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Hannibal / Naples BronzeHANNIBAL Carthaginian general, famous for his crossing of the Alps
John of Gaunt / Oval EngJOHN OF GAUNT Duke of Lancaster Fourth son of Edward III and brother of the Black Prince
Demosthenes / Dean / BustDEMOSTHENES Bust of the Greek orator and statesman
Costume / Men / Saxon ChiefA Saxon warrior chief, fully equipped for battle in helmet and body armour, and carrying a long spear
Pyotr Arkady StolypinPYOTR ARKADYEVICH STOLYPIN Russian prime minister from 1906 to 1911; he was assassinated
Rimsky-Korsakov / PostcardNIKOLAY ANDREYEVICH RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian composer in later life
Sir Wh Preece / Russell 06SIR WILLIAM HENRY PREECE British electrical engineer
Heraclitus / SilvestroHERACLITUS Greek philosopher: portrait bust
Hesiod / Thevet / 1584HESIOD Greek poet: portrait bust
Richard Burton / Leighton1SIR RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON Traveller and writer
Gail Borden / ColourGAIL BORDEN American inventor of condensed foodstuffs
Saint Ambrose ThevetSAINT AMBROSE Bishop of Milan
Wyclif / Anon OvalJOHN WYCLIF English religious reformer and theologian, initiated the first complete translation of the Bible into English
Tchaikovsky / Cig CardPYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY Russian composer
Es Talbot / Vfair 1904EDWARD STUART TALBOT Bishop of (in turn) Rochester, Southwark and Winchester
Successful Money LenderA successful money lender caresses his bulging money bags. Coins lie scattered across the table. A freshly drawn up loan contract is at his elbow
Edward BernsteinEDWARD BERNSTEIN German Social Democrat. Chief exponent of revisionism and reformism for over 25 years
Bearded Man C1870A Victorian gentleman with a splendid beard
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scottish musicianSir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scottish composer, conductor, violinist and music teacher. He wrote oratorios, violin and piano pieces, Scottish folk music, and works for the theatre
Henri IV of FranceHENRI IV, King of France and Navarre
William Booth / EmpireGENERAL WILLIAM BOOTH English religious leader and founder of Salvation Army Photographed circa 1911
William Morris / PhotoWILLIAM MORRIS English poet and artist
Chaucer / Old England / ColGEOFFREY CHAUCER English poet
Hippocrates / Chapman / ColHIPPOCRATES Greek medical
Giuseppe Verdi / PhotoGIUSEPPE VERDI Italian composer
Epicurus / Virtus MihiEPICURUS Greek philosopher: the Latin inscription reads " Virtue is my only pleasure"
Don Quixote relives his past gloriesA scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title relives his past glories, surrounded by objects from his travels. To dream the impossible dream
MORRIS (1834 - 1896)WILLIAM MORRIS writer, artist, designer
Empedocles of Akragas, Greek philosopherEmpedocles of Akragas (fl. 444-443 BC), Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher, doctor, statesman and priest, best known for originating the cosmogonic theory of the four classical elements
Sir Francis Drake attacking a Spanish treasure ship (actually a Portuguese carrack, the Sao Filipe, containing gold, spices and silk), off the Azores, 8 June 1587
Anton Lang, actor, in his pottery workshopAnton Lang (1875-1938), German actor, in his pottery workshop. He worked as a potter, and performed as an actor in the Oberammergau Passion Plays, playing the role of Jesus Christ in 1900
Photo of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, explorerColonel P H Fawcett, the celebrated explorer who disappeared in Central Brazil in 1925. 1925
Johannes Brahms and Adele StraussJohannes Brahms, German composer, and Adele Strauss, wife of Johann Strauss II, at Bad Ischl, Austria. circa 1898
Sailmaker William Leitch, in his sail loft in Loch TarbertSailmaker William Leitch, in his sail loft in East Loch Tarbert, Scotland. William is the third generation of sailmakers to work from the old sail loft in Tarbert on the West Coast of Scotland
Profile portrait of beared Indian manProfile portrait of mature Indian man with grey beard. He wears an orange turban and has a lined face. The photograph was taken in Old Delhi and the background is dark Date: 1986
Gypsy Petulengro LeeGypsy Nathaniel Petulengro Lee. Head of Romany tribe of gypsies, and fortune teller Date: circa 1970
Richard Sickert and wife in his litter-ary studioWalter Richard Sickert and his wife seen in his studio at Broadstairs, the state of which brings new meaning to the word, untidy. Date: 1938
The bearded lady: Miss Annie Jones 1897Annie Jones Elliot (1865 - 1902), a " freak" and part of the " Greatest Show on Earth". The accompanying article describes her as " in every respect the best of the "
The bearded lady: Miss Annie Jones 1898Annie Jones Elliot (1865 - 1902) also known as " the Bearded Lady" toured with the showman P. T. Barnum as a circus attraction. 1898
Kalmyk man and Japanese sumo wrestler with chonmage (topknot) and beard. Swarthy Kalmucks, Eleuth and Japanese prizefighter. Mongoles
Aboriginal Warramunga man, Northern Territory, AustraliaAboriginal Warramunga (Warumungu) man, Northern Territory, Australia. Seen here in profile, with his nostrils broken under the weight of a large wooden spike. Date: 1922
Patriarch of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, East AfricaThe Abuna, Patriarch of Addis Ababa and Archbishop of the Christian Church of Ethiopia, East Africa. Date: 1922
Santa Claus with girl and presents on a Christmas postcard. circa 1890s
Santa Claus on skis on a French Christmas postcardSanta Claus with his sack of presents, travelling on skis on a French Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s
Santa Claus with his sack on a Latvian Christmas postcardSanta Claus with a sack full of presents in the snow outside a log cabin on a Latvian Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s
W T Stead (1849-1912) - English Newspaper Editor and pioneer of investigative journalism in the Victorian era. Championed the raising of the age of consent from 13 to 16. Date: 1905
Sidonia de Barcsy - The Bearded Lady BaronessSidonia de Barcsy (1866-1925) - The Hungarian Bearded Lady Baroness. Her husband, Baron Antonio de Barcsy knew there was a fortune to be had and actively cultivated a career for Sidonia
Sitting on a statue of an elephant, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaAn Indian man with a beard and turban sits in the shade at the feet of a statue of an elephant in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He is barefoot and wears a serious expression Date: 1984