Beautiful Collection (page 8)

One of a set of cards showing the Allies as butterflies
Beautiful hand painted card showing Serbia, one of the Aux Allies Human Butterfly series. WW1 Date: circa 1916

Maud Jeffries and Wilson Barrett in The Sign of the Cross
Maud Jeffries (1869-1946) as " Mercia" and Wilson Barrett (1846-1904) as " Marcus" in " The Sign of the Cross" an 1895 four-act historical tragedy

Jo, the Beautiful Irish Girl, 1866, by Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). French painter. Jo, the Beautiful Irish Girl, 1866. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Vietnam - Hai Phong - Woman with a fabulous wide-brimmed hat
Vietnam - Hai Phong - Pretty woman wearing a fabulous wide-brimmed hat with tassels and a handy holding strap! Date: 1908

Office of the Suez Canal Company in Ismailia, Egypt
Garden of the office of the Suez Canal Company in Ismailia, a city in north-eastern Egypt. The Suez Canal Company was created by Ferdinand de Lesseps

WW2 - American soldier looks up the word kiss in French, which his romantic interest is thinking is not really necessary!! Date: circa 1943

Zelica, a character in Lalla Rookh by Thomas Moore
Zelica - But there was one, among the chosen Maids, Who d blush d behind the gallerys silken shades - a character in The Veiled Prophet, Lalla Rookh, a long narrative poem by Thomas Moore

Queen Sirikit visiting London
An official two-day state visit to the UK by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand - the stylish Queen wowing the London crowds. Date: 1960

The Lady With the Fan by Abel Faivre
Inside front page of The Graphic - Christmas Number 1912 - The Lady With the Fan by Abel Faivre (18671945). A grand lady wearing an elaborate hat (with thick long silk ribbon and ostrich feathers)

Miss Lily Elsie in The Merrie Widow
Miss Lily Elsie (1886-1962), English Actress and Singer - seen here in The Merrie Widow, the play by Victor Leon and Leo Stein with music by Franz Lehar

Cleo de Merode - French Actress and Dancer
Cleo de Merode (Cleopatra Diane of Merode) (1873-1966) - French actress and dancer who became the mistress of Leopold II, King of the Belgians. Date: circa 1905

Banky and Valentino in The Son of the Sheik
Vilma Banky (1901-1991) and Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926) in the Silent Film, The Son of The Sheik, 1926. Date: 1926

Fantastic Adventures - Daughter of the Snake God
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, May 1942, featuring the story Daughter of the Snake God by William P. McGivern and John York Cabot

A Windmill on a Polder Waterway, Known as In the Month of Ju
Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriel (1828-1903). Dutch painter. A Windmill on a Polder Waterway, Known as In the Month of July, c. 1889. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Spain. Andalusia. Medina-Azahara. Ruins of House of the army
Spain.Andalusia. Medina-Azahara. Fortified arab muslim medieval palace-city, built by Abd-ar-Rahman III al -Nasir (912-961). Ummayad Caliph of Cordoba. Ruins. Dar-al-Yund or House of the army

A Circassian woman, literary history suggests that Circassian women were thought to be unusually beautiful and elegant Date: 1913

On the Tirreno by Matania
A girl in a red swimming costume surveys the azure blue sea on the Tirreno on the Italian coast. Date: 1924

Catherine Cockburn
CATHERINE COCKBURN, nee Trotter : precocious writer whose first play was staged when she was 16 ! Friend of Congreve and Locke : thought beautiful when young. Date: 1679 - 1749

Edna May (1878-1948) - American actress and singer. As seen here, May was a popular postcard beauty; she was famous for her leading roles in Edwardian musical comedies. Date: 1905

Saint Benedict of Norcia
SAINT BENEDICT of Norcia, hermit, depicted being tempted by a demon disguised as a beautiful woman : you will be glad to learn that Benedict successfully resisted Date: 480? - 547

Mrs William Tudor Wilkinson aka Dolores by Olive Snell
Dolores, born Kathleen Rose, portrayed by Olive Snell in The Tatler. She was star of the Ziegfeld Follies and a leading mannequin working for designers including Lucile

Front cover of The Tatler - The Duchess of Sutherland
Front cover portrait of Her Grace The Duchess of Sutherland, 27th October 1909. Described as one of the most beautiful members of the aristocracy

