Seated Collection

Gypsy Splendour - Laura Knight
Oil on Canvas 101.6 x 76.2

A Watchmaker at Work
A clock and watchmaker seated at his bench makes fine adjustments to a watch part, possibly a cog. He uses a bow lathe ?. Wall, mantel & grandfather clocks can be seen

CHARLES DICKENS (1812-1870). English novelist. Dickens Dream. Unfinished oil painting by Robert William Buss, 1870s

Laurel and Hardy
LAUREL AND HARDY

ROY ROGERS (1912-1998). Leonard Slye. American singing cowboy actor. Photographed with his horse Trigger
ROY ROGERS (1912-1998). N© Leonard Slye. American singing cowboy actor. Photographed with his horse Trigger

NORSE GOD ODIN (WODEN). God of wisdom, poetry, war and agriculture. Line engraving

GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950). Pseudonym of Eric Blair. English novelist and essayist. Orwell broadcasting over the BBC in London, England, in 1943

MIGRANT MOTHER, 1936. Florence Thompson, a 32-year-old migrant worker and mother of seven, with her children in a camp for migrant workers in Nipomo, California, 1936

Statue by Tommy Steele of the eponymous woman of the Beatles song, Eleanor Rigby, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

ARROW SHIRT COLLAR AD, 1914. American advertisement by J. C. Leyendecker for Arrow shirt collars, 1914
ARROW SHIRT COLLAR AD, 1914. American advertisement by J.C. Leyendecker for Arrow shirt collars, 1914

Manly Beach, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

ROBERT E. LEE (1807-1870). American Confederate general. Photographed by Julian Vannerson in 1863

Senegal - Griot playing a Kora
Senegal - seated Griot playing a Kora, a 21-stringed harp lute that originated in the Gambia River valley with the Mandinko but is one of the most popular instruments in Senegal

American civil rights advocate. Parks sits at the front of a public bus (formerly whites only ) in Montgomery, Alabama
ROSA PARKS (1913-2005). American civil rights advocate. Parks sits at the front of a public bus (formerly whites only ) in Montgomery, Alabama, 21 December 1956

Saint Francis of Assisi (Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone 1182-1226) - Catholic deacon and preacher and founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans

Tsar Nicholas II with his family
Tsar Nicholas II with his wife Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna and their five children, from left; Maria, Alexei (seated on floor), Olga, Tatiana and Anastasia

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) on Land Rover safari vehicle, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Early 12th Century Frescoes in Bet Maryam, St. Marys Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Poster advertising Sunlight Soap -- for rest and leisure. Date: early 20th century

RICHARD BURTON (1925-1984). Welsh actor

PORTRAIT OF SAINT MATTHEW. Book of Lindisfarne Gospels. Written and illuminated about 700 A.D. probably in the monastry on Lindisfarne or Holy Island off the Northumberland coast

PETALESHARO II (1823-1874). Also known as Man Chief. Chaui or Grand Pawnee Native American chief. Photographed at the James E. McClees studio in Washington, D.C. 1858

WILLIAM OSLER (1849-1919). Canadian physician

WIZARD OF OZ, 1939. Judy Garland as Dorothy, with her dog Toto, in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz

PAUL NEWMAN (1925-2008). American actor. As Butch Cassidy in the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969

Gebrauchsgrafik illustration, 1928
Highly stylised art deco illustration showing three people (one woman and two men) in evening dress, sitting on what look like cocktail stools

Worshippers at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Meerkat or (suricate) (Suricata suricatta) sitting while watching, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Pride and Prejudice
Mr Darcy enters a room in which Elizabeth Bennet is seated at her writing desk

American singing group The Mamas and the Papas seen here in London, l-r, Cass Elliott, Michelle Gilliam, John Philips and Denny Doherty

The Zen priest Ikkyu Osho. Date: circa 18th century

Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Engraving. Colored
Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Spanish friar of DIscalced Carmelite Order. Engraving. Colored

Sri Lanka - Geta Beraya and Udekkiya players
Traditional Sri Lankna drums and drummers. The standing player is holding a hill country drum called the Geta Beraya (a drum with a knot)

