Posture Collection

Fudo Myo-o, 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Fudo Myo-o, 13th century. A wooden sculpture of an angry looking diety, holding a sword in his right hand and ope in his left, sitting cross-legged on an stylized rock formation

Kakkyo (Chinese: Guo Ju), from the series "Fashionable Japanese Versions of
Kakkyo (Chinese: Guo Ju), from the series " Fashionable Japanese Versions of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Furyu Yamato nijushiko)", c. 1770/72

Et in Arcadia ego (Les bergers d Arcadie or The Arcadian Shepherds), 1637-1638, (1911). Artist: Nicolas Poussin
Et in Arcadia ego (Les bergers d Arcadie or The Arcadian Shepherds), 1637-38, (1911). Painting held at the Musee du Louvre, Paris. From The French Genius by Haldane Macfall. [T. C. and E. C

The Naked Maja, c1800. Artist: Francisco Goya
The Naked Maja, (la Maja Desnuda), c1800. One of two paintings of the same woman in the same pose and also one of the few nude portraits in Spain at this time

Picture No. 11993194
Goshawk - Female - Captive - UK Date:

Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair
Caricature of the naturalist Charles Darwin in Vanity Fair Magazine, 1871

Ballet dancers training
A group of ballet dancers training in a rehearsal studio. circa 1940s

Guess My Name, c.1821. Creator: David Wilkie
Guess My Name, c.1821

Mr. Churchill contemplates the ruins of the House of Commons, bombed in May 1941, 1941 (1955). Incendiary bombs which fell on the nights of 10

The Cape Town Highlanders, 1900. Creator: JE Bruton
The Cape Town Highlanders, 1900. The Cape Town Highlanders infantry regiment of the South African Army was mobilised for active duty during the Second Boer War

Lady Hamilton as the Goddess of Health, c1790, (1920). Creator: George Romney
Lady Hamilton as the Goddess of Health, c1790, (1920). Emma Hart, later Lady Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson as muse of portrait artist, George Romney. From " The Connoisseur Vol

Two Strings To Her Bow, 1887, (1938). Artist: John Pettie
Two Strings To Her Bow, 1887. Painting housed in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

Picture No. 11981481
Harvest Mouse - on Ears of Wheat - Devon - UK Date:

Portrait Of Sir John Nicholas, 1667. Creator: Peter Lely
Portrait Of Sir John Nicholas, 1667

Woman stretching
MODEL RELEASED. Woman stretching

Devotional Posture / Islam
Islamic attitudes of worship - some involve praying on a prayer mat

Teapot, Burslem, c. 1790. Creator: Wedgwood
Teapot, Burslem, c. 1790

The Adoration of the Christ Child, c. 1490. Creator: Vincenzo Frediani
The Adoration of the Christ Child, c. 1490

Fencing in front of the President of the Republic, Palais de l Elysee, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
Fencing in front of the President of the Republic, Palais de l Elysee, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 9th June 1895

Picture No. 10899601
Indian roller -upright posture - on thorn bush twig (Coracias benghalensis) Date:

Girl / Posture
A little girl balances a book on her head to teach her good posture

A Japanese barber - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown
A Japanese barber - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. 'We present this week another of those characteristic Illustrations of the manners and customs of the Japanese people

Sidonie Espero, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Sidonie Espero, between c1915 and c1920. Shows actress Sidonie Espero.

Tsianina, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Tsianina, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone (1882-1985), a singer and performer of Creek and Cherokee ancestry.

A. Betti, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
A. Betti, between c1915 and c1920. Shows violinist Adolfo Betti (1875-1950) who was a member of the Flonzaley Quartet.

Caruso & wife, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Caruso & wife, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Caruso & wife, 1918. Shows Italian tenor opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) and his wife, the former Miss Dorothy Park Benjamin (1893-1955).

Mrs. Robt. Sylvester, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Robt. Sylvester, between c1915 and c1920.

Nick Riggs, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Nick Riggs, between c1915 and c1920.

''The Offering'', by F. Wyburd, in the Exhibition of the British Institution, 1864. Creator: W Thomas
''The Offering'', by F. Wyburd, in the Exhibition of the British Institution, 1864. Engraving of a painting

Alice Brady [draped in Old Glory], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Alice Brady [draped in Old Glory], between c1915 and c1920. Shows Alice Brady (born Mary Rose Brady, 1892-1939) an American stage and silent film actor who later successfully moved into talking films.

Prince Ruspoli, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Prince Ruspoli, 1919. Shows Prince Eugenio Ruspoli, Secretary of the Italian Embassy, probably taken aboard the Mauretania at the Cunard pier in New York on November 25, 1919.

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).

American field hospital, Auteuil, c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
American field hospital, Auteuil, c1915. An American field hospital in Auteuil, Paris, France around 1915 during World War I.

