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Loyola, (1491-1556), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Loyola, (1491-1556), 1830. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) Spanish Basque Catholic priest and theologian, who co-founded the Jesuits and worked as a missionary during the Counter-Reformation

The Right Honorable Henry Nevill, (1755-1843), 1835. Creator: Edward Scriven
The Right Honorable Henry Nevill, (1755-1843), 1835. Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny (1755-1843), British peer educated at Christ Church, Oxford

Thomas Allen, (1542-1632), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Thomas Allen, (1542-1632), 1830. Thomas Allen (1542-1632) English mathematician and astrologer, educated at Trinity College, Oxford. After an engraving by James Bretherton

John Broughton, 1822. Creator: Robert Cooper
John Broughton, 1822. Portrait of Jack Broughton (c1703-1789), an English bare-knuckle boxer or pugilist. Broughton staged boxing exhibition at his amphitheatre in Hanway Road in London

Sam House, The Patriotic Publican, 1822. Creator: Robert Cooper
Sam House, The Patriotic Publican, 1822. Portrait of the political publican of Soho in London, holding a clay pipe and a bowl inscribed Fox for Ever

Barefoot elderly men with walking sticks, 1820, (1924). Creator: Hokusai
Barefoot elderly men with walking sticks, 1820, (1924). From the " Hokusai Gafu" by Hokusai, [1820]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

Picture No. 12479634
Sphynx Cat, wearing sunglasses Date:

John Constable, 1881. Creator: Unknown
John Constable, 1881. From " The Leisure Hour 1881", by. [The Religious Tract Society, London, 1881]

Cezanne Chauve, 1891, (1937). Creator: Paul Cezanne
Cezanne Chauve, 1937. Self-portrait, Oil on canvas. From " French Painting and the Nineteenth Century", by James Laver. [B. T. Batsford Ltd, London, 1937]

The Hon. Maurice Baring, 1928. Creator: Frank E Slater
The Hon. Maurice Baring, 1928. Portrait of British dramatist, poet, translator, travel writer and war correspondent Maurice Baring (1874-1945)

Lord Burleigh, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Lord Burleigh, 1897. Burghley, wearing spectacles, is reading a document. (Sir William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598), was the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I)

Turkey, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Turkey, c1928. The turkey, native to North America. The male has a featherless head with coloured wattles on the throat and neck

A Poet from Antiquity, c. 1620-1 (oil on canvas)
3106529 A Poet from Antiquity, c.1620-1 (oil on canvas) by Fetti or Feti, Domenico (1589-1624); 140 x 110 cm; Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: Imaginary portrait of a classical poet)

Girolamo Savonarola, 1878 (litho)
KW348192 Girolamo Savonarola, 1878 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girolamo Savonarola (1452-98)

Amerigo Vespucci (oil on panel)
XPH330487 Amerigo Vespucci (oil on panel) by Italian School; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Ritratto di Amerigo Vespucci; Vespucci (1454-1512)

Gaius Marius, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW324021 Gaius Marius, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Study for a portrait of Henri Bergson (1859-1941) 1911 (oil on canvas)
XOU231270 Study for a portrait of Henri Bergson (1859-1941) 1911 (oil on canvas) by Blanche, Jacques-Emile (1861-1942); 80x65 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; French, out of copyright

H. M. The King laying the Foundation Stone of Lloyds New Building 23 May 1925, (1928)
H.M. The King laying the Foundation Stone of Lloyds New Building 23 May 1925, 1928. From A History of Lloyd s, by Charles Wright and C. Ernest Fayle. [Macmillan and Company Limited, London, 1928]

The Late Sir James Alfred Ewing, KCB, 1937
The Late Sir James Alfred Ewing, K.C.B. presided over the cryptographic staff of the Naval intelligence division for some time during the war of 1914-18, 1937

Miniature in a Gospel book from 10th century, Charles II The Bald (823-877), king of France and Emperor of the West (875-877)

Charles II The Bald (823-877), king of France, Emperor of the West, facsimile of the Miniature Le Moyen Age, 1854

Charles II the Bald is crowned Emperor of the West (875-877) and vision of a sword in the cycle. Miniature of Miroir Historial (Speculum Historiale), 15th century manuscript

Sir Horace Jones, 1886. Artist: Walter William Ouless
Sir Horace Jones, 1886. Portrait of the architect Sir Horace Jones grown rather stout in later years. He is bearded and balding, and holds a sketch-book and pencil

A Cockney at a Fox Hunt, 1779; a bald cit is thrown from his horse after jumping a fence

John Altman, Methodist Church, Loughton, Essex, 23rd July 2016. Artist: Brian O Connor
John Altman, Methodist Church, Loughton, Essex, 23rd July 2016

Ethan Iverson, Love Supreme Jazz Festival, Glynde Place, East Sussex, 2015. Artist: Brian O Connor
Ethan Iverson, Love Supreme Jazz Festival, Glynde Place, East Sussex, 2015

