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Knee Collection (#4)

The knee, a marvel of human anatomy and the key to our mobility. From normal knees to intricate X-rays, it reveals the inner workings of this vital joint

Background imageKnee Collection: Boy and a toy horse

Boy and a toy horse - Young boy on nursemaids knee playing with his wooden horse. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1920

Background imageKnee Collection: 'Ninety-Three', the Fleur-de-Lys (engraving)

"Ninety-Three", the Fleur-de-Lys (engraving)
1058493 " Ninety-Three", the Fleur-de-Lys (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Ninety-Three", the Fleur-de-Lys)

Background imageKnee Collection: The man on the white horse comes to heal St Cuthbert, 1912 (colour litho)

The man on the white horse comes to heal St Cuthbert, 1912 (colour litho)
2920440 The man on the white horse comes to heal St Cuthbert, 1912 (colour litho) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageKnee Collection: Professor Atkinson, an English bone setter, with a male patient

Professor Atkinson, an English bone setter, with a male patient
MNY381320 Professor Atkinson, an English bone setter, with a male patient, 1898 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 20.3x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Background imageKnee Collection: 'He took the boy upon his knee, and told him stories of the dear, brave Falcon'(colour litho)

"He took the boy upon his knee, and told him stories of the dear, brave Falcon"(colour litho)
2794984 " He took the boy upon his knee, and told him stories of the dear, brave Falcon" (colour litho) by Farmer

Background imageKnee Collection: William Wordsworth: The White Doe of Rylstone (engraving)

William Wordsworth: The White Doe of Rylstone (engraving)
6025630 William Wordsworth: The White Doe of Rylstone (engraving) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The White Doe of Rylstone)

Background imageKnee Collection: Sketches at the Inventions Exhibition (engraving)

Sketches at the Inventions Exhibition (engraving)
1614173 Sketches at the Inventions Exhibition (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Inventions Exhibition)

Background imageKnee Collection: The Father of the Regiment (engraving)

The Father of the Regiment (engraving)
6021268 The Father of the Regiment (engraving) by Morten, Thomas (1836-66); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Father of the Regiment)

Background imageKnee Collection: Pope Leo X, excommunicating Luther as a heretic (litho)

Pope Leo X, excommunicating Luther as a heretic (litho)
6005031 Pope Leo X, excommunicating Luther as a heretic (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pope Leo X, excommunicating Luther as a heretic)

Background imageKnee Collection: Cherry Ripe (colour litho)

Cherry Ripe (colour litho)
3624114 Cherry Ripe (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cherry Ripe. Illustration for Chatterbox (1868).); © Look and Learn

Background imageKnee Collection: At length he tottered and fell down on the knee before her (colour litho)

At length he tottered and fell down on the knee before her (colour litho)
2813705 At length he tottered and fell down on the knee before her (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageKnee Collection: Pretty girl with angel on her knee (b / w photo)

Pretty girl with angel on her knee (b / w photo)
2797044 Pretty girl with angel on her knee (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pretty girl with angel on her knee)

Background imageKnee Collection: Your Own Peter (engraving)

Your Own Peter (engraving)
1050160 Your Own Peter (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Your Own Peter)

Background imageKnee Collection: People I Have Met, the Favourite Daughter (engraving)

People I Have Met, the Favourite Daughter (engraving)
1106782 People I Have Met, the Favourite Daughter (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: People I Have Met, the Favourite Daughter)

Background imageKnee Collection: Girl, possibly Venus, with Cupid (chromolitho)

Girl, possibly Venus, with Cupid (chromolitho)
975869 Girl, possibly Venus, with Cupid (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl, possibly Venus, with Cupid.); © Look and Learn

Background imageKnee Collection: Ablution (engraving)

Ablution (engraving)
3097150 Ablution (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ablution, Illustration for La Femme, Medecin du Foyer by Anna Fischer (Muller)

