Contented Collection

The Musical Pair in the Hammock. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
The Musical Pair in the Hammock. Stereoscopic card detail

A Jain Family Group, between c.550 and c.600. Creator: Unknown
A Jain Family Group, between c.550 and c.600

After the Bath, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
After the Bath, 19th century

Pastoral Contentment, n.d. Creator: Johann Lorenz Rugendas I
Pastoral Contentment, n.d

Cat Asleep in Basket, n.d. Creator: Auguste-Andre Lancon
Cat Asleep in Basket, n.d

Portrait of a Woman and a Man, 1829. Creator: Nicolaas Pieneman
Portrait of a Woman and a Man, 1829

A Summer Afternoon, 1880-1890. Creator: Frits Jansen
A Summer Afternoon, 1880-1890

Man Seated Holding a Pipe and a Jug in an Interior, c.1635-c.1645. Creator: Unknown
Man Seated Holding a Pipe and a Jug in an Interior, c.1635-c.1645

Coffee, 1831-1892. Creator: David Joseph Bles
Coffee, 1831-1892

Des prisonniers Allemands, qui viennent de toucher leur ration de pain, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Le bon pain Francais; Des prisonniers Allemands, qui viennent de toucher leur ration de pain de troupe, ne dissimulent pas leur satisfaction, 1915

Furst, Arnold, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1914 Oct. 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Furst, Arnold, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1914 Oct. 27

Reproduction of illustrations showing fortunate and unhappy husbands, between 1915 and 1925. Photograph of illustration in "Fruit recorder and cottage gardener", Vol. 7, No. 2 (Feb)

"After the Christmas Dinner", 1890. Creator: Edward Brice Stanley Montefiore
"After the Christmas Dinner", 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

A midsummer day's dream, 1886. Creator: Unknown
A midsummer day's dream, 1886.From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Portrait de femme, c.1855. Creator: Gustave Courbet
Portrait de femme, c.1855

"John Brown: or, A Plain Man's Philosophy" - drawn by J. Absolon, 1854. Creator: Unknown
"John Brown: or, A Plain Man's Philosophy" - drawn by J. Absolon, 1854. From the forthcoming Second Series of "English Songs and Melodies"

Hotei Smoking his Pipe, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai... Japan, c. 1814. Creator: Hokusai
Hotei Smoking his Pipe, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu), Japan, c. 1814

Royal Academy Exhibition - No. 597 - "Contentment", painted by A. Rankley, 1850. Creator: Smith & Cheltnam
Royal Academy Exhibition - No. 597 - "Contentment", painted by A. Rankley, 1850. A cottager's parlour'. Interior with a family at the tea table; a young man in academic robes looks

Summer, c1889-1890. Artist: Ivana Kobilca
Summer, c1889-1890

Statue of Memi and Sabu, 26th-25th century BC. The statue, which is probably from Giza, dates from the 4th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. The couple are portrayed with their arms around each other

Woman with Candle, late 1660s. Artist: Godfried Schalcken
Woman with Candle, late 1660s. From the Pitti Palace Gallery, Florence, Italy

The Schroeder family on their new farm, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The Schroeder family on their new farm. When they first came two years ago lived in shed shown. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

British racing driver John Bolster at Oulton Park, Cheshire 1961. Creator: Unknown
British racing driver John Bolster at Oulton Park, Cheshire 1961

Bird, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Bird, 18th century. Edo period (1615-1868)

Contentment, c1903, (c1930). Creator: David Gauld
Contentment, c1903, (c1930). Ayrshire cattle resting in the shade. Painting in the Glasgow Museums Service collection, Glasgow, Scotland. From " Modern Masterpieces of British Art"

The Old Couple Takasago, c1800-1820, (1910). Creator: Ichijosai Hirotoshi
The " Old Couple Takasago", c1800-1820, (1910). Wrought-iron tsuba by Hirotoshi. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co

The cook saves a large one for himself, Somme campaign, France, World War I, 1916

Sir Walter Raleigh smoking a pipe, (c1900). Artist: Trelleek
Sir Walter Raleigh smoking a pipe, (c1900). Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Workers contented at having found work, Germany, 1936. From Germany: The Olympic Year, published by Volk und Reich Verlag. (Berlin, 1936)

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

Marius retired from Business, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Marius retired from Business, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Saki, the housekeeper sleeps on a mattress with hard pillow under a quilted kimono, c1900, (1921). From Mysterious Japan, by Julian Street. [Doubleday, Page & Company, New York & Toronto, 1921]

The Rambles of Motonobu, 18th century (1886). Artist: Witherby & Co
The Rambles of Motonobu, 18th century (1886). The artist Kano Motonobu (1476-1559) resting on a walk and enjoying the landscape around him. From a drawing by Nishikawa Sukenobu

The Burgomaster, 1882. A print from The Magazine of Art Vol V, Cassell, Peter, Galpin and Company, Limited, 1882

After the Days Work, 1895. Artist: E Decizy
After the Days Work, 1895. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1895

King Edwards Derby triumph, Epsom, Surrey, 1909, (1935). The Derby winner was Minoru. The king is between Mr Richard Marsh, the royal trainer, and Lord Marcus Beresford

Night Cafe at Arles, 1888. Artist: Paul Gauguin
Night Cafe at Arles, 1888. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Sailor smoking a pipe and drinking rum, 1900. From a private collection

Front cover illustration from the magazine Omnia Salon, July 1922. Artist: Frederic Auer
Front cover illustration from the magazine Omnia Salon, October 1930

Married Couple in a Garden, c1622. Artist: Frans Hals
Married Couple in a Garden, c1622. From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Charity, 17th century. Artist: Cesare Dandini
Charity, 17th century. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Duchess of Villais in Costume, 18th century. From the Museum of Tesse, Le Mans, France

Young Woman with Earrings, 1657. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Young Woman with Earrings, 1657

Portrait of Baertje Martens, 1649. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Portrait of Baertje Martens, 1649

The Baillie Family, c1784. Artist: Thomas Gainsborough
The Baillie Family, c1784. Portrait of the London merchant James Baillie (1737-1793) with his wife and their four children. From the collection of the Tate Gallery, London

Portrait of a Lady, La Schiavona ( The Dalmatian Woman ), c1510-1512. Artist: Titian
Portrait of a Lady, La Schiavona ( The Dalmatian Woman ), c1510-1512. From the National Gallery, London

A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. Artist: Gerard Terborch II
A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

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