Arms Folded Collection (#3)

Madame Louis Singer, 1884. Creator: Paul-Jacques-Aime Baudry
Madame Louis Singer, 1884

Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques (acrobates), 1888. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Grimaces et misere - Les Saltimbanques (acrobates), 1888

Portrait of Ernesta Grisi. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Ernesta Grisi

Portrait thought to be Princess Marie of Orléans, 1831. Creator: Ary Scheffer
Portrait thought to be Princess Marie of Orleans, 1831

Anna Filiabella, portrait of the artist's wife, 1913. Creator: George-Daniel de Monfreid
Anna Filiabella, portrait of the artist's wife, 1913

Alexandre-Auguste Ledru-Rollin (1807-1874), journalist and politician, 1838. Creator: Angélique Mongez
Alexandre-Auguste Ledru-Rollin (1807-1874), journalist and politician, 1838

Portrait of Franz Liszt (1811-1886), composer and pianist, 1839. Creator: Henri Lehmann
Portrait of Franz Liszt (1811-1886), composer and pianist, 1839

Dinah Felix (known as Melanie Emilia), Rachel's sister, in costume of a maid, c1865

Miyahito of the Ogiya, Whose Assistants Are Tsubaki and Shirabe (Ogiya uchi... Japan, 1793/94)
Miyahito of the Ogiya, Whose Assistants Are Tsubaki and Shirabe (Ogiya uchi Miyahito, Tsubaki, Shirabe), Japan, 1793/94

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Matsuo-maru (?) in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Matsuo-maru (?) in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Fourth Month, 1779 (?), Japan, c. 1779

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Matsuo-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Matsuo-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fourth Month, 1779, Japan, c. 1779

The Actor Otani Tomoemon I as Kawatabiya Mombei in the Play Oyoroi Ebido Shinozuka... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Otani Tomoemon I as Kawatabiya Mombei in the Play Oyoroi Ebido Shinozuka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1772, Japan, c. 1772

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Dozaburo (?) in the Play Shida Yuzuriha Horai... c. 1775. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Dozaburo (?) in the Play Shida Yuzuriha Horai Soga (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the First Month, 1775 (?), Japan, c. 1775

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Yakko Matsueda Sakinosuke in the Play Keisei Momiji... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Yakko Matsueda Sakinosuke in the Play Keisei Momiji no Uchikake, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1772, Japan, c. 1772

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Lady Manko (Manko Gozen) (?) in the Play Hatsumombi... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Lady Manko (Manko Gozen) (?) in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1780 (?), Japan, c. 1780

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Monk Mongaku Disguised as Seizaemon Bozu in the... c. 1784. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Monk Mongaku Disguised as Seizaemon Bozu in the Play Oakinai Hiru ga Kojima, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1784, Japan, c. 1784

Woman Three-Quarter Length with Crossed Arms, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Woman Three-Quarter Length with Crossed Arms, 18th century

On the Pale Silver Sofa, plate ten from Love, 1898, published 1899. Creator: Maurice Denis
On the Pale Silver Sofa, plate ten from Love, 1898, published 1899

Tennojiya Riko (The actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as the maid Ebizo Okane of the Ouchiya... 1794)
Tennojiya Riko (The actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as the maid Ebizo Okane of the Ouchiya [actually Iwate, wife of Sadato]), 1794

Seated Boy, Half-Length, c. 1830. Creators: Thomas Jones Barker, Thomas Barker
Seated Boy, Half-Length, c. 1830

Self-Portrait, c. 1814. Creator: Pieter Christoffel Wonder
Self-Portrait, c. 1814

Lord Gray, n.d. Creator: Benjamin Robert Haydon
Lord Gray, n.d

"Wise old woman" from Vilhelmina parish, Lapland, 1932. Creator: Unknown
"Wise old woman" from Vilhelmina parish, Lapland, 1932

Business card portrait - John B. How and Claes Lagergren, 1889. Creator: Paolo Lombardi
Business card portrait - John B. How and Claes Lagergren, 1889

Portrait of John Ericsson (1803-1889), inventor, 1855-1865. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of John Ericsson (1803-1889), inventor, 1855-1865

Portrait of Inga Amundsdotter, 76, Sjokksjokk, 1868. Creator: Lotten von Duben
Portrait of Inga Amundsdotter, 76, Sjokksjokk, 1868. From Lotten von Duben's photo album with motifs from the ethnological expedition to Lapland led by her husband Gustaf von Duben in 1868

Man in fur jacket and top hat sits at the far end of a chair "L. Wiede". (c1850s). Creator: Fritz von Dardel
Man in fur jacket and top hat sits at the far end of a chair "L. Wiede". (c1850s)

