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Leon Battista AlbertiLEON BATTISTA Italian mathematician, architect, painter and writer. Date: 1404 - 1472
Phoenician art. Cyprus. Bust of a bearded man. 6th century BC. Archaic Period. Limestone. It comes from Golgoi (Cyprus). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States
Snake skeleton by Albertus SebaTab 107 illustrating a section of snake skeleton from Thesaurus, by Albertus Seba
A naturalist being mobbed by Pteroglossus beauharnaesii, curIllustration from Henry Walter Bates The Naturalist on the Amazons (1884)
Snakes by Albertus SebaTab 106, an illustration of a pair of snakes from Thesaurus, by Albertus Seba
Varese Shoes 1928A smiling young lady with a kiss curl on her forehead holds aloft a dainty pair of court style shoes with an ankle strap
Hybrid pink curled spoon chrysanthemumHybrid pink spoon chrysanthemum with curled petals, Chrysanthemum indicum
Fashionable women in curly bob cuts and fur coats, 1926Fashionable women in curly short bob haircuts and luxurious fur coats. Woman in evening wrap of chinchilla with blue fox collar 11, woman in ermine coat with tails and cape sleeves 12
Fashionable women in bob haircuts and fur coats, 1926Fashionable women in short bob haircuts and luxurious fur coats. Black pony skin coat with lyra cat collar, manteau de poulain noir 21. Moleskin wrap with rabbit collar, cape en taupe 22
Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez playing the piano, 1820-1821Zacarias Gonzalez Velazquez (1763-1834). Spanish painter. Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez playing the piano, 1820-1821. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
Potrait of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780)Maria Theresa (1717-1780). Holy Roman Empress. Portrait by Jozef Pitschmann (1758-1834), after 1800. Oil on canvas. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow
Roman head of God Serapis, 2nd century AD. Marble. From Cerro de San Albin (Merida, Extremadura, Spain). National Museum of Roman Art. Merida, Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain. Date: 2014
Walnut circular table from a furniture showroom catalogue. Available with Curl cut and Burr cut as number 693 and number 697, respectively. Date: 1940s
A page of adverts from - February 1954Three fashion adverts for women's permanent hair styles at Vasco's Hair Bubbles, tailored lingerie at and Supalese early spring tailored suits at Swan & Edgar. Date: 1954
Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Women Curlers 1907The last treatment was having its locks curled. Using a blunt knife the women workers curl the plumes some reaching the length of about ten feet
BRUNNHILDE'S DEATHBEDThe devouring flames curl round the body of Brunnhilde as she lies on her funeral pyre, driven to death by despair at the death of her lover, Siegfried
Woman in hairstyle with large curls under a straw hat, 1783Woman in hairstyle with large curls under a straw hat. Coeffure a grosse Boucles avec un Chapeau de paille
Woman in a Lyonnaise bonnet seen from the front, 1783. Bonnet a la Lionnaise vu de face
Advert for Eugene permanent wavy hair 1937Ordinary waves can look so ordinary! Date: 1937
Deanna Durbin, Canadian singer and actress. circa 1940
Advert for International Hair Co. 1910Latest transformation in wiglets for women. Date: 1910
40S AUSSIE BEACH BABEA skirtless bathing costume composed of a transparent blue lace or net lined with a flesh-coloured jersey. Lightweight, its guaranteed not to hamper the swimmer. Date: 1940
An-26 at FairfordAntonov An-26 ?209 (2209)? from the Szolnok Air Transport Regt of the Hungarian Air Force, (Nato reporting name Curl), at the 1993 Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 21 to 27 July 1993
Girl sporting a heart-shaped kiss curlPretty portrait photograph of a girl sporting a heart-shaped kiss curl Date: circa 1910s
Head of Ares, god of war. Roman sculpture after an original of 330 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany
Phoenician art. Cyprus. Bearded man with votive offerings. Ca. 475-450 BC. Classical Period. Limestone. Comes from Golgoi (Cyprus). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States
Hairstyles of 1938Womens hairstyles to fit their hats for 1938. This was the newest style " up-hair, with upward movement effect with sculptured curls instead of an uncompromising swoop. Date: 1938
Tolypeutes tricinctus, Brazilian three-banded armadilloSpecimen from The Natural History Museum, London
Pteroglossus beauharnaesii, curl-crested aracari
1940s hairstyle suitable for very long hairDuring the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses. This style is suitable for very long hair. Date: 1940s
Compact pageboy bob hairstyle 1940sDuring the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses
Jo, the Beautiful Irish Girl, 1866, by Gustave CourbetGustave Courbet (1819-1877). French painter. Jo, the Beautiful Irish Girl, 1866. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1867-1876). Colored engravingMaria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1867-1876). Queen of Spain. First wife of King Amadeo I of Spain. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1870. Colored
Slab with relief of a male winged sphinx. 358-338 BC. PersepSlab with relief of a male winged sphinx wearing divine horned head-dress. 358-338 BC
Lucius Verus (130-169 AD). Roman co-emperor. Bust. Marble. From Rome. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Colossal statue of a bearded man with laurel wreath. 500-480Colossal statue of a bearded man with laurel wreath. Probably a priest. Limestone. Sculpted in Cyprus between 500-480 BC. From the Sanctuary of Apollo at Idalion. British Museum. London. England
Greek Art. Kore. VI century B. CGREEK ART. VI B.C. GREECE. KORE in pentelic marble. Dated in 520 b.C. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece
Womens hairstyles 1886The latest coiffures for women. 1886