Tatler front cover of Lady de Bathe (Lillie Langtry)
Tatler front cover showing Lady de Bathe, Lillie Langtry, by name of Emilie Charlotte, Lady de Bathe, n饠 Le Breton, also called (187497) Emilie Charlotte Langtry (born Oct)

Lady Lavery
Hazel, Lady Lavery (1886 - 1935), formerly Hazel Martyn and Mrs Hazel M. Trudeau of New York and second wife of the celebrated portrait Sir John Lavery who painted her portrait hundreds of times

Villa Carlotta, Lake Como, Italy
The beautiful Botanic Gardens at the Villa Carlotta, Lake Como, Italy. Built at the end of 17th century by the Milanese Marquis Giorgio Clerici. Date: 1918

The Harvest Moon by Sir E. A. Waterlow
Beautiful landscape by Sir Ernest Albert Waterlow (1850-1919), showing a flock of sheep being led past rustic farm buildings. Date: 1914

Henrietta Tiarks modelling California Cottons dress, 1960
Henrietta Joan Tiarks (born 1940), racehorse owner and breeder, renowned society beauty and deb of the year in 1957, featured modelling for a California Cottons advertisement

Advertisement for Nivea shampoo -- female model (Sandra Paul) posing in the grass. 1959

A Tatar woman from Tatarstan (Russia). Date: circa 1910

Beautiful Japanese Geisha Girl with parasol. Date: circa 1920s

Viola da Gamba (Leg Viol) - a Bass Viol, played held betwen the knees of the player (hence the name!). Shakespeare mentions the Viola da Gamba as viol-de-gamboys

Cheeky Beauty Contest - Bottoms
A Beauty Contest A beautiful pair of buttocks often bring tenderness. A line up of Parisienne beauties, offering a cheeky angle on life in the French capital. Date: circa 1908

Asterope leprieuri, butterfly
The upperside of the Asterope leprieuri butterfly, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Agrias claudina, butterfly
Photograph of an Agrias claudina, Family Nymphalidae (Charaxinae)

Agrias claudina, butterfly
Photograph of an Agrias claudina, Family Nymphalidae (Charaxinae)

Pin-up calendar girl by David Wright, 1951
Lovely pin-up by David Wright showing a dark haired beauty wearing a white off-the0shoulder dress and gazing seductively at the viewer. Date: 1951

Full length nude in window by David Wright
Stunning painting by artist David Wright, best known for his pin-ups, of a naked woman standing, framed by the curtains of a doorway. Date: c.1948

Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1844 - 1925), later Queen Alexandra, consort of King Edward VII, pictured around the time of her marriage to the Prince of Wales in 1863. Date: 1863

Advertising card for the Copacabana Club, NY
Advertising card for the Copacabana Club, New York, NY, USA. Minimum charge for entry of five dollars and fifty cents (per person)

Japan - Reclining Geisha girl smoking
Japan - Reclining Geisha girl in a fine kimono smoking before a beautiful decorative screen. Date: circa 1910s

Screen inside the Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Ornate screen inside the Taj Mahal, Agra, India, before the tomb of Mumtaz Mahalx. The Taj Mahal, one of the most famous buildings in the world and arguably one of the most beautiful

Broadway Tower
A beautiful sunset over Broadway Tower, Worcestershire - a striking folly which Lady Coventry had built in the 1790s. It was also once the home of William Morris. Date: 1950s

Advert for Ponds Cold Cream featuring Princess Marina
Advertisement for Ponds creams as endorsed by Princess Elizabeth and Princess Marina, daughters of Princess Nicholas of Greece, often seen at the smartest social functions in London

Kahloah from Martinique from the 1935 Blackbird revue
A leading member of the cast of Lew Leslies Blackbirds of 1935, Kahloah, a nineteen year old girl from Martinique whose dancing says The Sketch, is absolutely sensational

India - Parsee Beauty
A Parsee (Parsi) Beauty of India Date: circa 1910

The Eyes of Miss Julia Neilson
The Beautiful Eyes of Miss Julia Neilson Date: circa 1908

Kathleen Clifford - Who is Number One?
Still from Paramount Picture Production Who Is Number One? - starring Kathleen Clifford (1887 - 1962) in the role of Aimee Villon

Little Baby Blue by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration of a beautiful little brown eyed baby girl, dressed in a matching knitted hat and dress set and cuddling a soft toy closely

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