Observing Collection (#9)

F (letter shown by a Scottish looking in a scottish)
6523508 F (letter shown by a Scottish looking in a scottish) by Appel, Francois Antoine (1821-1882); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Alphabet Figure Call. G)

An army officer kissing goodbye to a village girl at her window. 1831 (engraving)
7234809 An army officer kissing goodbye to a village girl at her window.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Louis XIV and Jacques Cassini (colour litho)
1741731 Louis XIV and Jacques Cassini (colour litho) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis XIV (5 September 1638 - 1 September 1715)

All the worlds a stage, and men and women merely players. Vide Shakespeare (engraving)
7172228 All the worlds a stage, and men and women merely players. Vide Shakespeare (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: All the worlds a stage)

"Sir Andews measure will not meet the views of those who dinners hot on Sunday lose,
7172219 " Sir Andews measure will not meet the views of those who dinners hot on Sunday lose, and, if restricted by this pye-house Saint, the crowd who bake

THE SELLER OF NOVELTIES IN PARIS, 1873 (oil on canvas)
7215245 THE SELLER OF NOVELTIES IN PARIS, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

STUDENTS PREPARING FOR AN EXAM, 1864 (oil on canvas)
7215202 STUDENTS PREPARING FOR AN EXAM, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); State Russian Museum, St

Privilege of the entree granted to Aristocracy, not to necessity (engraving)
7172226 Privilege of the entree granted to Aristocracy, not to necessity (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Lords gifts turned into Short Commons (engraving)
7172223 The Lords gifts turned into Short Commons (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lords gifts turned into Short Commons)

Conservation of rotten boroughs, & preservation of plebeian limbs very different (engraving)
7172227 Conservation of rotten boroughs, & preservation of plebeian limbs very different (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A tavern changed into a pump! A type of times to come (engraving)
7172225 A tavern changed into a pump! A type of times to come (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A tavern changed into a pump)

Picture of our scout reconnoitring the enemy encampment near the Yalu River, 1894
7202640 Picture of our scout reconnoitring the enemy encampment near the Yalu River, 1894 by Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

You and Bebe, 1884 (oil on canvas)
OVR351697 You and Bebe, 1884 (oil on canvas) by Werenskiold, Erik Theodor (1855-1938); 45x26 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Six-fold screen depicting acrobats performing before a rich household, 1660
7202670 Six-fold screen depicting acrobats performing before a rich household, 1660 by Japanese School, (17th century); 158, 6 x 62, 3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

SADKO IN THE UNDERWATER KINGDOM (detail), 1876 (oil on canvas)
7215224 SADKO IN THE UNDERWATER KINGDOM (detail), 1876 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); State Russian Museum, St

Outward, & visible signs of hypocritical & selfish gratification (engraving)
7172222 Outward, & visible signs of hypocritical & selfish gratification (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Outward)

Papuans investigating a seaplane (b / w photo)
7202064 Papuans investigating a seaplane (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Monnayeur; Coiner; Munzarbeiter (engraving)
7196740 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Monnayeur; Coiner; Munzarbeiter (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monnayeur; Coiner; Munzarbeiter)

An obese man looks at a pig, "To say that I might become that big one day!", 1856 (illustration)
7211595 An obese man looks at a pig, " To say that I might become that big one day!", 1856 (illustration) by Daumier

A Doctors Scientific Experiment, 1893 (w / c on paper)
OVR368840 A Doctors Scientific Experiment, 1893 (w/c on paper) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 27x22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: from the series Do the Animals have a Soul)

Illustration for The Scholar-Gipsy by Matthew Arnold (colour litho)
7180946 Illustration for The Scholar-Gipsy by Matthew Arnold (colour litho) by Adams, Frank (1871-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Children)

Man with bull cart, Florence, 1854
7211459 Man with bull cart, Florence, 1854 by Dahl, Siegwald Johannes (1827-1902); Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Preparations for a Cabinet dinner (engraving)
7172224 Preparations for a Cabinet dinner (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preparations for a Cabinet dinner)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Diorama (forain); Peep-show; Guckloch (engraving)
7195742 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Diorama (forain); Peep-show; Guckloch (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diorama (forain); Peep-show; Guckloch

Scuba diver with Helmet jellyfish (Periphylla periphylla), a luminescent, red, jellyfish of the deep sea, Trondheimsfjord, Norway, Atlantic Ocean

NFP 1186
Portrait of an adult male of Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) searching food in the underbrush, Liguria, Italy Date: 08-Feb-14

