Sling Collection

The Order of Release, 1746, 1852-1853. Artist: John Everett Millais
The Order of Release, 1746, 1852-1853. A barefoot Scottish woman with child in arms brings the official document releasing her wounded husband from prison after the failure of the Second Jacobite

Moroccan Woman of the Mountains
A Moroccan Woman of the Mountains with her young son asleep in a sling made out of the same material as her sarong-style skirt

Terry Thomas the well known comedian, went hunting with the Old Surrey and Burstow Hunt, at Edenbridge, Kent. His horse was late in arriving

Injured Vitruvian Man, conceptual image

Reading War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire
During the First World War, the Reading Union workhouse (opened 1867) on Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, was used as a military hospital

1980 South African GP
KYALAMI, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 01: Gilles Villeneuve with a bandaged-up Alain Prost during the South African GP at Kyalami on March 01, 1980 in Kyalami, South Africa. (Photo by LAT Images)

David and Goliath. Auxerre cathedral (stained glass)
8711332 David and Goliath. Auxerre cathedral (stained glass); (add.info.: Auxerre Cathedral. Stained glass. David using his sling to bring down the Philistine giant Goliath. Auxerre)

Landing horses and troops at Gallipoli during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934
3502746 Landing horses and troops at Gallipoli during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: Landing horses and troops at Gallipoli during World War One)

Roman soldiers: Stone slingers and their equipment
536373 Roman soldiers: Stone slingers and their equipment.; (add.info.: Roman soldiers: Stone slingers and their equipment)

Standards of Roman legions (top) and Weapons and armour used by Roman soldiers, 1801 (Copperplate engraving)
533935 Standards of Roman legions (top) and Weapons and armour used by Roman soldiers, 1801 (Copperplate engraving); (add.info)

In time of peace (engraving)
8672563 In time of peace (engraving) by Bundy, Edgar (1862-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: In time of peace. After the English Civil War, a woman with a baby)

Roman soldiers and lictor (engraving)
8635783 Roman soldiers and lictor (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman soldiers and lictor. Illustration from Rom)

Native man of La Magdalena (Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands) with sling, loincloth, headband and tattoos
FLO4695768 Native man of La Magdalena (Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands) with sling, loincloth, headband and tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Arms of Precision, Invention of the Sling (litho)
8650833 Arms of Precision, Invention of the Sling (litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arms of Precision, Invention of the Sling)

David with a sling kills Goliath (litho)
8675945 David with a sling kills Goliath (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: David with a sling kills Goliath. 1 Samuel 17:49)

David slaying the Philistine giant Goliath
536233 David slaying the Philistine giant Goliath.; (add.info.: David slaying the Philistine giant Goliath.Bible I Samuel 17. Goliath 6 cubits (approx 3 metres) tall

Wounded return, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded return, 1918 or 1919. Wounded American soldiers on a ship after their return to the United States after World War I.

Wounded British in trench, 18 Aug 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded British in trench, 18 Aug 1918. Wounded British soldiers of the 27th Brigade, 9th Division, in a trench at a regimental aid post near Outtersteene Ridge following the formation's

Wounded heroes of the Battle of Mons, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded heroes of the Battle of Mons, 1914. A woman with soldiers who were wounded in the Battle of Mons which took place on August 23, 1914 in France during World War I.

Lieutenant Cameron's sketches in Africa: a Native Family on the March, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant Cameron's sketches in Africa: a Native Family on the March, 1876....we encounter a native family, as it seems, on their way to a change of dwelling-place

Victorieuse Offensive Italienne; Un poste de secours italien pendant les operations de... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Victorieuse Offensive Italienne; Un poste de secours italien pendant les operations de diversion contre le Cucco, 1917. First World War

Costumes de Différents Pays, Blanchisseuses de St. Domingue, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Blanchisseuses de St. Domingue, c1797

The Liberators of Sicily - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Liberators of Sicily - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. Italian revolutionaries, ...in their rough-and-ready uniforms...A cacciatore of the Alps, Garibaldi's guide, Col

'Indians of the Gran Chaco; A visit to Paraguay during the war, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Indians of the Gran Chaco; A visit to Paraguay during the war, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Portrait of a Wounded KNIL Soldier, 1882. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Portrait of a Wounded KNIL Soldier, 1882

The Crimean Troops Defiling at the Foot of the Column, Place Vendome, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Crimean Troops Defiling at the Foot of the Column, Place Vendome, 1856. Wounded French soldiers in Paris. The soiled uniforms

A Surgeon Operating on a Foot. The Five Senses: The Sense of Touch, 1637-1656. Creator: Anthonie Victoryns
A Surgeon Operating on a Foot. The Five Senses: The Sense of Touch, 1637-1656

