Grimace Collection (page 3)

Chimney pot or louvre, formerly mounted on the ridge of a roof in the High Street, Oxford
AMQ114282 Chimney pot or louvre, formerly mounted on the ridge of a roof in the High Street, Oxford, 14th century (pottery) by English School, (14th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

A figure of a lion on rockwork (cloisonne enamel)
PFR231373 A figure of a lion on rockwork (cloisonne enamel) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese, out of copyright

Man Yawning (oil on panel)
NUL129799 Man Yawning (oil on panel) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); 12.6x9.2 cm; Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium; Flemish, out of copyright

Laocoon (marble) (detail of 217181) (b / w photo)
ALI237392 Laocoon (marble) (detail of 217181) (b/w photo) by Greek; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Alinari

A Paris Beau, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1794 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO189733 A Paris Beau, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1794 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Italian Grimacier or pantomime artist
Italian street pantomime artist in grotesque wig, playing a bizarre one-string violin with balloon. This young Italian man with black eyes excels at terrible grimaces

The God Bes (stone)
XIR444221 The God Bes (stone) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Bes, Egyptian household god)

A Black Dog (engraving)
2781295 A Black Dog (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Black Dog. Illustration for Chatterbox (1899).); © Look and Learn

Heads of the demon Humbaba (terracotta)
LRI3512884 Heads of the demon Humbaba (terracotta) by Sumerian; Archaeological Museum, Baghdad, Iraq; (add.info.: In Mesopotamian mythology)

Antefix in the form of the head of Medusa (terracotta)
LRI3512883 Antefix in the form of the head of Medusa (terracotta) by Etruscan, (6th century BC); Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio

From the series Famous Actors Past and Present, c
CH401510 From the series Famous Actors Past and Present, c.1860-65 (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (1786-1865) & Yoshitora, U

Man pulls a face (colour litho)
3642877 Man pulls a face (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man pulls a face. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Antefix of a Gorgons head, from Tarento, c. 6th century BC (terracotta)
HSC270381 Antefix of a Gorgons head, from Tarento, c.6th century BC (terracotta) by Greek; length: 24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Greek, out of copyright

Taking Physick, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1800 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO189726 Taking Physick, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1800 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English

Human Face Mask, c. 1820 (painted wood)
PEM216347 Human Face Mask, c.1820 (painted wood) by American School, (19th century); height: 26.2 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

How solitary confinement does not always produce excellent results
LSE4403417 How solitary confinement does not always produce excellent results, a series of cartoons about Professor and Moutards of Honore Daumier (1808-1879). " Charivari", 1846

A Middle Mochica mask of an aged dignitary, c. 100-200
1767136 A Middle Mochica mask of an aged dignitary, c.100-200 by Moche; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Middle Mochica mask of an aged dignitary, ca. A.D)

Une loge, le jour du spectacle gratuit Peinture de Louis Leopold Boilly (1761-1845
JLJ4664992 Une loge, le jour du spectacle gratuit Peinture de Louis Leopold Boilly (1761-1845) 1830 Sun. 0, 33x0, 41 m Versailles, musee Lambinet - Theatre box, the day of the free performance

Masks (wood)
HSC209818 Masks (wood) by Tibetan School; Horniman Museum, London, UK; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Tibetan, out of copyright

Physiognomical studies, from Mecanisme de la Physionomie humaine ou analyse
CHT207797 Physiognomical studies, from Mecanisme de la Physionomie humaine ou analyse electrophysiologique des passions by Duchenne de Boulogne, published 1876

The Surgeon, 1649 (oil on panel)
RAF81445 The Surgeon, 1649 (oil on panel) by Lundens, Gerrit (1622-86); 30x21.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

Ancient story: Menelas winner, caricature to illustrate an excerpt from the Iliad of
LSE4403500 Ancient story: Menelas winner, caricature to illustrate an excerpt from the Iliad of Homere: " On the smoky ramparts of the superb Troy, Menelas, son of the gods, like a rich prey

