetic young woman on a New Year card: May your New Year be quite intensely too too! Date: circa 1890s
Aesthetic young woman on Christmas cardAesthetic young woman playing a guitar on a Christmas card: Wishing you a quite too rapturously utter Christmas. Date: circa 1890s
Aesthetic young woman with luteAesthetic young woman playing a lute, described as a Wagner and Strauss young girl. Date: circa 1890s
Japan - Music Teacher playing a Shamisen (or Samisen). The alcove behind her is called the tokonoma and is the pride of the house Date: 1932
Pigeons - Three Dragoons, Birmingham FancyA portrait of a Silver-Brown Bar, a Silver-Black Bar, and a Blue Dragoon, breeds of the fancy pigeon. The pigeons are also are in common with Birmingham, UK
The Amateur Photographer Illustrated advertisementAdvertisement for The Amateur Photographer Illustrated magazine. Its the biggest, brightest and best and has information on practical, elementary, pictorial and scientific photography
Miss Faith Celli by Madame YevondeMiss Faith Celli (Dorothy Faith Standing, 1888-1942), by Madame Yevonde. She was an actress in plays including The Blue Lagoon and the comedy Threads at the St Jamess Theatre, London. 1921
Dandy Pianist - a Wow with the Party LadiesBotany - The Dandelion - a florid little man! A wow with all the ladies (up to a point!). A pianist, possibly modelled in part on popular Polish pianist Paderewski? Date: circa 1907
Aesthetic Dancer
Oxford Uni Student 1950SAn aesthetic-looking male student in the street. Date: 1950s
Aesthetic maidenA fancy dress costume idea from 1884 - an aesthetic maiden. The costume comprises a loose flowing half skirt and a half high classical bodice with ribbon belt around the waist
The Glory of SpringA woman in aesthetic dress picking iris in a classical garden setting
Beardsley / Sketch 1895AUBREY VINCENT BEARDSLEY English illustrator, leader of the Aesthetic movement and principal artist in the Art Nouveau manner
Boy in Knitted OutfitA small boy with aesthetic curls wears a hand-made knitted costume of jumper and shorts with short white socks & leather shoes with a bar across the front
Fauntleroy Costume PhotoBoy in a Cavalier costume (a style which pre-dates the 1886 Hodgson Burnett novel): velvet tunic & knickerbockers, vandyked lace falling collar & cuffs, sash & cavalier hat. Date: 1889