Praying Collection (page 2)

Stanislaw Oswiecim at the body of Anna Oswiecim, 1888
Stanislaw Wojciech Bergman (1862-1930). Polish painter. Stanislaw Oswiecim at the body of Anna Oswiecim, 1888. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland

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

A Young man signals his amorous intentions to his beloved - she seems to be weighing up his proposal'... Date: circa 1904

Funerary Monument - Praying Angel. circa 1900

Tomb of Pope Alexander VII, by Bernini
Tomb of Pope Alexander VII (1599-1667). Sculptural monument by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), built between 1671-1678. Marble. Commissioned by Pope Alexander VII himself. South transept. St

Cartoon, A Problem in Resuscitation, WW1
Cartoon, A Problem in Resuscitation, showing the recently elected Pope (Benedictus XV) holding a dead Dove of Peace upside down by one leg

PRAYING AT A GRAVE
Kikuo, a retainer of the feudal lord, prays at his dead master's grave

STONING OF ST STEPHEN
The stoning of Saint Stephen He was the first Christian to die for his faith

Red Cross nurse praying Date: circa 1890

Comic postcard, Dog saying his prayers - bless Mr Belisha, who introduced the Belisha Beacon in 1935 - no doubt a convenience for many dogs! Date: circa late 1930s

Comic postcard, Man fishing and praying at the seaside Date: 1955

c. 1880s Japan - Diabutsu bronze buddha

Muslim man at prayer, Egypt, c. 1880 s
Muslim man at prayer, Egypt, c.1880 s

Comic postcard, Two children at the seaside in a boat Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girls bedtime prayer Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Old maid saying her prayers Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, The Old Maids Prayer Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little boy praying. Dear Lord, tonight dads way from home, So keep me safe til day be come; But if you ain t got time to spare, An things that must be done

Comic postcard, The shortest prayer on record - A man, Amen! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl praying on her bed Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little boy praying by his bed Date: 20th century

Jerusalem, Jewish women praying at the Western / Wailing Wall
Vintage 19th century photograph: Jerusalem, Jewish women praying at the Western or Wailing Wall

Gate to the seraglio, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, 18th century
Gate to the seraglio, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul. Porta del serraglio. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Muslim man praying at a roadside prayer site
Open-air raised praying site; such sites existed on all big commercial routes in the Ottoman Empire. Muslim man kneeling on a prayer mat in front of a carved stone indicating Mecca

A Muslim man performing his ablutions before prayer, washing his hands in a bowl of water. A servant pours water and another offers a towel. Musulmano che fa abluzione

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young woman praying
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young woman kneeling in prayer before bed. Death and Juvenile Piety. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus

Kitsch French Postcard with a representation of Charity. Date: circa 1910s

At last I heard a voice up on the slope cry to the summit, is there any hope. Illustration by Florence Harrison to Tennysons poem, The Vision of Sin. Date: c.1920

Foundation stone of Londons first mosque laid, Southfields
The foundation stones of Londons first mosque at Southfields by His Holiness the Khalifatul Masih II, His Holiness and other Indians are seen praying in front of the stone

Monumental brass rubbing, William Barton and wife, Thornborough, Buckinghamshire. 1389

Monumental brass rubbing, Walter Seller, Iden, Sussex. circa 1427

Brass rubbing, Richard and Kateryn Amondesham
Monumental brass rubbing, Richard and Kateryn Amondesham, St Marys Church, Ealing, West London. circa 1490

Monumental brass rubbing, Henry Daw, palimpsest. 1578

Praying mantis, Mantis religiosa, and egg case. Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1842

Cockscomb, Celosia cristata, with praying mantis
L Amarante rouge a Crete. Cockscomb, Celosia cristata, with praying mantis. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus

Festival of Isis, with devotees praying and making offerings, playing sistrum, horns and drums, and sacred ibis. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

Black man praying, watched by white woman
Black man praying, watched by a white woman. 19th century

Jew at prayer
Jew worshiping with his head covered. The act of covering the head when praying is seen as honouring god. Date: circa 1800

Xaca, Japanese Deity
Japanese deity Xaca Date: 1737

Xantai, Japanese Deity
Japanese deity, Xantai Date: 1737

Idol of Canon
Canon idol (also referred to as kannon, kwannon) Date: 1737

Japanese Preacher
A Japanese Preacher haranguing (preaching to) the people who are assembled to worship their Tuteler-Idol. Date: 1760

Toranga, Japanese Deity
Engraving of the deity Toranga, found in the Toranga pagoda, Japan. Date: 1737

Japanese Buddhist Deities Tiedebaik and Amida
Japanese idols Tiedebaik and Amida. Amida is a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss. Date: 1737

Bonzes praying
Bonzes are Buddhist priests, monks or teachers. Buddhist monks were often referred to by the term bonze in english literature before the mid 20th Century especially when referring to monks from East

Buddhist monks praying, Rangoon, Burma, South East Asia
Buddhist monks and others praying at the Shwedagon Pagoda shrine, Rangoon (now Yangon), Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. Date: 1922

Biblical Tales by John Lawson, Child Praying

French postcard, girl praying for soldier father, WW1
French postcard, a little girl praying for her soldier father, First World War. 1914-1918

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