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"Spectacles: A Glimpse into the World of Art, Music

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Picture No. 12020812

Picture No. 12020812
Dog, English Bulldog - adult and puppies wearing Christmas hats and sunglasses. Digital manipulation Date:

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Edward Donovan

Edward Donovan
EDWARD DONOVAN Well-fed naturalist, reading a paper with the aid of spectacles. Date: 1768 - 1837

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Advertisement, Thomas Harris, Opticians to the Royal Family

Advertisement, Thomas Harris, Opticians to the Royal Family
Advertisement, Thomas Harris & Son, Opticians to the Royal Family. 1841

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Proudhon, Pierre Joseph (1809-1865). French politician, mutualist philosopher and socialist

Proudhon, Pierre Joseph (1809-1865). French politician, mutualist philosopher and socialist
Pierre Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865). French politician, mutualist philosopher and socialist. Colored engraving

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 - 1904), Russian writer of short stories and plays. He was also a physician

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Spectacles Sheep - lamb, close-up of the head

Spectacles Sheep - lamb, close-up of the head
ME-1513 Spectacles Sheep - lamb, close-up of the head Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Portrait of Pope Benedict XV

Portrait of Pope Benedict XV
XJL62079 Portrait of Pope Benedict XV by Fabres y Costa, Antonio Maria (1854-1938); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: by y Costa Antonio Maria Fabres)

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Rudyard Kipling, 1935, (1933). Artist: GL Manuel Freres

Rudyard Kipling, 1935, (1933). Artist: GL Manuel Freres
Rudyard Kipling, 1935, (1933). Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), English writer. From Rudyard Kiplings Verse, Inclusive Edition, 1885-1932. [Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London, 1933]

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Plausible, 1902. Artist: Spy

Plausible, 1902. Artist: Spy
Plausible, 1902. Mr Justice Swinfen Eady, British lawyer and judge. Eady (1851-1919) became a QC in 1893 and a High Court Judge in 1901. He served as Master of the Rolls from 1918-1919

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Theodore Teddy Roosevelt, American President, 1901-1909

Theodore Teddy Roosevelt, American President, 1901-1909. Roosevelt (1858-1919) became a war hero when he led Roosevelts Roughriders in a famous charge against Spanish positions at the Battle of San

Background imageSpectacles Collection: To Sufferers from Nervous Depression, 1869

To Sufferers from Nervous Depression, 1869. A cartoon depicting the joys of country life and clean living. From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 1, 1869

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Herbie Hancock, 2008. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth

Herbie Hancock, 2008. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Herbie Hancock Sextet with Lionel Loueke, Sage Theatre, Gateshead, November 2008

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Cavour, Camillo Benso, Count of (Turin, 1810-1861) Italian statesman

Cavour, Camillo Benso, Count of (Turin, 1810-1861) Italian statesman
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (Turin, 1810-1861) Italian statesman. Founder of Il Risorgimento (1847). Engraving by Rim. Colored

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Austria, Vienna, Portrait of Franz Peter Schubert

Austria, Vienna, Portrait of Franz Peter Schubert
Wilhelm August Rieder (1796-1880), Portrait of Franz Peter Schubert (Vienna, 1797-1828), Austrian composer, 1875. Detail

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Hugh Owen Thomas, Welsh surgeon C016 / 6299

Hugh Owen Thomas, Welsh surgeon C016 / 6299
Hugh Owen Thomas (1834-1891), Welsh surgeon. Thomas is known as the father of orthopaedic surgery. He came from a family of renowned bone-setters

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Forty Winks by C. E. Wilson

Forty Winks by C. E. Wilson
A dear old lady in a mop cap, spectacles and a tartan shawl has fallen asleep at a table in the middle of reading a newspaper and sewing a patchwork quilt

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Utrillo and Guitry

Utrillo and Guitry
MAURICE UTRILLO French painter, best known for his Parisian street scenes, with the actor and dramatist SACHA GUITRY (1885-1957), in Montmartre, Paris, 1955

