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Elderly Man Collection

"Capturing the Wisdom of Time: A Glimpse into the Life of an Elderly Man" In a world filled with bustling activity

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Residents of Church Row Fulmer 1936

Residents of Church Row Fulmer 1936

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Portrait of a blacksmith at work, town of Axoum (Axum) (Aksum), Tigre region

Portrait of a blacksmith at work, town of Axoum (Axum) (Aksum), Tigre region, Ethiopia, Africa

Background imageElderly Man Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Pope Francis, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Pope Francis, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Pope Francis, 2023. Argentinian pontiff, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936, elected as Pope in 2013

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Mr Groombridge and his sheepdog, smoking their pipes, aboard their poney trap

Mr Groombridge and his sheepdog, smoking their pipes, aboard their poney trap. 1936

Background imageElderly Man Collection: John Henry Newman, after 1874 (oil on canvas)

John Henry Newman, after 1874 (oil on canvas)
MAN276855 John Henry Newman, after 1874 (oil on canvas) by Roden, William Thomas (1817-92); 127x101.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Two people using a well on a farm at Upperton, Sussex, August 1936

Two people using a well on a farm at Upperton, Sussex, August 1936 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N13362

Background imageElderly Man Collection: The Man in the Chair, 1875 (oil on canvas)

The Man in the Chair, 1875 (oil on canvas)
471148 The Man in the Chair, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Braekeleer, Henri de (1840-88); 79x63 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Background imageElderly Man Collection: An admirer (engraving)

An admirer (engraving)
8643476 An admirer (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An admirer. Illustration for The Humourist by W H Harrison (Ackermann)

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Untitled, Carl Emile Muecke, 19th century (oil on canvas)

Untitled, Carl Emile Muecke, 19th century (oil on canvas)
8620094 Untitled, Carl Emile Muecke, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Mucke, Karl (1806-91); Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: Untitled, Carl Emile Muecke)

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Job, 1630s (oil on canvas)

Job, 1630s (oil on canvas)
8620067 Job, 1630s (oil on canvas) by Ribera, Jusepe de (c.1590-1652) (attr.to); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Job, 1630s)

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Leo Tolstoy (b/w photo)

Leo Tolstoy (b/w photo)
XJF394225 Leo Tolstoy (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leo Tolstoy or Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910) Russian writer;).

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Saint Paul, 1525. Creator: Circle of Lucas van Leyden

Saint Paul, 1525. Creator: Circle of Lucas van Leyden
Saint Paul, 1525.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Nunc Dimittis, 1505. Creator: Giovanni Bellini

Nunc Dimittis, 1505. Creator: Giovanni Bellini
Nunc Dimittis, 1505.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Esau selling His Birthright, 1627. Creator: Hendrick ter Brugghen

Esau selling His Birthright, 1627. Creator: Hendrick ter Brugghen
Esau selling His Birthright, 1627.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: The Holy Family with Saints and Angels, 1606. Creator: Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael

The Holy Family with Saints and Angels, 1606. Creator: Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael
The Holy Family with Saints and Angels, 1606.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Saint Mark the Evangelist, 1655. Creator: Carlo Maratti

Saint Mark the Evangelist, 1655. Creator: Carlo Maratti
Saint Mark the Evangelist, 1655.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: The Penitent Saint Jerome, 1575. Creator: Titian

The Penitent Saint Jerome, 1575. Creator: Titian
The Penitent Saint Jerome, 1575.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: In the park on hot day--'played out', between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

In the park on hot day--"played out", between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
In the park on hot day--"played out", between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Cripple going to pray at St. Anne relic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Cripple going to pray at St. Anne relic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Cripple going to pray at St. Anne relic, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Geo. Tyler in Morocco, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Geo. Tyler in Morocco, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Geo. Tyler in Morocco, between c1910 and c1915. Shows George Crouse Tyler (1867-1946), a New York theatrical manager with Liebler & Co.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Card. Vannutelli at New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Card. Vannutelli at New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Card. Vannutelli at New York, 1910.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: G.A.R. Parade, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

G.A.R. Parade, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
G.A.R. Parade, 1910. The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) was a significant fraternal organization formed after the American Civil War

Background imageElderly Man Collection: G.A.R. Parade, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

G.A.R. Parade, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
G.A.R. Parade, 1910. The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) was a significant fraternal organization formed after the American Civil War

Background imageElderly Man Collection: G.A.R. Parade, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

G.A.R. Parade, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
G.A.R. Parade, 1910. The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) was a significant fraternal organization formed after the American Civil War

Background imageElderly Man Collection: R.A. Franks, A. Carnegie, W.B. Dickson, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

R.A. Franks, A. Carnegie, W.B. Dickson, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
R.A. Franks, A. Carnegie, W.B. Dickson, 1910.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: C. M. Depew, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

C. M. Depew, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
C. M. Depew, 1911. Shows Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1834-1928), U.S. Senator from New York.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: G.A.R. Parade - Atlantic City, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

G.A.R. Parade - Atlantic City, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
G.A.R. Parade - Atlantic City, 1910. The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a fraternity of Union veterans from the American Civil War, marches in solemn procession.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Beggar, Hoboken, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Beggar, Hoboken, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Beggar, Hoboken, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Gen. A.L. Mills at Galveston, between c1911 and c1916. Creator: Bain News Service

Gen. A.L. Mills at Galveston, between c1911 and c1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. A.L. Mills at Galveston, between c1911 and c1916. Shows General Albert Leopold Mills (1854-1916).