FREDERIC CHOPIN (1810-1849). Polish composer and pianist. Photographed in 1849

MAUDE ADAMS (1872-1953). American actress. Photographed in the role of Peter Pan, 1906

PLAYING CARDS, c1915. A cowboy and a Native American man seated on a blanket and playing cards on the Great Plains. Photograph, c1915

La Maison Moderne c. 1902 (poster) by Manuel Orazi (1898-1934) Location Musee des Arts Decoratifs
La Maison Moderne c.1902 (poster) by Manuel Orazi (1898-1934) Location Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France ?TopFoto

DEGAS: DANCER, 1881-83. Edgar Degas: Seated Dancer. Pastel on paper, 1881-83

THE BEATLES, 1965. Left to right: George Harrison, John lennon, Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney. Photograph, 1965

Autumnal Scene with Fairy & Blackberries
An autumnal folklore scene with a fairy, dressed in blue, sat amid the visible roots of a silver birch tree, holding a delicious-looking blackberry

George VI Coronation
An Offical Photograph of the Coronation of King George VI, seated with his Wife the Queen, Elizabeth

Mayakovsky (Seated)
VLADIMIR MAYAKOVSKY - Russian poet and supporter of the Communist party in Russia (this photograph is dated 1927)

Old town, Lecce, Lecce province, Puglia, Italy, Europe

Seated Male Nude - Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille

Pilots on flight deck of Jumbo Boeing 747 of Air New Zealand with sunrise ahead

JOHN HENRY NEWMAN. (1801-1890). English prelate and theologian. Oil on canvas, 1881, by Sir John Everett Millais

SIR ROGER CASEMENT (1864-1916). Irish revolutionary patriot. Oil on canvas by Sarah H. Purser

GEORGE H. RUTH (1895-1948). Known as Babe Ruth. American professional baseball player. Photographed in the 1920s by Nickolas Muray

WALT WHITMAN (1819-1892). American poet. Photographed in 1881

George Berkeley, Irish philosopher
George Berkeley (1685-1753), Irish philosopher and Bishop of Cloyne (appointed 1734). Berkeley is famous for his philosophical theory concerning the perception of sensations and ideas

ANDRES SEGOVIA (1893-1987). Spanish guitarist. Pencil drawing, c1935, by Hilda Wiener

ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955). American (German-born) theoretical physicist
ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955). German-American theoretical physicist. At his home in Princeton, New Jersey. Photograph by Lucien Aigner, 1940, digitally colored by Granger, NYC

RENOIR: SEATED BATHER, 1885. Pierre Auguste Renoir: Seated Bather. Canvas, 1885

KATHARINE HEPBURN (1907-2003). American actress. As Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter, 1968

ROME: BOXER SCULPTURE. The Boxer of Quirinal, a Hellenistic Greek sculpture of a seated boxer, found on the Quirinal Hill in Rome in 1885. Bronze, 1st century B.C

GEORGE H. RUTH (1895-1948). Known as Babe Ruth. American baseball player. Ruth talking to a group of children, while playing for the New York Yankees. Photograph, 1924

Come to the Show A showgirl with an elaboarte feather fan reclines on a tall bar stool on this fabulous Art Deco programme cover. Date: circa 1920s

Gebrauchsgraphik front cover April 1930
Front cover of Gebrauchsgraphik, the journal of international advertising art featuring an elegant woman in a black suit and hat sitting in a whiteh tub chair

King George V and family; early 1920s
King George V and his wife Queen Mary together with four of their five surviving children, from left; Prince Albert of York (later King George VI)

Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Verbier, Valais, Four Valleys region, Bernese Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Skiers on a chairlift, Meribel ski resort in the Three Valleys (Les Trois Vallees), Savoie, French Alps, France, Europe

Evening in the Place de la Liberte, Sarlat-la-Caneda, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Mural of Jesus and Mary, Church of Ura Kedane Meheriet, Peninsula of Zege on Lake Tana, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium

Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, theologian and occultist

The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Norwood Builder, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " A wild-eyed

Seated Nude (1914 - 16). Jellett, Mainie 1897-1944. Date: 1914 - 1916

RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883). German composer. Photographed c1868 at his villa, Triebschen, near Lucerne, Switzerland

