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"Captivated by the Spectacle: A Glimpse into the Art of Watching" From the prestigious Tennis Championships at Wimbledon to Manchester's last tram

Background imageWatching Collection: King Edward VII opening University College School, Hampstead

King Edward VII opening University College School, Hampstead on July 26th, 1907 Date: 1907

Background imageWatching Collection: Two Horses in the stable with puppies

Two Horses in the stable with puppies
Two Horses (one black, one white) peer over the edge of their stable dividing wall at two small puppies (Terriers?) sitting on a blanket on the lower bench. Date: 1910s

Background imageWatching Collection: Winston Churchill watching 47th Division at Lille, France

Winston Churchill watching 47th Division at Lille, France
Winston Churchill as a War Office minister, sitting with others on a grandstand at Lille, France, watching the march past of the 47th (2nd London)

Background imageWatching Collection: Microchipped passports, Russia

Microchipped passports, Russia
Microchipped passports. Russian passports, labelled in both Cyrillic and English, and with Russian ensignia on the front. These passports have microchips embedded in them to allow faster

Background imageWatching Collection: Red fox

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Red foxes are found in North America, Eurasia and North Africa, and are the only native wild canines remaining in the UK and Ireland

Background imageWatching Collection: Biometric scans

Biometric scans. Computer artwork of a human eye and fingerprint. Biometrics is the identification of individuals by measuring and analysing their physiological characteristics, such as fingerprints

Background imageWatching Collection: Humanity and the universe, artwork

Humanity and the universe, artwork. Titled A Far Sunset, this artwork shows a silhouetted human couple standing in a shallow sea with mist rising from the surface

Background imageWatching Collection: Neanderthal landscape, artwork

Neanderthal landscape, artwork
Neanderthal landscape. Artwork showing a Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis, far right behind tree) watching grey wolves (Canis lupus, foreground)

Background imageWatching Collection: Common zebra (Burchells zebra) (Equus burchelli) mare and colt, Ngorongoro Crater

Common zebra (Burchells zebra) (Equus burchelli) mare and colt, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Background imageWatching Collection: BROOKLYN: EBBETS FIELD. A crane with a wrecking ball on top of the visitors dugout at Ebbets Field

BROOKLYN: EBBETS FIELD. A crane with a wrecking ball on top of the visitors dugout at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, 23 February 1960

Background imageWatching Collection: Visitors viewing Grey Seal colony at Winterton Dunes Norfolk December

Visitors viewing Grey Seal colony at Winterton Dunes Norfolk December

Background imageWatching Collection: Starlings Sturnus vulgarus arriving to roost at Palace Pier Brighton winter

Starlings Sturnus vulgarus arriving to roost at Palace Pier Brighton winter

Background imageWatching Collection: Dancing bears in the High Street, Crickhowell, Mid Wales

Dancing bears in the High Street, Crickhowell, Mid Wales
Two dancing bears and their owners, and several interested spectators, in the High Street, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales

Background imageWatching Collection: Army diver preparing to enter the water

Army diver preparing to enter the water
An army diver preparing to enter the water, while a group of soldiers stand on the bank watching him

Background imageWatching Collection: British soldiers take interest in an Egyptian lady

British soldiers take interest in an Egyptian lady
Humourous Postcard - World War One era. British soldiers (a sailor and a Scots infantryman) take interest in an Egyptian lady who stroll demurely along under a pink parasol

Background imageWatching Collection: Sunny Day at Lords by Ernest Wallcousins

Sunny Day at Lords by Ernest Wallcousins
This image shows an enthusiastic crowd watching a cricket match. Painted in 1926 the grand stand can be seen in the distance, which had just been built

Background imageWatching Collection: Mascaret (tidal bore) of the Seine, Normandy, France

Mascaret (tidal bore) of the Seine, Normandy, France
People watching the mascaret (tidal bore) of the River Seine at Caudebec-en-Caux, Normandy, France, which resulted from large spring tides, and caused the loss of many ships

Background imageWatching Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20057320

