Disfigured Collection

Enter Herodias, c1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Enter Herodias, c1893

Seated Female Figure, c. A. D. 200. Creator: Unknown
Seated Female Figure, c. A.D. 200

Blackware Spouted Vessel in the Form of a Composite Face, Animals, and Fish, 100 B. C. / A. D
Blackware Spouted Vessel in the Form of a Composite Face, Animals, and Fish, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Portrait Vessel of a Young Man with a Scarred Lip, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown
Portrait Vessel of a Young Man with a Scarred Lip, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Portrait Vessel of a Blind Figure with Distorted Mouth, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500
Portrait Vessel of a Blind Figure with Distorted Mouth, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Portrait Vessel of a Man with a Cleft Lip and Tattoos, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500
Portrait Vessel of a Man with a Cleft Lip and Tattoos, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Dance in a Madhouse, 1917 (litho)
SD213621 Dance in a Madhouse, 1917 (litho) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 46.9x61.7 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Museum Purchase; American, out of copyright

Large Tragic Mask of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) 1901 (bronze)
BOO226973 Large Tragic Mask of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) 1901 (bronze) by Bourdelle, Emile-Antoine (1861-1929); height: 76 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

The Hospital, plate 15 from The Miseries and Misfortunes of War
XIR172408 The Hospital, plate 15 from The Miseries and Misfortunes of War, engraved by Israel Henriet (c.1590-1661) 1633 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Callot

Man with a Broken Nose, 1863-64 (bronze)
BOO183882 Man with a Broken Nose, 1863-64 (bronze) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; French, out of copyright

Model showing a childs face before and after a operation to correct a harelip
CHT168616 Model showing a childs face before and after a operation to correct a harelip performed by Antoine Dubois (1756-1837) in 1799 (wax) by French School, (18th century); Musee Dupuytren, Paris

Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse, 1665-67 (oil on canvas)
3928804 Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse, 1665-67 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 112.7 x 87.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Man with the Broken Nose; L Homme au Nez Casse, 1864 (bronze)
824484 Man with the Broken Nose; L Homme au Nez Casse, 1864 (bronze) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); 30.5 high cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Man with the Broken Nose; L Homme au Nez Casse)

Male figure with sores, 1st Century B. C. E - 3rd Century C. E. (earthenware)
DBP422928 Male figure with sores, 1st Century B.C.E - 3rd Century C.E. (earthenware) by Nayarit; Private Collection; (add.info.: From Ixtlan del Rio in S.W. Nayarit)

Restoration of St Bartholomews the Great, West Smithfield (engraving)
1054889 Restoration of St Bartholomews the Great, West Smithfield (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Restoration of St Bartholomews the Great)

Cutting Off the Nose (Modern Military Punishments), after 1725. Creator: William Hogarth
Cutting Off the Nose (Modern Military Punishments), after 1725

Chilon, Legislator & Philosopher of Sparta, ca. 1615. Creator: Jan Muller
Chilon, Legislator & Philosopher of Sparta, ca. 1615

L Estropieau Capuchon (The Beggar Wearing a Hood), from Varie Figure Gobbi
L Estropie au Capuchon (The Beggar Wearing a Hood), from Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelee aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmees, Les Nains Grotesques (Various Hunchbacked Figures, The Hunchbacks)

L Homme au Gros Dos Orned Une Rangee de Boutons
L Homme au Gros Dos Orne d Une Rangee de Boutons (Man with a Large Back Ornamented with a Row of Buttons), from Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelee aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmees

Le Bossu a La Canne (The Hunchback with a Cane), from Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelee aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmees, Les Nains Grotesques (Various Hunchbacked Figures, The Hunchbacks, The Pygmes)

L Estropiea la Bequille et a La Jambe de Bois
L Estropie a la Bequille et a La Jambe de Bois (The Cripple with a Crutch and a Wooden Leg), from Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelee aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmees

