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Finding Collection (#2)

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Background imageFinding Collection: Finding a Golf Ball

Finding a Golf Ball
Illustration of a young golfer recovering his golf ball from a stream. Date: 1933

Background imageFinding Collection: King Bunker Looks Into The Nest

King Bunker Looks Into The Nest
A childrens short story illustration which shows King Bunker finding his lost golf ball in a bird's nest. Date: circa 1944

Background imageFinding Collection: Alice, Where Art Thou, Christmas card

Alice, Where Art Thou, Christmas card
Alice, Where Art Thou, comic interpretation of a popular song on a Christmas card, with a frog finding his lost love, who is now an angel frog with wings up in the clouds. (3 of 3) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFinding Collection: Illustration, White-Ear discovers a dead fox

Illustration, White-Ear discovers a dead fox in the coach house. Date: 1912

Background imageFinding Collection: Cartoon, The happy meeting, WW1

Cartoon, The happy meeting, WW1
Cartoon, The happy meeting, showing a French soldier in a tattered uniform finding a dead German soldier lying on the ground, and deciding he could help himself to some of his clothes. Date: 1915

Background imageFinding Collection: German soldiers spotting buildings far in the distance, not realising that it's a setup consisting

German soldiers spotting buildings far in the distance, not realising that it's a setup consisting of a miniature country town coursing the perspective to be all wrong. Date: 1941

Background imageFinding Collection: Two members of Gibraltar's police force questioning a Spanish boy on the gang-way of a refugee

Two members of Gibraltar's police force questioning a Spanish boy on the gang-way of a refugee boat, August 1936. The Spanish Civil War, which started in the summer of 1936

Background imageFinding Collection: Maeterlinck Bluebird Theatre Plays Oiseau Bleu

Maeterlinck Bluebird Theatre Plays Oiseau Bleu
maeterlinck, bluebird, theatre, plays, oiseau, bleu, 1908, land, memory, children, meet, dead, grandparents, finding, quiet, happy, well, old, age, history, historical, 10172529

Background imageFinding Collection: Early representation of the Divining Rod, showing a figure with a diving rod above ground

Early representation of the Divining Rod, showing a figure with a diving rod above ground searching for water
878575 Early representation of the Divining Rod, showing a figure with a diving rod above ground searching for water, coal or gold and the miners below ground toiling to find coal

Background imageFinding Collection: The Finding of Moses, early 1630s (oil on canvas)

The Finding of Moses, early 1630s (oil on canvas)
930337 The Finding of Moses, early 1630s (oil on canvas) by Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639); National Gallery, London, UK; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Background imageFinding Collection: Gustave Dore Bible: The Levite finding the corpse of the woman (engraving)

Gustave Dore Bible: The Levite finding the corpse of the woman (engraving)
5221443 Gustave Dore Bible: The Levite finding the corpse of the woman (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Levite finding the corpse of the woman)

Background imageFinding Collection: A victim of Corsican bandits (colour litho)

A victim of Corsican bandits (colour litho)
3098654 A victim of Corsican bandits (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A victim of Corsican bandits)

Background imageFinding Collection: Huge snowfalls in Friuli and Cadore, a train hit and blocked by snow on the Pontebba line

Huge snowfalls in Friuli and Cadore, a train hit and blocked by snow on the Pontebba line (colour litho)
2815209 Huge snowfalls in Friuli and Cadore, a train hit and blocked by snow on the Pontebba line (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageFinding Collection: The victims of science, the director of the Gotthard Observatory froze to death... (colour litho)

The victims of science, the director of the Gotthard Observatory froze to death... (colour litho)
2814994 The victims of science, the director of the Gotthard Observatory froze to death... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The victims of science)

Background imageFinding Collection: Witnesses to Prehistory (Colour Litho)

Witnesses to Prehistory (Colour Litho)
2778312 Witnesses to Prehistory (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Witnesses of Prehistory)

Background imageFinding Collection: Captain McClintocks search for the missing Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin

Captain McClintocks search for the missing Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin
6030889 Captain McClintocks search for the missing Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin: the discovery of the Ross Cairn relics by Lieutenant Hobson of the yacht Fox

Background imageFinding Collection: The Zulu War, the Late Prince Louis Napoleon (engraving)

The Zulu War, the Late Prince Louis Napoleon (engraving)
1054049 The Zulu War, the Late Prince Louis Napoleon (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zulu War, the Late Prince Louis Napoleon)

Background imageFinding Collection: The King in the Highlands (litho)

The King in the Highlands (litho)
1601073 The King in the Highlands (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The King in the Highlands, Morning Service at Crathie Parish Church)

