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Distress Collection

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

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

Background imageDistress Collection: Calvary, 1832. Creator: Nicaise de Keyser

Calvary, 1832. Creator: Nicaise de Keyser
Calvary, 1832

Background imageDistress Collection: Calvary, 1565. Creator: Lambert van Noort

Calvary, 1565. Creator: Lambert van Noort
Calvary, 1565

Background imageDistress Collection: The deer hunt, c1620-1670. Creator: Paul de Vos

The deer hunt, c1620-1670. Creator: Paul de Vos
The deer hunt, c1620-1670

Background imageDistress Collection: Storm off the Coast, Hastings, 1813. Creator: David Cox the Elder

Storm off the Coast, Hastings, 1813. Creator: David Cox the Elder
Storm off the Coast, Hastings, 1813

Background imageDistress Collection: Cupid and Psyche - Psyche is abandoned by Cupid, 1880. Creator: Elizabeth Burden

Cupid and Psyche - Psyche is abandoned by Cupid, 1880. Creator: Elizabeth Burden
Cupid and Psyche - Psyche is abandoned by Cupid, 1880

Background imageDistress Collection: Cupid and Psyche - Study for the Palace Green Mural - Zephyrus bearing Psyche

Cupid and Psyche - Study for the Palace Green Mural - Zephyrus bearing Psyche, 1872

The Leycett Colliery Disaster: friends of the miners waiting at the pit mouth, 1880

Jairus' Daughter, 1888. Creator: Juliaan De Vriendt
Jairus' Daughter, 1888.

Jairus' Daughter, 1888. Creator: Juliaan De Vriendt
Jairus' Daughter, 1888.

Death is Fierce and Quick, 1648-1649. Creator: Joos van Craesbeeck
Death is Fierce and Quick, 1648-1649.

A Naval Battle, 1880. Creator: Hendrik Frans Schaefels
A Naval Battle, 1880.

Charity Relieving Distress, about 1784. Creator: Gainsborough Dupont
Charity Relieving Distress, about 1784.

Background imageDistress Collection: The birds, 17th century. Creator: Melchior d'Hondecoeter

The birds, 17th century. Creator: Melchior d'Hondecoeter
The birds, 17th century

Background imageDistress Collection: The Distress in East London: the labour-yard of the Bethnal Green Employment Association

The Distress in East London: the labour-yard of the Bethnal Green Employment Association
The Distress in East London: the labour-yard of the Bethnal Green Employment and Relief Association, 1868. Bethnal-green...has this winter been the scene of much exceptional suffering among the poor

Background imageDistress Collection: The Distress in East London: sewing-class in Berner-Street

The Distress in East London: sewing-class in Berner-Street, Commercial-Road East, 1868. Lessons in sewing organised by the Central Executive Relief Committee at the Mansion House

Background imageDistress Collection: The Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1500. Creator: Juan de Flandes, the Elder

The Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1500. Creator: Juan de Flandes, the Elder
The Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1500

Background imageDistress Collection: Joseph's coat brought to Jacob, c.1633. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Joseph's coat brought to Jacob, c.1633. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Joseph's coat brought to Jacob, c.1633. The tragic consequences, when Joseph's brothers turned against him, are described in Genesis 37:12-35

Background imageDistress Collection: Second Scene Of Burglars: The Burglars Arrested, 1810. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly

Second Scene Of Burglars: The Burglars Arrested, 1810. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly
Second Scene Of Burglars: The Burglars Arrested, 1810

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

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

Background imageDistress Collection: Whale stranded at Winterton, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Whale stranded at Winterton, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Whale stranded at Winterton, 1857

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

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

Background imageDistress Collection: The Acting Manager or Rehearsal: The End of the Act

The Acting Manager or Rehearsal: The End of the Act, ca 1885-1886. Private Collection

Background imageDistress Collection: 'Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor'

"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 imageDistress Collection: Sketch for the church of Saint-Eustache : Jesus carring the cross

Sketch for the church of Saint-Eustache : Jesus carring the cross, the Virgin on the route to Calvary, 1856

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

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

Background imageDistress Collection: A Supper Extra, 1890. Creator: Unknown

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

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

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

Background imageDistress Collection: Symptoms of Distress, from The Grand Steeplechase Over Leicestershire

Symptoms of Distress, from The Grand Steeplechase Over Leicestershire, published 1830

Background imageDistress Collection: The Crucifixion, c. 1370. Creator: Francescuccio Ghissi

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

Background imageDistress Collection: Pieta, c. 1686. Creator: Filippo Parodi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Background imageDistress Collection: Plate 65 from The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra

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)

Background imageDistress Collection: Plate 40 from The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de La Guerra): He ge

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

Background imageDistress Collection: The Desperate Man, ca. 1515. Creator: Albrecht Durer

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

Background imageDistress Collection: The Distressed Poet, ca. 1800. Creator: Dent

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

Background imageDistress Collection: Ignorance Defeated, 1540-45. Creator: Antonio Fantuzzi

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

Background imageDistress Collection: The Sick Woman, 1907. Creator: Einar Ilmoni

The Sick Woman, 1907. Creator: Einar Ilmoni
The Sick Woman, 1907

Background imageDistress 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

Background imageDistress Collection: Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1735. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1735. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1735. Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting, watches the preparations for the sacrifice of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, that she has demanded