The ugly climber. Child pulling his tongue while looking at himself in the mirror
DUV4198619 The ugly climber. Child pulling his tongue while looking at himself in the mirror. Little boys alphabet. Abecedary has moral value containing reading exercises

Okimono mask carved as a character from the Kabuki or other theatre (ivory)
451589 Okimono mask carved as a character from the Kabuki or other theatre (ivory) by Japanese School; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; eWolverhampton Art Gallery; Japanese

Lycus (marble) (detail of 143022)
471840 Lycus (marble) (detail of 143022) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: detail of Hercules and Lycus)

Pair of Taoist officials, Yuan or early Ming dynasty (parcel gilt bronze) (see 205152)
PFR206709 Pair of Taoist officials, Yuan or early Ming dynasty (parcel gilt bronze) (see 205152) by Chinese School (14th century); Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese, out of copyright

Capital illustrating the vice of despair, Abbey Church of La Madeleine, Vezelay
XIR242895 Capital illustrating the vice of despair, Abbey Church of La Madeleine, Vezelay, France (pencil on paper) by Viollet-le-Duc

Father and Son Shovelling Snow in Their Driveway, 1945 (screen print)
3034726 Father and Son Shovelling Snow in Their Driveway, 1945 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info)

A Missed Opportunity, 1923 (oil on canvas)
PNY134935 A Missed Opportunity, 1923 (oil on canvas) by Foster, William Harnden (c.1886-1941); 66.3x51.1 cm; Private Collection; Phillips, Fine Art Auctioneers, New York, USA; American

Pregnant womans craving: the butcher, 19th century (colour litho)
CHT157485 Pregnant womans craving: the butcher, 19th century (colour litho) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); Ordre National des Pharmaciens, Paris, France; (add.info.: Une envie de femme enceinte)

Tibetan figures: Vajravarahi dancing on a human corpse; figure of Padmapari
BAL45062 Tibetan figures: Vajravarahi dancing on a human corpse; figure of Padmapari; figure of Beg-tse; figure of Dam-can Dor-je Legs-pa riding a horse, 18th century (gilt copper)

The Sense of Feeling (oil on wood)
3743956 The Sense of Feeling (oil on wood) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 18.8x13.8 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle)

The bad doctor A man who climbs while drinking a medicine
JLJ4580050 The bad doctor A man who climbs while drinking a medicine. Painting by Adrian Brouwer (1605-1638) (ec.flam.) 17th century Dijon, Musee des Beaux Arts by Brouwer

The Temptation of St Anthony (Temptation of St Anthony) Detail Painting by Henri Met de
LRI4603947 The Temptation of St Anthony (Temptation of St Anthony) Detail Painting by Henri Met de Bles dit Civetta (1480-1550) Dim 78, 5x97, 2 cm Venice Museo Correr by Bles

No theater mask, 14th-15th century
LRI4630519 No theater mask, 14th-15th century by Japanese School, (14th century); Museo d Arte Orientale Edoardo Chiossone, Genoa, Italy; (add.info.: Japanese Art: No theater mask)

She makes a face by pulling her tongue (sculpture, 6th century BC)
LRI4674894 She makes a face by pulling her tongue (sculpture, 6th century BC) by Greek School, (6th century BC); Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece; (add.info.: She makes a face by pulling her tongue)

Caricature: series of ridiculous expressions "
JLJ4680461 Caricature: series of ridiculous expressions " reunion of 35 heads of expression" Painting by Louis Leopold Boilly (1761-1845) circa 1825 Oil on wood Dim

Madame Hadamard, 1908 (oil on canvas)
899248 Madame Hadamard, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Davids, Andre (1870-c.1940/45); Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Madame Hadamard)

The Operation, 1753-54 (oil on canvas)
LSE3614289 The Operation, 1753-54 (oil on canvas) by Traversi, Gaspare (1732-69); Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany; Photo eLeonard de Selva; Italian, out of copyright

