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Twirling Collection

"Captivating Twirls: From Wind Turbines to Majorettes, Art and Dance" The wind turbines on Bodmin Moor gracefully twirl in harmony with the breeze

Background imageTwirling Collection: Wind turbines on Bodmin Moor, near Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wind turbines on Bodmin Moor, near Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageTwirling Collection: Star trek over Monument Valley

Star trek over Monument Valley, tracing stars moving round the North Star, Monument Valley, an area in Utah and Arizona, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Background imageTwirling Collection: Micawber & Copperfield

Micawber & Copperfield
Young David Copperfield with swaggering Mr. Micawber, twirling his walking stick!

Background imageTwirling Collection: Clothing Fashion 1956: These are pictures of Miss Pat Laurence aged 17

Clothing Fashion 1956: These are pictures of Miss Pat Laurence aged 17, a member of the Ada Foster School, wearing a Rock N Roll skirt which is designed in flock, printed on sailcloth

Background imageTwirling Collection: Four pretty young Austrian girls spin wildly in happy dance

Four pretty young Austrian girls spin wildly in happy dance
Four pretty young Austrian girls spin wildly in a happy dance on the banks of a lake or seashore. circa 1908

Background imageTwirling Collection: Hula hooping JLP01_08_053753

Hula hooping JLP01_08_053753
Goodwyn Hall, Mill Hill, Barnet, Greater London. A crowd of people watching men and women hula hooping at a New Year Party

Background imageTwirling Collection: Spring Waltz

Spring Waltz
Jukyong Park

Background imageTwirling Collection: Machines in the textile factory of the brand 'La Lanera Espanola' in Sabadell

Machines in the textile factory of the brand "La Lanera Espanola" in Sabadell
AIS5380086 Machines in the textile factory of the brand "La Lanera Espanola" in Sabadell, near Barcelona, Spain, c. 1920 (b/w photo); © Iberfoto

Background imageTwirling Collection: Jeanne A Domremy Avec Sa Mere (colour litho)

Jeanne A Domremy Avec Sa Mere (colour litho)
8629389 Jeanne A Domremy Avec Sa Mere (colour litho) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jeanne A Domremy Avec Sa Mere)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Spinning (colour litho)

Spinning (colour litho)
8651966 Spinning (colour litho) by Nesbitt, Frances (1864-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spinning)

Background imageTwirling Collection: 100 old time Bible words (litho)

100 old time Bible words (litho)
8673197 100 old time Bible words (litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 100 old time Bible words)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Ancient Germanic dwelling (engraving)

Ancient Germanic dwelling (engraving)
8626218 Ancient Germanic dwelling (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Germanic dwelling)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Spinner nuns, 18th century (oil on canvas)

Spinner nuns, 18th century (oil on canvas)
8678365 Spinner nuns, 18th century (oil on canvas) by Magnasco, Alessandro (1667-1749); 45x30 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Painting by Alessandro Magnasco); Luisa Ricciarini

Background imageTwirling Collection: The spinning of Oakum threads, 1850

The spinning of Oakum threads, 1850
3359231 The spinning of Oakum threads, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the spinning of Oakum threads for caulking ships. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTwirling Collection: A pair of wire cards

A pair of wire cards
3480147 A pair of wire cards'; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a pair of wire cards which are used in the process of making woollen cloth. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTwirling Collection: Women operating a spinning machine in a textile silk mill, 1843

Women operating a spinning machine in a textile silk mill, 1843
3478862 Women operating a spinning machine in a textile silk mill, 1843; (add.info.: Women operating a spinning machine in a textile silk mill, Derby, England, 1843.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTwirling Collection: Carding machine, 1845

Carding machine, 1845
3479128 Carding machine, 1845; (add.info.: Finishing - card. The second machine through which cotton was passed for fine spinning. After passing through the breaker - card with coarser teeth)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Silk spinning machine, 1843

Silk spinning machine, 1843
3480176 Silk spinning machine, 1843; (add.info.: Silk spinning machine: in this process the threads from the cocoons were joined into a continuous thread: Lombe's silk mill, Derby)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Evening gathering, c.1850 (print)

