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A young woman posing in a photographic studio, seated in front of a plain backdrop.
Date: [approximately 1900]Reference: 541548i
Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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A group of women gathered around a fireplace listening to a young man holding forth. Coloured etching by John Leech.
John LeechReference: 28334i
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Sadler's Wells, as it was in 1737, with fashionable water-drinkers. Wood engraving, [post 1840].
Reference: 38526i
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Advice to the maidens of London : to forsake their fantastical top-knots; since they are become so common with Billings-gate women, and the wenches that cryes kitchin-stuff: together with the wanton misses of the town. To the tune of, Ye ladies of London. This may be printed, R.P.
Date: [1691?]
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A woman doctor, perhaps a midwife, diagnosing pregnancy in a young woman: her dismayed parents are in the background. Mezzotint, 1778.
Date: As the Act directs 10 August 1778Reference: 21773i
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A fashionable young lady with large plume in her hat being carried through the town in a sedan chair. Etching, c. 1796.
Date: 13 January 1796Reference: 26915i
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London, seen from Greenwich. Engraving.
Reference: 26440i
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A sketch of a Spanish woman wearing a blue dress, a pink shawl and a red headscarf.
Thomas, J.Reference: 529695i
Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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Cléo de Mérode, with her long hair loose.
Reutlinger familyDate: 1902Reference: 529239i
Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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The Royal Naval Hospital and the Queen's House, Greenwich, the Isle of Dogs beyond. Watercolour attributed to G. Samuel.
Samuel, George, active 1785-1823.Reference: 26708i
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A 'dentiste' extracting the tooth of a large well dressed gentleman. Coloured mezzotint by J. Wilson after himself, 1773.
Wilson, James, 1735-1786.Date: 15 April 1773Reference: 16522i
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A fashionable man takes his hat off while strolling; his hairdresser assists him by supporting the weight of his large wig. Coloured engraving by J. Caldwell after M.V. Brandoin.
Michel-Vincent BrandoinReference: 31879i
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Queen Elizabeth I making her way to the Royal Barge moored at the quay, many courtiers, musicians, etc. either side. Engraving by H. C. Shenton after H. Melville.
Harden Sidney MelvilleDate: 1800-1899Reference: 29821i
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St Luke's Hospital, Cripplegate, London: the interior of the women's ward, with many inmates and a member of staff. Coloured aquatint by J.C. Stadler after A.C. Pugin and T. Rowlandson, 1809.
Thomas RowlandsonDate: 1 August 1809Reference: 26055i
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A woman posing in a photographic studio, wearing an embriodered dress.
Date: [between 1900 and 1910]Reference: 528843i
Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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London Fever Hospital, Liverpool Road, Islington: viewed from the south. Coloured engraving.
Reference: 38501i
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A sketch of a Spanish woman reclining on a bed, wearing a red dress and a large white shawl with pink floral patterns.
Thomas, J.Reference: 529699i
Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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London, seen from Greenwich. Engraving, 1754.
Date: 1754Reference: 26410i
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A sketch of a Spanish woman wearing a red dress, a black shawl and holding a fan in her right hand.
Thomas, J.Reference: 529691i
Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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The British Museum: the Graeco-Roman Room, with visitors. Wood engraving, 1855.
Date: 1855Reference: 38452i
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A young woman posing in a photographic studio, wearing a ballgown, in front of a plain backdrop.
Bieliavskago, MDate: [20th century]Reference: 528787i
Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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A young woman posing in a photographic studio, wearing an unusual dress, in front of a plain backdrop.
Bieliavskago, MDate: [20th century]Reference: 528818i
Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank with boats on the river. Engraving, 1755, after J. Maurer.
Maurer, John, 1696?-1761.Date: [1755]Reference: 20779i
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Two men in elaborate costume, one representing 1549 with a sword and chains on his shoes and the other of 1819 with a cane and spurs on his boots. Coloured etching.
Date: Jan 1819Reference: 35510i

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A young woman posing in a photographic studio, seated in front of a plain backdrop.

A group of women gathered around a fireplace listening to a young man holding forth. Coloured etching by John Leech.

Sadler's Wells, as it was in 1737, with fashionable water-drinkers. Wood engraving, [post 1840].

Advice to the maidens of London : to forsake their fantastical top-knots; since they are become so common with Billings-gate women, and the wenches that cryes kitchin-stuff: together with the wanton misses of the town. To the tune of, Ye ladies of London. This may be printed, R.P.

A woman doctor, perhaps a midwife, diagnosing pregnancy in a young woman: her dismayed parents are in the background. Mezzotint, 1778.

A fashionable young lady with large plume in her hat being carried through the town in a sedan chair. Etching, c. 1796.

London, seen from Greenwich. Engraving.

A sketch of a Spanish woman wearing a blue dress, a pink shawl and a red headscarf.

Cléo de Mérode, with her long hair loose.

The Royal Naval Hospital and the Queen's House, Greenwich, the Isle of Dogs beyond. Watercolour attributed to G. Samuel.

A 'dentiste' extracting the tooth of a large well dressed gentleman. Coloured mezzotint by J. Wilson after himself, 1773.

A fashionable man takes his hat off while strolling; his hairdresser assists him by supporting the weight of his large wig. Coloured engraving by J. Caldwell after M.V. Brandoin.

Queen Elizabeth I making her way to the Royal Barge moored at the quay, many courtiers, musicians, etc. either side. Engraving by H. C. Shenton after H. Melville.

St Luke's Hospital, Cripplegate, London: the interior of the women's ward, with many inmates and a member of staff. Coloured aquatint by J.C. Stadler after A.C. Pugin and T. Rowlandson, 1809.

A woman posing in a photographic studio, wearing an embriodered dress.

London Fever Hospital, Liverpool Road, Islington: viewed from the south. Coloured engraving.

A sketch of a Spanish woman reclining on a bed, wearing a red dress and a large white shawl with pink floral patterns.

London, seen from Greenwich. Engraving, 1754.

A sketch of a Spanish woman wearing a red dress, a black shawl and holding a fan in her right hand.

The British Museum: the Graeco-Roman Room, with visitors. Wood engraving, 1855.

A young woman posing in a photographic studio, wearing a ballgown, in front of a plain backdrop.

A young woman posing in a photographic studio, wearing an unusual dress, in front of a plain backdrop.

Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank with boats on the river. Engraving, 1755, after J. Maurer.

Nylon fibres

Two men in elaborate costume, one representing 1549 with a sword and chains on his shoes and the other of 1819 with a cane and spurs on his boots. Coloured etching.