Dr. Walker (1832-1919) was a feminist, abolitionist, prohibitionist, spy, prisoner of war, surgeon and…
"The use of the spindle and loom, sewing, braiding, etc, form the subjects of many of the paintings,…
"That the Egyptians paid great attention to the study of music and had arrived at a very accurate knowledge…
"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one…
"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one…
"Wooden dolls for children have also been discovered of various fasions, some of them precisely similar…
"Usually kept as a family seat, and occupied by the master and mistress of the house, though occaisionally…
"There are trees here and there on each side of the roadway. Under one of them a woman is knitting,…
"The story of Pygmalion and his statue is in all probability an allegory. Pygmalion was a virtuous and…
"Ariadne on wakening and finding herself deserted abandoned herself to grief." —Bulfinch, 1897
"These were disgusting birds, with the heads of maidens, with long claws and faces pale with hunger.…
"The Druidical system was at the height of at the time of the Roman invasion uner Julius Caesar. Against…
"The effect of horizontal movement in shortening figure as eye travels from side to side." —Kinne,…
"The Meyer Madonna. By Hans Holbein. In the Dresden Gallery. (Later Replica of the Darmstadt picture…
This image shows a group of ancient egyptian street musicians. (1) Woman with a tall light harp with…
This illustration shows a Circassian woman. The Circassians is a term that commonly refers to all the…
This illustration shows a Japanese Woman. She is holding an umbrella and wearing a kimono.