Evening gathering, c.1850 (print)
8698474 Evening gathering, c.1850 (print); (add.info.: Agriculture. Evening gathering in the stable. Epinal print, France, ca 1850.); © Archives Charmet

Background imageTwirling Collection: Joan of Arc spinning the cattail, 1493 (engraving)

Joan of Arc spinning the cattail, 1493 (engraving)
8822186 Joan of Arc spinning the cattail

Background imageTwirling Collection: Q for quenouille (spinner) (chromolitho)

Q for quenouille (spinner) (chromolitho)
8677331 Q for quenouille (spinner) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Q for quenouille (spinner). Woman or girl with a distaff used in spinning

Background imageTwirling Collection: Wallflowers, Quechua, distaff and quay (chromolitho)

Wallflowers, Quechua, distaff and quay (chromolitho)
8677353 Wallflowers, Quechua, distaff and quay (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Q for quarantaine (wallflowers), Quechua, quenouille (distaff) and quay

Background imageTwirling Collection: In the spinning room. A scene from the Middle Ages, 1909 (engraving)

In the spinning room. A scene from the Middle Ages, 1909 (engraving)
1000963 In the spinning room

Background imageTwirling Collection: A silk spinning workshop, 19th century, 1864

A silk spinning workshop, 19th century, 1864
7125180 A silk spinning workshop, 19th century, 1864; (add.info.: A silk spinning workshop, 19th century)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Woman spinning with a Jersey Wheel, 1836

Woman spinning with a Jersey Wheel, 1836
3479122 Woman spinning with a Jersey Wheel, 1836; (add.info.: Woman spinning with a Jersey Wheel - used for wool and cotton)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Side elevation, diagram of a silk spinning machine, 1851

Side elevation, diagram of a silk spinning machine, 1851
3480175 Side elevation, diagram of a silk spinning machine, 1851; (add.info.: Side elevation, diagram of a silk spinning machine, English 1851.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTwirling Collection: A young boy and woman spinning silk, 1850

A young boy and woman spinning silk, 1850
3478721 A young boy and woman spinning silk, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a young boy and woman spinning silk. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTwirling Collection: Distaff and Spindle (engraving)

Distaff and Spindle (engraving)
8658511 Distaff and Spindle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Distaff and Spindle)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Carpet manufacture, 1843

Carpet manufacture, 1843
3479017 Carpet manufacture, 1843; (add.info.: Carpet manufacture, Glasgow: combing wheel which brought the fibres parallel to each other ready for spinning, London)

Background imageTwirling Collection: A cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn, 1850

A cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn, 1850
3478144 A cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn

Background imageTwirling Collection: Women operating a spinning machine to reel silk in a textile silk mill, 1843

Women operating a spinning machine to reel silk in a textile silk mill, 1843
3478863 Women operating a spinning machine to reel silk in a textile silk mill, 1843; (add.info.: Women operating a spinning machine to reel silk in a textile silk mill, Derby, England)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Past & Present: The Spinning-Machine (colour litho)

Past & Present: The Spinning-Machine (colour litho)
8668701 Past & Present: The Spinning-Machine (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spinning-Machine. Spinning-Wheel)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Ferrabee and Co's wool lap machine

Ferrabee and Co's wool lap machine
6428142 Ferrabee and Co's wool lap machine, from "The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge", published c. 1890 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh

Background imageTwirling Collection: Cotton spinning and reeling.Mogadishu. Somalia. 1885 (engraving)

Cotton spinning and reeling.Mogadishu. Somalia. 1885 (engraving)
6947907 Cotton spinning and reeling.Mogadishu. Somalia. 1885 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cotton spinning and reeling.Mogadishu. Somalia)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Carding engine, 1845

Carding engine, 1845
3479127 Carding engine, 1845; (add.info.: Carding engine incorporating an early improvement which brought off carded cotton in a continuous sliver)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Scutching flax

