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Theatrical and Artistic Portraits

Dramatic portraits of actresses and historical figures in theatrical costumes. The imagery evokes strong emotions and captures artistic expressions.

Photograph of Mrs. Lucien P. Smith, whose husband was lost during the sinking of the Titanic. Dated 1912

Ingrid bergman, 1964

Betty Blythe (1893 1972), American actress appearing in Chu-Chin-Chow, film as Zahrat. 1923

Elsevier photo collection. Princess Juliana Prince Bernhard Princess Beatrix. 1938

Jeanmaire makes clear her opinion of Danny's French. November 24, 1952. (Photo by Look Magazine).

LILLIAN GISH in THE WHITE SISTER (1923), directed by HENRY KING.

Carlos Barral, Nicole Muchnik i Joaquina Hoyas, mujer de Juan Marsé. Foto 1978.

LILLIAN GISH in ROMOLA (1924), directed by HENRY KING.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Civil marriage Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard in Stadhuis in The Hague, Thursday, January 7, 1937. January 7, 1937. The Hague, South Holland

Georges Brandes, London, November 24th, 1913.. Photographs, Portraits. 1922. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

LAURENCE OLIVIER in HAMLET (1948), directed by LAURENCE OLIVIER.

CHARLES LAUGHTON in THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1939), directed by WILLIAM DIETERLE.

Seville, 1965. The painter Celso Lagar lives in Seville with his sister.

ANNA MAGNANI in BELLISSIMA (1951), directed by LUCHINO VISCONTI.

Portrait of Lady Grey, by J.W. Chapman-Taylor.

El dramaturgo Josep Maria Benet i Jornet. Septiembre de 1969.

EDITH SITWELL Writer, reading from her 'Rustic Elegies', being filmed while her voice is recorded in synch, in 1927 Date: 1887 - 1964

Mildred Natwick in ""Blithe Spirit"" by Noel Coward

Raquel Meller. Francisca Márqués López (1888-1962). Cantante, cupletista y actriz española, encendiendo un cigarrillo. Años 1915.

Amparo Rivelles Ladrón de Guevara (1925-2013), actriz española de cine, teatro y televisión, en la película La fe, dirigida por Rafael Gil. Año 1947.

Anefo photo collection. Coronation Pope Paul VI in Rome. The pope with the crown. 30 June 1963. Italy, Rome

Photographic print of First Lady Edith Kermit Carlow Roosevelt (1861-1948), wife of President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919). Photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952). Dated 1902

"Great Ladies" Mrs. Temple Emmet, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

ROSSANO BRAZZI in TOSCA (1941), directed by CARL KOCH and JEAN RENOIR.

CAROLE LOMBARD in SUPERNATURAL (1933), directed by VICTOR HUGO HALPERIN.

"Great Ladies", Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Jaye Davidson. British Actor. Stars as "Ra" in the Carolco film "Stargate".Kurt Russell, James Spader and Jaye Davidson all star in the Carolco Film "Stargate". Set in Egypt at the Great Pyramids of Giza, "Daniel Jackson"(James Spader) an Egyptologist discovers a way through into another world lead by "Ra"(Jaye Davidson) an exotic alien. Kurt Russell stars as "Colonel Jack O'Neil" who takes more than a passing interest in the world through the Stargate. February 09, 1995. (Photo by Universal Pictorial Press Photo).

O.P.S. Mrs. Simpson, whom the King has told Cabinet he Wishes to Marry. Constitutional Crisis Arises Weir King The is Cabined he Wants to Marry.An acute constitutional crisis has arisen between the King and his ministers. the King has intimated that he wishes to marry Mrs. Simpson, an American-born society women now living in London. The Cabinet have advised him against this and are meeting again today to further discuss the matter. December 2, 1936. (Photo by Keystone).

12/31/1951. Eva Perón voting from her bed, already very ill.

Actor Stewart Granger, star of The Wild North and Scaramouche. Stewart Granger (born James Lablache Stewart; 6 May 1913 - 16 August 1993) was a British film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles.

Photograph of Mary Pickford (1892-1979) Canadian-American motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Dated 1929

Portrait of H. R. H. Prince Edward of York

Frank Robert Benson (1858-1939) English actor-manager who specialised in Shakespearean roles. Here as Timon in 'Timon of Athens' by William Shakespeare. Photogravure c1895.

First Lady Grace Coolidge at Horse Show, Washington DC, USA, National Photo Company, May 1925

RUTH GORDON in HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971).

LOUISE BROOKS. 1928.

