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Captivating gazes that transcend time and species

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Henry James (15 April 1843 - 28 February 1916), 19th century (print)

Henry James (15 April 1843 - 28 February 1916), 19th century (print)
672756 Henry James (15 April 1843 - 28 February 1916), 19th century (print); (add.info.: American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism)

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Leon Michel Gambetta (1838-1882)

Leon Michel Gambetta (1838-1882)
863472 Leon Michel Gambetta (1838-1882); (add.info.: Leon Michel Gambetta (1838-1882) French statesman, born at Cahors. From "The Modern Portrait Gallery" (London, c1880)

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Illustration for Robinson Crusoe, c.1900 (print)

Illustration for Robinson Crusoe, c.1900 (print)
864135 Illustration for Robinson Crusoe, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe)

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1653 - 1716)

Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1653 - 1716)
2603704 Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1653 - 1716); (add.info.: Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1653 - 1716) Scottish writer, politician and patriot

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Sun by the Piano, 1931 (oil on canvas)

Sun by the Piano, 1931 (oil on canvas)
659624 Sun by the Piano, 1931 (oil on canvas) by Budtz-Moller, Carl (1882-1953); 76x103.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images.

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Edward VII (1841-1910)

Edward VII (1841-1910)
864971 Edward VII (1841-1910); (add.info.: Edward VII (1841-1910) king of the United Kingdom from 1901, while still Prince of Wales. From "The Cabinet Portrait Gallery" (London, 1890-1894)

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Emile Zola (1840-1902)

Emile Zola (1840-1902)
864328 Emile Zola (1840-1902); (add.info.: Emile Zola (1840-1902) French journalist and novelist of the Naturalistic school

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
863276 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897); (add.info.: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer, in 1866. Halftone from a photograph.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of baroness von Westphalen

Portrait of baroness von Westphalen
673214 Portrait of baroness von Westphalen; (add.info.: Baroness Johanna Bertha Julie "Jenny" von Westphalen (12 February 1814 - 2 December 1881) was the wife of the philosopher Karl Marx

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of Jacques Le Roy de Saint Arnaud

Portrait of Jacques Le Roy de Saint Arnaud
863561 Portrait of Jacques Le Roy de Saint Arnaud; (add.info.: Jacques Le Roy de Saint Arnaud (1796-1854) French military commander

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of James Weddell

Portrait of James Weddell
672779 Portrait of James Weddell; (add.info.: James Weddell (Ostend, 24 August 1787 - 9 September 1834) was a British sailor

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of J.C.F. Gauss

Portrait of J.C.F. Gauss
673161 Portrait of J.C.F. Gauss; (add.info.: Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (30 April 1777 - 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of Johann Friedrich Bottger, 1870 (engraving)

Portrait of Johann Friedrich Bottger, 1870 (engraving)
863886 Portrait of Johann Friedrich Bottger, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Johann Friedrich Bottger (1682-1719); German ceramacist who perfected European manufacture of porcelain at Dresden

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of the Tsesarevitch Alexander Nikolaevich in the uniform of the Atamansky Cossack

Portrait of the Tsesarevitch Alexander Nikolaevich in the uniform of the Atamansky Cossack regiment (oil on canvas)
8698251 Portrait of the Tsesarevitch Alexander Nikolaevich in the uniform of the Atamansky Cossack regiment (oil on canvas) by Kruger

Background imageLooking Away Collection: 19th century watchmaker

19th century watchmaker
673314 19th century watchmaker; (add.info.: 19th century watchmaker); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 - 1882)

Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 - 1882)
2603970 Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 - 1882); (add.info.: Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 - 1882) Italian patriot. In 1860, at the head of his l, 000 Red Shirts, he conquered Sicily and Naples

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of Felix Mendelssohn

Portrait of Felix Mendelssohn
864911 Portrait of Felix Mendelssohn; (add.info.: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy) German Romantic composer, born in Hamburg

Background imageLooking Away Collection: John Alexander Macdonald (1815-1891)

John Alexander Macdonald (1815-1891)
863466 John Alexander Macdonald (1815-1891); (add.info.: John Alexander Macdonald (1815-1891) Canadian statesman, born in Glasgow, Scotland, he emigrated to Canada with his family in 1820

