Kneeling Collection (page 49)

Scene from Scenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot, 1883. Artist: Robert Brown
Scene from Scenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot, 1883. This series of three tales included The Sad Fortunes of the Rev

St Simeon Stylites, Hermit of the Pillar, 5th century (1825). St Simeon Stylites (387-459) spent 7 years self-imposed solitude in a Syrian monastery

St Stephen, first Christian martyr c36 (1493). Stephen was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, supreme council of the Jews, and stoned to death. From the Bible (Acts 7:57)

Egyptian tomb figure of a woman grinding corn using a saddle quern, c2500 BC. Photograph taken c1910

Elijah, Old Testament prophet, raising the widows son from apparent death, c1860. From the Bible (1 Kings 17)

Elijah raising the widows son, c1808. From the Bible (1 Kings 17.19, 20)

Jesus healing the multitudes, c1880. From the Bible

Mary Magdalene seeing the apparition of the risen Jesus Christ, c1500. In the left background angels are shown in the sepulchre. From the Bible (Luke 24)

Anne of Brittany (1476-1514), Duchess of Brittany and Queen of France. Anne married Charles VIII of France in 1491, then after Charles death, married Louis XII in 1499

La prosternation (La priere) ( Prayer of Prostration ), 1918. Artist: Etienne Dinet
La prosternation (La priere) ( Prayer of Prostration ), 1918. From La Vie de Mohammed, prophete d Allah (The Life of Mohammed, Prophet of Allah) by Etienne Dinet and Sliman Ben Ibrahim. (1918)

The dispute of Thomas a Becket and Henry II, 1170 (c1180). Thomas a Becket (1118-1170), Archbishop of Canterbury, in dispute with Henry II (1133-1189) King of England from 1154

Louis IX, King of France, in Chartres Cathedral in his coronation robes, 1226 (19th century)
Louis IX, King of France, kneeling before the altar in Chartres Cathedral in his coronation robes, 1226 (19th century). Louis IX (1215-1270) became king of France in 1226

The Entrance to the Tea Rooms, c1886-1908. Artist: Mizuno Toshikata
The Entrance to the Tea Rooms, c1886-1908. A geisha kneels before a shrine in a courtyard (left), while a second geisha places a pair of shoes on the ground

St Jerome in a Landscape, c1530-c1550. Artist: Herri met de Bles
St Jerome in a Landscape, c1530-c1550. Born at Strido in Dalmatia (Croatia), St Jerome (340-420) was one of the four great doctors of the early Christian church

L invocation (La Priere) ( Prayer of Invocation ), 1918. Artist: Etienne Dinet
L invocation (La Priere) ( Prayer of Invocation ), 1918. From La Vie de Mohammed, prophete d Allah (Life of Mohammed, prophet of Allah) by Etienne Dinet and Sliman Ben Ibrahim (1918)

The Prayer, 1918. Artist: Etienne Dinet
The Prayer, 1918. Muslims kneeling in prayer. From La Vie de Mohammed, prophete d Allah (Life of Mohammed, prophet of Allah) by Etienne Dinet and Sliman Ben Ibrahim (1918)

St Teresa of Avila before the Cross, c1621-1663. Artist: Guido Cagnacci
St Teresa of Avila before the Cross, c1621-1663. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), was a Spanish mystic and saint who reformed the Carmelite order. She is depicted in tears and wearing a crown of thorns

Francis of Assisi. Artist: Master of Hoogstraaten
Francis of Assisi. St Francis and another Franciscan monk in the desert

Coronation of Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, and his wife Matilda. Henry (1129-1195), Duke of Saxony from 1146 married Matilda, daughter of Henry II of England, in 1168

Christ Maketh the Deaf to Hear, 1860. Artist: Kronheim & Co
Christ Maketh the Deaf to Hear, 1860. In the New Testament gospels chronicling the life of Jesus Christ, there are a number of accounts of miracles of healing

Stigmatisation of St Francis 1300. Artist: Giotto
Stigmatisation of St Francis 1300. St Francis of Assisi portrayed in a monks habit, tonsured, and with a golden halo, kneeling as he receives the stigmata, the wounds of Christ

The Bishop and the Knight, 1862. Artist: John Everett Millais
The Bishop and the Knight, 1862. The Knight kneels in penitence before the Bishop who, on hearing his sin, refuses to shrive him. From The Cornhill Magazine. (London, 1862)

