Gesture Collection (page 4)

Leslie Howard and Georges Perinal, The First of The Few
Leslie Howard (1893-1943), English actor, and Georges Perinal (1897-1965), French cinematographer, on location during the filming of The First of The Few

Marcus Aurelius (121-180). Roman Emperor. Equestrian statue
Marcus Aurelius (121-180). Roman Emperor from 161 to 180. Equestrian statue. Sculpture. Bronze. Capitoline Museums. Rome. Italy

Buddha statue with dharmachakra mudra gesture. 2nd-3rd centu
Buddha statue with dharmachakra mudra gesture. Gandhara. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

King Shamshi-Adad V
Stela of Shamshi-Adad V (824-811 BC). King of Assyria. From the Temple of Nabu, from Nimrud (Iraq). Detail. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Edgar Degas (1834-1917). Women Ironing (1884-1886). Orsay Museum. Paris. France

Mr Punch. 19th century

Woman police officer talking in a school classroom
Woman police officer (Helen Parnell) talking to a group of children in a school classroom. Date: circa 1980s

Dandies / Lord Petersham
An extremely short footman touches his cap to his social superiors. (Two rather dissipated looking dandies, Lord Petersham and Sir Lumley Skeffington). Date: circa 1830

Winston Churchill making a speech in 1941
Clenched fists as Mr Churchill tells of the trials of Londoners during the heavy winter Blitz. 1941 Date: 1941

WW2 Valentines Day card, RAF plane flying over houses. Date: circa 1942

Exit tango: satire on the end of a dance craze, 1914
Satirical comment from Punch Magazine on the end of the tango craze. A couple dance off, while a some what more conservatively dressed spirit of dancing gladly wakes up from the "

A case of mistaken insanity: wrongly admitted to the asylum
A cunning lunatic dupes the staff at a mental institution into taking his irate captor into the incurables ward instead of himself. Date: 1838

Hullah and his pupils, 1842
John Pyke Hullah (1812 -1884), English composer and teacher of music, with his pupils at the second great choral meeting at Exeter Hall in 1842

Pub landlady stops snack, 1858
" Dip your roll in your own pot at home!" A fierce looking landlady berates a hungry customer caught in the act of helping himself to the contents of her cooking pot

Lucifereans Defy Christ
Lucifereans (worshippers of the fallen angel Lucifer) transfix the Christian host (the body of Jesus) with a dagger, as a gesture of defiance Date: circa 15th century

Uday Shankar
The renowned Indian dancer and choreographer Uday Shankar in a variety of poses influenced by the dance-drama form, Kathakali, which originated in Kerala

Anthony Eden Flies to Jamaica
The British Prime Minister Anthony Eden(1897-1977) at London Airport with Lady Eden. Sir Eden left for Jamaica on 23rd November 1956 to spend three weeks recovering from severe overstrain

Winston Churchill as an orator
Sketches made in the House of Commons by Samuel Begg showing Winston Churchills parliamentary mannerisms. By 1907 Churchill was under-secretary of State for the colonies

Chaucer, the Prioress
The Prioress in a gesture of benediction

Christ the Redeemer of the Andes, South America
Statue, Christ the Redeemer of the Andes, in the Uspallata Pass, Andes Mountains, on the border of Chile and Argentina, South America

Robert McNamara explain Vietnam War strategy, 1965
A front page of The Illustrated London News, dated 13th February 1965, showing Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara(1916-2009) outlining the U.S strategy for the Vietnam War. Date: 1965

Herbert Campbell, music hall singer
Herbert Campbell (1846-1904), popular music hall singer and Drury Lane pantomime performer. Date: circa 1900s

Cartoon, James Fawn, performer
Cartoon, James Fawn (1850-1923), music hall performer -- Why should London wait? 1884

Cartoon, Henry Irving and Edward, Prince of Wales -- an invitation to Marlborough House. Irving says: The fact is, I am so pestered with invitations to dinner, that you really must excuse me! 1883

Misfitz - Alice in Wonderland - The Mad Hatter. early 20th century

Dr. Broom discovers adult Australopithecus cranium, 1936
An important discovery in South Africa: the brain-cast and parts of the skull of an anthropoid ape with human characteristics. Dr

Huet as Charles VII in the opera, Jeanne d Arc, Paris
M Huet in the role of Charles VII in the opera Jeanne d Arc a Orleans by Michele Carafa di Colobrano, at the Opera Comique, Paris. circa 1821

M Huet as Charles VII in the opera Jeanne d Arc, Paris
M Huet in the role of Charles VII in Act 2 of the opera Jeanne d Arc a Orleans by Michele Carafa di Colobrano, at the Opera Comique, Paris. 1821

Calais, France - Burghers of Calais statue by Rodin, commemorating the siege of 1347. Date: circa 1910s

Shakespeare - Twelfth Night - Malvolio: I extend my hand to him thus. circa 1830

Statue at the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar Date: 2016

Port Said, Egypt - Ferdinand de Lesseps statue. Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps (1805-1894) was the French developer of the Suez Canal

Mrs Ann Barry as Sir Harry Wildair in The Constant Couple
Mrs Ann Barry in the character of Sir Harry Wildair, in George Farquhars comic play, The Constant Couple, saying: Here is a nest of the prettiest goldfinches that ever chirp d in a cage from Act II

Man bowing to woman on a cutout Christmas card
Man in a red jacket and white breeches bowing to a woman in evening dress on a cutout Christmas card, with comic verse (front). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Man bowing on a cutout Christmas card
Man in a red jacket and white breeches bowing on a cutout Christmas card, with verse (front). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Two angels with Baby Jesus on a Victorian Christmas scrap
Two angels carrying the Baby Jesus on a Victorian Christmas scrap. Date: circa 1890s

United Kingdom. London. Socialist rally
United Kingdom. England. Socialist rally in the streets of London. Engraving by H. Thomson, 1892

Body language -- a group of Italian boys. Date: circa 1970s

Cricket - Run-It-Out card game - Out
Run-It-Out card game - Out. mid-20th century

Harcourt Algeranoff, English ballet dancer
Harcourt Algeranoff (1903-1967), English ballet dancer, ballet master and teacher. circa 1920s

Christ Pantocrator. Miniature. Missale Dominicale cum Kalend
Codex 135. Missale Dominicale cum Kalendario. 14th century. Christ Pantocrator. Miniature. Chapter Archive of Tarazona. Spain

Christ Pantocrator, by Onufer Qiprioti, 16th-17th century. Of Gjirokastra. National Art Gallery. Tirana. Albania

Terracotta figure of young woman. Tomb in Canosa, Apulia. 30
Terracotta figure of young woman with her hands raise in a gesture of mourning. Found in a chamber tomb in Canosa in Apulia with rich gifts, and several similar figures. 300-250 BC. Italy

Head from a male statue. 3rd century BC. Egypt
Head from a male statue. Limestone. Ptolemaic Period. 3rd century BC. Origin unknown. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). The Mennonite Pr
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter and etcher. The Mennonite Preacher Cornelis Claez Anslo (1592-1646) and his wife Aeltje Gerritsdr Schoueten (1589-1657), 1641. Oil on canvas

Mycenaean art. Greece. Female figure with ritual gesture and necklace. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece

Japan - Kabuki Theatre Performer - the reverse of this card shows that is was postcard published by Sapporo Brewery Company, Japan - welcoming the arrival of the British fleet

Music cover, Uncle Sammy March, Two Step, by Abe Holzmann. 1904

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