Lean Collection

The Strife of Lent with Shrovetide, c. 1550, by Pieter Bruegh
Pieter Brueghel the Elder (c.1525-1569). Flemish painter. The Strife of Lent with Shrovetide, c.1550. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Advertisement for Facel Vega car with female model (Helen Connor). 1959

Sketch for Le Peintre, by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1815-1891). The artist leans back to view his work, resting his head on a womans shoulder

Boys Watching Ship
A group of boys lean against the dock railings and watch a steamship being built

Poster for Candian Pacific Mont Cruises - a glamorous lady in a green dress leans back against the rail of the liner, holding a black witches hat by its lengthy bowstrings

Macleans Cross, Iona
Macleans Cross - named after the chief of the Clan Mac Lean

Model in mini skirt suit, with white beret and gloves
Model in mini skirt suit, with white beret and white gloves. Date: 1967

Modeal as 'artist' in smart collared sweater
Model posing as an artist in front of a period portrait holding paint brushes. She is wearing a smart collared sweater. Date: circa 1960

Comic postcard, Pretty woman and psychiatrist Date: 20th century

What a War! - Suits me, I dunno as I ll ever go back to Railings! - humorous comment
What a War! - " Suits me, I dunno as I ll ever go back to Railings!" - humorous comment on the wartime appropriation of railings for use as raw material in the war effort. Date: circa 1941

Life on a North Sea trawler - man at work on deck. Date: 1960s

Balenciaga Fashion 1965
Balenciaga Paris fashion collection, navy wool lean sleeved jacket suit with brass buttons left open, narrow skirt, collar in linen. Date: 1965

Chap delighted with his parcel (Peak Freans Biscuit Box!)
A Young chap delighted to discover a parcel has arrived for him, containing a Peak Freans Biscuit Box! (or so says the hand-written message!!) Date: circa 1900s

Lima as seen from the Hill of San Cristobal
After the Chilean army occupied Lima, during the War of the Pacific in 1881. On top of the hill of San Cristobal, a soldier stands holding the Chilean flag

Holding up the pillar
Three men and two small children pretend to be supporting the weight of a rather precariously leaning pillar - part of quite a grand countryside entrance way. Date: late 1930s

Couple lean on a fence at the golf course Date: 1910

Santa over Town Date: 1950

Surgical Operation

Blarney Castle, Republic of Ireland
Blarney Castle, Cork, Republic of Ireland - Multi-image postcard. circa 1970s

Old man in trilby leans against a doorway, Funchal, Maderia
An old man wearing a trilby hat leans his back against a doorway in Funchal, Maderia Date: 2005

Mamie Holland music hall male impersonator 1896-1963
Mamie Holland (Emily Alexander) male impersonator in music hall and musical comedy. Wearing three-piece checked suit with Homburg (?), spats and a cane

Roman Art. Statue of Dionysos leaning on a female figure ( Hope Dionysos ). Marble. Augustan or Julio-Claudian period. 27 B.C.-68 A.C. Roman copy of Greek original

Jack Sprat could eat no fat... 19th century

Workhouse dining hall, Oliver Twist film, 1948
A workhouse dining hall interior, from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. The religious mottos reminded the inmates that due gratitude was in order for the care they were receiving

Irascible old man leaning forward to rise from his chair
A study of an irascible old man leaning forward to rise from his chair. He may have had a little too much to drink. Date: 1894

Bologna - Leaning Towers
The two leaning towers - the symbol of the City of Bologna, Italy. The taller one is called the Asinelli while the smaller but more leaning tower is called the Garisenda

Two women shoppers at Morrisons supermarket, Eccles
Two seemingly identical women shoppers lean over a freezer at Morrisons supermarket in Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1981

Hut, boat and trees, La Digue, Seychelles
Hut, boat, man and trees on the island of La Digue, Seychelles. circa 1967

Turkmenistan - Muslims pray outdoors after a storm - Friday prayers. Date: circa 1910s

She stoops to Conquer, or the Long & Short of it
She Stoops to Conquer or The Long & Short of It - a couple very in love but completely un-matched in terms of height! Date: 1907

Jeremiah lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, 1630, by Re
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. Jeremiah lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, 1630. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Nicolas Joaquin Arteta Calisto (1771-1849). Portrait
Nicolas Joaquin Arteta Calisto (1771-1849). Bishop and first archbishop of Quito. Chapter house. Cathedral of Quito. Ecuador

Pub Scene 1868
Men lean against the bar and talk inside a pub. Date: 1868

Victorian Scrap - Dick Whittington and Cat. late 19th century

Girl at Fingle Bridge, Dartmoor National Park, Devon
Girl standing by a tree, looking into the river near Fingle Bridge, a 17th-century stone arch packhorse bridge over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. 1974

Girl and large dog with flowers on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Punk in toilet at gig in Manchester
A punk with the rather apt word Unrest on his black jacket leans against the wall of a toilet at a punk gig in Manchester. Date: circa 1982

Bicycle shed
Lean-to bicycle shed from the Gardeners & Poultry Keepers Guide Date: 1908

Fire at 13 Essex Road, Islington Green, N1
LFB firefighters in action at the premises of C F Anderson & Sons Ltd, Timber Merchants, 13 Essex Road, Islington Green, N1, on 13 September 1958

Nursery Rhymes -- Jack Sprat, man in forest
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean. Below -- a man in a forest in a green costume. Date: early 20th century

Romanian Shepherds
Two Romanian Shepherds in thick sheepskin jackets and fur hats, lean on their crooks and look throughly chilly!! Date: 1901

Casual Slacks
A couple lean against a tree in the street in their trendy slacks. Date: mid 1960s

John Mc Lean
JOHN MCLEAN American statesman with his autograph Date: 1785 - 1861

Raphael Kirchner - Pretty lady looking down on pink flowers
Raphael Kirchner - Pretty lady looking down from a cream marble wall on a patch pink flowers. Her long dark hair falls down toward the blooms. Date: circa 1903

French Fantasy Beauty in see-through drape poses dramatically in front of a mysterious landscape vista. Date: circa 1910s

Ethiopian Woman in suggestive repose
Beautiful Ethiopian Woman in suggestive repose. The card caption reads: " Seeing something of the East and enjoying wonderful experiences". Read into that what you will... Date: circa 1930s

Actors discuss rates of pay
First Budding Actor (to second budding actor) - " Oh yes, you hear about those salaries of Twenty-five and thirty shillings, but you never get em." Date: 1901

Dutch Fashion Model
A very striking 1940s Dutch Fashion Model, wearing a plaid jacket and floppy hat and smoking a cigarete, whilst leaning nonchalantly on her elbow. Date: 1943

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