Design with acanthus leaves. Charcoal on detail paper. Silver Studio. circa 1895
Snake by Albertus SebaTab 54, depicting a snake from Thesaurus, by Albertus Seba
Snake illustration by Albertus SebaTab 81, a snake illustration from Thesaurus Vol 2, by Albertus Seba
Cascade hairstyle 1940sDuring the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses. This hairstyle would suit evening wear, with its elegance
1940s hairstyles
Pompadour hairstyle 1940sDuring the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses. Pompadour hairstyle easily adopted for evening wear. Date: 1940s
Shingle hairstyle 1940sShingle updo combines elegance and practicability. Note the side and back view details, showing how the back hair is taken across horizontally. Date: 1930s
Highway of fashion 1933A model with the latest fashion hairstyles, hair cuts by M. Vasco. 1933
Advert for International Hair Co. 1912Latest transformation in wiglets for women. 1912
Relief depicting an angel. St Mary Street. Gdansk. Poland
Portrait of Isabella de Medici (1542-1576) by AgnoloIsabella de Medici (1542-1576). Daughter of Cosimo I de Medici. Portrait by Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572). National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Advert for Noirat, hairpieces 1910Advert for Noirat, pre-made fashionable wiglets for evening dress, an exhibition in Brussels, Noirat, won a prize for its hairpieces. 1910
The Curl, Donegal; verso, Cart at Buxton (1866). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1866
Basin, marble. Montfort. Roman period, 1st century CE. DetaiBasin, marble. Montfort. Roman period, 1st century CE. This imperial Roman vessel was found in a Crusaders fortress and use of the baptismal fount or a receptacle for holy water. Detail. Head
WW2 Comic Postcard - Short WaveWW2 - Comic Postcard - Short Wave
Womens hairstylesA young woman in profile with an elaborately curled hairstyle. Date: 1970
Clotilde Cerda (1852-1926). Engraving. ColoredClotilde Cerda (1852-1926). Spanish concert harpist, with the pseudonym of Esmeralda Cervantes. Engraving at The Illustration, 1884. Colored
Antoine Barnave (1761-1793). Engraving. ColoredAntoine Barnave (1761-1793). French politician. Engraving in The History of France, 1881. Colored
Bust of Metrodorus of Lampsacus the Younger (331-277 BC)Metrodorus of Lampsacus the Younger (331-277 BC). Greek philosopher of the Epicurean school. Bust. Roman copy. Glytothek. Munich. Germany
Head of Hermes Propylaios. Roman copy from an greek originalHermes Propylaios. Head of Hermes, found on the steps of the Acropolis of Athens. Roman copy of a Greek original of Alkamenes (active 440-400 BC). Glyptothek. Munich. Germany
Votive bust of a woman. Terracotta. 300-200 BC. Etruscan artVotive bust of a woman. Terracotta. 300-200 BC. Sculpted in Cerveteri. Etruscan art. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Head from a statue of a warrior with conical helmet. 625-600Head from a statue of a warrior with conical helmet. Terracotta. 625-600 BC. Neo-Cypriot style. From the Sanctuary of Apollo, Phrangissa, Tamassos. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Late 1930S HairdoAn immaculately styled coiffure. The sides of the hair are drawn back from the face, the top is coiled into a large wave curl with the length tightly coiled. Date: late 1930s
Advert for International Hair Co. 1913Latest transformation in wiglets for women. 1913
Advert for Eugene permanant hair 1938The secret of beautiful dressing is largely hair dressing! 1938
Advert for Eugene permanent wavy hair 1937A beautiful wave discovers new beauty in you ! 1937
Hair Curling ClipsA girl having rather painful looking clips put into her hair, presumably to make it curl into the kind of curly hairstyle made popular by child star Shirley Temple. Date: 1930s
Advert for Pierre et Albert Jenin womens hair 1910French advert for the latest hairstlyes with curls. Date: 1910
Advert for Eugene waves and curls 1936Fashion favours fascinating Eugene waves and Curls.... 1936
Gracie Fields, English singer and actressGracie Fields (1898-1979), English singer and actress. Date: circa 1930s
Advert for Eugene permanant hair waves & curls 1937To give you natural, graceful waves and curls which readily lend themselves to a perfect setting in any of the new hair styles. 1937
Tailors dummy, head and shouldersA tailors dummy, head and shoulders, with wavy blonde hair and long eyelashes
Advert for Eugene permanant hair waves & curls 1938Eugene waves are essential to the smart set Enchanting little curls and natural waves imparted by the Eugene. 1938
Curling Hair ExtensionsGirls wetting lengths of hair to curl them into hair extensions or to made into wigs. Date: early 1930s
Tatler photoshoot -- still life of jewellery. 1959
Indian Watchman (Choakee-dar or Chow Kidar). Date: 1828
Lizard embryoModel of a lizard embryo
A Natural History of JamaicaTab 274 from A Natural History of Jamaica (1725) by Sir Hans Sloane
Morelia spilota, diamond pythonWatercolour 40 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)
Bungarus fasciatus, banded krait (top)LS Plate 109 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856
LS Plate 108 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)LS Plate 108 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856
LS Plate 104 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)LS Plate 104, snakes illustration from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856
LS Plate 107 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)LS Plate 107 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856
LS Plate 110 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)LS Plate 110 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856
LS Plate 106 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)LS Plate 106 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856
Reptilia (class), snakeWatercolour 57 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)