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Mussorgsky / Boris / Liebig5Act Four scene 2 : in the forest of Kromy, the people acclaim the false Dmitri as their Tsar
Mussorgsky / Boris / Liebig3Act One scene 2 : : Grigori the false Dmitri, with Marina, an ambitious schemer who plans to use him so as to become Tsarina
Mussorgsky / Boris / Liebig2Act One scene 2 : : Grigori is recognised as the false Dmitri
Satire on Fashions 1869A satire on the fashions of the day include flashy, tight trousers & fancy broad shouldered jackets. The polonaise, short skirts, panniers & false hair of the ladies are also mocked
A Border WeddingRunning away to Gretna Green for a border wedding - a false alarm when a coach comes by, feared to be the girls father in angry pursuit !
Lady Sits at Easel 1848Grey: corsage with wrap over front, ruched trim on the pocket & false apron. Pink: loose sleeves, corsage up to the throat & 4 horizontal rows of embroidery on the skirt
Cleaning False TeethShe cleans her false teeth
Costume / Photo by MerrickWoman: polonaise with pagoda sleeves, coils of false hair & a tiny hat tilted forwards. Man: light coloured trousers & waistcoat, striped cravat, short jacket with bound edges
Reading with Book on LapA vignette photograph showing a young woman wearing a polonaise with over-skirt divided at the front. Hair: centre parting with large coils of false hair
A Candidate, MolochA political candidate makes a gesture of false sincerity
Emerging from Pool 1960SA happy female swimmer, wearing a one-piece bathing costume in three colours with a false belt & belt loops, walks backwards down the pool steps into the cool water
Martha Hatfield11-year old prophetess of Leighton, Yorkshire, one of many who foretold things, true or false, during the Commonwealth. She is depicted in an ecstatic trance
Extravagant C18 HairIn this contemporary caricature a fashionable young lady, sporting the magnificent new hairstyle, is so transformed that even her own mother does not recognize her
Toilet / Hair / MacaroniA rather shallow-looking and irritating young man, known as a " Macaroni" smirking and supressing a giggle and wearing rather a large wig
French RejoicingWild rejoicings in France when a false rumour circulates that catholic James II has defeated protestant William III at the battle of the Boyne : Jamess flight reveals the truth
Gregory Griggs & WigsGregory Griggs had twenty seven different wigs, he wore them up and and he wore them down, to please the people of London town
Long Wigs of C17 SatireSatire on the long wigs fashionable in the late 17th century, in which the caption suggests that a man wearing such a wig is nothing more than a poodle powdered
The False DmitriDMITRI, known as The False Dmitri, claiming to be the son of Ivan IV : he reigned (well) for a year before being assassinated. Possible identity Yuri Otrepyev
Ballad SingersBallad singers: the man plays the violin and hobbles on his false wooden leg, while the woman sings from the ballad sheets
Marina MniszechMARINA MNISZECH - Polish adventuress who married two false Dmitris (claimants to the Russian throne. After a wildly adventurous life she died in prison
Alarms, Night of 14 JulyDuring the night following the attack on the Bastille, the people expect reprisals from the King : at the Porte Saint- Denis, a false alarm - but the threat is real enough
Costume May 1869Girl: over-skirt with apron front, fringing & bows. Brown polonaise with train & sleeves with volans; white dress with pelerine cape, sash bow & over-skirt raised at the back
Ethiopia / Italian BombersA false alarm of Italian bomber attack panics the citizens of Addis Ababa
Devotees of Xaca in Japan have their faith testedDevotees of Xaca demonstrate their faith by confessing their sins while suspended over an abyss. If they lie, they tip the scales and fall
Rc Satire Trappings 1520False devotion : satire on the trappings of religion which are seen as more important than true religious feeling
