Distressed Collection (#3)

Art green paper background. Seamless square texture, tile ready Art green paper background. Seamless square texture, tile ready. High quality image

Image of green paper as a background Image of green paper as a background. High quality image

Blue paper, highly detailed background abstract. Seamless square texture, tile ready Blue paper, highly detailed background abstract. Seamless square texture, tile ready

Old and worn brown paper texture background Old and worn brown paper texture background. High quality texture in extremely high resolution

Blue paper, highly detailed textured background abstract Blue paper, highly detailed textured background abstract. High quality texture in extremely high resolution

Vintage Christmas tree farm (2)
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Vintage Christmas tree farm (1)
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Highly detailed map of the United States, Kameryn
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Highly detailed map of the United States, Davey
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Highly detailed map of the United States, Louie
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Gook boho arch
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Haneul leaves
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Detailed world map with cities Qawi
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Gray map of Kiev (pre-war)
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Georgino world map
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Kacia world map
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Bauhaus Dessau architecture in vintage magazine style VIII
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Bauhaus Dessau architecture in vintage magazine style VII
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Distressed pastels world map with cities, Carmen
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Watercolor world map with cities, Charleena
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Distressed world map with cities, Darryl
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Rustic world map with cities, Deuce
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Rustic world map with cities, Renisha
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Rustic world map with cities, Korinne
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Distressed world map with cities, Delaney
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Sepia vintage map of Nürnberg Germany
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Gray vintage map of Nürnberg Germany
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Gray vintage map of Berlin in Germany
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Sepia vintage map of Berlin in Germany
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

Chained To A Bed
A photograph used for advertisement purposes, portraying a distressed man wearing pyjamas, struggling as he is chained to his bed. Date: circa 1939

White Star Line, RMS Olympic and Titanic - brochure
White Star Line, RMS Olympic and Titanic, The Largest Steamers in the World - red cover foldout cutaway brochure, The Central Shipping Agency, Bath. Date: early 20th century

Illustration, Malbrough is going to war
Illustration, Malbrough s'en va t'en guerre (Marlborough is going to war). Elegant ladies faint when they hear that Monsieur Malbrough is dead and buried as a result of going to war

Berengaria's alarm for the safety of her husband, Richard Coeur de Lion, 1850 (oil on canvas)
MAN277418 Berengaria's alarm for the safety of her husband, Richard Coeur de Lion, 1850 (oil on canvas) by Collins, Charles Alston (1828-73); 130.2x160 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

She kneeled down at my feet, and kiender said to me, as if it was her prayers, how it all came to be
1192278 She kneeled down at my feet, and kiender said to me, as if it was her prayers, how it all came to be by Hammond, Gertrude E

Discovery of a woman kept prisonerby her husband for four years, Bordeaux, France (engraving)
6000540 Discovery of a woman kept prisonerby her husband for four years, Bordeaux, France (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

St George and the Dragon
IND47296 St George and the Dragon by Nisart, Pedro (15th century); Museo Diocesano de Mallorca, Spain; Index Fototeca

Drunk Husband, 1894 (oil on canvas)
BAL347494 Drunk Husband, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Lemoch, Kirill Vikentievich (1841-1910); Art Gallery of Taganrog, Russia

A Seizure, c. 1840 (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT217761 A Seizure, c.1840 (litho) (b/w photo) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

A Slap in the Face, (oil on canvas)
658199 A Slap in the Face, (oil on canvas) by Frangiamore, Salvatore (1853-1915); 67.3x46.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Slap in the Face. Salvatore Frangiamore (fl. 1897). Oil on canvas

The Death of Meleager (pen & ink with gouache on paper)
AMO418075 The Death of Meleager (pen & ink with gouache on paper) by Lippi, Filippino (c.1457-1504); 22.6x23 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

King Lear and Cordelia, 1776 (etching and aquatint with India ink)
XYC290770 King Lear and Cordelia, 1776 (etching and aquatint with India ink) by Barry, James (1741-1806); 55.6x54.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

The Giaour, Conqueror of Hassan; Le Giaour, Vainqueur d Hassan, (oil on canvas)
824542 The Giaour, Conqueror of Hassan; Le Giaour, Vainqueur d Hassan, (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Emile Jean Horace (1789-1863); 65x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Giaour)

The tree of intemperance, published by N. Currier, New York, 1849 (colour litho)
AQS336768 The tree of intemperance, published by N. Currier, New York, 1849 (colour litho) by Currier, Nathaniel (1813-88); 33.9x22.5 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Philippe Pinel (1745-1826) releasing lunatics from their chains at the Salpetriere asylum in Paris in 1795
CHT164470 Philippe Pinel (1745-1826) releasing lunatics from their chains at the Salpetriere asylum in Paris in 1795, 1886 (oil on canvas) (detail see also 164469) by Robert-Fleury

Philippe Pinel (1745-1826) releasing lunatics from their chains at the Salpetriere asylum in Paris in 1795
CHT164469 Philippe Pinel (1745-1826) releasing lunatics from their chains at the Salpetriere asylum in Paris in 1795, 1886 (oil on canvas) (detail see also 164470) by Robert-Fleury

Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama. [Signs: F.M. Pointer - The Old Reliable - House Mover ; Honest Weights, Square Dealings ; Special Today - River Fish: Catfish, Trout, Perch, Drum, Buffalo

Beethoven: The Allegro Finale of the C-sharp-minor Quartet (colour litho)
7153214 Beethoven: The Allegro Finale of the C-sharp-minor Quartet (colour litho) by Lintott, Edward Barnard (1875-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Confidante, 1910 (oil on canvas)
658439 The Confidante, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Villegas y Cordero, Jose (1844-1921); 150x150 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Confidante. Jose Villegas Cordero (1848-1921). Oil on canvas

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Capturing the essence of distress through art and imagery, this caption takes you on a journey through various forms of emotional turmoil. From Joseph Wright's thought-provoking painting 'The Airpump' to the powerful WWI poster by the Belgian & Allies Aid League, we delve into the depths of human suffering. Vintage textured roses in a basket symbolize faded beauty amidst hardship, while a cartoon depicting someone swallowing yarn highlights the tangled mess that distress can create. Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot's poignant study of a girl from 1910 showcases vulnerability and inner turmoil. An illustration from Pride & Prejudice reminds us that time is fleeting when faced with adversity. A woman patient at St Marys Hospital in London represents physical pain intertwined with emotional anguish. The sound of a crying baby echoes the universal language of distress, while H. R. H. Duke of Edinburgh's visit during 'The Relief of Irish Distress' sheds light on collective efforts to alleviate suffering. Eui vase adorned with leaves signifies resilience amidst chaos, while Gook boho arch and Myung waves evoke an atmosphere filled with both despair and hope.