Sad Collection (page 7)

Kitty Fisher, c1750, (1920). Creator: Francis Cotes
Kitty Fisher, c1750, (1920). Kitty Fisher (1741-1767) a prominent British courtesan whose image was enhanced by attention from Sir Joshua Reynolds. From " The Connoisseur Vol

The most desolate woman in the world, c1820. Creator: George Cruikshank
The most desolate woman in the world, c1820. Thy daughter, then, could hear thee weep; but now she sleeps the dreamless sleep

The Invalid, late 19th-early 20th century, (1965). Creator: Vasilij Dmitrievic Polenov
The Invalid, late 19th-early 20th century, (1965). From " Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala. [Artia, Czechoslovakia, 1965]

On the Boulevard, 1886-1887, (1965). Creator: Vladimir Makovsky
On the Boulevard, 1886-1887, (1965). Russian peasants in the city: a bored man with an accordion ignores his wife and child, arrived from the countryside unexpectedly, and seemingly unwanted

The Snow-Birds Christmas-Tree, 1883. Creator: Unknown
The Snow-Birds Christmas-Tree, 1883. From " St. Nicholas: Volume X. Part I. November 1882, to May 1883". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1883]

Cinderella, 1883. Creator: Unknown
Cinderella, 1883. From " St. Nicholas: Volume X. Part I. November 1882, to May 1883". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1883]

The Little White Girl, 1864, (1935). Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The Little White Girl, 1864, (1935). Young woman holding a Japanese fan, wearing a wedding ring. Her reflection in the mirror looks sadder and more careworn than she appears in profile

Emouvant Suicide, 1899. Creator: Abel Faivre
Emouvant Suicide, 1899. Moving Suicide : a man lies on railway tracks looking at his watch: How late the train is! Hopefully nothing has happened to it

Il Ballo dell Orso, 1815. Creator: Bartolomeo Pinelli
Il Ballo dell Orso, 1815. A bear, chained and muzzled, is forced to dance to earn coins for its master. Dogs in miniature outfits walk on their hind legs as the crowd looks on

From Count Burkhardt. 1862, (1928). Creator: Unknown
From " Count Burkhardt". 1862, (1928). Nun by a window. Illustration to the poem " Count Burkhardt" by EL, published in " Once a Week", vol 7 (June-December)

Prison of King Erik XIV, son of Gustav I, at Gripsholm, pub
Prison of King Erik XIV, son of Gustav I, at Gripsholm, from Teckningar efter Naturen Sverige Interiuer och Exteriuer, published c. 1853-64 (colour litho)

The Children of Charles I, 1895, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
The Children of Charles I, 1895, (c1902). After a painting in the Gallery Oldham collection. From The Nations Pictures. A selection from the finest modern paintings in the public picture galleries of

Portrait of an elderly man in a uniform, (Isle of Wight?), c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Portrait of an elderly man in a uniform, (Isle of Wight?), c1935

Cover of a book with several works by Publio Ovidio Nason, including Sad and Pontic, from his time in exile, published in Amsterdam in 1664

The Blue Devils, 1835. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Blue Devils, 1835. A man sits before a fireplace which contains only a coal mans bill, while small demons surround him

The burial of John Wesleys mother in Bunhill Fields, Finsbury, London, 1866. Artist
The burial of John Wesleys mother in Bunhill Fields, Finsbury, London, 1866. The pastor, dressed in white, leads the burial service. The mourners, dressed in black, surround him

Cemetery at Bunhill Fields, Finsbury, London, 1866. Gloomy scene in a graveyard with tombs and headstones; the foreground looks untidy with undergrowth or branches blown down in a storm

Lady in Elizabethan Dress, 19th century. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
Lady in Elizabethan Dress, 19th century

The Death Journey of the Lily Maid of Astolat, 1911. From Stories of the Knights of the Round Table by Henry Gilbert, first edition, 1911

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

Dynasties pass, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Dynasties pass, 1941. A bust of a mans head stares out from a corner of a room surrounded by boxes and fire buckets. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

L atelier de Corot, c1865, (1939). Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
L atelier de Corot, c1865, (1939). The painting is housed in the Musee d Orsay, Paris. From Verve - Nos. 5-6, July-October 1939. [Verve, France, 1939]