Man in uniform. "George Fleetwood". (c1850s). Creator: Fritz von Dardel. Man in uniform
Man in uniform. "George Fleetwood". (c1850s)

Little Russians. (Ukrainians), 1862. Creator: Karl Fiale
Little Russians. (Ukrainians), 1862. Sheet 5 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

Firefighter A.F. Domishkevich in uniform, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: Til Serebrin
Firefighter A.F. Domishkevich in uniform, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. This collection of photographs and documents from the private archive of Sergei Mikhailovich Chashchin relates to

Great Russians. (Voronezh Governorate), 1862. Creator: Sergei Pavlovich Pavlov
Great Russians. (Voronezh Governorate). 1862. Sheet 4 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

A young man (Innokenty Verkhovinsky) in demi-season clothes. late 19th-early 20th cent. Creator: PA Milevskii
A young man (Innokenty Verkhovinsky) in demi-season clothes, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. This collection of photographs

Children - Kadiack [ie, Kodiak] Island [] /, 1894 or 1895. Creator: Alfred Lee Broadbent
Children - Kadiack [ie, Kodiak] Island [] /, 1894 or 1895. Showing three girls and one boy, half-length portrait, standing against building, facing front

Study for A Parisian Cafe : Man Seated at a Cafe Table, Reading a Newspaper, c
1195575 Study for A Parisian Cafe : Man Seated at a Cafe Table, Reading a Newspaper, c. 1872-1875 (pencil on paper) by Repin

SS Great Britain project director Commander Joe Blake, Circa 1972

Actor Benedict Taylor seen here on Tyneside during a break in the filming of the mini series Barriers 12th May 1981

Edith Evans addresses an Equity meeting held at the Wyndhams Theatre 22nd May 1951

Welsh footballer John Charles in his Cardiff City playing days. 6th July 1964

The Beatles at Granada Television Studios, Manchester for filming of `The Music Of Lennon And McCartney, Monday 1st November 1965

Chelsea footballer David Cliss 1st September 1960

Ronald King Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) bodyguard keeps watch outside the Piccadilly Hotel room as Cassius Clay sleeps. Circa May 1963

Adam Ant lead Singer of the pop group Adam and the Ants promotional picture for record Apollo 9

Barbara Bouchet actress in her Kensington hotel 1967

Centenary picture of Liverpool Team, photocall at Anfield to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the football club which was formed in 1892. Picture taken July 1992

A Public Bath at Kanawa, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
A Public Bath at Kanawa, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Francis, Duke of Teck, c1895. Artist: WS Stuart
Francis, Duke of Teck, c1895. In 1866 Francis, Duke of Teck (1837-1900), married Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, a granddaughter of King George III of the United Kingdom

Georges and Jeanne Hugo, grandchildren of French novelist Victor Hugo, 1884. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1865-1905, 4th album, Editions MD, Paris

A witch doctor, Belgian Congo (Congo Republic), 1922. Artist: JH Harris
A witch doctor, Belgian Congo (Congo Republic), 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

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"Arms Folded: A Glimpse into History and Expression" In this captivating collection of images, we explore the art of folding arms as a universal gesture that transcends time. From the disciplined stance of Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, lst Viscount Baden-Powell, an English soldier who embodied strength and leadership, to the confident pose of Charles Thurston Fogg-Elliot captured by Sir Leslie Matthew Ward in 1894. The wrestling scene depicted in "As You Like It" showcases the power dynamics at play, where folded arms symbolize determination and readiness for action. Meanwhile, Frederick Marriott's exquisite panel in gesso and mother-of-pearl transports us to a world of intricate craftsmanship. Thomas Graham's portrait from 1850 reveals a man with his arms crossed tightly against his chest – perhaps lost in deep contemplation or concealing emotions yet to be revealed. In contrast, the study for "A Parisian Cafe" captures a moment frozen in time; a man seated at a cafe table engrossed in reading his newspaper while casually folding his arms. Herbert Ponting's lens takes us on an expedition to Kanawa's public bath in 1910. Amongst steam-filled air and serene surroundings, individuals find solace with their folded arms resting upon ancient stone walls. Moving forward through history brings us face-to-face with Francis, Duke of Teck - regal and composed - exuding confidence even with crossed arms. JH Harris' portrayal of a witch doctor from Belgian Congo reminds us that this gesture can signify authority within different cultures. Fast-forwarding to more recent times introduces Commander Joe Blake overseeing the SS Great Britain project circa 1972 – commanding respect effortlessly through his assertive posture. Edith Evans addresses an Equity meeting held at Wyndhams Theatre on May 22nd, 1951; her folded arms conveying conviction as she passionately advocates for the rights of performers.