Apologetic Collection

Nesbit, Cathleen, Miss, portrait photograph, not before 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Nesbit, Cathleen, Miss, portrait photograph, not before 1916

White, Gilbert, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1914 June 18. Creator: Arnold Genthe
White, Gilbert, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1914 June 18

De Picon, Leah, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe
De Picon, Leah, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 or 1918

"Gellivar patches in spring costume. Jan Eriksson Pitsa with fiancee", 1910. Creator: Borg Mesch
"Gellivar patches in spring costume. Jan Eriksson Pitsa with fiancee", 1910

Portrait of a Lady, 1660-1664. Creator: Gerard ter Borch
Portrait of a Lady, 1660-1664

Masters Hat (oil on canvas)
MIG97799 Masters Hat (oil on canvas) by Wardle, Arthur (1864-1949); 45.7x59.7 cm; Private Collection; Courtesy of Manya Igel Fine Arts, London

A die-cut Birthday Card in the shape of a girl in a frilly dress with an apologic
3604376 A die-cut Birthday Card in the shape of a girl in a frilly dress with an apologic expression, circa 1910 (coloured lithograph) by English School

Couple after an argument (chromolitho)
5995934 Couple after an argument (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple after an argument. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

DOG - Black labrador laying down
JD-22991 DOG - Black labrador laying down John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Light Unshaded! Blackout rebels bribe official
An Upper Class Party is disturbed by an official complaining about the non-blackout of this London address during WWI. The host is furiously apologising

Boys in Trouble
Naughty boys are chided. A clerical looking gentlemen scolds three boys for some misdemeanour. Disgraced, they look bashfully at the ground

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Apologies can be as complex and layered as a Masters Hat in oil on canvas, or as simple as a die-cut birthday card in the shape of a girl in a frilly dress with an apologetic expression. The Earle of Essex, after a long absence, presented a heartfelt apology to Queen Elizabeth I in this historic first interview. The weight of an unsaid sorry can be as heavy as a labrador's gaze, while a light-hearted bribe from the Blackout rebels to an official may be as insincere as a chromolitho of a couple after an argument. Boys will be boys, and apologies come in all shapes and sizes, some sincere, some not, but always a reminder of the human capacity for growth and forgiveness.