Portrait of a Man, c1623 (1939). Artist: Diego Velasquez
Portrait of a Man, c1623 (1939). The painting is held at the Museo del Prado, Madrid. From Les Chefs-D Ouevre Du Musee Du Prado. [Les Editions Holbein, Switzerland, 1939]

Winifred Emery, British actress, 1883. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume I, January to June, 1883, David Bogue, London, 1883

The Marguerite Steinheil case, 1909. Marguerite Steinheil (1869-1954) became famous for her connection with the death in 1899 of President Felix Faure of France, whose mistress she had been

Official Notification of the Death of King Edward Posted Outside Buckingham Palace, 1910. Artist: Illustrations Bureau
Official Notification of the Death of King Edward Posted Outside Buckingham Palace, 1910. King Edward VII died at Buckingham Palaxe on 6th May 1910

The Empty Cradle, 1900. Image from a one guinea prize photographic compatition. A print from Black and White Budget, Vol III, WJP Monckton, London, 13th October 1900

In the Church, Greece, 1895. Artist: Theodore Jacques Ralli
In the Church, Greece, 1895. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1895

An Orphan of Amsterdam, 1901. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1901

Forbidden Fruit, c1880-1882. Artist: Charles Waltner
Forbidden Fruit, c1880-1882. After the painting by John Everett Millais. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882

Much ado about Nothing

A dead Greek peasant lying in a coffin, 1922. Artist: HA Fawcett
A dead Greek peasant lying in a coffin, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Dog cemetery, Victoria Gate, Bayswater, London, 1926-1927. A print from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, Amalgamated Press, London, 1926-1927

Paysanne, (Peasant), c1840-1890 (1924). Artist: Theodule Ribot
Paysanne, 1924. A print from 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

Chinese maidens weeping with a bride, 1847. Artist: Evans
Chinese maidens weeping with a bride, 1847. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Last Days of Napoleon at St Helena, c1860s, (1893). Artist: John L Stoddard
Last Days of Napoleon at St Helena, c1860s, (1893). Sculpture of Napoleons decline, made after his death in 1821. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings

Pope Jules II, 1898. Artist: Henri Thiriat
Pope Jules II, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

Portrait D Armand Roulin, 1888. Artists: Vincent van Gogh, Graham Reynolds
Portrait D Armand Roulin, 1888. From Van Gogh Paintings, introduction by Graham Reynolds. [Lindsay Drummond, Ltd & Les Editions du Chene, London & Paris, 1947]

Polly, 1893. (1898). Artist: Ernest Borough Johnson
Polly, 1893. After a sketch by Ernest Borough Johnson (1866-1949). From The Studio, Volume Eight [London Offices of the Studio V, London, 1898]

H. R. H Princess Adolphus of Schaumburg-Lippe, 1908. Artist: WD & HO Wills
H.R.H Princess Adolphus of Schaumburg-Lippe, 1908. Portraits of European Royalty, Willss Cigarette Cards, Bristol & London

Miss Chaworth, c1800-1820

Mrs Woffington, c1760

Dugald Stewart, 19th century. Artist: William Home Lizars
Dugald Stewart, 19th century

H. I. H The Grand Duchess Cyril, 1908. Artist: WD & HO Wills
H.I.H The Grand Duchess Cyril, 1908. Portraits of European Royalty, Willss Cigarette Cards, Bristol & London

Prince Charles and Prince Henry, sons of King Charles I, 17th century, (1802). The first and third sons of Charles I: Prince Charles who was stillborn, and Prince Henry, who died in his twenties

HM the Empress Eugenie, c1879. Artist: Faustin
HM the Empress Eugenie, c1879. Caricature portrait of Empress Eugenie de Montijo (1826-1920), wife of Napoleon III of France

The Bubblers Mirrorour, or Englands Folley (grief), 1720. Shares in the South Sea Company rose through overheated speculation causing the South Sea Bubble

The Easter Sepulchre, 1554-1564, (1870). Illustrated from a stone statue found in St Etienne, Saint-Mihiel, France. An engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance

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