Background imageElderly Man Collection: John Bigelow, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

John Bigelow, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
John Bigelow, 1911.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: J.D. Rockefeller and wife, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

J.D. Rockefeller and wife, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
J.D. Rockefeller and wife, 1911.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Gen. Grenville Dodge, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Gen. Grenville Dodge, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Grenville Dodge, 1911.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Champ Clark, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Champ Clark, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Champ Clark, 1912. Politician James Beauchamp Clark, "Champ Clark," (1850-1921), speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: John Bigelow, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

John Bigelow, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
John Bigelow, 1910.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: H.H. Bingham, descending steps, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

H.H. Bingham, descending steps, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
H.H. Bingham, descending steps, 1911.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: D.H. Moffatt, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

D.H. Moffatt, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
D.H. Moffatt, 1910.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: The Reader, 1885. Creator: Ferdinand Hodler

The Reader, 1885. Creator: Ferdinand Hodler
The Reader, 1885. Showing an eighty-year-old man reading a newspaper amid a room decorated with prints.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Fishing Party on Long Island Sound Off New Rochelle, 1847. Creator: James Goodwyn Clonney

Fishing Party on Long Island Sound Off New Rochelle, 1847. Creator: James Goodwyn Clonney
Fishing Party on Long Island Sound Off New Rochelle, 1847.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Caricatures and deformities after Leonardo. The old man with curly hair, c.1645

Caricatures and deformities after Leonardo. The old man with curly hair, c.1645. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Caricatures and deformities after Leonardo. The old man with curly hair, c.1645. A profile of an old man, facing left. He has a mane of curly hair

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Caricatures and deformities after Leonardo. The old man with gaps between his teeth, c.1645

Caricatures and deformities after Leonardo. The old man with gaps between his teeth, c.1645. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Caricatures and deformities after Leonardo. The old man with gaps between his teeth, c.1645. The ferocious aspect of this elderly man is emphasised by his massive chin and few remaining teeth

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Bearded old man in a high fur cap, with eyes closed, c.1635. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Bearded old man in a high fur cap, with eyes closed, c.1635. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Bearded old man in a high fur cap, with eyes closed, c.1635. Sunken shadows follow the old man's weathered face, undulating over his aged skin and full beard

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Bust of an old man with flowing beard and white sleeve, c.1630. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Bust of an old man with flowing beard and white sleeve, c.1630. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Bust of an old man with flowing beard and white sleeve, c.1630. A bust-length image of an elderly man with a beard and large forehead, his body facing to the right

Background imageElderly Man Collection: Saint Onophrius In The Wilderness, c1610-20. Creator: Jacopo Palma

Saint Onophrius In The Wilderness, c1610-20. Creator: Jacopo Palma
Saint Onophrius In The Wilderness, c1610-20.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: St Paul. Plate 10. From: Christ and the Apostles, 1545. Creator: Lambert Suavius

St Paul. Plate 10. From: Christ and the Apostles, 1545. Creator: Lambert Suavius
St Paul. Plate 10. From: Christ and the Apostles, 1545. St Paul is looking to his left, and holds a tablet in his left hand

Background imageElderly Man Collection: St Philip. Plate 8. From: Christ and the Apostles, c.1545. Creator: Lambert Suavius

St Philip. Plate 8. From: Christ and the Apostles, c.1545. Creator: Lambert Suavius
St Philip. Plate 8. From: Christ and the Apostles, c.1545. St Philip is depicted, like all the others in the series, full-length. Although elderly, he has impressive musculature

Background imageElderly Man Collection: A scene of witchcraft. Plate 4 from: Scherzi di Fantasia (Sktches of Fantasy), 1743-50

A scene of witchcraft. Plate 4 from: Scherzi di Fantasia (Sktches of Fantasy), 1743-50. The aged, central bearded figure, almost certainly a magician from his appearance

Background imageElderly Man Collection: The organ-grinder, 1647. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

The organ-grinder, 1647. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The organ-grinder, 1647.

Background imageElderly Man Collection: The old man with a leaf of trefoil on his coat, 1642-1669. Creator: Ferdinand Bol

The old man with a leaf of trefoil on his coat, 1642-1669. Creator: Ferdinand Bol
The old man with a leaf of trefoil on his coat, 1642-1669.




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"Capturing the Wisdom of Time: A Glimpse into the Life of an Elderly Man" In a world filled with bustling activity, there is something serene and captivating about witnessing an elderly man engrossed in reading the Scriptures. The painting "Reading the Scriptures, 1874" by Thomas Waterman Wood beautifully portrays this timeless scene, where wisdom and devotion intertwine. Just as a blacksmith hammers away at his craft in Axoum (Aksum), Tigre region, we see that age does not diminish one's ability to work diligently. In "Portrait of a blacksmith at work, " we catch a glimpse of determination etched on his face, showcasing strength even amidst advancing years. "The Man in the Chair, 1875" presents us with another perspective – one of contemplation and reflection. As he sits comfortably in his chair, thoughts swirl around him like whispers from days gone by. It reminds us that age brings forth stories worth sharing and lessons worth learning. Mr Groombridge and his loyal sheepdog take us back to simpler times aboard their pony trap while enjoying their pipes. This charming image from 1936 captures companionship between man and animal—a bond that transcends generations. The well on Upperton Farm holds more than just water; it represents sustenance for both body and soul. Two people using this well in August 1936 remind us of our connection to nature's abundance—ageless traditions passed down through time. As we delve deeper into history, Saint Jerome emerges before our eyes in all his scholarly glory through an oil painting from 1626-27. His wrinkled brow tells tales of countless hours spent deciphering ancient texts—an embodiment of knowledge acquired over decades. Similarly, St. Christopher gazes leftward with unwavering determination captured forever within an engraving dating back to 1521. He symbolizes guidance during life's journey—the strength and resilience that come with age.