Observing Collection (page 10)

Station near Cairo for observing the Transit of Venus (engraving)
1589432 Station near Cairo for observing the Transit of Venus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Station near Cairo for observing the Transit of Venus)

On the Front: Churchill and Montgomery observe a dogfight, 1944 (b / w photo)
STC368762 On the Front: Churchill and Montgomery observe a dogfight, 1944 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from Der zweite Weltkrieg im Bild)

Northside of the Merapi as seen from the southern slope of Merbabu, pl
HMB306149 Northside of the Merapi as seen from the southern slope of Merbabu, pl.X, from Topographischer und naturwissenschaftlicher Atlas zur Reise durch Java, by Dr. Fr

The Chess Players, 1860 (oil on canvas)
PNH350814 The Chess Players, 1860 (oil on canvas) by Clark, Joseph (1834-1926); 55.2x66 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English, out of copyright

A Steam-powered calliope, used on American steamboats, c. 1870 (engraving)
PNP247862 A Steam-powered calliope, used on American steamboats, c.1870 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Portrait of Bernard de Jussieu (1699-1777) (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR164789 Portrait of Bernard de Jussieu (1699-1777) (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Astronomical Observations (oil on canvas)
XIR176624 Astronomical Observations (oil on canvas) by Creti, Donato (1671-1749); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Italian, out of copyright

Fighting between Japanese and Chinese Troops Surveyed by a Group of Japanese Officers
CHT176838 Fighting between Japanese and Chinese Troops Surveyed by a Group of Japanese Officers, an episode from the Sino-Japanese War, late 19th century (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School

Halleys Comet Observed in 1759 by Cassini III (1714-84) (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR154683 Halleys Comet Observed in 1759 by Cassini III (1714-84) (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Copernicus observing in Rome an eclipse of the moon
LLM459557 Copernicus observing in Rome an eclipse of the moon by Presno, J. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Copernicus observing in Rome an eclipse of the moon)

Dioptric telescope, copy of an engraving by Boris Mestchersky (d
STC397230 Dioptric telescope, copy of an engraving by Boris Mestchersky (d.1957), illustration from Histoire de la Nation Francaise, Sciences, Volumes I & II, by Gabriel Hanotaux (1853-1944)

General W. H. Johnston observes the progress of battle, Hill 274 near Mont Des Allieaux
702017 General W. H. Johnston observes the progress of battle, Hill 274 near Mont Des Allieaux, France, 26th September 1918 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Observers Post, c. 1940-42 (w / c and graphite)
CEC131721 Observers Post, c.1940-42 (w/c and graphite) by Ravilious, Eric (1903-42); 43x57.6 cm; The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford, UK; eThe Higgins Art Gallery & Museum; English

Illustration from La Dioptrique by Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
CHT163646 Illustration from La Dioptrique by Rene Descartes (1596-1650), following the Discours de la Methode first published in Leiden in 1637 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Bonaparte (1769-1821) Just before his Flight, Viewing the Attack of his Imperial Guard
XCF233602 Bonaparte (1769-1821) Just before his Flight, Viewing the Attack of his Imperial Guard, Waterloo, 18th June 1815, engraved by Matthew Dubourg (fl.1813-20) (coloured engraving) by Hum

Dante Drawing an Angel on the First Anniversary of the Death of Beatrice
BIR136163 Dante Drawing an Angel on the First Anniversary of the Death of Beatrice, 1848-9 (pen and black ink on paper) by Rossetti

Trip on the Hudson River Steamer, 1868 (engraving)
PNP247870 Trip on the Hudson River Steamer, 1868 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Bombardment of Algiers, Duquesne observing the effects (colour litho)
2795500 Bombardment of Algiers, Duquesne observing the effects (colour litho) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombardment of Algiers, Duquesne observing the effects)

Parisians watching Halleys Comet from the citys rooftops (colour litho)
2782432 Parisians watching Halleys Comet from the citys rooftops (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Army Day in the Empires third annual (colour litho)
2783902 Army Day in the Empires third annual (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Army Day in the Empires third annual)

Columbus at the La Rabida Monastery in Palos Spain 1475. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) sits talking to his young son Diego

View of Hamilton escorting their Sicilian majesties on 11th May 1771
1202337 View of Hamilton escorting their Sicilian majesties on 11th May 1771, to observe the lava flow from the great eruption of Vesuvius

Cats playing the piano and singing on a New Year postcard
Cats playing the piano and singing on a French New Year postcard. Date: circa 1890s

On reconnaissance (chromolitho)
1091119 On reconnaissance (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On reconnaissance)

Dr. Frederick Cook using sextant 1908
Dr. Frederick Albert Cook (1865 - 1940), American explorer, physician, and ethnographer, claims that he reached the North Pole on 21st April 1908, a year before Robert Peary

Sir Isaac Newton sees an apple fall (litho)
979585 Sir Isaac Newton sees an apple fall (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Isaac Newton sees an apple fall)

King Arthur addresses a Knight
King Arthur was a (possibly mythical) British King from the 5th and early 6th Century, who is believed to have fought the Saxon invaders

The Preparations for observing the Transit of Venus (engraving)
1058637 The Preparations for observing the Transit of Venus (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Preparations for observing the Transit of Venus)

