Watching Collection (page 22)

The Boyar Morozova (a study), 1881, (1965). Creator: Vasily Surikov
The Boyar Morozova (a study), 1881, (1965). Sketch for Boyarynya Morozova, a painting of 1887, depicting Feodosias arrest by the Nikonians in 1671

Tourist Steamer in Trold Fjord, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Tourist Steamer in Trold Fjord, 1914. Trollfjord in Hadsel, Nordland, Norway is a popular tourist attraction only accessible by boat. From " Norge - Turistruter I 65 Billeder"

Sunset from the Summit of Fuji, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Sunset from the Summit of Fuji, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Namikawa San Feeding His Carp, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Namikawa San Feeding His Carp, 1910. The Kyoto artisan credited with popularizing Japanese cloisonne during the Meiji Era (1868-1912). From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G

A Geisha Dancing, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
A Geisha Dancing, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Destruction of the Old Houses of Parliament, October 16, 1834, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Destruction of the Old Houses of Parliament, October 16, 1834, (1881). From " The Leisure Hour 1881", by. [The Religious Tract Society, London, 1881]

A Fortune-Teller at Inari Temple, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
A Fortune-Teller at Inari Temple, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

The Apocalypse. St. Michael and his agents overcome the dragon. Creator: Unknown
The Apocalypse. St. Michael and his agents overcome the dragon. Saint Michael and angels fighting the Dragon, representing the Devil

A Play in a London Inn Yard, In the Time of Queen Elizabeth, c1873. Creator: Swain
A Play in a London Inn Yard, In the Time of Queen Elizabeth, c1873. Makeshift stage in the courtyard of an inn, during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

Accident to the Nassau Balloon in the London-Road, on Wednesday, 1849. Creator: Unknown
Accident to the Nassau Balloon in the London-Road, on Wednesday, 1849. Greens Royal Nassau balloon damages a Ladies School

Cudgel Playing, 1799. Creator: Unknown
Cudgel Playing, 1799. Crowds outside a pub watching men fighting with long sticks. The competitors hold one hand behind their backs as they fight on a makeshift stage supported on beer barrels. [J

Rural Sports - Cornish Wrestling, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Rural Sports - Cornish Wrestling, late 18th-early 19th century. Spectators watch a wrestling match on a village green in Cornwall. The wrestlers hold one hand behind their backs. [J

A Representation of a grand Shooting Match by the London Archers in the year 1583, (c1800). Crowds watch an archery display, with arrows being shot at a target

Oxygen Drill in Camp, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Oxygen Drill in Camp, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Petty officer of a British submarine, World War II, 1945. Creator: Unknown
Petty officer of a British submarine, World War II, 1945. A Petty Officer is watching the main electric motors driving the submarine after she has submerged

La Serveuse De Bocks, ( The Waitress ), 1879, (1937). Creator: Edouard Manet
La Serveuse De Bocks, ( The Waitress ), 1879, (1937). OIl on canvas. From " French Painting and the Nineteenth Century", by James Laver. [B. T. Batsford Ltd, London, 1937]

The Coach Overturned, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
The Coach Overturned, 18th century. The passengers of a stagecoach emerge after an accident. From " The Ladys Magazine"

Il Ballo dell Orso, 1815. Creator: Bartolomeo Pinelli
Il Ballo dell Orso, 1815. A bear, chained and muzzled, is forced to dance to earn coins for its master. Dogs in miniature outfits walk on their hind legs as the crowd looks on

Villagers watch the hue and cry, 1878, (c1918). Creator: Randolph Caldecott
Villagers watch the hue and cry, 1878, (c1918). John Gilpin was the subject of a comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper entitled " The Diverting History of John Gilpin"

Berdachtiger Rauch, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Berdachtiger Rauch, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Suspicious smoke. A soldier on the battlements looks into the distance

Nach der Arbeit ist gut ruhn, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Nach der Arbeit ist gut ruhn, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). After work its good to relax. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg"

From Count Burkhardt. 1862, (1928). Creator: Unknown
From " Count Burkhardt". 1862, (1928). Nun by a window. Illustration to the poem " Count Burkhardt" by EL, published in " Once a Week", vol 7 (June-December)

Kasperltheater II, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Kasperltheater II, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Punch and Judy show. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg", (The Good Old Days: drawings by Karl Spitzweg)

Der Landschaftsmaler I, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Der Landschaftsmaler I, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). The landscape painter I. Man lying watching the sky. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg"

Bystanders watch as John Gilpin is chased across the countryside, 1878, (c1918). Creator
Bystanders watch as John Gilpin is chased across the countryside, 1878, (c1918). Riders set off in pursuit of Gilpin, wrongly assuming that as he is being chased by the postboy