Joshua Redman, Love Supreme Jazz Festival, Glynde Place, East Sussex, 2015. Artist: Brian O Connor
Joshua Redman, Love Supreme Jazz Festival, Glynde Place, East Sussex, 2015

David Priseman, Love Supreme Jazz Festival, Glynde Place, East Sussex, 2014. Artist
David Priseman, Love Supreme Jazz Festival, Glynde Place, East Sussex, 2014

Billy Butterfield and Tony Scott, Pizza Express, London, 1981. Artist: Brian O Connor
Billy Butterfield, American band leader, jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and cornetist with Tony Scott, American jazz clarinetist and arranger, Pizza Express, London, 1981

Guitarist Joe Pass on stage at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 12 November 1980

Saxophonist Lol Coxhill at Digswell House, Welywn Garden City, Hertfordshire, August 1983

American guitarist Joe Pass playing at the Shaw Theatre, London, 31 July 1982. Artist
American guitarist Joe Pass playing at the Shaw Theatre, London, 31 July 1982

Alto saxophonist Wessell Anderson playing at The Fairway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
American alto saxophonist Wessell Anderson playing at The Fairway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 18 April 2004

Kelvin Christiane playing two saxophones at The Fairway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 2002
Kelvin Christiane playing alto and tenor saxophones at The Fairway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 13 October 2002

Alto saxophonist Martin Speake playing at The Fairway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 2003
Alto saxophonist Martin Speake playing at The Fairway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 2 February 2003

Bassist Simon Woolf playing at The Fairway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 2002
Geoff Simkins Quartet bassist Simon Woolf playing at The Fairway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 3 November 2002

Peter Oxley, Studio Hawth, Crawley, May 2004. Artist: Brian O Connor
Peter Oxley, Studio Hawth, Crawley, May 2004

Ian Shaw, Birley Centre, Eastbourne, East Sussex, 2015. Artist: Brian O Connor
Ian Shaw, Birley Centre, Eastbourne, East Sussex, 2015

Les Cirkel, Pizza Express, Dean St, London, 2015. Artist: Brian O Connor
Les Cirkel, Pizza Express, Dean St, London, 2015

Ian Shaw with Miguel Gorodi, Pizza Express, Dean St, London, 2011

Ian Shaw, Pizza Express, Dean St, London, 2011. Artist: Brian O Connor
Ian Shaw, Pizza Express, Dean St, London, 2011

Clarence Hatry, failed British financier, 1929. On 20 September 1929 trading in shares in Clarence Charles Hatrys (1888-1965) company, the Hatry group, was suspended by the London Stock Exchange

Samuel Plimsoll, M. P. c1890, (1904). Artist: James Russell
Samuel Plimsoll, M.P. c1890, (1904). Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898) was an English politician and social reformer, now best remembered for having devised the Plimsoll line From Social England

Head of an Old Man, c15th century, (1932). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Head of an Old Man, c15th century, (1932). From Master Draughtsmen No. 2 - Leonardo Da Vinci 1452-1519. [The Studio Limited, William Edwin Rudge, London & New York, 1932]

Edouard Vuillard, 1946. From Vuillard - His Life and Work, by Claude Roer Marx. [Paul Elek, London, 1946]

He Chuckled With Delight, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
He Chuckled With Delight, c1930. An illustration from The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Sir George White, 1902. Sir George Stuart White (1835-1912), British officer. After a photograph by Bourne & Shepherd. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

General Trochu, 1902. Louis Jules Trochu (1815-1896), French military leader and politician. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

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"Bald: A Journey Through Hairless Wonders and Icons" Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the iconic Russian statesman, may have been known for his revolutionary ideas, but his bald head was equally unforgettable. From the Sphinx cat to hairless rodents and rats, nature showcases its own unique take on baldness in the animal kingdom. Deep beneath the ground of dry areas in North East Africa resides a peculiar creature - the Naked Mole Rat. Blind yet resourceful, it digs with incisor teeth through its hairless existence. Mexican Hairless Dogs join their counterparts like Sphinx cats and hairless rodents as fascinating examples animals thriving in arid regions of North East Africa. In a sepia-toned photograph from 1921, Sigmund Freud's signature is captured alongside his distinguished bald head - a symbol of intellect and psychoanalysis. Meat Loaf's electrifying concert in Penwith, Cornwall not only showcased his powerful voice but also drew attention to his distinctive lack of locks. Winston Churchill's nickname "Skipper" during World War II highlighted both his leadership skills and receding hairline - an emblematic figure who defied adversity with determination. Anthony Trollope, renowned English novelist from the Victorian era, captivated readers with tales that transcended time while sporting a prominent bald crown atop his head. The Mexican Hairless Dog takes center stage as we zoom in on its captivating face – showcasing elegance even without fur adorning its features. A simple device for removing warts reminds us that even though being they are be seen as unconventional or undesirable by some standards; embracing our uniqueness is key to self-acceptance. John Leavers' expertise shines through as he shares insights into navigating life without luscious locks – proving that confidence goes beyond mere appearance.