Veil Collection

Arab Girl Dancing
A Middle Eastern Belly Dancer dancing with a veil to musical accompaniment

The wedding of Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip - 20th November 1947

Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scotland -- the inscription below reads Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, Widow of Francois II, King of France. The portrait shows her in mourning dress

Veiled Egyptian Woman - Cairo. Date: circa 1910s

St. Augustine and his mother St. Monica, 1855 (oil on canvas)
XIR903333 St. Augustine and his mother St. Monica, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Scheffer, Ary (1795-1858); 146.5x114.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Saint Augustin et sa mAeAšre sainte Monique)

Mary Queen of Scotland (1542-1567)
Mary (1542-1587). Queen of Scotland (1542-1567). CLOUET, Francois (1505-1573). Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. OE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Musue Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)

Yosemite Valley Viewpoint
The natural beauty of Yosemite is so incredible that it inspired an entire 19th-century conservation movement, which resulted in the valleyas protection as a national park in 1890

Semi-veiled woman at Muscat, Oman

Strolling along the Seashore, 1909 (oil on canvas)
XIR218726 Strolling along the Seashore, 1909 (oil on canvas) by Sorolla y Bastida, Joaquin (1863-1923); 205x200 cm; Museo Sorolla, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Promenade au Bord de la Mer; ); Spanish

Pyramus & Thisbe
Babylonian maiden Thisbe has assignation with Pyramus but flees from lion; he finds her bloody veil, cries Can this be Thisbe ? stabs him- self, she arrives, does same

Wedding in the rain
Wedding in the snow, October 1935 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N12125

RED CROSS CORPS, c1920. A group of American Red Cross nurses. Photograph, c1920

Art Deco Wedding
Fashion design for an elegant wedding group. The brides dress is made from white brocade and satin. Bridesmaid wears a grey trimmed dress as does a wedding guest

Women wearing embroidered veils at Holy Mass, Beit Jala, West Bank, Palestine National Authority, Middle East

Overhead view of the fruit and vegetable market, Pushkar, Rajasthan State, India, Asia

Camille Bos, ballet dancer, rehearsing La Grisi
Mademoiselle Camille Bos, ballet dancer at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse, rehearsing La Grisi

Queen Victoria, from London Pictures: Drawn with Pen and Pencil, by Rev
KW330064 Queen Victoria, from London Pictures: Drawn with Pen and Pencil, by Rev. Richard Lovett, published 1890 (litho) by English School

Princess Sophie of Greece on her wedding day
Princess Sophie of Greece (1914-2001), elder sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on her wedding day when she married Prince Christoph of Hesse-Cassel, 15th December 1930

Khadidja, Exotic Dancer with Veil - Algeria
Khadidja, Exotic Dancer with Veil (barely!) - Algeria. Date: circa 1910s

Queen Elizabeth II visits the Vatican
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with Pope John XXIII in the throne room of the Vatican, the meeting coming at the end of a three day State visit to Rome in 1961. Date: 1961

George Ernest Studdy, Got Im! Bonzo is delighted on the occasion of his owners marriage. Originally published as Valentine postcard no. 347. Date: circa 1920

Tatler front cover, 1958
Front cover of The Tatler for April 1958 featuring a model wearing a hat, or Easter bonnet, by French designer Pierre Cardin, using yards of wide-mesh net, swathed on a white

Agnes Sorel (c. 1422-50) (oil on panel)
XIR205468 Agnes Sorel (c.1422-50) (oil on panel) by French School, (16th century); 130x97 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: favourite of Charles VII (1403-61); ); French, out of copyright

Funny Saucy Wedding Postcard
Bawdy humourin this saucy postcard, depicting a bride and grrom in front of their vicar. The bride has her hand full... "...to have and to hold - until death us do part..." Date: circa 1910s

Members of the Royal family were present at St Margarets, Westminster when Miss Myra Wernher
Members of the Royal family were present at St Margaret s, Westminster when Miss Myra Wernher, daughter of Sir and Lady Harold Wernher, was married to Maj David Butter, M.C. the Scots Guards

Nancy Price and her daughter in a dance Matinee A dancing matinee is being given at the Aeolian Hall in aid of the Great Ormonde Street Childrens hospital

France, Paris, Sketch of costume for flamenco dancers for Carmen by Georges Bizet
Sketch by Multzer of one of the costumes for the flamenco dancers for the first performance of Carmen, by Georges Bizet at the Opera Comique Theater in Paris (March 3rd 1875)

Royal Wedding 1934 - brides dress and Trent Park
Page from the Illustrated London News showing the wedding dress of Princess Marina of Greece on display alongside the wedding presents at St. Jamess Palace

