Elderly Man Collection (#5)

Illustration for Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664426 Illustration for Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An old man and his memories)

Precaution Mania (litho)
8641409 Precaution Mania (litho) by Leete, Alfred (1882-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Precaution Mania. Illustration for The Strand Magazine, January to June 1913.); © Look and Learn

There was an Old Man in a Tree, whose Whiskers were lovely to see (coloured engraving)
8634402 There was an Old Man in a Tree, whose Whiskers were lovely to see (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Man in a Tree)

There was an Old Man in a Garden, who always begged every one's pardon (coloured engraving)
8634361 There was an Old Man in a Garden, who always begged every one's pardon (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

There was an Old Man who screamed out whenever they knocked him about (coloured engraving)
8634350 There was an Old Man who screamed out whenever they knocked him about (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

There was an Old Man at Station, who made a promiscuous Oration (coloured engraving)
8634343 There was an Old Man at Station, who made a promiscuous Oration (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Man at Station)

There was an Old Man on the Humber, who dined on a cake of Burnt Umber (coloured engraving)
8634327 There was an Old Man on the Humber, who dined on a cake of Burnt Umber (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

There was an Old Man whose despair induced him to purchase a Hare (coloured engraving)
8634324 There was an Old Man whose despair induced him to purchase a Hare (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

There was an Old Man, who when little fell casually into a Kettle (coloured engraving)
8634323 There was an Old Man, who when little fell casually into a Kettle (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Man)

Different Opinions (Oil on canvas)
8766584 Different Opinions (Oil on canvas) by Moeller, Louis Charles (1855-1930); 50.6x63.7 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

The Temptation of Saint Jerome, 1541-48 (oil on panel)
5860715 The Temptation of Saint Jerome, 1541-48 (oil on panel) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); 166.5--121.9 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: By Giorgio Vasari)

Engraving depicting an elderly man walking with a wooden leg through the streets of London, 19th century
5308982 Engraving depicting an elderly man walking with a wooden leg through the streets of London, 19th century; (add.info)

A grandfather with his granddaughter
5616050 A grandfather with his granddaughter; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a grandfather with his granddaughter. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

A grandfather with his granddaughters
5616049 A grandfather with his granddaughters; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a grandfather with his granddaughters at Christmas. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

A young girl helping an elderly man
5616048 A young girl helping an elderly man; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a young girl helping an elderly man up some stairs. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1877); Universal History Archive/UIG

Rieser folk costume, peasants, old man smoking a pipe (postcard)
7377789 Rieser folk costume, peasants, old man smoking a pipe (postcard); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Caroline Herschel, 1848 (photogravure)
7342121 Caroline Herschel, 1848 (photogravure) by Tielemann (19th century); 31.7x25.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Astronomy, 1875 (print)
7341595 Astronomy, 1875 (print) by Brooks, Vincent (1814-85); 27.5x39.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Brooks, Vincent)

Ballad against the enemies of France (Illustration, circa 1930)
5975729 Ballad against the enemies of France (Illustration, circa 1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Ballad against the enemies of France, poeme in: Le Testament, by Francois Villon)

Cartoon depicting an old gentleman sitting in a bath chair speaking with his gardener, 19th century
5308978 Cartoon depicting an old gentleman sitting in a bath chair speaking with his gardener, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting an old gentleman sitting in a bath chair speaking with his)

Engraving depicting an elderly fisherman waiting for something to bite, 19th century
5308690 Engraving depicting an elderly fisherman waiting for something to bite, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an elderly fisherman waiting for something to bite)

Young girls making punnets for strawberries
5310062 Young girls making punnets for strawberries; (add.info.: Engraving depicting young girls making punnets for strawberries)

Death comes for Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, woodcut by Georg Scharffenberg
3501399 Death comes for Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, woodcut by Georg Scharffenberg, from Der Todten Tanz or The Dance of Death pub

Old women rusting out in a London workhouse, 1895
3479860 Old women rusting out in a London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Old women rusting out in a London workhouse, 1895.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Old engraving of a ship for an ancient map made by a Benedictine Monk, c.1740
3501446 Old engraving of a ship for an ancient map made by a Benedictine Monk, c.1740, from the book The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine May to October

Rain in may, 1902 (illustration)
8698343 Rain in may, 1902 (illustration) by Monnier, Marius (1871-1938); (add.info.: Science. Meteorology. Rains in may. Caricature by Monnier in: L'actualite, France, May)

Sunday Morning in Old Virginia, c.1888-91 (photogravure on wove paper)
8690948 Sunday Morning in Old Virginia, c.1888-91 (photogravure on wove paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910) (after); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

The curing of Tobias, c.1600-50 (oil on canvas)
8682968 The curing of Tobias, c.1600-50 (oil on canvas) by Bellis, Antonio de (c.1616-c.1656); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info)

Africa: Old man mocking the dancer (b/w photo)
8664759 Africa: Old man mocking the dancer (b/w photo) by Bernatzik, Hugo Adolf (1897-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old man mocking the dancer)

