Looking Into Collection

Preparation for visits on New Year's Day, c.1813-c.1815. Creators: Anon, Chez Basset
Preparation for visits on New Year's Day, c.1813-c.1815. An overweight man sits on a chair and puts on his boots. Behind him is a servant who brushes his blue jacket

Le Crocodile, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Crocodile, 19th century

10 heures du matin, 1839. Creator: Honore Daumier
Singles Day (La Journee du Celibataire) - 10 heures du matin, 1839. 10 a.m

Still Life with Fish, 1878. Creator: Carl Bloch
Still Life with Fish, 1878

After the Bath. A Young Girl Knocking at the Fisherman's Window, 1884. Creator: Carl Bloch
After the Bath. A Young Girl Knocking at the Fisherman's Window, 1884

An Allegory of Pride, 1506. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
An Allegory of Pride, 1506

Two Ladies of Ancient Rome, c.1893. Creator: Paolo Mei
Two Ladies of Ancient Rome, c.1893

The Coquette, 1656 / 58. Creator: Jeremias Falck
The Coquette, 1656/58

The Tavern Door, 1916, (1917). Artist: Edmund Joseph Sullivan
The Tavern Door, 1916, (1917). From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

Z the Zealous Zoologist, 1903. Artist: John Hassall
Z the Zealous Zoologist, 1903. An initial letter Z from a child alphabet. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]

A scene during the London blitz, c1940 (1942). From Frontline 1940-1941. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1942]

Native men seeing a white woman for the first time, Mongalla to Terrakekka, Sudan, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
Native men seeing a white woman for the first time, Mongalla to Terrakekka, Sudan, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Japanese crowd looking into the Zeppelin hangar, Kasumigaura, Japan, 1929 (1933)
Japanese crowd looking into the Zeppelin hangar, Kasumigaura, Japan, 1929, (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932

White-robed inhabitants of Korea, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
White-robed inhabitants of Korea, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

The Garden of Pere Lathuille, 1879 (1938). Artist: Edouard Manet
The Garden of Pere Lathuille, 1879 (1938). Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium. Plate taken from Manet, by Robert Rey, published by William Heinemann Ltd (1938)

Tucson, Arizona. Reflections in stained glass windows inside Jewish synagogue (temple)

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From the alluring gaze of The Coquette in 1656, painted by Jeremias Falck, to the intrigued crowd at The Tavern Door in 1916, captured by Edmund Joseph Sullivan, the human fascination with peering in and observing the unknown is a timeless theme. In "Z the Zealous Zoologist" by John Hassall from 1903, we see the excitement of discovery as the scientist examines a new species. The shocked reaction of native men upon seeing a white woman for the first time, as depicted in Thomas A. Glover's painting from 1925, is a poignant reminder of cultural differences. The Japanese crowd in Kasumigaura, Japan, in 1929, marvels at the colossal Zeppelin in their midst. The white-robed inhabitants of Korea in 1936, photographed by Wide World Photos, gaze intently at an unknown object. Edouard Manet's "The Garden of Pere Lathuille" from 1879 invites us to look closer at the intimate scene unfolding within. Lastly, the reflections in the stained glass windows of a Jewish synagogue in Tucson, Arizona, remind us that looking in can also lead to introspection and self-discovery.