Alms Collection

Church of the Hospital of St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire, early 20th century(?). The church of the oldest charitable institution of Britain, almshouses founded in the 12th century. From Winchester

The Alms House, 1855. Creator: Joseph Cundall
The Alms House, 1855

View of the Merchant Taylors Almshouses on Lee High Road, Lewisham, London, 1826

Feed the hungry, c.1640. Creator: Wael, Cornelis, de (1592-1667)
Feed the hungry, c.1640. Found in the Collection of the Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola, Genova.

New Almshouses at Watford erected by the Salters' Company of London, 1864. Creator: Unknown
New Almshouses at Watford erected by the Salters' Company of London, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. F. Downer. 'The original premises were burnt down in the Great Fire of 1666

Illustration for Basedow's Elementary Work, 1770. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Basedow's Elementary Work, 1770. Table XXIV(b). A popular illustrated textbook for children

Illustration for Uprightness and Hypocrisy, 1793. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Uprightness and Hypocrisy, 1793. From almanac: Pocket Calender of Gotting for the year 1794

The Albert Wing of the Licensed Victuallers Asylum, Old Kent-Road, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Albert Wing of the Licensed Victuallers Asylum, Old Kent-Road, [London], 1858. The existing buildings comprise the habitations for 126 inmates, to which the new Albert Wing, when completed

Arab Mendicant in Meditation, c1860. Creator: Charles Camino
Arab Mendicant in Meditation, c1860. In this work, the artist depicts the figure in such a way that most of his face is obscured, creating a sense of mystery

The Virgin and Child with St Martin and St Petronius, 1590. Creator: Alessandro Maganza
The Virgin and Child with St Martin and St Petronius, 1590

Church interior with man giving alms to a beggar, 1817-1879. Creator: George Gillis Haanen
Church interior with man giving alms to a beggar, 1817-1879

View of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens, 1751. Creator: Thomas Bowles
View of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens, 1751

View of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens, 1751. Creator: Thomas Bowles
View of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens, 1751

Distributing Alms. Creator: David Vinckboons
Distributing Alms, unknown date

Punyaki Ragini, the Fourth Wife of Bhairava Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1700 Creator: Unknown
Punyaki Ragini, the Fourth Wife of Bhairava Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1700

Adolf and Catharina Croeser, Known as ‘The Burgomaster of Delft and his Daughter, 1655. Creator: Jan Steen
Adolf and Catharina Croeser, Known as The Burgomaster of Delft and his Daughter, 1655. Legs spread, hand on hip, Croeser sits comfortably on the stoop of his house on Oude Delft in Delft

Stanstead College, Rowlands Castle, Hants. 1856. From "Illustrated London News", 1856. Creator: Unknown
Stanstead College, Rowlands Castle, Hants. 1856. The late R. Dixon, Esq...who, during a long and honourable career as a port-wine merchant

A Noble Family Distributing Alms in a Park, 1793. Creator: Mathieu Van Brée
A Noble Family Distributing Alms in a Park, 1793

Visitation (Meeting of Mary and Elizabeth in the Presence of Saints Joseph and Jerome), 1550-1600

The Printers Almshouses, Wood-Green, Tottenham, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Printers Almshouses, Wood-Green, Tottenham, 1856. Inauguration of charity housing in London...for the reception of aged

Saint Roch at right distributing alms to a group of people gathered around him, ca. 1600-1640. Creator: Anon
Saint Roch at right distributing alms to a group of people gathered around him, after Annibale Caracci, ca. 1600-1640

Saint Cecilia Distributing Alms to the Poor, after 1615. Creator: Domenichino
Saint Cecilia Distributing Alms to the Poor, after 1615

The Aged Freemasons Asylum, at Croydon: opened on Thursday, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Aged Freemasons Asylum, at Croydon [south of London]: opened on Thursday, 1850. The Asylum has been erected from the design of Mr. S. W