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Investigation of respiration during exercise (halftone)

Investigation of respiration during exercise (halftone)
864156 Investigation of respiration during exercise (halftone); (add.info.: Investigation of respiration during exercise. Subject breathes into mask and exhalations are measured in gas meter)

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Lifeboat of Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Lifeboat of Royal National Lifeboat Institution
864138 Lifeboat of Royal National Lifeboat Institution; (add.info.: Lifeboat in the livery of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in heavy seas returning from a rescue mission)

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of P. Tchaikovsky

Portrait of P. Tchaikovsky
673223 Portrait of P. Tchaikovsky; (add.info.: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (7 May 1840 - 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer whose works included symphonies, concertos, operas, ballets

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Mountain Goat: A Fire Screen, c.1924 (wrought iron and steel mesh)

Mountain Goat: A Fire Screen, c.1924 (wrought iron and steel mesh)
1768839 Mountain Goat: A Fire Screen, c.1924 (wrought iron and steel mesh) by Diederich, Wilhelm Hunt (1884-1953); 100.3x144.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images.

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of LEon Gambetta

Portrait of LEon Gambetta
673246 Portrait of LEon Gambetta; (add.info.: Leon Gambetta (2 April 1838, Cahors - 31 December 1882, Sevres) was a French statesman prominent during and after the Franco-Prussian War

Background imageLooking Away Collection: (Friedrich Karl Christian) Ludwig Buchner (1824-1899)

(Friedrich Karl Christian) Ludwig Buchner (1824-1899)
865109 (Friedrich Karl Christian) Ludwig Buchner (1824-1899); (add.info.: (Friedrich Karl Christian) Ludwig Buchner (1824-1899) German philosopher, physiologist and physician, born at Darmstadt

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of Hester Lynch Thrale, 1843 (engraving)

Portrait of Hester Lynch Thrale, 1843 (engraving)
863526 Portrait of Hester Lynch Thrale, 1843 (engraving); (add.info.: Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury 1741-1821) British diarist and author

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant. 19th century (engraving)

Portrait of Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant. 19th century (engraving)
672792 Portrait of Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant (5 August 1850 - 6 July 1893)

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Libation, a pate-de-verre vase, c.1924 (glass)

Libation, a pate-de-verre vase, c.1924 (glass)
991134 Libation, a pate-de-verre vase, c.1924 (glass) by Argy-Rousseau, Gabriel (1885-1953); 30.4 (height) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Libation, a pate-de-verre vase)

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Franz Peter Schubert , composer

Franz Peter Schubert , composer
672762 Franz Peter Schubert , composer; (add.info.: Schubert - engraving Franz Peter Schubert (German pronunciation 31 January 1797 - 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of Edgar Degas in 1894 (b/w photo)

Portrait of Edgar Degas in 1894 (b/w photo)
673229 Portrait of Edgar Degas in 1894 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Edgar Degas (born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, 1834-1917), was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Charles, Lord Strange, 1639 (oil on canvas)

Charles, Lord Strange, 1639 (oil on canvas)
8698253 Charles, Lord Strange, 1639 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 69.8 x 56.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Charles, Lord Strange)

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of Nicolas Carnot

Portrait of Nicolas Carnot
673259 Portrait of Nicolas Carnot; (add.info.: Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot (1 June 1796 - 24 August 1832) was a French military engineer who, in his 1824 book Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of W.R. Wagner

Portrait of W.R. Wagner
673198 Portrait of W.R. Wagner; (add.info.: Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 - 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Indians by the Fire, (oil on canvas)

Indians by the Fire, (oil on canvas)
985489 Indians by the Fire, (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 50.8x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Indians by the Fire. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953). Oil on canvas

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber

Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber
864910 Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber; (add.info.: Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) German composer and pianist. A key figure in the transition from Classical to Romantic Music

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Portrait of T.H. Huxley

Portrait of T.H. Huxley
673197 Portrait of T.H. Huxley; (add.info.: Thomas Henry Huxley (4 May 1825 - 29 June 1895) was an English biologist (anatomist)

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Dr. C. L. Barewald, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Dr. C. L. Barewald, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Dr. C. L. Barewald, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Davenport, Iowa mayor Charles Lawrence Barewald (1869-1932).

