Arms Linked Collection

Two Strings To Her Bow, 1887, (1938). Artist: John Pettie
Two Strings To Her Bow, 1887. Painting housed in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

Extras dressed as Cybermen seen here on location near Arundel during the filming of the Dr Who story called The Silver Nemesis. 28th June 1988

Caruso & wife, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Caruso & wife, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Caruso & wife, 1918. Shows Italian tenor opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) and his wife, the former Miss Dorothy Park Benjamin (1893-1955).

British Voluntary Aid ambulance drivers at front, 27 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British Voluntary Aid ambulance drivers at front, 27 Jun 1917. Group of British Red Cross Society Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) and First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Women's Transport Service (F.A.N.Y)

Crown Prince, Germ. [i.e., Germany], between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Crown Prince, Germ. [i.e., Germany], between 1914 and c1915. German Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951) with two other soldiers during World War I.

Fashion Plate (Full Dress for Decr. 1798), 1798. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Full Dress for Decr. 1798), 1798

Officer of the Batavian army, 1801. Creator: Jan Antony Langendijk
Officer of the Batavian army, 1801. An officer of the engineers of the Batavian army, walking arm in arm with a lady

La famille du duc d'Aoste en France; le duc d'aoste et son second fils, le prince Aimon, 1916. Creator: Unknown
La famille du duc d'Aoste en France; le duc d'aoste et son second fils, le prince Aimon, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Dancing women, costume details and a landscape, 1896. Creator: Niels Skovgaard
Dancing women, costume details and a landscape, 1896

Arnold Genthe seated outdoors with two friends, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Arnold Genthe seated outdoors with two friends, between 1911 and 1942

Jannings, Emil, Mr. and Mr. Mauritz Stiller, portrait photograph, 1927 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Jannings, Emil, Mr. and Mr. Mauritz Stiller, portrait photograph, 1927

Trois bons amis, c1902. Creator: Jean Veber
Trois bons amis, c1902

Sunday in New Orleans, 1882. Creator: Unknown
Sunday in New Orleans, 1882

The New York Sunday herald. Oct. 27th. c1895. Creator: Charles Hubbard Wright
The New York Sunday herald. Oct. 27th. c1895

La Derniere campagne serbe; les jeunes recrues serbes, appelees au moment de... 1915. Creator: R. Marianovitch
La Derniere campagne serbe; les jeunes recrues serbes, appelees au moment de l'offensive austro-allemande, quittent leurs villages en chantant

Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, between 1916 and 1941. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, between 1916 and 1941

The Three Customers, n.d. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
The Three Customers, n.d

Cabinet portrait of Gustav V and Viktoria, 1881. Creator: Schulz & Suck. Cabinet portrait of Gustav V and Viktoria
Cabinet portrait of Gustav V and Viktoria, 1881

Photo of two young women, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: JD Malmberg
Photo of two young women, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. This collection of photographs and documents from the private archive of Sergei Mikhailovich Chashchin relates to the establishment of a

Irkutsk Noble Women, School Friends, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Irkutsk Noble Women, School Friends, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

A Hawking Party Setting Out from the Steps of a Country House, 1828 (oil on canvas)
990551 A Hawking Party Setting Out from the Steps of a Country House, 1828 (oil on canvas) by Turner, Francis Calcraft (1782-1846); 66x97.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Land Army Girls out and about in Reading. Circa 1942

Dante Aligheri - Dante and Beatrice in the Garden, c1925. Artist: Cesar Saccagi
Dante Aligheri - Dante and Beatrice in the Garden, c1925. Dante Alighieri, (1265-1321), Italian poet. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler

Sunrise on New Years Day at Susaki (Susaki hatsu hinode no zu), from the series... c. 1832 / 33
Sunrise on New Years Day at Susaki (Susaki hatsu hinode no zu), from the series " Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)", c. 1832/33

That Unfortunate Marriage, by Francis Eleanor Trollope;As to "Uncle Jo
That Unfortunate Marriage, by Francis Eleanor Trollope; As to " Uncle Jo, " the honour nearly overpowered him. 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38

Beauty Show at Spa, Belgium, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Beauty Show at Spa, Belgium, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Poem by Chunagon Yakamochi, from an untitled series of One Hundred Poems by One... c
Poem by Chunagon Yakamochi, from an untitled series of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets, c. 1767/68

Old Songs, n. d. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Old Songs, n.d

Gentleman Watching a Couple Promenading, c. 1895. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Gentleman Watching a Couple Promenading, c. 1895

Photograph of two men linking arms, 1910s - 1920s. Creator: The Bell Studio
A black and white photograph of two men linking arms.; The two men are pictured standing in the center of the image. Both men wear light colored three piece suits with flat caps

The Meeting of Dante and Beatrice, 1889 (oil on canvas)
658945 The Meeting of Dante and Beatrice, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Valles, Lorenzo (1831-1910); 169x107 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Meeting of Dante and Beatrice)

