Legs Collection

Nude by David Wright
Erotic painting by David Wright, best known for his pin ups, showing a nude woman from an unusual angle, with her legs and bottom in the light, and her back in the shadows. Date: c.1948

Boy playing a lute, by Victor Carpathius (Vittore Carpaccio), dated MDX (1510). This is a detail from a larger painting, Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. 1510

Illustrations for Michael and the Mighty Men

Puppy

Female model with bobbed hairstyle, wearing a black and white striped top and white stretch trousers in Mary Quant style. circa 1960s

Pin-up by David Wright, circa late 1950s, showing a woman in a transparent black, negligee reclining on a bed, her shapely legs clad in black stockings. c.1958

Models with patterned groovy shirts
Two models with patterned groovy shirts. 1970s

Nursery Rhymes -- Tom the Pipers Son

Ilona J, red-haired model in a yellow outfit
Ilona J, red-haired model wearing a yellow outfit with baggy trouser legs

Pin up in Pink by David Wright
A lovely pin-up by David Wright featuring a blonde woman in a pink dress with a matching pink flower in her hair against a black background. Date: c.1947

Sheer stockings packaging design by David Wright
Packaging for Glamour Girl sheer stockings from the Sherwood Knitwear Company, Burbage, Leicestershire, designed by pin-up artist David Wright

Corner of a large tiled kitchen, showing a gas cooker (right) and a large stove with doors for the coal (in a scuttle at the side), and a flue. There are pots and pans on a tall stand (left)

Stockinged legs by David Wright
A pair of shapely legs in stockings and suspenders belonging to someone wearing a pair of black, silk French knickers, by pin-up artist, David Wright. c.1947

Contemplation - Calendar girl by David Wright
A blonde woman dressed in a transparent black teddy which leaves little to the imagination relaxes on a chaise lounge

David Wright woman in a red swimsuit
Elegant woman with red hair, wearing a one-piece red swimsuit, red shoes, and a wide brimmed floppy hat. She is sitting on a table with a red and white tablecloth

And So To Bed by David Wright
Illustration by pin up artist David Wright featuring one of his trademark Lovelies wearing a diaphanous night dress through which you can see her shapely legs and pert figure

Circus clown card by Glevum Games
A circus clown card used in a game called Tips Up by Glevum Games. 20th century

Woman stepping out of a car
A woman stepping out of a car, showing off her elegant legs. circa 1930s

Box lid design, Tips Up by Glevum Games
Box lid design for a game called Tips Up by Glevum Games. Depicting a circus clown holding a string of sausages. 20th century

European man and daughter on camel, India
European man and his daughter on a camel, India. The girls legs are too short to reach the stirrups. circa 1890s

Festive stockings packaging design by David Wright
Packaging for Glamour Girl sheer stockings designed by pin-up artist David Wright wishing wearers a Merry Christmas

Man sitting on a stool
Man in a smart suit, sitting on a stool. 20th century

David Wright woman in wide green skirt
Elegant woman with dark brown hair, wearing black blouse and a wide green skirt. She is sitting on a long pink couch. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Little girl swinging on a rope over water
A little girl swings on a rope over a river, just like Tarzan! Date: 1974

Kayser Bondor advertisement designed by David Wright
Advert for Kayser Bondor nylon stockings featuring the fabulous legs of a lady, revealed under a fluttering skirt

Seated woman in underwear and hat
Seated woman in her underwear and hat. She is sitting on a low table with her legs crossed and a walking stick across her knee. early 20th century

Painting student at Leeds School of Art
A painting student at Leeds School of Art (now Leeds College of Art) sits contemplating her canvas, wondering what to do next. Date: 1957

David Wright woman in short black underslip
Elegant woman with red hair, wearing a short black, semi-transparent underslip. She is sitting on the edge of her dressing table, loosening her hair

French Balneo bathroom
A French Balneo bathroom, with a bidet, a bath with shower attachment, and a washbasin on legs. A water heater with flue is attached to the wall. early 20th century

Kayser Bondor Nylons advertisement
Elegant advert for Kayser Nylon stockings showing a woman raising a sumptuous cloak to reveal her shapely legs and the tops of her stockings. Date: 1955

Ace of Diamonds playing card with blonde pinup
Ace of Diamonds playing card with a blonde pinup in a skimpy black dress, perching on a bar stool. circa 1940s

Bathing Belle Parade
Three disgruntled beauty queens look particularly annoyed at a sassy woman in a red bikini holds a placard boasting that she can cook too! Date: 1947

Young Victorian boy and pet dog
A golden-haired young lad with his pet dog sitting on a ornamental stone wall with one leg on his other knee. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: late 19th century

The Introduction by Geo. S. Dixon
An actress in a skimpy stage costume and jaunty head dress introduces herself to a theatre audience at the beginning of a show or revue. 1926

Otter standing on hind legs
An otter (Lutra lutra) standing on hind legs on a riverbank. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Dog poses for the camera
Lovely scene showing a biddable terrier adopting the " beg" position and posing beautifully for his owner who holds a rather nice looking camera

Back Number by David Wright
Pin up by David Wright featuring an elegant woman seated on the edge of a bed in a state of deshabilee, flicking idly through a magazine. 1941

Tango Buenos Aires, Argentina - couple with their feet off the ground

Three young models in Egyptian cotton shirts

Ballroom dancer getting ready in dressing room
Behind the Scenes - Ballroom dancer getting ready, checking her fishnets in a dressing room. Sound and List Preliminary event

British soldiers leading wounded horses, WW1
British soldiers leading wounded horses for treatment on the Western Front in France during the German offensive, World War One. circa 1916

