Items matching beards

Geoffrey Chaucer

This image is from the chapter “Chaucer and the Mediæval Inn.’ and bears the additional caption “From the Harleian MS. 4866, fol. 91.” The portrait of Chaucer, which the affection of his disciple, Tho [...]

Keywords: people, beards, monks

Places shown: England

Added: 2006-01-17

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Sir Thomas More Reflects [detail, widescreen version]

A detail from the Portrait of Sir Thomas More suitable for use as a computer desktop background (“wallpaper”). This one is for screens in the 8:5 wide-screen aspect ratio; there is also a widescreen ( [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, beards, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-06-24

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Sir Thomas More

A beautiful engraving showing Sir Thomas More in his prison cell; the gaoler [jailer] approaches, carring a heavy bundle of keys. Sir Thomas More (also Saint Thomas More) was executed by beheading whe [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, beards, prisons, punishments

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-06-24

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Sir Thomas More Reflects [detail]

A detail from the Portrait of Sir Thomas More suitable for use as a computer desktop background (“wallpaper”). This one is for screens in the 4:3 aspect ratio; there is also a widescreen (8:5) version [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, beards, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-06-24

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Heads of Evil Demons No. 2.—Vessels of Wrath—Theutus.

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

Keywords: occult, demons, people, beards, colour, spooky

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-10-05

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Fallen Angels II—Vessels of Iniquity—Belial.

Wood-engravings (or woodcuts perhaps) of Fallen Angels. This one is named Belial.

Keywords: occult, demons, people, beards, colour, spooky

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-10-05

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1.—Title page: The Book of Urizen

The Book of URIZEN LAMBETH. Printed by Will. Blake 1794 A long-haired man, seemingly naked, squats on top of an open book, his beard covers all except his knees and one bare foot. His outstretched h [...]

Keywords: blake, occult, colour, people, nudity, beards

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-11-17

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6.—Urizen in the Womb-like Globe

Urizen floats naked in the darkness. Full-page illustration without text.

Keywords: occult, people, nudity, bare feet, beards, christmas, poetry, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-11-17

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4.—Urizen kneels.

A full-page illustration of a naked man kneeling; Urizen himself, I presume; he crouches naked on one knee, his long white beard reaching down to lie on the ground next to his bare right foot. The ba [...]

Keywords: blake, occult, people, nudity, beards, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-11-17

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5.—The Book Revealed

Urizen (?) holds a giant open book inscribed with strange symbols; the text is as follows: In living creations appear’d In the flames of eternal fury. 3. Sund’ring, dark’ning, thund’ring! Rent away wi [...]

Keywords: occult, people, beards, books, pictures of books, poetry, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-11-17

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Boetius

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boetius (A.D. 480 – 524/5). It is not a good scan, unfortunately, even though I did it at 2400dpi as usual. Behold here how I make a great Statesman to walk along in his rank [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, beards

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-06-09

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King Lear and Fool in a Storm.

“Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!

You cataracts, and hurricanoes, spout

Till you have drench’d our steeples.”

— Shakespeare

By Sir John Gilbert, R.A., P.R.W.S.

Keywords: people, beards, weather, night scenes, spooky, shakespeare

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-10-28

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