Wading Collection (page 6)

Green Heron (Butorides virescens) feeding time

Great Egret (Ardea alba) fishing in wetland Marion County, Illinois

Woman in dress standing in the turquoise clear sea facing the pink sand beach of Falassarna, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Three Spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia) feeding in shallow pond, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, The Netherlands, August

Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) calling in shallow pond on misty morning, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, The Netherlands, August

A Reed-Cutter at Work, 1886. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
A Reed-Cutter at Work, 1886. A work made of platinum print, pl. xxv from the album " life and landscape on the norfolk broads" (1886); edition of 200

Willet looking for food at the beach

American white ibis (Eudocimus albus)

American flamingo

For 80 cents! - oil on canvas, 1893
LRI4573522 For 80 cents! - oil on canvas, 1893 by Morbelli, Angelo (1853-1919); Museo Civico Francesco Borgogna, Vercelli, Italy; (add.info.: Pour 80 centimes ! (Per ottanta centesimi)

Children Playing in Surf (oil on board)
1767572 Children Playing in Surf (oil on board) by Potthast, Edward Henry (1857-1927); 29.9x40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Children Playing in Surf. Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)

Return of the Fishing Fleet (oil on canvas)
1769859 Return of the Fishing Fleet (oil on canvas) by Mesdag, Hendrik William (1831-1915); 68.6x87.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Return of the Fishing Fleet)

The Bathers of Mericourt; La Baignade a Mericourt, 1935 (oil onpaper)
825440 The Bathers of Mericourt; La Baignade a Mericourt, 1935 (oil onpaper) by Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941); 40.3x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Bather; Baigneuse, 1910 (oil on canvas)
656435 Bather; Baigneuse, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Lebasque, Henri (1865-1937); 106x96.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bather; Baigneuse. Henri Lebasque (1865-1937). Oil on canvas

Arab Horsemen watering in an Oasis, (oil on canvas)
827538 Arab Horsemen watering in an Oasis, (oil on canvas) by Huguet, Victor-Pierre (1835-1902); 56x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Arab Horsemen watering in an Oasis)

Purple Heron, from The Birds of Europe by John Gould, 1837 (colour litho)
3964021 Purple Heron, from The Birds of Europe by John Gould, 1837 (colour litho) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); 55.5x37.7 cm; By kind permission of the Earl of Leicester

Greater Flamingos on their pond at London Zoo, 1926 (b / w photo)
3435351 Greater Flamingos on their pond at London Zoo, 1926 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British, out of copyright

Chicagos unique hot-weather playgrounds for the young (b / w photo)
6002637 Chicagos unique hot-weather playgrounds for the young (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dayrise and Sunset (engraving)
6021256 Dayrise and Sunset (engraving) by Lawson, John (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dayrise and Sunset. - Down where golden water-flowers / Are wading in the shallower tide)

Man with two wooden legs extolling the health benefits of paddling in the sea (colour litho)
5999957 Man with two wooden legs extolling the health benefits of paddling in the sea (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page 86. A Night Bird. Oedicnemus. along lower edge in different hand This bird measured
5670729 Page 86. A Night Bird. Oedicnemus. along lower edge in different hand This bird measured from the tip of the bill to the extry. of the midl

Page 85. Oedicnemus. at lower centre in different hand 1 / 2 the natural size Southern
5670728 Page 85. Oedicnemus. at lower centre in different hand 1/2 the natural size Southern Stone, Curlew Burhinus magnirostris, 1791-92 (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child (detail) (oil on panel)
6323902 Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child (detail) (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) (workshop of); 96.9x41.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German

Breton girl and a goose at the waters edge, 1888 (oil on canvas)
5845728 Breton girl and a goose at the waters edge, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 25.1x39.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Abe River, 1834 (colour woodblock print)
1069149 Abe River, 1834 (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) Japanese); gift of Mr. and Mrs

Mr Aldgate-Lothbury in the Highlands (engraving)
1061126 Mr Aldgate-Lothbury in the Highlands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Aldgate-Lothbury in the Highlands)

Sketches in Braemar (engraving)
728426 Sketches in Braemar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Braemar: salmon spearing on the Dee)

On the Thames at low water (litho)
476903 On the Thames at low water (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

African Tantalus (Pseudotantalus ibis), 1856-67 (w / c & pencil on paper)
780828 African Tantalus (Pseudotantalus ibis), 1856-67 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Wolf, Joseph (1820-99); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; German, out of copyright

Arrival of Louis IX of France before Damietta, 8th Crusade, 1249 (chromolitho)
2817163 Arrival of Louis IX of France before Damietta, 8th Crusade, 1249 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrival of Louis IX of France before Damietta)

Horikiri Iris Garden by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857 (woodblock print)
2622487 Horikiri Iris Garden by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857 (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pecheuses de Crevettes (Shrimp Fisherwomen) (colour litho)
3098623 Pecheuses de Crevettes (Shrimp Fisherwomen) (colour litho) by Billet, Pierre Celestin (1837-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pecheuses de Crevettes (Shrimp Fisherwomen)