The Red Shoes -- a young girl dressed in white for her confirmation looks at her reflection in a large oval mirror. Rather daringly, she is wearing red shoes! early 20th century

Mediaeval Headdresses
Medieval ladies in their fancy headdress

Voringsfossen waterfall from the above canyon, Eidfjord, Hordaland county, Norway

The Jewel Box, (pencil and watercolour on paper)
823500 The Jewel Box, (pencil and watercolour on paper) by Simonetti, Ettore (19th century); 75.5x53.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jewel Box. Ettore Simonetti (1857-1909)

Marie of Anjou, Queen of France, wife of King Charles VII. She wears a truncated hennin, jeweled necklace, and black velvet robe lined with ermine, crakows or poulaines

medusa
Yaroslav Vasiliev-Apostol

Madonna and Child, ca. 1290-1300. Creator: Duccio di Buoninsegna
Madonna and Child, ca. 1290-1300

Bleak House
Vintage engraving from the works of Charles Dickens. From Bleak House. I m Fly, says Jo. But Fen larksm you know. Stow hooking it!

Bride and groom in a gondola, Malpas, Cornwall
Bride and groom in a gondola, near the village of Malpas, on the Truro River, Cornwall -- they were on their way from the church to the reception. Date: circa 1960s

Italian noble woman playing a harp, 14th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th

Veiled Turkish beauty looking into an oval mirror
Veiled Turkish Oriental Eastern beauty admiring herself in an oval mirror (set into an elegantly carved frame) in this stylish Studio Photograph aimed squarely at the Tourist market! Date: circa 1908

The wedding of of the Griffins in Swanley. The wedding cake. 1936

Wedding of Mr Richard Mallock and Miss Myra Tiarks at the Brompton Oratory, London. 29 January 1936

Head of a young woman, drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, Gabinetto dei Disegni e Stampe, Uffizi, Florence
3565853 Head of a young woman, drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, Gabinetto dei Disegni e Stampe, Uffizi, Florence by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Gabinetto dei Disegni e Stampe, Galleria Degli Uffizi

Orpheus and Eurydice
FTB61431 Orpheus and Eurydice by Varotari, Alessandro (Il Padovanino) (1588-1648); Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Marriage a la Mode, 1960s
A fashionable, just married couple travel through central London in a horse drawn carriage. The bride is wearing a snood style veil and the groom is in top hat and tails. Date: 1960s

French fashion plate, lady sidesaddle on horse
French fashion plate, lady sitting sidesaddle on a horse with a deerhound alongside. circa 1850s

Egyptian Lady of the Harem
An Egyptian Lady of the Harem, reclining on a couch and smoking a nargile pipe Date: 1910s

CHICAGO: WOMEN, 1941. Women on Easter Sunday on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Photograph by Russell Lee, April 1941

JUDITH ANDERSON (1898-1992). Australian-American actress. Photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1939

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"Unveiling the Mystique: A Journey through Time and Cultures" Arab Girl Dancing: In a mesmerizing display of grace, her veil sways with every rhythmic movement. Mary, Queen of Scots: The tragic queen's veiled fate concealed her true emotions and ambitions. The wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip - 20th: Amidst regal splendor, a delicate lace veil adorned the future Queen Elizabeth II. Veiled Egyptian Woman - Cairo: Her eyes tell stories untold as she walks through the bustling streets of Cairo, hidden behind her elegant veil. St. Augustine and his mother St. Monica, 1855 (oil on canvas): A tender moment captured in art where love transcends all barriers, even those draped by a veil. Yosemite Valley Viewpoint: Nature's ethereal beauty unfolds before our eyes as misty veils cascade down towering cliffs. Strolling along the Seashore, 1909 (oil on canvas): As gentle waves kiss the shore, a woman strolls gracefully wearing a light scarf that dances like sea foam in the breeze. Mary Queen of Scotland (1542-1567): Her life shrouded in turmoil and political intrigue; her veiled countenance hides secrets that history still seeks to uncover. Semi-veiled woman at Muscat, Oman: In this land rich with tradition and heritage, an enchanting glimpse is offered into Omani culture through an intricately patterned face covering known as niqab or burqa. Pyramus & Thisbe: Like star-crossed lovers separated by fate's cruel handkerchief-like barrier – their tale echoes throughout time under love's forbidden veil. Wedding in the rain: Raindrops fall softly onto white lace veils as two souls unite amidst nature’s tears, symbolizing the resilience of love against life's challenges.