Figure Collection (page 17)

Slightly Louche Girl in a Studio portrait pose in rather unusual boyish attire. Date: circa 1908

Vase
Porcelain vase and cover with Imari-style underglaze blue and red floral and foliate decoration and overglaze gilding, the cover with a finial in the shape of a Chinese figure

Beer jug
Salt-glazed stoneware beer jug with an applied, moulded frieze of the Peasants Wedding, a scene with figures feasting, dancing and playing music, made in Raeren, Belgium, c.1580-1600

Jakob Koch (1871 - 1918), German amateur wrestler. Date: 1905

Athena by Johannes Benk, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Athena for the dome of the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna) by Johannes Benk (1844-1914), Austrian Sculptor. Date: circa 1903

Corinne Griffith impersonates speed -The Lilies of the Field
Corinne Griffith (1894-1979), dancer and actress known as the orchid lady of the screen pictured in a scene from the Alexander Korda film, The Lilies of the Field

Advert for Royal Worcester corsets 1909
Figure that speak. Women wearing elegant straight-front corsets also known as the swan-bill. 1909

Changing silhouette of womens fashion between 1812 - 1912
Hundred years of womens fashion, showing the silhouettes of change starting in 1812 Regency era with narrow gown, to Victorian era wider and wider bustle dresses

Daisy, Countess of Warwick at Mrs Adairs Fancy Dress Ball
Frances Evelyn Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick (1861 - 1938), society beauty, and mistress to King Edward VII. Pictured here dressed in costume, as Semiramis

Sri Lanka - Statue of Parakramabahu I (1153-1186), near the Potgul Vehera in Polonnaruwa - the majestic figure with solemn expression is holding a book (or yoke) in his hands

Hishams Palace. 8th century AD. Khirbat al-Mafjar, near Jericho. Was built by Waild Ibn Yazid in 734 AD, during the reign of Caliph Hisham Ibn Abdelmalik (724-743 AD). Stucco dome of the diwan

Hishams Palace. Human figure sculpture. Stucco. Khirbat al
Hishams Palace. 8th century AD. Khirbat al-Mafjar, near Jericho. Was built by Waild Ibn Yazid in 734 AD, during the reign of Caliph Hisham Ibn Abdelmalik (724-743 AD). Human figure sculpture. Stucco

Mrs Bryan Guinness (Diana Mitford) in Mariette crinoline
Mrs Bryan Guinness, formerly Diana Freeman-Mitford (1910 - 2003) and later Diana Mosley. Pictured wearing a copy of the flounced lace crinoline worn by the actress Yvonne Printemps in the musical

Valdivia culture. Ecuador. 3500 BC-1800 BC. Venus statuette
Pre-Columbian art. Valdivia culture. Ecuador. 3500 BC-1800 BC. Venus statuette. 8 x 12, 5 cm. From Ecuador. Private collection

Advert for Gossard underwear 1935
The Gossard line of beauty, modern women demand not only elegance of contour and symmetry of figure, but perfect freedom of movement for daily activities. 1935

Statue of Dionysus, god of wine
GREEK ART. REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. Statue of Dionysus, god of wine. Found during the excavations of Ninfeo of Butrint in 1929. S. II a.C. Ruins of Butrint Museum

Study of a Man in Profile, 1611-1612, by Peter Paul Rubens (
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish painter. Study of a Man in Profile, 1611-1612. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic

Kudurru (stele) of King Marduk-zakir-shumi (852-828 BC). An act of donation to a priest of the temple of Eana of Uruk. Mesopotamia. Limestone. Cuneiforme. Babylon exposore. Louvre. Paris

Standing Buddha. From Sarnath, India. 5th century AD. Gupta period. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Neptune and Triton by Bernini (1598-1680). 1622-23. Baroque
Neptune and Triton by italian artisht Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). 1622-23. Baroque style. Victoria and Albert Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

South metope XXXI. Parthenon marbles depicting part of the b
South metope XXXI from the Parthenon marbles depicting part of the battle between the Centaurs and Lapiths. 5th century BC. Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Greek pottery. Lekythos. Red figure. From Greece. 4th centur
Greek pottery. Lekythos. Decorated with palmette. Red figure. 4th century BC. From Greece. Museum of Perfume. Barcelona. Spain

Granida and Daifilo, 1625, by Gerard van Honthorst (1592-165
Gerard van Honthorst (1592-1656). Dutch painter. Granida and Daifilo, 1625. Detail. Centraal Museum. Utrecht. Netherlands