Ruth Baker Pratt, Congresswoman from New York's 17th district from 1929-1933. She was the grandmother of singer-songwriter, Andy Pratt. (BSLOC_2015_16_198)

William Lancaster, Publicity Portrait for the TV Drama Series, "Moses, the Lawgiver", CBS-TV, 1975

The Italian writer Grazia Deledda in his study in Rome after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year LIV, No 47, November 20, 1927.

RUDOLPH VALENTINO in THE YOUNG RAJAH (1922), directed by PHIL ROSEN.

"Great Ladies" Mrs. Temple Emmet, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

LORETTA YOUNG.

Suzanne Lenglen, French Tennis Player, Portrait Seated, Bain News Service, 1921

Claude Cahun (25 October 1894 - 8 December 1954), born Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob, was a French photographer, sculptor and writer.

Marina Tsvetaeva, Anonymous

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde 1854 1900 Irish novelist playwright freemason wit Photograph by Napoleon Sarony

JANE WYMAN.

Jack Lemmon, on-set of the Film, "The Odd Couple", Paramount Pictures, 1968

Amadeo I (Turin ,1845-Turin, 1890). Duke of Aosta and King of Spain (1871-1873). Death of Amadeo I. Engraving.

LIV ULLMANN in ZANDY'S BRIDE (1974), directed by JAN TROELL.

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer, on his deathbed. From a photograph. Halftone.

MERYL STREEP in OUT OF AFRICA (1985), directed by SYDNEY POLLACK.

Ellen Alice Terry 1847-1928 English actress. From 1878 she worked successfully with Henry Irving for 25 years. Here as Ophelia in the tragedy Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Heliogravure, approx. 1895., historical, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date not stated

Greta Garbo in Mata Hari, USA 1931

Liza Minelli, Warhol, Andy (1928-1987)

American Actress Mae Marsh, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait, photograph by Albert Witzel, 1910's

"Great Ladies" Mrs. Temple Emmet, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

GLENN CLOSE in REVERSAL OF FORTUNE (1990), directed by BARBET SCHROEDER.

"Great Ladies" Mrs. Temple Emmet, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Queen Juliana with the Princesses Beatrix, Margriet, Irene and Marijke with dog. 1950

Tony Curtis, on-set of the Film," The Great Imposter", Universal Pictures, 1961

Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900); Irish playwright, novelist and poet. Portrait on a poster by Raymond Moretti (1931-2005), a French painter and sculptor.

"Great Ladies" Mrs. Temple Emmet, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

MARY PICKFORD. 1918.

Mrs. Eriksson, 70 years. Photo 1938. Fru Eriksson, 70 år. Foto 1938.

DANIELLE AJORET in IL SUFFIT D'AIMER (1960).

ROSA DE LIMA (1961).

09/30/1923. Belgrade. Baptism of the Crown Prince. The Queen of Serbia, with her Firstborn son, after receiving the Waters of Baptism.

MYRNA LOY. 1927.

PEGGY ASHCROFT in MADAME SOUSATZKA (1988), directed by JOHN SCHLESINGER.

A Birthday gift for the Prime Minister - Sir Winston and Lady Churchill with the portrait after the presentation ceremony at Woodford. In celebration of his 80th birthday (November 30th) Sir Winston Churchill was presented with an oil painting of Lady Churchill by members of the Woodford (Essex) Conservative Association. Sir Winston Churchill has for many years, been member of Parliament for the Woodford Division. November 24, 1954. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

"Great Ladies" Mrs. Temple Emmet, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

REX HARRISON in CLEOPATRA (1963), directed by JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ.

ISABEL COIXET in THOSE WHO LOVE (1998) -Original title: A LOS QUE AMAN-, directed by ISABEL COIXET.

Duke Of Gloucester (Late) - Personal Possessions. October 17, 1937.

Photograph of Princess Elizabeth of York (the future Queen Elizabeth II) taken in 1933 outside her doll's house. 1933

Norwegian figure skater and film star Sonja Henie, 1928. Creator: Unknown.

James Dean (February 8, 1931 - September 30, 1955), American film actor, working on his last film, Giant. Photo 1955.

Sarah Bernhardt (Henriette-Rosine Bernard) (Paris, 1844-Paris, 1923). French stage actress of Jewish origin. Actress of the Comedie Française and the Odeon. Portrait. Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

MARISA PAREDES in DARK HABITS (1983) -Original title: ENTRE TINIEBLAS-, directed by PEDRO ALMODOVAR.

Photograph of Princess Elizabeth of York (the future Queen Elizabeth II) in 1926 when a few months old. Date: 1926

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