Bitterness Collection (#10)

Father Christmas as he appears from several different points of view (engraving)
736089 Father Christmas as he appears from several different points of view (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Salvation Army band being receiving abuse on a Paris street (colour litho)
2818266 A Salvation Army band being receiving abuse on a Paris street (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Confrontation between French and English fishermen in the Channel (colour litho)
2795895 Confrontation between French and English fishermen in the Channel (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Perilous capture of a fugitive from justice by two French police officers (colour litho)
2795803 Perilous capture of a fugitive from justice by two French police officers (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

L Afrique Conquise (engraving)
2789003 L Afrique Conquise (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Afrique Conquise. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 10 July 1892)

In an estate in Canada, a cowherk, wanting to curb the escape of a herd of cattle... (colour litho)
2783517 In an estate in Canada, a cowherk, wanting to curb the escape of a herd of cattle... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: In an estate in Canada)

Assiege Par Un Rhinoceros (engraving)
2783277 Assiege Par Un Rhinoceros (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assiege Par Un Rhinoceros)

Revenge with vitriol (colour litho)
2782259 Revenge with vitriol (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Revenge with vitriol. Vengeance Au Vitriol)

A dweller in a quiet street, London (engraving)
5231069 A dweller in a quiet street, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A dweller in a quiet street, London)

Socialist orator being taken to the police station after making a speech at the Worlds End inn, Chelsea, London (litho)
6014204 Socialist orator being taken to the police station after making a speech at the Worlds End inn, Chelsea, London (litho) by Ward

English actors George Alexander and Irene Vanbrugh in a profuction of Arthur Wing Pineros play His House in Order at St
6014082 English actors George Alexander and Irene Vanbrugh in a profuction of Arthur Wing Pineros play His House in Order at St Jamess Theatre, London (litho) by Sheldon

Drunk husband coming home to his wife late at night (colour litho)
5999907 Drunk husband coming home to his wife late at night (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drunk husband coming home to his wife late at night)

The Count was all confused and angry (engraving)
979256 The Count was all confused and angry (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Count was all confused and angry)

An agent confronted by an angry crowd outside a confectionery shop (chromolitho)
3620608 An agent confronted by an angry crowd outside a confectionery shop (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Anti-German riots in Britain after the sinking of the Lusitania, 1915 (b / w photo)
3626921 Anti-German riots in Britain after the sinking of the Lusitania, 1915 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The joys of married life (colour litho)
3641786 The joys of married life (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The joys of married life. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Wrong! Next Boy! (engraving)
3643605 Wrong! Next Boy! (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wrong! Next Boy! Illustration for The Boys Own Annual, 1893)

A New Kind of Pawn (Colour Litho)
2778218 A New Kind of Pawn (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A new kind of pawn)

A procession struck by a car in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (colour litho)
2795757 A procession struck by a car in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A procession disrupted by a car in Boulogne-sur-Mer)

Down with cowards! Down with traitors! (colour litho)
2779370 Down with cowards! Down with traitors! (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Down with cowards! Down with traitors)

25th anniversary of the Franc-Prussian War (colour litho)
2818671 25th anniversary of the Franc-Prussian War (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: 25th anniversary of the Franc-Prussian War)

The uprising in Russia, legions of striking workers led by the Popes invade the central districts (colour litho)
2814749 The uprising in Russia, legions of striking workers led by the Popes invade the central districts (colour litho) by Beltrame

Home Sweet Home, A Difference of Opinion (chromolitho)
2805178 Home Sweet Home, A Difference of Opinion (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home Sweet Home, A Difference of Opinion)

The demonstration against Italians in Piazza Maria Theresa, in Innsbruck, for the new Faculty of Law (Colour Litho)
2798835 The demonstration against Italians in Piazza Maria Theresa, in Innsbruck, for the new Faculty of Law (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

A Traveler Like No Other In The Trunk Of A Train Arriving At Moscow Station (colour Litho)
2798744 A Traveler Like No Other In The Trunk Of A Train Arriving At Moscow Station (colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Characteristic Demonstration Of Sicilian Peasants For The Listing Of Municipal Lands (colour litho)
2798671 A Characteristic Demonstration Of Sicilian Peasants For The Listing Of Municipal Lands (colour litho) by Beltrame

A woman angry at being summoned to a meeting with a School Board official regarding her failure to send her son to
3101273 A woman angry at being summoned to a meeting with a School Board official regarding her failure to send her son to school (engraving) by Bernard, Frederick L

Thieves! Stop them! Where are they? (chromolitho)
968678 Thieves! Stop them! Where are they? (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thieves! Stop them! Where are they)

He jumped onto the table, breaking glasses, plates and bottles (colour litho)
976003 He jumped onto the table, breaking glasses, plates and bottles (colour litho) by Semant, Paul de (1855-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: He jumped onto the table, breaking glasses)

His appearance is terrible and accent grave (chromolitho)
961357 His appearance is terrible and accent grave (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: His appearance is terrible and accent grave)

Embracing couple (colour photo)
3091140 Embracing couple (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Embracing couple. Postcard, early 20th century. Signed E P R.); © Look and Learn

Hostile demonstrations outside the French legation in Tokyo (colour litho)
3097488 Hostile demonstrations outside the French legation in Tokyo (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Satan decides to kill the Messiah (engraving)
5207604 Satan decides to kill the Messiah (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Satan decides to kill the Messiah)

Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice, threatening vengeance for the libelling of his wife, Aluycia Gradenigo (engraving)
5226892 Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice, threatening vengeance for the libelling of his wife, Aluycia Gradenigo (engraving) by Herbert

Sentimental code for regulating affairs of the heart (colour litho)
5229066 Sentimental code for regulating affairs of the heart (colour litho) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Elephant attacking a hunter (colour litho)
5226633 Elephant attacking a hunter (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elephant attacking a hunter)

John Chrysostom condemning workers for claiming to be too poor to possess a Bible (engraving)
5197911 John Chrysostom condemning workers for claiming to be too poor to possess a Bible (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scene from Shakespeares King Lear (Act I, Scene I) (coloured engraving)
5996464 Scene from Shakespeares King Lear (Act I, Scene I) (coloured engraving) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Idle Ellen (engraving)
6010452 Idle Ellen (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Idle Ellen. Illustration for The Infants Magazine (1869).); © Look and Learn

Playing truant from school (coloured engraving)
5998959 Playing truant from school (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing truant from school)

Dignity and impudence: a king looking at a fly that has landed on his nose (colour litho)
5996150 Dignity and impudence: a king looking at a fly that has landed on his nose (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dignity and impudence)

Man paying off a farmer whose cow he has just shot (colour litho)
5999944 Man paying off a farmer whose cow he has just shot (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man paying off a farmer whose cow he has just shot)

Letter T (colour litho)
6032878 Letter T (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter T. Victorian scrap, late 19th century.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Young boy caught by his mother stealing jam from the store cupboard (colour litho)
6000006 Young boy caught by his mother stealing jam from the store cupboard (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info)

American trade card advertising the Kansas Salt Company, Hutchinson, Kansas (colour litho)
5236034 American trade card advertising the Kansas Salt Company, Hutchinson, Kansas (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jesus casting the moneylenders out ot the Temple (litho)
972483 Jesus casting the moneylenders out ot the Temple (litho) by Oliver, William (1804-53) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus casting the moneylenders out ot the Temple)

Themistocles, Athenian politician and general (chromolitho)
972128 Themistocles, Athenian politician and general (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Themistocles (c524-459 BC), Athenian politician and general

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"Bitterness: The Unyielding Grip of Resentment" An Angry Man With Finger Pointing (engraving): In the depths of bitterness, anger becomes a weapon, pointing blame and fueling resentment. Illustration for The Taming Of The Shrew (chromolitho): Shakespeare's tale reminds us how they are poison relationships, turning love into a battleground. Jesus Christ driving the money-changers out of the Temple (engraving): Even divine wrath was unleashed against those who exploited others, showcasing the bitter consequences of greed and corruption. The fury of a swan (Colour Litho): Like an enraged swan defending its territory, bitterness consumes our hearts with relentless fury, leaving little room for peace or forgiveness. Interior of a barn with two peasants fighting, 1658 (oil on panel): Bitterness breeds conflict among even the humblest souls, as depicted in this painting where animosity tears apart unity and harmony. Portrait of the Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Akita Jonosuke Yoshikage in a "Shibaraku" Role, c. 1791 (colour woodblock print: aiban): This theatrical portrayal captures the intensity that bitterness brings to one's character - consuming their very essence until vengeance takes center stage. Lady Macbeth, Act 5 scene One: "Why then 'tis time to do't. " painted after H. Fuseli: Shakespeare's iconic character Lady Macbeth embodies bitter ambition that drives her to commit unspeakable acts in pursuit of power. Moses breaks the tablets of law from Dore Bible: When confronted by human folly and betrayal, even revered figures like Moses succumb to bitter disappointment and shatter what is sacred. Heliodorus attempting to take treasure from Temple at Jerusalem attacked by terrible horse and his rider while angels attack his bodyguard.