Gesture Collection (page 7)

Conductor and orchestra
A couple mourn the death of a loved one in the upper scene, whilst a conductor on a stage conducts a large choir below. Date: c.1850

Toscanini conducts, 1912
Characteristic poses of musician Arturo Toscanini(1867-1957)while conducting. Date: 1912

Conductor, choir and orchestra c. 1735
A gentleman(believed to be George Frideric Handel(1685-1759), conducts a musical rehearsal. Date: c.1735

Britannia and Eve magazine, July 1940
Front cover illustration featuring an attractive young lady with wavy blonde hair, smiling at a red rose given to her by her sweetheart

Britannia and Eve magazine, February 1931
Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine featuring a Lewis Baumer illustration of a pretty woman dressed in a red jacket

Moorish Dancer in traditional costume, Algeria

Turkish Veiled Harem Girl
A veiled girl of the turkish Harem striking a pretty pose in a garden. The subject matter is an incredible juxtaposition to the year it was published when war was surging across Western Europe

Sandringham Church, Norfolk
Victoria and Albert cause a flurry of raised hats when they join the fellow parishioners of Sandringham, Norfolk, in Sunday worship

Pistachio nut seller - Izmir, Turkey
A Pistachio nut seller from Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Ball at Warsaw
As a public relations gesture, the President of Warsaw invites the bourgeois of Warsaw to a grand ball : hardly any accept, those who do being mainly Germans

Stage Gesture - Anger
Mlle Adele Desiree as La fee Rageuse (the angry fairy) in Rothomago

Womens Dress, 480
POINTING - A Merovingian queen, saying Off with his head !

Miming a gesture, the method of registering sunshine, posed
Human speech the result of a variety of movements made by the muscles which control the lungs. A typical deaf-mute gesture, the sign language for sunshine

USA Harpers Ferry
Located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, and scene of John Browns ill-considered, ill- fated but heroic gesture

Masonic Banners
During the Paris Commune, Masonic banners are raised by the Communards at Porte Maillot, as a gesture of defiance against the Church

A Policeman / Music Sheet
A musical policeman in uniform

Louis XIV Statue - 1
The statue of Louis XIV, in the place Vendome, Paris, is pulled down by the mob in a gesture of anti-monarchism

Louis XIV Statue - 2
The statue of Louis XIV, in the place Vendome, Paris, is pulled down by the mob in a gesture of anti-monarchism

Palace Minos King Stucco
Interior of the Palace : A painted stucco relief allegedly of King Minos

Stage Gesture / Sinking
SINKING TO REPOSE

Customs / Gesture
Gestures of contemporary Neapolitans, described by Jorio (thumbing the nose has 20 different meanings !)

Theatre / Stage Gesture
TERROR Actress expressing terror

Herbert Draper Beerbohm Tree, British actor
Sir Herbert Draper Beerbohm Tree, British actor

Jeanne D arc a Patron
Pope Pius XI in a gesture of exquisite kindness declares that Jeanne d Arc is a secondary patron of France, after Notre Dame

Sterne (Bramati)
LAURENCE STERNE author, depicted in pensive mood with his characteristic finger-on-forehead gesture

G Washington / Robinson NY
GEORGE WASHINGTON First American President giving a speech

Waving Tearful Farewell
A young lady waves a sad farewell to her soldier lover as he returns to the front - for this is 1915, and World War One is taking its toll

Jp Kemble / Colour Cutout
JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE Popular actor and theatre manager, seen here in Roman costume

Gentleman Bows to Lady
A gentleman bows as he shakes a ladys hand as he takes his leave of her

Thumbing Ones Nose
She thumbs her nose

Female Type / Arms up 1909
A young woman in semi- transparent dress raises her arms in a gesture of pleasure

A Candidate, Moloch
A political candidate makes a gesture of false sincerity

Persian Parliament
A debate of the Persian parliament, convoked by the Shah as a democratic gesture. The deputies are seated, spectators stand round them and may speak if invited

Japanese Greeting
When the head of a Japanese household returns home, he expects his womenfolk to display their respect in a suitably deferential and obsequious manner

Actorly Speciment 1790
Attic Miscellany Theatrical Portraiture No.3: What Nature ought to be! A foppish looking thespian, hand on hip & monstrously mishapen wig, hams it up on stage

Theatrical Ranter
The Theatrical Ranter: a Georgian thespian acts his stockings off wearing armour, sword & plumed helmet. The sort of acting style ridiculed in Blackadder III

Amorous Gesture 1790
Attic Miscellany Theatrical Portraiture No.5: How to look amourously. A ham actor, down on one knee & with hand on heart, does his best to look in love. Date: 1790

Theatrical Pose
An unknown actress strikes a pictureque theatrical pose. Stage lighting is used to create an atmospheric quality. She gazes upwards forlornly with a hand on her heart

Trollope / Framley Parson
FRAMLEY PARSONAGE Lady Lufton and the Duke of Omnium

Keeper and Master
A gamekeeper shows proper respect to his master by touching his cap (implying that he would doff it if circumstances permitted)

Lenin Speaks at Meeting
VLADIMIR LENIN Russian statesman stands up to address a large meeting

Paris Opera Closed
When Necker, the only minister trusted by the people, is dismissed by Louis, the crowd close the Paris Opera, symbol of luxury, as a gesture of their sense of loss

Sketch of a London sergeant
Sketch of a London policeman (a sergeant)

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