Temple guardian. Statue. Japan, 14th century
Statue of a Temple Guardian. Wood with traces of painting. 14th century. Japan. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Shiva Nataraja. Bronze. 12th century. India
Shiva Nataraja. 12th century. Bronze, Chola style. Tamil Nadu, India. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Emblem of Ahura Mazda. Atashkadeh Fire Temple. Iran
Atashkadeh Fire Temple. Emblem of Ahura Mazda. Detail. Yazd. Iran

Prophet Ezekiel. Vision. Colored engraving
Ezekiel (622-570 BC). Hebrew prophet. Vision of Ezekiel. Colored engraving

The Delivery of the Keys, 1481-1482. By Pietro Perugino (145
Pietro Perugino (1450-1523). Italian painter. The Delivery of the Keys, 1481-1482. Lateral fresco. Sistine Chapel. Vatican Museums. Vatican City

Moses. 1513-1515. Statue by Michelangelo (1475-1564). Marble
Moses. 1513-1515. Statue by Michelangelo (Michelangelo Buonarroti) (1475-1564). Marble. San Pietro in Vincoli Church. Rome. Italy

Minoan Art. Crete. The younger snake goddess, from the palac
Minoan Art. Island of Crete. The younger snake goddess, from the palace of Knossos. C. 1600 BC. Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Greece

Hernan Wilhelm Bissen (1798-1868). Margaret I of Denmark (1
Hernan Wilhelm Bissen (1798-1868). Danish sculptor. Margaret I of Denmark (1353-1412) (left), Philippa of England (1394-1430) (center) and Dagmar of Bohemia (1186-1212) (right). Sculpture, 1856

Roman sarcophagus of a child decorated with reliefs depictin
Sarcophagus of a child decorated with reliefs depicting the procession of Bacchus, god of wine, and his followers. Marble. 220-250 AD. The lid, with the reclining figure of Silenus, is modern

Statue of a winged lion with human head. Nimrud
Colossal statue of a winged lion with a human face. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Women Laughing by Francisco de Goya
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish romantic painter. Women Laughing. 1820-1823. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Pre-Columbian Art. Maya-Toltec. Head of the god of rain. Dated between eleven to twelve. centuries. It comes from Chichen-Itza (Mexico). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Cusco (Peru). 1576. Civitates Orbis Terrarum
Cusco (Peru). View of the city and its environs in 1576, conquered by the Spanish around 1534. Civitates Orbis Terrarum by G. Brauman and F. Hogenberg

Pre-columbian Art. Olmec culture. Small jade figure depicting a dwarf. It comes from Cerro de las Mesas. Museum of Anthropology in Mexico

Roman Art. Statue of Dionysos leaning on a female figure ( Hope Dionysos ). Marble. Augustan or Julio-Claudian period. 27 B.C.-68 A.C. Roman copy of Greek original

Statue of the goddess Hathor, depicted with cow horns and so
Egyptian Art. Statue of the goddess Hathor, depicted with cow horns and solar disk. Comes from the Temple of Luxor. Luxor Museum. Egypt

Pharaoh Horemheb and god Amun. Egypt
Egyptian Art. Horemheb. Last Pharaoh of 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Ruled from 1323 to 1295 BC. Horemheb and god Amun. Luxor Museum. Egypt

Lucius Verus Augustus. Roman Emperor (161-169). Bust. Olympia Archaeological Museum. Ilia Province. Peloponnese region. Greece

Pyxis decorated. Geometric period. Greece
Greek Art. Geometric perios. Pyxis decorated with geometric motifs and lid topped with figures of horses. Greece. Kerameikos Museum. Athens

THEMIS statue, goddess of justice. Greece. IV century B. C
GREEK ART. GREECE. IV century B.C. THEMIS statue, goddess of justice. Penteli marble. It was sculpted by CHAIRESTRATOS OF RHAMNOUS and was dedicated to Themis by Megakles. Dated around 300 B.C

Grotesque gargoyle with hands in mouth
Grotesque gargoyle with a square head and its hands in its mouth. circa early 19th century

Tom Jenkins (1872 - 1957), American catch wrestler who held the American Heavyweight Championship three times around the turn of the 20th century

Annette Kellerman
Annette Marie Sarah Kellerman (1886 - 1975) - Australian swimmer, film star, and writer. One of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume, causing a minor scandal at the time

WWI Poster, Take up the Sword of Justice
Design by Bernard Partridge (1861-1945), Take Up the Sword of Justice, Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster. One of the most popular, much plagiarised posters of WW1

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