Tattoos Collection

Tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Jermyn S
A battle royal in mid-air: a tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Hamman Studio, Jermyn Street, London. Date: 1897

Maori Chieftain, New Zealand. Date: circa 1910s

Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady, 1897
Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady. The work on her back depicts the Last Supper, by Da Vinci, and was regarded at the time to be one of the finest piece of tattooing produced in America

Victorian Scrap - Tattooing - an old custom in the navy. late 19th century

Joseph Daugherty, aged 14, showing off some of his 60 tattoos. Joseph and thirty fellow pupils at Shotton Hall County Modern School, County Durham

Joseph Daugherty, aged 14, showing off some of his 60 tattoos. Joseph and thirty fellow pupils at Shotton Hall County Modern School, County Durham

Joseph Daugherty, aged 14, showing off some of his 60 tattoos. Joseph and thirty fellow pupils at Shotton Hall County Modern School, County Durham

Tattoo-artist, George Burchett, at work on a Tommy
A tattoo artist, George Burchett, in his shop near Waterloo station working on the forearm of a soldier, while a lady who has just received a tattoo of her own, admires his handiwork

Somali womans hands covered in henna tattoos, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa

view of a Samoan Pe a tattoo, 19th Century (photo)
1079611 view of a Samoan Pe a tattoo, 19th Century (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pe a is the popular name of the traditional male tattoo of Samoa)

Portrait of a tattooed woman, c. 1905 (Sepia Photo)
1073947 Portrait of a tattooed woman, c.1905 (Sepia Photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: The model is thought to be the wife of Charles Wagner who registered the patent for the tattoo machine in)

Man with extensive tattoos, Japan, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

The dangers of getting a personal tattoo
" First of All, Mary, theres something awful I must get off my chest." The dangers of getting a personal tattoo - A dapper gent has to admit to a previous romantic liason to his new young

Maori head tattoos, artwork
Maori head tattoos. 19th century artwork of tattooed Maori heads. The Maoris, the indigenous population of the islands of New Zealand

Three runaway schoolboys are very seasick
Three runaway schoolboys suffer greatly from seasickness on an ocean voyage. Date: 1898

Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist has got carried away
Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist (Professor Smith) has got carried away... " Its taking you a long time to write I love Annie !" Date: circa 1920s

Portrait of a tattooed man, c.1889 (photo)
7078841 Portrait of a tattooed man, c.1889 (photo); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures .

One of Wyngyno's wives, an Indian leader Powhatan. Contemporary of the colony of Roanoke (North Carolina, USA)
NWI4896075 One of Wyngyno's wives, an Indian leader Powhatan. Contemporary of the colony of Roanoke (North Carolina, USA), circa 1585

Head of an Australian aboriginal. Man of New Holland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's
FLO4695308 Head of an Australian aboriginal. Man of New Holland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Native of Nuku Hiva with spear and skull. Young man of the Marquesas Islands not completely tattooed
FLO4695728 Native of Nuku Hiva with spear and skull. Young man of the Marquesas Islands not completely tattooed. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Kadoo, a native of the Caroline Islands, with elongated earlobes, necklace and tattoos
FLO4695709 Kadoo, a native of the Caroline Islands, with elongated earlobes, necklace and tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Ornamental tattoos: African woman 1, Maori chief (New Zealand) 2, Maori king 3, Caroline Islander 4
FLO4678680 Ornamental tattoos: African woman 1, Maori chief (New Zealand) 2, Maori king 3, Caroline Islander 4, hand 5 and foot 6 of a Dayak (Borneo), and a Japanese man with irezumi and fundoshi 7

A group of Indian warriors from Florida, USA, with tattooed bodies, gathered at a war assembly
FLO4635649 A group of Indian warriors from Florida, USA, with tattooed bodies, gathered at a war assembly. Lithography for the book

Portrait of the chiefs of the Sandwich Islands (Hawai): in the centre, Kiaimoukou, Maui Island, on the left
FLO4636338 Portrait of the chiefs of the Sandwich Islands (Hawai): in the centre, Kiaimoukou, Maui Island, on the left, a tattoo chef from Oahu Island, on the right, an officer from Kiamoukou

Mentawai people of Pagai, with tattoos, canoe and paddle, Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia
FLO4624248 Mentawai people of Pagai, with tattoos, canoe and paddle, Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Chieftains of various Florida Native American nations leading an army of warriors and archers to battle
FLO4622014 Chieftains of various Florida Native American nations leading an army of warriors and archers to battle (including Timucuan chief Utina)

Pict woman tattooed carrying weapons, 16th century (Engraving)
1836943 Pict woman tattooed carrying weapons, 16th century (Engraving); (add.info.: Pict woman (1st inhabitants of England) tattoo carrying weapons. Engraving, France, 16th.); Photo © CCI.

