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Comforting Collection

Background imageComforting Collection: The Return of the Prodigal Son, c1668. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

The Return of the Prodigal Son, c1668. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Return of the Prodigal Son, c1668

Background imageComforting Collection: The Crucifixion, 1320. Creator: Master of the Pomposa Chapterhouse

The Crucifixion, 1320. Creator: Master of the Pomposa Chapterhouse
The Crucifixion, 1320.

Background imageComforting Collection: The Young Captive, 1832. Creator: Ary Scheffer

The Young Captive, 1832. Creator: Ary Scheffer
The Young Captive, 1832.

Background imageComforting Collection: Scene from 'David Garrick,' at the Haymarket Theatre: Garrick...[and] Ada Ingot..., 1864

Scene from "David Garrick," at the Haymarket Theatre: Garrick...[and] Ada Ingot..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene from "David Garrick," at the Haymarket Theatre: Garrick (Mr. Sothern) entreating Ada Ingot (Miss Moore) to return to her father, 1864. London stage production

Background imageComforting Collection: The Virgin Mourning at the Tomb, 1764. Creator: Lorenzo Gramiccia

The Virgin Mourning at the Tomb, 1764. Creator: Lorenzo Gramiccia
The Virgin Mourning at the Tomb, 1764

Background imageComforting Collection: Valkyrie and a Dying Hero, late 19th century. Creator: Hans Makart

Valkyrie and a Dying Hero, late 19th century. Creator: Hans Makart
Valkyrie and a Dying Hero, late 19th century

Background imageComforting Collection: Three Maries, 1824. Creator: William Say

Three Maries, 1824. Creator: William Say
Three Maries, 1824

Background imageComforting Collection: The Ecstasy of Saint Francis, c1615. Creator: Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli

The Ecstasy of Saint Francis, c1615. Creator: Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli
The Ecstasy of Saint Francis, c1615. Saint Francis Comforted by an Angel

Background imageComforting Collection: The robber gang's housekeeper comforts the young girl by telling the myth of Cupid... 1808

The robber gang's housekeeper comforts the young girl by telling the myth of Cupid... 1808
The robber gang's housekeeper comforts the young girl by telling the myth of Cupid and Psyche. Motif from Apuleius: The Golden Ass, 1808

Background imageComforting Collection: 'Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor', By S. Baring Gould, M. A.; 'My poor father

"Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor", By S. Baring Gould, M. A.; "My poor father, I cannot remain with him while Fox is there", 1890. From "The Graphic

Background imageComforting Collection: 'How Lisa Loved The King'; 'Lisa, the only child of a rich merchant of Palermo, 1890

"How Lisa Loved The King"; "Lisa, the only child of a rich merchant of Palermo, 1890. Creator: Unknown
How Lisa Loved The King"; "Lisa, the only child of a rich merchant of Palermo, having fallen ill through love of King Pietro of Sicily, asks his favourite musician, to come and sing to her

Background imageComforting Collection: The Mayor of Casterbridge, by Thomas Hardy. She knelt down on the hearth, 1886

The Mayor of Casterbridge, by Thomas Hardy. She knelt down on the hearth, 1886. Creator: Robert Barnes
The Mayor of Casterbridge, by Thomas Hardy. She knelt down on the hearth and took her friend's hands, 1886 From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33

Background imageComforting Collection: Une larme pour une goutte d'eau (Notre-Dame de Paris), 1903. Creator: Luc Olivier Merson

Une larme pour une goutte d'eau (Notre-Dame de Paris), 1903. Creator: Luc Olivier Merson
Une larme pour une goutte d'eau (Notre-Dame de Paris), 1903

Background imageComforting Collection: The Mayor of Casterbridge. Don't cry--Don't cry. By Thomas Hardy, 1886. Creator: Robert Barnes

The Mayor of Casterbridge. Don't cry--Don't cry. By Thomas Hardy, 1886. Creator: Robert Barnes
The Mayor of Casterbridge. Don't cry--Don't cry. By Thomas Hardy, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageComforting Collection: The International Exhibition - 'L'Innominato', painted by Guardassoni, of Bologna, 1862

