Old portraits

Tribute to Julia Margaret Cameron. .....Early postcard depicting her work. .....Julia Margaret Cameron ( 1815 - 1879 ) was born in Calcutta, and in 1848 she moved to London. ..........In 1863, when Julia was 48 years old, her daughter gave her a camera as a present. Within a year she was elected a member of the photographic society in London. .....She strove to capture beauty and became obsessive about her new occupation, with subjects sitting for countless exposures in blinding light as she…

Painting of an extremely surprised man, styled after Caravaggio's old master Baroque oil paintings.

by Kristin Holt Like many authors, I often use photographs to inspire my writing. Who better to inspire a fictional hero, than a handsome true-to-life hero? Captain Robert Gibson, was born in 1886 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Intelligent, well-educated, uncommonly bright, and patriotic, he gave his life as a military war hero in WWI. Captain Robert Gibson, Scottish scholar and WWI soldier killed in 1915. Inspiration for Chadwick Hughes. The first time I saw his image, I was…

Found photo artifact.

September is nearing its end, it’s the 27th already, and it is also the birth date of Cleo de Merode, the famous French Belle Epoque dancer and beauty. Giovanni Boldini, Cleo de Merode, 1901 …

The idea of female beauty has changed throughout history, ranging from celebrating maternal curves to imposing ideals of a skinnier representation of

Old man portrait photo session I have done during my trip to Russia

Old Hollywood glam

Vintage post cards and erotica from the turn of the century.