Histological Diagram of a Mammalian RetinaRAMON Y CAJAL, Santiago (1852-1934). Spanish doctor and histologist, Nobel Prize in 1906. Histological diagram of a mammalian retina. Original drawing by Ramon y Cajal
Yardley advertisement, 1962Advertisement for the Lavender range of fragrances and bathroom products by Yardley, featuring an illustration of a pensive woman with large doe eyes. Date: 1962
Madame Helena BlavatskyUndated cutting of head and shoulders photograph of Madame Helena Blavatsky - founder of Theosophy and the Theosophical Society. HPG/1/13/1 (ii)
John Martyn in concert, St Ives, CornwallJohn Martyn (1948-2009), singer, songwriter and guitarist, in concert at the St Ives September Festival, Cornwall. Date: 1980
Lovecraft / Aliens / 1936THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME (H P Lovecraft) - Peaslee encounters the Great Race
Kitten in a Maltesers cardboard boxA sweet little black and white kitten pokes its head out from a Mars Maltesers cardboard box
Coat & Fox Terrier 1927Wrap over coat in a small checked fabric with cuff detail, hip pockets, long fur roll collar & fur lining worn with court shoes & a cloche hat pulled over the eyes
Japan - Geisha - See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evilJapan - Three Geisha girls - miming the phrase See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil. Date: circa 1904
Bonzos Latest: This Weeks StuddyFamous dog, just after he had finally been christened with the name Bonzo. He appears with a swollen eye after fighting with a wasp
Mary Tudor / EgletonMARY TUDOR Catholic Queen of England, in a somewhat idealised, Victorian depiction
Tatler front cover, May 1962Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing typical 1960s makeup. The lipstick is Cardinal by Lancome and the dramatic eyes use spangled Pailettes D Or and turquoise eyeshadow by Perle Dore
Studdy - Three newborn puppies slowly open their eyes" Alas My Brothers! Tis a queer world to look upon." Three newborn puppies slowly open their eyes for the first time
Louis Braille / ThiriatLOUIS BRAILLE French inventor of system of raised-point writing for the blind
Princess and the PeaI have scarcely closed my eyes all night, complains the princess, proving that she is a REAL princess, so sensitive that single a pea beneath her mattress keeps her awake
Medical / Anatomy / EyesMedical/Anatomy/Eyes
Tarantula spider - close-up of face (Trochosa singoriensis). South Tuva, Russia
Tarantula spider - face (Trochosa singoriensis). South Tuva, Russia
Eye of Horus. False door of Senenmut. EgyptFalse door of Senenmut, architect and official government. Detail of the Eye of Horus. Sandstone. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. 1480-1460 BC. West Thebes. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Jugend front cover, naked woman with dragonFront cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting a naked woman with a large red dragon. Date: 1898
Music cover, On the Good Ship Lollipop, Shirley TempleMusic cover, On the Good Ship Lollipop, words and music by Sidney Clare and Richard A Whiting, as sung by Shirley Temple in the film Bright Eyes. 1934
Lesbian Sisters 1905Two lesbian sisters gaze into each others eyes. Date: 1905
WWI - Wounded soldier in the arms of his nurseWWI - Wounded soldier (who has lost his arm) in the arms of his nurse - Comrades in Arms. Date: circa 1917
The Seated Scribe. 28th-23rd c. BC. It belongs to the 4th or 5th dynasty. Painted limestone, glass rock eyes inset into copper. It was found in the Old Kingdom burial ground at Sakkara. Egyptian art
A Suggestion to Wembley: why Not an All-Bonzo Pageant?This illustration shows an idea for The British Empire Exhibition that was held at Wembley in 1924. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) was the creator of Bonzo
Scene from Shakespeares Midsummer Nights DreamA scene from Shakespeares comedy, A Midsummer Nights Dream (Act II, Scene ii), in which Puck drops a love potion into the sleeping Titanias eyes
Advert in Harness Eye Battery 1886Harness Eye Battery promises to cure weak eyes and restore failing sight. Date: 1886
Music cover, In the Quartermasters Stores (My Eyes are Dim I Cannot See), words and music adapted by Box, Cox and Bert Read. 1940
Hard lines on the hard court by George StuddyHard lines on the hard court -- the Bonzolines dig in their search for the ball, which Bonzo is holding in his mouth. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo
Le Devoir de Tuer by Rene Berton (born in 1872 and died in 1934). Rene Berton was a French physician, known for his plays. Le Devoir de Tuer translated is The Duty to KIll
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Jack and Jill, showing Jill the cat in the window, watching the rest of the family drive off without her. Date: 1914
Bonzo palms the pill by George StuddyBonzo palms the pill -- he is given a pill, but only pretends to take it. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo
Christmas card in the shape of a lobster. Date: circa 1890s
The croupiers who showed signs of emotion 1927Croupiers starts to sweat after giving all the casinos money to a lucky winner, who is disappearing under a pile of cash in front of him
Moroccan Man with a piercing gazeMoroccan Man (Arab) wearing a white turban and sporting a particularly piercing gaze and very nicely trimmed goatee beard. Date: circa 1909
Breakfast by Muriel DawsonA jolly little girl with brown hair and eyes sips from a mug decorated with a painting of a cockerel
Raymond Sheppard (self-portrait)Raymond Sheppard - self-portrait in oil
MUSSOLINI / POSTCARDBENITO MUSSOLINI at the time he became Prime Minister of Italy Date: 1883 - 1945
The Sketch debutante number front cover 1956Front cover of The Sketch magazines debutante number, featuring the face of a woman wearing pink gloves, hiding partially behind a small posy of violets
Children Drinking C1840Two young children share a jug of gin outside a tavern. Are they beginning a life of intemperate misery, foulness and degradation in the eyes of God?
Gerda Maurus - Austrian film actressGerda Maurus (1903-1968) - Austrian actress Date: early 1930s
Woman and Turkish FlagsA veiled oriental beauty with pretty eyes set in a frame beneath two Turkish flags - patriotic postcard
1960S EYESA womans eyes with typical Sixties make-up
Carl Nielsen / Klods-HansCARL AUGUST NIELSEN Danish composer: a satirical view
Tommy, as Seen by FrenchCaricature of a Tommy, as seen by the French
Little Brown Owl / BoyleTHE LITTLE BROWN OWL sits up in the tree, and if you look well his big eyes you may see !
Hyena (Bewick)canis hyaena THE STRIPED HYENA Its eyes are remarkably wild, sullen and ferocious
Ted Bear Cop Eyes NurseTeddy Bear policeman eyes nurse - who is carrying another teddy
The Language of Eyes - each expression of the eyes conveying a different feeling, emotion or reaction. Date: circa 1910s