Baba Collection

A Madame Yevonde portrait of Baba Beaton
Miss Baba Beaton is the younger of the two beautiful and attractive Beaton girls. They are among the most popular of the blonde ex-debs, and no party is complete without them

The Hut of Baba Yaga
The Baba Yaga chases the girl in a pestle

Silver Soap Suds by Cecil Beaton in The Sketch, 1930
Miss Baba Beaton, (the photographers sister), the Hon. Mrs Charles Baillie-Hamilton (formerly Miss Wanda Holden) and Lady Bridget Poulett shown as decorative soap suds in a photograph by Cecil

Vasilissa on her way to the Baba-Yaga - from a traditional Russian fairy tale Date: 1910

Meher Baba (1894-1969) aka Merwins Irani Indian spiritual leader who promised to speak the One Word which would save humanity, but didn t keep his word

Portraits by Cecil Beaton in The Sketch, 1927
Photographs and a painting by Cecil Beaton, featuring Lady Florence Jane Alexander, Miss Baba Beaton(1912-1973) and Viscountess Grey of Fallodon (1871-1928), in a page in The Sketch

Baba Beaton
Barbara ( Baba ) Beaton (1912 - 1973), Mrs Alec Hambro, younger sister of Cecil Beaton and the subject of many of his early portraits

Costumed group at Baroness D Erlangers costume ball, Venice
A group on the theme of Neptunes Embassy at Baroness D Erlangers celebrated costume ball at the Fenice Theatre, Venice in 1926

M. Orr / Ali Baba
Ali Baba counted forty of them from his vantage point up a tree

He assumed a disguise suitable to his purpose, illustration from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, 1938 (colour litho)
3086232 He assumed a disguise suitable to his purpose, illustration from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, 1938 (colour litho) by Dulac

Engraving depicting the elephant Baba in the Tivoli gardens firing a pistol, 19th century
5308665 Engraving depicting the elephant Baba in the Tivoli gardens firing a pistol, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the elephant Baba in the Tivoli gardens firing a pistol)

Some of the Forty Thieves, illustration from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (colour litho)
616789 Some of the Forty Thieves, illustration from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (colour litho) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Open Sesame, illustration from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (colour litho)
616788 Open Sesame, illustration from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (colour litho) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mustapha doubted much of his ability to refrain from questions, illustration from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
3086233 Mustapha doubted much of his ability to refrain from questions, illustration from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, 1938 (colour litho) by Dulac

Joghi Wallahs at Benares, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Joghi Wallahs at Benares, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Indian ascetics:.an exhibition of "joghi wallahs." These are a class of Hindoo religious mendicants

Lady Alexandra Curzon marries Major E. D (Fruity) Metcalfe
Marriage of Lady Alexandra (Baba) Curzon and Major Edward Dudley (Fruity) Metcalfe at the Chapel Royal, St. Jamess in 1925

Holy man
Trevor Cole

Distant view of ruins of Trosky Castle, Troskovice, Semily District, Liberec Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Baba of Benares
Trevor Cole

Monday blues
Mohit Pawar

Naga sadhu from kumbh
Dhiraj Goswami

Youssef Baba Mens 1500m Mens 1500m Athens, Greece 22 August 2004 Date: 22 August 2004

Jannina and the Greek Frontier (engraving)
1106772 Jannina and the Greek Frontier (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jannina and the Greek Frontier)

Flying Carpet, 1916 (oil on canvas)
1144254 Flying Carpet, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947); Regional Art Museum, Gorlovka; Russian, out of copyright

Engagement of the Beaton sisters
An impression by society sketch portraitist Pat Charles of the two recently engaged sisters of Cecil Beaton with their fiancÚ│« Nancy Beaton is seen with Sir Hugh Smiley

Ali Baba in the Wood
Black & white illustration from Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves. Artist: Aubrey Beardsley. Date: 1897

Princesse de Faucigny-Lucinge in polka dots at Venice Lido
Princesse Jean de Faucigny-Lucigne, formerly Baba D Erlanger pictured taking her dogs for a walk at the Venice Lido with her husband and mother, Baroness D Erlanger