Indian chef potano Utina, 1591 (engraving)
2435407 Indian chef potano Utina, 1591 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); (add.info.: USA. Gravure in: Indorum Floridam provinciam inhabitantium eicones. Coll. Part. History. USA)

Te Hinote Kawau
2912120 Te Hinote Kawau; (add.info.: Te Hinote Kawau, New Zealand Maori with facial tattoos, 1880. 1880); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Maori princess with tattoos, 1880 (b/w photo)
2911949 Maori princess with tattoos, 1880 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Tai Huia, King Tawhiao's daughter 1880 Maori princess with tattoos, New Zealand. 1880); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Costumes of the tattooed natives of Dalagoa Bay (Maputo Bay), Mozambique, in front of a village of circular huts
FLO4620233 Costumes of the tattooed natives of Dalagoa Bay (Maputo Bay), Mozambique, in front of a village of circular huts

British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): Catini and Caledonian inhabitants (Scotland)
FLO4608209 British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): Catini and Caledonian inhabitants (Scotland) of the northern plains and forests of Great Britain

Sarcee man Massika in feather headdress and face tattoo or scarification
FLO4605335 Sarcee man Massika in feather headdress and face tattoo or scarification, and Blackfoot chief Mehkskeme-Sukahs with feather headdress, medicine fetish and bearskin cape

Native of Viti Levou, the largest island of FIJI (Pacific)
JAB4121698 Native of Viti Levou, the largest island of FIJI (Pacific).; (add.info.: Native of Viti Levou, the largest island of FIJI (Pacific).); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Young girl from Madison Island (French Polynesia) - Young girl with headdress, necklace, shift and feather fan
FLO4724436 Young girl from Madison Island (French Polynesia) - Young girl with headdress, necklace, shift and feather fan, with tattoos on her arms and legs from Nuku Hiva island (Madison)

Costumes and tattoos of the indigenous Carolinian Mariana. Illustration from Voyage Around the World (1824)
FLO4636325 Costumes and tattoos of the indigenous Carolinian Mariana. Illustration from Voyage Around the World (1824) by Louis de Freycinet (1779-1842)

Palawa Aboriginal couple from Tasmania (Australia), with scarification bodies
FLO4636103 Palawa Aboriginal couple from Tasmania (Australia), with scarification bodies. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et

A man from Nuku Hiva Island with tattoos on his body, 1813 (engraving and watercolour)
FIA5635309 A man from Nuku Hiva Island with tattoos on his body, 1813 (engraving and watercolour); Musee du Quai Branly et des Arts Premiers, Paris

Native from New Zealand, 1861 (engraving)
6947877 Native from New Zealand, 1861 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native from New Zealand. From artwork by Chenu " Encyclopedie d'Histoire Naturelle " 1861)

Head of a New Zealander, with a comb in his hair., 1770 (engraving)
7295525 Head of a New Zealander, with a comb in his hair., 1770 (engraving) by Parkinson, Sydney (c.1745-71); 20.1x16.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Chukchi (Chukchi) woman with tattoos on her cheek, chin and arm, and ear piercings. (Chukotka region, Russia)
FLO4722615 Chukchi (Chukchi) woman with tattoos on her cheek, chin and arm, and ear piercings. (Chukotka region, Russia). From Joseph Billings (1758-1806)

Indian leader of Timucua tribe making a ceremony for victory before fighting with neighboring tribes, Florida
NWI4898524 Indian leader of Timucua tribe making a ceremony for victory before fighting with neighboring tribes, Florida, around 1500

Native woman of Erikub Atoll, Ratak chain, Marshall Islands, with rolled pandanus-leaf earrings, necklace and tattoos
FLO4695684 Native woman of Erikub Atoll, Ratak chain, Marshall Islands, with rolled pandanus-leaf earrings, necklace and tattoos. Woman of the Tchichagoff Islands

Native man of distinction from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, with club, fan, loincloth and full body tattoos
FLO4695640 Native man of distinction from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, with club, fan, loincloth and full body tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in

Native of North America, after Cartias, National Library, 1780. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet
FLO4686542 Native of North America, after Cartias, National Library, 1780. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers' " Modes et Costumes Etrangers Anciens et

Native of Mozambique with earrings and face painting, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph by J
FLO4688409 Native of Mozambique with earrings and face painting, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph by J. Bull from James Cowles Prichard's Natural History of Man, Balliere, London

Native Bahamas family, as described by early explorers of the New World - Colorised engraving
NWI4853722 Native Bahamas family, as described by early explorers of the New World - Colorised engraving, 19th century - Natives of the Bahamas as described by early explorers of the New World

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"Tattoos: A Timeless Art Form Across Cultures and Eras" From the intricate tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Jermyn S to the striking Maori Chieftain from New Zealand, they have long been a symbol of cultural identity and personal expression. Even in 1897, Emma de Burgh proudly showcased her body as a canvas for artistry. In Victorian times, tattooing was considered an old custom, capturing the imagination of many. The skilled hands of tattoo artist George Burchett diligently worked on adorning a Tommy's skin with meaningful ink during World War I. Traveling to Ethiopia, Africa reveals Somali women with henna-covered hands showcasing their own unique style of temporary tattoos. Meanwhile, Princess Waldemar of Denmark defied societal norms by embracing body art in aristocratic circles. A sepia photo from 1905 captures the captivating portrait of a woman adorned with various tattoos - each telling its own story. However, cautionary tales also exist; one such example warns against the dangers associated with getting personal tattoos without proper research or consideration. Venturing into Japan circa 1890 unveils a man whose extensive tattoos reflect his commitment to tradition and honor within Japanese society. Similarly, Samoan Pe'a tattoo holds immense significance even in the 19th century as it represents bravery and social status among Samoans. Tattoos transcend time and boundaries - they are more than just ink on skin; they represent history, culture, individuality, and self-expression throughout generations worldwide.