Pointing Collection (page 3)

An Ascent of the Schilthorn from Murren, Switzerland (engraving)
1045563 An Ascent of the Schilthorn from Murren, Switzerland (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ascent of the Schilthorn from Murren)

A Puppy for My Lady, (oil on canvas)
659164 A Puppy for My Lady, (oil on canvas) by Hardy, Heywood (1842-1933); 25.4x68.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Puppy for My Lady. Heywood Hardy (1842-1933). Oil on canvas

World Cup 1978 Group 4 Scotland 1 Peru 3 Thomas Forsyth and Joe Jordan pointing at the crowd during the line up. La Plata

Catherine the Great (1729-1796), Empress of Russia, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Catherine the Great (1729-1796), Empress of Russia. Portrait of Catherine II (1729-1796) who came to the throne in 1762. A German princess

Two schoolboys in a wood
Illustration showing two schoolboys in a wood, finding a notice on a tree: Beware of the Wolves

Poster advertising the Daily Herald, with a large pointing finger

3rd February 2021: Premier League Showdown - Liverpool vs. Brighton and Hove Albion at Anfield
Match action during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion at Anfield during the 2020/21 season, on 3rd February 2021

Two boy scouts on a beach, Cyprus. Date: 20th century

Returning from Brookss, 1784 (colour etching)
XCF290978 Returning from Brooks s, 1784 (colour etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: the Prince of Wales)

Christ Saviour, c. 1570 (oil on canvas)
BAL140837 Christ Saviour, c.1570 (oil on canvas) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); 96x80 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

LEIF ERICSSON (c970-1020) Discovering America. Line engraving, late 19th century, after a painting by Christian Krohg

Musical Terms Up To Date - Running Down the Scales An altercation between a market barrow boy and a irate smart lady shopper regarding the setting (and accuracy)

No Room for Rumors
NO ROOM FOR RUMORS American World War Two poster

Signpost to Italian cities, North End, Little Italy, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

T Von Neuhoff / Magasin Pi
THEODOR VON NEUHOFF German adventurer who became THEODORE I, King of Corsica

Tempest / Prospero / Caliban
A scene from The Tempest Prospero and Caliban

A gun owner displays a Glock 20, 10 mm Auto next to a Glock 19, 9 mm Para pistol in Vienna, Austria, March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

Cambodian voters take pictures of their ink stained fingers after they voted, outside a polling station during a general election in Phnom Penh, Cambodia July 29, 2018

A gun owner displays a Glock 20, 10 mm Auto pistol in Vienna, Austria, March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

Haman denounced by Queen Esther, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665399 Haman denounced by Queen Esther, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Haman denounced by Queen Esther, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866)

Yugoslavian World War I recruitment advertising (poster)
XTD75424 Yugoslavian World War I recruitment advertising (poster); Private Collection.

Galileo presenting his telescope to the Muses, and pointing out a heliocentric system of the universe, 1655-1656
530360 Galileo presenting his telescope to the Muses, and pointing out a heliocentric system of the universe, 1655-1656. Engraving; (add.info.: Note Jupiter and its satellites, the phases of Venus)

The coronation of the Virgin, (vision of John the Baptist), Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665476 The coronation of the Virgin, (vision of John the Baptist), Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The coronation of the Virgin)

The Martyrdom of Eleazar, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665472 The Martyrdom of Eleazar, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The Martyrdom of Eleazar, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866)

General Kuroki on battlefield
2604142 General Kuroki on battlefield; (add.info.: Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905: General Kuroki, Commander - in - Chief of the Japanese First Army, 1904).

A Victorian walnut and upholstered sofa covered in a striped velvet with floral petit point panels (walnut wood)
1765111 A Victorian walnut and upholstered sofa covered in a striped velvet with floral petit point panels (walnut wood, velvet); Private Collection; (add.info)

Love's Bitter Potion or Dolly Pregnant, symbolism of lost virginity, after a work by Boitard
1000931 Love's Bitter Potion or Dolly Pregnant, symbolism of lost virginity, after a work by Boitard. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs

Russian foreign policy
2603823 Russian foreign policy,; (add.info.: Russian foreign policy. In 1908 Armand Fallieres, President of France 1906 - 1913, visited Russia)

Depiction of witchcraft. 16th century (engraving)
672927 Depiction of witchcraft. 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts)

Love's Bitter Potion or Dolly Pregnant, symbolism of lost virginity, after a work by Boitard
1000932 Love's Bitter Potion or Dolly Pregnant, symbolism of lost virginity, after a work by Boitard. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs

Client: John Craig - White Blouse - Model: Pattie Boyd - Shoot: March 12, 1964. Date: 1964

