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ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR (1848-1930). 1st Earl of Balfour. English philosopher and statesman. Photographed c1894

SAMUEL CHAPMAN ARMSTRONG (1839-1893). American army officer and founder of the Hampton Institute. Pen and ink drawing, 1892

JOHN BRIGHT (1811-1889). English orator and statesman. Original carte-de-visite photograph

CONSTANTINE (1827-1892). Russian grand duke. Son of Czar Nicholas I and brother of Czar Alexander II. Photographed c1875

JEAN-FRANCOIS CHAMPOLLION (1790-1832). French Egyptologist. Oil by Leon Cogniet

JOSEPH WILLIAM BAZALGETTE (1819-1891). English civil engineer

EDWIN ABBOTT (1838-1926). English clergyman and writer

JAMES M. CRAFTS (1839-1917). American chemist. Photographed c1900

JOHN COUCH ADAMS (1819-1892). English astronomer. Original carte-de-visite photograph, 1868

AIME BONPLAND (1773-1858). Aime Jacques Alexandre Bonpland. French naturalist. Painting by Ernst Hader

VINCENZO BELLINI (1801-1835). Italian composer

EDWARD STANLEY (1799-1869). 14th Earl of Derby. English statesman. Oil on canvas, 1844, by Frederick Richard Say

JAMES GILLESPIE BIRNEY (1792-1857). American antislavery leader. Pen-and-ink drawing, 19th century

CHAUNCEY DEPEW (1834-1928). Chauncey Mitchell Depew. American lawyer and legislator. Caricature, 1902, by Thomas Fleming

BARON JONS JAKOB BERZELIUS (1779-1848). Swedish chemist. Wood engraving, German, 19th century

COUNT AMEDEO AVOGADRO (1776-1856). Italian chemist and physicist. Lithograph, Italian, 1856

SIR HENRY BESSEMER (1813-1898). English inventor and engineer

ROBERT WILHELM BUNSEN (1811-1899). German chemist. Original carte-de-visite photograph

JOHN BRIGHT (1811-1889). British statesman and orator. Canvas by W. W. Ouless, 1879
JOHN BRIGHT (1811-1889). British statesman and orator. Canvas by W.W. Ouless, 1879

CLAUDE BERNARD (1813-1878). French physiologist. After a photograph by Pierre Petit

DEPEW AND LODGE, 1902. Senators Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1834-1928) and Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) on their way to the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Drawing, 1902, by Thomas Fleming

RICHARD COBDEN (1804-1865). English politician and economist. Original carte-de-viste, c1860

LOUIS AGASSIZ (1807-1873). American (Swiss-born) naturalist. Original cabinet photograph

WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT (1794-1878). American poet and newspaper editor. Oil on canvas, 1825, by Samuel F. B. Morse

SIR HENRY BESSEMER (1813-1898). English engineer and inventor: photographed c1881

JOHN C. CALHOUN (1782-1850). American politician. Oil on canvas, c1823, by Charles Bird King

MATTHEW ARNOLD (1822-1888). English poet and critic. Original cabinet photograph

GEORGE CRUIKSHANK (1792-1878). English caricaturist and illustrator. Self-portrait caricature etching, 1820

CZAR ALEXANDER II OF RUSSIA (1818-1881). American mezzotint, 1857

GEORGE BANCROFT (1800-1891). American historian. Photographed by Mathew Brady

CONTE di CAVOUR (1810-1861). Italian statesman. Photographed c1860

FREDERICK EDWIN CHURCH (1826-1900). American painter. Photograph by Mathew Brady

RENE CAILLIE (1799-1838). French explorer

NEW YORK: CANVASSING, 1881. A New York City politician running for office pays a visit to a tenement home. Wood engraving, American, 1881

ENGLAND: ELECTION, 1880. The general election: The unpopular candidate. Engraving, 1880

PLUTOCRAT CARTOON, 1910. The Successful Plutocrat. Cartoon by Art Young, c1910

SUEZ CANAL: CONFERENCE. Ferdinand de Lesseps, President of the Suez Canal Company (seated at far end of table, left), in conference with the council of the London Chamber of Commerce, London

SEWELL: BLACK BEAUTY. Illustration for an edition of Anna Sewells Black Beauty, first published in 1877

MAN, c1880. Carte-de-visite portrait of a man photographed in Boston, c1880

MAN, 1868. Carte-de-visite photography by Sawyers Italian Studios in London, 1868

VIENNA: OFFICER, c1890. An unidentified officer of the Austro-Hungarian army, sporting facial hair in the style of Emperor Francis Joseph. Studio photograph, Vienna, c1890

MENs FASHION, 1890. A fashionably attired unidentified American man. Original cabinet photograph, c1890

PARENTS AND CHILDREN, 1845. Daguerreotype, c1845, by Southworth & Hawes of an unidentified American family

MAN WITH CIGAR, c1895. Cabinet photograph, c1895

CIVIL WAR: SURGEONS, 1865. A group of Union Army surgeons from the Army of the James at Fort Harrison, Virginia. Photographed in April 1865

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT (1850-1942). Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. English engraving, 1872

HUGH GROSVENOR (1825-1899). 1st Duke of Westminster. Photograph by W. & D. Downey, c1890

EDWARD AUGUSTUS (1767-1820). Duke of Kent; fourth son of George III of England and father of Queen Victoria. Aquatint, 18th or 19th century

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"Sideburns: From David Essex and Ringo Starr's Mini Golf Adventure to Richard Wagner's Musical Legacy" In the world of sideburns, there is a fascinating tapestry of history and culture that intertwines with this iconic facial hair style. Picture this - David Essex and Ringo Starr engaged in a friendly game of mini golf, their sideburns swaying in the breeze as they share laughter and camaraderie. But let us not forget the great composers who sported these distinctive whiskers. Take Richard Wagner, the German musical genius whose oil on canvas portrait by Franz von Lenbach captures his intense gaze framed by magnificent sideburns, and is a testament to how even artistic greatness can find harmony with fashionable trends. Speaking of fashion, William Ballantine exudes timeless elegance with his impeccably groomed sideburns. A true gentleman through and through, he epitomizes sophistication from an era long gone but never forgotten. And then there's Ringo Starr himself, immortalized in "That'll be the Day" (1973), where his charismatic persona shines alongside those unmistakable sideburns that became synonymous with his rock 'n' roll image. Let us also delve into literature and theater - Bill Sykes from 1939 embodies villainy at its finest, complete with menacing sideburns that add an extra layer of menace to his character. Meanwhile, an old post office nestled in Helford, Cornwall transports us back to simpler times when locals would gather for gossip while admiring each other's stylishly crafted facial hair. Even Gilbert & Sullivan couldn't resist incorporating sideburn-clad characters into their operettas. Sir Arthur Sullivan and Sir William Schwenck Gilbert themselves are captured in caricature form; their creative minds matched only by their flamboyant facial hair choices. Venturing beyond our earthly realm, we encounter Castor and Pollux.