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"Unveiling the Art of Disguise: From Sir Richard Francis Burton to WW1 Espionage and Beyond" Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890): A master of disguise

Background imageDisguised Collection: The Tree Men Of India In The 19Th Century. They Disguised Themselves As Trees To Escape Detection

The Tree Men Of India In The 19Th Century. They Disguised Themselves As Trees To Escape Detection. From La Ilustracion EspaAnola Y Americana Of 1881

Background imageDisguised Collection: Gallipoli Campaign. A Turkish Sniper, Disguised As A Bush, In Custody After Being Captured By

Gallipoli Campaign. A Turkish Sniper, Disguised As A Bush, In Custody After Being Captured By Anzac Troops. From The Great World War A History Volume Iii, Published 1916

Background imageDisguised Collection: How To Carry A Cloth To Approach Beasts. 19Th Century Reproduction Of 15Th Century Miniature In

How To Carry A Cloth To Approach Beasts. 19Th Century Reproduction Of 15Th Century Miniature In The Manuscript Of Phoebus

Background imageDisguised Collection: How To Take A Cart To Allure Beasts 19Th Century Reproduction Of 15Th Century Miniature In The

How To Take A Cart To Allure Beasts 19Th Century Reproduction Of 15Th Century Miniature In The Manuscript Of Phoebus

Background imageDisguised Collection: He Assumed A Disguise Suitable To His Purpose. Illustration By Edmund Dulac For Ali Baba And The

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

Background imageDisguised Collection: King Charles Ii, Riding Towards Wilton In Disguise After The Battle Of Worcester

King Charles Ii, Riding Towards Wilton In Disguise After The Battle Of Worcester, Passes Roundheads On The Icknield Road, Near Wilton. From The Illustrated London News, Christmas Number, 1933

Background imageDisguised Collection: Jupiter and Calisto, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Jupiter and Calisto, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Background imageDisguised Collection: The Merchant of Venice - title page

The Merchant of Venice - title page - Shylock and the disguised Portia in court. 1862

Background imageDisguised Collection: Odysseus returns home. Roman Fresco

Odysseus returns home. Roman Fresco
Odysseus disguised as a beggar returns home. Episode of the Odyssey. Roman Fresco. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy

Background imageDisguised Collection: Johannes Hadlaub, Swiss poet. Codex Manesse (ca. 1300)

Johannes Hadlaub, Swiss poet. Codex Manesse (ca. 1300)
Johannes Hadlaub, Swiss poet. Below: the poet disguised as a pilgrim after a woman who is entering the church. Top: the lady consoles the poet who is unwell

Background imageDisguised Collection: Ulrich von Liechtenstein (12001278) on a trip. Codex Manes

Ulrich von Liechtenstein (12001278) on a trip. Codex Manes
Ulrich von Liechtenstein (12001278), medieval nobleman, knight, politician, and minnesanger. Ulrich on a trip. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 237r

Background imageDisguised Collection: Saint Benedict of Norcia

Saint Benedict of Norcia
SAINT BENEDICT of Norcia, hermit, depicted being tempted by a demon disguised as a beautiful woman : you will be glad to learn that Benedict successfully resisted Date: 480? - 547

Background imageDisguised Collection: Portia by Henry Woods

Portia by Henry Woods
The character of Portia disguised as a lawyer from The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare by Henry Woods (1846-1921), part of a series of Shakespearean heroines

Background imageDisguised Collection: NATI2A-00122

NATI2A-00122
Plains Indians hunting buffalo by disguising themselves as wolves. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDisguised Collection: A mobile phone mast made to look like a palm tree in Dubai

A mobile phone mast made to look like a palm tree in Dubai
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imageDisguised Collection: Luther at the Wartburg

Luther at the Wartburg
Disguised as Junker Georg, bearded and without a tonsure, he hides from the Church and starts to translate the Bible into German

Background imageDisguised Collection: Making monster masks for the New Orleans Carnival

Making monster masks for the New Orleans Carnival
Vintage engraving of people making monster masks for the New Orleans Carnival, 19th Century

Background imageDisguised Collection: Carnival Group, New Orleans, 19th Century

Carnival Group, New Orleans, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Carnival Group, New Orleans, 19th Century

