Despair Collection

Gin Lane, 1751. Artist: William Hogarth
Gin Lane, 1751.The scene is the St Giles slums. A child falls to its death from the arms of its drunk mother who sits with ulcerated legs. A skeletal figure holds an empty glass

The Man of Sorrows. Title-page to Small Passion. c1511, (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Man of Sorrows. Title-page to Small Passion. c1511, (1906). The drawing is held by the British Museum, London. From The Engravings of Albert Durer, by Lionel Cust. [Seeley and Co

Gin Lane, February 1, 1751. Creator: William Hogarth
Gin Lane, February 1, 1751

Le Coup de Lance, 1620. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Le Coup de Lance, 1620. At the Crucifixion the soldier pierces Christs side to make sure he is dead. At bottom right, the Virgin Mary and St John the Apostle turn aside in despair

Ridiculous Dream, 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya
Ridiculous Dream, 1819-1823. Plate 3 of Proverbs, published in 1864. The series is also known as disparates (absurdities) or suenos (dreams)

Shipwreck of the Meduse, 1820. Creators: Theodore Gericault, Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet
Shipwreck of the Meduse, 1820. [The Raft of the Medusa]

The Distress in Ireland: Outside the Courthouse, Galway - Waiting for Relief, 19th century

Into the water, c.1919. Creator: Zille, Heinrich (1858-1929)
Into the water, c.1919. Private Collection

Christ before Caiaphas. Creator: Campi, Antonio (around 1522-1587)
Christ before Caiaphas. Found in the Collection of the Galerie Canesso.

Drowned Lands Of The Raquette Lake, Printed 1888. Creator: Seneca Ray Stoddard
Drowned Lands Of The Raquette Lare, Printed 1888

The Suicide, c1836. Creator: Alexandre Gabriel Descamps
The Suicide, c1836. The palette, pistol, and note lying on the floor suggest the tragic sequence of events that has taken place. An artist overcome by adversity has taken his life

Woman Praying at a Deathbed, 1864. Creator: Benjamin Vautier
Woman Praying at a Deathbed, 1864

The Suicide of Lucretia, 1600. Creator: Heinrich Ulrich
The Suicide of Lucretia, 1600. The suicide of the Roman heroine Lucretia was related by the historian Livy (59 BCE- 17 CE)

Shinchunagon Taira no Tomomori Sweeping the Deck, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shinchunagon Taira no Tomomori Sweeping the Deck, 1886. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage. In May 1185, Taira no Tomomori killed himself in the Battle of Dan no ura

The return of the prodigal son, c.1540-c.1550. Creator: Cornelis Anthonisz
The return of the prodigal son, c.1540-c.1550. Son (Filius Prodigus) kneeling and embraced by father. Around them love (Dilectio), truth (Veritas), Hope (Spes)

Les Heures d'Angoisse; "Wenn!": composition desesperee publiee par l'Illustrirte... 1918
Les Heures d'Angoisse; "Wenn!": composition desesperee publiee par l'Illustrirte Zeitung du 31 octobre 1918, 1918

Les Heures d'Angoisse; Le page de couverture de l'Illustrirte Zeitung du 31 octobre 1918, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Les Heures d'Angoisse; Le "Grand Soir" en Allemagne, 31 Octobre 1918", 1918. Creator: Unknown
Les Heures d'Angoisse; Le "Grand Soir" en Allemagne, d'apres l'Illustrirte Zeitung du 31 octobre 1918, 1918

Les allemands peints par eux-memes et par les neutres; "Voila tout mon futur... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les allemands peints par eux-memes et par les neutres; "Voila tout mon futur ministere sous la table!", 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Suicide of Lucretia, 1500-1525. Creator: Master with the Parrot
Suicide of Lucretia, 1500-1525

"Antechamber of the Tribunal of the Inquisition, in the Ducal Palace, Venice" - painted by L. Haghe - from the Exhibition of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours, 1856

The Haywain or Tribulations of human life (Tapestry), ca 1550-1565. Creator: Brussels Manufactory (1515-1525)
The Haywain or Tribulations of human life (Tapestry), ca 1550-1565. Found in the collection of the Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid

Job and His Friends, 1887. Creator: Kristian Zahrtmann
Job and His Friends, 1887

The Testament of Eudamidas, 1644-1648. Creator: Nicolas Poussin
The Testament of Eudamidas, 1644-1648

The Acting Manager or Rehearsal: The End of the Act, ca 1885-1886. Creator: Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942)
The Acting Manager or Rehearsal: The End of the Act, ca 1885-1886. Private Collection

Le désespoir des bouchers, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le desespoir des bouchers, 19th century. The despair of butchers

Nothing Left, after Josep Israels, c1880-83. Creator: Adolphe Alphonse Gery-Bichard
'Nothing Left, after Josep Israels'. From "Modern Artists" by F.G.Dumas. [J.S.Virtue & Co Ltd, London, c1880]

'The Death of the First Born, after Lawrence Alma-Tadema, R.A. c1880-83. Creator: A Mongin
'The Death of the First Born, after Lawrence Alma-Tadema, R.A.'From "Modern Artists" by F.G.Dumas. [J.S.Virtue & Co Ltd, London, c1880]

'"The Bridge of Sighs" and Thomas Hood, 1890. Creator: William Small
'"The Bridge of Sighs" and Thomas Hood, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Wanger, Beatrice, Miss, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Wanger, Beatrice, Miss, 1918 or 1919

Scene from "Tess of the D'Urbervilles", by Thomas Hardy, 1891. Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
'Tess of the D'Urbervilles", By Thomas Hardy; "In stagnant blackness they waited through an interval which seemed endless", 1891. From "The Graphic

'Only a Relic Dimm'd with Tears', 1890. Creator: Unknown
'Only a Relic Dimm'd with Tears', 1890'From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Le Massacre des Innocents, between 1626 and 1627. Creator: Nicolas Poussin
Le Massacre des Innocents, between 1626 and 1627. The Massacre of the Innocents

A Visit to Monte Carlo, Despair, 1886. Creator: Paul Charles Renouard
A Visit to Monte Carlo, Despair, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Allegory of Virtues, ca 1529. Creator: Correggio (1489-1534)
Allegory of Virtues, ca 1529. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

The shipwreck, c1886. Creator: Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
The shipwreck, c1886

The Seven Deadly Sins: Greed, c. 1570. Creator: Backer, Jacob, de (1540/45-ca. 1600)
The Seven Deadly Sins: Greed, c. 1570. Found in the Collection of the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Weeping Woman, 1883. Creator: Vincent van Gogh
Weeping Woman, 1883

Wishes, plate three from A Glove, 1881. Creator: Max Klinger
Wishes, plate three from A Glove, 1881

Two Sketches of a Weeping Woman, n.d. Creator: Benjamin West
Two Sketches of a Weeping Woman, n.d

The Good Little Girls, 1832. Creator: Auguste Raffet
The Good Little Girls, 1832

Bridge of Sighs, 1858. Creator: John Everett Millais
Bridge of Sighs, 1858

Nude Lying On Bed, 1894. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Nude Lying On Bed, 1894

Wishes, plate three from A Glove, 1881. Creator: Max Klinger
Wishes, plate three from A Glove, 1881

Despair, after 1698. Creator: Eduardus Jacobus
Despair, after 1698

Study: Nude Woman Seen from the Back (recto) Sketches of Peasants Working (verso), c. 1846

Arab Watching the Body of His Friend, n.d. Creator: Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo
Arab Watching the Body of His Friend, n.d

Arab Watching the Body of his Friend, 1879. Creator: Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo
Arab Watching the Body of his Friend, 1879

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