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling
English writer, Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Portrait of Franz Schubert (1768-1827) (engraving)

Portrait of Franz Schubert (1768-1827) (engraving)
CBF171229 Portrait of Franz Schubert (1768-1827) (engraving) by German School, (19th century); The Cobbe Collection Trust, UK; German, out of copyright

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Silhouette of Franz Peter Schubert (litho)

Silhouette of Franz Peter Schubert (litho)
REV382362 Silhouette of Franz Peter Schubert (litho) by Austrian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828); ); Austrian, out of copyright

Background imageSpectacles Collection: 'By the Turkey who lives on the Hill', from Peter Rabbit Little Red Hen

"By the Turkey who lives on the Hill", from Peter Rabbit Little Red Hen
2603587 " By the Turkey who lives on the Hill", from Peter Rabbit Little Red Hen and Owl and Pussy Cat pub. Charles E Graham & Co. c

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Eric Gill, sculptor and printmaker, at work

Eric Gill, sculptor and printmaker, at work
Arthur Eric Rowton Gill (1882 - 1940), English sculptor, printmaker and typeface designer, at work, using a magnifying glass. Date: 1930

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Comfort to the Corns, pub. 1800 (hand coloured engraving)

Comfort to the Corns, pub. 1800 (hand coloured engraving)
3051740 Comfort to the Corns, pub. 1800 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Portrait of Franz Schubert (engraving)

Portrait of Franz Schubert (engraving)
815082 Portrait of Franz Schubert (engraving) by Austrian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Franz Schubert)

Background imageSpectacles Collection: City gent - rowing boat

City gent - rowing boat

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Les Choristes (The Chorus Singers), 1877. Creator: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)

Les Choristes (The Chorus Singers), 1877. Creator: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)
Les Choristes (The Chorus Singers), 1877. Found in the Collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Schubert, c1820s, (1907). Creator: Unknown

Schubert, c1820s, (1907). Creator: Unknown
Schubert, c1820s, (1907). Portrait of Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828). After a lithograph by Josef Kriehuber in the Austrian National Library, Vienna

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Nana Mouskouri, London, 1971. Artist: Brian O Connor

Nana Mouskouri, London, 1971. Artist: Brian O Connor
Nana Mouskouri, London, 1971

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Idris Muhammad, Ronnie Scotts, London, 1998. Artist: Brian O Connor

Idris Muhammad, Ronnie Scotts, London, 1998. Artist: Brian O Connor
Idris Muhammad, Ronnie Scott s, London, 1998

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Harry Bence playing the saxophone at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1984

Harry Bence playing the saxophone at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1984
Harry Bence, bandleader of the New Squadronaires, playing the saxophone at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1984

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Larry Braggs, 2013. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth

Larry Braggs, 2013. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Larry Braggs, Tower of Power, Clearwater Jazz Holiday, Florida, 2013

Background imageSpectacles Collection: John Cumming

John Cumming
JOHN CUMMING Scottish divine 1807 - 1881

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Stories from Puppyland

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Stories from Puppyland. Mr Terrier, proud father of ten puppies, smokes his pipe and reads his newspaper. Date: 1904

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, March 1935

Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, March 1935
Leaflet advertising a London Sketch Club Smoker (smoking party), taking place on Friday 29 March 1935 at a venue in Marylebone Road, London NW1, with pictures from 6.30

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Ms Fr 1537 f. 58v Illustration from Chants Royaux sur la Conception Couronnee

Ms Fr 1537 f. 58v Illustration from Chants Royaux sur la Conception Couronnee
BAL41826 Ms Fr 1537 f.58v Illustration from Chants Royaux sur la Conception Couronnee du Puy de Rouan, depicting the choir singing the Gloria, conducted by Jean Ockeghem (1410-97)

Background imageSpectacles Collection: The Very Rev. J. H Newman, engraved by John Alfred Vinter, 1850 (engraving)

