Giving Collection

Statue of the Hindu goddess Annapurna (Parvati) giving food, Lakshman temple, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Rosa Luxemburg
ROSA LUXEMBURG German Socialist agitator and leading intellectual of the German left, giving a speech

Jeeves and Wooster
In Thank You Jeeves!, Jeeves gives notice when Bertie Wooster, his employer, insists on playing the banjolele

Police Officer / Children
Police officer giving directions to three boys with a three person bicycle pointing in the opposite direction Transport

The Night Watch, 1662, by Rembrandt (1606-1669)
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. The Night Watch, 1662. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Austria, Vienna, Silhouette of composers Anton Bruckner and Richard Wagner
Silhouette of composers Anton Bruckner and Richard Wagner

Fidel Castro - Speech
FIDEL CASTRO - President of Cuba giving a speech in Havana in August 1993. *UNAVAILABLE FOR USE IN ASIA AT PRESENT*

Punch cartoon: Faraday Giving His Card to Father Thames (engraving)
6034701 Punch cartoon: Faraday Giving His Card to Father Thames (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: Faraday Giving His Card to Father Thames)

Keir Hardie giving a speech
Keir Hardie (1856-1915), founder of the Labour party, addressing suffragettes at a free speech meeting

George Mutch scores for Preston North End at the FA Cup Fina
Photograph of George Mutch scoring a penalty to make the score 1-0 for Preston North End against Huddersfield Town in the last minute of the FA Cup Final, 30th April 1938

The cacique of Tabasco presents to Hernan Cortes twenty Indian and between they Dona Marina. Engraving, 1825. Colored

Thanksgiving turkey
Two small children carry an incredibly large turkey on a platter Date: c. 1920

Ufos / New Mexico / Villa
UFO whose 3 occupants talked with Paul Villa, giving him instructions how to make his own flying saucer 1 of 2

Old Bridge Over the Gave River, The Cirque Of Gavarnie, Hautes Pyrenees, France

RICHARD BEAU NASH The dandy in his younger days when Beau was an appropriate sobriquet : later, alas, he put on weight, despite the health-giving waters of Bath

Two businessmen and different business models
The Old Way. The New Way. Two businessmen and different business models and their success or failure. Giving credit or paying cash. Date: 1870

Fire Safety Hop Pickers
Notice to Hop-pickers giving advice as to fire prevention and what to do in case of a fire. Issued by Fire Offices Committee Fire Protection Association

Thangka painting of Sujata giving milk rice to Buddha, Bhaktapur, Nepal, Asia

Story of the Cowboy
THE STORY OF THE COWBOY by Emerson Hough This is a non-fiction work by a well-known writer of Westerns, giving a detailed account of cowboy life. Date: circa 1930

Traffic Police Officer
Traffic police officer giving stop signal number 2. Metropolitan police

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Alpine Marmots two facing each other one holding red rose Date: 26-03-2020

Planet Earth on human hands, breaking down and crumbling with fragments falling apart. Airbrush illustration

Puss in Boots presents a rabbit from his Master to the King
Puss in Boots presents a gift of a rabbit from his Master to the King. Illustration to a fairytale by Charles Perrault, first published 1697

The Kindly Robin, Victorian Christmas card (colour litho)
STC214692 The Kindly Robin, Victorian Christmas card (colour litho) by Castell Brothers (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Suffragette Coronation Procession 1911 Souvenir
A souvenir and programme of the Womens Coronation Procession, 17th June, 1911, giving details of the Pageants. The Suffrage Societies taking part and the routes

Tiger Trainer 1930S
Tiger trainer Miss Cilly Heyderich, giving one of her tigers a piggy back! Date: early 1930s

Womens Vote
1853: A cartoon about the effects of giving women the vote with the ladies candidate being a dashing young man and the mens just the opposite

Lord Howard de Walden in libel suit
Lord Howard de Walden (Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, 4th Baron Seaford, 1880-1946) in the witness box

Lychgate Of The Needles, Horsham
A photograph of a stone roofed lychgate giving entrance to The Needles a property at Horsham, restored from an ancient farm house. Date: circa 1929

Idun and the Apples, illustration from Teutonic Myths and Legends by Donald A
STC323646 Idun and the Apples, illustration from Teutonic Myths and Legends by Donald A. Makenzie, 1890 (colour litho) by Penrose

Illustration of Aphid (Aphidoidea) giving birth to live young or nymph

French Grand Prix of 1921
The first road race to be won by an engine powered by a straight-eiggt engine was the French Grand Prix of 1921 in which J Murphy averaged 78.1 mph for 322 miles at Le Mans

Silhouette of couple giving each other Christmas presents
A couple face each other, ready to exchange Christmas presents. Date: 1930

Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) British politician and Prime Minister amongst the ruins of Berlin at the end of the Second World War giving a V sign victory salute

Earths Core
Hollow Earth theories suggest that there could be entrances to our planet at the Poles, giving us potential access to Earths core : who knows what we might find ?

