Knees Collection

They say cleanliness is next to Godliness - but I say its next to impossible. A young child fails to clean their grimy knees no matter how hard they scrub! Date: 1933

Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199). King of England (1189-1199). Crusader forces praying before going into battle. Gustave Dore engraving

WORLD WAR I (1914-1918). Poster USA BONDS Third Liberty Loan Campaign. BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA (1917), by Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874-1951). Edited by the government of the United States

Indonesian Dancers
Two royal court dancers performing the female style of Javanese dance. The bent knees, flexed wrists and refined movements are characteristic of this style

Tango - Knees Up
Two tango against an artificial ballroom background. Date: 1914

Proposal on a leap year
A woman proposing to her boyfriend on Valentines Day during a leap year - the only occasion by tradition that this is allowed !

Marriage proposal
Engraving showing a young man on his knees kissing a young womans hand, possibly during a marriage proposal. The image originally accompanied a story called Blind Love in the ILN, by Wilkie Collins

18th French Court Dress
Man: trunk hose, doublet, ruff & boots that reach over the knees. Woman: gown with a square neckline & tucker, voluminous sleeves & reverse cuffs & a plumed hat

Elderly man at prayer in an Istanbul Mosque
Elderly man at prayer in the Sultan Ahmet Mosque in Istanbul, kneeling in the direction of Mecca

Sunlight
A portrait oil painting of a gentleman sat in the front garden of his country cottage, wearing wellington boots, with his elbows placed on his knees. Date: circa 1919

Holy Travellers
Tempera painting depicting two women on their knees, praying, with a man stood behind them. This painting was exhibited at The Whitechapel Gallery. Date: circa 1930

Crespi, Giovanni Battista (1575-1632). Saint Charles Borromeo before dead Christ. The Saint is on his knees, meditating

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AFTER BATTLE OF LEIPZIG
After the battle of LEIPZIG, the emperors of Russia and Austria and the king of Prussia fall to their knees to give thanks to God for such a victory. Over 100000 die... Date: 18 October 1813

CHILD CLIMBING STEPS ON HANDS AND KNEES (sequence of four) Date: 1887

Comic postcard, Getting old Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman bathing in the sea - only up to my knees! Date: 20th century

Naked woman up to her knees in water. King Candaules and the doctor of law. Le roi candaule et le maitre en droit. Lithograph after an illustration by Charles Martin from Jean de la Fontaines Contes

John o Arnha choking a monster, beating him with a cudgel while other demons fly above and three witches stir a cauldron. The Kelpy tried we John to grapple, But Arn caught him by the thrapple

Savoyard puppeteer performing with fife and drum
Savoyard boy with fife and drum makes his puppets dance in time to the music by moving his knees. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817

Climbing the stairs - Young boy climbing the stairs on his hands and knees while his puppy looks on. Artist: Angusine Jeanne Macgregor Date: circa 1920

Slaves waiting to be sold, Virginia 1856
Some female slaves, smartly dressed with white aprons and bow ties, seated with children on their knees, waiting to be sold at an auction, Virginia, 1856. Date: 1856

Gustavus Adolphus lands at Peenemunde and falls on his knees to thank God for bringing him safely to fight for the Protestant cause against the Austrian empire Date: 1631

Knelt in the old parish church 1881
Woman alone wearing black, maybe for mourning a loved one, knelt in her local church praying. Date: 1881

Worshipping the Golden Calf
Businessmen get down on their knees to worship the Golden Calf Date: 1892

OLD-FASHIONED PROPOSAL
A proposal in the good old- fashioned style down on his knees, hand more or less where his heart is... Date: circa 1860

HOUSEHOLD / CLEANING
A maidservant on her hands and knees polishes a floor with beeswax and turpentine Date: 1893

Gentleman on his knees professing his love to his beloved
Interesting reverse silhouette card from The Netherlands - this card set within an oval - shows a gentleman on his knees professing his love to his beloved, perhaps offering a proposal of marriage

Der Schenk Von Limburg, ministerial Swabian (mid 13th century) says goodbye to his lady before leaving. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Fol. 82v

Annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Young man sits by fire outside his teepee in the woods
Young man sits by a fire outside his teepee in the woods - a rifle across his knees in case of danger. Date: circa 1890s

Horemheb. Last Pharaoh of 18th Dynasty
Egyptian Art. Horemheb. Last Pharaoh of 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Ruled from 1323 to 1295 BC. Horemheb offerer kneeling before the god Atum. Luxor Museum. Egypt

While Jesus was preaching in a synagogue meets a numb woman and blesses her with his hand. The rabbi of the synagogue was indignant because it was Saturday. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library

Two men and a woman, posing for their photo arm-in-arm outside a house. The man on the left is striking a funny pose with his knees knocking together

Viola da Gamba (Leg Viol) - a Bass Viol, played held betwen the knees of the player (hence the name!). Shakespeare mentions the Viola da Gamba as viol-de-gamboys

A young boy sitting on a stool
A watercolour painting of a young boy seated on a four-legged stool by Raymond Sheppard

Women of the Burmese Kayan Lahwi tribe
Four women and a young baby from the Kayan Lahwi tribe, a group of the Karenni people of Burma (Myanmar). Women of the various Kayan tribes identify themselves by their different form of dress

Knees versus knuckles - handshake
Should hands be clasped in prayer or clenched in aggression? A visual rumination on how hands can express peace, anger and reconciliation or friendship. Date: 19th century

China - Converts Worshipping - People on knees before shrine. Part of Box 167 Boswell collection - Tour in China. Date: circa 1900

Days that are gone - Appy Ampstead - people enjoying a bank holiday on Hampstead Heath, north London, as depicted by Webster Murray. 1925

Spain. Abbey of Saint Peter of Galligants. Capital
Spain. Girona. Abbey of Saint Peter of Galligants. Cloister. Romanesque. 12th century. Capital depicting a man resting his hands on his knees

Sultan welcoming the Council members in the courtroom Topkap
Ottoman Empire. Sultan welcoming the Council members in the courtroom Topkapi Palace. Istanbul. Turkey. Nineteenth-century colored engraving

Pius V, Saint (1504-1572). Italian pope, named Antonio Ghislieri. Elected in 1566. Engraving by Capuz. Colored

Young man offering the manuscript to the Countess of Hauteville. 15th century miniature of Livre des cleres et nobles femmes. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Relief depicting a Pharaoh Ramses II before gods Amun, Munt and Khonsu. Detail. Ramesseum. 13th century. Nineteen dynasty. New Kingdom. Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the kings. Egypt

After having prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, an angel from heaven comes to comfort. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Mary is hosted by the virgins of the temple. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Annunciation to Saint Anne. Codex of Predis (1476). Italy
Annunciation to Saint Anne. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

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