Skip to main content

Pointing Collection

Background imagePointing Collection: Et in Arcadia Ego, c1650. Artist: Nicolas Poussin

Et in Arcadia Ego, c1650. Artist: Nicolas Poussin
Et in Arcadia Ego, c1650. The painting, also known as The Arcadian Shepherds, shows a Greek mythological scene in which a group of shepherds inspects an inscribed coffin

Background imagePointing Collection: Et in Arcadia ego (Les bergers d Arcadie or The Arcadian Shepherds), 1637-1638, (1911)

Et in Arcadia ego (Les bergers d Arcadie or The Arcadian Shepherds), 1637-1638, (1911). Artist: Nicolas Poussin
Et in Arcadia ego (Les bergers d Arcadie or The Arcadian Shepherds), 1637-38, (1911). Painting held at the Musee du Louvre, Paris. From The French Genius by Haldane Macfall. [T. C. and E. C

Background imagePointing Collection: George Melly on stage at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 8 April 1983

George Melly on stage at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 8 April 1983

Background imagePointing Collection: Juno, c1610. Creator: Abraham Bloemaert

Juno, c1610. Creator: Abraham Bloemaert
Juno, c1610

Background imagePointing Collection: Eclipse, c18th century, (1902). Artist: George Stubbs

Eclipse, c18th century, (1902). Artist: George Stubbs
Eclipse, c18th century. Eclipse (1764-1789) was an outstanding, undefeated 18th-century British thoroughbred racehorse. From The Connoisseur Vol. III [Otto Limited, London, 1902.]

Background imagePointing Collection: The Queen of Hearts, 1930. Artist: John Tenniel

The Queen of Hearts, 1930. Artist: John Tenniel
The Queen of Hearts, 1930. The Queen of Hearts from Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland. After an illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) colour printed by Edward Evans (1826-1905)

Background imagePointing Collection: Master Hare, 1789. Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds

Master Hare, 1789. Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Master Hare, 1789. Painting held at the Musee du Louvre, Paris. From The Connoisseur Volume L. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1918]

Background imagePointing Collection: The Old Parliament House, Dublin, 19th century

The Old Parliament House, Dublin, 19th century

Background imagePointing Collection: Whatever I do, I do not Repent, I Keep Pissing against the Moon, c1558-1560

Whatever I do, I do not Repent, I Keep Pissing against the Moon, c1558-1560. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Whatever I do, I do not Repent, I Keep Pissing against the Moon, 1558-1560. One from a series depicting twelve proverbs. From the Museum Mayer van der Berg, Antwerp, Belgium

Background imagePointing Collection: The Landing, c1810, (1923). Artist: John Sell Cotman

The Landing, c1810, (1923). Artist: John Sell Cotman
The Landing, c1810, (1923). From The Studio Volume 84. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1923]

Background imagePointing Collection: Vivien and Merlin, 1874. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron

Vivien and Merlin, 1874. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Vivien and Merlin, 1874

Background imagePointing Collection: Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 1782 (c1783)

Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 1782 (c1783). General Sir George Eliott is on horseback pointing to the battle between the British and the Spanish land and sea forces

Background imagePointing Collection: Alfred in the neatherds cottage, c878 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

Alfred in the neatherds cottage, c878 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Alfred in the neatherds cottage, 1864. King Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Here, sitting in a cottage he is interrupted by the neatherds wife

Background imagePointing Collection: The Polar Star, 1920. Artist: William Shackleton

The Polar Star, 1920. Artist: William Shackleton
The Polar Star, 1920. Painting held Bradford Museums and Galleries, Bradford. From The Studio Volume 83. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1922]

Background imagePointing Collection: Honi. Soi. Qui. Mal. Y. Pense: The Caricature Shop of G. Humphrey, 27 St. James

Honi. Soi. Qui. Mal. Y. Pense: The Caricature Shop of G. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess Street, London, August 12, 1821

Background imagePointing Collection: Opening of an exhibition of photographs by Denis Williams, Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Herts, 1978

Opening of an exhibition of photographs by Denis Williams, Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Herts, 1978
Official opening of an exhibition of photographs by Denis Williams at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, April 1978

