Stock photo and image search by V&A Images

1000SC1264-01

Rachel with her Lamb, detail, by John Thomas. England, 1856

2006AA6405-01

Carving of a head surrounded by drapery. France, early 18th century

2006AE9361-01

Head Reliquary. Zaragoza, Spain, 16th century

2006AM3983-01

Plaque of Pallas Athena, by Richard Cockle Lucas. England, 19th century

2006AM7203-01

An Offering to Hymen, by Alfred Gilbert. England, 19th century

2006AN8305-01

Pygmalion and The Statue, by John Tenniel. England, 1878

2006AP7014-01

The Clodion Venus, by Claude Michel known as Clodion. Stoke-on-Trent, England, 1873

2006BA1396-01

La Baigneuse a la rose, by Étienne-Maurice Falconet. France, mid-18th century

2006AN0504-01

Sculpture of Atropos, goddess of fate and destiny, by Pier Jacopo Alari-Bonacolsi. Mantua, Italy, 16th century

2006AL5924-01

Sculpture of The Lamentation. Netherlands, 16th century.

2006AL5926-01

Statuette of St Anne with the Virgin and Child. Netherlands, 16th century

2010EE0976-01

Mother and Child. England, mid-18th century

2010CT5288-01

Lubov Tchernicheva in Mikhail Fokine's ballet Scheherazade by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, drawing by Vera Willoughby. Paris, France, 1910

2010EA6871-01

The ballerina Tamara Karsavina, from Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, in her dressing room. Europe, early 20th century

2010EA0403-01

Costume for Mauriuccia, by Leon Bakst, from The Good Humoured Ladies for Diaghilev's Ballet Russes. Europe, 1917

2006AN2304-01

L' Allegro, by Charles West Cope R.A. England, 1848

2007BM6026-01

Evening dress, by Jacques Fath. Paris, France, 1948 EDITORIAL USE ONLY

2007BM6038-01

Evening dress with embroidery, by Owen Hyde Clark. London, England, mid-20th century EDITORIAL USE ONLY

2007BM6060-01

Evening dress, by John Cavanagh and Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel. Britain, 1953 EDITORIAL USE ONLY

2007BM6061-01

Bodice of an evening dress, by John Cavanagh and Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel. Britain, 1953 EDITORIAL USE ONLY

2007BM6246-01

Evening dress, by Cristobal Balenciaga. Paris, France, mid-20th century EDITORIAL USE ONLY

2007BM6290-01

Evening dress, by Victor Stiebel. London, England, late 1950 EDITORIAL USE ONLY

2006AF3575-01

Design for a costume for Columbine in The Sleeping Princess, by Leon Bakst. Russia, 1921

2006AG8471-01

The Three Graces. Meissen, Germany, 18th century

2006AL1295-01

Portrait miniature of Eileen Marshall, by Nellie Hepburn Edmunds. England, 1912

2006AL8232-01

Bust of Mary Salmon. England, mid-18th century

2006AM7059-01

Statuette of Eve, by John Bell. England, 19th century

2006AW3674-01

Costume design, by Leon Bakst, for Tamara Karsavina in The Firebird for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Europe, 1909

2006AM9270-01

Celia Hammond and Pattie Boyd wearing two Capsule line felt helmets with dots and moons, photo John French. London, England, 1965

2007BM3766-01

Diptych leaf The Symmachi Panel Unknown Rome (city) ca. 400 Carved elephant ivory

2006AM7991-01

The Sleep of Sorrow and the Dream of Joy: An Allegory of the Italian Risorgimento, by Raffaelle Monti. London, England, 19th century

2006AM3299-01

Anne, by Giovanni Battista Guelfi. London, England, early 18th century

2006AM9402-01

Dorothea, by John Bell. Stoke-on-Trent, England, 1847

2006AN1757-01

Clorinda, by John Bell. England, 1847

2006AM8940-01

Bust of Mrs Freeman as Isis, by Anne Seymour Damer. England, late 18th century

2006AW3554-01

Clio. London, England, mid-18th century

2006BD6307-01

Fanny Elssler. England, 19th century.

2006AU3273-01

Head of a dancer, by Canova. Italy, 18th-19th century

2006AW2145-01

Una and the Lion, by Minton. Stoke-on-Trent, England, early 19th century

2006BD1834-01

Cupid and Psyche, by Michel Clodion. France, late 18th century