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The first time I have featured a magazine page here in my collection, so perfectly fitting our theme

The first time I have featured a magazine page here in my collection, so perfectly fitting our theme I could not resist! It presents an appreciation of masculine beauty, that ageless and unaltering perfection of strength and grace which is as apparent in classical art as in a photograph taken yesterday - the models may be mortal, the techniques ever changing, but the admiration will never cease.


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A fine photograph taken in Tunisia by Rudolf Lehnert in the early part of the 20th Century. Whilst m

A fine photograph taken in Tunisia by Rudolf Lehnert in the early part of the 20th Century. Whilst much of his work concentrates on portraiture or displays a documentary style as he captures scenes of local life, historic architecture, and traditional dress, this particular image stands out as singularly and perhaps deliberately erotic - the long look into one another’s eyes could be taken for something far from innocent and platonic.


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A gorgeous Italian photographed by Vincenzo Galdi - I keep finding these wonderful portraits of capt

A gorgeous Italian photographed by Vincenzo Galdi - I keep finding these wonderful portraits of captivating young men from a century ago, they are all gone now but that makes their pictures all the more poignant and beautiful.


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Time for a little sweet silliness, with this unusual and greatly amusing submission from a reader! S

Time for a little sweet silliness, with this unusual and greatly amusing submission from a reader! Sadly their names are lost in time, though I perhaps detect a hint of family resemblance (particularly around the eyes), and would hazard a guess they are all linked by blood not friendship alone.
The picture was taken in Brașov, Romania (known as Kronstadt in German and Brasso in Hungarian)


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Quite simply splendid! This photograph has it all : the dapper chaps in superb hats, the elaborate p

Quite simply splendid! This photograph has it all : the dapper chaps in superb hats, the elaborate painted backdrop and quirky choice of seating (is that an umbrella stand he perches upon?), even the delicately worn edges of which I am so fond - and oh, that hand-tinted blush to the cheeks!


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Unusual for being taken outdoors in an era where the controlled lighting of a studio was still prefe

Unusual for being taken outdoors in an era where the controlled lighting of a studio was still preferred by most seeking their portrait immortalised in print, this presents a refreshing and most charming change from the painted backdrops and shadowy drapes. There is a casual spontaneity to it, in the way they appear indifferent to the photographer, not even looking into the lens.


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My perpetual gratitude to Alan, who has sent in many fine photographs for me to choose from - this p

My perpetual gratitude to Alan, who has sent in many fine photographs for me to choose from - this particular piqued my curiosity as the fellow’s name is included, a tantalising snippet of information on which I hoped I could expand; but my investigations have sadly drawn a blank, I cannot find out anything about his life or career. 


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I may have waxed lyrical on the hazy, dreamlike qualities of F. Holland Day’s beautiful outdoo

I may have waxed lyrical on the hazy, dreamlike qualities of F. Holland Day’s beautiful outdoor nudes before, and I know many of you must prefer clarity over atmosphere, yet I cannot help once more admiring the grainy, glowing softness in these turn of the century pictures which gives them such enduring charm.


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A novel angle here, though perhaps not the most flattering, or the most useful to those 19th century

A novel angle here, though perhaps not the most flattering, or the most useful to those 19th century artists looking to purchase reference photographs, as I cannot imagine many wanted to paint a fellow from such an odd viewpoint! By Gaudenzio Marconi, circa 1870 (see other impressive examples of his work which I have posted prevously)


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A charming group portrait here, two men and their devoted dog, looking quite comfortable to lie acro

A charming group portrait here, two men and their devoted dog, looking quite comfortable to lie across both laps - any struggling movement would have blurred the image but we see he is as sharply captured as his master and companion. This would have been taken in a professional studio, despite the misleadingly domestic background, which is in fact a skillfully painted backdrop - many scenery painters from the theatre found additional work with the emerging photographic trade.


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From the explicit to the innocent; a gentle hand-hold in the photographer’s studio, circa 1870.

From the explicit to the innocent; a gentle hand-hold in the photographer’s studio, circa 1870.


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A second stunning close-up portrait of the boy with the beautiful eyes by Plüschow - not the sort of

A second stunning close-up portrait of the boy with the beautiful eyes by Plüschow - not the sort of photograph I would usually post here, with the emphatic religious symbolism overwhelming the scene (indeed it is titled The Christian Martyr), but look beyond the trappings of his saintly role and we see simply the beautiful face of a young man who lived over a century ago.


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vintagehandsomemen:c. 1860sWhat a wonderful picture - I have often noted sitters’ cheeks given a

vintagehandsomemen:

c. 1860s

What a wonderful picture - I have often noted sitters’ cheeks given a rosy blush with soft hand-tinting, but this is the only time I’ve ever seen a portrait with nipples delicately pinked!


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An acrobatic model some of you may remember seeing once before, his a deservedly popular photograph 

An acrobatic model some of you may remember seeing once before, his a deservedly popular photograph from 1899, (and featured as one of my personal favourites of the year); it is a delight to find a second shot recording his strength and gymnastic skill for all time.


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A wonderful addition to the regrettably small selection of stereoscopic 19th century nudes. We have

A wonderful addition to the regrettably small selection of stereoscopic 19th century nudes. We have seen this very pair of models before, with their artfully edited white pencilled drapery (this time they appear to be sharing a single piece of the fictional fabric wound around both waists!)


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Two delightfully entangled young chaps from the early 20th Century, everything about this makes me s

Two delightfully entangled young chaps from the early 20th Century, everything about this makes me smile!


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My, how this faintly colourised photograph amuses me! While the cheery chap on the left shows verita

My, how this faintly colourised photograph amuses me! While the cheery chap on the left shows veritable confidence, almost a satisfied pride, in his unashamed and extravagent fondness for his friend, the other gentleman (with most excellent hair) has an air of deadpan tolerance, with just the slightest hint of irritability. “Oh, must you? How tiresome.”


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A sublime photograph in which everything is perfect - the fine-featured young model with luscious cu

A sublime photograph in which everything is perfect - the fine-featured young model with luscious curves and dramatic pose, the poignant, tragically picturesque ruins of Pompeii, the sunlight drawing delicate shadows on his ribs, even the detailed carving along the edge of the step adds to one beautiful image.


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Dapper young gentlemen in top hats and tails, how splendid!

Dapper young gentlemen in top hats and tails, how splendid!


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A sun-dappled beauty from Wilhelm von Gloeden, circa 1890.

A sun-dappled beauty from Wilhelm von Gloeden, circa 1890.


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