JOSE J. MARTI (1853-1895). Cuban patriot. Oil on canvas, 1891, by Herman Norman

JOHN CLARE (1793-1864). English poet. Oil on canvas, 1820, by William Hilton

French lady getting ready to go out in her boudoir - she check the powder on her nose - " Yes, that is just perfect!" Date: circa 1910s

Nee Margarita Cansino. American cinema actress and dancer
RITA HAYWORTH (1918-1987). Nee Margarita Cansino. American cinema actress and dancer

The Wild Bunch, 1901, gang of American outlaws, bank and train robbers, led by Butch Cassidy, seated right. Cassidy, born Robert LeRoy Parker (1866-1908): Standing left

A Library Study of Salvador Dali
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) is seated at a desk for a library study of the surrealist artist as an author. At the time he was working on his book The Secret Life of Salvador Dali

(1809-1865). 16th President of the United States. Lincoln at home with his son Thomas Todd (Tad)
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865). 16th President of the United States. Lincoln at home with his son Thomas Todd (Tad). Wood engraving, after a photograph of 9 February, 1864

CIVIL WAR: IRISH BRIGADE. Father William Corby (seated right) and other chaplins of the 69th New York Infantry (Irish Brigade) at Harrisons Landing, Virginia, July 1862. Photographed by Mathew Brady

MANET: LUNCHEON, 1863. Luncheon on the Grass. Oil on canvas by Edouard Manet

JOHN DILLINGER (1903-1934). American bank robber. Photographed in 1933

ALEXANDER & ARISTOTLE. Aristotle (384-322 B. C. ) tutoring Alexander the Great (356-323 B. C. ), c342-335 B. C
ALEXANDER & ARISTOTLE. Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) tutoring Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.), c342-335 B.C. After a painting, c1895, by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris

FLANDRIN: NUDE YOUTH, 1837. Nude Youth by the Seaside. Oil on canvas by Jean Hippolyte Flandrin, 1837

FRANKENSTEIN, 1931. Boris Karloff still in makeup as the Monster, having lunch on the stage set of Frankenstein, 1931

GEORGE H. RUTH (1895-1948). Known as Babe Ruth. American baseball player. Ruth talking to a group of children, while playing for the New York Yankees. Photograph, 1924

Strictly Confiential by Muriel Dawson
A little boy and girl sit together on a bench, the boys arm around the girl as they discuss secrets

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"Seated: A Captivating Collection of Moments" In the enchanting world of art, Gypsy Splendour by Laura Knight transports us to a vibrant scene where dancers are gracefully seated, their movements frozen in time. Meanwhile, Charles Dickens Dream, an unfinished masterpiece by Robert William Buss, invites us into the imaginative realm of one of England's greatest novelists. From the silver screen comes Laurel and Hardy, their comedic genius captured even when they are simply seated. In John William Waterhouse's I am half sick of shadows, we witness a contemplative moment as a woman sits amidst ethereal surroundings. History unfolds before our eyes with the powerful image of Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc committing self-immolation in protest against injustice. Malcolm Browne's photograph captures his stoic determination while seated at an intersection in Saigon. George Orwell takes center stage as he broadcasts over the BBC during World War II - his words resonating from his seat behind a microphone. And who could forget Eleanor Rigby immortalized in Tommy Steele's statue inspired by The Beatles' haunting song? Roy Rogers epitomizes American cowboy culture as he is photographed alongside his loyal horse Trigger - both comfortably seated together. Rosa Parks makes her indelible mark on civil rights history by defiantly occupying a bus seat reserved for whites only. Traveling back centuries to Lalibela's St. Marys Church frescoes, we marvel at early 12th-century artwork depicting religious figures serenely seated amid intricate designs. Stanhope A Forbes' Christmas Eve painting evokes nostalgia and warmth as families gather around tables adorned with festive decorations. Finally, J. C Leyendecker's Arrow Shirt Collar ad from 1914 showcases elegance and sophistication through its depiction of a well-dressed gentleman confidently seated while wearing this fashionable accessory. Each image tells its own story - capturing moments that range from profound to whimsical; reminding us that sometimes it is in the act of being seated that we find the most captivating narratives.