Pretty pictures from the 1850s to the 1910s.Tumblr (3.0; @beautifulcentury)http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba861f00e6a1fea2554f051760197428/tumblr_mnaqko1g8x1qh7jlwo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://poboh.tumblr.com/post/51215328117" class="tumblr_blog">poboh</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><i>L’estampe</i>, 1908, Georges Lemmen. Belgian (1865 - 1916)</p></blockquote>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51227703540http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51227703540Fri, 24 May 2013 11:08:39 -04001900sillustrationart nouveau<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/091caf724ef82e761d1750c7259a1866/tumblr_mnb3cwK5jw1r2eebwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://labelleotero.tumblr.com/post/51224883471/alexandre-de-riquer-1904-via">labelleotero</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Alexandre de Riquer 1904</p> <p><a href="http://vintage-spirit.blogspot.com/2013/05/alexandre-de-riquer-1904.html">via</a></p> </blockquote>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51227477562http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51227477562Fri, 24 May 2013 11:04:04 -0400illustration1900sart nouveau<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/40f70ebe7ac0b45aafb51133cf874497/tumblr_mnarjwDbfT1qilfk2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/2494178362/" title="Ilustração Portugueza, No. 459, December 7 1914 - 1">Ilustração Portugueza, No. 459, December 7 1914 - 1</a> on Flickr.</p> <p>Click image for 1520 x 2280 size.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/2494178418/" title="Ilustração Portugueza, No. 459, December 7 1914 - 1a by Gatochy, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2337/2494178418_14b5b92cd8_o.jpg" width="458" height="337" alt="Ilustração Portugueza, No. 459, December 7 1914 - 1a"/></a></p>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51215855433http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51215855433Fri, 24 May 2013 05:55:00 -0400magazine1910sadvertisingmusicIllustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnhf7ihmH51qa3rl5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51184430566http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51184430566Thu, 23 May 2013 19:51:33 -0400artnudeart nouveau<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/201d3396af938f776c8fa9a95fc8ccfc/tumblr_mkp6ynZ9re1rz5qxqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://saveflowers1.tumblr.com/post/47049152806/art-by-edmund-dulac-1915-from-the-picture-book" class="tumblr_blog">saveflowers1</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Art by Edmund Dulac</strong> (1915) from THE PICTURE BOOK FOR THE ‘RED CROSS’ during the first World War.</p></blockquote>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51181196380http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51181196380Thu, 23 May 2013 19:06:04 -04001910sbooksillustrationwar<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/008bd491af2ad4ca012e5c5af946a1d2/tumblr_mhm4vuifY51qjm0dlo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lauramcphee.tumblr.com/post/42279946394/rita-martin-self-portrait-c1900">lauramcphee</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Rita Martin, self-portrait, c1900 </p> </blockquote>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51177798298http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51177798298Thu, 23 May 2013 18:18:56 -0400photographyfashion1900s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj7yt0oj3n1qz8gz5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51177548605http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51177548605Thu, 23 May 2013 18:15:27 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8er0tkbyy1qzjmo0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://inkfromtheoctopus.tumblr.com/post/51157025644/carolathhabsburg-consuelo-vanderbilt-this" class="tumblr_blog">inkfromtheoctopus</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://carolathhabsburg.tumblr.com/post/28939163955/consuelo-vanderbilt-this-gotta-be-one-of-the-most">carolathhabsburg</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Consuelo Vanderbilt. This gotta be one of the most gorgeous images of her.!</p> <p>1902</p> </blockquote> <p>This is precisely why the first twenty years of the 20th century is my favorite for fashion.</p></blockquote>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51177459954http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51177459954Thu, 23 May 2013 18:14:14 -04001900sphotographyfashion<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mefeo8XIsi1qfijmro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://monsieurleprince.tumblr.com/post/37125305341/henri-gerbault-1863-1930-dancing-girl">monsieurleprince</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Henri Gerbault (1863 - 1930) - <a href="http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/17293/lot/202/">Dancing girl</a></p> </blockquote>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51177234887http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51177234887Thu, 23 May 2013 18:11:04 -0400illustrationdancefashion<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0cff32105d7f5c05ab2c22877c4a315b/tumblr_mkpmi1pX5p1qbfddao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://1901-a-space-odyssey.tumblr.com/post/51159142950/the-gibson-girls" class="tumblr_blog">1901-a-space-odyssey</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>“The Gibson Girls”</p></blockquote>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51176740211http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51176740211Thu, 