1. A method for searching images with figures, suitable for searching a plurality of images related to at least one figure in an image collection, the method comprising: an image analysis stage, comprising: comparing figures between images of an image collection and respectively assigning an identity to each image of the image collection for each occurrence of an identified figure of the figures, the identity not derived mathematically from the pixel content of the image and relating to the identified figure; and selecting and associating a representative image in the image collection for each of the identities assigned; and an image search stage, comprising: displaying the representative images; selecting one or a plurality of the representative images as a searching criterion; searching for images matching the searching criterion in the image collection, the matching performed in dependence upon at least the identity associated with each selected representative image; and displaying the images matching the searching criterion.