Bowing Collection (#5)

Le Maitre, 1907 (oil on canvas)
615721 Le Maitre, 1907 (oil on canvas) by Deutsch, Ludwig (1855-1935); 124.5x149.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Cinderella at the London Hippodrome, 1900-01
Illustration summarising the delights of the newly-opened London Hippodromes first annual pantomime - Cinderella - which the management claimed was the most expensive ever to be staged

Page 107. Unidentified Bird (w / c on paper)
5671004 Page 107. Unidentified Bird (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N. [New] Holland etc)

Cartoon, Lord Cairns, In A New Part
Cartoon, Lord Cairns (Arthur William Cairns, 2nd Earl Cairns) - In A New Part. He had just succeeded to the title on the death of his father. 1885

Cinderellas arrival, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Plate 199. Courtseying, Fan in Right Hand, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950462 Plate 199. Courtseying, Fan in Right Hand, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 22.9x34 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Reception by the Prince of Oubon, Laos, 1877 (engraving)
489187 Reception by the Prince of Oubon, Laos, 1877 (engraving) by Delaporte, Louis (fl.1866-73) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Thai ambassadors recieved in Paris by Louis XIV, frontispiece to Journey to Siam
LIT389834 Thai ambassadors recieved in Paris by Louis XIV, frontispiece to Journey to Siam by Guy Tachard, 1688 (engraving) by French School

Royal elephants, from Voyage du Siam des Peres Jesuites by Guy Tachard
LIT389789 Royal elephants, from Voyage du Siam des Peres Jesuites by Guy Tachard, 1688 (litho) by French School, (17th century); (add.info)

After the Audience, 1879 (oil on panel)
PNH349148 After the Audience, 1879 (oil on panel) by Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912); 91.5x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: see An Audience at Agrippa s, 1875 (10796); here, Agrippa

Cardinal Wolsey on his way to Westminster Hall, illustration from Hutchinson
STC373607 Cardinal Wolsey on his way to Westminster Hall, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (colour litho) by Gilbert

Josephs advancement
LLM461809 Josephs advancement by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Josephs advancement. Illustration for unidentified 19th century Bible.); © Look and Learn

Marius and the Ambassadors of the Cimbri, illustration from Plutarch
STC412039 Marius and the Ambassadors of the Cimbri, illustration from Plutarchs Lives for Boys and Girls, retold by W.H. Weston, London c.1910 (colour litho) by Rainey

Drawing Room of Queen Victoria, from London Interiors with their Costumes
931669 Drawing Room of Queen Victoria, from London Interiors with their Costumes and Ceremonies pub. Joseph Mead, London, c.1843 (steel engraving) by Shepherd

Adoration of the Shepherds, c. 1650 (oil on canvas)
499714 Adoration of the Shepherds, c.1650 (oil on canvas) by Cavallino, Bernardo (1616-54); 151x172 (framed) 126.8x148.3 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The grand lounge, Regent Street (engraving)
583787 The grand lounge, Regent Street (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The grand lounge, Regent Street)

Preaching to a congregation as some bow towards a vision of God (woodcut)
696622 Preaching to a congregation as some bow towards a vision of God (woodcut) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Presentation, or Wise Mens Offering, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796
NCO190493 The Presentation, or Wise Mens Offering, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Emperor Ming Ti (r. 57-75 AD) bestowing honours on two aged men
CHT176854 Emperor Ming Ti (r.57-75 AD) bestowing honours on two aged men, from a history of Chinese emperors (colour on silk) by Chinese School (17th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Relief of the heretic King Akhenaten depicting the king standing, arms upraised
FIT76537 Relief of the heretic King Akhenaten depicting the king standing, arms upraised, before an offering table and walking in procession celebrating the royal heb sed-festival, New Kingdom

Rumpelstiltskin (w / c)
Ma88150 Rumpelstiltskin (w/c) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Pulaho, King of the Friendly Islands drinking Kava, illustration from a collection of
STC227333 Pulaho, King of the Friendly Islands drinking Kava, illustration from a collection of 19th Century travel books (coloured engraving) by Gallina

Captain Samuel Wallis (1728-1830) being received by Queen Oberea on the Island of Tahiti
STC177037 Captain Samuel Wallis (1728-1830) being received by Queen Oberea on the Island of Tahiti (colour litho) by Gallina

Experience, Title Page, form Songs of Experience
XYC225891 Experience, Title Page, form Songs of Experience, 1794 (relief etching with watercolour) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 12.1x7.3 cm; Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

King Frederick II and the emissaries of Glogau, 16th December 1740 (colour litho)
STC434361 King Frederick II and the emissaries of Glogau, 16th December 1740 (colour litho) by Rochling, Carl (1855-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

The banquet held for Dodwell by the Bishop of Salona in Crisso, Greece. A man bowing before the bishop seated on a cushion, servants bring food to men seated at a round table

Chinese man bowing cotton, Qing Dynasty
Chinese man bowing cotton to remove husks, Qing Dynasty. He uses a bamboo frame to bow the cotton to remove dirt from the cotton down