Pres't's flag, Paris, 31 Dec 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Pres't's flag, Paris, 31 Dec 1918. A flag, probably used on the car of President Woodrow Wilson when he visited Paris to attend the Paris Peace Conference after World War I.

War Camp Community Serv., between c1915 and c1918. Creator: Bain News Service
War Camp Community Serv., between c1915 and c1918. Person in coat standing outside building with signs reading "War Camp Community Service" and "Michigan Society of New York".

Orville Harrold, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Orville Harrold, 1918. American operatic tenor and musical theater actor Orville Harrold (1878-1933) singing at a rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign, Federal Hall

King Cheer - drawn by James Godwin, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
King Cheer - drawn by James Godwin, 1864. Illustration to a poem by George MacDonald. 'King Cheer he reigned in Aureoland

Pont-a-Mousson, Americans visiting aged French, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Pont-a-Mousson, Americans visiting aged French, between c1915 and 1918. An American woman visiting elderly French people, probably during World War I.

German women do men's work, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
German women do men's work, between c1915 and 1918. German women in the uniform of a gas utility, posing with a pipe threader and gas meter. During World War I women adopted traditional male jobs.

Col. Percy A. Guthrie, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. Percy A. Guthrie, July 1917. Colonel Percy Albert Guthrie (1884-1948) on the steps of the 71st Regiment Armory, Park Avenue (between East 33rd and East 34th streets), New York City

Gen. Nivelle at Noyon, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Nivelle at Noyon, between c1915 and 1918. French artillery officer Robert Georges Nivelle (1856-1924) who served in the Boxer Rebellion and World War I

British Voluntary Aid ambulance drivers at front, 27 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British Voluntary Aid ambulance drivers at front, 27 Jun 1917. Group of British Red Cross Society Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) and First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Women's Transport Service (F.A.N.Y)

Mass for Germans before battle, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mass for Germans before battle, between 1914 and c1915. Catholic priest officiating during an outdoor mass for German soldiers during World War I.

Kaiser & Archduke Friedrich, 26 Jul 1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Kaiser & Archduke Friedrich, 26 Jul 1915
Kaiser & Archduke Friedrich, 26 Jul 1915 (date created or published later). Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941) with Archduke Friedrich

Hendrika Van Der Flier [in Dutch costume], between 1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Hendrika Van Der Flier [in Dutch costume], between 1915 and 1918. Hendrika Van Der Flier of Holland, wearing a Dutch costume

Hans von Minning, 15 years, mascot of German Reg't, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Hans von Minning, 15 years, mascot of German Reg't, between c1914 and c1915. Possibly shows Hans von Mining, a mascot with the German Army during World War I.

Russian Church at Suwalki in German hands, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Russian Church at Suwalki in German hands, between c1914 and c1915. German soldiers outside a Russian church in Suwalki, Poland during World War I.

Sketches from Mexico: Banuelos José de Jesús, the famous Mexican brigand chief, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from Mexico: Banuelos Jose de Jesus, the famous Mexican brigand chief, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by M. Beauce, '...a portrait of Banuelos Jose de Jesus

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"Posture: A Window into History, Art, and Health" In the realm of art, it has long been a subject of fascination. From Nicolas Poussin's masterpiece "Et in Arcadia ego" to Francisco Goya's provocative "The Naked Maja, " artists have captured the grace and power that lies within a person's stance. Even outside the world of art, posture holds immense significance. Just take a look at Charles Darwin, whose caricature in Vanity Fair depicts him with his characteristic hunched back—a physical manifestation of his tireless pursuit of knowledge. But it is not only historical figures who are affected by posture; even ballet dancers undergo rigorous training to perfect their form. The discipline and elegance they display on stage is a testament to the importance of maintaining proper alignment. In John Pettie's painting "Two Strings To Her Bow, " we see a woman standing tall and confident—her upright posture symbolizing her strength and independence in Victorian society. Similarly, Peter Lely's portrait of Sir John Nicholas exudes authority through his commanding pose. It also plays a role in health and well-being. In George Romney's depiction of Lady Hamilton as the Goddess of Health, her statuesque figure represents vitality and balance—an embodiment of good posture contributing to overall wellness. During times of adversity, like Winston Churchill contemplating the ruins after the bombing during World War II, one can't help but notice how he maintains an unwavering stance amidst chaos—a reminder that even in turmoil, our they are reflect resilience. Beyond these artistic representations lie real-life examples: soldiers marching proudly with impeccable postures as seen in JE Bruton’s photograph capturing The Cape Town Highlanders' unity; or everyday individuals stretching their bodies towards flexibility and release from tension as depicted by an anonymous photographer’s image. Whether portrayed on canvas or witnessed firsthand through photographs or personal experiences, these glimpses into history remind us that our postures convey more than just physicality.