The Valley of Vision, c. 1910 (pencil, red chalk and watercolour)
659823 The Valley of Vision, c.1910 (pencil, red chalk and watercolour) by Payne, Henry A. (Harry) (1868-1940); 37.5x47.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Valley of Vision. Henry A)

The eyes that guide the artillery, in one of our observatories, during a duel of large calibers (Colour Litho)
2777513 The eyes that guide the artillery, in one of our observatories, during a duel of large calibers (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Interior view of one of the deepest hollow ways cut by the torrents of the rain water
1275118 Interior view of one of the deepest hollow ways cut by the torrents of the rain water on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, Plate XXXIX

The Chess Players, pre 1902 (oil on canvas)
1217422 The Chess Players, pre 1902 (oil on canvas) by Orpen, William (1878-1931); 92x71 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Irish, out of copyright

British observation post on the Western Front: watching artillery fire on German lines
700997 British observation post on the Western Front: watching artillery fire on German lines, 1914-18 (litho) by English School

The investment of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War (litho)
IL283020 The investment of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War (litho) by Prater, Ernest (fl.1885-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

The old observing room, Greenwich (engraving)
609314 The old observing room, Greenwich (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The old observing room)

First Meeting of French Explorers with the Indigenous Peoples, Island of Ombay
STC222054 First Meeting of French Explorers with the Indigenous Peoples, Island of Ombay, plate 14 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario

Battle Day - General Foch, commander of an army section
STC407194 Battle Day - General Foch, commander of an army section, watches one of the stages of an offensive in North Arras, 1915 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Architectural Sketch from Travels in England, c. 1766 (pencil on paper)
437410 Architectural Sketch from Travels in England, c.1766 (pencil on paper) by Belanger, Francois-Joseph (1744-1818); Bibliotheque de l Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Frontispiece to Machina Coelestis by Johannes Hevelius
XJF359088 Frontispiece to Machina Coelestis by Johannes Hevelius, engraved by Jeremias Falck, 1673 (engraving) by Boy, Adolf (1612-80) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Spanish-American War: a Spanish lookout in a coconut palm (colour litho)
2818888 The Spanish-American War: a Spanish lookout in a coconut palm (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish-American War)

Good News for Headquarters, German soldiers observing the battlefield and reporting to Headquarters via a field
5232152 Good News for Headquarters, German soldiers observing the battlefield and reporting to Headquarters via a field telephone, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Heilemann

Trompe l oeil oculus in the centre of the vaulted ceiling of the Camera Picta or
BEN72245 Trompe l oeil oculus in the centre of the vaulted ceiling of the Camera Picta or Camera degli Sposi, 1465-74 (fresco) (for detail see 78525) by Mantegna

The Meteor of August 18, 1783, as seen from the East Angle of the North Terrace
XYC156353 The Meteor of August 18, 1783, as seen from the East Angle of the North Terrace, Windsor Castle, 1783 (w/c on paper) by Sandby, Paul (1725-1809); 31.8x48.3 cm; Yale Center for British Art

The rat and the elephant (le rat et l elephant) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4214650 The rat and the elephant (le rat et l elephant) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Magpie Observing Fieldmice, (coloured chalks and watercolour on paper)
824137 A Magpie Observing Fieldmice, (coloured chalks and watercolour on paper) by Keulemans, Johan Gerard (1842-1912); 52.1x41.7. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Magpie Observing Fieldmice)

Giovanni Battista Donati (chromolitho)
735972 Giovanni Battista Donati (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Donatis Comet and Ptolemy observing the stars)

Christopher Sly, Taming of the Shrew, c. 1880 (engraving)
702467 Christopher Sly, Taming of the Shrew, c.1880 (engraving) by Orchardson, William Quiller (1832-1910); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Observing the World: From Art to Nature and Beyond" In Rembrandt's masterpiece, "The Return of the Prodigal Son, " we witness a poignant scene of redemption as a father observes his wayward son returning home. On the village green cricket field in Tilford, Surrey, England, UK, players engage in an intense match while spectators observe with bated breath. The spirit of competition fills the air. High above in Norway's skies, two jays engage in a fierce mid-air battle while another watches from afar. Even nature has its observers captivated by its beauty and drama. In the Kalahari Meerkat Project at Van Zylsrus, a group of meerkats huddle together attentively observing their surroundings. Their vigilant eyes ensure their survival in this harsh desert landscape. Caspar David Friedrich's painting "Two Men Contemplating the Moon" transports us to a serene moment where two individuals gaze up at the celestial body above. They ponder life's mysteries under its gentle glow. From conceptual images depicting humans observing our vast universe to 19th-century artwork showcasing Halley's Comet streaking through space - humanity has always sought answers beyond our earthly realm. Descartes' optics theory revolutionized how we understand light and vision during the 17th century. Through observation and experimentation, he paved the way for modern science and understanding. Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus challenged conventional wisdom with his heliocentric model of our solar system. His observations reshaped our perception of Earth's place among celestial bodies. Danish astronomer William A. Doberck dedicated his life to observing stars and mapping out their movements across galaxies. His meticulous work expanded our knowledge of distant cosmic phenomena. Amidst all these profound observations lies windsurfing at Kahului Beach - an exhilarating sport that combines skillful technique with keen observation of wind patterns and waves. It reminds us that observation can also be a source of joy and adventure.