King David making a burnt offering, 16th century. Woodcut illustration from a 16th century Bible of a story from the Old Testament

William Caxton, English printer, presenting a book to King Edward IV, 1477. Caxton (c1422-1491) presenting the king with what is considered to be the first book printed in England

Marco Polo, Venetian traveller and merchant meeting Kublai Khan, 13th century
Marco Polo, Venetian traveller and merchant meeting Kublai Khan, c1274. Marco Polo (1254-1324), together with his father and uncle, presenting the Popes letter to Kublai Khan (1214-1294)

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1569. Elizabeth (1533-1603), Queen from 1558, at prayer. Frontispiece to Christian Prayers

Coronation of King Alexander I of Poland by the Archbishop of Gniezno, Krakow, 1501
Coronation of King Alexander I of Poland by the Archbishop of Gniezno (Gnesen), Krakow, 1501. Three keepers of regalia hold the orb, sword and sceptre, symbols of kingship

Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591) c1870. Richard III (King of England 1483-1485), Duke of Gloucester at this time, woos Anne, daughter of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, The Kingmaker

Charles The Bold, Duke of Burgundy, 15th century. Charles (1433-1477), Duke of Burgundy from 1467, accepting a book from Georges Chastellain (c1405 or c1415-1475), the Burgundian chronicler and poet

Painting of a Buddhist monk from the Ajanta cave temples, India, 5th-6th century

Ferdinand I of Aragon and his Queen at prayer, 1417 (mid 19th century). The King and Queen are pictured at prayer at the time of the Council of Constance, 1417

Expulsion of Jews from Spain, 1492
Ferdinand and Isabella, King and Queen of Spain being petitioned for mercy. A prelate holds a cross in front of them in warning

Scene from Harriet Beecher Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin, c1870. The death of Eva from tuberculosis. Tom and Topsy with the family at Evas bedside while the rest of the slaves in the courtyard pray for

Surrender of the Spanish ship San Josef after the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797. Nelson accepting the surrender of the Spanish admirals sword on board the San Josef

King Solomon welcoming the Queen of Sheba. From the Bible (I Kings10: 2). Chromolithograph after a 15th century miniature in the Breviary of Cardinal Grimani attributed to Hans Memling

Remains of Napoleon I are brought to Les Invalides in Paris, 15th December, 1840, 19th century
The remains of Napoleon I are brought to Les Invalides in Paris, 15th December, 1840, 19th century

Certificate of communion, 19th century

The Nativity, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Nativity, 1892. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 24rd December 1892

The Golden Calf, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Golden Calf, 1892. Satirical print on the Panama Scandal of 1892-1893, which involved the French government taking bribes to not inform the public of the extent of the Panama Canal Companys

Model of a baker kneading dough and forming loaves, Ancient Egyptian

Wall painting from the tomb of Methethi, Saqqara, Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, c2371-2350 BC
Milking a cow, wall painting from the tomb of Methethi, Saqqara, Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, c2371-2350 BC. Methethi (Metjetji)

Christ mocked and the Crown of Thorns placed on his head. Artist: Gustave Dore
Christ mocked and the Crown of Thorns placed on his head. From Gustave Dores illustrated Bible, 1866

Christ enthroned, late 9th century
Christ enthroned, 9th century. On the left, Leo VI, the Philosopher (865-911), Byzantine Emperor from 886, kneels at the Saviours feet

Fra Girolamo commanding Romola not to leave Florence, 1862-1863. Artist: Frederic Leighton
Fra Girolamo commanding Romola not to leave Florence, 1862-1863. Illustration from George Eliots Romola, published in monthly parts in The Cornhill Magazine, London, 1862-1863

The murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170 (1864)
The murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170 (1825). Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, Becket clashed almost incessantly with King Henry II over the question of the independence of the Church from

The death of the son of Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
The death of the son of Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, 1898. Marie Francois Sadi Carnot (1837-1894) was a French statesman, the fourth president of the Third French Republic

The bugles of Malakoff, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
The bugles of Malakoff, Sebastopol, 1898. Zouave was the name given to certain infantry regiments in the French army, as well as to units in other armies which imitated the dress or drill of

St Augustine of Canterbury (d604). Augustine was sent by Pope Gregory I to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. He is seen here preaching before Ethelbert (552)

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