Watching Collection (page 54)

Young Mother, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Young Mother, 1891. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 17th January 1891

Start of the Paris-Brest-Paris cycle race, 1891. Artist: F Meaulle
Start of the Paris-Brest-Paris cycle race, 1891. One of the oldest cycling events in the world, Paris-Brest-Paris was first held in 1891

The Prince of Wales smokes a pipe at the Open Golf Championship, St Andrews, c1930s
The Prince of Wales smokes a pipe while watching play in the Open Golf Championship, St Andrews, c1930s. The future King Edward VIII enjoys a sporting event

The Prince of Wales watching a traditional dance, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1925
The Prince of Wales watching a traditional native beauty dance, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1925. The future King Edward VIII enjoys a cultural event during a royal visit

The Duke of York placing the ring on Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons finger, 26 April 1923, (1937). Scene from the wedding of the future King George VI and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey

The Blackmans Lament on how to make Sugar, 1813. Artist: Amelia Alderson Opie
The Blackmans Lament on how to make Sugar, 1813. London 1813, Photo D.Bey

The Crowning of the Virgin (Oddi Altar), 1502-1503. Artist: Raphael
The Crowning of the Virgin (Oddi Altar), 1502-1503. The altarpiece combines two scenes common in Quattrocento iconography

The Volunteer Review, c1850s. In times of danger, men who do not belong to the army have sometimes served as volunteers. Colour plate taken from the book Pictures of English History

Susanna and the Elders, c1614. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Susanna and the Elders, c1614

Procession approaching St Pauls Cathedral, Thanksgiving Day, 27 February, 1872, (1899). An engraving from James Taylors The Victorian Empire, William Mackenzie, (London, 1899)

A Celebration for the Birth of the French Heir apparent, 1781 (1783). Artist: Philibert Louis Debucourt
A Celebration for the Birth of the French Heir apparent, 1781 (1783). From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Transport of Prostitutes to the Salpetriere, c1760-1770. Artist: Etienne Jeaurat
Transport of Prostitutes to the Salpetriere, c1760-1770. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France

Study for Une Baignade, 1883. Artist: Georges-Pierre Seurat
Study for Une Baignade, 1883. From the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Uniforms of a regiment of hussars of the French royal guard, 1823. Artist: Charles Etienne Pierre Motte
Uniforms of a regiment of hussars of the French royal guard, 1823

General view of Saint Malo, Brittany, France, 20th Century. Spectators watching a yacht race

Cutlery, Watchmaking, Jewellery, 20th century. A print from La Manufacture Francais D Armes et Cycles de Saint-Etienne, French mail order catalog

A Car with Blades, 1460, (c1900). French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

The charlatan of the Middle Ages, c1900. French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

Electricity demonstration, London, 1766, (c1900). Jesse Ramsden demonstrating his electrostatic machine. French advertising card for Liebig Meat Extract

Phonograph, or gramophone display, 19th century. Artist: Gustave Francois Lasellaz
Phonograph, or gramophone display, 19th century. Private Collection. A print from les Dernieres Merveilles de la Science, by Daniel Bellet

Clytie transformed into a sunflower, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Clytie transformed into a sunflower, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Cursum Equorum, 2nd Century AD. Relief carving depicting a chariot race. From the Vatican Museum, Rome

A Street in Cairo, Egypt, c1825-1876. Artist: John Frederick Lewis
A Street in Cairo, Egypt, c1825-1876

Blessed Agostino Novello Altarpiece, (detail), 1324. Artist: Simone Martini
Blessed Agostino Novello Altarpiece, (detail), 1324. Lower left scene of the altarpiece: Child Falling from a Balcony. Found in the collection of the Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena

Young Greeks Encouraging Cocks to Fight, 1846. Artist: Jean-Leon Gerome
Young Greeks Encouraging Cocks to Fight, 1846. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

French zoological postcard, 19th century. A group of people watch two bears in their enclosure

The Dance of the Alme, Beni Souef, Egypt, 1819. Artist: G Engelmann
The Dance of the Alme, Beni Souef, Egypt, 1819. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Festival of Mariyamma, or Mariyammai, (Hindu deity), 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Festival of Mariyamma, or Mariyammai, (Hindu deity), 1828. Hindus swing on the ends of ropes attached by hooks through their skin. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828

Bayaderes Dancing, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Bayaderes Dancing, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Goldsmith, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Goldsmith, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Snake Charmer in the second room of Medinet-Habou, 1881. Artist: Weber M
Snake Charmer in the second room of Medinet-Habou, 1881. Published in L Egypt by Gaston Maspero, 1881

The French Foreign Legion parading through the streets of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 1906. Sidi Bel Abbes was the Legions headquarters from 1931-1961. French postcard

The Sabre Dance, 1872. Artist: Alfred-Henri Darjou
The Sabre Dance, 1872. A print from Cairo and High-Egypt

The Circus of Nero or the Circus of Caligula, Rome, (1901). Artist: Heilbronn
The Circus of Nero or the Circus of Caligula, Rome, (1901). A print from La Vie au Grand Air, December 1901

A fire damaged prison camp in Germany, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 26 August 1915

A German Prisoner Dares to Attack an Officer, France, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 26th August 1915

German military parade in Paris, June 1940. General Kurt von Briesen watching from the top of the Arc de Triomphe as the parade passes along the Avenue Foch

German occupation of Paris, 14 June 1940. Crowds of Parisians line the streets to watch the arrival of the occupying German troops

French soldiers at an army cinema, France, 1940

Execution of members of Tsong-Li-Yamen, China, Boxer Rebellion, 13 August 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7

Martyrdom at Ouai (Petchili), China, Boxer Rebellion, 11 August 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7

Mongolian Fight, 1813. Artist: E Scotnikoff
Mongolian Fight, 1813. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris

German soldiers at a concert in a cave, France, World War I, 1915. A photograph from Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern

Mackensens army crossing the Danube river, Romania, World War I, 1916. Field Marshal von Mackensen, commander of the German Danube Army, on the Romanian side of the river

The martyrdom of St Denis, 1317. On the orders of Sisinnius, St Denis is martyred on a brazier, watched by St Eleutherius and St Rusticus

The martyrdom of Lisbius, 1317. St Denis, St Eleutherius and St Rusticus are forced to watch Lisbius being decaptitated on the orders of Sisinnius, attended by his high priest

A Young Woman playing a Harpsichord, c1659. Artist: Jan Steen
A Young Woman playing a Harpsichord, c1659. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

Skittle Players outside an Inn, c1660. Artist: Jan Steen
Skittle Players outside an Inn, c1660. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

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