Disguised Collection (page 2)

PHILEMON & BAUCIS PHILEMON & BAUCIS
Poor cottagers Philemon and Baucis (husband and wife) entertained the (disguised) travellers Mercury and Jupiter so well that their cottage was transformed into a palace. Date: circa 780 BC

HUNTING / BUFFALO
Native American Sioux, disguised as wolves, stalking a buffalo herd Date: circa 1830

Bonnie Prince Charlies escapes 1746
Prince Charles Edward escapes from Long Island disguised as the servant-girl Betty Date: 1746

Dogs as Riffians during Melillan Campaign
During the Mellilan campaign in Morocco where Spanish troops fought against local Riffian forces, the Riffians dressed up dogs in turbans and burnous

Suffragette Constance Lytton Jane Wharton. Lady Constance Lytton who disguised herself as Jane Wharton a seamstress, to expose class differences in the treatment of suffragette prisoners

Cat-Moo-Flage by William Heath Robinson
An intelligent use of camouflage for exposed positions in the metropolitan area. A not entirely practical solution for foiling enemy raiders during the First World War. Date: 1918

The Merchant of Venice - title page - Shylock and the disguised Portia in court. 1862

Odysseus returns home. Roman Fresco
Odysseus disguised as a beggar returns home. Episode of the Odyssey. Roman Fresco. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy

Johannes Hadlaub, Swiss poet. Codex Manesse (ca. 1300)
Johannes Hadlaub, Swiss poet. Below: the poet disguised as a pilgrim after a woman who is entering the church. Top: the lady consoles the poet who is unwell

Ulrich von Liechtenstein (12001278) on a trip. Codex Manes
Ulrich von Liechtenstein (12001278), medieval nobleman, knight, politician, and minnesanger. Ulrich on a trip. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 237r

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

Portia by Henry Woods
The character of Portia disguised as a lawyer from The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare by Henry Woods (1846-1921), part of a series of Shakespearean heroines

Luther at the Wartburg
Disguised as Junker Georg, bearded and without a tonsure, he hides from the Church and starts to translate the Bible into German

Scene from Molieres play, Amphitryon, first performed in 1668. It was based on a Latin comedy by Plautus. In it, Amphitryon goes off to war, leaving his wife Alcmene at home

Suffragette Jessie Kennedy as a telegraph boy
Miss Jessie Kennedy, a suffragette, as a telegraph boy, in the dress in which she sought to gain admission to the Albert Hall to disrupt a Liberal party meeting at which Asquith was speaking

Viola, in Shakespeares comedy Twelfth Night
Viola (disguised as the page Cesario), in Shakespeares comedy Twelfth Night, Act 2, Scene 4. 19th century

Shakespeare - Cymbeline - Imogen: Oh! - no answer? then I ll enter. circa 1830

Measure for Measure - title page - Duke Vincentio disguised as Friar Lodowick. 1862

American War of Independence (1775-1783). Boston Tea Party. December 16, 1773. Revolution of the American colonists against taxes imposed by the British Parliament on tea

Aert de Gelder (1645-1727). Vertumnus and Pomona. Oil on can
Aert de Gelder (1645-1727). Dutch painter. Vertumnus and Pomona. Oil on canvas. The god Vertumnus, disguised as an old woman approaches Pomona and lauds the virtues of love and of himself

Antonio Perez evasion from prison the evening April 19, 1590
Antonio Perez (1540-1611). Spanish politician. He participated in the murder of Escobedo (1578) implying Philip II in the act. He was sentenced to two years in prison

Auguste Biard, Artist
AUGUSTE FRANCOIS BIARD French painter of landscapes and wildlife - he once disguised himself as a polar bear to approach his subject more closely. Date: 1800 - 1882

British Troops Disguised
The British are portrayed by the Germans as disguising troops as medical staff at Gallipoli during World War One Date: 1916

Verdi / Ernani / Photo
Donna Elvira is about to be wed to the aged Silva, though she loves Hernani, a bandit chief though really, of course, a nobleman disguised who... well, you can imagine Date: first performed 1844