A Group Portrait of the Misses Sloper, both standing nearly full length in White Dresses
824203 A Group Portrait of the Misses Sloper, both standing nearly full length in White Dresses with Blue Sashes, (oil on canvas) by Gainsborough

Hyde Park Corner with the Duke of Wellingtons Residence, (oil on panel)
828420 Hyde Park Corner with the Duke of Wellingtons Residence, (oil on panel) by Cranmer, Charles (1780-1841); 70x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

An Elegant Couple, (oil on board)
658721 An Elegant Couple, (oil on board) by Stahl, Friedrich (1863-1940); 25.3x20.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Elegant Couple. Friedrich Stahl (1863-1940). Oil on board

A Wedding Procession, 1879 (oil on canvas)
989677 A Wedding Procession, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Firmin-Girard, Marie Francois (1838-1921); 37.5x54.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Wedding Procession)

The Promenade, (oil on panel)
658456 The Promenade, (oil on panel) by Garay y Arevalo, Manuel (fl.c.1885); 23.7x35.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Promenade. Manuel Garay Arevalo (born ca. 1844, active 1885)

Three Maidens, 1914 (aquatint)
1196610 Three Maidens, 1914 (aquatint) by Vallet, Edouard (1876-1929); 35.5x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vallet, Edouard (1876-1929)); Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Couple Strolling Under Umbrella (chromolitho)
733416 Couple Strolling Under Umbrella (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple Strolling Under Umbrella.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

The Fox and the Grapes, 1858 (oil on canvas)
658744 The Fox and the Grapes, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Solomon, Abraham (1824-62); 61x76.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fox and the Grapes. Abraham Solomon (1824-1862). Oil on canvas

A Parisian Cafe, 1875 (oil on canvas)
1195560 A Parisian Cafe, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); 120.6x191.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

A Special Celebration, 1877 (oil on canvas)
827083 A Special Celebration, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Nilson, Johan Severin (1846-1918); 85x119.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Special Celebration. Johan Severin Nilson (1846-1918)

The Wine Merchant, (oil on canvas)
827216 The Wine Merchant, (oil on canvas) by Massani, Pompeo (1850-1920); 31x26 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wine Merchant. Pompeo Massani (1850-1920). Oil on canvas

Woodland Lovers, (oil on canvas)
659905 Woodland Lovers, (oil on canvas) by O Neil, Henry Nelson (1817-80); 126.5x96 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Woodland Lovers. Henry Nelson O Neil (1817-1880). Oil on canvas

Dandies in the Park, (oil on panel)
822960 Dandies in the Park, (oil on panel) by Gaugengigl, Ignaz-Marcel (1855-1932); 22.3x17.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dandies in the Park. Ignaz Marcel Gaugengigl (1855-1932)

Under the Pines, 1916 (oil on canvas)
823201 Under the Pines, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Curran, Charles Courtney (1861-1942); 77x76.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Under the Pines. Charles Courtney Curran (1861-1942). Oil on canvas

Trepanning, June 1821. Creator: Theodore Lane
Trepanning, June 1821

A Wooden Substitute, or Any Port in a Storm, January 19, 1821. Creator: Theodore Lane
A Wooden Substitute, or Any Port in a Storm, January 19, 1821

Young Couple Seen From Behind, mid-19th century. Creator: Hippolyte-Omer Ballue
Young Couple Seen From Behind, mid-19th century

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"Arms Linked: A Celebration of Unity and Connection in Art" In the realm of art, the gesture transcends time and culture, capturing moments of camaraderie, love, and shared experiences. From historical paintings to photographs frozen in time, this captivating pose speaks volumes about human connection. One such depiction is found in "Two Strings To Her Bow" by John Pettie (1887), where two women stand side by side with their arms interlocked. Their unity symbolizes strength as they navigate life's challenges together. Similarly, "A Hawking Party Setting Out from the Steps of a Country House" (1828) portrays a group setting off on an adventure with arms linked, emphasizing their bond and common purpose. The power dynamics within relationships are explored in Francis Eleanor Trollope's "That Unfortunate Marriage, " beautifully illustrated by Sydney Prior Hall. Here, we witness a couple whose intertwined arms reveal both affection and struggle—a poignant reminder that even love can be complicated. Moving beyond Western art traditions, Utagawa Kuniyoshi's print "Sunrise on New Year's Day at Susaki" (c. 1832/33) showcases two figures linking arms against a stunning backdrop. This image evokes feelings of hope and renewal as they welcome the dawn together. Meanwhile, Theophile Alexandre Steinlen captures everyday moments through his artworks like "Old Songs" or "Gentleman Watching a Couple Promenading. " These portrayals depict individuals arm-in-arm amidst bustling city streets—testaments to friendship and companionship amid urban life. Even photography has embraced this timeless gesture; an anonymous photograph from the early 20th century shows two men proudly linking arms—an act that defied societal norms but spoke volumes about solidarity during challenging times.