Distress Collection

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

Whale stranded at Winterton, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Whale stranded at Winterton, 1857. This fine specimen of the whale tribe was driven ashore at Winterton by the gales which visited the coast of Norfolk...When the whale found himself upon land he

Lucretia Standing at a Column, c. 1520. Creator: Barthel Beham
Lucretia Standing at a Column, c. 1520

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

'"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

Sketch for the church of Saint-Eustache : Jesus carring the cross, the Virgin... 1856. Creator: Emile Signol
Sketch for the church of Saint-Eustache : Jesus carring the cross, the Virgin on the route to Calvary, 1856. (Esquisse pour l'eglise Saint-Eustache : Jesus portant sa croix)

Distress: Head of a Woman Looking Upwards, n.d

'A Supper Extra, 1890. Creator: Unknown
'A Supper Extra, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

A Distraught Woman with Her Head Thrown Back, 1775/80. Creator: Jacques-Louis David
A Distraught Woman with Her Head Thrown Back, 1775/80

Symptoms of Distress, from The Grand Steeplechase Over Leicestershire, published 1830. Creator: Charles Bentley
Symptoms of Distress, from The Grand Steeplechase Over Leicestershire, published 1830

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

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

The Prophet Jeremiah Mourning over the Destruction of Jerusalem, 1630. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Prophet Jeremiah Mourning over the Destruction of Jerusalem, 1630. From the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Departure, 19th / early 20th century. Artist: James Tissot
The Departure, 19th/early 20th century. From a private collection

The Crucifixion, c. 1370. Creator: Francescuccio Ghissi
The Crucifixion, c. 1370

Pieta, c. 1686. Creator: Filippo Parodi
Pieta, c. 1686

The Descent from the Cross, c. 1485. Creator: Bernardino Butinone
The Descent from the Cross, c. 1485

The suicide of Dido who reclines on a pyre in centre, surrounded by many figures, 1650-55

Dido on the Funeral Pyre, 1650-1700. Creator: Giuseppe Diamantini
Dido on the Funeral Pyre, 1650-1700

The Plague of Frogs, 1585. Creator: Johann Sadeler I
The Plague of Frogs, 1585

The Plague of Frogs, c. 1585. Creator: Johann Sadeler I
The Plague of Frogs, c.1585

After the Visit (Apres sa visite), 1900. Creator: Paul Albert Besnard
After the Visit (Apres sa visite), 1900

The Distressed Poet, 1733-1735. Creator: William Hogarth
The Distressed Poet, 1733-1735

The Distrest Poet, December 15, 1740. Creator: William Hogarth
The Distrest Poet, December 15, 1740

The Bostonians in Distress, November 19, 1774. Creator: Attributed to Philip Dawe
The Bostonians in Distress, November 19, 1774

Plate 65 from The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra): What is this hubbub? (Que alboroto es este?), after 1814-15 (published 1863)

Plate 40 from The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de La Guerra): He gets something out of it (Algun partido saca.), 1810 (published 1863)

The Desperate Man, ca. 1515. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Desperate Man, ca. 1515

The Distressed Poet, ca. 1800. Creator: Dent
The Distressed Poet, ca. 1800

Ignorance Defeated, 1540-45. Creator: Antonio Fantuzzi
Ignorance Defeated, 1540-45

The Knight Errant, 1870, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
The Knight Errant, 1870, (c1902). After a painting in the Tate Gallery, London. Victorian imagining of a medieval scene where a knight rescues a maiden in distress

The murder d cherub, or the cockneys distress at the bloody-deed, 1804. Artist
The murder d cherub, or the cockneys distress at the bloody-deed, 1804. Two men, who have been shooting, look in horror at a dead owl, believing it to be a cherub

The Picadilly nuisance, London, 1818; a disorderly mass of pedestrians, including a fruit seller in the foreground, fills the pavement outside the White Horse coaching terminus

The modern tradesman, or the glories of British commerce, 1774. Artist: G Terry
The modern tradesman, or the glories of British commerce, 1774. A busy street scene, looking down Crown Court from Cheapside

The Unfortunate Beau, 1772; a maid takes out her mop to the great distress of a passing beau whose clothes are splattered

The Distressed Poet, 1740. Artist: William Hogarth
The Distressed Poet, 1740; a poor poet, at work in his garret, is interrupted by a milkmaid demanding payment. Third and final state of plate. One of a set of six plates

The Bubblers Mirrour, or Englands Folly, 1720. Showing the head and shoulders of a man, looking distressed, holding an empty money-bag

Dr Syntax Lamenting the Loss of His Wife, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax Lamenting the Loss of His Wife, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

St. George and the Dragon, c15th century. (1941). Artist: H Granville Fell
St. George and the Dragon, c15th century. From The Connoisseur, 1941 edited by H. Granville Fell. [The National Magazine Co. Ltd, London, 1941]

The Distress in the West Ireland: Bringing in Fuel from the Hills near Kylemore, 19th century

Distress in the East End of London, 1886. Artist: Charles Joseph Staniland
Distress in the East End of London, 1886. From a supplement to The Graphic, 20 February 1886 (hand coloured later)

L Eau de Vie, c1900-190 (1924). Artist: Marcel Roux
L Eau de Vie, c1900-190 (1924). A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

Hagar and Ishmael, 1880, (1912). Artist: Jean-Charles Cazin
Hagar and Ishmael, 1880, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

The Village Firemen, 1857. Artist: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
The Village Firemen, 1857. Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre Cecil (1824-1898). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Kidnapping of a young woman in Paris, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 21st December 1902

Transport of Prostitutes to the Salpetriere, c1760-1770. Artist: Etienne Jeaurat
Transport of Prostitutes to the Salpetriere, c1760-1770. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France

The Supplication, c1823-1870. Artist: Prosper Merimee
The Supplication, c1823-1870. Supplication (also known as petitioning) is the most common form of prayer, Private collection

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