Nose Collection

Maori girls rubbing noses, c1920. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Two Hindu Women in Elaborate Jewelry, Before Studio Backdrop with Palm Trees, 1860s-70s

Tableau synoptic des traits physionomiques: pour servir a l etude du " portrait parle", ca. 1909

Fredrigo Di Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, c1465. (1914). Artist: Piero della Francesca
Fredrigo Di Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, c1465. This is a detail of a larger diptych which depicts the Duke Federigo da Montefeltro (1422-1482) and his wife Battista Sforza (1447-1472)

Mendelssohn, 19th century. Artist: C Cook
Mendelssohn, 19th century. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), German composer

Kiso Komawakamaru Yoshinaka Conquering the Tengu, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kiso Komawakamaru Yoshinaka Conquering the Tengu, 1866. Series: Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Old Man with a Growth on his Nose, 1645. Creator: Monogrammist Is
Old Man with a Growth on his Nose, 1645

Man with the Broken Nose, Date of cast unknown (after 1917). Creator: Auguste Rodin
Man with the Broken Nose, Date of cast unknown (after 1917)

Portrait of Mr van Naaldwijk, 1869-1925. Creator: Antoon Derkinderen
Portrait of Mr van Naaldwijk, 1869-1925

The Jew and Morris Bosle Begin to Understand Each Other, 1830s. Creator: George Cruikshank
The Jew and Morris Bosle Begin to Understand Each Other, 1830s

Baron de Lascours, 1835. Creator: Honore Daumier
Baron de Lascours, 1835. French politician and general. From Juges des accuses d'Avril

Head of a Buddha (image 4 of 11), 1000-1050 A.D.. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Buddha (image 4 of 11), 1000-1050 A.D

Chinese Lion Mask, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Lion Mask, 18th century

Buddhist Bell, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddhist Bell, 19th century. Alternate Title: Mokugyo

O vous qui m'offriez et sucre et cassonade... 1839. Creator: Honore Daumier
O vous qui m'offriez et sucre et cassonade... 1839. " vous qui m'offriez et sucre et cassonade, Je ne puis a present que vous mettre en salade

Petit scélérat! Je crois qu'il aura mon nez!... 1840. Creator: Honore Daumier
Petit scelerat! Je crois qu'il aura mon nez!... 1840. Little rascal! I think he's going to have my nose!'. From Moeurs conjugales, 16

Caricatural head of an old man with a long nose, c.1854-c.1887. Creator: Alexander Ver Huell
Caricatural head of an old man with a long nose, c.1854-c.1887

L'Abbé Loup en pauvre Contrebandier, 1833. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'Abbe Loup en pauvre Contrebandier, 1833. Abbe Loup as a poor Smuggler. Loup is the French word for wolf, here punned with Louis. From Bal de la Cour

Un Nouveau Nez, 1833. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un Nouveau Nez, 1833. A pun on the French for newborn - nouveau ne - which rhymes with nez - nose. From Series politique

Heads of men with hooked noses, 1868. Creator: Johannes Tavenraat
Heads of men with hooked noses, 1868. Study of a tree

Two Caricatures, between c1760 and c1770. Creator: Unknown
Two Caricatures, between c1760 and c1770

Old man with a growth on his nose, 1709. Creator: Erik Larsson Sparre
Old man with a growth on his nose, 1709

Le Docteur cherchant querelle à Ratapoil, 1851. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Docteur cherchant querelle a Ratapoil, 1851. The Doctor quarreling with Ratapoil. Daumier's character Ratapoil (Ratskin) was one of Louis-Napoleon's agents-provocateurs

Portrait of Hendrik IV of Naaldwijk, Knight and Hereditary Marshall of Holland, c.1500-c.1506. Creator: Anon
Portrait of Hendrik IV of Naaldwijk, Knight and Hereditary Marshall of Holland, c.1500-c.1506

Albertus, 1193-1280. Creator: Anon
Albertus, 1193-1280, unknown date

Read, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Read, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916

Parkhurst, Genevieve, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 Nov. 9. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Parkhurst, Genevieve, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 Nov. 9

Il ne faut pas mettre le doigt... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Il ne faut pas mettre le doigt... 19th century. Proverbs and Maxims - Do not put your finger between wood and bark

Cisco, John Jay, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 June 22. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Cisco, John Jay, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 June 22

Bomar, W.P. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bomar, W.P. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915

Baker, Alice, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 June 4. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Baker, Alice, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 June 4

Shearson, Phyllis, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Sept. 22. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Shearson, Phyllis, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Sept. 22

Sharp, Cecil, Mr. portrait photograph, 1916 Nov. 8. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Sharp, Cecil, Mr. portrait photograph, 1916 Nov. 8

Expected--alarming rise in the price of soap!. Creator: George Cruikshank
Expected--alarming rise in the price of soap!

Osborn, M. Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 May 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Osborn, M. Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 May 6

McHenry, Frances, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Aug. 7. Creator: Arnold Genthe
McHenry, Frances, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Aug. 7

Thomas, S.B. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Thomas, S.B. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 26

L'instituteur: votre fils me fera honneur!... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'instituteur: votre fils me fera honneur!... 19th century. The teacher: Your son will honor me!

Paris enrhumé, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Paris enrhume, 19th century. Parisians with winter colds

Et dire que maintenant, voilà...tous les voyageurs qui nous passent devant le nez!, 19th century
Et dire que maintenant, voila...tous les voyageurs qui nous passent devant le nez!, 19th century. Men with exaggerated noses watching steam train from outside the post riders office

Un échantillon de ce qu'on appèle quelquefois les Beaux de Paris, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un echantillon de ce qu'on appele quelquefois les Beaux de Paris, 19th century. Parisians. A specimen of what one might call the handsome men of Paris

Portrait d'homme. Creator: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Portrait d'homme

Caricature of Canon Sorri, n.d. Creator: Angelo de Rossi
Caricature of Canon Sorri, n.d

Scene from "Prince Dorus; or, The Romance of the Nose", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene from "Prince Dorus; or, The Romance of the Nose", [Olympic Theatre, London], 1850. Mr. Tom Taylor takes the subject of Madame D'Arblay's "Prince Doras" for his

Untitled (Caricature), n.d. Creators: Salvator Rosa, Jusepe de Ribera
Untitled (Caricature), n.d

Design: Facial Anatomy from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Design: Facial Anatomy from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Old Man with Spectacles, from Life-Sized Heads, 1760. Creator: Thomas Frye
Old Man with Spectacles, from Life-Sized Heads, 1760

Wishram female type (front), 1910, c1915. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wishram female type (front), 1910, c1915. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Tlakluit Indian woman, with bone in nose, facing front, Washington state

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