Ballroom dancer and dresser in dressing room
Behinds the Scenes at a Sound and Listen event, preliminary competition. A ballroom dancer and her dresser in a dressing room, getting ready to perform

Ballroom dancers in action on the dance floor - Preliminary Competition - Sound and Listen Event

Ballroom dancers in action - Brentwood Gymnasium
Latin section - ballroom dancers in action on the dance floor - Brentwood Gymnasium, Championship Preliminaries. 2002

Ballroom dancers in action - Latin Competition - Blackpool. 1997

Ballroom dancers - A Night of 100 Stars
Latin-style ballroom dancing couple in action, performing at a Night of a Hundred Stars at the Paragon Hotel, London. 1998

Ballroom dancers - Latin section - Royal Albert Hall, London
Ballroom dancers in action in the Latin section at the Royal Albert Hall, London. 2002

Ballroom dancing couple in Latin dance - Blackpool
A ballroom dancing couple in a Latin dance - Blackpool, 1997. 1997

Ballroom dancing couple - Latin - Blackpool
A ballroom dancing couple performing a latin dance - Blackpool. Champions Jukka Haapalainen and Sirpa Suutari 1997

Playing with Fire - front cover by David Wright
Playing with Fire. Front cover of a sensational romance, translated from the French, designed by David Wright, whose pin-up girls during World War II were hugely popular

My Life is My Own - book cover by David Wright
My Life is My Own, featuring a front cover illustration by the pin up artist David Wright

Month Postcard -- Marzo (March). Showing an elegant lady in a frilly sailor-style dress on a windy day. A Cupid flying above her grabs her hat as it blows off. early 20th century

Four soldiers enjoying beer near Okehampton, Devon

Label design with girl in fancy dress
Label design featuring a girl in fancy dress, carrying a bowl containing clubs, spades, diamonds and hearts

Workman standing in a yard
A workman in waistcoat and trousers, standing in a yard with a sack on a trolley behind him. Two other men look out from a doorway

Man at the seaside
A man at the seaside, sitting on what is probably a pier. His coat and hat can be seen at his side. (The woman in the previous picture is probably the photographer.) (2 of 2)

Woman at the seaside
A woman at the seaside, sitting on what is probably a pier. A mans coat and hat can be seen at her side, no doubt belonging to the photographer (see next picture). (1 of 2)

Young Boy a holding racing car
A study of a young boy, seated in a high-backed wooden chair, clutching his favourite model racing car. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard Date: circa late 1940s

A Boy sitting on a pouffe
A young boy wearing a pale green cardigan sits on a pouffe with his hands in his lap. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Studies of a hare
Pencil studies of a hare by Raymond Sheppard

A surreal abstraction on the form of a horse
A surreal skeletal abstraction on the form of a horse. Painting by Raymond Sheppard

A Pig rears up out of a small pen. Pen and Ink (with watercolour)drawing by Raymond Sheppard

A woman sitting
A seated, partially naked, black model posing for a portrait study on an elegantwooden chair, her hair tied back. Pencil study Raymond Sheppard

Sideshow at Battersea Fun Fair
A curious looking sideshow at the Battersea Fun Fair, with a small bearded showman, three bathing beauties, and a fake skull on a table. Date: 1956

Pencil studies of a rabbit and grasping fist by Raymond Sheppard

Boy sitting on a two-seat sofa with his legs slung across the cushions. Pastel sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Poster, Don t be afraid of Soap and Water. Showing a little boy welcoming a humanised jug and a bar of soap. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. 20th century

Blonde Woman in blue by David Wright
Seductive looking blonde woman in a figure-hugging blue silk dress strikes a coquettish pose against a contrasting red background. c.1950

Somebodys Cup of Tea by David Wright

Farmer Feeding Cats
A farmer or farm hand sits in a wicker basket and feeds two hungry cats, one of them begging on its hind legs! Note the hopeful dog on the right. Date: early 1930s

Cross Country Running
The muddy legs of cross country runners in Cambridge. Date: 1963

Good Understanding by David Wright showing a pair of shapely stockinged legs. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

London Opinion 1932
A glamorous blonde woman with a Marcel wave hair style applies lipstick before going to a party in a multi-coloured dress which shows off her legs. Date: November 1932

Streamline Fuselage by David Wright, showing a red-haired woman in pink and black polka dot lingerie, stockings and stilletos, stretching out her legs

Stepping Out
A close-up picture of a womans legs stepping off a curb in a pair of high heeled shoes. Date: late 1960s

Storage house, Khanty Mansiysk museum, Russia
A storage house of the Khanty tribe on display at the open air Okrug Ethnographic Museum (Torum Maa) in Khanty Mansiysk, Western Siberia, Russia. early 21st century

Advertisement for Macholl Cognac and Liqueurs
Advertisement for Macholl of Munich, Cognac and Liqueurs, showing an elephant doing a circus trick by standing on its front legs. 20th century

Animal circus with two performing pigs
An animal circus with two performing pigs in the ring, with a monkey as ringmaster and a monkey clown. The musicians and spectators are also monkeys. circa 19th century

A Pair of Legs
A pair of legs. Date: late 1960s

AIRHOSTESS
An air hostess sits on a stool with a clipboard on her lap. Date: late 1960s

Detail of a carving on the Stupa at Sanchi, Central India
Detail of a carving of a human figure on the Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940

Browned Off by David Wright, showing a model seated with her legs over a chair. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Red-headed girl seated in a sheer red dress. Painting by David Wright reproduced on a calendar. Original topless version published in Men Only in December 1952 (see image number 10217144). 1952

A countryside stream with an otter
A view of a countryside stream. An otter is set into the border framing the scene. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

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