Difficulty Collection (#2)

L'annee De Verdun; Un Autre Hiver, Les miseres du soldat: un mauvais boyau en Artois, 1915 (1924) Creator: Unknown
L'annee De Verdun; Un Autre Hiver, Les miseres du soldat: un mauvais boyau en Artois, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Ships Sailing and Beating up against the Wind in the Sound, 1832. Creator: Adolph Friedrich Vollmer
Ships Sailing and Beating up against the Wind in the Sound, 1832

Landscape with a Removal Cart, 1642-1678. Creator: Willem Schellinks
Landscape with a Removal Cart, 1642-1678

That diabolical Hammock, 1886. Creator: Unknown
That diabolical Hammock, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

La Bouchée de pain : vieil homme s'appuyant sur des cannes, c.1904. Creator: Fernand Pelez
La Bouchee de pain : vieil homme s'appuyant sur des cannes, c.1904

Love Tormented by Considerations Great and Small, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon
Love Tormented by Considerations Great and Small, 1817-20

The Finest Perch is Not for Me, published June 18, 1825. Creator: Charles Turner
The Finest Perch is Not for Me, published June 18, 1825

Against the Current, 1919. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Against the Current, 1919

Hard Times, 1885, (c1930). Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
Hard Times, 1885, (c1930). A family rest by the side of the road. The fathers tools, tied in a bundle, indicate that he is looking for manual labour

The Mad Hatter and the March Hare trying to put the Dormouse into a teapot, c1910. Artist: John Tenniel
The Mad Hatter and the March Hare trying to put the Dormouse into a teapot, c1910. From Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. [W. Butcher & Sons, London, c1910]

The full-rigger Pacific, (c1860s). Creator: Carolus Ludovicus Weyts
The full-rigger Pacific, (c1860s). Built in 1867 at Rettig's shipyard in Gavle. belonging to the company Rettig/Rettigska varvet, 1840-1870s

"Un mangeur de coeurs. Albert Ehrensvärd", 1850. Creator: Fritz von Dardel. "Un mangeur de coeurs
"Un mangeur de coeurs. Albert Ehrensvard", 1850. Man with monocle among women

Walrus killed on ice floes off Siberian Coast, Bering Sea by G. Madsen, June 1909, 1909. Creator: Lomen Brothers
Walrus killed on ice floes off Siberian Coast, Bering Sea by G. Madsen, June 1909, 1909

View of the Magistratskaia Street During Mud, 1880-1897. Creator: Pavel Mikhailovich Kosharov
View of the Magistratskaia Street During Mud, 1880-1897. From a collection of paintings, lithographs, sketches, studies, and drawings, which capture various remote corners of the Siberian wilderness

Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) adult male chasing two young males away, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy, July

Bison (Bison bison) in snowstorm. Yellowstone National Park, USA, February

Baby Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) struggles against the swell to swim away from the beach where it hatched, Ostional, Costa Rica. October

Corporal Punishment, 1829. Artist: George Cruikshank
Corporal Punishment, 1829. From Scraps & Sketches by George Cruikshank. [George Cruikshank, London, 1829]

The Bilsden (Billesdon) Coplow Day, c18th century. Artist: Francis Jukes
The Bilsden (Billesdon) Coplow Day, c18th century. After Charles Loraine Smith (1751-1835). From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXVII, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1931]

Leslie Henson Golfing
Comedian Leslie Henson (1891-1957) posing on the golf course. At the time he was appearing in the farce It's A Boy! at the Strand Theatre. Date: 1931

Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR. 1A undergoing an engine change
Royal Air Force - A Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1A of No.3 Squadron undergoing an engine change in the field, under the cover of an inflatable hide, during Exercise Heath Fir in Germany

RASPUTIN DEATHPLACE
The Yusopov palace, Saint Petersburg, where RASPUTIN was done to death (with some difficulty) by a group of unpatriotic Russian nobles. Date: 1916

HELPING LADY FROM CAR
Ladies frequently encounter difficulty in emerging gracefully from an automobile, so it's nice to have a gentleman on hand to assist one Date: 1927

LITTLE GEORGIE
How the Dead watch over the Living in America - when Little Georgie is in difficulty, he is protected by the spirit of his dead mother - Date: 1887

Castaways in the greatest distress on a makeshift raft, danger, North Sea, 1881, Germany
3 people, aggressive, belligerent, dangerous, dangers, difficult, difficulties, difficulty, drawing, drawings, drawn, endangerment, europe's, frg, genus, german, german federal republic, hazard

Crater Lake, Dyer Trail, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 1898 (b/w photo)
JHL358816 Crater Lake, Dyer Trail, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 1898 (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A. (1867-1947); Private Collection

