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Background imageFace Collection: WW2 Poster -- be discreet

WW2 Poster -- be discreet
You may be a walking RAF - but don t let everyone know it! Be discreet! Colour lithograph by Sgt Norman Tiger Harrison, Royal Corps of Signals, India

Background imageFace Collection: Female model with bobbed hairstyle

Female model with bobbed hairstyle, wearing a black and white striped top and white stretch trousers in Mary Quant style. circa 1960s

Background imageFace Collection: Public Information Poster - Preventing Idle Talk

Public Information Poster - Preventing Idle Talk
Talk Less - You Never Know A Public Information Poster, highlighting the importance of preventing idle talk which might lead to the divulging of sensitive information pertinent to the war effort to

Background imageFace Collection: Applying concealer makeup on female model

Applying concealer makeup on female model

Background imageFace Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- Jack and Jill, Polly Flinders

Nursery Rhymes -- Jack and Jill, Polly Flinders
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- Jack and Jill falling down the hill. Below -- Little Polly Flinders sitting among the cinders. early 20th century

Background imageFace Collection: Blonde model in green and white bikini

Blonde model in green and white bikini. 1970s

Background imageFace Collection: Woman at Elephant Fayre, St Germans, Cornwall

Woman at Elephant Fayre, St Germans, Cornwall, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and colourful stars stuck on her face. July 1981

Background imageFace Collection: Sketches of a woman by David Wright

Sketches of a woman by David Wright
Pen & ink sketches of an attractive, brunette woman by David Wright, best-known for his pin-up girls. 1950s

Background imageFace Collection: Smiling face balloon

Smiling face balloon
Satirical cartoon showing a smiling human face as a balloon in process of being inflated, implying a madness perhaps caused by the gas entering the brain. 1784

Background imageFace Collection: Little boy shovelling coal, Krakow, Poland

Little boy shovelling coal, Krakow, Poland
A little boy shovelling coal on a street in Krakow, Poland. Date: 1959

Background imageFace Collection: Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka, with colonials approaching in rickshaws. Date: 1920

Background imageFace Collection: Pencil sketch of childrens heads

Pencil sketch of childrens heads. 1920s

Background imageFace Collection: David Wright woman with black net veil

David Wright woman with black net veil
Elegant woman with red hair, wearing a black net veil and a low-cut V-shaped black top. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Background imageFace Collection: Boy drawing a picture at Corsham Art School

Boy drawing a picture at Corsham Art School

Background imageFace Collection: Sketch of a little girl

Sketch of a little girl -- Christine

Background imageFace Collection: Label design for Tsang Ihang perfume

Label design for Tsang Ihang perfume

Background imageFace Collection: Poster design for Marco Polo Tee (Tea)

Poster design for Marco Polo Tee (Tea), imported by Franz Kathreiners Nachfolger, Munich. Depicting a Japanese woman in profile, in traditional costume, with a bowl of tea in front of her. 1926

Background imageFace Collection: Circus clown card by Glevum Games

Circus clown card by Glevum Games
A circus clown card used in a game called Tips Up by Glevum Games. 20th century

Background imageFace Collection: Advertisement for Sweet Peas perfume by Caron

Advertisement for Sweet Peas perfume by Caron, with four bottles of perfume of different sizes. 20th century

Background imageFace Collection: What is your fortune, my pretty maid?

What is your fortune, my pretty maid? My face is my fortune, Sir, she said. 20th century

Background imageFace Collection: Advertisement for Caron face powder

Advertisement for Caron face powder, Peau Fraiche. Can be used without foundation cream. 20th century

Background imageFace Collection: Advertisement for La Gomme shaving products

Advertisement for La Gomme shaving products, featuring a man looking very satisfied by his smooth chin. 20th century

Background imageFace Collection: Box lid design, Tips Up by Glevum Games

Box lid design, Tips Up by Glevum Games
Box lid design for a game called Tips Up by Glevum Games. Depicting a circus clown holding a string of sausages. 20th century

Background imageFace Collection: Woman aged 108, Japan

Woman aged 108, Japan
Woman claiming to be 108 years old, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageFace Collection: Galle Face Hotel, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Galle Face Hotel, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

Background imageFace Collection: Young woman washing, Japan

Young woman washing, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageFace Collection: Two Turkish women

Two Turkish women, one with her face covered. circa 1870

Background imageFace Collection: Chinese man

Chinese man
A Chinese man in traditional costume. circa 1890

Background imageFace Collection: Veiled women, Algeria, North Africa

Veiled women, Algeria, North Africa. circa 1870

Background imageFace Collection: Group of Egyptian women

Group of Egyptian women
Group of three Egyptian women in traditional costume. circa 1870

