Best-looking man before 1920.

[+ friendofsheila]

Wow, I was thinking this thread would get zero replies. Sadly, I'm at an ultra-slow computer and can't see all the pictures.

 

What is also surprising me is that no one seems to have mentioned any ballet dancers.

 

In that respect, it's also too bad the cutoff is 1920, since Nijinsky would have made it if he'd somehow passed away by age 29.

 

(And here's a surprising picture of him and one of his balletic assets: http://www.russianballethistory.com/NijinskyN4.bmp)

[Will Do]

Wow, I was thinking this thread would get zero replies.

 

I could post many more as I'm a history *****. (pome?) Don't want to flood a forum that was created discussing handsome men of today, though. Ha!

[unsub2O17]

Guys, if you going to go, GO BIG!

 

Alexander the Great: http://www.petersommer.com/gallery/alexander-the-great-statue-photo/

[Will Do]

Antinous........Emperor Hadrian's lover.

 

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly8rsaaVL41qeu6ilo1_500.jpg

[Will Do]

Nijinsky from the front.

 

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvwugyoewy1qeu6ilo1_500.jpg

[tyro]

I have LOVED this thread and the links therein!

T

[Will Do]

Albert Ball, English fighter pilot and Great Britain's leading flying ace during WWI.

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Albert_Ball_portrait.jpg/404px-Albert_Ball_portrait.jpg

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/AlbertBallPortrait.JPG

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Ball

[Will Do]

Franz Schubert, Austrian composer. In early 20s.

 

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsddvpTyuQ1qeu6ilo1_500.png

[Phil_musc]

And Schubert, for one, was actually probably guy, I believe. Drank himself into an early death (with syphillus (sp?) possibly thrown in for good measure.

 

Some hot guys in this thread - no wonder I like history. Yumm.....

[+ azdr0710]

composer Peter Tchaikovsky....found at Adam Smith's link above....

 

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln3mesAOe71qeu6ilo1_400.jpg

[Will Do]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

 

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln3mesAOe71qeu6ilo1_400.jpg

 

http://historicallyhandsomemen.tumblr.com/

[Will Do]

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo leading to the Treaty of Paris in 1815.

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Sir_Arthur_Wellesley%2C_1st_Duke_of_Wellington.png

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Wellington

[Will Do]

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Russian, 19th C, physician, dramaturge, considered one of the greatest writers of short stories.

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Anton_P_Chekhov.jpg

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Chekhov

[Will Do]

Captain Bligh, Captain George Miller Bligh of the Royal Navy.

 

http://24.media.tumblr.com/4ace523cd3b07fd4db03ddfdc5672bac/tumblr_mgxicbrm541qeu6ilo1_500.jpg

 

http://fuckyeahhistorycrushes.tumblr.com/page/38

[Will Do]

Unknown Britisher, handsome in a fine-featured way.

 

http://24.media.tumblr.com/c3b43f9982d007aeb68598097d9ca9a8/tumblr_mh25l74vHl1qeu6ilo1_250.jpg

 

http://fuckyeahhistorycrushes.tumblr.com/page/37

[+ friendofsheila]

Franz Schubert, Austrian composer. In early 20s.

 

 

I was hoping someone would find this picture. Just lovely.

[+ friendofsheila]

Wow, I was thinking this thread would get zero replies. Sadly, I'm at an ultra-slow computer and can't see all the pictures.

 

What is also surprising me is that no one seems to have mentioned any ballet dancers.

 

In that respect, it's also too bad the cutoff is 1920, since Nijinsky would have made it if he'd somehow passed away by age 29.

 

(And here's a surprising picture of him and one of his balletic assets: http://www.russianballethistory.com/NijinskyN4.bmp)

 

Too good not to link directly:

 

http://www.russianballethistory.com/NijinskyN4.bmp

[+ purplekow]

Finally figured out how to embed Mr Cassidy. Now did he embed Mr Sundance?http://www.companyofmen.org/image/jpeg;base64,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[+ purplekow]

By the way they are both Butch Cassidy I got them embedded but could not figure out how to move them around in the frame.

[+ azdr0710]

Harry Longbaugh, the Sundance Kid, apparently wasn't as good-looking as Robert Redford

 

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zYcZKDn2CMM/SonkHAirdiI/AAAAAAAAHYo/72cMC9jf89c/s400/PP__sundance-kid.jpg

[sfguy]

Purplekow is definitely on the right track. Back then, the most photographed people, for the most part, were wealthy people, artists, and, of course, criminals. And personally, I like guys that are a little more rugged so the best looking man who died before 1920 can probably be found by looking through mug shots from the 19th century.

 

I'll nominate this guy:

 

http://ridiculouslyinteresting.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/alfred-lovegrove001.jpg?w=516

 

Alfred Lovegrove (b. 1852, England). Charged with attempted rape and sentenced to 2 years in gaol on 19 July 1886 (Oamaru). Photograph taken on 22 January 1887.

 

I can't verify when he died, but given when he was born, it's likely that he died before 1920.

[Decatur Guy]

Some handsome unknown lads from the 1910s:

 

http://theeyeoffaith.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/group-of-friends-from-the-1910s2.jpg

[Decatur Guy]

I bet Theodore Roosevelt was a bull in bed:

 

http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/images/young-teddy-roosevelt.jpeg

[Decatur Guy]

Another of Theodore. I think he was a top.

 

http://static.guim.co.uk/Guardian/film/gallery/2008/oct/27/usa/theo3ap450-6164.jpg

[tyro]

Belted bathing-suit boy (2nd from right) gets my vote. YUM.

T