Headgear Collection (page 99)

Cover of the book Firebird, by Konstantin Balmont, 1907. Artist: Konstantin Somov
Cover of the book Firebird, by Konstantin Balmont, 1907. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Francis I, King of France, 1536. Artist: Jacques Prevost
Francis I, King of France, 1536. Francis (1494-1547) ruled France from 1515. He is regarded as Frances fist Renaissance monarch and his kingdom underwent great cultural advances during his reign

Negro woman, late 15th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Laundresses, 1846. Artist: Ignati Shchedrovsky
Laundresses, 1846. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Poster for Igor Stravinskys ballet The Rite of Spring, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Poster for Igor Stravinskys ballet The Rite of Spring, 1911. Showing the dancer Maria Kuznetsova (1880-1966). From a private collection

Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1526. Artist: Albrecht Durer
Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1526. Dutch scholar and humanist Desiderius Erasmus (1497-1543) was probably the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance

Soviet leader Joseph Stalin escorted by GRU secret agents, late 1920s
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin (1879-1953) escorted by GRU secret agents, late 1920s. Founded in1918, the GRU is the Russian military foreign intelligence service

Revolutionary students after the February Revolution, Russia, 1917. The February Revolution led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the collapse of imperial Russia

Senior Soviet figures on the tribune of Lenins mausoleum, Red Square, Moscow, USSR, 1931. Author Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) with politicians Lazar Kaganovich (1893-1991)

Young Russian peasant women, Sheksna River, near the small town of Kirillov, Russia, 1909. Found in the collection of the Library of Congress, Washington DC

A Girl with a Red Pole, 1932-1933. Artist: Kazimir Malevich
A Girl with a Red Pole, 1932-1933. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Bar (Le Bouchon), 1878-1879. Artist: Edouard Manet
The Bar (Le Bouchon), 1878-1879. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Ladies of Arles (Memory of the Garden at Etten), 1888. Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Ladies of Arles (Memory of the Garden at Etten), 1888. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Self-portrait with a Casquette, 1872-1873. Artist: Paul Cezanne
Self-portrait with a Casquette, 1872-1873. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

A Kolkhoz brigade taking a break, USSR, 1931
A kolkhoz brigade taking a break, USSR, 1931. A kolkhoz was a form of collective farm introduced under the policy of collectivization of agriculture in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s

In a mechanical engineering factory, USSR, 1930s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Boyars (nobleman s) wedding, Russia, c1883-c1884. Artist: Andrei Osipovich Karelin
Boyars (nobleman s) wedding, Russia, c1883-c1884. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Girls in Russian dress, c1870s-c1880s. Artist: Andrei Osipovich Karelin
Girls in Russian dress, c1870s-c1880s. Found in the collection of the Museum of Photography History, Nizhni Novgorod, Russia

Composition, 1885. Artist: Andrei Osipovich Karelin
Composition, 1885. Found in the collection of the State M Gorky Memorial Museum, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Composition, 1870s. Artist: Andrei Osipovich Karelin
Composition, 1870s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Tsarina Maria Fyodorovna of Russia visiting a hospital in Kiev, 1915. Born Dagmar of Denmark, Maria Fyodorovna (1847-1928)

Tsarina Alexandra and Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana of Russia, 1914. Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna (1872-1918) with her daughters Olga Nikolaevna (1895-1918) and Tatiana Nikolaievna ()

Metropolitan Filaret (Drozdov) of Moscow, c19th century. Filaret (1772-1867) became Metropolitan of Moscow in 1826, and was the most influential figure in the Russian Orthodox Church for over 40

Bishop Nikon (Rozhdestvensky) of Serpukhov, c1900s-c1910s
Bishop Nikon (Rozhdestvensky) (1851-1919) of Serpukhov, c1900s-c1910s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Bishop Anastasy (Gribanovsky) of Serpukhov, c1906-c1907
Bishop Anastasy (Gribanovsky) (1873-1965) of Serpukhov, 1906-1907. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Yakov Polonsky and Afanasy Fet, Russian poets, c1890. Artist: Sergei Dmitrievich Botkin
Yakov Polonsky and Afanasy Fet, Russian poets, c1890. Polonsky (1820-1898) was a leading poet in the Romantic tradition of Pushkin

Russian poet Yakov Polonsky and his family visiting the poet Afanasy Fet, c1890. Artist: Sergei Dmitrievich Botkin
Russian poet Yakov Polonsky and his family visiting the poet Afanasy Fet, c1890. Polonsky (1820-1898) was a leading poet in the Romantic tradition of Pushkin

Portrait of Tsar Alexander III of Russia, early 1890s. Artist: Charles Bergamasco
Portrait of Tsar Alexander III of Russia, early 1890s. Alexander III (1845-1894) reigned as Emperor of Russia from 14 March 1881 until his death in 1894

Portrait of the Son, 1910s. Artist: Alexei Sergeevich Mazurin
Portrait of the Son, 1910s. From a private collection

Armenian country girl, Yerevan, Armenia, 1880s. Artist: Dmitri Ivanovich Yermakov
Armenian country girl, Yerevan, Armenia, 1880s. Found in the collection of the Russian Museum of Ethnography

Admiral Darlan, Vichy French propaganda poster, c1940-1942. Artist: Roland Coudon
Admiral Darlan, Vichy French propaganda poster, c1940-1942. Jean Louis Xavier Francois Darlan (1881-1942) commanded the French naval forces early in World War II

Yasser Arafat and Saddam Hussein, Iraq, 1987. A meeting between the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the President of Iraq

Inca prince, in Spanish costume during the time of the conquest, 16th century (1852). A print from Expedition dans les parties centrales de l Amerique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima

Inca prince, national costume, 1852. Artist: Jacques Francois Gauderique Llanta
Inca prince, national costume, 1852. A print from Expedition dans les parties centrales de l Amerique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima

Soldiers of the French army playing football, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th May 1902

In Algeria, Margaret in trouble, 1901. The courageous teacher under attack, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 19th May 1901

Civil war in Morocco, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th January 1903

Indochina exhibition, Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Indochina exhibition, Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

Departure of the cod-fishing boats from Dunkirk, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Departure of the cod-fishing boats from Dunkirk, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th March 1900

A cycle and water police officer, Paris, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
A cycle and water police officer, Paris, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 8th April 1900

The attempted suicide of Samori Ture, 1899. Artist: F Meaulle
The attempted suicide of Samori Ture, 1899. Samori Ture (also Samory Toure or Samori ibn Lafiya Ture, 1830-1900) was the founder of the Wassoulou Empire

Serbian family telling the story of routing the Austrians from Bosnia, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Agitation in Morrocco: Omar Zarahun preaching revolt, 1902. Artist: Charles Dufresne
Agitation in Morrocco: Omar Zarahun preaching revolt, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd November 1902

A native of the Sandwich Islands, 1848. A man from what is now known as Hawaii, wearing a feather headdress. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard

Modern Ottoman, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Napoleon Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Stricken of Jaffa, 11th March 1799, 19th century

The Conqueror of the Turks, 1717, (1909). Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736) after his victory at Belgrade in 1717. Engraving from Harmsworths History of the World, published in London in 1909

The Brewers Drayman, 19th century

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