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Leaning Collection

Background imageLeaning Collection: Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche
FRIEDRICH WILHELM NIETZSCHE German philosopher

Background imageLeaning Collection: Jeeves and Wooster

Jeeves and Wooster
In Thank You Jeeves!, Jeeves gives notice when Bertie Wooster, his employer, insists on playing the banjolele

Background imageLeaning Collection: Edward Jenner / Thiriat

Edward Jenner / Thiriat
EDWARD JENNER Physician and pioneer of vaccination

Background imageLeaning Collection: Lina Cavalieri, Italian opera singer and actress

Lina Cavalieri, Italian opera singer and actress
Natalina (Lina) Cavalieri (1874-1944), Italian operatic soprano and actress. circa 1900

Background imageLeaning Collection: Goethe / Window / Tischbein

Goethe / Window / Tischbein
JOHANN WOLFGANG von GOETHE German writer in Rome in 1787, looking out of the window in a relaxed mood

Background imageLeaning Collection: Cartoon of Winston Churchill, British statesman

Cartoon of Winston Churchill, British statesman
A cartoon depiction of Winston Churchill, British statesman and historian

Background imageLeaning Collection: Victorian woman (Polhill-Turner family)

Victorian woman (Polhill-Turner family)
An upper class Victorian woman, probably a member of the Polhill-Turner family of Howbury Hall, Renhold, Bedfordshire. Seen here in a studio photograph, leaning on the back of a chair

Background imageLeaning Collection: Streamlined Piece by David Wright

Streamlined Piece by David Wright, featuring a woman wearing a pale blue evening dress leaning against a chair. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during

Background imageLeaning Collection: Ulyssess Grant / Brady

Ulyssess Grant / Brady
ULYSSESs GRANT American Civil War General at Headquarters during the Virginia Campaign

Background imageLeaning Collection: Laurence Olivier / Signed

Laurence Olivier / Signed
(Sir) LAURENCE OLIVIER British actor of stage and screen

Background imageLeaning Collection: Spooner / Cricketer

Spooner / Cricketer
R H Reggie Spooner, English cricketer

Background imageLeaning Collection: Leaning Tower Bologna

Leaning Tower Bologna
Leaning towers of Bologna, Italy - La Garidenda and Torre degli Asinelli

Background imageLeaning Collection: Charles Darwin / Column

Charles Darwin / Column
CHARLES DARWIN Naturalist

Background imageLeaning Collection: Johannes Brahms, German composer

Johannes Brahms, German composer and musician, seen here as a young man, sitting at a grand piano

Background imageLeaning Collection: Robert Stephenson / Lucas

Robert Stephenson / Lucas
ROBERT STEPHENSON Engineer and designer of the Menai Bridge Depicted leaning against a rock with the bridge in the background

Background imageLeaning Collection: Railway Sleeper - Crewe Station

Railway Sleeper - Crewe Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing railway porter at Crewe Station. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageLeaning Collection: Omani Outside Broadcast truck

Omani Outside Broadcast truck
Salalah Sultanate of Oman. Omani Cameraman sitting on top of the green and orange Outside Broadcast truck. Small ladder leaning against van. Grey car park next to the van with Omani signage Date: 1977

Background imageLeaning Collection: Advertisement for Facel Vega car

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

Background imageLeaning Collection: Sketch for Le Peintre, by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier

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

Background imageLeaning Collection: Sir John Reith - Director General of the BBC

Sir John Reith - Director General of the BBC
Cartoon portrait, Sir John Reith, 1st Baron Reith of Stonehaven (1889-1971), Director General of the BBC, 1927-1938, depicted here as a giant figure towering over Broadcasting House, Portland Place

Background imageLeaning Collection: Breezing Up by Winslow Homer

Breezing Up by Winslow Homer (1836-1910). Date: 1876

Background imageLeaning Collection: Paul Verlaine, French poet

Paul Verlaine, French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. Seen here in a full-length photograph, wearing top hat, overcoat and scarf, and leaning on a walking stick

Background imageLeaning Collection: Pin-up by David Wright

Pin-up by David Wright, circa late 1950s, showing a woman in a transparent black, negligee reclining on a bed, her shapely legs clad in black stockings. c.1958

