Lying Collection (page 6)

THE LAST SUPPER
This is a more probable depiction of the meal, the disciples would more likely have been lying than sitting up at table

Westminster Hall by night: Waiting and departing 1910
The queue waiting in a thunderstorm to view the public lying-in-state of King Edward VII in Westminster Hall. Date: May 1910

SLOCUMS VISITOR
American circumnavigator Joshua Slocum, lying sick in the cabin of the Spray, is protected by the pilot of the Pinta, one of Columbuss ships. Date: 26 July 1895

Girls on Beach - Klods-Han
Two girls at the seaside, one lying at the waters edge talking to her friend Date: 1913

NARCISSUS / CLASSICAL MYTH
Lying beside a pool of water

Over 5000 people an hour passed through Westminster Hall to pay their tributes to the late King George VI during his ceremonial lying-in-state with Officers of the Life Guards of the Husehold Cavaly

A man sleeps on a bench on Morecambe promenade
A man sleeps on a bench beneath ornate metal railings on Morecambe promenade, Lancashire. Date: 2011

Shoe shine man in a shady spot - Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia
A shoe shine man lies in a shady spot on the pavement in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. Beside him are the tools of his trade - brushes and polish

Mahout bathes an elephant, Sri Lanka - 4
A Mahout splashes water on an elephant while giving it a bath in the River Maha Oya near the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka Date: 1994

Mahout bathes an elephant, Sri Lanka - 3
A Mahout splashes water on an elephant while giving it a bath in the River Maha Oya near the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka Date: 1994

Mahout bathes an elephant, Sri Lanka - 2
A Mahout splashes water on an elephant while giving it a bath in the River Maha Oya near the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka Date: 1994

Mahout bathes an elephant, Sri Lanka - 1
Mahout rests on Raja, an old blind elephant, after giving him a bath in the River Maha Oya near the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka Date: 1994

Summer Fun on a British Beach - lots of people in two seated rows forming a fun composition for this candid seaside snapper. Date: 1920s

Vichy, France - Thermal Baths - Water Massage. The male attendant in the foreground appears to be checking his patients pulse - one hopes the water jets did not have an adverse effect

Two young ladies out for a countryside walk
Two young ladies enjoying the health benefits of a good walk in the countryside on a hot summer day. What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare? (From Leisure by W. H)

What are the wild wave saying? Liar
What are the wild wave saying? (" Liar" ) Date: circa 1910s

Pretty French girl in fishscale swimsuit reclining
A pretty French model in fish scale pattern swimsuit and floral silk headscarf reclining seductively on a photographic studio beach. Date: late 1910s

Wild Cat, 1850, by Rosa Bonheur
Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899). French painter. Wild Cat, 1850. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Advert for Carter wounded or invalid chairs 1896
For holding a book or writing at a desk in any position over an easy chair, bed or sofa obviating fatigue and stooping. In valuable to invalids and students. 1896

Lying-in-State of late King George V - Westminster Hall
Late Majesty, King George Lying-in-State in Westminster Hall, London, for the four days. Around the Royal coffin on its dais, isolated amid the wide spaces

The Cult of Nudity - sunbathing fashions, 1930s
Page from The Sphere reporting on the growing vogue for sunbathing fashions, particularly backless swimsuits - a style that began at the fashionable French resorts of the Riviera

Sketches by Cecil Aldin, Just Among Friends, taken from the artists sketchbooks. Terriers. Date: 1934

Woman on a horse in a field, lying back with her feet out of the stirrups. Date: circa 1920s

The Fairies Song - A Midsummers Nights Dream - Act II, scene 2 - Titania asleep, surrounded by her fairy train

European Bison - large adult male bull lying down - part of a larger herd living wild in a mixed forest (Bison bonasus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September

European Bison - a huge adult male bull lying down - part of a larger herd living wild in a mixed forest (Bison bonasus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September

European Bison - a huge adult male bull - part of a larger herd living wild in a mixed forest (Bison bonasus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September

Dead Italian soldiers, Tolmin, Slovenia, WW1
Dead Italian soldiers with their faces covered up, at Tolmin (Tolmino), Slovenia, near the border with north eastern Italy, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Smoking Opium, China
Chinese man smoking Opium, China Date: circa 1910s

Typical Fantasy Harem Scene from the Middle East - the girls lazing on a sunny afternoon on the roof, catching some rays... Date: circa 1910s

Telegram excuse sent by husband to disguise affair
Telegram excuse sent by an older man to his wife to disguise the affair he is having with his young Secretary. Date: 1909

Hic Jacet - Here Lies - drunken man collapsed in gutter
(hic!) jacet (translated from the Latin: " Here Lies" ) - a drunken Londoner collapsed in gutter, his umbrella and hat discarded onto the street in his stupor. Date: circa 1890s

Wounded French soldier lying in bed in a hospital ward
A wounded French soldier lying in bed in a hospital ward that was originally a school. He is being visited by an elegant lady who is seated beside the bed.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Crashed British fighter plane and dead airman, WW1
A crashed British single-seat fighter plane with a dead airman lying on the ground beside it, on the Siegfried Line in northern France during the First World War. Date: May-August 1917

Lenin in Coffin
VLADIMIR LENIN lying in state in his coffin prior to being permanently housed in Red Square. Date: 1870 - 1924

Quentin Roosevelt lying beside his aircraft, France, WW1
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt (1897-1918), youngest son of the former President of the United States, lying beside his aircraft (a Nieuport 28)

A leopard resting on a rainforest branch
An adult leopard (Panthera pardus) resting on the substantial lower branch of a rainforest tree in sub-Saharan Africa. Painting by Maloclm Greensmith

A portrait of a Leopard
A reproduction of a portrait painting of a Leopard (Panthera pardus) by Malcolm Greensmith

Comic postcard, Underground Movement Date: 20th century

Two German boy scouts on an outdoor activity

German boy scout in a tent at camp, wondering what to write

Death of Lt-Col William Miller of the 1st Guards at the Battle of Quatre Bras. One of 16 lithographs by J Atkinson depicting incidents of British bravery during the late campaigns on the continent

Hes All Right if you Know Him by Cecil Aldin
" Hes all right if you know him, but you ve got to know him first." A group of dogs snuggle up together on a sofa. 1930

Intoxication - drawing by Paris-based artist Jan Olitzki - a woman has passed out under the effects of a heavy night on the tiles - in so doing her top has unfortunately descended

Greek art. Classical period. Grave stele. Relief. Funerary banquet scene. The man lying holding in his hand a Philae and a boy came from a crater serves

Trelissick House and Garden, Feock, near Truro, Cornwall
Trelissick House and Garden, a National Trust property at Feock, near Truro, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Young woman in pink swimsuit by swimming pool
Young woman in a pink swimsuit, lying on a diving board by a swimming pool. Date: circa 1980s

Two children on pavement, Balham, SW London
Two children, a boy and a girl, sitting and lying on the pavement on a street in Balham, SW London. The boy is holding a shovel, and they are both rather dirty. Date: circa 1961

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