Background imageFinding Collection: Pharaohs Daughter Finding Moses, from Landscapes with Old and New Testament Scenes

Pharaohs Daughter Finding Moses, from Landscapes with Old and New Testament Scenes and Hunting Scenes, 1584

Background imageFinding Collection: The Daughter of Pharoah Finding the Infant Moses, from Illustrations of the Bible, 1833

The Daughter of Pharoah Finding the Infant Moses, from Illustrations of the Bible, 1833

Background imageFinding Collection: The Finding of Moses (Needlework), England, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

The Finding of Moses (Needlework), England, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
The Finding of Moses (Needlework), England, 19th century. Pharaohs daughter and her ladies find the child Moses among the bullrushes of the River Nile

Background imageFinding Collection: Four-fold double-sided screen, c. 1700 (painted canvas & leather) (see also 3248382)

Four-fold double-sided screen, c. 1700 (painted canvas & leather) (see also 3248382)
3248381 Four-fold double-sided screen, c.1700 (painted canvas & leather) (see also 3248382) by Anglo-Flemish School, (18th century); each panel 206x63 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFinding Collection: The Finding of Moses (chromolitho)

The Finding of Moses (chromolitho)
3649365 The Finding of Moses (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Finding of Moses)

Background imageFinding Collection: Finding Lis Lars on the Battle-field (engraving)

Finding Lis Lars on the Battle-field (engraving)
3634818 Finding Lis Lars on the Battle-field (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finding Lis Lars on the Battle-field. Illustration for Chatterbox, 1888)

Background imageFinding Collection: The Finding of Moses (engraving)

The Finding of Moses (engraving)
5204385 The Finding of Moses (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Finding of Moses. Illustration for The Bible Album (Ward and Lock, c 1870)

Background imageFinding Collection: Discovery of the relics of St Baudile, martyred in Nimes in 250 (engraving)

Discovery of the relics of St Baudile, martyred in Nimes in 250 (engraving)
5233540 Discovery of the relics of St Baudile, martyred in Nimes in 250 (engraving) by Cochin, Charles Nicolas II (1715-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Discovery of the relics of St Baudile)

Background imageFinding Collection: The Parables of Christ: The Parable of the Lost Piece of Silver (chromolitho)

The Parables of Christ: The Parable of the Lost Piece of Silver (chromolitho)
6001790 The Parables of Christ: The Parable of the Lost Piece of Silver (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parables of Christ)

Background imageFinding Collection: The Finding of Moses (engraving)

The Finding of Moses (engraving)
6022425 The Finding of Moses (engraving) by Schopin, Henri-Frederic (1804-80) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Finding of Moses)

Background imageFinding Collection: Meeting of polar explorers Frederick George Jackson and Fridtjof Nansen, Franz Josef Land

Meeting of polar explorers Frederick George Jackson and Fridtjof Nansen, Franz Josef Land, 1896 (litho)
5207673 Meeting of polar explorers Frederick George Jackson and Fridtjof Nansen, Franz Josef Land, 1896 (litho) by Forestier

Background imageFinding Collection: Finding the Body of King Theodore at Magdala, 1868 (engraving)

Finding the Body of King Theodore at Magdala, 1868 (engraving)
671198 Finding the Body of King Theodore at Magdala, 1868 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finding the Body of King Theodore at Magdala, 1868)

Background imageFinding Collection: Ninety-Two in the Shade, Sketches on Board a Steamer Homeward Bound from India (engraving)

Ninety-Two in the Shade, Sketches on Board a Steamer Homeward Bound from India (engraving)
1047604 Ninety-Two in the Shade, Sketches on Board a Steamer Homeward Bound from India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ninety-Two in the Shade)

Background imageFinding Collection: Edith finding the dead body of Harold (engraving)

Edith finding the dead body of Harold (engraving)
971006 Edith finding the dead body of Harold (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edith finding the dead body of Harold)

Background imageFinding Collection: Finding the sheep (chromolitho)

Finding the sheep (chromolitho)
979001 Finding the sheep (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finding the sheep. Scene from the Parable of the lost sheep)

Background imageFinding Collection: Catalogue of the British Museum (engraving)

Catalogue of the British Museum (engraving)
582451 Catalogue of the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catalogue of the British Museum)

Background imageFinding Collection: Truffles being grown artificially (chromolitho)

Truffles being grown artificially (chromolitho)
736027 Truffles being grown artificially (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Truffles being grown artificially)

Background imageFinding Collection: Berbers inspect the truffles for sale in the market in Tunis (chromolitho)

