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These are photographs, paintings, drawings, sculptures, and other depictions of '''[[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]]''', also known as HPB.  
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.
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 Societ'''y for the inspiration and the research that went into its collection.
<ref>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 accessed on June 18, 2005. A backup is available on the [https://web.archive.org/web/20051105023559/http://www.theosophycanada.com/bios/HPB_Bio.htm Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive], for the date November 5, 2005.</ref><ref>Slide show called "HP Blavatsky - A Pictorial Biography" is available at [http://www.theosophycanada.com/hp-blavatsky-a-pictorial-biography.php Theosophy Canada], along with individual photographs. Accessed November 13, 2018.</ref>  
<ref>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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20051105023559/http://www.theosophycanada.com/bios/HPB_Bio.htm Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive], for the date November 5, 2005.</ref><ref>Slide show called "HP Blavatsky - A Pictorial Biography" is available at [http://www.theosophycanada.com/hp-blavatsky-a-pictorial-biography.php Theosophy Canada], along with individual photographs. Accessed November 13, 2018.</ref>  


Images used here are scanned from the photo collection of the Theosophical Society in America, the [http://blavatskyarchives.com/theosophypdfs/ Blavatsky Archives], and other sources, which are identified where possible, with copyright data if applicable. Additions and corrections are welcome.
Images used here are scanned from the photo collection of the Theosophical Society in America, the [http://blavatskyarchives.com/theosophypdfs/ Blavatsky Archives], and other sources, which are identified where possible, with copyright data if applicable. Additions and corrections are welcome.
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| [[Hermann Schmiechen]]
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| style="text-align:left;" | Fragment of painting by Hermann Schmiechen.
| style="text-align:left;" | Fragment of painting by [[Hermann Schmiechen]].
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| Govinda Pillai
| Govinda Pillai
| style="text-align:left;" | This statue stands in the Great Hall of the Headquarters Building in Adyar, Chennai, India. "[[Henry Steel Olcott|The Colonel]] stands beside H. P. Blavatsky, who is seated, with his hand on her shoulder, an upright, robust figure, with veneralbe 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 [[S. Subramania Iyer|Sir S. Subramania Iyer]], Mr. V. C. Seshachariar, Dr. W. A. English, Mr. P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar, Mr. Sitarama Shastri, [[Marie Russak|Mrs. Russak]], and [[Annie Besant]].<ref>"The Unveiling of Colonel Olcott's Statue," ''World Theosophy'' 2.12 (December, 1932), 634-636.</ref>
| style="text-align:left;" | This statue stands in the Great Hall of the Headquarters Building in Adyar, Chennai, India. "[[Henry Steel Olcott|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 [[S. Subramania Iyer|Sir S. Subramania Iyer]], Mr. V. C. Seshachariar, Dr. W. A. English, Mr. P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar, Mr. Sitarama Shastri, [[Marie Russak|Mrs. Russak]], and [[Annie Besant]].<ref>"The Unveiling of Colonel Olcott's Statue," ''World Theosophy'' 2.12 (December, 1932), 634-636.</ref>
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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
H.Hahn and H.Blavatsky.jpg 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.
HPB - NY.JPG Unknown H. P. Blavatsky in New York days, from blavatskyarchives.com
HP Blavatsky 1877.jpg 1877 Unknown
HPB portrait.jpg 1884 Hermann Schmiechen Fragment of painting by Hermann Schmiechen.
HPB in 1880s.jpg Unknown
HPB reading book JPEG.jpg 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."[3] Scanned by Theosophical Society in Archives.
HPBphoto.jpg 1887 Unknown
HPB with Mead and Pryse.jpg 1880s Unknown H. P. Blavatsky sitting in a bath-chair, with G. R. S. Mead (right) and James Morgan Pryse.
HPB and HSO final meeting JPEG.jpg 1880s Unknown H. P. Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott in their final meeting, taken in October 1888 in London. "In the photographic reproduction in Collected Writings, X, 176; shows the following handwritten message by H.P.B.: 'To the Aryan Theosophical Society of New York, with H.P.B.'s and the H.S.O.'s good wishes', London, October, 1888."[4]
1888 Kodak photo by W Q Judge.jpg 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 pen she holds is an American gold pen given to her by a New York Theosophist and made by John Foley. The picture was originally published in [The Path (periodical)|The Path]], New York, Vol. VII, May, 1892, p.39."[5] This copy was provided courtesy of Will Thackara at International Theosophical Society (Pasadena); restoration of photo by Pavel Malakhov. QUOTE FROM ECHOES OF THE ORIENT VOL 1 pages 259, 262-263
HP Blavatsky 1.jpg 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.
HPB death mask.jpg 1891 Unknown Death mask of HPB as printed in May 1991 issue of "The Theosophist".
Borglum portrait of HPB.jpg 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.
Founders stature in Adyar.jpg 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.[6]
Helder - Sketch of HPB.jpg 1931 Z. Vanessa Helder Sketch published in World Theosophy vol. 1 no. 8, August 1931, p. 599.
Blavatsky HP - stature with sphynx.jpg 2000s Unknown
Blavatsky HP - head (A.Leonov) 1.jpg 2000s Alexey Leonov
Blavatsky HP - head (A.Leonov) 2.jpg 2000s Alexey Leonov Young H. P. Blavatsky
  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Slide show called "HP Blavatsky - A Pictorial Biography" is available at Theosophy Canada, along with individual photographs. Accessed November 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ Description from Theosophy Canada website, 2005.
  4. ↑ Description from Theosophy Canada website, 2005.
  5. ↑ Description from Theosophy Canada website, 2005.
  6. ↑ "The Unveiling of Colonel Olcott's Statue," World Theosophy 2.12 (December, 1932), 634-636.
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