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Tutankhamen influenced jewellery, 1920sEgyptian trinkets from 1500 to 3000 years old adapted as modern jewellery: brooches, pendants, earrings and hat pins set wtih real antiques and a tutankhamen replica. All by Cartier
Ballet / Firebird 1914An elaborately dressed woman with a firebird on her hand: a design influenced by the recent Diaghilev ballet, with music by Stravinsky
Martin HeideggerMARTIN HEIDEGGER German philosopher who influenced Sartre and the Existentialists
Mary Henniker-Heaton in fancy dress as EgyptMary Henniker-Heaton, debutante daughter of Sir John and Lady Henniker-Heaton, photographed in a fancy dress costume that won her first prize at one of the Monte Carlo fancy dress balls
Pierre Balmain with one of his designs, 1948Photograph showing Pierre Balmain presenting a pink and white petticoat, with gueppieres that helped to achieve a 48 centimetre waist, 1948
Kaspar SchwenkfeldKASPAR SCHWENKFELD German Silesian Nobleman and Christian reformer who influenced Puritanism in England
Sisters Earle music hall duettists and dancersThe Sisters Earle (Florrie and Harriet Warsaw) music hall duettists and simultaneous dancers. In Australia 1901 and moved to England by 1911
Portrait D'Albert GuillaumeA portrait sketch of French painter and caricaturist, Albert Guillaume, 1873-1942. He is seen here, at work on a living room table, wearing a dressing gown
Arthur Ambrose McEvoy Self PortraitA self portrait painting of English artist, Arthur Ambrose McEvoy, 1878-1927, whose work style was influenced by James McNeill Whistler
Miss Alice Greaves (Tinnie)A portrait painting of Alice Fay Greaves, also named Tinnie, who was the little sister of the artist, Walter Greaves, whose work was largely influenced by Whistler. Date: circa 1919
Gisbert Combaz - WavesGisbert CombazaA1869-1941 Belgium. His graphic style was clearly Art Nouveau. Combaz was also a scholar of Far Eastern art, and this no doubt influenced the bold outlines, stylized patterning
Gisbert Combaz - Rough SeaGisbert CombazaA1869-1941 Belgium. His graphic style was clearly Art Nouveau. Combaz was also a scholar of Far Eastern art, and this no doubt influenced the bold outlines, stylized patterning
The Tutankhamen Touch - fashion inspired by Ancient EgyptPage from The Sketch reporting on patterned outfits inspired by Tutankhamen, whose tomb was discovered the previous year. Date: 1923
War and the Mode - Russian influenced fashions during WW1Two outfits inspired by the Russian Allies during World War One. On the left, a blue serge is employed for the dress with trims in narrow black braid and astrachan
Costume: Lunardi HatMasculine influenced double- breasted jacket with large lapels; large gauze & wire framed hat (balloon or Lunardi hat); simple white muslin dress with sash... Date: 1787 - 1792
Dutch-colonial-influenced Mosque, Surabaya, Java, IndonesiaDutch-colonial-influenced Mosque at Surabaya, Java, Indonesia - capital of the province of Jawa Timur. Date: circa 1910s
Scottish inspired fashion, 1915A new spring fashionable fancy in tartan, the result, The Tatler decides, probably of the popularity of the Scottish soldiers in Paris. Date: 1915
A Scotch Military Suit - fashion for women, 1915A Scottish military style suit of navy blue suiting and blue and white plaid, suggested in The Tatler in February 1915. Date: 1915
Tailored suit of military persuasion, 1915A smart tailored suit for women during the First World War, with clear military influences, particularly the frogging on the bodice of the jacket. Date: 1915
Changes in fashion between 1914 and 1915 by FishOh! what a change is there; The tango nut wears a martial air, And Eve is dressed a la militaire. A cartoon charting the rapid change in fashion after the start of World War I
Aeroplanes and warship construction by G. H. DavisAircraft and sea warfare: the influence of aeroplanes on warship construction and naval strategy during the Second World War
Saint Michael the Archangel. 17th c. PERU. Arequipa
Villa at Kifissia, Greece - one of the most expensive suburbs of northern Athens. It became the fashion for wealthy Athenian families to build summer houses in Kifissia
1920s jewellery design1920s costume jewellery design, taking its inspiration from different subjects such as nature and religion. 1924
Japanese Tea and SakiJapanese tea ceremony (Sado); a custom strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism, in which the many rituals must be learned by heart Date: circa 1860
Driecer & Co. New YorkBuilding, Driecer & Co. (Jewellers) 560 Fifth Ave. Interior of an ornate, French-influenced room at Driecer & Co Jewellers 560 5th Avenue store; jewelry cases visible
A Tatler fashion for July by Gordon ConwayRiviera-influenced fashion illustration by Gordon Conway depicting a pyjama suit with a large floppy hat for wearing on the beach
A War DictionaryA number of new war-influenced expressions in one cartoon including the strafe (punish) and blighty (Britain), during First World War
A Snapper-up of Unconsidered Trifles by William Heath RobinsDetailed colour illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1910) for the Midsummer number of the Graphic showing an elf, or possibly goblin in a fantastical country setting
Rusticus, StoicJUNIUS ARULENUS RUSTICUS Roman Stoic statesman and philosopher whose teachings influenced Marcus Aurelius
Pantagruel & GargantuaGargantua & his son Pantagruel are influenced by the fruits of the vine from an early age... Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans
Evening Dress / VionnetChinese influenced black dress by Madeleine Vionnet: slash neck, sleeveless with box- pleated or gored skirt & embroidered dragon motif on the bodice
Thoughtforms - 37, 3937 - Sympathy and Love for all 39 - as Above, but Influenced by Oriental Thought