Marco Polo / Disguise
Marco Polo travels through the jungle disguised as a native. Date: circa 1270-80

Napoleon III escaping from life imprisonment
Napoleon III, disguised as a labourer, escapes from the Chateau de Ham, where he had been condemned to life imprisonment in 1840. The escape was successful -- two days later he turned up in London

Cartoon, Lorinne, or hidden love, WW1
Cartoon, Lorinne, or hidden love. A pretty young woman has been able to visit her soldier completely unnoticed, thanks to her disguise as a fruit seller! Date: 1916

Twelfth Night, Act II Scene ii, by William Heath Robinson
Scene from the Shakespeare comedy, Twelfth Night, Act II Scene ii, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Showing Viola disguised as the page Cesario

WW1 - German attack under the cover of the white flag
WW1 - A scene during the fighting at St. Julien on the Western Front. As reported by the 90th Winnipeg Rifles, the Germans dressed in the uniforms of the dead Canadian Scottish troops

Beechams Pills camouflage themed advertisement
There is no camouflage about Beechams Pills. Advertisement based on the topical interest in camouflage which had been pioneered during the First World War to great effect such as in the case of

All That Was Taxed was His Ingenuity by Heath Robinson, WW1
An intelligent young pup disguised as a parakeet to avoid the increased licence duty - raised on pet dogs in Britain in 1917. 1917

Jessie Kenney Disguised as Telegraph Boy. Jessie Kenney (1887-1985) disguised herself as a Telegraph boy in order to infiltrate the Albert Hall meeting at which Asquith was speaking

A Clever Ruse by Heath Robinson
Two cunning German officers bamboozle a British sentry by disguising themselves as humble farming folk, while their cannon is a very convincing bull. Date: 1915

Bomb launching installations in France by G. H. Davis
Homes of the flying bombs: the layout of launching installations in northern France during the Second World War. They are sometimes camouflaged among woods, or disguised as small villages. Date: 1944

Giants in hiding 1916
Heavily camouflaged British gun emplacement. The guns were disguised to hide them from scouting enemy aircraft. Date: 1916

Three runaway schoolboys enlisted by an old salt sea captain
Three runaway schoolboys in nautical disguise enlisted by an old salt sea captain. Date: 1898

Three schoolboys run away from school in nautical disguise
Three errant schoolboys run away from school and disguise themselves as little sailors Date: 1898

Russo-Japanese War - Howitzers disguised by Wooden Screens
Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Howitzers disguised by Wooden Camouflaged Screens. Date: 1905

Burglar in disguise - not the most convincing transformation
Extract from an interview with a celebrated burglar - " The Old style of Crib Crackers is all done away with now-a-days

Alfred in the Danish camp
King Alfred the Great disguises himself as a minstrel in order to discover the plans of the Danish leader Guthrum. This he does and is successful at the Battle of Edington which followed. Date: 878

Alfred before the Danish General
Disguised as a minstrel, King Alfred the Great stands before the Danish leader Guthrum. Date: 878

King Alfred disguised in Danish camp
King Alfred the Great disguises himself as a minstrel and goes undercover at the Danish camp of Guthrum, leader of the Danes in order to find out their plans

Leaf Insect
A Leaf Insect (Pulchriphyllum Gelonus), virtually disguised against the foliage. Date: 1950s

Princess / Swineherd Kiss
The prince (disguised as a swineherd) tricks the princess into kissing him. Date: 1932

Charles Stuart / Disguised
CHARLES STUART THE YOUNG PRETENDER Bonnie Prince Charlie disguised as a woman in 1746 Date: 1720 - 1788

12th Night / Viola / Rackham
Viola - disguised as a youth - is threatened with a duel... Date: first performed 1601/2

Luther in Disguise
MARTIN LUTHER After being proscribed by the Diet of Worms, he has to go into hiding, protected by the Elector of Saxony : he is disguised as Junker George Date: 1483 - 1546

Olive Malvery as street singer
In the early 1900s, Olive Malvery, an established singer and reciter of verse, became known for her investigative reports of Londons poor, especially women

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