Supercilious Collection

Joan Crawford / Postcard
JOAN CRAWFORD American film actress looking haughty

Diving lizard and hump-nosed lizard
Diving lizard, Uranoscodon superciliosa (supercilious lizard, Lacerta superciliosa) and hump-nosed lizard, Lyriocephalus scutatus (scutated lizard, Lacerta scutata)

Long-tailed hermit, Phaethornis superciliosus, male (Supercilious hummingbird, Trochilus superciliosus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura (Supercilious widow bird, Fringilla superciliosa Vieillot). Handcoloured engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker

A Mysterious Disappearance (engraving)
1603456 A Mysterious Disappearance (engraving) by Wain, Louis (1860-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Mysterious Disappearance. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 13 August 1892)

Portrait of Sibylle von Cleve, Electress of Saxony, 1535 (oil on panel)
CH469715 Portrait of Sibylle von Cleve, Electress of Saxony, 1535 (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553); 20.3x14.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Prig. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Fpg Guizot / Fuhr / Pantheon
FRANCOIS-PIERRE-GUILLAUME GUIZOT French historian and politician

Supercilious Waiter
Supercilious waiter watches as a suspicious guest checks the bill

17th Earl of Oxford
Edward De Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford Writer

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"Unveiling the Supercilious: From Joan Crawford to Vesta Tilley, a Postcard of Eccentricities" Step right up and witness the fascinating world of superciliousness. Just like Joan Crawford's iconic gaze or Vesta Tilley's captivating male impersonations at the music hall, this word holds an air of superiority that cannot be ignored. But wait, there's more. Picture a diving lizard gracefully plunging into the depths or a hump-nosed lizard with its haughty demeanor. Even nature has its own being supercilious. Intriguingly enough, it doesn't stop there. Behold the long-tailed hermit, Phaethornis superciliosus - a male hummingbird flaunting his vibrant colors as if he were royalty. And let us not forget about the pin-tailed whydah; its extravagant plumage screams self-importance. Delving deeper into history, we stumble upon "A Mysterious Disappearance, " an engraving that leaves us pondering what secrets lie behind those enigmatic eyes. Or perhaps Sibylle von Cleve herself in her oil portrait exudes an aura of grandeur fit for an Electress. Now let's play a game - strip tease card game anyone? The Prudie suit and Prig cards add just another layer to this tantalizing tale of arrogance and conceit. Oh look. The female long-tailed hermit makes her entrance too. With subtlety and grace, she proves that even femininity can possess an air of superiority. Moving on to Fpg Guizot/Fuhr/Pantheon - names etched in history forever linked with their own brand of haughtiness. And who could forget our beloved Supercilious Waiter? His disdainful glare is enough to make you question your very existence.