Scutching flax
3478865 Scutching flax; (add.info.: Scutching flax. Engraving after Daniel Nicolas Chodowiecki (1726-1801)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Hindoo woman reeling (engraving)

Hindoo woman reeling (engraving)
8658508 Hindoo woman reeling (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hindoo woman reeling)

Background imageTwirling Collection: A scene in Medieval England

A scene in Medieval England
3329502 A scene in Medieval England; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting a scene in Medieval England. Dated 15th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTwirling Collection: Hand spinning, carding and roving, 1848

Hand spinning, carding and roving, 1848
3479121 Hand spinning, carding and roving, 1848; (add.info.: Hand spinning, carding and roving. The wire cards or combs are in the left foreground. Illustration based on Richard Guest)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Women textile workers in a cottage in Wales, 1820

Women textile workers in a cottage in Wales, 1820
3479123 Women textile workers in a cottage in Wales, 1820; (add.info.: Circa 1820. Woodcut illustration of two women textile workers in a cottage in Wales)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Spinning and weaving in 17th century. (print)

Spinning and weaving in 17th century. (print)
7419879 Spinning and weaving in 17th century. (print) by Vliet, Jan Gillisz van (1605-85) (after); (add.info.: A weaver at work on his loom and a man spinning in the 17th century)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Presumed Portrait of Francoise-Marie Pouget

Presumed Portrait of Francoise-Marie Pouget
902380 Presumed Portrait of Francoise-Marie Pouget, second wife of Chardin, c.1760 (oil on canvas) by Aved, Jacques Andre Joseph Camelot (1702-66); 91.5x78.5 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris

Background imageTwirling Collection: 3671626

3671626

Background imageTwirling Collection: The Spinner by Francisco Laso (1823-1869), Museo de Arte de Lima

The Spinner by Francisco Laso (1823-1869), Museo de Arte de Lima
UIG5325038 The Spinner by Francisco Laso (1823-1869), Museo de Arte de Lima by Laso, Francisco (1823-1869); UIG

Background imageTwirling Collection: Hercules and Omphale, Queen of Lydia, c. 1587 (oil on canvas)

Hercules and Omphale, Queen of Lydia, c. 1587 (oil on canvas)
XAM65693 Hercules and Omphale, Queen of Lydia, c.1587 (oil on canvas) by Bassano, Francesco (Francesco da Ponte) (1549-92); 178x374 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Background imageTwirling Collection: the spinner, 19th century (oil on canvas)

the spinner, 19th century (oil on canvas)
CUL4929319 the spinner, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Braekeleer, Henri de (1840-88); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: by BRAEKELEER)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Women and children work in dangerous conditions, 1851

Women and children work in dangerous conditions, 1851
3478934 Women and children work in dangerous conditions, 1851 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Women and children work in dangerous conditions in the doubling room)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Woman with spinning wheel

Woman with spinning wheel
7278869 Woman with spinning wheel. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman with spinning wheel. Courtly gentleman presented with a flower)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Women working in a spinning mill, 1880, Germany

Women working in a spinning mill, 1880, Germany
7279577 Women working in a spinning mill, 1880, Germany by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women working in a spinning mill, 1880, Germany, Historic)

Background imageTwirling Collection: The journeyman goldsmith with the master in the background watching a woman at her spinning wheel

The journeyman goldsmith with the master in the background watching a woman at her spinning wheel
7279871 The journeyman goldsmith with the master in the background watching a woman at her spinning wheel by Unknown Artist

Background imageTwirling Collection: The Dance, c. 1750 (oil on canvas)

The Dance, c. 1750 (oil on canvas)
5859596 The Dance, c.1750 (oil on canvas) by Longhi, Pietro (c.1701-85); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Pietro Longhi (c.1701-85))

Background imageTwirling Collection: Spinning Bee, Germany, c1524 (woodcut)

Spinning Bee, Germany, c1524 (woodcut)
7186134 Spinning Bee, Germany, c1524 (woodcut) by Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-50); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spinning Bee, Germany, c1524)