Background imageFace Collection: Arab courtyard scene, Egypt

Arab courtyard scene, Egypt. circa 1870

Background imageFace Collection: Chinese woman with bound feet

Chinese woman with bound feet. circa 1890

Background imageFace Collection: Turkish women and hookah

Turkish women and hookah
Three Turkish women and a hookah. circa 1870

Background imageFace Collection: Veiled Turkish woman

Veiled Turkish woman. circa 1870

Background imageFace Collection: Veiled woman, Egypt

Veiled woman, Egypt. circa 1870

Background imageFace Collection: Fakirs in India

Fakirs in India
Fakirs (Muslim Sufi ascetics) in India, some with whitened faces. circa 1890s

Background imageFace Collection: Woman on a donkey, Egypt

Woman on a donkey, Egypt. circa 1870

Background imageFace Collection: Algerian women

Algerian women in traditional costume. circa 1870

Background imageFace Collection: Two women with hookah, Egypt

Two women with hookah, Egypt
Two women with a hookah, Egypt. circa 1870

Background imageFace Collection: Die Neue Linie, magazine cover

Die Neue Linie, magazine cover
Magazine cover for Die Neue Linie, a German lifestyle magazine of the 1930s. September 1930

Background imageFace Collection: Cliff face

Cliff face

Background imageFace Collection: Home decor in art deco style

Home decor in art deco style, showing patterned wallpaper, a patterned curtain, a set of books between peasant figure bookends, and an ornament on the wall. circa 1930s

Background imageFace Collection: Scene in Peascod Street, Windsor

Scene in Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire. Two men look straight at the camera, one of them with a cheeky smile on his face. Date: 1962

Background imageFace Collection: Decorated orange fan

Decorated orange fan with a masked face, advertising Moet & Chandon champagne. circa 1930s

Background imageFace Collection: Captain Rostron watch face

Captain Rostron watch face

Background imageFace Collection: White Star Line flag and clock

White Star Line flag and clock
A White Star Line flag mounted on a brass stand, alongside a ships clock with key attached by string. Date: early 20th century

Background imageFace Collection: Art deco fashion 1930

Art deco fashion 1930
Very simple and stylised illustration typical of the art deco period, featuring two women dressed in fashionable clothes and hats. 1930

Background imageFace Collection: Advertisement for California Fruit Exchange

Advertisement for California Fruit Exchange, Blue Anchor products. 20th century

Background imageFace Collection: Advertisement for Billy Smarts Circus

Advertisement for Billy Smarts Circus, showing a clown and a pierrot in profile, smiling at each other. circa 1930s

Background imageFace Collection: Boy in an art class at a Kilburn school

Boy in an art class at a Kilburn school
A boy in an art class at St Johns School, Kilburn, north west London. He has several pots of paint on the floor beside him, and is painting a face on a large sheet of paper

Background imageFace Collection: Abstract geometrical design

Abstract geometrical design in brown, black and white, with a hint of a human face and hand. circa 1930s

Background imageFace Collection: Advertisement for a secret Egyptian beauty treatment

Advertisement for a secret Egyptian beauty treatment known as Kijja, generously made available to French customers. For the removal of wrinkles on the face, neck, arms and hands

Background imageFace Collection: The kiss and its consequences

The kiss and its consequences -- an illustration showing two people kissing, with a babys face at the centre in trompe l oeil effect. circa early 20th century

Background imageFace Collection: Packaging design for Three Flowers Vanishing Cream

Packaging design for Three Flowers Vanishing Cream, an excellent base for face powder, marketed by Richard Hudnut of Paris and New York

Background imageFace Collection: Label design for Lotion Edista by Picard, Paris

Label design for Lotion Edista by Picard, Paris

Background imageFace Collection: Poster advertising war bonds, Germany

Poster advertising war bonds, Germany
Poster advertising the 7th issue of war bonds in Germany during the First World War, with the face of Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg. circa 1917

Background imageFace Collection: Box lid design for Hasan Pudrasi face powder

Box lid design for Hasan Pudrasi face powder
Circular box lid design for Hasan Pudrasi face powder, showing an elegant woman using a powder puff. circa 1930s

Background imageFace Collection: Programme cover for Funny Face, 1928

Programme cover for Funny Face, 1928
Programme cover for Funny Face staded at the Winter Garden Theatre, London, starring Fred and Adele Astaire, 1928 Date: 1928

Background imageFace Collection: A Common Badger (Meles meles)

A Common Badger (Meles meles), emerging from the undergrowth. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Background imageFace Collection: Advertisement for Erasmic Shaving Stick

