Disguised Collection (page 3)

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

Olive Malvery serving in a cheap coffee house
In the early 1900s, Olive Malvery, an established singer and reciter of verse, became known for her investigative reports of Londons poor, especially women

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

Frank Gray, Liberal MP
In the late 1920s, former Oxford Liberal MP Frank Gray (1880-1935) disguised himself as a tramp to experience first-hand the life of such individuals

Frank Gray, MP, disguised as a tramp
In the late 1920s, former Oxford Liberal MP Frank Gray (1880-1935) disguised himself as a tramp to experience first-hand the life of such individuals

How to disguise oneself as a boy
If only Willie Clarkson had helped Miss Le Neve. Advice given by Mr Willie Clarkson, the theatrical costumier, on how to disguise a young lady as a young man days after the disguise of Dr Crippen

Disguised pill box
Concrete pill box near Poperinghe camouflaged as a ruined cottage on the Western Front in Belgium during World War I in August 1918

Fairly Tree d
A soldier disguised rather improbably as a tree, scampers gingerly through the mud of the West Front, doing his best to avoid a cluster of enemy shells falling nearby

The Sketch Christmas Number 1955
Front cover design for The Sketch Christmas number, showing a glamorous lady disguised as Father Christmas

Nineteenth Century Peep-Show in London
Painting showing a group of small children looking into a peep-show, disguised as a castle, in the streets of London, early 19th century

Sir Richard Francis Burton disguised as a Pathan, c. 1853
Engraving of Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), the English explorer, linguist and diplomat, disguised as a Pathan, c.1853

Pelopidas Goes to Thebes
The Theban general Pelopidas (in green) and his men, disguised as peasants, set off for Thebes and are successful in freeing the city from the crushing Spartan occupation

Saladin & Leopard Knight
SALAH AD-DIN YUSUF IBN AYYUB Saladin on horseback (l) accompanied by Sir Kenneth, Earl of Huntingdon, Prince Royal of Scotland; incognito as the Knight of the Leopard

Odysseus in Disguise
Odysseus, having returned from his travels, but disguised into an old man to fool his wife Penelopes Suitors, is recognised by old nurse Eurycleia, who washes his feet

Folklore / Hare-Witch
The hare-witch of Berry, central France; sometimes they are thought to be malevolent humans who have disguised themselves

Robin & Maid Marian
Robin finds Maid Marian, disguised as a boy

Mascagni / Marat / Liebig 5
Act three : the Prince, disguised as a revolutionary, with Mariella, who knows his identity and resolves to flee Paris with him

Mascagni / Marat / Liebig 4
Act two : the Prince, disguised as a revolutionary, recognises his mother at the Revolutionary Tribunal

Fidelio - Liebig - 3
FIDELIO Act 2 scene 8 - the wicked Don Pizarro orders Rocco to dig Florestans grave : he is overheard by Leonora, disguised as Fidelio

Fidelio - Liebig - 1
FIDELIO Act 1 scene 4 : Leonora (disguised as a man) in the home of the jailer Rocco, whose daughter Marcellina fancies her/him

12th Night / Viola Duel
Viola, disguised as a youth, finds herself called upon to fight a duel with sir Andrew Aguecheek - very much against her will

12th Night / Viola / Duke
Viola - disguised as a youth - converses with the Duke

Fridthjof & Ingeborg
In order to see Ingeborg, his beloved, Fridthjof visits the court of her husband, King Ring, disguised as a salt miner. Ingeborg recognises him

Wizard of Lincoln
The Wizard of Lincoln, disguised as a blackbird, identifies two servants as robbers for a Lincolnshire farmer

Legend of Semerwater
Where Semerwater in Wenslydale now lies, there was once a proud city until its citizens refused charity to an angel disguised as a begger & were cursed

The Fall of Adam
Satan, disguised as a serpent, suggests to Eve that she and Adam should eat the Forbidden Fruit. They do so, with fearful consequences

Red Riding Hood & Wolf
Little Red Riding Hood enters grandmamas cottage with her basket of goodies to find the wolf disguised as the old woman and propped up on pillows in bed

Indian Mutiny
Sgt.Hartigan of the 9th Lancers, unarmed, attacks four murderous rebels disguised as itinerant musicians. He was awarded the Victoria Cross

Catlin / Sioux as Wolves
Sioux stalk buffalo disguised as wolves by wearing their skins on their backs

Scene from Shakespeares Henry VI Part I, in which Joan of Arc (Joan la Pucelle) at Chinon correctly identifies the Dauphin (the future Charles VII), who has disguised himself as one of his courtiers

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