The International Exhibition - "L'Innominato", painted by Guardassoni, of Bologna, 1862. Engraving of a painting

Background imageComforting Collection: A Rakes Progress - 8: The Mad House, 1733. Artist: William Hogarth

A Rakes Progress - 8: The Mad House, 1733. Artist: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress - 8: The Mad House, 1733. True to his nature Tom Rakewell has run through a vast fortune through indulgence in all the luxuries of modern living

Background imageComforting Collection: The Excommunication of Robert the Pious, 1875. Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens

The Excommunication of Robert the Pious, 1875. Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Excommunication of Robert the Pious, 1875. Nicknamed the Pious, Robert II (972-1031) was King of France from 996. He was temporarily excommunicated by Pope Gregory V

Background imageComforting Collection: Painting, title unknown, mid 19th century. Artist: Jean Pierre Alexandre Antigna

Painting, title unknown, mid 19th century. Artist: Jean Pierre Alexandre Antigna
Painting, title unknown, mid 19th century

Background imageComforting Collection: Alexander Comforts the Dying Darius, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi, c

Alexander Comforts the Dying Darius, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi, c
Alexander Comforts the Dying Darius, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi, Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370-1507), c.1480/90

Background imageComforting Collection: Iskander Comforts the Dying Darius, 1590. Creator: Unknown

Iskander Comforts the Dying Darius, 1590. Creator: Unknown
Iskander Comforts the Dying Darius, 1590

Background imageComforting Collection: The Crucifixion, ca. 1365. Creator: Andrea di Cione

The Crucifixion, ca. 1365. Creator: Andrea di Cione
The Crucifixion, ca. 1365. Detail from a larger artwork

Background imageComforting Collection: Jobs Comforters, 1825. Creator: William Blake

Jobs Comforters, 1825. Creator: William Blake
Jobs Comforters, 1825

Background imageComforting Collection: Never Morning Wore to Evening but Some Heart Did Break, 1894. Creator: Walter Langley

Never Morning Wore to Evening but Some Heart Did Break, 1894. Creator: Walter Langley
Never Morning Wore to Evening but Some Heart Did Break, 1894

Background imageComforting Collection: Cupid, Stung by a Bee, Is Cherished by his Mother, 1774. Creator: Benjamin West

Cupid, Stung by a Bee, Is Cherished by his Mother, 1774. Creator: Benjamin West
Cupid, Stung by a Bee, Is Cherished by his Mother, 1774

Background imageComforting Collection: Hope Comforting Love in Bondage, 1901. Creator: Sidney Harold Meteyard

Hope Comforting Love in Bondage, 1901. Creator: Sidney Harold Meteyard
Hope Comforting Love in Bondage, 1901

Background imageComforting Collection: Jobs Comforters, from Illustrations of the Book of Job, 1825-26. Creator: William Blake

Jobs Comforters, from Illustrations of the Book of Job, 1825-26. Creator: William Blake
Jobs Comforters, from Illustrations of the Book of Job, 1825-26

Background imageComforting Collection: Levamen Onostrorum, from Allegories of the Christian Faith

Levamen Onostrorum, from Allegories of the Christian Faith, from Christian and Profane Allegories, 1604

Background imageComforting Collection: Always Welcome, from 'Illustrated London News', May 19, 1888

Always Welcome, from "Illustrated London News", May 19, 1888
Always Welcome, from " Illustrated London News", May 19, 1888

Background imageComforting Collection: Alfred Tennysons Idylls of the King, and other Poems, 1874

Alfred Tennysons Idylls of the King, and other Poems, 1874

Background imageComforting Collection: After the Ball, 1874. Creator: Alfred Stevens

After the Ball, 1874. Creator: Alfred Stevens
After the Ball, 1874

Background imageComforting Collection: General Blackbeard wounded at the battle of Leadenhall, 1784. Artist

General Blackbeard wounded at the battle of Leadenhall, 1784. Artist
General Blackbeard wounded at the battle of Leadenhall, 1784. Charles James Fox (General Blackbeard) lying on the ground amid his followers

Background imageComforting Collection: The Wounded Cavalier, 1855. Artist: William Shakespeare Burton

