- Monkeys constructing the bridge at Lanka
Monkeys constructing the bridge at Lanka - Henry Morton Stanley - Age 31
Henry Morton Stanley - Age 31 - Keep practising brother
Young girl listens to her brother practising on his tuba, even though he is not very good. - Henry Stanley - Age 26
Henry Stanley - Age 26 - The Queen's first baby
Drawn and Etched by Her Majesty the Queen. [Queen Victoria] - Henry Stanley - Age 50
Henry Stanley - 1891 - Her Majesty Queen Victoria
The first portrait painted after her Coronation. The history as to how the first portrait of Her Majesty after her coronation was obtained is also full of interest. The Queen is represented in all her youthful beauty in the Royal box at Drury Lane Theatre, and it is the work of E. T. Parris, a fashionable portrait painter of those days. Parris was totally ignorant of the fact that when he agreed with Mr. Henry Graves, the well-known publisher, to paint "the portrait of a lady for fifty guineas," he would have to localise himself amongst the musical instruments of the orchestra of the National Theatre, and handle his pencil in the immediate neighbourhood of the big drum. Neither was he made aware as to the identity of his subject until the eventful night arrived. Bunn was the manager of Drury Lane at the time, and he flatly refused to accommodate Mr. Graves with two seats in the orchestra. But the solution of the difficulty was easy. Bunn was indebted to Grieve, the scenic artist, for a thousand pounds. Grieve was persuaded to threaten to issue a writ for the money unless the "order for two" was forthcoming. Bunn succumbed, and the publisher triumphed; and whilst the young Queen watched the performance, she was innocently sitting for her picture to Parris and Mr. Graves, who were cornered in the orchestra. Parris afterwards shut himself up in his studio, and never left it until he had finished his work. The price agreed upon was doubled, and the Queen signified her approval of the tact employed by purchasing a considerable number of the engravings. - Bride and Groom dancing
Bride and Groom dancing - Oblique Chignon
It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses. The accompanying picture will show you how they look. But you will ask how they can arrange hair in such a manner. I will tell you : A frame is made, and the hair is worked upon it ; but if there is no frame, then they usd grass-cloth, or any other stuffing, and give the shape they wish to the head-dress. A well-known hair-dresser, who, by the way, is always a female, is a great person in an Ishogo village, and is kept pretty busy from morning till after-noon. It takes much time to work up the long wool on these negroes' heads, but, when one of these heads of hair, or chignons, is made, it lasts for a long time—sometimes for two or three months—without requiring repair. I need not tell you that after a few weeks the head gets filled with specimens of natural history. A great quantity of palm oil is used in dressing the hair, and, as the natives never wash their heads, the odor is not pleasant. When a woman comes out with a newly-made chignon, the little Ishogo girls exclaim, "When shall I be old enough to wear one of these? How beau-tiful they are!" Every morning, instead of taking a bath, the Ishogos rub themselves with oil, mixed with a red dye made from the wood of a forest tree. - Horizontal Chignon
It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses. The accompanying picture will show you how they look. But you will ask how they can arrange hair in such a manner. I will tell you : A frame is made, and the hair is worked upon it ; but if there is no frame, then they use grass-cloth, or any other stuffing, and give the shape they wish to the head-dress. A well-known hair-dresser, who, by the way, is always a female, is a great person in an Ishogo village, and is kept pretty busy from morning till after-noon. It takes much time to work up the long wool on these negroes' heads, but, when one of these heads of hair, or chignons, is made, it lasts for a long time—sometimes for two or three months—without requiring repair. I need not tell you that after a few weeks the head gets filled with specimens of natural history. A great quantity of palm oil is used in dressing the hair, and, as the natives never wash their heads, the odor is not pleasant. When a woman comes out with a newly-made chignon, the little Ishogo girls exclaim, "When shall I be old enough to wear one of these? How beautiful they are!" Every morning, instead of taking a bath, the Ishogos rub themselves with oil, mixed with a red dye made from the wood of a forest tree. - Vertical Chignon
It requires from twenty-five to thirty years for an Ishogo woman to be able to build upon her head one of their grotesque head-dresses. The accompanying picture will show you how they look. But you will ask how they can arrange hair in such a manner. I will tell you : A frame is made, and the hair is worked upon it ; but if there is no frame, then they usd grass-cloth, or any other stuffing, and give the shape they wish to the head-dress. A well-known hair-dresser, who, by the way, is always a female, is a great person in an Ishogo village, and is kept pretty busy from morning till after-noon. It takes much time to work up the long wool on these negroes' heads, but, when one of these heads of hair, or chignons, is made, it lasts for a long time—sometimes for two or three months—without requiring repair. I need not tell you that after a few weeks the head gets filled with specimens of natural history. A great quantity of palm oil is used in dressing the hair, and, as the natives never wash their heads, the odor is not pleasant. When a woman comes out with a newly-made chignon, the little Ishogo girls exclaim, "When shall I be old enough to wear one of these? How beau-tiful they are!" Every morning, instead of taking a bath, the Ishogos rub themselves with oil, mixed with a red dye made from the wood of a forest tree. - Young man kneeling in front of a woman
Young man kneeling in front of a woman - Bride and Groom
Bride and Groom - Male Head-dress
Ishogo Male Head-dress - Siva
Siva - Kali dancing on Siva
Kali dancing on Siva - Parvati worhipping the Linga
Parvati worhipping the Linga - John Wesley
John Wesley, Methodist minister - Bride and groom cutting the wedding cake
Bride and groom cutting the wedding cake - Ganga
Ganga - The simple dress skirt and shirt waist
The simple dress skirt and shirt waist - Sasti
Sasti - Hanuman
Hanuman - Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana
Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana - Happy Birthday
Child celebrating a birthday with birthday cake - The bloomers and middy blouse
The bloomers and middy blouse - The Nrisingha Avatara
The Nrisingha Avatara - Jagaddhatri
Jagaddhatri - Garuda
Garuda - Buddhist Temple and Dagosa at Kelaniva, Ceylon
Buddhist Temple and Dagosa at Kelaniva, Ceylon - Sarasvati
Sarasvati - The Matsva Avatara
The Matsva Avatara - Lakhsmi
Lakhsmi - Jagannath
Jagannath - Indra
Indra - Buddha
Buddha - Battle of the Kurus and Pandavas
Battle of the Kurus and Pandavas - Annapurna
Annapurna - Vishnu
Vishnu - Har-Hari
Har-Hari - Radha worshipping Krishna as Kali
Radha worshipping Krishna as Kali - Shitala
Shitala - Arjuna shooting at the fish
Arjuna shooting at the fish - Panchanana
Panchanana - Kali
Kali - Buddha
Buddha - Krishna slaying Bakasura
Krishna slaying Bakasura - Kalki
Kalki - Sugriva
Sugriva - The Lotus
The Lotus - The Bel
The Bel - Siva temple at Benares
Siva temple at Benares - Manasa
Manasa - Kamadeva
Kamadeva - Siva and Parvati
Siva and Parvati - Daksha
Daksha - Siva slaying an Asura
Siva slaying an Asura - Balarama
Balarama - Dasabhuja
Dasabhuja - The Fig Tree
The Fig Tree