Background imageDisguised Collection: Scene from Molieres play, Amphitryon

Scene from Molieres play, Amphitryon, first performed in 1668. It was based on a Latin comedy by Plautus. In it, Amphitryon goes off to war, leaving his wife Alcmene at home

Background imageDisguised Collection: Suffragette Jessie Kennedy as a telegraph boy

Suffragette Jessie Kennedy as a telegraph boy
Miss Jessie Kennedy, a suffragette, as a telegraph boy, in the dress in which she sought to gain admission to the Albert Hall to disrupt a Liberal party meeting at which Asquith was speaking

Background imageDisguised Collection: Viola, in Shakespeares comedy Twelfth Night

Viola, in Shakespeares comedy Twelfth Night
Viola (disguised as the page Cesario), in Shakespeares comedy Twelfth Night, Act 2, Scene 4. 19th century

Background imageDisguised Collection: Shakespeare - Cymbeline

Shakespeare - Cymbeline - Imogen: Oh! - no answer? then I ll enter. circa 1830

Background imageDisguised Collection: Measure for Measure - title page

Measure for Measure - title page - Duke Vincentio disguised as Friar Lodowick. 1862

Background imageDisguised Collection: American War of Independence (1775-1783). Boston Tea Party

American War of Independence (1775-1783). Boston Tea Party. December 16, 1773. Revolution of the American colonists against taxes imposed by the British Parliament on tea

Background imageDisguised Collection: Aert de Gelder (1645-1727). Vertumnus and Pomona. Oil on can

Aert de Gelder (1645-1727). Vertumnus and Pomona. Oil on can
Aert de Gelder (1645-1727). Dutch painter. Vertumnus and Pomona. Oil on canvas. The god Vertumnus, disguised as an old woman approaches Pomona and lauds the virtues of love and of himself

Background imageDisguised Collection: Auguste Biard, Artist

Auguste Biard, Artist
AUGUSTE FRANCOIS BIARD French painter of landscapes and wildlife - he once disguised himself as a polar bear to approach his subject more closely. Date: 1800 - 1882

Background imageDisguised Collection: British Troops Disguised

British Troops Disguised
The British are portrayed by the Germans as disguising troops as medical staff at Gallipoli during World War One Date: 1916

Background imageDisguised Collection: Verdi / Ernani / Photo

Verdi / Ernani / Photo
Donna Elvira is about to be wed to the aged Silva, though she loves Hernani, a bandit chief though really, of course, a nobleman disguised who... well, you can imagine Date: first performed 1844

Background imageDisguised Collection: Marco Polo / Disguise

Marco Polo / Disguise
Marco Polo travels through the jungle disguised as a native. Date: circa 1270-80

Background imageDisguised Collection: Napoleon III escaping from life imprisonment

Napoleon III escaping from life imprisonment
Napoleon III, disguised as a labourer, escapes from the Chateau de Ham, where he had been condemned to life imprisonment in 1840. The escape was successful -- two days later he turned up in London

Background imageDisguised Collection: Cartoon, Lorinne, or hidden love, WW1

Cartoon, Lorinne, or hidden love, WW1
Cartoon, Lorinne, or hidden love. A pretty young woman has been able to visit her soldier completely unnoticed, thanks to her disguise as a fruit seller! Date: 1916

Background imageDisguised Collection: Twelfth Night, Act II Scene ii, by William Heath Robinson

Twelfth Night, Act II Scene ii, by William Heath Robinson
Scene from the Shakespeare comedy, Twelfth Night, Act II Scene ii, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Showing Viola disguised as the page Cesario

Background imageDisguised Collection: WW1 - German attack under the cover of the white flag

WW1 - German attack under the cover of the white flag
WW1 - A scene during the fighting at St. Julien on the Western Front. As reported by the 90th Winnipeg Rifles, the Germans dressed in the uniforms of the dead Canadian Scottish troops

Background imageDisguised Collection: Beechams Pills camouflage themed advertisement

Beechams Pills camouflage themed advertisement
There is no camouflage about Beechams Pills. Advertisement based on the topical interest in camouflage which had been pioneered during the First World War to great effect such as in the case of

Background imageDisguised Collection: All That Was Taxed was His Ingenuity by Heath Robinson, WW1

All That Was Taxed was His Ingenuity by Heath Robinson, WW1
An intelligent young pup disguised as a parakeet to avoid the increased licence duty - raised on pet dogs in Britain in 1917. 1917