An angel with St John the Baptist before Jerusalem, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665543 An angel with St John the Baptist before Jerusalem, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: An angel with St John the Baptist before Jerusalem)

Portrait of Omar Pasha
863565 Portrait of Omar Pasha; (add.info.: Omar Pasha ( born Michael Latas 1806-1871) Croatian-born Ottoman general. Commanded the Turkish forces during Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: Ebeneezer Scrooge, 1938 (pen and black and blue ink wash on board)
823342 The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: Ebeneezer Scrooge, 1938 (pen and black and blue ink wash on board) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 43.5x38.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Robert Boyle (1627-91) Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist, in his laboratory with Denis Papin (1647-1712)
541673 Robert Boyle (1627-91) Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist, in his laboratory with Denis Papin (1647-1712) French physicist.; (add.info.: Papin is pointing to Boyle's air pump)

Adam and Eve banished from the Garden of Eden by an angel, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665374 Adam and Eve banished from the Garden of Eden by an angel, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info)

Needles: Cutting from steel wire (1), flattening end (4), stamping eye (2), punching eye (3)
542210 Needles: Cutting from steel wire (1), flattening end (4), stamping eye (2), punching eye (3), filing eye and pointing end (7), polishing (8). Specific monotonous task

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

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: the royal party viewing Stockholm..., 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: the royal party viewing Stockholm from the pavilion in the Mosebacke Garden - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

The Charing-Cross Railway: covered way leading to the platform, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Charing-Cross Railway: covered way leading to the platform, 1864. 'In no part of London has a greater improvement been made than upon the spot where Hungerford Market once stood

Lord Palmerston making the ministerial statement on Dano-German Affairs..., 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Lord Palmerston making the ministerial statement on Dano-German Affairs in the House of Commons on Monday, 1864. 'Every seat in the body of the house, and the very steps in each gangway

Geo. Chu, Lee Koon Yu & Com. L.E. Trim, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Geo. Chu, Lee Koon Yu & Com. L.E. Trim, 1917
Geo. Chu, Lee Koon Yu & Com. L.E. Trim, 1917. Chinese American boys, who have joined the Junior Naval Scouts, with their Navy commander during World War I.

Chief Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Chief Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917 (date created or published later). A group of Native Americans inspecting the model weapons aboard the USS Recruit

Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Lt. Wells Hawks (1870-1941), a member of the Navy's public relations team with "Chief Bald Eagle"

Strawberry plants on government farm, 1916. Creator: Curtis & Miller. Strawberry plants on government farm, 1916
Strawberry plants on government farm, 1916.

Oscar Straus, May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Oscar Straus, May 1918. Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926), former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor appearing at a World War I Liberty Bond rally in front of Federal Hall, Wall Street

Stephen A. Wise [i.e. Stephen S. Wise], May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Stephen A. Wise [i.e. Stephen S. Wise], May 1918. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise at a World War I Liberty Bond rally in front of Federal Hall, Wall Street, New York City.

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"Pointing: A Powerful Gesture of Expression" Throughout history, it has served as a potent tool to convey messages and evoke emotions. From political campaigns to wartime propaganda, this simple gesture has left an indelible mark on society. In 1960, an anti-Nixon poster emerged, questioning the trustworthiness of Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon. With the caption "Would YOU buy a used car from this man?", it pointed directly at the public's skepticism towards his character. Another iconic image that employed pointing was the Kitchener Poster - "Your Country Needs You. " This powerful recruitment poster during World War I urged men to join the army and defend their nation. Lord Kitchener's stern finger commanded attention and instilled a sense of duty in countless individuals. The Compass Drill on Training Ship Arethusa in Greenhithe, Kent showcased how they are be utilized for practical purposes. Instructors guided young sailors with precise gestures, teaching them navigation skills essential for maritime exploration. Even historical figures like Sir William Wallace have been immortalized through statues depicting their commanding presence. Their outstretched arms seem to point towards bravery and resilience, inspiring generations to stand up for what they believe in. Across continents, North Korea's painting of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung showcases how they are be used as a symbol of reverence and authority. The leaders' fingers guide their people towards unity and loyalty under their regime. Artistic expressions also utilize pointing effectively. Nicolas Poussin's masterpiece "Et in Arcadia Ego" portrays shepherds gathered around a tombstone with one figure subtly gesturing towards mortality—a reminder that even paradise is not exempt from death's touch. From Italy's Vatican City to Liverpool's Albert Dock, statues continue to capture moments frozen in time through extended hands or index fingers directing our gaze or commemorating legends like singer-songwriter Billy Fury by Tom Murphy’s sculpture near Albert Dock—a tribute to his lasting impact on music.