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[No photographs] were obtained of her as she paused in her work until in 1888 this little photograph seized her, after consent, just as she was beginning the day’s work on ''Lucifer'', then in its babyhood. She had, only a short while before, come out from the room behind her and sat down at the desk on which the first pages of ''Lucifer'' were begun and whereon most, if not all, of ''The Secret Doctrine'' was written. The pen in her hand is an American Gold pen given to her by a New York Theosophist and made by John Foley, whose name is known to thousands of writers. The sheet of paper in front is a sheet of the MSS. of ''The Secret Doctrine'', and others lie about.<ref>William Quan Judge, ''Echoes of the Orient Volume 1'' Second edition (Pasadena: Theosophical University Press, 2009), 262. Compiled by Dara Eklund.</ref> | [No photographs] were obtained of her as she paused in her work until in 1888 this little photograph seized her, after consent, just as she was beginning the day’s work on ''Lucifer'', then in its babyhood. She had, only a short while before, come out from the room behind her and sat down at the desk on which the first pages of ''Lucifer'' were begun and whereon most, if not all, of ''The Secret Doctrine'' was written. The pen in her hand is an American Gold pen given to her by a New York Theosophist and made by John Foley, whose name is known to thousands of writers. The sheet of paper in front is a sheet of the MSS. of ''The Secret Doctrine'', and others lie about.<ref>William Quan Judge, ''Echoes of the Orient Volume 1'' Second edition (Pasadena: Theosophical University Press, 2009), 262. Compiled by Dara Eklund.</ref> | ||
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This copyof the photograph was provided courtesy of Will Thackara at International Theosophical Society (Pasadena); restoration of photo by Pavel Malakhov. | This copyof the photograph was provided courtesy of Will Thackara at International Theosophical Society (Pasadena); restoration of photo by Pavel Malakhov. | ||
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Blavatsky portraits and photographs
These are photographs, paintings, drawings, sculptures, and other depictions of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, also known as HPB.
This collection of photos was inspired by a display of photos on the Theosophy Canada website in 2005, "A Pictorial Look at H. P. Blavatsky," which has more recently evolved into a slide show. Many thanks go to the Edmonton Theosophical Society for the inspiration and the research that went into its collection. [1][2]
Images used here are scanned from the photo collection of the Theosophical Society in America, the Blavatsky Archives, and other sources, which are identified where possible, with copyright data if applicable. Additions and corrections are welcome.
Photograph or Art Work | Year Created | Artist | Notes |
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Late 1840s | Unknown | Painting of young H. P. Blavatsky and her mother, H. Hahn. It is at the H. P. B. museum in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. The painter is unknown, but it may have been HPB herself. | |
1840s | Unknown | HPB painted as "The Lovely Maiden."
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1850s | Unknown | Young HPB dressed in furs. | |
1860s | Unknown | HPB in a hoop skirt.
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1870s | Napoleon Sarony? | H. P. Blavatsky in New York days, from blavatskyarchives.com | |
1870s | Unknown | Photograph reproduced in A. P. Sinnett's Incidents in the Life of Mme. Blavatsky.[5] | |
1874 | Unknown | Portrait by a spiritualist photographer. | |
September 1875 | J. Beardsley | Photograph taken in Ithaca NY in September 1875 while HPB was visiting Professor Hiram Corson and writing Isis Unveiled.
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September 1875 | J. Beardsley | Another photograph taken in Ithaca NY in September 1875 while HPB was visiting Professor Hiram Corson and writing Isis Unveiled. | |
1876-1878 | Edsall Photographic Studio | Taken in New York. | |
1877 | Napoleon Sarony | Taken in New York and used as a frontispiece in early editions of Isis Unveiled.[8] | |
1878 | Unknown | ||
1878 | William R. O'Donovan | Bronze medallion sculpted by William R. O'Donovan, who knew visited Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott at The Lamasery. His friendship and the medallion are described by Olcott in Old Diary Leaves, Volume 1, pages 411-412. | |
1878-1879 | Unknown | Fragment of a larger photograph. | |
File:HPB in 1881.jpg | 1881 | Unknown | |
1884-1885 | Hermann Schmiechen | Fragment of painting by Hermann Schmiechen. | |
1884-1885 | Hermann Schmiechen | Larger version of painting by Hermann Schmiechen. | |
1887 | Unknown | Photo of HPB reading a book "while residing in Maycot, Crownhill, Upper Norwood, London, at Mabel Collins' home She left Ostend for London, May 1, 1887."[9] Scanned by Theosophical Society in Archives. | |
1887 | Unknown | ||
possibly 1887 | Unknown | HPB with a fan. | |
1887 | William Quan Judge | This view is of HPB at her desk at 17 Landsdowne Road, London, taken by William Quan Judge with a Kodak camera as she was working on Lucifer. The picture was originally published in The Path, New York, Vol. VII, May, 1892, p.39."[10] Mr. Judge wrote of the occasion:
This copyof the photograph was provided courtesy of Will Thackara at International Theosophical Society (Pasadena); restoration of photo by Pavel Malakhov. | |
1888 | Unknown | Taken October, 1888 in London. HPB is seated next to her sister, Vera de Zhelihovsky. Standing behind them are Vera Johnston, Charles Johnston, and Henry Steel Olcott. | |
1888 | Unknown | H. P. Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott in their final meeting, taken in October 1888 in London.
