Backwards Collection (#2)

Rentree joyeuse et triomphale des Don-Quichottes Prussiens en Allemagne, apres la conquete de la France, sous conduite de l Aigle autrichien

The Witch, ca. 1500. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Witch, ca. 1500

Two Mounted Warriors, mid-16th century. Creator: Unknown
Two Mounted Warriors, mid-16th century

JANUS
The Roman god of exits and entrances, traditionally depicted as looking two ways - backwards and forwards

Bellanca - Champion Citabria 6Y-JDZ in Jamaica. (note: Citabria is Airbatic backwards) Date: 1970s

Martial art, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Caricatures of London newspapers, 1833, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Caricatures of London newspapers, 1833, (1945). McLeans Monthly Sheet of Caricatures, No.38: Suckle Fools & Chronicle small Beer; We have fallen upon evil Times; Herald of the Morn [a crow says Cock

Blarney Castle, Republic of Ireland
Blarney Castle, Cork, Republic of Ireland - Multi-image postcard. circa 1970s

Foxhunters Regaling in the Present Degenerate Days, c1856. Artist: John Leech
Foxhunters Regaling in the Present Degenerate Days, c1856. A man sits backwards on a chair, possibly recounting his exploits hunting foxes, to ladies who listen politely

The King is Crowned, May 12 1937. From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Two Studies of Rushes in Seed, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Two Studies of Rushes in Seed, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Study of a Tree, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Study of a Tree, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Page of Text with Sketches of Landscape, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Page of Text with Sketches of Landscape, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Notes on Astronomy and Study of a Horses Head, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Notes on Astronomy and Study of a Horses Head, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Drawing of a Flying Machine with a Man Operating It, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Drawing of a Flying Machine with a Man Operating It, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Drawing of a Flying Machine, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Drawing of a Flying Machine, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Sketch Design for a Stable, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Sketch Design for a Stable, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Studies of Foot-Soldiers Attacking Horsemen with Lances to Which Shields, c1480, (1945) Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of Foot-Soldiers Attacking Horsemen with Lances to Which Shields are Attached, of Halberds, Etc. c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Method of Constructing a Trestle Bridge, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Method of Constructing a Trestle Bridge, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

A Canal with Locks and Weirs, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
A Canal with Locks and Weirs, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Studies of Mountain Ranges, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of Mountain Ranges, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

View of a Delta, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
View of a Delta, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Studies of a Old Man Seated and of Swirling Water, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of a Old Man Seated and of Swirling Water, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Studies of Water Formations, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of Water Formations, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Studies of the Formation of Water in Motion, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of the Formation of Water in Motion, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

The Journey of a Modern Hero, to the Island of Elba, 1814. Cartoon depicting Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of the French

Common Bottlenose Dolphin Swimming Backwards on Tail, Caribbean Sea, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

Common Bottlenose Dolphins Swimming Backwards on their Tails, Caribbean Sea, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

A Woman Prepares To Jump Backwards Off The Edge Of A Pool Into The Water; Tarifa, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain

Fur Seal (Otariidae) Looking Back Upside Down; Galapagos, Equador

Budgie Bird Posteriors

The Witches, 1510. Creator: Hans Baldung
The Witches, 1510

Tom Mix, American film star, with horse
Tom Mix, American film star -- he appeared in more than 400 westerns. Seen here sitting on his horse, Tony. Date: circa 1920s

Young woman standing in studio, leaning backwards, (B&W)

Viking pewter disc-brooch, 10th century
Viking cast pewter disc-brooch from York. It is decorated in the Jellinge style with a backwards-facing quadruped whose tongue extends and interlaces with its body and rear leg

Susi - with clock
Susi - with a clock, and a note with a reminder about turning the clocks back one hour. 1950s

Young lady showing the double train of a Paul Caret gown
A young stylish lady wearing a gown of pink moire satin by Paul Caret of 16, Orchand Street, London. The double train springs from the waist. 1923

Running backwards racing forward runners at Harvard
Black athlete running the 75 yards faster than forward-running sprinters could run 100 yards at Harvard Stadium in 1927. Date: 1927

Christmas carol music by James Lyon -- Hark! Christmas bells are ringing wildly. The music is on two staves, with the lower stave containing the upper stave music played backwards

Bottlenose dolphins - 3 together swimming backwards (Tursiops truncatus)

Lady Motorist at the Wheel
Atylish Lady Motorist at the Wheel - an advertising plate for John Bull Tyres. Date: circa late 1940s

People on ships deck playing a game
People on the deck of a ship, playing a game involving wooden models of racehorses, with a racecourse marked out in white

Three goats climbing vine shape backwardss Ornaments
Artokoloro

The journey of a modern hero, to the island of Elba, London, 1814, Napoleon I seated backwards on a donkey on the road to Elba from Fontainebleau; he holds a broken sword in one hand

Witch (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF271085 Witch (engraving) (b/w photo) by DAOErer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Return of Vulcan with Bacchus, Pieter Serwouters, Jacob Matham, 1616 - 1657

Nobleman who has gone insane sitting backwards on a horse, Caspar Luyken, Christoph Weigel, 1704

1200145; out of copyright

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