Body Collection (page 4)

Moby Dick himself takes shape: The monstrous leviathan, with whom Ahab and the whalers waged a feud to the death, is being constructed in Fishguard Harbour

Young woman with a pronounced lip plate - Mozambique
A young Maconde (Makonde) woman with a pronounced lip plate - Portuguese East Africa (modern-day Mozambique) circa 1910s

Medieval knight in armour holding a swooning lady
Medieval knight in suit of armour holding a swooning lady outside a castle. His defeated opponent lies on the ground. Sir Ethelbert holds Adelaide over the prone body of Alan

Medieval knights fighting a duel with swords. Sir Ethelbert fights Alan over the body of Adelaide. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from The Tournament

Syphilitic chancres on the face. Indurated chancres to the forehead, eyelids, tongue and lips, and ecthymatous chancre to the chin. Chromolithograph by T. Sinclaire from Freeman J

Secondary period syphilis symptoms on the body. Maculated erythema on the torso after mercury treatment 1, and papular erythema before treatment 2. Chromolithograph by T. Sinclaire from Freeman J

Julia Pastrana (1834 - 1860), from Mexico, a hairy woman who married a showman, Theodor Lent, but died in childbirth at Moscow (the child also died)

Chandalas, lower-caste Hindus, India
Chandalas, lower-caste Hindus in India, deemed to be untouchable because they dispose of dead bodies. Date: 1843

Australian aborigines with body painting and scarification. Woman Worogan from Sydney area, man with body painting Y-Erran-Gou-La-Ga, and head of man with moustache

Body suspension festival of Mariatal or Chidi Mari, India
Festival of Mariatal, Churrack-Pooja, Carak Puja or Chidi Mari, near Pondicheri, India. Hindu devotees are suspended by hooks in the skin from long poles

Tragic death of Tipu Sultan, or Tipu Sahib, the Tiger of Mysore, 1799. From Schiavonettis painting The Body of Tipu Sultan Recognized by his Family

Three young women of the Kalabit tribe, Borneo, SE Asia
Three young women of the Kalabit (Kelabit) tribe, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- women of this tribe are all tattooed when they reach the age of sixteen

Woman with decorative scars, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Yuli Ikelemba woman with decorative scars and spear hairpins made of beaten metal, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Date: 1922

Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot - Blue-Grey Metallic Body
Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot with grey blue body and colourful buttons and digital-style display panel

London School Board
LSB offices on the Thames Embankment, London. circa 1870. Between 1870 and 1904, the LSB was the single largest educational provider in London and the infrastructure

Masai, Kenya, silhouette
Kenya, Masai warriors in genuine traditional clothes. One carries a spear with the tip protected by a feathered su-su. The other carries a rifle. Silhouette

Le Ciel - Paris Cabaret Nightclub - Adoration of golden pig
Le Ciel - Montmartre, Paris Cabaret Nightclub. The Cabaret du Ciel (Cabaret of Heaven) was an early version of modern theme restaurants

Minnie Everette Kirby - Mistress of William West Durant
Minnie Everette Kirby (1876-1944) - Mistress of William West Durant. Graduated from State Teachers College of Potsdam in 1895. Date: circa 1900s

Contemplation of the female form Date: circa 1910s

WW1 - Return of the body of Heroine Nurse Edith Cavell into Dover Harbour on the R class destroyer HMS Rowena on 14th May 1919. Date: 1919

Doctor doing a thoracic and abdominal recognition of a patie
History of medicine. Doctor doing a thoracic and abdominal recognition of a patient. Miniature. Anatomy treaty. 14th century

Julia Pastrana from Mexico, hairy woman
Julia Pastrana, from Mexico, a hairy woman who married a showman, Theodor Lent, but died in childbirth at Moscow (the child also died)

14 HP Renault veteran car with convertible body, early 1900s

Pompeii body casts in Museum, Victorian period

1934 Engineering Staff At Burnley Tramways About
1934, Engineering, staff, at, Burnley, Tramways, about, to, lift, the, last, tram, body, onto, running, gear, in, 1930s, thirties, Vintage, Lantern, Slide, early, lancashire, maintenance, depot