An elderly man churning butter
3732832 An elderly man churning butter; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an elderly man churning butter. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Panel of the old inn Griechenbeise in Wien (Austria)
3499703 Panel of the old inn Griechenbeise in Wien (Austria); (add.info.: Panel of the old inn Griechenbeise in Wien (Austria), with the first notes of the song Agustin'

n elderly widower, wearing a morning band, waiting at a station, escorted by his daughter, 1850
3478170 n elderly widower, wearing a morning band, waiting at a station, escorted by his daughter, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an elderly widower, wearing a mourning band)

Hand-knitting on four needles
2602607 Hand-knitting on four needles; (add.info.: Hand-knitting on four needles. Old woman in rocking chair, feet on a footstool, wearing a bonnet and shawl, sits knitting outside her door)

A maid speaking with the elderly owner of the house, 1850
3359493 A maid speaking with the elderly owner of the house, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a maid speaking with the elderly owner of the house. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Death coming to take a man, 1850
3478634 Death coming to take a man, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of Death coming to take a man. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An old man approaching death, 1850
3478626 An old man approaching death, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an old man approaching death. Illustrated by Francis Wilfred Lawson (1842-1935) a British artist

The old man being visited by death
3478614 The old man being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the old man being visited by death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An old woman drinking her tea, 1850
3478442 An old woman drinking her tea, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an old woman drinking her tea from a tea dish as she sits in self-imposed solitude)

Chinese carved statuette, 18th century (nephrite)
BGD112331 Chinese carved statuette, 18th century (nephrite); Irkutsk Museum, Russia; © Leonid Bogdanov

The Spartan Runner Ladas Falling Dead at the Feet of the Judges as they Present him with the Palm of Victory at
CHT217686 The Spartan Runner Ladas Falling Dead at the Feet of the Judges as they Present him with the Palm of Victory at Olympia, 1906 (litho) (b/w photo) by Bennett

There was an Old Man at a Junction, whose feelings were wrung with compunction (coloured engraving)
8634330 There was an Old Man at a Junction, whose feelings were wrung with compunction (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Foundiling (engraving)
8641628 The Foundiling (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Foundiling. Illustration for The Prize, 1889.); © Look and Learn

There was an Old Man of the Dargle, who purchased six barrels of Gargle (coloured engraving)
8634347 There was an Old Man of the Dargle, who purchased six barrels of Gargle (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

There was an Old Man in a Marsh, whose manners were futile and harsh (coloured engraving)
8634338 There was an Old Man in a Marsh, whose manners were futile and harsh (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Man in a Marsh)

The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist, 1496-99 (oil on wood)
XOS5879065 The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist, 1496-99 (oil on wood) by Juan de Flandes, (c.1465-1519); 99x60 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The Temptation of the Magdalene, c.1616-17 (oil on panel)
5861598 The Temptation of the Magdalene, c.1616-17 (oil on panel) by Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Jacob Jordaens)

Sea Adventure: The mutiny of the "Dreadnought" (colour litho)
8668756 Sea Adventure: The mutiny of the "Dreadnought" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: Ebeneezer Scrooge, 1938 (pen and black and blue ink wash on board)
823342 The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: Ebeneezer Scrooge, 1938 (pen and black and blue ink wash on board) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 43.5x38.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Capturing the Wisdom of Time: A Glimpse into the Life of an Elderly Man" In a world filled with bustling activity, there is something serene and captivating about witnessing an elderly man engrossed in reading the Scriptures. The painting "Reading the Scriptures, 1874" by Thomas Waterman Wood beautifully portrays this timeless scene, where wisdom and devotion intertwine. Just as a blacksmith hammers away at his craft in Axoum (Aksum), Tigre region, we see that age does not diminish one's ability to work diligently. In "Portrait of a blacksmith at work, " we catch a glimpse of determination etched on his face, showcasing strength even amidst advancing years. "The Man in the Chair, 1875" presents us with another perspective – one of contemplation and reflection. As he sits comfortably in his chair, thoughts swirl around him like whispers from days gone by. It reminds us that age brings forth stories worth sharing and lessons worth learning. Mr Groombridge and his loyal sheepdog take us back to simpler times aboard their pony trap while enjoying their pipes. This charming image from 1936 captures companionship between man and animal—a bond that transcends generations. The well on Upperton Farm holds more than just water; it represents sustenance for both body and soul. Two people using this well in August 1936 remind us of our connection to nature's abundance—ageless traditions passed down through time. As we delve deeper into history, Saint Jerome emerges before our eyes in all his scholarly glory through an oil painting from 1626-27. His wrinkled brow tells tales of countless hours spent deciphering ancient texts—an embodiment of knowledge acquired over decades. Similarly, St. Christopher gazes leftward with unwavering determination captured forever within an engraving dating back to 1521. He symbolizes guidance during life's journey—the strength and resilience that come with age.