Advertisement for Erasmic Shaving Stick -- gives a close, clean shave, leaves the skin smooth and soft. Showing a woman in an armchair, reaching up to stroke a mans face. 1921

Background imageFace Collection: Brown Study by David Wright

Brown Study by David Wright
Lovely illustration of a woman with reddish brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a transparent black outfit. Date: 1947

Background imageFace Collection: Tango Festival - London

Tango Festival - London - couple in an intense moment

Background imageFace Collection: Pug dog

Pug dog
A pug dog

Background imageFace Collection: Three kittens playing with a clock

Three kittens playing with a clock

Background imageFace Collection: Ballroom dancer doing her makeup, Blackpool

Ballroom dancer doing her makeup, Blackpool
Behind the scenes - a ballroom dancer doing her makeup in a dressing room. 1997

Background imageFace Collection: Male dancer, Royal Albert Hall, London

Male dancer, Royal Albert Hall, London
Study of a male dancer - waiting for his turn in the next heat at the Royal Albert Hall, London. 2002

Background imageFace Collection: Four people with collie dog

Four people with collie dog
Four people (two men and two women) sitting on steps with a collie dog

Background imageFace Collection: Advertisement for Jean Berte colour printing

Advertisement for Jean Berte colour printing, featuring a womans face in profile, with flowers. circa 1930s

Background imageFace Collection: Poster design, Agent for Robbialac Paints

Poster design, Agent for Robbialac Paints -- buy them where you see this sign. Featuring a cartoon-style woman with a paintbrush, and a tin of paint

Background imageFace Collection: Film ballet Between Two Worlds

Film ballet Between Two Worlds
A scene from the Oxford University Experimental Film Groups film ballet, " Between Two Worlds", made in 1951-2. A blind artist is in love with a girl; an operation restores his sight

Background imageFace Collection: Boy with cricket bat in Addison Place

Boy with cricket bat in Addison Place
A boy with a determined expression on his face wields a cricket bat in Addison Place, North Kensington, London. Date: 1957

Background imageFace Collection: Poster advertising an art exhibition in Denmark

Poster advertising an art exhibition in Denmark -- Kunstnernes Efteraardsudstilling. Date: 1918

Background imageFace Collection: Self-portrait and study of a young girl

Self-portrait and study of a young girl
A study of the head of a young girl and self-portrait (both in pastel) by Raymond Sheppard Date: circa late 1940s

Background imageFace Collection: Changing face of Chelsea, London

Changing face of Chelsea, London
A view of the changing face of Chelsea in the fifties -- small children play cricket on a bomb site, a new block of flats has been built on the right

Background imageFace Collection: Couples dancing at Club Contemporain, Soho

Couples dancing at Club Contemporain, Soho
Couples dancing at the Club Contemporain in Soho, Central London. Date: 1957

Background imageFace Collection: Pencil self-portrait by Raymond Sheppard

Pencil self-portrait by Raymond Sheppard
Raymond Sheppard - self portrait in pencil. Artist Raymond Sheppard (1913 - 1958) studied art at Bolt Court under S.G. Boxsius and in addition to exhibiting work at the R.A

Background imageFace Collection: Old man at Frome market, Somerset

Old man at Frome market, Somerset
An old man at Frome livestock market in Somerset, not looking very happy about the way things are going. Date: 1967

Background imageFace Collection: Three girls in Southam Street, London

Three girls in Southam Street, London
Three young girls sit on the edge of the pavement in Southam Street, North Kensington, London, smiling at the camera. A round face has been chalked in the roadway, with hair but no other features

Background imageFace Collection: Self portrait of Raymond Sheppard in pastel

Self portrait of Raymond Sheppard in pastel
Raymond Sheppard - self portrait in pastel. Artist Raymond Sheppard (1913 - 1958) studied art at Bolt Court under S.G. Boxsius and in addition to exhibiting work at the R.A

Background imageFace Collection: Two miners at Dudley Port, near Birmingham

Two miners at Dudley Port, near Birmingham
Miners at Dudley Port, near Birmingham, sharing a joke at the end of their shift. Date: 1955

Background imageFace Collection: South American ceramics

South American ceramics
Items of material culture from South America. Distinctive ceramic bowls and drinking vessels, sporting fierce mask faces and anthropomorphic forms. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageFace Collection: Girl lying down

Girl lying down
A girl lying down on cushion on her front, her head cupped in her hands. Watercolour study by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageFace Collection: Brother and sister facing each other

Brother and sister facing each otherm, kneeling on cushions. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard Date: circa late 1940s

Background imageFace Collection: Woman sleeping

Woman sleeping
A beautiful study of the head of a sleeping woman in black and white pastel on grey board by Raymond Sheppard Date: circa late 1940s




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