23 May 2013 18:04:08 -0400photographyfashion1900s<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0c0d8f0bf6120612411b8da068819060/tumblr_mn9dnfcWOz1rlwt2xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thehystericalsociety.tumblr.com/post/51165510920/1908-via" class="tumblr_blog">thehystericalsociety</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>1908 - (<a href="http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1910s-VINTAGE-PHOTO-SWEET-YOUNG-GIRL-in-SAILOR-DRESS-/00/s/ODEwWDYyNQ==/z/z44AAOxyNepRmntk/%24T2eC16V,!zcE9s4g3LcgBRmntj)YvQ~~60_57.JPG">Via</a>)</p></blockquote>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51174363698http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51174363698Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:59 -04001900sfashionphotography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0ad8b83bfd67d41c512a56d4ff3453ed/tumblr_mjao1qNOef1rcnq4so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://fuckyeahlalique.tumblr.com/post/45294792201/carnations-and-pearl-brooch-rene-lalique-1860" class="tumblr_blog">fuckyeahlalique</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><em>Carnations and pearl brooch. Rene Lalique (1860 -1945) Circa 1897 -1898. Pearl, gold, glass, enamel. 3 x 2 x 0.5 in (<span>7.62 x 5.08 x 1.27 cm)</span></em></p></blockquote>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51170419409http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51170419409Thu, 23 May 2013 16:39:12 -0400artart nouveaufashionphotography1890s<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f88aa4c3cc6cac2f612b82975f0a68ea/tumblr_mn6779vBQA1qaoe9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51167485197http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51167485197Thu, 23 May 2013 15:59:16 -0400photographynude<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9fa6b69dcdf24a814364bce017408094/tumblr_mm8zysSGUM1rsitbio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://zeezrom.tumblr.com/post/49551066304/elisabeth-sonrel-french-painter-1874-1953">zeezrom</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption"><span class="hasCaption">Elisabeth Sonrel (French painter) 1874 - 1953<br/> Female Spirits in a Canyon, 1893<br/> watercolour and ink with gold paint<br/> 54 x 39.4 cm. (21.3 x 15.5 in.)<br/> private collection</span></span></p> </blockquote>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51162346048http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51162346048Thu, 23 May 2013 14:41:28 -0400art1890s<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/16e2acc938acdbcede4cda5b8a362c4b/tumblr_mi1mdol6Ai1s14hlmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51162318070http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51162318070Thu, 23 May 2013 14:40:59 -04001910sfashionphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ac165207c2d2ee05f2c76bd8a394676f/tumblr_mn3mfi8weG1qbigxfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://onceagarden.tumblr.com/post/51160938002/flower-girl-in-paris-by-tavik-frantisek-simon" class="tumblr_blog">onceagarden</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span><em>Flower Girl in Paris</em> by </span><span>Tavik František Šimon, 1908</span></p> <p><span> </span></p></blockquote>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51161165071http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51161165071Thu, 23 May 2013 14:21:15 -04001900sillustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bf2de23bec496453af54d145b2a77446/tumblr_mn0nczug6I1rx0l7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://le-desir-de-lautre.tumblr.com/post/50764626119/santiago-rusinol-i-prats-catalan-1861-1931-a">le-desir-de-lautre</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Santiago Rusiñol i Prats (Catalan,1861-1931), </span><em>A Garden in Aranjuez</em>, <span>1908, o</span><span>il on canvas, 140 x 135 cm, </span><span>Museo del Prado, Madrid.</span></p> </blockquote>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51157501876http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51157501876Thu, 23 May 2013 13:15:47 -0400art1900s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4ef36d41c81eeefe93b45fb5d9e167f2/tumblr_mn9erv0iF91qilfk2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/8184441591/" title="Almanaque Bertrand 1913 - 10">Almanaque Bertrand 1913 - 10</a> on Flickr.</p> <p>Click image for 1300 x 871 size.</p>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51154553803http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51154553803Thu, 23 May 2013 12:21:00 -0400Illustrationmagazine1910sfashion<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/45f48c9d329a146a33aae1462da4832c/tumblr_mkivs0QD941rp2wx5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://denisforkas.tumblr.com/post/46750950926/alan-odle-the-malicious-satyr-n-d">denisforkas</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Alan Odle (English, 1888-1948), <em>The Malicious Satyr</em>. </p> </blockquote>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51111256223http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51111256223Wed, 22 May 2013 20:50:19 -0400illustrationart nouveaunude<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/41eff65dd314d345358ead471b264a06/tumblr_mmv9hfWKka1r9jvdwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://librar-y.tumblr.com/post/50845545282/new-york-1909">librar-y</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><small>New York, 1909.</small></p> </blockquote>http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51106555783http://beautifulcentury.tumblr.com/post/51106555783Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:44 -04001900sphotographyfashion