WW2 - The Body In The Barrage Balloon
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, The Body In The Barrage Balloon, written by Colin Curzon. Date: circa 1942

WW2 - John Brown's Body
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, John Brown's Body, written by Gordon Boshell. The image portrays the title character

Otter Hounds
The Otterhound is a rough-coated hound with an imposing head, originally bred for hunting. It has great strength and a strong body with long striding steps

Entombment sculpture, Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Chaource
Entombment, or Holy Sepulchre, sculptural group, 1515, by the Master of Chaource, made for the sepulchral chapel of Nicolas de Monstier and Jacqueline de Laignes

Saint Francis Borgia (1510-1572). Marquis of Lombay and later 4th Duke of Gandia. This scene depicts Francisco de Borja's renunciation of the world after contemplating the putrefied corpse of

Triptych of the Descent. Descent from the Cross by Matsys
Quentin Matsys (circa 1466-1530). Flemish painter. Triptych of the Descent. Descent from the Cross. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Jacob Milling postcard
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. An exceptional handwritten postcard postmarked 11pm on 9 April 1912 sent by Second Class passenger Jacob Christian Milling (1863?1912)

White Star Line, cut glass First Class vinaigrette bottle and stopper, house flag logo to body and top. 6ins

Fatehpur Sikri, India, where Sepoy mutineers were defeated
Fatehpur Sikri, northern India, where Sepoy mutineers were defeated during the Indian Mutiny, 28 October 1857 Date: 1857

Frank Bell Body Builder from Darlington and friends
Frank Bell of Darlington UK. Frank was a finalist in the 1937 Mr.Britain at the age of 20. He was a Mr. North Britain finalist in 1940 and subsequently became the 2nd Superman of Great Britain

In The Bath
A portrait illustration of an older man, whose body is fully engulfed in his bath water, leaving just his head rising above the surface. Date: circa 1901

Indignities shown to the corpse of William the Conqueror - on his death in France, his body was stripped of clothing and jewellery. Date: 1087

Edith and the monks searching for body of King Harold
Edith and the monks searching for the body of her father, King Harold, after the Battle of Hastings. Date: 1066

Dead body, Naga Tribe of India and Myanmar
Dead Body of one of the Naga Tribe of north-eastern India and north-western Myanmar Date: 1853

Africa. European exploration of the Congo?
History of Africa. 19th century.... Mad with joy, Albert straddles the animal's body. He was one of the Danish crew of the whaler Albion who, together with the Scots

Looking At The Sea
A portrait oil painting of a young woman, relaxing on a rock, looking out towards the sea, half of her body is lit, casting an atmospheric shadow on her left. Date: circa 1921

The Mind, The Body, The Soul, Blessing The Fishes
A watercolour painting showing some spiritual depictions of the mind, body and soul blessing the fishes in a river. Date: circa 1918

The Snake
A colourful book illustration of a petrified looking man, being consistricted by a huge, green snake that is coiled around his body. Date: circa 1917

Hamlet Scene
A painting depicting a scene from Mr. Martin Harvey's production of the Shakespeare play, Hamlet, where a procession of white cloaked people are bearing the coffin

Travelling Man
A portrait painting of a seated foreign traveller, wearing a white headscarf and carrying a large assortment of bags and cases strapped around his body. Date: circa 1914

Titanic postcard from passenger and victim Alfonzo Meo
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - postcard written by Third-Class passenger and victim Alfonzo Meo-Martino from Queenstown, Ireland, on 11 April 1912

White Star Line, RMS Titanic - Charles Crumplin letter
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - First Class Bedroom Steward and victim Charles Crumplin, handwritten letter on Titanic stationery with White Star Line watermark, undated but written from Queenstown

White Star Line, Titanic lettercard written on board
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - Second Class passenger and victim Henry James Beauchamp, rare Titanic lettercard written on board and posted with original one penny stamp

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