Easter egg customs in a Russian village
In a Russian village, friends and neighbours exchange eggs and kisses at Easter

Louis Pasteur (litho)
3093949 Louis Pasteur (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Pasteur. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

A game keeper giving directions to a couple fox hunting, 19th century. Facey Romford and Lucy Somersville on the trail of a fast bag fox. Fresh as a four year old

Girls and their toy horse - Two girls in the garden giving their dolly a ride on the wooden horse. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1920

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

Giving away plants to the London poor at Victoria Park (engraving)
728696 Giving away plants to the London poor at Victoria Park (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giving away plants to the London poor at Victoria Park)

Henry VIII, King of England (coloured engraving)
972949 Henry VIII, King of England (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry VIII, King of England (1491-1547)

Animals at a French Zoo - African Elephant - Elephant giving ride to a group of people.. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo

Two little children give their mother a large Easter egg

Advertisement for Huntley and Palmers Ginger Nuts, 1935 (colour litho)
KW258423 Advertisement for Huntley and Palmers Ginger Nuts, 1935 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: featuring John Ginger)

Healthy heart, conceptual image
MODEL RELEASED. Healthy heart. Conceptual image of a healthy heart diagnosis represented by a doctor giving a patient a heart shape

Met Police officer giving directions
A Metropolitan Police officer in Central London, giving directions to a young woman in a Rover 90 saloon car, with the Houses of Parliament in the background

Two seaside donkeys chat between rides
Two chummy donkeys share a quiet word between giving holidaymakers a ride up and down the beach at the seaside

Traffic Police Officer
Traffic police officer giving stop signal number 1 and 2. Metropolitan police

Leningrad Blood Donor
A blood donor during the siege

Spaniards Mass, Mexico
After their conquest of Mexico, the Spaniards celebrate Mass, giving thanks to God for giving them the victory

England Vs Wales 1902
A penalty kick sails between the posts, giving Wales a 9-8 victory over England at Rectory Field, Blackheath, England

Reynaud Praxinoscope 2
Reynauds device with central lamp, drum holding the images, and a handle for turning it, giving the illusion of movement

Cuddling pussy - Young girl in the garden giving the cat a hug. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1920

Naked couple wearing cowboy boots and hat crossing road in Monument Valley, Arizona Date: 27-03-2021

Canterbury Tales - The Summoner
The Summoner - who appears to be delivering a summons from an ecclesiastical court - a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

English Electric Canberra E.15 WH972
Royal Air Force - English Electric Canberra E.15 WH972 (msn SH1697), of No. 98 Squadron, at RAF Watton. A crew chief / specialist is giving the crew a last chance briefing before they complete their

A blind hurdy-gurdy player and family receiving alms, 1648. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
A blind hurdy-gurdy player and family receiving alms, 1648

"On Thoughts of Charity Intent", by Miss E. Brownlow - from the Female Artists Exhibition, 1864. A...charming little picture

La Bastringue, or Gift Giving Dance, popular at the time of the French Revolution
1000900 La Bastringue, or Gift Giving Dance, popular at the time of the French Revolution. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs

A Penny for Yourself, c.1870 (w/c)
STC80993 A Penny for Yourself, c.1870 (w/c) by Waite, James Clarke (fl.1863-85); 27.9x35 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by James Clarke Waite); The Stapleton Collection

woodcut illustration, showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus
3666111 woodcut illustration, showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus; (add.info.: 19th century woodcut illustration, showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus)

Stretcher bearers giving aid to a soldier lying wounded in a trench on The Somme, France during World War I (litho)
3252800 Stretcher bearers giving aid to a soldier lying wounded in a trench on The Somme, France during World War I (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Peddler selling prints in street, 17th century, London
2603869 Peddler selling prints in street, 17th century, London; (add.info.: Peddler selling printed ballads in the street. 17th century London)

Representation of St. Martin Bishop of Tours (c.316-c.400), who founded the first monastery in France at Liguge near
535068 Representation of St. Martin Bishop of Tours (c.316-c.400), who founded the first monastery in France at Liguge near Poitiers c.360, giving military cloak to a beggar

William Tyndale of Tindale (c1494-1536), English translator of the Bible, on morning of his death
530220 William Tyndale of Tindale (c1494-1536), English translator of the Bible, on morning of his death, giving his jailer a packet for John Rogers (pseudonym of Thomas Mather)

World War I 1914-1918 cartoon: Phrenological map of the German Kaiser's mind as a warped version the normal mind
528502 World War I 1914-1918 cartoon: Phrenological map of the German Kaiser's mind as a warped version the normal mind map

1871 cartoon showing a young girl giving change to a man in a smog filled London Street as a porter carries a lantern
5308839 1871 cartoon showing a young girl giving change to a man in a smog filled London Street as a porter carries a lantern to show the way; (add.info)

Spanish War of Independence
3499753 Spanish War of Independence; (add.info.: Spanish War of Independence. The Bruc Drum. Allegory. It commemorates the second and decisive battle of Bruc (14 June, 1808) against the French Army