The Very Rev. J. H Newman, engraved by John Alfred Vinter, 1850 (engraving)
XJF384095 The Very Rev. J.H Newman, engraved by John Alfred Vinter, 1850 (engraving) by Giberne, Maria (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Portrait of Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Austrian composer, aged 17, c. 1814

Portrait of Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Austrian composer, aged 17, c. 1814
XAM77557 Portrait of Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Austrian composer, aged 17, c.1814 by Austrian School, (19th century); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; Austrian, out of copyright

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Franz Schubert (1797-1828), 1825 (w / c on paper)

Franz Schubert (1797-1828), 1825 (w / c on paper)
BAL13989 Franz Schubert (1797-1828), 1825 (w/c on paper) by Rieder, Wilhelm August (1796-1880); Historisches Museum der Stadt, Vienna, Austria; German, out of copyright

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Portrait of Franz Schubert (1797-1828) (engraving)

Portrait of Franz Schubert (1797-1828) (engraving)
XJF1072700 Portrait of Franz Schubert (1797-1828) (engraving) by Anonymous; Private Collection; out of copyright

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Man welcoming chefs, smiling

Man welcoming chefs, smiling

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Arthur Rackham / St Ives

Arthur Rackham / St Ives
ARTHUR RACKHAM English illustrator: self-portrait in his own illustration to As I was going to St Ives Date: 1867 - 1939

Background imageSpectacles Collection: John Denver, Shepherds Bush, London, 1974. Artist: Brian O Connor

John Denver, Shepherds Bush, London, 1974. Artist: Brian O Connor
John Denver, Shepherds Bush, London, 1974

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Ostia Antica. Theater. Italy

Ostia Antica. Theater. Italy

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Cheery Families - Miss Switch the Schoolmasters Daughter

Cheery Families - Miss Switch the Schoolmasters Daughter. 1890s

Background imageSpectacles Collection: Cheery Families - Master Switch the Schoolmasters Son

Cheery Families - Master Switch the Schoolmasters Son. 1890s

Background imageSpectacles Collection: William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 1844 (oil on canvas)

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 1844 (oil on canvas)
XCF407338 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 1844 (oil on canvas) by Partridge, John (1790-1872); 127 x 101.6 cm; National Portrait Gallery, London



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"Spectacles: A Glimpse into the World of Art, Music, and Literature" Step into a world where spectacles transcend their mere function as eyewear and become portals to creativity, intellect, and beauty. From the vibrant strokes of Pat Martino's guitar in 2009 to Alan John Ainsworth's mesmerizing artwork capturing this musical genius, these spectacles offer a glimpse into the soul-stirring power of art. In Margaret Olley and William Dobell's masterpiece "Painting People" from 1965, we witness how these spectacles allow us to see beyond the surface and delve deep into human emotions. The barrister in full swing reminds us that even within the confines of law they can provide clarity and insight. Nadia-Juliette Boulanger, the French music teacher whose talent shaped countless musicians' lives, dons her own pair as she imparts knowledge with passion. These lenses symbolize not only her expertise but also her unwavering dedication to nurturing artistic brilliance. Tennyson gazes through his iconic round frames captured by Vanity Fair's Ape—a reminder that even literary giants seek inspiration through their spectacled lens. Gustav Mahler's photographic portrait showcases Vienna's cultural heritage while highlighting how these simple accessories bridge gaps between time periods. A sporting lawyer featured in Vanity Fair brings a touch of humor to our exploration—his colorful spectacle frames mirroring his vibrant personality. As sunset paints Almyros Beach on Corfu Island with breathtaking hues, we realize that nature itself wears its own majestic pair for all who care to observe. Blackpool Entertainment comes alive under neon lights reflected in mirrored sunglasses—an emblematic representation of joyous moments shared amongst friends or strangers alike. Anthony Trollope peers through his glasses as he pens tales that have stood the test of time—a testament to how these small objects can shape literary legacies.