Background imageDisguised Collection: Jessie Kenney Disguised as Telegraph Boy

Jessie Kenney Disguised as Telegraph Boy. Jessie Kenney (1887-1985) disguised herself as a Telegraph boy in order to infiltrate the Albert Hall meeting at which Asquith was speaking

Background imageDisguised Collection: A Clever Ruse by Heath Robinson

A Clever Ruse by Heath Robinson
Two cunning German officers bamboozle a British sentry by disguising themselves as humble farming folk, while their cannon is a very convincing bull. Date: 1915

Background imageDisguised Collection: Bomb launching installations in France by G. H. Davis

Bomb launching installations in France by G. H. Davis
Homes of the flying bombs: the layout of launching installations in northern France during the Second World War. They are sometimes camouflaged among woods, or disguised as small villages. Date: 1944

Background imageDisguised Collection: Giants in hiding 1916

Giants in hiding 1916
Heavily camouflaged British gun emplacement. The guns were disguised to hide them from scouting enemy aircraft. Date: 1916

Background imageDisguised Collection: Renard Disguised Monk Gains Confidence Rooster

Renard Disguised Monk Gains Confidence Rooster
Artokoloro

Background imageDisguised Collection: Illustrations Metamorphoses Ovid Jupiter Io. 1

Illustrations Metamorphoses Ovid Jupiter Io. 1
Artokoloro

Background imageDisguised Collection: Jupiter disguised eagle Ganymede sketch two peacocks

Jupiter disguised eagle Ganymede sketch two peacocks
Artokoloro

Background imageDisguised Collection: Colourful mask and costume of Carnival of Venice, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Colourful mask and costume of Carnival of Venice, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Background imageDisguised Collection: Colourful masks and costumes of the Carnival of Venice, famous festival worldwide

Colourful masks and costumes of the Carnival of Venice, famous festival worldwide, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Background imageDisguised Collection: Colourful mask and costume of the Carnival of Venice, famous festival worldwide, Venice

Colourful mask and costume of the Carnival of Venice, famous festival worldwide, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Background imageDisguised Collection: Dark-clad, masked Ninja warrior moving forward, weapon behind back

Dark-clad, masked Ninja warrior moving forward, weapon behind back

Background imageDisguised Collection: The Disguised Wolf, by Gustave Dore

The Disguised Wolf, by Gustave Dore

Background imageDisguised Collection: Of newe fassions and disgised Garmentes, illustration from Alexander Barclay s

Of newe fassions and disgised Garmentes, illustration from Alexander Barclay s
XJF483411 Of newe fassions and disgised Garmentes, illustration from Alexander Barclays English translation of The Ship of Fools, from an edition published in 1874 (engraving) by German School



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"Unveiling the Art of Disguise: From Sir Richard Francis Burton to WW1 Espionage and Beyond" Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890): A master of disguise, this renowned explorer and linguist donned various personas to infiltrate hidden societies across the globe. Cid Officers as Dockers: In a covert operation during WW1, Cid officers disguised themselves as dockworkers to gather intelligence on German espionage activities. German Espionage in Disguise: Unmasking the secrets of war, German spies cunningly posed as women to extract critical information during World War Native American Indian Buffalo Hunt Under the White Wolf Ski: Blending seamlessly with nature's elements, Native American hunters concealed their presence by wearing wolf-skins while embarking on buffalo hunts. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin in Disguise: The enigmatic leader of communism skillfully hid his identity behind clever disguises, evading capture and continuing his revolutionary pursuits. Arming the Ulster Volunteer Force: Gun-running scenes at Lar - Amidst political turmoil, gun-runners operated undercover to arm the Ulster Volunteer Force in their struggle for independence. Peppered Moth's Hidden Adaptation: Evolutionary marvels unfold as peppered moths developed camouflage techniques amidst industrialization's soot-covered landscapes. German Anti-British Propaganda Postcard from WW1: Exposing enemy tactics, a postcard reveals Germany's attempt at sowing discord through deceptive propaganda campaigns during World War Athena Guiding Telemachus in His Search for Odysseus (colour litho): Greek mythology intertwines with disguise as Athena guides Telemachus incognito on his quest to find his father Odysseus. Italian Soldier in White Camouflage During WWI.