Background imageDistress 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 imageDistress Collection: The Prophet Jeremiah Mourning over the Destruction of Jerusalem

The Prophet Jeremiah Mourning over the Destruction of Jerusalem, 1630. From the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageDistress Collection: The Departure, 19th / early 20th century. Artist: James Tissot

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

Background imageDistress Collection: The Knight Errant, 1870, (c1902). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageDistress Collection: 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. 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

Background imageDistress Collection: The Picadilly nuisance, London, 1818

The Picadilly nuisance, London, 1818; a disorderly mass of pedestrians, including a fruit seller in the foreground

Background imageDistress Collection: The modern tradesman, or the glories of British commerce, 1774. Artist: G Terry

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

Background imageDistress Collection: The Unfortunate Beau, 1772

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

Background imageDistress Collection: The Distressed Poet, 1740. Artist: William Hogarth

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

Background imageDistress Collection: The Bubblers Mirrour, or Englands Folly, 1720

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

Background imageDistress Collection: Dr Syntax Lamenting the Loss of His Wife, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

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]

Background imageDistress Collection: St. George and the Dragon, c15th century. (1941). Artist: H Granville Fell

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]

Background imageDistress Collection: The Distress in the West Ireland: Bringing in Fuel from the Hills near Kylemore

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

Background imageDistress Collection: Distress in the East End of London, 1886. Artist: Charles Joseph Staniland

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)

Background imageDistress Collection: L Eau de Vie, c1900-190 (1924). Artist: Marcel Roux

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

Background imageDistress Collection: Hagar and Ishmael, 1880, (1912). Artist: Jean-Charles Cazin

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)

Background imageDistress Collection: The Village Firemen, 1857. Artist: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

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

Background imageDistress Collection: Kidnapping of a young woman in Paris, 1902

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

Background imageDistress Collection: Transport of Prostitutes to the Salpetriere, c1760-1770. Artist: Etienne Jeaurat

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

Background imageDistress Collection: The Supplication, c1823-1870. Artist: Prosper Merimee

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

Background imageDistress Collection: Adam and Eve banished from Paradise

Adam and Eve banished from Paradise, (detail, pre-restoration), c1427. Found in the Brancacci Chapel, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence, Italy

Background imageDistress Collection: The courageous action of Eustache de Saint-Pierre at the Siege of Calais, 1346

The courageous action of Eustache de Saint-Pierre at the Siege of Calais, 1346

Background imageDistress Collection: The Death of the Woman of Darius, 1785. Artist: Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee

The Death of the Woman of Darius, 1785. Artist: Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee
The Death of the Woman of Darius, 1785. The death of Statira, the wife of Darius III of Persia, in the captivity of Alexander the Great in 331 BC. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

Background imageDistress Collection: The Martyrdom of St Agatha, c1756. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

The Martyrdom of St Agatha, c1756. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The Martyrdom of St Agatha, c1756. From the Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany

Background imageDistress Collection: The Crucifixion, (part of a diptych), early 14th century. Artist: Pacino di Bonaguida

The Crucifixion, (part of a diptych), early 14th century. Artist: Pacino di Bonaguida
The Crucifixion, (part of a diptych), early 14th century. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Background imageDistress Collection: The Crucifixion, St Marks Basilica, Venice, Italy

The Crucifixion, St Marks Basilica, Venice, Italy

Background imageDistress Collection: St Jerome, 1521. Artist: Albrecht Durer

St Jerome, 1521. Artist: Albrecht Durer
St Jerome, 1521. From the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal

Background imageDistress Collection: Descent from the Cross, 16th century. Artist: Jacopo Bassano il vecchio

Descent from the Cross, 16th century. Artist: Jacopo Bassano il vecchio
Descent from the Cross, 16th century. From the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal

Background imageDistress Collection: Christ on the Cross, 16th century

Christ on the Cross, 16th century. From Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis, Portugal

Background imageDistress Collection: The Three Ages of Man, allegory, late 16th century. Artist: Jacob de Backer

The Three Ages of Man, allegory, late 16th century. Artist: Jacob de Backer
The Three Ages of Man, allegory, late 16th century. From the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Background imageDistress Collection: Portrait of an Old Woman, 1654. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Portrait of an Old Woman, 1654. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Portrait of an Old Woman, 1654. From the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow

Background imageDistress Collection: David and Jonathan, 1642. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

David and Jonathan, 1642. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
David and Jonathan, 1642

Background imageDistress Collection: Haman Recognizes His Fate, c1665. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Haman Recognizes His Fate, c1665. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Haman Recognizes His Fate, c1665

Background imageDistress Collection: Aftermath of famine, Ireland (1840s), 1886

Aftermath of famine, Ireland (1840s), 1886
The aftermath of famine, Ireland (1840s), 1886. Distress in Ireland as people Collect limpets and seaweed for food in west of Ireland

Background imageDistress Collection: Boer families in a British prison camp, 1901

Boer families in a British prison camp, 1901. Distressed condition of Boer civilians dispossed or imprisoned for resisting the British

Background imageDistress Collection: The Tempter, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Tempter, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Tempter, 1886. The spectre of Anarchy looms tall over the working class man as, blindly, he heads towards the edge of a precipice



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