Jean Martin Charcot (1825-1893) giving a clinical lecture at the Salpetriere, 1887 (engraving)
542287 Jean Martin Charcot (1825-1893) giving a clinical lecture at the Salpetriere, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving after painting by Andre Brouillet)

St. Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) giving alms to a beggar. 19th century (french woodcut)
535048 St. Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) giving alms to a beggar. 19th century (french woodcut); (add.info.: After the death of her husband Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia)

World War I 1914-1918: Canadian poster giving 4 Reasons for buying Victory Bonds'
528517 World War I 1914-1918: Canadian poster giving 4 Reasons for buying Victory Bonds'. The reasons are, left to right, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Field Marshal Hindenburg

Shoot for Woman's Own - Father's Day
Shoot for Woman's Own Special Advertisement Feature - Father's Day - circa late 1950s Date: circa late 1950s

Giving Puja (Pudja) or charity to a Brahmin priest, 1828
3480386 Giving Puja (Pudja) or charity to a Brahmin priest, 1828; (add.info.: Giving Puja (Pudja) or charity to a Brahmin priest, early 19th Century. By Marlet 1828.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Russian Orthodox miniature depicting the Apocalypse of Saint John, c.1750
3666127 Russian Orthodox miniature depicting the Apocalypse of Saint John, c.1750; (add.info.: Russian Orthodox miniature depicting the Apocalypse of Saint John)

St. Martin Bishop of Tours (c.316-c.400), who founded first monastery in France at Liguge near Poitiers c.360
535143 St. Martin Bishop of Tours (c.316-c.400), who founded first monastery in France at Liguge near Poitiers c.360, giving military cloak to a beggar

George Wishart (c1513-46) Scottish reformer and martyr, burned for heresy at St Andrews, March 1546
538478 George Wishart (c1513-46) Scottish reformer and martyr, burned for heresy at St Andrews, March 1546. 19th century (colored lithograph from John Foxe Foxe's Book of Martyrs)

An Electric Shock: Small boy shown giving a native american child a shock with a static electric machine
545088 An Electric Shock: Small boy shown giving a native american child a shock with a static electric machine. Bon Marche trade card, Paris

19th century Irish postman
673373 19th century Irish postman; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Irish postman); Universal History Archive/UIG

Are YOU in this? First World War recruitment poster by Baden Powell showing helpers on the home front giving backup to
528124 Are YOU in this? First World War recruitment poster by Baden Powell showing helpers on the home front giving backup to fighting soldiers and sailors.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Dick Turpin (1706-1739) English robber and highwayman. 19th century (colour-printed wood engraving)
531485 Dick Turpin (1706-1739) English robber and highwayman. 19th century (colour-printed wood engraving); (add.info.: Subject of many romantic stories especially that of his ride to York on his)

Mr Punch's advice to the British workman at the time of the opening of the Post Office Savings Bank
531859 Mr Punch's advice to the British workman at the time of the opening of the Post Office Savings Bank. Save money by giving up drink (alcohol) From Punch, London

Dr Roussell of Geneva giving woman direct blood transfusion from a volunteer, 7 February 1882
530639 Dr Roussell of Geneva giving woman direct blood transfusion from a volunteer, 7 February 1882. After the birth of premature twins in December 1881

Henrietta Mielke giving iron ring to contributor, 22 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Henrietta Mielke giving iron ring to contributor, 22 Oct 1914 (date created or published later). Henrietta Mielke (b. 1897) giving a ring to a man

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"Embracing the Spirit of Giving: From Ancient Deities to Modern Heroes" The divine presence of the Hindu goddess Annapurna (Parvati) graces us with her benevolence, as she bestows food upon those in need. In the serene Lakshman temple, a symbol of compassion and generosity, we find solace in the act that transcends time. A Thangka painting from Bhaktapur, Nepal captures Sujata's selfless gesture as she presents milk rice to Buddha, reminding us that kindness knows no bounds. Amidst our bustling city streets, a police officer takes a moment to connect with children through small acts and nurturing trust within their hearts. Rosa Luxemburg's unwavering commitment to social justice echoes through history, inspiring generations to fight for equality by giving voice to the marginalized. Fidel Castro captivates an audience with his impassioned speech on revolution and solidarity—a reminder that sometimes giving words can ignite powerful change. Through witty satire depicted in Punch cartoon's engraving, Faraday humorously offers his expertise to Father Thames—showcasing how even knowledge can be given freely. Keir Hardie's resounding speech reverberates across crowds as he champions workers' rights and gives hope for a fairer society built on empathy and understanding. George Mutch scores for Preston North End at the FA Cup Final—an exhilarating display where skillful teamwork culminates in joyous celebration—a gift shared by all fans present. The cacique of Tabasco presents twenty Indigenous people to Hernan Cortes—an unsettling reminder that not all forms are born out of goodwill but rather reflect power dynamics throughout history. Ancient stone arches gracefully span over Gave River—the Old Bridge stands tall as a testament to human ingenuity, a gift to future generations.