Anthropomorphic effigy vessel, Bagace, Guanacaste, 500-800 (ceramic)
DBP424180 Anthropomorphic effigy vessel, Bagace, Guanacaste, 500-800 (ceramic) by Mesoamerican; height: 19 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; out of copyright

Human effigy urn, 600-900 (ceramic)
DBP422888 Human effigy urn, 600-900 (ceramic) by Weeden Island culture (c.200-1200); height: 36 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; American, out of copyright

Towa, c. 1817 (w / c & bodycolour)
BAL43083 Towa, c.1817 (w/c & bodycolour) by Browne, Richard (1776-1824); Private Collection; Australian, out of copyright

Physiognomical studies, from Mecanisme de la Physionomie humaine ou analyse
CHT207806 Physiognomical studies, from Mecanisme de la Physionomie humaine ou analyse electrophysiologique des passions by Duchenne de Boulogne, published 1876

Physiognomical studies, from 22 to 28, from Mecanisme de la Physionomie humaine ou
CHT207798 Physiognomical studies, from 22 to 28, from Mecanisme de la Physionomie humaine ou analyse electrophysiologique des passions by Duchenne de Boulogne, published 1876

Le grimacier: street musician in the 18th century - in "Le bon genre"
LSE4079886 Le grimacier: street musician in the 18th century - in " Le bon genre" nAa95 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le grimacier)

The American envoy getting an audience from the Emperor of China
LSE4403583 The American envoy getting an audience from the Emperor of China. In serie En Chine, illustration by Honore Daumier (1808-1879), published in " Charivari", dated October 21

Singing religious men (Les chantres). Caricature by L. Boilly dating from 1826
LSE4087940 Singing religious men (Les chantres). Caricature by L. Boilly dating from 1826. by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); Private Collection; (add.info.: Singing religious men (Les chantres)

Self-portrait of the artist under the traits of a mocker Painting by Joseph Ducreux
JLJ4569702 Self-portrait of the artist under the traits of a mocker Painting by Joseph Ducreux (1735-1802) 1802 Sun. 0, 91x0, 72 m - Self-Portrait of the artist with a mocking face

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"Grimace: A Multifaceted Expression of Emotion and Character" In the world of wrestling, Shirley Crabtree, famously known as Big Daddy, showcased his larger-than-life persona alongside fellow British wrestler Martin Ruane. Their intense grimaces conveyed both power and determination in the ring. Meanwhile, a brown capuchin monkey displayed submissive behavior through its own unique grimace while held captive in Peru. This expression revealed vulnerability and deference to its surroundings. The art world also captured the essence through various mediums. An 1864 etching titled "Bobalicon (Silly Idiot)" depicted an individual's foolishness with a comical facial contortion. Actress Anne Heywood embraced her role in the film "Floods of Fear" by learning to swim, her face often reflecting a mixture of fear and determination as she conquered new challenges underwater. An actor's portrayal can be enhanced by their ability to convey emotions through facial expressions. In a color woodblock print titled "Actor - Design for a Fan, " we witness how even subtle variations in they can add depth to their performance. Moving into the realm of music, American singer Sammy Davis Jr. , seen backstage with actor Rod Steiger after his performance, wore a mischievous grin that hinted at shared secrets or inside jokes between them. Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne from Black Sabbath was often seen holding a bottle of whiskey while wearing an enigmatic grimace. His expression could either signify rebellion or perhaps hide deeper emotions beneath his rockstar façade. Patsy Kensit, known for her talents as both singer and actress, shared an intimate moment with Paul Rutherford where their smiles seemed to reflect genuine joy and camaraderie during July 1986. Britt Ekland indulged in cigars alongside Poulet Tu and June Ritchie back in 1966; their smoky grins exuded sophistication mixed with a hint of rebellion, challenging societal norms.