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Sir Maclay, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Sir Maclay, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Sir Maclay, between c1915 and c1920.

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Macbeth, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Macbeth, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Macbeth, between c1915 and c1920. Shows opera singer Florence Macbeth (1891-1966).

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Shows American silent movie star Constance Alice Talmadge (1898-1973).

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Sgt. Geo. A. Klein, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Sgt. Geo. A. Klein, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Sgt. Geo. A. Klein, between c1915 and 1918. First Sergeant George A. Klein, reported as wounded during World War I.

Background imageLooking Away Collection: On a German Torpedo Boat, 19 Aug 1915. Creator: Bain News Service

On a German Torpedo Boat, 19 Aug 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
On a German Torpedo Boat, 19 Aug 1915 (date created or published. A German sailor coming out of a turret on a torpedo boat during World War I.

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Solomon Lazarevich Chudnovsky, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, between 1880 and 1886

Solomon Lazarevich Chudnovsky, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, between 1880 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Solomon Lazarevich Chudnovsky, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, between 1880 and 1886. Written in Russian on verso: Solomon Lazarevich Chudnovsky, writer

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Fotoportret polit?s?mei?stera Mcheslava Ippolitovicha Sokolovskogo, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Fotoportret polit?s?mei?stera Mcheslava Ippolitovicha Sokolovskogo, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Fotoportret polit?s?mei?stera Mcheslava Ippolitovicha Sokolovskogo, 1890. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Photo portrait of Antonina Lazarevna Sisina, 1890. Creator: Akselrod

Photo portrait of Antonina Lazarevna Sisina, 1890. Creator: Akselrod
Photo portrait of Antonina Lazarevna Sisina, 1890. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Photo portrait of the merchant of the 2nd guild Vasily Ivanovich Karnakov, 1890. Creator: Akselrod

Photo portrait of the merchant of the 2nd guild Vasily Ivanovich Karnakov, 1890. Creator: Akselrod
Photo portrait of the merchant of the 2nd guild Vasily Ivanovich Karnakov, 1890. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Vasily Ivanovich Yanenko - commander of the Krasnoyarsk Mounted Cossack Hundred., 1890

Vasily Ivanovich Yanenko - commander of the Krasnoyarsk Mounted Cossack Hundred., 1890. Creator: Unknown
Vasily Ivanovich Yanenko - commander of the Krasnoyarsk Mounted Cossack Hundred., 1890. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Gen. Kuhne, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Gen. Kuhne, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Kuhne, between c1915 and c1920. Otto Viktor Ku¨hne (1857-1945) who was a German general during World War I.

Background imageLooking Away Collection: Gen. Sir John French in Paris, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Gen. Sir John French in Paris, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Sir John French in Paris, between c1914 and c1915. British officer John Denton Pinkstone French, (1852-1925), who served as the the first Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force



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Captivating gazes that transcend time and species. From Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the mesmerizing Blue-footed booby in the Galapagos, these captivating looks capture our imagination. The enchanting King Charles Spaniels of yesteryears by Edwin Henry Landseer and the dynamic couple on a tennis court evoke curiosity with their diverted glances. Witness the majestic Red kite perched on a branch, one bird casting a glance over its shoulder, as if guarding secrets untold. Gustav Mahler's photographic portrait from Vienna reveals an introspective gaze that delves into his musical genius. Napoleon's piercing eyes speak volumes about his ambition and determination throughout history. The Dipper perched gracefully on a rock offers us a side view of nature's beauty in motion. Johann Sebastian Bach's timeless portrait showcases his profound passion for music through his intense stare. Enter the realm of fantasy with Walter Crane's Faerie Queene, where mythical creatures captivate us with their mysterious sidelong glances. Travel back in time with Frederick the Great of Prussia depicted in vintage painting, whose penetrating gaze hints at leadership and resilience against all odds. Lastly, meet the Bearded dragon lizard whose watchful eyes hold ancient wisdom within them.