The Wire Cutter, 1916 (colour litho)
701834 The Wire Cutter, 1916 (colour litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coupeur de fils de fer French soldier cutting German barbed wire on the Western Front)

A Mile and a Half North in Eight Hours, pub. London 1907 (colour litho)
955570 A Mile and a Half North in Eight Hours, pub. London 1907 (colour litho) by Fiala, Anthony (1869-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: by Anthon Fiala)

A Five Days Tour among the Mountains of Crete (engraving)
1061708 A Five Days Tour among the Mountains of Crete (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Five Days Tour among the Mountains of Crete)

Speed II, 1933 (colour etching and drypoint)
991063 Speed II, 1933 (colour etching and drypoint) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 38x63 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Speed II. Louis Icart (1888-1950). Colour etching and drypoint

The Winter of 1914 in Flanders; L Hiver de 1914 en Flandre, 1914 (oil on canvas)
653549 The Winter of 1914 in Flanders; L Hiver de 1914 en Flandre, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Woestyne, Gustave van de (1881-1947); 29.5x34.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Shono, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)
Shono, from the series " Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)", Japan, c. 1806

The Snow-Clogged Geta, c. 1767 / 68. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu
The Snow-Clogged Geta, c. 1767/68

Miss Apricot-Cloud, 1908. Creator: Helen Hyde
Miss Apricot-Cloud, 1908

Rest for the Weary, 1902. Creator: Philip William May
Rest for the Weary, 1902

On the Road, 1856. Creator: Jules Dupré
On the Road, 1856

No te aha oe riri (Why Are You Angry?), 1896. Creator: Paul Gauguin
No te aha oe riri (Why Are You Angry?), 1896

Station of the Cross No. 3: "Jesus Falls the First Time", c. 1936
Station of the Cross No. 3: " Jesus Falls the First Time", c. 1936

Grande Arabesque, Second Time, c. 1890-1895 (bronze with brown patina)
1768527 Grande Arabesque, Second Time, c.1890-1895 (bronze with brown patina) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 41 (height) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Grande Arabesque, Second Time)

The Declaration, 1885 (oil on canvas)
1195558 The Declaration, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Makovsky, Alexander Vladimirovich (1869-1924); 24x17.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

We are All Hanging On III, (bronze with brown patina)
988179 We are All Hanging On III, (bronze with brown patina) by Varela, Abigail (b.1948); 146.1x58.4x29.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: We are All Hanging On III; Todos Estamos Colgados III)

Two pages from the nursery-rhyme book The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard
986341 Two pages from the nursery-rhyme book The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog, 1806 (hand-coloured engravin) by Martin

Icebound Ship, (oil on canvas)
984990 Icebound Ship, (oil on canvas) by Bradford, William (1823-92); 76.2x122 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Icebound Ship. William Bradford (1823-1892). Oil on canvas

Family Accounts, (oil on canvas)
658284 Family Accounts, (oil on canvas) by Hicks, George Elgar (1824-1914); 30.5x25.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Family Accounts. George Elgar Hicks (1824-1914). Oil on canvas

Age and Youth, (pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour)
651922 Age and Youth, (pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 12.3x19.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Age and Youth. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)

Don t Give up (engraving)
3626137 Don t Give up (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don t Give up. Illustration for Chatterbox (1869). Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

Man trapped in a suit of armour (chromolitho)
5996112 Man trapped in a suit of armour (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man trapped in a suit of armour)

A Difficulty in the Way of Rapid Marching in South Africa, searching for Water (litho)
1039732 A Difficulty in the Way of Rapid Marching in South Africa, searching for Water (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Through the brushstrokes of Diana of the Uplands and Love Locked Out, artists Charles Wellington Furse and Anna Lea Merritt capture the essence in their poignant works. The struggle is evident as Shoeburyness Fisherman Hailing a Whitstable Hoy battles against turbulent waves, while JMW Turner's masterpiece The Battle of San Romano depicts the intensity of conflict. In contrast, a maze symbolizes the intricate challenges we face in life, both physically and mentally. A rock climber's determination to conquer bouldering amidst a volcanic backdrop exemplifies human resilience. Yet, even amidst beauty like the Taj Mahal, slums remind us that difficulties persist nearby. Countess of Salisbury stands tall despite her trials, just as a computer-generated maze tests our problem-solving skills. Caterham Asylum represents society's attempt to confront mental health challenges head-on. Similarly, a Vietnamese man bravely enters an underground tunnel during times of war – an embodiment of courage in adversity. Lastly, Captain Spurrier's tragic fate at the hands of Romford reminds us that they are sometimes lead to devastating outcomes. These diverse depictions serve as reminders that difficulty is an ever-present force in our lives; it is how we navigate through these obstacles that defines who we are.