L Homme au Gros Ventre Orned une Rangee de Boutons
L Homme au Gros Ventre Orne d une Rangee de Boutons (Man with a Large Belly Decorated with a Row of Buttons), from Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelee aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmees

Untitled, . Creator: Felicien Joseph Victor Rops Felicien Rops
Untitled

Misfits, c1840-1906, (1906). Creator: John Tenniel
Misfits, c1840-1906, (1906). Watercolour by English artist Sir John Tenniel (1820-1914). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Grotesque Profile to the Left, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Grotesque Profile to the Left, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Five Grotesque Heads, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Five Grotesque Heads, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Abbess of Coldingham StAebbe the younger semi-mythological Abbess 870AD. Artist: Grignion
Abbess of Coldingham St Aebbe the younger semi-mythological Abbess 870AD cutting of her nose and upper lip as an example to her Nuns to follow to prevent being Ravished by the Danes.The Complete

Samuel Johnson Touched
Young Samuel Johnson is touched by Queen Anne, in hope of curing the Queens Evil; but he remains disfigured all his life Date: circa 1714

Philip II of Macedon (382-336 BC) father of Alexander the Great. This medallion shows left side of his face. Right side disfigured when struck in eye at siege of Methone in 354 BC

Fungal leaf spot C014 / 2095
Fungal leaf spot/blotch on Acer davidii

Vine weevil damage C014 / 1398
Vine weevil damage to bergenia leaf

Azalea gall C014 / 1353
Azalea gall caused by fungus - Exobasidium japonicum

Andricus quercusradicis C014 / 1685
Knopper gall on Quercus petraea caused by gall wasp (Andricus quercusradicis)

Maize (Zea Mays) in drought C016 / 4273
Maize cob (Zea Mays) at a quarter of normal size after being affected by drought conditions

Maize (Zea Mays) in drought C016 / 4272
Maize cob (Zea Mays) at a quarter of normal size after being affected by drought conditions

Oak Marble galls caused by the Andricus kollari gall wasp on a Pedunculare Oak (Quercus robur). They are green at first, turning brown and woody when mature

Thomas Brown (Dettingen)
THOMAS BROWN Soldier who distinguished himself at the battle of Dettingen, 27 June 1743

Wounded Soldiers / Callot
The human cost of war. The crippled and wounded - the legless and armless are given alms. Soup is dished out from a cauldron in the street

EDWARD TOBY KING Character who took copy to the printers for his renowned bookseller uncle Abel Roper. He was easily recognised by his squint & warts

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"Disfigured: A Glimpse into the Unseen Stories" In the depths of history, amidst The War in the East, haunting images of "Atrocities" were engraved upon our collective memory. Faces forever altered by the horrors witnessed and endured. Traveling further back, we encounter a poignant reminder of human suffering - Bound Foot, c. 1875. This black and white photograph captures a painful tradition that disfigured countless women's feet for centuries. A Seated Female Figure from 200 A. D. , created by an unknown artist, tells a silent tale of resilience through her disfigurement. Her distorted features stand as a testament to strength in adversity. Delving deeper into time, we discover a Blackware Spouted Vessel adorned with composite faces, animals, and fish from 100 B. C. /A. D. It serves as an enigmatic representation of disfigurement intertwined with ancient symbolism. The Portrait Vessel reveals stories untold; one depicts a young man with a scarred lip from 100 B. C. /A. D. 500 while another portrays a blind figure with a distorted mouth during the same era. These vessels immortalize their subjects' struggles and triumphs despite their physical imperfections. Journeying alongside them is yet another vessel showcasing an individual marked by life's hardships - this time featuring tattoos on his face along with his cleft lip from 100 B. C. /A. D. 500. "Dance in a Madhouse, " lithographed in 1917, offers us insight into how mental anguish can manifest itself physically – contorted bodies mirroring tortured souls trapped within asylum walls. Gazing upon Ludwig van Beethoven's Large Tragic Mask cast in bronze in1901 evokes profound emotions; it symbolizes not only the genius composer but also his inner battles that left indelible marks on both his music and countenance.