The Campaign from the Boer Side (litho)
1599611 The Campaign from the Boer Side (litho) by Rowlandson, George Derville (1861-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Campaign from the Boer Side)

Victorian tourists wading through dung on a farm looking for a rustic sight on their tour. The grotto and waterfall is just a barn. Ducks attack a child, a gentleman gets stuck in the mud

Snipe (w / c on paper)
492671 Snipe (w/c on paper) by Woodhouse, William (1857-1935); 28x38.4 cm; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire, UK; eHarris Museum and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Scene on the Branch of the Sacramento in 1597, illustration from California
NBY335554 Scene on the Branch of the Sacramento in 1597, illustration from California, its past history, its present position, its future prospects by G.A

Edward III crossing the Somme before the Battle of Crecy
IL323237 Edward III crossing the Somme before the Battle of Crecy, illustration from British Battles on Land and Sea, published by Cassell, London, c.1910 (litho) by Woodville

Botocudos family, Rio Grande, Brazil, from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne
STC109021 Botocudos family, Rio Grande, Brazil, from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Volume II, plate 37, by Jules Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (colour litho) (see also 84784) by Gallina

Pampton, New Jersey (oil on canvas)
FIN161432 Pampton, New Jersey (oil on canvas) by Inness, George Jnr. (1853-1926); 30.5x35.6 cm; Private Collection; David Findlay Jr Fine Art, NYC, USA; American, out of copyright

Three panels depicting the Battle of Blenheim, c. 1765 (coloured engraving)
NAM250522 Three panels depicting the Battle of Blenheim, c.1765 (coloured engraving) by Laguerre, Louis (1663-1721) (after); National Army Museum

Prospectors panning for gold during the Californian Gold Rush of 1849 (coloured engraving
PNP245895 Prospectors panning for gold during the Californian Gold Rush of 1849 (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American

Riding through a River (engraving)
XKH183241 Riding through a River (engraving) by Redon, Odilon (1840-1916); Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; French, out of copyright

Bathers at Breakwater, (oil on canvas)
985253 Bathers at Breakwater, (oil on canvas) by Potthast, Edward Henry (1857-1927); 61x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bathers at Breakwater. Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)

Beach Scene, (oil on panel)
1767326 Beach Scene, (oil on panel) by Potthast, Edward Henry (1857-1927); 31.8x40.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Beach Scene. Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927). Oil on panel

Banks of the Oise at Auvers-sur-Oise; Bords de l Oise a Auvers-sur-Oise
1196369 Banks of the Oise at Auvers-sur-Oise; Bords de l Oise a Auvers-sur-Oise, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903)

Arab Cavalry Fording a Stream, (oil on canvas)
1197467 Arab Cavalry Fording a Stream, (oil on canvas) by Washington, Georges (1827-1910); 50.5x61 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

One of three miniature handscrolls depicting the story of Taishokkan (The Great Woven Cap
1194618 One of three miniature handscrolls depicting the story of Taishokkan (The Great Woven Cap), Edo period, c.1700 (ink, colour & gold pigment on paper) by Japanese School

The Bathers, 1896 (oil on canvas)
651304 The Bathers, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Philippoteaux, Paul Dominique (1846-1923); 73.3x54.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bathers. Paul Dominique Philippoteaux (1846-1923)

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"Wading through History: From D-Day to Caesar's Rubicon" In the quaint coastal town of Sidmouth, located in south Devon, England, UK, echoes of history can be heard as we delve into the concept of wading. Just off its shores lies Juno Beach, where brave British and Canadian troops landed during the momentous D-Day on 6th June 1944. Imagining their footsteps sinking into the water brings a sense of awe and reverence. But wading is not limited to human endeavors; nature too showcases this art. Picture two elegant Curlew sandpipers gracefully pecking at their surroundings while wading through tranquil waters - a captivating side view that reminds us of the delicate balance between survival and beauty. From World War II back to ancient times, it has played significant roles throughout history. As we think about crossing rivers, our minds wander to Caesar crossing the Rubicon or envision Old Trent Bridge in Nottingham witnessing countless crossings over time. Waters hold stories beyond borders; Appledore in Devon reveals lifeboats manned by courageous crewmen ready to face any stormy challenge. Meanwhile, Texel in Holland presents an avian spectacle with three adult Avocet birds guiding their precious chick through shallow waters - a heartwarming sight symbolizing parental protection. Not forgetting distant lands across continents, imagine standing on The Beach and Pier at Cromer in Norfolk, England - waves crashing against your feet as you witness nature's wonders unfold before your eyes. Venturing further south brings us to Mana Pools National Park along Zimbabwe's Zambezi River. Here stands a magnificent African Elephant bull leisurely feeding along the riverbank - its colossal presence reminding us that even giants find solace near water's edge. Lastly, let us remember that it was not only British and Canadian troops who braved those fateful waters on D-Day but also Americans who made landfall alongside them.