Background imagePointing Collection: Seamans, von Braun and President Kennedy at Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 1963

Seamans, von Braun and President Kennedy at Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 1963. Dr. Wernher von Braun (center) explains the Saturn Launch System to President John F. Kennedy

Background imagePointing Collection: Catherine the Great (1729-1796), Empress of Russia, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald

Catherine the Great (1729-1796), Empress of Russia, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Catherine the Great (1729-1796), Empress of Russia. Portrait of Catherine II (1729-1796) who came to the throne in 1762. A German princess

Background imagePointing Collection: Portrait of a Woman with a Lapdog, 1672. Creator: Frans van Mieris I

Portrait of a Woman with a Lapdog, 1672. Creator: Frans van Mieris I
Portrait of a Woman with a Lapdog, 1672.

Background imagePointing Collection: Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist with a Donor, 1410. Creator: Joan Mates

Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist with a Donor, 1410. Creator: Joan Mates
Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist with a Donor, 1410.

Background imagePointing Collection: Saint John the Baptist, 1475. Creator: Alvise Vivarini

Saint John the Baptist, 1475. Creator: Alvise Vivarini
Saint John the Baptist, 1475.

Background imagePointing Collection: The Crucifixion, 1390. Creator: Agnolo Gaddi

The Crucifixion, 1390. Creator: Agnolo Gaddi
The Crucifixion, 1390.

Background imagePointing Collection: The Sacrifice of Polyxena, unknown date, (c1730s). Creator: Workshop of Giovanni Battista Pittoni

The Sacrifice of Polyxena, unknown date, (c1730s). Creator: Workshop of Giovanni Battista Pittoni
The Sacrifice of Polyxena, unknown date, (c1730s). Polyxena, with whom Achilles fell in love, was the younger daughter of Priam and Hecuba, the king and queen of Troy

Background imagePointing Collection: Portrait of Madame Bouret as Diana, 1745. Creator: Jean-Marc Nattier

Portrait of Madame Bouret as Diana, 1745. Creator: Jean-Marc Nattier
Portrait of Madame Bouret as Diana, 1745.

Background imagePointing Collection: Saint John the Baptist Preaching in the Desert, 1650. Creator: Pier Francesco Mola

Saint John the Baptist Preaching in the Desert, 1650. Creator: Pier Francesco Mola
Saint John the Baptist Preaching in the Desert, 1650.

Background imagePointing Collection: Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well, 1640. Creator: Guercino

Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well, 1640. Creator: Guercino
Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well, 1640. The meeting between Christ and the woman of Samaria at the well is only recounted in the Gospel of Saint John.

Background imagePointing Collection: Mrs. Adolph Topperwein. [with gun], between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. Adolph Topperwein. [with gun], between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Adolph Topperwein. [with gun], between c1910 and c1915.

Background imagePointing Collection: Juarez, Adobe house riddled, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Juarez, Adobe house riddled, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Juarez, Adobe house riddled, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imagePointing Collection: Rebels in action, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Rebels in action, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Rebels in action, between c1910 and c1915.

The beheading of John the Baptist, 1625-1630. Creator: Giuseppe Caletti
The beheading of John the Baptist, 1625-1630. Plate 12 of series ' Esemplari per facilitar gli amatori del disegno' (Specimens to make drawing for enthusiasts easier)

Background imagePointing Collection: A scene of witchcraft. Plate 4 from: Scherzi di Fantasia (Sktches of Fantasy), 1743-50

A scene of witchcraft. Plate 4 from: Scherzi di Fantasia (Sktches of Fantasy), 1743-50. The aged, central bearded figure, almost certainly a magician from his appearance

Background imagePointing Collection: The famous shoemaker. De Vermaarde Schoenmaaker, 1695. Creator: Cornelis Dusart

The famous shoemaker. De Vermaarde Schoenmaaker, 1695. Creator: Cornelis Dusart
The famous shoemaker. De Vermaarde Schoenmaaker, 1695. The shoemaker, seated on the left and holding his awl, appears to be operating a busy, successful shop.