Monks of the Convent of Ara Coeli Giving Soup to the Poor, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Monks of the Convent of Ara Coeli Giving Soup to the Poor, 1850. Scene in Rome, depicting...the form which the general rejoicement of "the sins of the church" assumed in the convents of

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Renegade Monk Dainichibo Soliciting Alms, in the Pla... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Renegade Monk Dainichibo Soliciting Alms, in the Play Edo Meisho Midori Soga (Famous Places in Edo: A Green Soga)

Celebration of Palm Sunday in the Hall of Sackville College, East Grinstead, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Celebration of Palm Sunday in the Hall of Sackville College, East Grinstead, [Sussex]. 1850. This Hall, until lately used as a scullery, is a spacious lofty room with an open oak roof of three bays

Charity, plate 38 from Genii and Virtues, c.1465. Creator: Unknown
Charity, plate 38 from Genii and Virtues, c.1465

Gautama Buddha at Rajagriha, the Offering of Dust c2nd century. Relief from North West India (Gandhara Style) The Presentation of Dust is told in the Divyavadana

New Church of St. John the Baptist, Isleworth, 1857. Creator: Unknown
New Church of St. John the Baptist, Isleworth, 1857. The style of the church is Gothic, of the Perpendicular period...The architect was James Deason

The Front Elevation of Bromley College, Kent, 1777-1790. Creator: John Bayly
The Front Elevation of Bromley College, Kent, from Edward Hasted s, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, vols. 1-3, 1777-1790

Indian Fakir, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Indian Fakir, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Alms to the Poor, n. d. Creator: Rodolphe Bresdin
Alms to the Poor, n.d

Begging for Alms, c. 1771. Creator: Isoda Koryusai
Begging for Alms, c. 1771

Alms Dish with Baptism of Christ, Netherlands, c. 1800. Creator: Unknown
Alms Dish with Baptism of Christ, Netherlands, c. 1800

Penny Bank, c. 1938. Creator: Grace Halpin
Penny Bank, c. 1938

Saint Louis giving alms to the poor, 1735. Creator: Giovanni Francesco Braccioli
Saint Louis giving alms to the poor, 1735

Saint Martin, on horseback, giving his cloak to a beggar... 1760-1800
Saint Martin, on horseback, giving his cloak to a beggar, angels overhead, 1760-1800

Title Page: Two Cripples Receiving Alms, 1632. Creator: Jan Georg van Vliet
Title Page: Two Cripples Receiving Alms, 1632

Almshouse, c. 1617. Creator: Jacques Callot
Almshouse, c. 1617

Almshouse, c. 1622. Creator: Jacques Callot
Almshouse, c. 1622

The Mendicant Friar. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Mendicant Friar

Saint Anthony Distributing His Wealth to the Poor, c. 1430 / 1435
Saint Anthony Distributing His Wealth to the Poor, c. 1430/1435

A Nurse and a Child in an Elegant Foyer, 1663. Creator: Jacob Ochtervelt
A Nurse and a Child in an Elegant Foyer, 1663

Joachim and Anna Giving Food to the Poor and Offerings to the Temple, c. 1400 / 1405
Joachim and Anna Giving Food to the Poor and Offerings to the Temple, c. 1400/1405

Berks County Almshouse, 1878, 1878. Creator: Charles C. Hofmann
Berks County Almshouse, 1878, 1878

The Seven Works of Mercy, 1637. Creator: Teniers, David, the Elder (1582-1649)
The Seven Works of Mercy, 1637. Found in the collection of Stedelijk Museum Wuyts-Van Campen en Baron Caroly, Lier

Saint Roch at left distributing alms to a group of people gathered around him, after Annibale Caracci, 1590-1600. Formerly attributed to Guido Reni

The Blind Hurdy-Gurdy Player and Family Receiving Alms, 1648. Creator: Unknown
The Blind Hurdy-Gurdy Player and Family Receiving Alms, 1648

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