Background imageKnee Collection: Portrait of the Duchess of St. Albans, with her Son, 1875 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of the Duchess of St. Albans, with her Son, 1875 (oil on canvas)
659158 Portrait of the Duchess of St. Albans, with her Son, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Hicks, George Elgar (1824-1914); 91.5x71 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of the Duchess of St)

Background imageKnee Collection: A Group Portrait of a Lady with her Four Children on a Terrace, 1843 (oil on canvas)

A Group Portrait of a Lady with her Four Children on a Terrace, 1843 (oil on canvas)
658893 A Group Portrait of a Lady with her Four Children on a Terrace, 1843 (oil on canvas) by Watts, George Frederic (1817-1904); 40.5x59.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageKnee Collection: Mother and Child; Mere et Enfant, 1922 (oil on canvas)

Mother and Child; Mere et Enfant, 1922 (oil on canvas)
656341 Mother and Child; Mere et Enfant, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Gris, Juan (1887-1927); 92x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mother and Child; Mere et Enfant. Juan Gris (1887-1927)

Background imageKnee Collection: Mlle. Clotilde in a daring Grecian ballet costume, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)

Mlle. Clotilde in a daring Grecian ballet costume, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986446 Mlle. Clotilde in a daring Grecian ballet costume, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Mlle)

Background imageKnee Collection: Baby with Left Hand Touching a Tub, Held by Her Nurse, c. 1891 (pencil on paper)

Baby with Left Hand Touching a Tub, Held by Her Nurse, c. 1891 (pencil on paper)
1767508 Baby with Left Hand Touching a Tub, Held by Her Nurse, c.1891 (pencil on paper) by Cassatt, Mary Stevenson (1844-1926); 29.9x19.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageKnee Collection: Illustration for John and Joan, A Coorious Story, bys Baring-Gould (engraving)

Illustration for John and Joan, A Coorious Story, bys Baring-Gould (engraving)
1063389 Illustration for John and Joan, A Coorious Story, bys Baring-Gould (engraving) by Dicksee, Margaret Isabel (1858-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for John and Joan)

Background imageKnee Collection: The Persians (engraving)

The Persians (engraving)
973764 The Persians (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Persians. Illustration for Flaxmans Classical Outlines by John C L Sparkes (Seeley)

Background imageKnee Collection: Euryclea discovers Ulysses (engraving)

Euryclea discovers Ulysses (engraving)
973724 Euryclea discovers Ulysses (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Euryclea discovers Ulysses)

Background imageKnee Collection: Emma of France kisses the knee of her husband Raoul, in recognition of his sovereignty (engraving)

Emma of France kisses the knee of her husband Raoul, in recognition of his sovereignty (engraving)
969140 Emma of France kisses the knee of her husband Raoul, in recognition of his sovereignty (engraving) by French School

Background imageKnee Collection: The Bonnie Bairns (engraving)

The Bonnie Bairns (engraving)
3655204 The Bonnie Bairns (engraving) by Holiday, Henry (1839-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bonnie Bairns. Illustration for Illustrated British Ballads Old)

Background imageKnee Collection: Sunbathing on a balcony to treat chronic inflammation of the knee (engraving)

Sunbathing on a balcony to treat chronic inflammation of the knee (engraving)
3097144 Sunbathing on a balcony to treat chronic inflammation of the knee (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageKnee Collection: Longitudinal section through the middle of the right knee-joint (engraving)

Longitudinal section through the middle of the right knee-joint (engraving)
3634204 Longitudinal section through the middle of the right knee-joint (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageKnee Collection: Human Skeleton (engraving)

Human Skeleton (engraving)
2802021 Human Skeleton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Human Skeleton. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb)

Background imageKnee Collection: The Widows wooing accepted (chromolitho)

The Widows wooing accepted (chromolitho)
2805182 The Widows wooing accepted (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Widows wooing accepted. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageKnee Collection: Woman and Black Dog; Femme au Chien Noir, 1874 (oil on canvas)