EyeUbiquitous_20057320
IRELAND, Sligo, Rosses Point, Two people silhouetted on the beach watching a dramatic red sunset

Background imageWatching Collection: Serval (Felis serval), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Serval (Felis serval), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Background imageWatching Collection: Dog FRR 241E Head by lace window in door © Frederic Rolland / ARDEA LONDON

Dog FRR 241E Head by lace window in door © Frederic Rolland / ARDEA LONDON
FRR-241E Dog - Head by lace window Frederic Rolland Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageWatching Collection: After Three Days Gale

After Three Days Gale
Artist: Ellis, Edwin - Title: After Three Days Gale - Date: 1885 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 102.5 x 193.5

Background imageWatching Collection: Cat - peers through mouse hole at mouse

Cat - peers through mouse hole at mouse
JD-1302 CAT - peers through mouse hole at mouse John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageWatching Collection: Suricate / Meerkat Group on the lookout, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Suricate / Meerkat Group on the lookout, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
VAN-19 Suricate - group on the look-out Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa Suricata suricatta Ingrid Van den Berg Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageWatching Collection: Suricate / Meerkat Sunning, Kalahari, South Africa

Suricate / Meerkat Sunning, Kalahari, South Africa
CH-4439 Suricates / Meerkat - Sunning themselves Kalahari, S. Africa Suricata suricatta Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageWatching Collection: Man preparing breakfast

Man preparing breakfast, watched by dogs and a cat, Medina, Venezuela, South America

Background imageWatching Collection: Three old men watch the world go by on a street in Bhaktapur

Three old men watch the world go by on a street in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Asia

Background imageWatching Collection: Blue tit (Parus caerulus), emerging from nesthole, United Kingdom, Europe

Blue tit (Parus caerulus), emerging from nesthole, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWatching Collection: Sketch front cover: RAF display at Hendon airfield

Sketch front cover: RAF display at Hendon airfield
Crowds watching an air display at Hendon airfield in the 1930s

Background imageWatching Collection: Cat - with caged Canary bird

Cat - with caged Canary bird
LA-2507 Cat - watching caged Canary bird, licking lips Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageWatching Collection: Cat - American Burmese Chocolate

Cat - American Burmese Chocolate
LA-1874 Cat - American Burmese Chocolate Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageWatching Collection: The Great Game of Poker

The Great Game of Poker
Four men sit around a table playing poker while a fifth stands watching the game and smoking

Background imageWatching Collection: Punch & Judy / Jarvis

Punch & Judy / Jarvis
Watching a Punch & Judy show in a park

Background imageWatching Collection: Scene from Shakespeares The Tempest

Scene from Shakespeares The Tempest
A scene from Shakespeares play, The Tempest, in which Prospero and his daughter Miranda watch the shipwreck -- fortunately, no-one will be harmed

Background imageWatching Collection: DDE-90028237

DDE-90028237
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) near Tundra Buggy, Churchill, MB Date: 25/06/2010

Background imageWatching Collection: He would Lie on the Grass 'Watching things Growing'(colour litho)

He would Lie on the Grass "Watching things Growing"(colour litho)
672100 He would Lie on the Grass " Watching things Growing" (colour litho) by Robinson, Charles (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWatching Collection: The National Rifle Association at Bisley (b / w photo)

The National Rifle Association at Bisley (b / w photo)
1063531 The National Rifle Association at Bisley (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The National Rifle Association at Bisley)

Background imageWatching Collection: Spectators watching the Boat Race from barges on the Thames (b / w photo)

Spectators watching the Boat Race from barges on the Thames (b / w photo)
3637440 Spectators watching the Boat Race from barges on the Thames (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWatching Collection: The Ascension of Christ (colour litho)

The Ascension of Christ (colour litho)
5226659 The Ascension of Christ (colour litho) by Fugel, Gebhard (1863-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ascension of Christ)

Background imageWatching Collection: The fury of a swan (Colour Litho)

The fury of a swan (Colour Litho)
2809228 The fury of a swan (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fury of a swan)

Background imageWatching Collection: Subscribe to the Sixth War Loan, WWI German poster, 1914-18 (colour litho)