Background imageLeaning Collection: Lifeboat Coxswain Jonas Oxley, Walton, Essex

Lifeboat Coxswain Jonas Oxley, Walton, Essex
Portrait of Jonas Oxley, lifeboat coxswain of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, from 1947 to 1964. Seen here standing outside the boat house. circa 1963

Background imageLeaning Collection: Lanchester car

Lanchester car
A Lanchester car (10 HP) and suave-looking driver in relaxed pose on a suburban street

Background imageLeaning Collection: Plutarch / Thevet 1584

Plutarch / Thevet 1584
PLUTARCH Greek biographer and historian

Background imageLeaning Collection: Jennie Churchill / Cdv

Jennie Churchill / Cdv
JENNIE JEROME LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL Later wife of George Cornwallis-West

Background imageLeaning Collection: George Grossmith / 1895

George Grossmith / 1895
GEORGE GROSSMITH (SNR) English actor, associated with the Gilbert & Sullivan operas

Background imageLeaning Collection: The Kissing Ceremony by Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky

The Kissing Ceremony by Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky
The Kissing Ceremony by Russian painter Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky (1839-1915). Date: late 19th century

Background imageLeaning Collection: Coconut palms, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies

Coconut palms, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies. Date: 1924

Background imageLeaning Collection: Square of Miracles, Pisa

Square of Miracles, Pisa
The Battistero or Baptistery and the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Duomo Cathedral of Santa Maria Asunta in the Piazza del Duomo, the Square of Miracles, in Pisa, Italy

Background imageLeaning Collection: Poster for Candian Pacific Mont Cruises

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

Background imageLeaning Collection: The Leaning Tower, Pisa, Italy

The Leaning Tower, Pisa, Italy. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageLeaning Collection: Pisa, Italy - View toward the Leaning Tower

Pisa, Italy - View toward the Leaning Tower
Pisa, Italy - View through an archway toward the Leaning Tower Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLeaning Collection: Scottish soldier writing home on a spiral staircase, WW1

Scottish soldier writing home on a spiral staircase, WW1
A resourceful Scottish soldier sits on a section of spiral staircase on the Western Front during the First World War to write his letter home. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageLeaning Collection: British Soldiers on a ship bound for Russia; First World War

British Soldiers on a ship bound for Russia; First World War
Photograph showing a group of British soldiers leaning over the rail on the deck of a transport ship bound for Russia, 1916

Background imageLeaning Collection: Augustus Leopold Egg

Augustus Leopold Egg
AUGUSTUS LEOPOLD EGG English painter and friend of Dickens

Background imageLeaning Collection: William Ernest Henley / Vf

William Ernest Henley / Vf
WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY English man of letters, editor of the Magazine of Art and other journals

Background imageLeaning Collection: Lewis Carroll / Resting

Lewis Carroll / Resting
LEWIS CARROLL alias CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON English mathematician, clergyman and writer - creator of Alice

Background imageLeaning Collection: Leaning Tower / Musicsheet

Leaning Tower / Musicsheet
The Pisa polka

Background imageLeaning Collection: John Keats / Crayon Portr

John Keats / Crayon Portr
JOHN KEATS English poet

Background imageLeaning Collection: John Keats / J Severn

John Keats / J Severn
JOHN KEATS English poet

Background imageLeaning Collection: Gb Shaw / Munsey 1905

Gb Shaw / Munsey 1905
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Irish writer Sitting down leaning on the arm of a chair

Background imageLeaning Collection: MORRIS (1834 - 1896)

MORRIS (1834 - 1896)
WILLIAM MORRIS writer, artist, designer

Background imageLeaning Collection: Model in mini skirt suit, with white beret and gloves

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

Background imageLeaning Collection: Modeal as 'artist' in smart collared sweater

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

Background imageLeaning Collection: Model in outdoor setting with teddy bear coat

Model in outdoor setting with teddy bear coat
Glamorous model in outdoor setting with teddy bear coat with matching fur hat and fur collar. Date: circa late 1950s

Background imageLeaning Collection: Woollands Catalogue shoot - Evening wear

Woollands Catalogue shoot - Evening wear
Two young ladies in pretty evening dresses acompanied by a youthful gent in full evening dress - possiby a Woollands Catalogue shoot. Smart interior. Date: circa 1958



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