Society basking on the Lido sands
Well-known personalities of Venetian society sunbathing at the Venice Lido. The Hon. Mrs Evelyn Fitzgerald, Prince Jean de Faucigny-Lucigne, Count Giovanni Sangro de Buccino

Princess de Faucigny Lucigne at costume ball, Venice
Princess Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge, formerly Miss Liliane (Baba) d Erlanger, in her costume as water at a costume ball given by her mother

A Lido Reflection by Tony Wysard
A gathering of society at the Venice Lido, at a party given by Elsa Maxwell. Left to right are: Serge Lifar, Miss Elsa Maxwell, Lady Abdy, the Baroness d Erlanger and her daughter

Princess Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge
Princess Jean Faucigny-Lucinge, formerly Miss Liliane (Baba) d Erlanger, only daughter of Baron and Baroness d Erlanger. She married Prince Jean Louis Faucigny-Lucinge in 1923

Ali Baba and
3771099 Ali Baba and the by Dalziel, Thomas (1823-1906); (add.info.: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves-Arabian Nights tale. Caption reads: Ali Baba entering the cave)

Baba or Old Woman (colour litho)
478410 Baba or Old Woman (colour litho) by Atkinson, John Augustus (1775-1831); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

FALL / TIBETAN TERRIER / 37
MISS SAHIB OF LADKOK AND LHAL BABA OF LADKOK Two terriers standing together. Owner: Greig Date: 1937

Flying Carpet, 1919-20 (oil on canvas)
1144252 Flying Carpet, 1919-20 (oil on canvas) by Vasnetsov, Victor Mikhailovich (1848-1926); The Victor Vasnetsov Memorial Museum, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: In Russian folk tales)

Portrait of Fath Ali Shah (1797-1834). Artist: Baba, Mirza (active c. 1795-c. 1830)
Portrait of Fath Ali Shah (1797-1834). Private Collection

Portrait of a Lady. Artist: Baba, Mirza (active c. 1795-c. 1830)
Portrait of a Lady. Private Collection

Hindu Fakirs practising their superstitious rites, 19th century. Artist: Bell
Hindu Fakirs practising their superstitious rites, 19th century. 1) The Great Tree of the Banyans. 2) A pagoda of the idol Mamaniva

Princess Jean de Faucigny-Lucinge (Baba d Erlanger)
Princess Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge, formerly Miss Liliane (Baba) d Erlanger portrayed by Olive Snell for The Tatler. Date: 1925

Thessaloniki, Greece - Tomb of Sheikh Musa Baba. Date: circa 1910s

Tabriz Prince Baba Bar Ischaja Mualim Date: circa 1903

Lala Baba at Gallipoli WWI
The Scottish Horse bivouacking on the beach at Lala Baba, Suvla Bay, on landing. The beach was under shell fire from a 6-inch gun and casualties soon occurred. Lala Baba is the hill in the background

He Assumed A Disguise Suitable To His Purpose. Illustration By Edmund Dulac For Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves. From The Arabian Nights, Published 1938

Mustapha Doubted Much Of His Ability To Refrain From Questions. Illustration By Edmund Dulac For Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves. From The Arabian Nights, Published 1938

As Soon As He Came In She Bagan To Jeer At Him. "you Think Yourself Rich, "Said She
As Soon As He Came In She Bagan To Jeer At Him. " you Think Yourself Rich, " Said She, " but Ali Baba Is Richer". Illustration By Edmund Dulac For Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves

Morgiana Poured Into Each Jar In Turn A Suffieicient Quantity Of The Boiling Oil. Illustration By Edmund Dulac For Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves. From The Arabian Nights, Published 1938

The Story Of Baba Abdallah. Frontispiece Illustration By Charles Folkard From The Book The Arabian Nights Published 1917

Ali Baba at the Cave by Rene Bull
Open Sesame - Ali Baba at the cave. Date: 1914

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