Berbers inspect the truffles for sale in the market in Tunis (chromolitho)
736026 Berbers inspect the truffles for sale in the market in Tunis (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFinding Collection: Ossian finding his own son, Oscar, wounded (engraving)

Ossian finding his own son, Oscar, wounded (engraving)
2813227 Ossian finding his own son, Oscar, wounded (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ossian finding his own son, Oscar, wounded)

Background imageFinding Collection: Genevieve of Brabant (chromolitho)

Genevieve of Brabant (chromolitho)
2817033 Genevieve of Brabant (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Genevieve of Brabant)

Background imageFinding Collection: The overwhelming Italian advance in Greece, before the Hellenic surrender (Colour Litho)

The overwhelming Italian advance in Greece, before the Hellenic surrender (Colour Litho)
2778556 The overwhelming Italian advance in Greece, before the Hellenic surrender (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFinding Collection: The Turkish Crisis (engraving)

The Turkish Crisis (engraving)
1605863 The Turkish Crisis (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Turkish Crisis. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 10 October 1896)

Background imageFinding Collection: Battles of the British Army, Seringapatam (engraving)

Battles of the British Army, Seringapatam (engraving)
1604668 Battles of the British Army, Seringapatam (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battles of the British Army, Seringapatam)

Background imageFinding Collection: The Finding of Dr Livingstone, Mr Stanley and his Retinue in Africa (engraving)

The Finding of Dr Livingstone, Mr Stanley and his Retinue in Africa (engraving)
1588846 The Finding of Dr Livingstone, Mr Stanley and his Retinue in Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Finding of Dr Livingstone)

Background imageFinding Collection: Moses rescued from the Nile, illustration from a catechism L Histoire Sainte

Moses rescued from the Nile, illustration from a catechism L Histoire Sainte
REV326553 Moses rescued from the Nile, illustration from a catechism L Histoire Sainte, published by Charles Delagrave, Paris (colour litho) by French School

Background imageFinding Collection: X-ray had proven useful in World War One, for locating bullets

X-ray had proven useful in World War One, for locating bullets and foreign bodies in wounded men and also detection of any contraband

Background imageFinding Collection: Ms Fr 2810 f. 54, Fishing for pearls and gathering turquoises in the Gaindu Province

Ms Fr 2810 f. 54, Fishing for pearls and gathering turquoises in the Gaindu Province
EDI42190 Ms Fr 2810 f.54, Fishing for pearls and gathering turquoises in the Gaindu Province, from the Livre des Merveilles du Monde, c.1410-12 (tempera on vellum) by Boucicaut Master

Background imageFinding Collection: The Finding of Moses (wash on paper)

The Finding of Moses (wash on paper)
475956 The Finding of Moses (wash on paper) by Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto (Il Grechetto) (1609-64); 25.6x39 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright




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"Unveiling the Secrets: Discovering Hidden Treasures through Time and Space" Embark on a captivating journey of exploration as celestial mechanics intertwine with medieval artwork, revealing the enigmatic essence of our world. In "A Message from the Sea, " William McTaggart's masterpiece transports us to an era where mysteries lie beneath every stroke of paint. As we venture further, Mycenae's majestic Lion Gate stands tall, guarding ancient secrets waiting to be unraveled. The Good Shepherd leads us through pastoral landscapes, guiding lost souls towards their destined find. Intrigue takes hold as fox-hunting enthusiasts embark on a thrilling chase in pursuit of that elusive prize - "the Find. " Just like those who took an oath on the Tennis Court, we too are driven by determination to uncover what lies hidden within history's pages. Journeying across borders, truffle hunters traverse Perigord in France, their keen senses leading them to unearth nature's edible treasures. Meanwhile, Bali seashell gleaners scour Kuta's shores for delicate shells whispering tales of distant lands. Bonzo congratulates Chee-Kee amidst George Studdy's heartwarming illustration—a reminder that even small victories deserve celebration. Fossil trees preserved within coal mines offer glimpses into prehistoric times when life flourished differently than today. Witness how naval rangefinders revolutionize navigation for merchant navy ships; precision becomes paramount in charting uncharted waters. And in the aftermath of Zulu War chaos, heroes emerge as they recover the Colours of the 24th Regiment from Buffalo River’s depths—symbols of resilience and honor reclaimed against all odds. Through these diverse vignettes spanning time and space, we realize that finding is not merely about physical discovery—it encompasses unraveling stories etched upon canvases or whispered by ancient artifacts, and is about embracing curiosity and embarking on quests that lead us closer to understanding our past while shaping our future.