Background imagePointing Collection: E.R. Stoddard and J[ohn] P. Haswell, Ky., 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

E.R. Stoddard and J[ohn] P. Haswell, Ky., 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
E.R. Stoddard and J[ohn] P. Haswell, Ky., 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Background imagePointing Collection: Two Guides, 1877. Creator: Winslow Homer

Two Guides, 1877. Creator: Winslow Homer
Two Guides, 1877. The men in this painting were well-known wilderness guides in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Their axes

Background imagePointing Collection: Foot-Races at the annual festival of the Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Foot-Races at the annual festival of the Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Foot-Races at the annual festival of the Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, 1864. 'The annual festival provided by a kind and judicious management for the inmates of the Earlswood Asylum, near Redhill

Background imagePointing Collection: Illustrations of the War in Denmark: interior of No. 4 Redoubt at Düppel, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Illustrations of the War in Denmark: interior of No. 4 Redoubt at Düppel, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Illustrations of the War in Denmark: interior of No. 4 Redoubt at Duppel, 1864. Engraving '...from a sketch by our Special Artist...[showing] the aspect of Duppel since the storm of war has swept

Background imagePointing Collection: Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: the royal party viewing Stockholm... 1864

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: the royal party viewing Stockholm... 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: the royal party viewing Stockholm from the pavilion in the Mosebacke Garden - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. The King of Sweden

Background imagePointing Collection: The Charing-Cross Railway: covered way leading to the platform, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Charing-Cross Railway: covered way leading to the platform, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Charing-Cross Railway: covered way leading to the platform, 1864. In no part of London has a greater improvement been made than upon the spot where Hungerford Market once stood

Background imagePointing Collection: Lord Palmerston making the ministerial statement on Dano-German Affairs... 1864

Lord Palmerston making the ministerial statement on Dano-German Affairs... 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Lord Palmerston making the ministerial statement on Dano-German Affairs in the House of Commons on Monday, 1864. Every seat in the body of the house, and the very steps in each gangway

Background imagePointing Collection: Geo. Chu, Lee Koon Yu & Com. L.E. Trim, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Geo

Geo. Chu, Lee Koon Yu & Com. L.E. Trim, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Geo. Chu, Lee Koon Yu & Com. L.E. Trim, 1917
Geo. Chu, Lee Koon Yu & Com. L.E. Trim, 1917. Chinese American boys, who have joined the Junior Naval Scouts, with their Navy commander during World War I

Background imagePointing Collection: Chief Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Chief Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Chief Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917 (date created or published later). A group of Native Americans inspecting the model weapons aboard the USS Recruit

Background imagePointing Collection: Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Lt. Wells Hawks (1870-1941), a member of the Navy's public relations team with "Chief Bald Eagle"

Background imagePointing Collection: The War in America: the Confederates quitting Brownsville, Texas... 1864. Creator: Unknown

The War in America: the Confederates quitting Brownsville, Texas... 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in America: the Confederates quitting Brownsville, Texas, on hearing of the approach of Federal transports, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. A. G. Wedge

Background imagePointing Collection: Strawberry plants on government farm, 1916. Creator: Curtis & Miller

Strawberry plants on government farm, 1916. Creator: Curtis & Miller. Strawberry plants on government farm, 1916
Strawberry plants on government farm, 1916

Background imagePointing Collection: Oscar Straus, May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Oscar Straus, May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Oscar Straus, May 1918. Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926), former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor appearing at a World War I Liberty Bond rally in front of Federal Hall, Wall Street, New York City

Background imagePointing Collection: Stephen A. Wise [i.e. Stephen S. Wise], May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Stephen A. Wise [i.e. Stephen S. Wise], May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Stephen A. Wise [i.e. Stephen S. Wise], May 1918. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise at a World War I Liberty Bond rally in front of Federal Hall, Wall Street, New York City

Background imagePointing Collection: Secy Daniels, Capt. C.A. Adams, 16 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Secy Daniels, Capt. C.A. Adams, 16 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Secy Daniels, Capt. C.A. Adams, 16 Mar 1918. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) on the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Background imagePointing Collection: Germans in S.W. Belgium, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Germans in S.W. Belgium, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans in S.W. Belgium, between 1914 and c1915. German soldiers near large haystacks in Belgium during World War I



All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping