Bereavement Collection (#2)

A Head of a Woman, (pencil and wash)
659578 A Head of a Woman, (pencil and wash) by Schjerfbeck, Helene (1862-1946); 15.8x11.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Head of a Woman. Helene Schjerfbeck (1862-1946). Pencil and wash

Home from Sea, 1856-1863. Creator: Arthur Hughes
Home from Sea, 1856-1863. This work was originally exhibited as The Mothers Grave : a boy in sailors uniform weeps over the grave of his mother who has died while he was at sea

In the House of Mourning, from "American Art Review", vol. 1, no. 8, June 1880
In the House of Mourning, from " American Art Review", vol. 1, no. 8, June 1880

Memories, (oil on panel)
1197609 Memories, (oil on panel) by Baugniet, Charles (1814-86); 71.1x61. cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Belgian, out of copyright

Mary in Black, (oil on panel)
1197388 Mary in Black, (oil on panel) by Lavery, John (1856-1941); 35.5x26 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Irish, out of copyright

The Mater Dolorosa, (oil on panel)
990247 The Mater Dolorosa, (oil on panel) by Bouts, Albrecht (1451/55-1549); 37.5x26.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mater Dolorosa. Albrecht Bouts (c.1460-1549). Oil on panel

La Blonde, 1927-29 (oil and charcoal on canvas)
652422 La Blonde, 1927-29 (oil and charcoal on canvas) by Pascin, Jules (1885-1930); 91.5x73.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Blonde. Jules Pascin (1885-1930). Oil and charcoal on canvas

Drapery Study for a kneeling figure, (brush and brownish-grey distemper heightened with
827893 Drapery Study for a kneeling figure, (brush and brownish-grey distemper heightened with white on linen) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); 28.8x18.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Lady in an Interior, in a Yellow Satin Dress, with a Globe on a Table Beside her
827642 A Lady in an Interior, in a Yellow Satin Dress, with a Globe on a Table Beside her, Mourning the Absence of her Husband, (oil on panel, unframed) by Gorp

Lost in the Storm, (oil on canvas)
827107 Lost in the Storm, (oil on canvas) by Ansdell, Richard (1815-85); 82x130.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lost in the Storm. Richard Ansdell (1815-1885). Oil on canvas

Shakhsei-Vakhsei, Religious Procession of Muslims, (oil on canvas)
823505 Shakhsei-Vakhsei, Religious Procession of Muslims, (oil on canvas) by Zommer, Richard Karlovich (1866-1939); 128.3x210.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Shakhsei-Vakhsei)

Scenes from Romeo and Juliet: Juliets Chamber (IV, V), 1882 (gouache, en grisaille)
827149 Scenes from Romeo and Juliet: Juliets Chamber (IV, V), 1882 (gouache, en grisaille) by Dicksee, Frank (1853-1928); 31.1x43.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from Romeo and Juliet)

Farewell, 1893 (oil on canvas)
1195686 Farewell, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Bogdanov-Belsky, Nikolai Petrovich (1868-1945); 90.5x126.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

A Marble Bust of a Veiled Woman, 1867 (marble)
989806 A Marble Bust of a Veiled Woman, 1867 (marble) by Lombardi, Giovanni Battista (1822-80); 68 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Marble Bust of a Veiled Woman)

Scene from The May Queen by Alfred Lord Tennyson (engraving)
3621960 Scene from The May Queen by Alfred Lord Tennyson (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from The May Queen by Alfred Lord Tennyson)

A Mothers Dream by A E Emslie. Date: 1891

Sentimental scene -- Kiss Me, Mama. A little girl looks at a lantern slide projection of her departed mother, while her father bows his head in grief. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

The Lady in Black, 1901 (oil on canvas)
657109 The Lady in Black, 1901 (oil on canvas) by Orpen, William (1878-1931); 116.7x52.7. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lady in Black. Sir William Orpen (1878-1931)

The Britons Deploring the Departure of the Last Roman Legion, 1843 (watercolour)
658307 The Britons Deploring the Departure of the Last Roman Legion, 1843 (watercolour) by Corbould, Edward Henry (1815-1905); 91.5x137 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Walking on the Cliff, 1935 (oil on masonite)
650382 Walking on the Cliff, 1935 (oil on masonite) by Curran, Charles Courtney (1861-1942); 40.7x30.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Walking on the Cliff. Charles Courtney Curran (1861-1942)

The Young Widow (engraving)
3620586 The Young Widow (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Young Widow. After a painting by Alfred Stevens)

Mavourneen, Portrait of Kathleen Newton, 1877 (oil on canvas)
1766774 Mavourneen, Portrait of Kathleen Newton, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mavourneen, Portrait of Kathleen Newton)

Around a Grave; Autour d une Tombe (etching and aquatint)
1195501 Around a Grave; Autour d une Tombe (etching and aquatint) by Vallet, Edouard (1876-1929); 31x29.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vallet)

The Crucifixion, 15th Century (oil on gold ground panel in integral frame)
990215 The Crucifixion, 15th Century (oil on gold ground panel in integral frame) by Master of Torralba (fl.c.1440); 105.4x81.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crucifixion)

The Lament of Jephthahs Daughter, 1871 (oil on canvas)
827360 The Lament of Jephthahs Daughter, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Hicks, George Elgar (1824-1914); 122x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lament of Jephthahs Daughter)

The Letter, (oil on canvas)
827476 The Letter, (oil on canvas) by Ribot, Auguste Theodule (1823-91); 73.7x59.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Letter. Theodule Ribot (1823-1891). Oil on canvas

Gone but not Forgotten (oil on canvas)
CH402156 Gone but not Forgotten (oil on canvas) by Hayllar, James (1829-1920); 50.8x76.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Jeanna Heijkenskjold, 1881 (watercolour and bodycolour)
659604 Portrait of Jeanna Heijkenskjold, 1881 (watercolour and bodycolour) by Zorn, Anders Leonard (1860-1920); 42.5x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Jeanna Heijkenskjold)

Lamentation for Christ, 1510 (woodcut)
5858424 Lamentation for Christ, 1510 (woodcut) by Grien, Hans Baldung (1484/5-1545); 22.7A--15.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; German, out of copyright

Devotion to Saint Herbot or The Pardon; Devotion a Saint Herbot (Le pardon)
1768283 Devotion to Saint Herbot or The Pardon; Devotion a Saint Herbot (Le pardon), 1893 (oil on canvas) by Serusier, Paul (1864-1927); 73x92.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Mourning, (oil on canvas)
658768 Mourning, (oil on canvas) by Uhde, Fritz von (1848-1911); 105x85 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mourning. Fritz Karl Hermann von Uhde (1848-1911). Oil on canvas

La Consolation, 1857 (oil on canvas)
658729 La Consolation, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Stevens, Alfred Emile (1823-1906); 76x100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Consolation. Alfred Stevens (1823-1906). Oil on canvas

Mother and Son Crying Before the Bust of a Dead Soldier
CHT177410 Mother and Son Crying Before the Bust of a Dead Soldier, early 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

News From Abroad, 1889 (w / c)
Ma55318 News From Abroad, 1889 (w/c) by Sadler, Miss Kate (fl.1878-93); Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Countess de Pourtales, the Former Mrs, 1876 (oil on canvas)
1199637 Countess de Pourtales, the Former Mrs, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 116.3x75.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Prayer at the Sultans Room (The Grief of Akubar), (oil on canvas)
989327 Prayer at the Sultans Room (The Grief of Akubar), (oil on canvas) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904); 41.3x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Benediction, 1871 (oil on canvas)
1772161 The Benediction, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Rankley, Alfred (1819-72); 107.9x153.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Benediction. Alfred Rankley (1819-1872). Oil on canvas

A Passing Cloud (oil on canvas)
1772137 A Passing Cloud (oil on canvas) by Hughes, Arthur (1832-1915); 98x62 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Passing Cloud. Arthur Hughes (1830-1915). Oil on canvas

Memorial Anniversary, c. 1831-32 (colour woodblock print)
883406 Memorial Anniversary, c.1831-32 (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 26.6x18.8 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Mourning, c1920s. Creator: Rene Georges Hermann-Paul
Mourning, c1920s

Boer War, 1900-1901 - Last Summer Things Were Greener, 1901. Creator: Byam Shaw
Boer War, 1900-1901 - Last Summer Things Were Greener, 1901. The subject is the artists sister, Margaret Glencairn. She is depicted mourning her cousin George killed in the Boer War, South Africa

Les Larmes du veuvage, 1830-76. 1830-76. Creator: Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Pena
Les Larmes du veuvage, 1830-76

WW1 street shrine, London, 1917
A front cover of The Illustrated London News, showing a woman and two small children leaving a floral tribute at a London street shrine, 1917. Date: January 1917

Winter sun highlights a skull & crossbones on a tomb
The low winter sun highlights a skull & crossbones on a tomb beneath cemetery gates. Kirkcudbright graveyard, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland Date: 2009

Their Parents Being Dead & Gone, The Children Home He Takes, c1878. Creator
Their Parents Being Dead & Gone, The Children Home He Takes, c1878. The orphaned Babes are taken by their uncle. A ballad of c1600 tells the story of the owner of Wayland Hall, Norfolk

An Allegory, c1820-1825, (1922). Creator: William Blake
An Allegory, c1820-1825, (1922). Epitome of James Herveys " Meditations among the Tombs", watercolour dealing with death and grief, inspired by the work of James Hervey (1714-1758)

Victorian mourning card, In Loving Remembrance, in gothic style text with flowers, a bird, and thick black edging. Date: circa 1880s

French mourning card, Sincere Sympathie, with embossed design and two black tassels. Date: circa 1880s

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"Bereavement: A Journey of Grief and Remembrance" In the solemn silence of the graveside, a woman stands before a headstone adorned with white flowers. The weight of death hangs heavy in the air, as she pays her final respects to her beloved. Amidst the backdrop of a poignant cartoon, we delve into the world of "The Merry Widows, " where laughter intertwines with tears as women navigate life after loss during WW1. Their resilience shines through their mourning attire - black veils and somber dresses symbolizing Victorian bereavement customs. Victorian society embraced mourning as an art form, evident in exquisite cards like Edgar George Pottle's masterpiece "In Memoriam. " These delicate pieces captured both sorrow and beauty, encapsulating heartfelt sentiments within intricate designs. An embossed Victorian card reveals three daughters left behind by grief-stricken parents, while another bears Mary Hickman's name - forever etched in memory. Each card tells a story of love lost but never forgotten. A mournful woman clutches a cross and flowers tightly against her chest; her pain palpable yet accompanied by hope for solace. In times when words fail us, these symbols offer comfort beyond measure. "The People's Packet of Mourning Stationery" becomes an essential tool for expressing condolences during this era. Its elegant design allows one to convey sympathy through handwritten letters that bridge distances between hearts burdened by sorrow. George Goodman's box of Victorian mourning pins serves as tangible reminders worn close to one's heart - tiny emblems carrying immense emotional weight. They become cherished keepsakes connecting loved ones across time and space. As Christmas approaches, Alice is remembered fondly on a holiday card titled "Alice, Where Art Thou?" Though absent physically, her spirit lingers amidst twinkling lights and joyful melodies – forever present in cherished memories shared among those who loved her most. Bereavement transcends time; it is a universal experience that unites us all.