The quack, 1650-1679. Creator: Jan Steen
The quack, 1650-1679. Attributed to Jan Havicksz. Steen

A Wounded Danish Soldier, 1865. Creator: Elisabeth Baumann
A Wounded Danish Soldier, 1865

'Le Moral des Blesses; Sur le chemin de l'hopital, 1914. Creator: Jacques
'Le Moral des Blesses; Sur le chemin de l'hopital, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Women collecting water

'L'Hommage aux Braves; La promenade du blesse, 1914. Creator: Lucien Jonas
'L'Hommage aux Braves; La promenade du blesse, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Young girl with a baby on her back

Les debuts des troupes Russes sur le front Francais de Champagne; Un blesse leger, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les debuts des troupes Russes sur le front Francais de Champagne; Un blesse leger don't le moral est bon, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Les vainqueurs de la Bastille devant l'Hôtel de Ville, le 14 juillet 1789, between 1830 and 1838
Les vainqueurs de la Bastille devant l'Hotel de Ville, le 14 juillet 1789, (between 1830 and 1838). The conquerors of the Bastille at the Hotel de Ville in Paris, 14 July 1789

Wright Bros. Flight, between 1909 and 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Wright Bros. Flight, between 1909 and 1912
Wright Bros. Flight, between 1909 and 1912. American aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright are generally credited with inventing, building

Boy Scouts Training Demonstration, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Boy Scouts Training Demonstration, 1912
Boy Scouts Training Demonstration, 1912

1980 South African GP
KYALAMI, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 01: Gilles Villeneuve with a bandaged-up Alain Prost during the South African GP at Kyalami on March 01, 1980 in Kyalami, South Africa. (Photo by LAT Images)

The Bond Street battalion - or hospital staff from Holland!!!, 1799. Town fops feigning wounds (which had become fashionable on the return of the Guards from Holland)

David and Goliath, c.1480-85 (tempera colours & gold)
8677957 David and Goliath, c.1480-85 (tempera colours & gold) by Master of the Dresden Prayer Books (fl.c.1460-1520); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

The David of Michelangelo Florence Piazza della Signoria Statue High Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

View of the Tribune with Michelangelo's David, in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence Florence Galleria dell'Accademia, David's Tribune Statue High Renaissance, Renaissance

Murices, sling, vervina, fionda, soliffereum, drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, part of the Codex B (2173), c.9r, housed in the Institut de France, Paris Drawing High Renaissance, Renaissance

Study of swords, halberd, cast-iron clubs, slings and an instrument for the infantry against the horse lancers; pen drawing on yellowish paper by Leonardo da Vinci

Study of instruments to launch arrows and to storm fortresses; pen drawing on gray paper, by Leonardo da Vinci and preserved at the Gallery of the Academy, Venice

David, detail of the marble statue by Michelangelo Buonarroti, The Academy Gallery, Florence Florence The Academy Gallery Statue High Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods

Bas relief with winged putti playing with slingshots. Work by Agostino di Duccio located in the Chapel of Children's Games in the Malatesta Temple, Rimini

Head of David. Sculptural work by Michelangelo kept in the Galleria dell'Accademia of Florence Florence Galleria dell'Accademia Statue High Renaissance, Renaissance

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Caption: The Timeless Sling: A Symbol of Strength, Resilience, and Adaptability Throughout history, the humble sling has played a significant role in various cultures and contexts. From the Moroccan Woman of the Mountains gracefully carrying her load to Brigadier General John Stark directing victorious American forces at the Battle of Bennington, Vermont in 1777; from Terry Thomas, the well-known comedian who went hunting with the Old Surrey and Burstow Hunt to an injured Vitruvian Man depicted in a conceptual image - all have experienced its versatility. The Order of Release painting by John Everett Millais showcases how even art recognizes this ancient tool's power. Meanwhile, Reading War Hospital in Berkshire witnessed countless slings supporting wounded soldiers during times of conflict like the American War of Independence or Anglo-Spanish War. Dating back centuries, Roman weapon Onager reminds us that slings were not only used for practical purposes but also as formidable weapons on battlefields. In 1857 MUTINY/AFTER BATTLE photograph captures a moment when slings may have been employed amidst chaos and strife. Beyond warfare and struggle lies everyday life where South Algerian women carry their babies on their backs using traditional slings - a testament to both cultural heritage and maternal love. Even advertisements like De Reszke highlight how fashion embraced this timeless accessory. Finally, The Bond Street battalion from 1799 reveals that even hospital staff recognized the value of utilizing slings for patient care. Through these diverse hints spanning time periods and continents emerges one common thread -the sling's enduring presence as an emblem of strength, resilience, adaptability across human experiences throughout history.