Subscribe to the Sixth War Loan, WWI German poster, 1914-18 (colour litho)
700921 Subscribe to the Sixth War Loan, WWI German poster, 1914-18 (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; German, out of copyright

Background imageWatching Collection: The Old Pier Steps, 1911

The Old Pier Steps, 1911
BRA21211 The Old Pier Steps, 1911 by Forbes, Stanhope Alexander (1857-1947); 131.5x106. cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; eBradford Museums & Galleries; English

Background imageWatching Collection: Official opening of the Roundhay Park Open Air Swimming Pool, Leeds

Official opening of the Roundhay Park Open Air Swimming Pool, Leeds
LLS218005 Official opening of the Roundhay Park Open Air Swimming Pool, Leeds, 29th July 1907 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Leeds Library and Information Service, Leeds

Background imageWatching Collection: The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver (Plate 2d) published by Hannah Humphrey in 1804

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver (Plate 2d) published by Hannah Humphrey in 1804
NCO190174 The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver (Plate 2d) published by Hannah Humphrey in 1804 (etching with engraving & w/c on paper) by Gillray

Background imageWatching Collection: Inside a Bakery, 1885 (oil on canvas)

Inside a Bakery, 1885 (oil on canvas)
3056443 Inside a Bakery, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Cederstrom, Gustaf Olaf (1845-1933); 100x132.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swedish, out of copyright

Background imageWatching Collection: Liverpool manager Bob Paisley, in unfamiliar cap, watches Altrincham in action during

Liverpool manager Bob Paisley, in unfamiliar cap, watches Altrincham in action during their victory over Scunthorpe in the FA Cup Second Round replay match at Moss Lane

Background imageWatching Collection: English League Division One match at Molineux. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 v

English League Division One match at Molineux. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 v Liverpool 1. An anxious moment for Wolves defenders

Background imageWatching Collection: Ground crew relax in their crew room at RAF Leuchars, January 1992

Ground crew relax in their crew room at RAF Leuchars, January 1992. left to right: Corporal Tony Grane, Corporal Paul Blevins, Corporal John Tennick, Sergeant Brian Robertsoon, Sergeant Steve West

Background imageWatching Collection: Looking Towards The Pavilion From The Mound Stand At World-Famous Lord s, c1935

Looking Towards The Pavilion From The Mound Stand At World-Famous Lord s, c1935. Spectators watching a match at Lords cricket ground in north London



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"Captivated by the Spectacle: A Glimpse into the Art of Watching" From the prestigious Tennis Championships at Wimbledon to Manchester's last tram, from the intense World Series showdown between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees to a Buddhist monk's self-immolation in Saigon, it has been an integral part of our human experience. In 1955, as left fielder Sandy Amoros gracefully caught Yogi Berra's deep fly ball during Game 7 of the World Series, spectators held their breaths in anticipation. The photograph captured this pivotal moment that would forever be etched in baseball history. Meanwhile, on a bustling street corner in Saigon in 1963, photographer Malcolm Browne immortalized Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc setting himself ablaze as an act of protest against President Ngo Dinh Diem's oppressive regime. This haunting image serves as a reminder of how powerful and transformative acts can be. Closer to home, dedicated RNLI lookouts scan vast oceans for signs of distress while suricates stand guard at their burrows on the arid plains of Namibia. These watchful beings remind us that vigilance is essential for survival. Artistic masterpieces like Rembrandt van Rijn's "The Return of the Prodigal Son" evoke emotions through visual storytelling. As viewers gaze upon this painting depicting forgiveness and redemption, they become witnesses to a profound narrative unfolding before them. On idyllic village greens across England, cricket enthusiasts gather under sunny skies to witness spirited matches that have endured for centuries. The crackle of leather meeting willow fills the air as players and spectators alike revel in this quintessentially British pastime. In dimly lit billiards clubs or amidst rowdy brass bands parading through city streets - whether it be boys captivated by music or men engrossed in competition - watching becomes a shared experience that binds communities together.