Items matching faces (results page 1)

Portrait of Professer Henry Fawcett, M.P. National Portrait Gallery, The (1888)

Henry Fawcett was a Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party, born in 1833 near Salisbury. He was struck blind in a hunting accident in 1858, and in 1864 was elected Member of Parliament for Brighto [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, faces, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-07-28

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Gable End, Shrewsbury. Art in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods (1908)

The gable-end post is at one end of the roof; this one has a figure, probably female, on the top, standing on a face, with a coiled rope carved beneath that, and a smiling bearded man’s face at the bo [...]

Keywords: gothic architecture, architecture, carving, statuary, faces, beards, greyscale

Places shown: Shrewsbury; Shropshire; England

Added: 2012-06-27

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Claudius Looks On Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Detail of the Portrait of the Roman Emporer Claudius showing just a face looking out to empty space; I made this so it could be used as a computer desktop, wallpaper, or root image.

Keywords: roman emperors, faces, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2013-03-20

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Bust of Cæsar. Bill Nye’s History of England (1900)

Cæsar (Caesar) here has a laurel wreath, a long nose and a rather unhappy face.

Keywords: portraits, cartoons, faces, humour, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-06-10

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Vessels of Wrath: The Incubus The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer (Book II) (1801)

Wood-engravings (or woodcuts perhaps) of the heads of various evil spirits and demons/dæmons/daemons. This one is the Incubus.

Keywords: occult, demons, people, beards, faces, spooky, mythical creatures, religion, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-08-07

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Decorative initial letter “K” from 16th Century Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This capital “K” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and feature [...]

Keywords: letterk, initials, faces, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-11-15

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Decorative initial letter “U” from 16th Century Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This capital letter “U” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It shows a sun, with rays and a face rather li [...]

Keywords: letteru, initials, calligraphy, sun, astrology, faces, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-12-10

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Portrait of Michael Angelo South by East: Notes of Travel in Southern Europe (1877)

“Memorials of Michael Angelo meet one at every turn in Florence. His city is justly proud of him. Mrs. Oliphant speaks of him as “the greatest Florentine master, he who stands alone among the crowd, [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, faces, beards, greyscale

Places shown: Florence; Italy

Added: 2006-03-17

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Lear Fantastically Dressed with Flowers A Record of Fifty Years’ Work (1901)

By Sir John Gilbert, R.A., P.R.W.S., By permission of Messrs. George Routledge & Sons. (That is, the caption said that in 1901 the Brothers Dalziel had permission to use the image) The drawing of King [...]

Keywords: beards, people, faces, spooky, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-01-08

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Panik! Detail: Medusa Jugend [German art maagazine] (1900)

Medusa has snakes for hair and don’t look, Medusa’s gaze will turn you to stone!

This is a detail from Panik! Panik!M painted orange.

Keywords: mythical creatures, medusa, colour, snakes, faces, horror, spooky

Places shown: none

Added: 2013-04-16

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Maria, detail - faces - two people in love A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1885)

Actually he is in love with her, but I am not sure she shared the feelings. This is a detail from the Maria photogravure, sized for wide-screen computer desktops.

Keywords: people, romance, faces, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-02-07

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2154.—Francis Moore, 1657. (From an anonymous Print published at that date) Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“But Lilly’s popularity with the million chiefly originated in his almanac, which he began to publish in 1644, under the title of ‘Merlinus Anglicus, Junior.’ This obtained an amazing circulation, and [...]

Keywords: people, faces, portraits, astrology, occult, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-05-19

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