Beard Collection (page 5)

Old man with beard, Stoke
An old man with a white bushy beard, looks directly at the camera and poses for a photograph in the street. He wears a black beret and has smiling eyes. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Date: 1987

Richard Sickert and wife in his litter-ary studio
Walter 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 1897
Annie 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 1898
Annie 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, Australia
Aboriginal 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 Africa
The 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 postcard
Santa 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 postcard
Santa Claus with a sack full of presents in the snow outside a log cabin on a Latvian Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Santa Claus with his sack on a Christmas postcard
Santa Claus with a tree and a sack of presents in the snow on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

An old Welsh woman in traditional dress, including the distinctive hat. Date: late 19th century

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 Baroness
Sidonia 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, India
An 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

HRH Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854-1921) - 1st Marquess of Milford Haven - German Prince related to British Royals - 1st Sea Lord in the British Navy - retired due to anti-German sentiment at

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi (1503-1572). Engraving. Colored
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi (1503-1572). Spanish admiral and governor. Engraving by Weber. The Artistic Illustration, 1886. Colored

Cover design, Snow White and Rose Red
Snow White and Rose Red - Pocket Series cover design, Fairy Stories booklet

Charles Darwin humorous caricature, Darwinism

Saint John the Baptist in Meditation, circa 1495, by Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Netherlandish painter. Saint John the Baptist in Meditation, circa 1495. Detail. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Saint John the Baptist in Meditation, by Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Netherlandish painter. Saint John the Baptist in Meditation, circa 1495. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Saint Jerome in his Study. Detail. Castilian School
Master of the Parral (active 1480-1500). Saint Jerome in his Study. Detail. Castilian School, about 1480-1490. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), 1577-1580, by El Greco
Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226). Founder of the Franciscan Order. Portrait by El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopulos) (1541-1614), 1577-1580. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Saint Jerome in his Study. Castilian School, about 1480-1490
Master of the Parral (active 1480-1500). Saint Jerome in his Study. Castilian School, about 1480-1490. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Illustration, The Mirror, What a Change Date: 1930s

The Alchemist Date: early 19th century

Peter Kropotkin, Russian historian and scientist
Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921), Russian historian, scientist, philosopher, anarchist, socialist, revolutionary and activist Date: circa 1900

Edouard Adolphe Drumont, French writer and politician
Edouard Adolphe Drumont (1844-1917), French antisemitic writer and politician Date: circa 1880s

Alphonse Karr, French author and journalist
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808-1890), French critic, journalist and novelist. Date: circa 1850s

Jean-Francois Millet, French artist
Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875), French artist, one of the founders of the Barbizon school. Date: circa 1860s

Jules Dupre, French artist
Jules Dupre (1811-1889), French artist, member of the Barbizon school of landscape painters. Date: circa 1870s

Horace Vernet, French artist
Horace Vernet (1789-1863), French artist, especially of military subjects. Date: 1861

Duc de Persigny, sketched by Napoleon III
Duc de Persigny (Jean Gilbert Victor Fialin, 1808-1872), sketched in pencil by Napoleon III during a council meeting of ministers

Eugene Manet and his daughter in the garden of Bougival
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895). French Impressionist painter. Eugene Manet and his daughter in the garden of Bougival, 1881. Marmottan Monet Museum. Paris. France

Edmond Hanssens. Belgian military and explorer. Portrait
Edmond Hanssens (1843-1884). Belgian military, explorer and colonial administrator. He took part in the expedition of Stanley to the Congo. Engraving

Pierre Paul Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905). French explorer and navigator of Italian origin. Colonial administrator, founder of the Middle Congo. Engraving

Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1560-1621). Military commander of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army. Portrait. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Massard. History of Poland by Charles Foster

Grand Vizier, Kaim-Mekam, Reis Efendi and Khadjedhian
Turkey. Administration of the Ottoman Empire. From left to right: Grand Vizier, Kaim-Mekam, Reis Efendi and Khadjedhian, member of the Divan. Historia de Turquia, 1840

Mahmud I (1696-1754). Ottoman sultan from 1730 to 1754
Mahmud I (1696-1754), known as The Hunchback. Ottoman sultan from 1730 to 1754. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Pannier

Selim III (1761-1808). Ottoman sultan from 1789 to 1807. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Moret. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Abdulhamid I (1725-1789). Ottoman sultan from 1774 to 1789. Engraving by Lemaitre, H. Lalaisse and Monnin. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Ibrahim I (1615-1648). Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1640-1648). Portrait. Engraving by Lemaitre, H. Lalaisse and Chaillot

Murad III - Sultan of the Ottoman empire
Murad III (1546-1595), Sultan of the Ottoman empire (1574 -1595). He was the eldest son of sultan Selim II (1566-1574). Portrait. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Lafon

Suleyman the Magnificent (1494-1566). Portrait
Suleyman the Magnificent (1494-1566). Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566. Engraving by Lemaitre and Masson. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver

The Old Jew
This portrait etching shows the side profile of an older Jewish man, with a grey beard, seated with a hunched posture, wearing a kippah. Date: circa 1918

RMS Lusitania - bronze trench art, WW1
RMS Lusitania - extremely rare WW1 bronze trench art souvenir related to the sinking of the original Lusitania. She was sunk a mile east of Folkestone gate by German submarine U5

Scene from No No Nanette
Scene from ??no, no, Nanette?. It is a musical comedy with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach, music by Vincent Youmans, and a book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel

Erasmic shaving kit
Erasmic shaving stick advert. The soap advertised to use when shaving, which would cause minimal irritation. Date: 1925

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