Knees Collection (page 2)

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

An Angel visits Mary. Codex of Predis (1476). Italy
An Angel visits Mary. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Greek Art Funerary stele. V century B. C
GREEK ART. Greece. V century BC. Funerary stele marble. Relief with a Young offers a bird with her left hand to a child kneeling whos standing to pick it up

An older gentleman professing his love to a young ladyfriend
Tennis Illustrated - 40- Love. An older gentleman down on his knees, professing his undying love to a young lady companion; she is yet to cast judgement on his proposal. Date: circa 1904

Richard Earl of Arundel
RICHARD FITZALAN, earl of ARUNDEL AND SURREY, and Alice his wife, both on their knees as a sign of humility but wearing coronets to signify their rank and station. Date: 1307 - 1376

Lady & Messengers 1560S
Men: doublets, large sleeves with panes & bows, voluminous hose & canions with bows at the knees, or buskins & spurs. Noblewoman: ornate petticoat, feather fan. Date: late 1560s

French Cavaliers C17Th
The costume of French Cavaliers include: doublets, ruffs, trunk-hose, capes, cocked hats with feathers & very high boots reaching above the knees with tabbed tops. Date: early 17th century

Albert Opera Anna Von L
ANNA VON LANDSKRON A dramatic moment from Act 4 scene 5 : as always, the girl is on her knees, imploring, while the hero, dressed for the sports field, threatens.. Date: 1859

Englishman 1610
His doublet is stiff but his breeches are loose; his collar is plain but he wears ribbons at his knees. Lace cuffs add an extra touch of luxury... Date: circa 1610

Duck Hunt / Alken
DUCK The eccentric Shropshire Squire John Mytton (1796-1834) wearing a nightshirt crawls across the snow on his knees to bag a few wild ducks. Date: 1820s

A Heartfelt Proposal
When a gentleman goes down on his knees, places his hand on his heart, and assures her of the intensity of his feelings, how can a girl doubt the sincerity of his affection ? Date: circa 1860

Advert for Debenham & Freebody childrens spring coats 1937
Selection of spring coats over the knees for little girls. Date: 1937

Picture showing a girl on her knees and man dressed as encha
Slide showing a picture or a girl in a fine dress kneeling next to a bearded man dressed as an enchanter or wizard next to her, on the battlements on a castle. Part of Box 366. Date: circa 1900

Shoe Shiner
Black and white. Illustration of a shoe shiner on his knees in front of a small stand with the company name, Day & Martin, written on it. There is a lady standing near him with a little dog

Hillbrow Scout Troop, Johannesburg, exercising
Boys of Hillbrow Scout Troop, Johannesburg, South Africa, doing physical exercises

Athlete / Tavernari
The Italian runner TAVERNARI, who won another World Record at Budapest, Hungary, on 15 June, covering 500 metres in just 1 minute and 2/9ths of a second! Date: 1930s

Circus Cleaner
A poor cleaning lady, down on her hands and knees, scrubbing the floor at Olympia Circus, London. Date: 1930s

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A little bit behind
" A little bit behind!" - A kind young girl helps her boy chum who has torn his shorts and requires an urgent spot of patching-up! Date: circa 1942

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Why Worry! Cares of the time are danced away by this young couple, frolicing in the garden without a care in the world. Date: circa 1942

Study of a woman on bended knee saying her prayers
A study of a woman on bended knee saying her prayers at a Sunday Church Service. Date: circa 1898

Studies for A Coster Girl Dancing by Phil May. A right ol Cockney Knees Up! Date: circa 1890s

Amorous Gent makes his move
A suave gent takes advantage of his position and makes his move on his lady love, although his boldness doesn t seem guaranteed to bring success with the coy target of his affections

Civil law, 14th c. The king trying slander. In her knees, a woman begging for mercy. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial

Prince protesting love

Two men, one on his hands and knees crawling, the other is sitting on the first mans back, facing forward, holding a paddle over his head, about to strike the man on his exposed buttocks

So Far So Good - A fine pair of ankles, calves, knees and
" So Far So Good" - A fine pair of ankles, calves, knees and... Date: circa 1910s

A Slippery Customer by W. S. Hutton 1927
Young woman being very indecisive on what shoes to buy, while the shop assistant is on her hands and knees exhausted. Date: 1927

Kaiser Wilhelm appeals to Queen Alexandra
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany appeals to Queen Alexandra of Great Britain, who sits atop the vast wealth of the British Empire

Card Series 8
He lands in the New World, and falls to his knees to thank God... Date: 1446 - 1506

Chambermaid been asked out by the sweep
Chambermaid receives an admirer: From sweep in love can work be e er expected? And so this morn the chimneys are neglected; upon his knees he vainly pleads

Bream Catch
A fisherman wearing a visor and rubber waders, holds up a catch of bream, Lough Forbes, County Longford, Ireland. Date: 1960s

Before and After the Election
Before the election, the Candidate is begging the voter on his knees for his vote. Following the election, it is the voter who is on his knees, petitioning his (now) Member of Parliament

French Couple 1650
An aristocratic French couple, he with rosettes on his knees, at his waist and on his shoes, she with a smaller one at her bosom Date: circa 1650

Lady passenger on the underground -- Route Maps
An illustration entitled Route Maps, depicting a seductive lady passenger on the underground reading a little book with the word Kisses on the front cover

Pedestrian safety / W H Robinson
Safety for pedestrians at sharp bends, with the help of a dressing table mirror attached to a lampost. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

Legless bridge table / W H Robinson
Post War Britain - Social reform. A legless bridge table, kept in place instead by four balloons, hovers, allowing a more intimate game to be played

A young girl leaning backward against a wall. Watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Satire on the plea for a labourers vote
Excellent political satire on the plea for a labourers vote, as both a Tory and a Liberal Politician get down on their knees to beg for the vote of the common working man

Lear / Nonsense / Dover
There was an Old Person of Dover, who rushed through a field of blue Clover; But some very large bees, stung his nose and his knees, so he very soon went back to Dover

French infantry creeping forward on the Western Front
French infantry in the front line on hands and knees creeping forward to within charging distance. Two soldiers are seen in the foreground wearing steel helmets

Cassagnac / Gill / Hommes D
PAUL GRANIER DE CASSAGNAC French journalist, politician and noted duellist

Housemaid Brushes Carpet
The housemaid of a large Edwardian house brushes one of the many large dusty rugs on her hands and knees

Pius IX Returns
Now that the French have rescued Rome from those awful Republicans, it is safe for Pius IX to go back : he lands at Naples where the pious citizens fall to their knees

Interrogating Witness
A Chinese official questions a witness, held on her knees by an assistant, while a scribe records her testimony

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