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A man behind a woman who is combing her hair; representing the sense of sight. Engraving.

Some elderly patients wistfully reminisce about their younger days. Coloured lithograph by A. de Valmont.

A woman's head, expressive of sublime compassion. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.

The new beauty-culture : an absolutely new way of beautifying the complexion... Pond's Extract Soap / Armour & Company.

Right profile of a boy exemplifying ancient Greek male beauty. Drawing, c. 1791.

A young woman helping another with her toilet while an old woman prays. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/98.

A traveller being entranced by a witch disguised as a beautiful woman in the Alps. Engraving by T. Stocks after F. Meadows.

A lower class young woman; representing the St Giles's area of London. Stippple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1783, after J.H. Benwell.

A woman lagging a hot-water tank. Colour lithograph.

The angel Raphael appears among the animals in the garden of Eden to gaze upon Adam and Eve. Aquatint with etching by R. Pollard, 1792, after C. Metz.

A woman looks at herself in her mirror; a man looks through a telescope; representing the sense of sight. Engraving by A. Bosse after himself, ca. 1650.

It floats : Swan Soap : train up a child in the way it should go / Lever Brothers Limited.

One for him, one for her, one for free : buy any two productes, get a 3rd free : Timotei original shampoo / Tesco.

Estée Lauder : Advanced Night Repair protective recovery complex / Estée Lauder.

Rowland's kalydor :  ... produces a beautiful complexion ... by the sole proprietors, A. Rowland and son, no. 20, Hatton Garden, Holborn, London.

Palette : the beauty bible for women of colour / Funmi Fetto ; illustrated by Spiros Halaris.

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Beauty, Personal

Images from the collections

Images about Beauty, Personal

Works from the collections

One for him, one for her, one for free : buy any two productes, get a 3rd free : Timotei original shampoo / Tesco.

Estée Lauder : Advanced Night Repair protective recovery complex / Estée Lauder.

Rowland's kalydor : ... produces a beautiful complexion ... by the sole proprietors, A. Rowland and son, no. 20, Hatton Garden, Holborn, London.

A woman looks at herself in her mirror; a man looks through a telescope; representing the sense of sight. Engraving by A. Bosse after himself, ca. 1650.

Palette : the beauty bible for women of colour / Funmi Fetto ; illustrated by Spiros Halaris.

Beauty, Personal

Images from the collections

Images about Beauty, Personal

Works from the collections

One for him, one for her, one for free : buy any two productes, get a 3rd free : Timotei original shampoo / Tesco.

Estée Lauder : Advanced Night Repair protective recovery complex / Estée Lauder.

Rowland's kalydor : ... produces a beautiful complexion ... by the sole proprietors, A. Rowland and son, no. 20, Hatton Garden, Holborn, London.

A woman looks at herself in her mirror; a man looks through a telescope; representing the sense of sight. Engraving by A. Bosse after himself, ca. 1650.

Palette : the beauty bible for women of colour / Funmi Fetto ; illustrated by Spiros Halaris.

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