Wax Collection (page 2)

Dancer Fastening the String of Her Tights, c. 1885 / 1890. Creator: Edgar Degas
Dancer Fastening the String of Her Tights, c. 1885/1890

Arabesque over the Right Leg, Right Hand near the Ground, Left Arm Outstretched, c
Arabesque over the Right Leg, Right Hand near the Ground, Left Arm Outstretched (First Arabesque Penchee), c. 1885/1890

Horse with Head Lowered, 1880s / early 1890s. Creator: Edgar Degas
Horse with Head Lowered, 1880s/early 1890s

Arabesque over the Right Leg, Left Arm in Front, c. 1885 / 1890. Creator: Edgar Degas
Arabesque over the Right Leg, Left Arm in Front, c. 1885/1890

Spanish Dance, 1880s. Creator: Edgar Degas
Spanish Dance, 1880s

The Schoolgirl (Woman Walking in the Street), c. 1880 / 1881. Creator: Edgar Degas
The Schoolgirl (Woman Walking in the Street), c. 1880/1881

Horse Rearing, 1880s. Creator: Edgar Degas
Horse Rearing, 1880s

Study in the Nude of Little Dancer Aged Fourteen (Nude Little Dancer), c. 1878-1881

Dancer Adjusting the Shoulder Strap of Her Bodice, 1880s / 1890s. Creator: Edgar Degas
Dancer Adjusting the Shoulder Strap of Her Bodice, 1880s/1890s

The Bow, 1880s / 1890s. Creator: Edgar Degas
The Bow, 1880s/1890s

Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, 1878-1881. Creator: Edgar Degas
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, 1878-1881

Horse Walking, possibly early 1870s. Creator: Edgar Degas
Horse Walking, possibly early 1870s

Jockey, mid 1870s. Creator: Edgar Degas
Jockey, mid 1870s

Horse Galloping, Turning the Head to the Right, the Feet Not Touching the Ground, mid 1870s

Thoroughbred Horse Walking, Part of the Neck Missing, early 1870s. Creator: Edgar Degas
Thoroughbred Horse Walking, Part of the Neck Missing, early 1870s

Wedding slippers, American, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Wedding slippers, American, 1886

Daedalus and Icarus, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Pilgrims Badge, European, 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Pilgrims Badge, European, 14th century

86 Stereographic Views of The International Exhibition of 1862, 1862. [Tinted Venus by J. Gibson, R.A.]

The Reader. Creator: Eglon Hendrik van der Neer
The Reader

Napoleons will, 16 April 1821, (1921). Creator: Unknown
Napoleons will, 16 April 1821, (1921). The last will and testament of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), in which he expresses his wish to be buried on the banks of the Seine in Paris

The Fall of Icarus, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
The Fall of Icarus, 1834. Lord Brougham portrayed as Icarus of Greek myth, who flew too close to the Sun with wings made of wax

The Scrap of Paper, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The " Scrap of Paper", (1919). This document is a translation and facsimile of signatures from the original treaty of 1831 guaranteeing the independence and neutrality of Belgium

The legend of Icarus, 1932. Creator: Unknown
The legend of Icarus, 1932. In Greek mythology, Icarus flew too close to the Sun with wings made of wax. The wax melted and he fell to his death. After a wall painting from Pompeii

The Great Seal of the Common Wealth of England, 1785. Creator: Unknown
The Great Seal of the Common Wealth of England, 1785. Two sides of the seal dating from the period of the English Commonwealth

Mrs. Salmons Waxwork, Fleet Street - Palace of Henry VIII. and Cardinal Wolsey, (1897). Waxworks exhibition in London, in a building dating from the 17th century

A Wax Taper-making Plant, 1917
A Wax Taper-making Plant. - A is the trough of melted wax through which the cotton strands are drawn, c1917. From How It is Made, by Archibald Williams

Buy any Wax or Wafers, Cries of London, (c1688?). Artist: Pierce Tempest
Buy any Wax or Wafers, (c1688?). A wax and wafer seller, wearing a straw hat and carrying a small basket. These items were used in the making of seals for documents. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

Mrs Salmons Waxworks in Fleet Street, London, 1793. View of 189 Fleet Street, premises of Mrs Salmons waxwork exhibition

A wax and wafer seller, Cries of London, (c1688?)
Buy any Wax or Wafers, (c1688?). A wax and wafer seller, wearing a straw hat and carrying a small basket. These items were used in the making of seals for documents. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

Seal of the Tsars Ivan Alexeyevich and Pyotr Alexeyevich of Russia, End of 17th cen. Artist: Historic Object
Seal of the Tsars Ivan Alexeyevich and Pyotr Alexeyevich of Russia, End of 17th cen. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), ca 1778. Artist: French master
Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), ca 1778. From a private collection

The Seal of Ivan Mazeppa, 17th century. Artist: Objects of History
The Seal of Ivan Mazeppa, 17th century. Found in the collection of the National museum of History of Ukraine, Kiev

Final Operations in the Foundry. Trimming the Plates and Finishing, 1917. A photograph of the Illustrated London News and the Sketch office. From The British Printer Vol. XXIV

At Work in the Foundry. Making Wax Moulds of the Pages, 1917. A photograph of the Illustrated London News and the Sketch office. From The British Printer Vol. XXIV. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co

Preparing models at Madame Tussauds, London, c1903 (1903)
Preparing models at Madame Tussaud s, London, c1903 (1903). John Theodore Tussaud (1858-1943), sculptor, manager and chief artist of Madame Tussauds at work. From Living London, Vol. II, by George R

Advert for Clarkes Cricklite Lamps, 1899. A print from the Pears Annual, of Christmas 1899

Vanitas, 17th century. Artist: Vincent Laurentz van der Vinne I
Vanitas, 17th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Still Life with Writing Implements, late 17th or early 18th century. Artist: Cristoforo Monari
Still Life with Writing Implements, late 17th or early 18th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Bee, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
The Bee, c1851. The central image shows bee skeps and plants on which bees forage, and Indian, American and South European bees

Wax portrait from Antinoe, 3rd century. Mummy portraits or Fayum mummy portraits is the modern term given to a type of naturalistic painted portrait on wooden boards attached to Egyptian mummies

Wax portrait from Antinoe, 2nd century. Mummy portraits or Fayum mummy portraits is the modern term given to a type of naturalistic painted portrait on wooden boards attached to Egyptian mummies

Roman Stylus, (original) and wax tablet, (reconstructed), c2nd century

Egyptian wax portrait of a lady, 2nd century
Roman period Egyptian wax portrait of a lady painted for her coffin from Hawara. Note her Roman hairstyle and jewellery. From the British Museums collection, 2nd century

Egyptian wax portrait of a man, 2nd century
Roman period Egyptian wax portrait of a man from a tomb in Hawara, c140-160. The gold star on his forehead shows he is a priest of the sun. From the British Museums collection, 2nd century

Egyptian wax portrait of a young man, 2nd century
Roman period Egyptian wax portrait of a young man from a tomb, from the British Museums collection, 2nd century

Pamphlet advertising golf in Italy, 1932

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