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January 8, 1889 | Enrico Resta | "The Sphinx" pose - the most famous image of HPB. This was taken in Resta's studio at 4 Coburg Place, Bayswater, London on January 8, 1889. Six glass plates were taken altogether; in some HPB is looking to the side or is holding a cigarette. The originals are now located in the Archives of the Blavatsky Lodge of the Theosophical Society in England. Image from the Theosophical Society in America Archives. | |
January 8, 1889 | Enrico Resta | This is another of the six poses taken in Resta's studio at 4 Coburg Place, Bayswater, London on January 8, 1889. | |
1890-1891 | Unknown | HPB in a white lace shawl holding a copy of The Path. Probably the last photo taken of her. | |
1890 | Unknown | HPB sitting in a bath-chair, with G. R. S. Mead (right) and James Morgan Pryse. Taken in London. | |
1890 | Unknown | HPB sitting in a bath-chair. | |
1891 | Unknown | Death mask of HPB as printed in May 1991 issue of The Theosophist. | |
ca1889-1909 | Gutzon Borglum | Painted for his Theosophist father by the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, copied from the Resta photograph. This painting hangs in the Meditation Room in the headquarters building of the Theosophical Society in America. It was painted between 1889 and 1909, when the father died. | |
1907 | Govinda Pillai | This statue stands in the Great Hall of the Headquarters Building in Adyar, Chennai, India. "The Colonel stands beside H. P. Blavatsky, who is seated, with his hand on her shoulder, an upright, robust figure, with venerable beard and strongly cut features." The statue was unveiled on December 7, 1907." Colonel Olcott had died on February 17 of that year, and the unveiling was an occasion to honor him and his work with Madame Blavatsky. Tribute addresses were given by Sir S. Subramania Iyer, Mr. V. C. Seshachariar, Dr. W. A. English, Mr. P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar, Mr. Sitarama Shastri, Mrs. Russak, and Annie Besant.[13] | |
1931 | Z. Vanessa Helder | Sketch published in World Theosophy vol. 1 no. 8, August 1931, p. 599. | |
2000s | Unknown | ||
2015-2016 | Alexey Leonov | ||
2000s | Alexey Leonov | In 2015-2016, bronze versions of this pose were installed at the Theosophical Society headquarters in Adyar, Chennai, India, and at the International Theosophical Centre in Naarden, The Netherlands. These installations were facilitated by Dialogue of Cultures - United World Fund. |
- ↑ John Algeo turned "A Pictorial Look at H.P. Blavatsky" into a PDF file that he printed out. A copy is in the John Algeo Papers, Records Series 08.12, Theosophical Society in America Archives, and that was the impetus for this project. The URL was http://www.theosophycanada.com/bios/HPB_Bio.htm. It was printed on June 18, 2005. A backup is available on the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive, for the date November 5, 2005.
- ↑ Slide show called "HP Blavatsky - A Pictorial Biography" is available at Theosophy Canada, along with individual photographs. Accessed November 13, 2018.
- ↑ Description from Theosophy Canada website, 2005.
- ↑ Description from Theosophy Canada website, 2005.
- ↑ Description from Theosophy Canada website, 2005.
- ↑ Eugene Rollin Corson, Some Unpublished Letters of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (London: Rider & Co., 1929), 171.
- ↑ Description from Theosophy Canada website, 2005.
- ↑ Description from Theosophy Canada website, 2005.
- ↑ Description from Theosophy Canada website, 2005.
- ↑ Description from Theosophy Canada website, 2005.
- ↑ William Quan Judge, Echoes of the Orient Volume 1 Second edition (Pasadena: Theosophical University Press, 2009), 262. Compiled by Dara Eklund.
- ↑ Description from Theosophy Canada website, 2005.
- ↑ "The Unveiling of Colonel Olcott's Statue," World Theosophy 2.12 (December, 1932), 634-636.