Despised Collection

David Despised by Sauls Daughter (engraving)
5200553 David Despised by Sauls Daughter (engraving) by Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius (1794-1872) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Despised by Sauls Daughter)

Han-Kau Arsenal, a Chinese attempt to imitate the despised foreigner (b / w photo)
6003684 Han-Kau Arsenal, a Chinese attempt to imitate the despised foreigner (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Han-Kau Arsenal)

Plesiosaurus (b / w photo)
5995638 Plesiosaurus (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plesiosaurus. The Sea Dragon)

David brings the Ark to Jerusalem (engraving)
2795179 David brings the Ark to Jerusalem (engraving) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: David brings the Ark to Jerusalem)

My Lady Phoebes Wooing (engraving)
1062631 My Lady Phoebes Wooing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: My Lady Phoebes Wooing)

Thus Esau despised his birthright (colour litho)
3095779 Thus Esau despised his birthright (colour litho) by Andre, Richard (1834-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thus Esau despised his birthright)

Burning Guillotine
The Paris Communards burn the guillotine - symbol of the despised government - in the place Voltaire. Date: March-April 1871

Pusey (Punch)
EDWARD BOUVERIE PUSEY Theologian, leader of the Oxford Movement I like to be despised Date: 1800 - 1882

Le Five O Clock At Deauville by Edmund Blampied
An impression of the polo ground at Deauville during the tea hour. Since the war, afternoon tea - that formerly despised meal - has become the most fashionable of ceremonies among l haut monde

Fable / Lion & Gnat
THE LION AND THE GNAT Human version of animal fable: a prince who despised a mere peasant is now at his mercy, pummelled by stones thrown from the mans sling

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Throughout history, the term "despised" has carried a heavy weight of rejection and contempt. From David, despised by Saul's daughter in an engraving, to Han-Kau's Arsenal producing imitations of the despised foreigner in a black and white photo, the feeling of being scorned is universal. The Plesiosaurus, an extinct creature, may have been despised by those who feared the unknown. David's triumphant return to Jerusalem with the Ark, depicted in an engraving, brought joy to his people but was once met with disdain. My Lady Phoebe's wooing in an engraving shows the power of love over despised feelings. The biblical tale of Esau despising his birthright in a color lithograph is a cautionary reminder of the consequences of contempt. French colonialism brought both admiration and despising, as depicted in various artworks. The burning guillotine, a symbol of revolution and justice, was once a source of fear and despising. Punch, the famous British comic character, often depicted those despised by society in his satirical cartoons. Edmund Blampied's "Le Five O'Clock At Deauville" painting captures the beauty of a moment, despite the potential for despising the mundane. Even in Aesop's fable of the Lion and the Gnat, the lion, the mightiest of beasts, despised the tiny gnat, reminding us that size or power does not exempt one from feelings of contempt.