Holding Collection (#8)

Naqshbandi Muslim praying with prayer beads, Lefke, Cyprus, Europe

Close-up of a Muslim using a Qibla compass to indicate the direction of Al Kaaba, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Napoleon - The Great Victor - made up of personifications of Victory, each holding a laurel wreath. Date: 1910s

The Holy Family with the Dragonfly, 1495 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Holy Family with the Dragonfly, 1495 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

The Merchant Georg Gisze, 1532. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Merchant Georg Gisze, 1532. Painting housed in the Gemaldegalerie, Berlin. From A History of Painting, Volume IV by Haldane MacFall. [T. C. and E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, 1911]

Woman with a Rake, 1928-1932. Artist: Kazimir Malevich
Woman with a Rake, 1928-1932. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

Mousquetaires Noirs, petite tenue, 1814-15. Artist: Eugene Titeux
Mousquetaires Noirs, petite tenue, 1814-15. Histoire de la Maison Militaire du Roi de 1814-1830, volume 2

Virgin and Child, 16th century. From the Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece

Alabaster statue of Queen Elizabeth I, 16th century
Alabaster statue of Queen Elizabeth I, on the tomb of Blanche Parry, her maid-of-honour, in Bacton Church in Herefordshire

The Penmare Boozy-Doos, Hayle Carnival, Cornwall
The Penmare Boozy-Doos at the Hayle Carnival, Cornwall -- men in drag, in drum majorette costumes. Date: circa 1980s

National Nautical School, Portishead
Boys holding oars in a boat - possibly in the Schools swimming pool - at the National Nautical School, Portishead, near Bristol. Date: circa 1945

Anna Pavlova - Russian ballet dancer
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) - Russian ballet dancer holding a basket of flowers during a performance. Date: 1908

Dancing Hours
Black and white. Image shows a bas relief of six ladies, each holding the hand of the ones next to her, and apparently dancing. This is a Wedgwood bas relief originally attributed to John Flaxman Jr

Proboscis Monkey mother and baby, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Illustration of female manual worker standing behind tipper truck holding spade

Illustration of two engineers looking at blueprint for bridge that is under construction in the background

Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace, New Guard marching, colourful spectacle and British pageantry, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Detail of Madonna of the Pilgrims, c. 1603-05 (oil on canvas)
XIR426293 Detail of Madonna of the Pilgrims, c.1603-05 (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610); Chiesa di San Agostino, Rome

Rock climber climbing steep face of rock cliff
Rock climber in the Needles climbing area. This area is part of the Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest, CA

Greetings postcard from Taranto, Italy - with Corso Umberto with R.N. Regina Elena and an Italian sailor. Date: circa 1920s

Giant limestone statues of Ramses II (Rameses - 1304-1237 BC) holding the crook and the flail, symbols of kingship, Temple of Ramses, Abu Simbel (Simbul)

Bayeux Tapestry 1067. Harold II crowned King of England, 6 January 1066. Harold enthroned holding orb and sceptre, Archbishop Stigand on his right

Fewer Falsies For Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio: July, 1949. X-ray testing for tuberculosis in six cities has revealed that the women of Cleveland use less synthetic torso curves than those of any of the other cities

Bolshevist, After painting by Boris Kustodiev, Russia
The Bolshevist. After 1920 painting by Boris Mihajlovic Kustodiev (1878 - 1927). Russian

Austria, Stagecoach travel, ink drawing
Austria - 19th century. Coach. Ink drawing

Austria, Vienna, Painting of Performance of Franz Peter Schubert in Josef von Spauns House
Austria - 19th century. Exibition of Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) in Josef Von Spauns House. Detail

Advertisement for car depicting La Belle Otero at wheel and Michel Zelete, valet of marquis of Dijon beside her
France, 20th century. De Dion Bouton Petit voiture 6 chevaux. Advertisment for a car depicting La Belle Otero at the wheel and Michel Zelete, valet of the marquis of Dijon beside her

St John Chrysostom / Theve
SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM Archbishop of Constantinople, noted preacher, exiled by the rich and powerful for his outspoken views Date: circa 347 - 407

China, Sichuan Province. Giant Panda feeds on bamboo in winter snow at Wolong Nature Reserve

Vietnamese man entering tunnel, Chu Chi tunnels, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hellia
Shizuo Shiki

Advert for Cussons Imperial Leather soap, one of a series of ads utilising the language of the fan. Date: 1954

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Thoroughbreds, 1938 (colour etching and drypoint)
991034 Thoroughbreds, 1938 (colour etching and drypoint) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 47.5x89.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Thoroughbreds. Louis Icart (1888-1950)

Mariquita and Flowers; Mariquita en Flores, 1930 (oil on canvas)
824780 Mariquita and Flowers; Mariquita en Flores, 1930 (oil on canvas) by Ramos Martinez, Alfredo (1871-1946); 155x205 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mariquita and Flowers; Mariquita en Flores)

A Lady Walking in a Garden, standing full length and Holding her Small Child by the Hand
651793 A Lady Walking in a Garden, standing full length and Holding her Small Child by the Hand; Possibly a Study for The Richmond Water-Walk, (black chalk and stump)

The Milkmaid, 1902 (pencil and watercolour)
652074 The Milkmaid, 1902 (pencil and watercolour) by Wilson, Charles Edward (1853-1941); 52.7x34.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Milkmaid. Charles Edward Wilson (1854-1941)

Colonel Udnys Bay Colt Truffle by Sorcerer Held by a Groom, 1815 (oil on canvas)
990567 Colonel Udnys Bay Colt Truffle by Sorcerer Held by a Groom, 1815 (oil on canvas) by Cooper, Abraham (1787-1868); 64.8x80 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Oliver Cromwell, 1867 (oil on canvas)
985100 Oliver Cromwell, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb (1816-68); 145.1x107 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Oliver Cromwell. Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (1816-1868). Oil on canvas

Denise Hunter, a Flam-flam hippie girl, psychedelic dancer from The Pink Flamingo Club on Wardour Street in Soho helps to decorate the new club, London, Friday 25th August 1967

Mick Jagger, lead singer of the Rolling Stones, September 1964

Illustration of a Daily Mirror Photographer having a steady hand and not needing a tripod for his camera. Pictured on the left is staff photographer George Greenwell resting the camera on his arm

Alex Ferguson Manager Aberdeen FC, Martin Buchan & Jim McLean Manager Dundee United after being presented with the Promotion

Wrestlers, from Wrestlers, plate 3, 1552. Creator: Dirck Volkertsen Coornhert
Wrestlers, from Wrestlers, plate 3, 1552

Perseus, a hero of Greek mythology, became famous for killing Medusa, a monster with hair of snakes and wings of leather

Orthodox Coptic celebration, Chatenay-Malabry, Hauts-de-Seine, France, Europe

Lord Howard of Effingham, c1600. Artist: Thomas Cockson
Lord Howard of Effingham, c1600. Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1536-1624), Earl of Nottingham. The Armada and the English fleet in Cadizin is in the background

The Cook, 1930. Artist: John Tenniel
The Cook, 1930. The Cook from Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland. After an illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) colour printed by Edward Evans (1826-1905)

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