Two three month Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) cubs siting observing, BioParc Doue la Fontaine, France. Captive

P as Painter
6523620 P as Painter by Hermann-Paul, Rene George (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Alphabet for big children. H. Simonis Empis, publisher, 1898)

C: Coquetry, she spends a precious time to turn herself
6523554 C: Coquetry, she spends a precious time to turn herself. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Moral Alphabet in Action)

Nostradamus. 19th century (image by Epinal)
6437761 Nostradamus. 19th century (image by Epinal) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paranormal. Astrology. Astrologer Nostradamus (Michel de Nostredame)

Blanket
6523555 Blanket. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Moral Alphabet in Action. In Paris at all novelty merchants)

U. S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps, April 1864. Creator: Alexander Gardner
U.S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps, April 1864. Albumen print, pl. 62 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

The snake and the file - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving)
DUV4214472 The snake and the file - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

The burner and his compere - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving)
DUV4215147 The burner and his compere - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Both pigeons (les deux pigeons) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving)
DUV4215092 Both pigeons (les deux pigeons) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Man Goeth Forth To His Labours, 1859 (oil on canvas)
3822499 Man Goeth Forth To His Labours, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Calderon, Philip Hermogenes (1833-98); 76.2x87 cm; Calderdale Museums Service, West Yorkshire

Greenwich Observatory Illustrated (engraving)
1041386 Greenwich Observatory Illustrated (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greenwich Observatory Illustrated)

Kangaroos playing, with rhinoceros observing (chromolitho)
972425 Kangaroos playing, with rhinoceros observing (chromolitho) by Andre, Richard (1834-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kangaroos playing, with rhinoceros observing)

View of the proposed steam navigation dock at the mouth of the River Lea, c. 1835 (litho)
GHL465633 View of the proposed steam navigation dock at the mouth of the River Lea, c.1835 (litho) by Hemming, S. (fl.1835); 21x28 cm; Guildhall Art Gallery

WWI German sentry observing through a periscope, Hill 60, near Ypres, 1916 (b / w photo)
778977 WWI German sentry observing through a periscope, Hill 60, near Ypres, 1916 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; German

Architectural Sketch from Travels in England, c. 1766 (pencil on paper)
437406 Architectural Sketch from Travels in England, c.1766 (pencil on paper) by Belanger, Francois-Joseph (1744-1818); Bibliotheque de l Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

The hunt for mines in peacetime, in the Mediterranean (colour litho)
2808808 The hunt for mines in peacetime, in the Mediterranean (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mine hunting in peacetime, in the Mediterranean)

French Army aviators flying above the eastern frontier (colour litho)
2779639 French Army aviators flying above the eastern frontier (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Army aviators flying above the eastern frontier)

The Prince of Asturias with General Brugere at the French Armys grand manoeuvres (colour litho)
2782314 The Prince of Asturias with General Brugere at the French Armys grand manoeuvres (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Observing the World: From Art to Nature and Beyond" In Rembrandt's masterpiece, "The Return of the Prodigal Son, " we witness a poignant scene of redemption as a father observes his wayward son returning home. On the village green cricket field in Tilford, Surrey, England, UK, players engage in an intense match while spectators observe with bated breath. The spirit of competition fills the air. High above in Norway's skies, two jays engage in a fierce mid-air battle while another watches from afar. Even nature has its observers captivated by its beauty and drama. In the Kalahari Meerkat Project at Van Zylsrus, a group of meerkats huddle together attentively observing their surroundings. Their vigilant eyes ensure their survival in this harsh desert landscape. Caspar David Friedrich's painting "Two Men Contemplating the Moon" transports us to a serene moment where two individuals gaze up at the celestial body above. They ponder life's mysteries under its gentle glow. From conceptual images depicting humans observing our vast universe to 19th-century artwork showcasing Halley's Comet streaking through space - humanity has always sought answers beyond our earthly realm. Descartes' optics theory revolutionized how we understand light and vision during the 17th century. Through observation and experimentation, he paved the way for modern science and understanding. Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus challenged conventional wisdom with his heliocentric model of our solar system. His observations reshaped our perception of Earth's place among celestial bodies. Danish astronomer William A. Doberck dedicated his life to observing stars and mapping out their movements across galaxies. His meticulous work expanded our knowledge of distant cosmic phenomena. Amidst all these profound observations lies windsurfing at Kahului Beach - an exhilarating sport that combines skillful technique with keen observation of wind patterns and waves. It reminds us that observation can also be a source of joy and adventure.