The Wounded Cavalier, 1855. Artist: William Shakespeare Burton
The Wounded Cavalier, 1855; showing the injured Cavalier discovered by Puritans, his sectarian enemies. The man stands aloof, the girl is more humane

Background imageComforting Collection: Too young to be married, 1869. Artist: Thomas Faed

Too young to be married, 1869. Artist: Thomas Faed
Too young to be married, 1869; showing a man placing his arm round a girl who gazes into the distance whilst a dog sits at her feet

Background imageComforting Collection: The Favourite Nurse with Zouaves and Soldiers during WWI, 1915 (Colour Lithograph)

The Favourite Nurse with Zouaves and Soldiers during WWI, 1915 (Colour Lithograph)

Background imageComforting Collection: Rosabell, 1806

Rosabell, 1806
Rosabell, pub. 1806 (hand coloured engraving). She waves goodbye at port, with baby in her arms

Background imageComforting Collection: Olaf took the old woman in his arms, 10th or 11th century (1913)

Olaf took the old woman in his arms, 10th or 11th century (1913). Olaf the Peacock (c938-1006) was a merchant and chieftain

Background imageComforting Collection: Is it you, Mother?, 1916. Artist: Louis Raemaekers

Is it you, Mother?, 1916. Artist: Louis Raemaekers
Is it you, Mother?, 1916. Plate 75 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers. The Dutch graphic artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)

Background imageComforting Collection: The Zeppelin Triumph: Casualty of War, 1916. Artist: Louis Raemaekers

The Zeppelin Triumph: Casualty of War, 1916. Artist: Louis Raemaekers
The Zeppelin Triumph: Casualty of War, 1916. Plate 43 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers. The Dutch graphic artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)

Background imageComforting Collection: 1 Samuel 1: 8: Elkanah comforts Hannah

1 Samuel 1: 8: Elkanah comforts Hannah
1 Samuel 1:8: Elkanah comforts Hannah. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Background imageComforting Collection: Oh! I Am So Frightened! I Panted, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget

Oh! I Am So Frightened! I Panted, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
Oh! I Am So Frightened! I Panted, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Copper Beeches by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

Background imageComforting Collection: The Wounded Cavalier, 1855, (1912). Artist: William Shakespeare Burton

The Wounded Cavalier, 1855, (1912). Artist: William Shakespeare Burton
The Wounded Cavalier, 1855, (1912). Pre-Raphaelite painting, depicts a scene from the English Civil War in which a wounded royalist soldier is comforted by a Puritan woman while her lover looks

Background imageComforting Collection: The execution of Anne Boleyn, 1536

The execution of Anne Boleyn, 1536. Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn in 1533 after divorcing his first wife, Catherine of Aragon

Background imageComforting Collection: Stigmatization of Saint Catherine of Siena, 1870

Stigmatization of Saint Catherine of Siena, 1870
Stigmatization of Saint Catherine of Siena, (1870). After the painting by Sodoma in an Domenico, Siena, Italy. A print from Les Chef D oeuvre de la Peinture Italienne by Paul Mantz, Paris, 1870

Background imageComforting Collection: The Ghost Story

The Ghost Story. At this awful moment the Lady we are writing of beheld something white glide through the desolate apartment when all of a sudden a tremensous crash &c &c

Background imageComforting Collection: Christ the Comforter, 1895. Artist: Dormoy

Christ the Comforter, 1895. Artist: Dormoy
Christ the Comforter, 1895. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1895

Background imageComforting Collection: The Queen in a Cottage Bedroom, late 19th century, (c1920)

The Queen in a Cottage Bedroom, late 19th century, (c1920). Queen Victoria reads the Scriptures at the bedside of a sick fisherman, living on her Osborne estate

Background imageComforting Collection: The Flight from Lucknow, 1858, (c1920). Artist: Abraham Solomon

The Flight from Lucknow, 1858, (c1920). Artist: Abraham Solomon
The Flight from Lucknow, 1858, (c1920). The siege of Lucknow was one of the major engagements of the uprising against British rule in India which began in 1857

Background imageComforting Collection: Youth, 19th century. Artist: John Everett Millais

Youth, 19th century. Artist: John Everett Millais
Youth, 19th century



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