Background imageTwirling Collection: The Three Fates, 1810-20 (pen, ink, wash and gouache on paper)

The Three Fates, 1810-20 (pen, ink, wash and gouache on paper)
5862110 The Three Fates, 1810-20 (pen, ink, wash and gouache on paper) by Felice, Giani (1758-1823); 26.6x28.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Felice Giani (1758-1823))

Background imageTwirling Collection: Fisherman and his wife mending nets

Fisherman and his wife mending nets
7261258 Fisherman and his wife mending nets. by Kuyper, Jacques (1761-1808) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A 19th century Dutch fisherman and his wife mending nets)

Background imageTwirling Collection: 17th century Dutch spectacles seller offering his wares to a wom, 1803 (engraving)

17th century Dutch spectacles seller offering his wares to a wom, 1803 (engraving)
7233057 17th century Dutch spectacles seller offering his wares to a wom, 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar

Background imageTwirling Collection: Woman of Scandinavia, 16th century. 1859-1860 (engraving)

Woman of Scandinavia, 16th century. 1859-1860 (engraving)
7234002 Woman of Scandinavia, 16th century. 1859-1860 (engraving) by Krieger, Christoph (d.c.1590); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman of Scandinavia, 16th century)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Woman of the Island of Grenada, 16th century. 1859-1860 (engraving)

Woman of the Island of Grenada, 16th century. 1859-1860 (engraving)
7233989 Woman of the Island of Grenada, 16th century. 1859-1860 (engraving) by Krieger, Christoph (d.c.1590); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman of the Island of Grenada, 16th century)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Quechua women of Peru, 16th century. 1859-1860 (engraving)

Quechua women of Peru, 16th century. 1859-1860 (engraving)
7234156 Quechua women of Peru, 16th century. 1859-1860 (engraving) by Krieger, Christoph (d.c.1590); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quechua women of Peru, 16th century)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Knife Dancer (gouache)

Knife Dancer (gouache)
2651327 Knife Dancer (gouache) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; © Liss Fine Art

Background imageTwirling Collection: Portrait of Lucy Byng, Ist Countess of Bradford (1766-1844), c. 1786-1844 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Lucy Byng, Ist Countess of Bradford (1766-1844), c. 1786-1844 (oil on canvas)
7240859 Portrait of Lucy Byng, Ist Countess of Bradford (1766-1844), c.1786-1844 (oil on canvas) by English School, (18th century); 6x5 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

Background imageTwirling Collection: Illustration for The Scholar-Gipsy by Matthew Arnold (colour litho)

Illustration for The Scholar-Gipsy by Matthew Arnold (colour litho)
7180947 Illustration for The Scholar-Gipsy by Matthew Arnold (colour litho) by Adams, Frank (1871-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Rapt, twirling in thy hand a wither d spray)

Background imageTwirling Collection: A Girl with a Cow and Sheep in a Rocky Landscape, c. 1700 (oil on canvas)

A Girl with a Cow and Sheep in a Rocky Landscape, c. 1700 (oil on canvas)
6448778 A Girl with a Cow and Sheep in a Rocky Landscape, c.1700 (oil on canvas) by Ceruti, Giacomo (Il Pitocchetto) (1698-1767); 119x91 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceruti)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Rouet; Spinning-wheel; Spinnrad (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Rouet; Spinning-wheel; Spinnrad (engraving)
7197429 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Rouet; Spinning-wheel; Spinnrad (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rouet; Spinning-wheel; Spinnrad)

Background imageTwirling Collection: A Greek House (colour litho)

A Greek House (colour litho)
7159479 A Greek House (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Greek House. Illustration for Life in Early Days by Elizabeth Fraser (James Nisbet, c 1932)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Pictures of children playing (litho)

Pictures of children playing (litho)
7201091 Pictures of children playing (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pictures of children playing)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Chaucers Canterbury Tales: 'Tending her flocks and spinning busily at the same time'(colour litho)

