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Girl in Trousers 1911Blonde lady in a large Merry Widow style hat; high heels holds a pipe-smoking bulldog. Date: 1911
COMMUNE / ON THE BARRICADEA defiant woman Communard holds aloft the red flag as she stands on a barricade erected to defend Paris from government troops Date: 1871
MEDIEVAL KNIGHT & PAGE MEDIEVAL KNIGHT & PAGEA Knight in battle gear holds his standard while a page attends to his horse. Date: 12th century
DUTCH LADY & PAGE DUTCH LADY & PAGEA Dutch lady washes her hands while her page holds the basin Date: 17th century
MAN HOLDS SHAWLAt midnight on December 31st, a gentleman holds a ladys shawl in case she should feel cold Date: 1887
CECILIA AT THE ORGANOne angel helps Saint Cecilia play the organ, while another holds a lyre : thanks to this heavenly instruction, she will become the patron saint of musicians Date: 2nd - 3rd century
PURITAN FAMILY 1563A Puritan family - father sits separately, while his pregnant wife sits with their 4 children nestled around her. One child holds a stick surmounted by a horses head Date: 1563
APHRODITE IN CHARIOTAphrodite travels in her chariot, drawn by two very strong doves, while Cupid holds the reins : Flora sprinkles the way with flowers, and a hare follows
RUSSIAN BAPTISMBaptism ceremony in the Russian Orthodox Church - the Bishop holds up the child over the font Date: early 19th century
STREET ACROBATS / C. 1816A Paris street acrobat stands on one leg on a candlestick which her partner holds steady, while their child does a handstand and a mother gives her daughter a coin for them Date: circa 1816
GIRL WITH K C SPANIELA girl with a bonnet holds a blenheim King Charles Spaniel on her lap. Date: 1880
GOOD FORTUNE SYMBOLSChina The deity Kiang-tse-ya holds good fortune talismans - the Ying and Yang, and a group of symbols from the I-ching
MOTHER AND BABYMother holds her child Date: 1897
Trapper seated 1867TRAPPER AND PUTTERS A small boy opens and closes the trapdoor while another child pushes a laden wagon along a narrow gallery. Date: 1867
Meeting PostmanA girl holds out her pinafore to receive the many Valentines she is expecting the postman to give her Date: 1886
Religious differences, Atheism and ChristianityAtheists seek to pull down the Holy Cross, but in vain, for the True Christian, encouraged by divine beings, holds it up while his good lady instructs the young in the True Way Date: circa 1790s
Hungary - Young girl at the reins of a miniature pony cart. Date: 1923
A Mother and daughter have a duo portrait photograph taken at the American Studio, Margate Kent. The Mother has selected the dainty Japanese parasol as her shoot prop ! Date: circa 1920s
A German couple on a fun miniature railway ride, possibly at the seaside. They are both wrapped up well - it must have been a chilly day! Date: 1909
Pretty Young lady holding an elaborate bouquet Date: circa 1910s
Young woman on the beach in leopardprint two-piece swimsuitYoung woman on the beach in stylised leopardprint two-piece swimsuit - exact resort location unknown. Date: circa 1950s
Social History - Dog brings home newspaper with young childSocial History - Britain, winter - Dog brings home newspaper (in its mouth) with a young child who has been out shopping for fruit. Date: circa 1910s
British Hunting Girl - American View - Red Ensign held aloftGreat Britain - Archetype / Personification - American View - Stylish hunting girl with crop, top hat and holding proudly aloft The Red Ensign or " Red Duster"
Young girl out for stroll with Father & Grandfather, LondonYoung girl out for a stroll with her Father & Grandfather, London. Date: 1935
Stylised illustration depicting Fortune and MercuryStylised illustration depicting Fortune bearing an overflowing cornucopia and Mercury, the winged messenger god. The Vienna Secession was an art movement formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists
Buddhist Priest in Northern India (Tibet). Date: circa 1908
Glamorous French Woman in turquoise ensemble with hollyGlamorous French Woman in turquoise ensemble with a stylish purple and gold handbag and holding a sprig of holly Date: circa 1920
Princesses Elizabeth & Margaret outside their playhouse" Y Bwthyn Bach" - a Welsh phrase which means " The Little House", inscribed over the door of a model house presented to princess Elizabeth by the people of Wales
Ernest Louis Aquilas Christophe - Le Baiser supremeThe final work by Ernest Louis Aquilas Christophe (1827-1892) entitled Le Baiser supreme ( The Supreme Kiss or The Sphinx ) (marble), exhibited posthumously at the Salon of 1892
Sri Lanka - Statue of Parakramabahu I (1153-1186), near the Potgul Vehera in Polonnaruwa - the majestic figure with solemn expression is holding a book (or yoke) in his hands
Sri Lanka - Sinhalese Government Peon. A peon in this region was mainly an attendant, orderly, office boy or person kept around for odd jobs. Date: circa 1910s
Myanmar - Couple holding hands over a low wall Date: circa 1907
Opium Den in San FranciscoTwo men in an opium den in the Chinatown district of San Francisco, one holds a pipe, the other lies alongside a tray of paraphernalia associated with the drug. Date: circa 1895
HRH Queen Elizabeth II - with large bouquet of flowersHRH Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022)- with large bouquet of flowers. Date: circa 1955
Common Glow-worm - female - attracts males by glowing - holds to top of a cut grass stalk - dusk - midsummer - June (Lampyris noctulica ). meadow in Ural Mountains - Tchelyabinsk region - Russia
Japan - Young Japanese Girl holding cherry blossom frond Date: circa 1903
The traditional costume of the Kamakura era - JapanBeautiful Japanese promotional postcard for the Toyo Kisen Kaisha Shipping Company which ran services between San Francisco, China and Japan. Date: circa 16th century
Mona Maris - Argentine Film ActressMona Maris (19031991) - an Argentine film actress - I am quite a big fan! Date: circa 1928
Bolivia, South America - Stone statue at TiwanakuA Bolivian man leaning up against a figurative statue at Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco / Tiahuanacu) - a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, South America. Date: circa 1910s
German holding up the other Central PowersRussian caricature from WWI era showing Germany struggling to support the failing efforts of their allies, the other Central Powers, The Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria (?). Date: circa 1917
Pin-Up in Shorts 1950SA smiling blonde girl poses on a striped towel wearing shorts, her boyfriends checked shirt with the sleeves rolled up & high heeled, peep-toe mules. She holds a straw hat. Date: 1950s
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, c. 1870Photograph showing King Edward VII (1841-1910) of Great Britain and Ireland, with his wife, Alexandra, and children in Highland attire, c.1870
14th Century SoldierA French soldier of the 100 Years War, carrying the oriflamme or standard : his page holds his armoured horse
Boy Holding a KittenA boy in a striped shirt and trousers with braces holds a fluffy tabby kitten
Kronos / SaturnKronos, a Titan, dethroned his father Uranus as ruler of the world, but was dethroned by his son Zeus; the uroborus he holds, and the scythe at his feet, are symbols of time
The Sailors ReturnThe sailors wife holds up her child to see the ship in which its papa is sailing home
Ernst Busch - Sea-Star - Lost in thought Date: circa 1920
Perseus by Benvenuto Cellini - Loggia dei Lanzi, FlorenceBenvenuto Cellini (1500-1571). Perseus (1554). Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Italy. Date: 1554