Wayside Taoist shrine in the countryside, from Costume dei
468640 Wayside Taoist shrine in the countryside, from Costume dei... by Giulio Ferrario, c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving) by Italian School

Customary greeting in Switzerland, 1907 (colour litho)
472998 Customary greeting in Switzerland, 1907 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Queen Louise of Prussia reviewing her regiment of Dragoons, Berlin, 18 September 180 (colour litho)
3621037 Queen Louise of Prussia reviewing her regiment of Dragoons, Berlin, 18 September 180 (colour litho) by Knotel, Richard (1857-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Greeting (engraving)
3648114 The Greeting (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Greeting)

Thus, a fresh flower emerges from the bath of the Thau (engraving)
3648109 Thus, a fresh flower emerges from the bath of the Thau (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thus)

Cover design, Monsieur Beaucaire, opera by Andre Messager
Cover design, musical score, Monsieur Beaucaire, a romantic opera by Andre Messager, with lyrics by Adrian Ross, based on the story by Booth Tarkington

Closing of the London Eucharistic Congress, the Papal Legate imparts the Blessing... (colour litho)
2815152 Closing of the London Eucharistic Congress, the Papal Legate imparts the Blessing... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shakespeare sees the Queen passing by (colour litho)
2791646 Shakespeare sees the Queen passing by (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shakespeare sees the Queen passing by.); © Look and Learn

The Entente Cordiale (colour litho)
2795970 The Entente Cordiale (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Entente Cordiale)

King Edgar with Queen Elfrida receivng the homage of eight tributary Princes at Chester, 973 AD (colour litho)
3643323 King Edgar with Queen Elfrida receivng the homage of eight tributary Princes at Chester, 973 AD (colour litho) by Herbert

Charles Frederick, Elector of Baden, paying homage to Napoleon (colour litho)
3100888 Charles Frederick, Elector of Baden, paying homage to Napoleon (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Frederick)

Arrival of King Edward VII in Marseilles (colour litho)
3097481 Arrival of King Edward VII in Marseilles (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrival of King Edward VII in Marseilles)

The new statue of the Madonna di Loreto, rebuilt on the model of the ancient one destroyed by a fire... (colour litho)
2809139 The new statue of the Madonna di Loreto, rebuilt on the model of the ancient one destroyed by a fire... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Der Rosenkavalier (chromolitho)
961283 Der Rosenkavalier (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Der Rosenkavalier. Trade card produced by Liebig.); © Look and Learn

Illustration, The Earthly Paradise, William Morris
Illustration, The Earthly Paradise, an epic poem by William Morris. The Three Graces title page for the 1890 edition. 1890

Queen Mary at the Epsom Derby, Surrey
Queen Mary at the Epsom Derby horserace, Surrey, greeted by Lord Rosebery, with the Earl of Athlone (centre back), on 4 June 1949. 1949

Silhouette, Man bowing in three stages. early 19th century

Musical cat playing a violin on a Dutch postcard - Congratulations. Date: circa 1890s

Woman playing violin in the Place du Tertre, Paris
Woman playing the violin in the Place du Tertre, Paris. Date: 1960s

George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Ode of V. George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859-1925) Viceroy of India - Arrogant, inflexible and was socially famous for his pronouncement that " Ladies do not move"

Visit of the English family (chromolitho)
968415 Visit of the English family (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visit of the English family)

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"Bowing: A Universal Gesture of Respect and Reverence" Bowing, a timeless act that transcends cultures and eras, symbolizes humility, honor, and deference. From the majestic courts of ancient Egypt to the refined traditions of Japan, it has been ingrained in our collective consciousness as an expression of respect. In history's annals, we find examples aplenty. The King of Kings himself would bow before no one but God, Charles and Flora McDonald bowed to their Scottish heritage with unwavering loyalty. In Egypt's sacred temples, old men knelt in prayerful bows before their deities. FATHER JOSEPH (1577-1638), known for his devout faith and selflessness, humbly bowed before his religious calling. In feudal Japan's rigid hierarchy, a Geisha Girl gracefully inclined herself in reverence towards a samurai warrior during New Year celebrations. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren immortalized chivalry through its depiction of knights bowing before each other as a sign of mutual respect on the battlefield. Padua University Facade stood tall witness to countless scholars who paid homage with humble bows upon entering its hallowed halls. Even within sportsmanship lies this noble gesture; tennis players in the 1930s exemplified chivalry by courteously bowing after every match. Arthur Rackham's enchanting illustrations brought Cinderella alive as she curtsied with grace at her royal ball. The world of dance knows no bounds when it comes to expressing gratitude; ballerinas perfect their artistry while paying tribute through elegant bows at every class’s end. Queen Elizabeth II graced London firefighters with her presence—her regal nod acknowledging their bravery was akin to a profound bow from royalty itself. And finally, behold a pair of angels—a celestial duo whose angelic wings fluttered gently as they bent forward in unison—an ethereal bow to the divine.