Chaucers Canterbury Tales: "Tending her flocks and spinning busily at the same time"(colour litho)
7155655 Chaucers Canterbury Tales: " Tending her flocks and spinning busily at the same time" (colour litho) by Kirk

Background imageTwirling Collection: The Afternoon Nap (engraving)

The Afternoon Nap (engraving)
7167593 The Afternoon Nap (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afternoon Nap)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Norway: Peasant spinning at Vossevangen (b / w photo)

Norway: Peasant spinning at Vossevangen (b / w photo)
7198065 Norway: Peasant spinning at Vossevangen (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasant spinning at Vossevangen)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Joan of Arc having a religious vision (chromolitho)

Joan of Arc having a religious vision (chromolitho)
7185109 Joan of Arc having a religious vision (chromolitho) by Benouville, Francois Leon (1821-59); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joan of Arc having a religious vision, with the Archangel Michael)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Woman spinning flax (engraving)

Woman spinning flax (engraving)
7185990 Woman spinning flax (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman spinning flax)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Production of wool (coloured engraving)

Production of wool (coloured engraving)
7201023 Production of wool (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Production of wool)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Working with wool (coloured engraving)

Working with wool (coloured engraving)
7201022 Working with wool (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Working with wool)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Grandmothers help (engraving)

Grandmothers help (engraving)
7166865 Grandmothers help (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grandmothers help)

Background imageTwirling Collection: The Dazzling Top (engraving)

The Dazzling Top (engraving)
7163201 The Dazzling Top (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dazzling Top)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Quenouille; Distaff; Spinnrocken (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Quenouille; Distaff; Spinnrocken (engraving)
7197302 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Quenouille; Distaff; Spinnrocken (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quenouille; Distaff; Spinnrocken)

Background imageTwirling Collection: Norway: Hardanger Peasants, Norheimsund (b / w photo)

Norway: Hardanger Peasants, Norheimsund (b / w photo)
7198050 Norway: Hardanger Peasants, Norheimsund (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hardanger Peasants, Norheimsund)

Background imageTwirling Collection: 7177181

7177181

Background imageTwirling Collection: The Wickedest Man in New York, scene from John Allans Dance House

The Wickedest Man in New York, scene from John Allans Dance House
AQS254893 The Wickedest Man in New York, scene from John Allans Dance House, 304 Water Street, New York City, from Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper, 1868 (litho) by Leslie




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"Captivating Twirls: From Wind Turbines to Majorettes, Art and Dance" The wind turbines on Bodmin Moor gracefully twirl in harmony with the breeze, harnessing nature's power for a sustainable future. Star Trek takes us on an intergalactic journey over Monument Valley, where the mesmerizing landscapes seem to twirl like celestial bodies in space. Micawber and Copperfield waltz through our imagination, their lives entwined in a literary dance that keeps us captivated page after page. Festival majorettes dazzle the crowd with their synchronized twirling batons, showcasing skill and precision as they bring joy to every performance. Francisco Laso's masterpiece "The Spinner" at Museo de Arte de Lima captures the essence of motion as a woman elegantly spins thread, weaving tales of artistry and craftsmanship. In "Witchcraft or the Allegory of Hercules, " oil paints swirl on canvas depicting mythical figures engaged in a mystical dance between good and evil. Winter comes alive on canvas as frozen landscapes twirl under its icy spell, creating a serene yet enchanting scene that evokes both awe and tranquility. Tommaso Salini's attributed work "Madonna and St Anne" showcases delicate brushstrokes that depict motherly love intertwined with religious symbolism—a visual representation of devotion spinning through time. Four young Austrian girls spin wildly in a joyful dance, their laughter echoing through picturesque meadows as they embrace life's exuberance without inhibition. The American Stereoscopic Company immortalizes the beauty of movement in "The Dancing Lesson, " capturing graceful steps frozen in time—an everlasting tribute to the artistry found within human expression. Hula hooping becomes an infectious rhythm as JLP01_08_053753 transports us into carefree moments filled with laughter, twirling hoops creating a colorful spectacle of joy and playfulness.

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