Arms Folded Collection (#6)

Simon Tappertit, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
465603 Simon Tappertit, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) contemplating the plurality of worlds
STC169293 Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) contemplating the plurality of worlds, engraved by Jean Baptiste Morret (fl.1790-1820), 1791 (coloured engraving) (see also 251584) by Swebach

Major General Alexander Macomb (1782-1842), engraved by James Barton Longacre (1794-1869
STC182369 Major General Alexander Macomb (1782-1842), engraved by James Barton Longacre (1794-1869) (engraving) by Sully, Thomas (1783-1872) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Paul d Estournelles de Constant, French delegate to the Hague Peace Conference of 1899 (litho)
2819046 Paul d Estournelles de Constant, French delegate to the Hague Peace Conference of 1899 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of a Latvian wrestler. 1918 (b / w photo)
1268135 Portrait of a Latvian wrestler. 1918 (b/w photo); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; out of copyright

Guillaume Victor Emile Augier, 1865-66 (litho)
2641064 Guillaume Victor Emile Augier, 1865-66 (litho) by Lafosse, Jean Baptiste Adolphe (1810/14-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guillaume Victor Emile Augier)

Portrait of Lucien Pissarro (1863-1944), 1883 (pastel)
1217675 Portrait of Lucien Pissarro (1863-1944), 1883 (pastel) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 55.2x37.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; French, out of copyright

A. C. R. Carter (oil on canvas)
1128654 A. C. R. Carter (oil on canvas) by McEvoy, Ambrose (1878-1927); 124x98.5 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; eBradford Museums & Galleries; English, out of copyright

Men Are Square by Gerrit Albertus Beneker, 1927 (screenprint)
1126013 Men Are Square by Gerrit Albertus Beneker, 1927 (screenprint) by Beneker, Gerrit Albertus (1882-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dunes One Sitting and Girl Lying Down (Two Girls in the Sylt Dunes)
659459 Dunes One Sitting and Girl Lying Down (Two Girls in the Sylt Dunes); Ein in Dunen Sitzendes und ein Liegendes Madchen (Zwei Madchen in den Dunen, Sylt)

The Musketeer, (pencil and watercolour)
658423 The Musketeer, (pencil and watercolour) by Sorolla y Bastida, Joaquin (1863-1923); 24x16 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Musketeer. Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923)

Frederick William, Germanys last crown prince (b / w photo)
3626878 Frederick William, Germanys last crown prince (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederick William (1882-1951), Germanys last crown prince

Bianca, c. 1881 (oil on canvas)
LGH250495 Bianca, c.1881 (oil on canvas) by Leighton, Frederic (1830-96); Leighton House Museum, Kensington & Chelsea, London, UK; eLeighton House; English, out of copyright

A Pirate figure from the front cover of The Boys Own Paper
PNP261484 A Pirate figure from the front cover of The Boys Own Paper, 1923 (colour litho) by Wood, Stanley L. (1866-1928); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; English, out of copyright

Mrs Siddons as Constance, 1783 (pen, ink & wash on paper)
XYC284423 Mrs Siddons as Constance, 1783 (pen, ink & wash on paper) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826); 26.7x18.7 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Groom in a top hat, 1857 (black & white chalk on paper)
MMT384573 Groom in a top hat, 1857 (black & white chalk on paper) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 24x16 cm; Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France; (add.info.: Groom au chapeau haut-de-forme; ); French

Lord Francis Jeffrey (engraving)
2562175 Lord Francis Jeffrey (engraving) by Smith, Colvin (1795-1875) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey (23 October 1773 - 26 January 1850)

Portrait of Augusta, Princess of Prussia, 1846 (oil on canvas)
1197543 Portrait of Augusta, Princess of Prussia, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Winterhalter, Franz Xaver (1805-73); 45.8x35.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Portrait of a Young Gentleman, 1819 (oil on canvas)
1195835 Portrait of a Young Gentleman, 1819 (oil on canvas) by Dawe, George (1781-1829); 83.8x67.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

A Gentleman in a Cloak (oil on canvas)
1769866 A Gentleman in a Cloak (oil on canvas) by Detti, Cesare-Auguste (1847-1914); 73.7x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Gentleman in a Cloak. Cesare-Auguste Detti (1847-1914)

Marion (oil on canvas)
SAG52952 Marion (oil on canvas) by Russell, Walter (1871-1903); 59.7x49.5 cm; Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, UK; eSheffield Galleries and Museums Trust; Photo eMuseums Sheffield; English

Portrait of Dorothea (oil on canvas)
652170 Portrait of Dorothea (oil on canvas) by Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-88); 75.5x63 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Dorothea, Lady Eden, half length)

Portrait of Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3rd Lord Holland (1766-1837), seated half length
827879 Portrait of Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3rd Lord Holland (1766-1837), seated half length, in a blue coat and a yellow waistcoat, in an interior, 1795 (oil on canvas) by Fabre

Paul Deschanel, President of the French Chamber of Deputies (colour litho)
2807739 Paul Deschanel, President of the French Chamber of Deputies (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paul Deschanel)