Woman and Black Dog; Femme au Chien Noir, 1874 (oil on canvas)
656253 Woman and Black Dog; Femme au Chien Noir, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 61x49 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman and Black Dog; Femme au Chien Noir)

Background imageKnee Collection: Bishop Taylor and Bralah, New York, 1892 (gelatin silver print)

Bishop Taylor and Bralah, New York, 1892 (gelatin silver print)
622853 Bishop Taylor and Bralah, New York, 1892 (gelatin silver print) by Garber, Davis (fl.1892); 14.3x10.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Inscription reads)

Background imageKnee Collection: Rose and Bertha Gugger, 1883 (oil on canvas)

Rose and Bertha Gugger, 1883 (oil on canvas)
1767308 Rose and Bertha Gugger, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Anker, Albert (1831-1910); 65.5x54.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Background imageKnee Collection: Woman changing a baby in the park (colour litho)

Woman changing a baby in the park (colour litho)
3096448 Woman changing a baby in the park (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman changing a baby in the park)

Background imageKnee Collection: Seated figure with upraised knee, Highland Olmec, San Martin Texmelucan

Seated figure with upraised knee, Highland Olmec, San Martin Texmelucan
1066393 Seated figure with upraised knee, Highland Olmec, San Martin Texmelucan, (serpentine & cinnabar) by Mexican School; 19.4x13.7x7.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Background imageKnee Collection: Costumes from the Canton of Zoug, 1819 (hand-coloured engraving)

Costumes from the Canton of Zoug, 1819 (hand-coloured engraving)
985996 Costumes from the Canton of Zoug, 1819 (hand-coloured engraving) by Reinhardt, Johann Christian (1761-1847); 29x22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageKnee Collection: (Untitled) (Anatomical Study Of Right Knee), 1878. Creator: Thomas Eakins

(Untitled) (Anatomical Study Of Right Knee), 1878. Creator: Thomas Eakins
(Untitled) (Anatomical Study Of Right Knee), 1878

Background imageKnee Collection: Zagging that Zig

Zagging that Zig
Howard Ashton-Jones

Background imageKnee Collection: Deep

Deep
Clovis DURAND-MOLDAWAN

Background imageKnee Collection: Knobbly Knees Contest, Butlins Holiday Camp, Filey, North Yorkshire. 30th July 1954

Knobbly Knees Contest, Butlins Holiday Camp, Filey, North Yorkshire. 30th July 1954

Background imageKnee Collection: Fashion 1970s Shorts in satin by Jeff Banks designer husband of singer Sandie Shaw

Fashion 1970s Shorts in satin by Jeff Banks designer husband of singer Sandie Shaw and cost £ 11 complete with a matching battledress

Background imageKnee Collection: A leg and knee injury sustained from a repetitive motion

A leg and knee injury sustained from a repetitive motion
Fitness, Sport, Vest, Anatomy, Diagram, Muscle, Illustration, Bone, Repetition, Athlete, Shorts, Leg, Injury, Medical, Jumping, Biology, Knee, See Through, Weekend Activities, Hurdle

Background imageKnee Collection: Arthroscopic surgical repair of the knee

Arthroscopic surgical repair of the knee
Detail, Anatomy, Diagram, Repair, Illustration, Equipment, Medical, Tool, Biology, Surgery, Joint, Knee, Portals, Cut Out, White Background, Vertical, Artwork, Color Image, Front View, Close Up

Background imageKnee Collection: The Sleeping Beauty Date: 1911

The Sleeping Beauty Date: 1911

Background imageKnee Collection: Excised Knee Joint. A Round Musket Ball in the Inner Condyle of the Right Femur [Gardin

Excised Knee Joint. A Round Musket Ball in the Inner Condyle of the Right Femur [Gardiner Lewis, Company B, Nineteenth Indiana Volunteers], 1866-67

Background imageKnee Collection: Frederick Hohmann, 1865. Creator: Reed Brockway Bontecou

Frederick Hohmann, 1865. Creator: Reed Brockway Bontecou
Frederick Hohmann, 1865




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