Bystanders watch as John Gilpin gallops past, 1878, (c1918). Creator: Randolph Caldecott
Bystanders watch as John Gilpin gallops past, 1878, (c1918). John Gilpin was the subject of a comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper entitled " The Diverting History of John Gilpin"

Die Schildwache, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Die Schildwache, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). The sentry. A soldier on the battlements looks into the distance. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg"

In der Loge, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
In der Loge, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). In the box. People watching a play in the theatre. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg"

Watching the Battle, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Watching the Battle, c1943. WaF watching a dogfight between RAF and German air force planes. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), whose members were referred to as WaFs

The Many-Headed Voice Which Roars Behind The Touch-Line Every Winter Saturday, c1935. Crowd of men wearing flat caps at a football match

Cheapside on Lord Mayors Day, 1761, (1925). Creator: Unknown
Cheapside on Lord Mayors Day, 1761, 1925. Procession of Sir Samuel Fludyer, with George III watching from balcony. From " London in the Eighteenth Century", by Sir Walter Besant. [A. & C

Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1st January 1864. Creator: Unknown
Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1st January 1864. Spectators climb eucalyptus trees to watch a match at the cricket ground in Melbourne, Australia

Jousting match, 1929. Creator: Herbert Oakes Jones
Jousting match, 1929. Cover of the official programme of the Aldershot Command Searchlight Tattoo, held at the Rushmoor military barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire, in June 1929

In An Anti-Aircraft Gun-Pit, 17 October 1941, (1945). Creator: Unknown
In An Anti-Aircraft Gun-Pit, 17 October 1941, (1945). British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visits London anti-aircraft batteries jointly manned by men and women during World War Two

First Train of the Intercolonial Railway Leaving Kalgoorlie, 1923. Creator: Unknown
First Train of the Intercolonial Railway Leaving Kalgoorlie, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C

The Braemar Castle off to the Cape, with Troops, c1900. Creator: Unknown
The " Braemar Castle" off to the Cape, with Troops, c1900. Union Castle Line ship Braemar castle was built in 1898

First manned ascent of a hydrogen balloon, Paris, France, 1 December 1783, (1932). Designed by Jacques Charles, a French professor of physics, and constructed by the brothers Jean and Noel Robert

Dance of Nautch Girls, pub. 1858. Creator: A. Soltykoff (1806?1859)
Dance of Nautch Girls, from Voyages in India, pub. by Smith, Elder & Co. 1858 (litho). In North India, Nautch is one of several styles of popular dance

Cochin Chinese drama, from Costume dei... c1820s-30s. Creator: Angelo Monticelli (1778-1837)
Cochin Chinese drama, from Costume dei... by Giulio Ferrario, c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving). Angelo Monticello (1778-1837) was an Italian neoclassical painter; Giulio Ferrario (1767-1847)

Somersault, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
Somersault, 1952. People waiting in a queue for the theatre are entertained by street perfomers. Shirley Markham (1931-1999)

Mme. Meulemeester - Backhand Drive, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Mme. Meulemeester - Backhand Drive, c1935. From Tennis - An Album of Famous Players in Action, by Gordon R. Weddell. [John Player & Sons, , c1935]

Cheapside Cross, as it appeared in 1547, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Cheapside Cross, as it appeared in 1547, (1897). The Cheapside Cross in the City of London was one of the Eleanor crosses, a series of twelve stone monuments topped with tall crosses

Watching for Seals at the Ice-Edge, c1908, (1909). Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) made three expeditions to the Antarctic

The Royal Procession: Passing the Eastern End of Cheapside, London, 1897. Artist
The Royal Procession: Equerries, Gentlemen-in-Waiting, and Military Attaches Passing the Eastern End of Cheapside, London, 1897

Amateur Thought-Reading, 1889. Artist: R Taylor
Amateur Thought-Reading, 1889. Victorian entertainment. From the Illustrated London News, 19 October 1889

Eleanor doing penance for witchcraft, 1441, (1789) Artist: Anker Smith
Eleanor doing penance for witchcraft, 1441, (1789). Eleanor Cobham (1400-1454), Duchess of Gloucester, was charged with unlawful commerce with Marjory Jourdemain, the Witch of Eye

Chasseur Alpin Regardant La Plaine Du Rhin, 1919. Artist: Auguste Lepere
Chasseur Alpin Regardant La Plaine Du Rhin, 1919. Alpine hunter looking at the plain of the River Rhine. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme

Battle near Lutzen, 2 May 1813, (c1850). Artists: Francois-Louis Couche, Edme Bovinet
Battle near Lutzen, 2 May 1813, (c1850). With a Prusso-Russian army of some 100, 000 men moving on a small French force at Leipzig, Napoleon Bonaparte decided to intercept the enemy

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