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Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c
2913391 Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c.2400 BC (marble) by Schuster Master (fl.c.2400 BC); height: 92.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Alcoholic, Father Mathias; A la Boutique, Chateau du Bosc: Le Buveur, Le Pere Mathias
652515 The Alcoholic, Father Mathias; A la Boutique, Chateau du Bosc: Le Buveur, Le Pere Mathias, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Toulouse-Lautrec

Figurine inscribed for the priest of Amun, Amenemope and Shawabti from Tomb 148, Thebes
AMQ419873 Figurine inscribed for the priest of Amun, Amenemope and Shawabti from Tomb 148, Thebes, New Kingdom, c.1193-1080 BC (glazed faience earthenware) (detail of 110408)

Portrait of a Young Man Wearing a Cap (chalk, wash & bodycolour on paper)
UCL267683 Portrait of a Young Man Wearing a Cap (chalk, wash & bodycolour on paper) by Beck, Leonhard (c.1480-1542); UCL Art Museum, University College London, UK; eUCL Art Museum

Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) contemplating the plurality of worlds
STC251584 Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) contemplating the plurality of worlds, engraved by Jean Baptiste Morret (fl.1790-1820) 1791 (coloured engraving) (see also 169293) by Swebach

Portrait of a Girl, half-length, (black and white chalk on light brown paperr)
990037 Portrait of a Girl, half-length, (black and white chalk on light brown paperr) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); 22x22.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Girl)

Portrait of Two Sisters, 1856 (oil on canvas)
989941 Portrait of Two Sisters, 1856 (oil on canvas) by West, Samuel (1810-67); 94x73.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Two Sisters. Samuel West (1810-1867). Oil on canvas

A Royal Life Guard on Duty Outside the Royal Palace Amalienborg, Copenhagen
659637 A Royal Life Guard on Duty Outside the Royal Palace Amalienborg, Copenhagen, (oil on panel) by Fischer, Paul (1860-1934); 24.7x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Study of a Womans Gloved Arms, 1798 (pencil)
651819 Study of a Womans Gloved Arms, 1798 (pencil) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 16.1x31 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Study of a Womans Gloved Arms)

Portrait of Robert W. Schultz Weir, 1920 (oil on canvas)
5845931 Portrait of Robert W. Schultz Weir, 1920 (oil on canvas) by Clausen, George (1852-1944); The Art Workers Guild Trustees Limited, London

Boy in ancient Greek or Roman costume, identified as a Denis Hudson or Budson, Christmas 1921 (b / w photo)
5999078 Boy in ancient Greek or Roman costume, identified as a Denis Hudson or Budson, Christmas 1921 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

A Young Man Dressed as an Arcadian Shepherd (oil on canvas)
1766805 A Young Man Dressed as an Arcadian Shepherd (oil on canvas) by Fabre, Francois Xavier (1766-1837); 70x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Young Man Dressed as an Arcadian Shepherd)

Bathers by the Sea, Treboul, 1930 (oil on board)
1197396 Bathers by the Sea, Treboul, 1930 (oil on board) by Wood, Christopher (1901-30); 30.5x36.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Self Portrait (pencil on paper)
1214092 Self Portrait (pencil on paper) by Clennell, Luke (1781-1840); 18.5x22.8 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright

The Schoolroom, 1938 (oil on canvas)
1195610 The Schoolroom, 1938 (oil on canvas) by Bogdanov-Belsky, Nikolai Petrovich (1868-1945); 108x135 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

Woman Reclining; Femme Allongee, (coloured chalks on paper)
823496 Woman Reclining; Femme Allongee, (coloured chalks on paper) by Helleu, Paul Cesar (1859-1927); 52.5x72 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman Reclining; Femme Allongee)

Portrait of Simon Bolivar, 1831 (oil on canvas)
988165 Portrait of Simon Bolivar, 1831 (oil on canvas) by Yanez, Jose Anselmo (fl.1820-60) (attr.to); 74.6x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Simon Bolivar; Retrato de Simon Bolivar)

Portrait of Joseph-Nicolas Barbeau Dubarran, half-length, his Arms Folded, (black chalk
990036 Portrait of Joseph-Nicolas Barbeau Dubarran, half-length, his Arms Folded, (black chalk, brush and gray wash) by David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825); 19 diam

The Four Seasons - Winter, 1873-74 (oil on canvas and oil on pane)
989331 The Four Seasons - Winter, 1873-74 (oil on canvas and oil on pane) by Felon, Joseph (1818-96); 21.3x94.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Joseph Joachim, 1904 (oil on canvas)
996259 Portrait of Joseph Joachim, 1904 (oil on canvas) by Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925); 87.6x73 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Men of the Day no, 1871 (colour lithograph)
991222 Men of the Day no, 1871 (colour lithograph) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); 35.6x32 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Men of the Day no.33)

Nora, 1913 (oil on canvas)
985189 Nora, 1913 (oil on canvas) by Henri, Robert Cozad (1865-1929); 61x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Nora. Robert Henri (1865-1929). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1913

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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.