Gentle Collection (#7)

Icon of The Embrace of the Apostles Peter and Paul (oil on canvas on panel)
5320506 Icon of The Embrace of the Apostles Peter and Paul (oil on canvas on panel) by Akotantos, Angelos (fl.1436-50); 46.4x37 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist (oil on panel)
3057772 The Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist (oil on panel) by Botticelli, Sandro (1444/5-1510) (studio of); diam: 69 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian

Woman with a Pearl Necklace; Femme au Collier de Perles
824514 Woman with a Pearl Necklace; Femme au Collier de Perles, (pastel on paper laid down on canvas) by Besnard, Paul Albert (1849-1934); 61x50.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Head of a Girl, (oil on canvas)
827251 The Head of a Girl, (oil on canvas) by Leighton, Frederic (1830-96); 39.7x28.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Head of a Girl. Frederic Leighton (1830-1896). Oil on canvas

Mystical Head: Womans Head on a Blue Background, c
1196582 Mystical Head: Womans Head on a Blue Background, c. 1917 (oil and pencil on linen-finish paper laid down on board) by Jawlensky

Reverie, 1878 (oil on canvas)
651105 Reverie, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 76.5x50.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Reverie. John George Brown (1831-1913). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1878

Along the Shore, (oil on canvas)
650798 Along the Shore, (oil on canvas) by Bricher, Alfred Thompson (1837-1908); 44x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Along the Shore. Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837-1908). Oil on canvas

Bathing Nymphs, 1897 (oil on canvas)
658995 Bathing Nymphs, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Bussiere, Gaston (1862-1929); 99x72 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bathing Nymphs. Gaston Bussiere (1862-1928/29). Oil on canvas

The Pigeon, (oil on canvas)
658323 The Pigeon, (oil on canvas) by Martens, Willem Johannes (1838-95); 74x62 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pigeon. Willem Johannes Martens (1838-1895). Oil on canvas

A Lady and a Dog Beside an Ornamental Pool, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white
652094 A Lady and a Dog Beside an Ornamental Pool, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Kilburne, George Goodwin (1839-1924); 25.1x35 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Alla Domenicale, 1890 (oil on canvas)
651511 Alla Domenicale, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Morbelli, Angelo (1853-1919); 66x111 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Alla Domenicale. Angelo Morbelli (1853-1919). Oil on canvas

Mother and Child, (oil on canvas)
987375 Mother and Child, (oil on canvas) by Jacobides, Georg (1853-1932); 90.2x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mother and Child. Georges Jacobides (1853-1932). Oil on canvas

Landscape: Woman with Tamborine, c. 1840-50 (oil on canvas)
824204 Landscape: Woman with Tamborine, c.1840-50 (oil on canvas) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 88.5x118 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Landscape: Woman with Tamborine)

Pretty girl, in knitted jumper, with pearl earrings, holding hockey stick (photo)
6030237 Pretty girl, in knitted jumper, with pearl earrings, holding hockey stick (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pretty girl, in knitted jumper)

Fashionable people playing the memory game of the gentle knight. Players who have made errors have to wear paper horns in their hair. At the beginning, everyone is a gentle knight

Gentle Waters, 1865 (colour litho)
STC468909 Gentle Waters, 1865 (colour litho) by Preziosi, Amadeo (1816-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ladies on a Turkish rug beside a stream)

Mother and child, c. 1840-45 (oil on canvas)
HEH416445 Mother and child, c.1840-45 (oil on canvas) by Wood, John (1801-70); diam: 92.1 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

The Light Side of St Stephens (engraving)
1042444 The Light Side of St Stephens (engraving) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Light Side of St Stephen s)

Life at St Georges Caye, near Belize, British Honduras (engraving)
1055068 Life at St Georges Caye, near Belize, British Honduras (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life at St Georges Caye, near Belize)

The Madonna and Child, (oil on panel)
659276 The Madonna and Child, (oil on panel) by Botticelli, Sandro (1444/5-1510) (studio of); 99.1x57.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Madonna and Child)

A Girl with Goats, 1875 (oil on canvas)
659070 A Girl with Goats, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Maris, Matthijs (1839-1917); 66x99 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Girl with Goats. Matthijs Maris (1839-1917). Oil on canvas

Portrait of Mary, the Artists Daughter, (oil on panel)
658949 Portrait of Mary, the Artists Daughter, (oil on panel) by Stuck, Franz von (1863-1928); 53x50 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Mary, the Artists Daughter)

Smooth Severn Stream, 1886 (oil on canvas)
3601828 Smooth Severn Stream, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Leader, Benjamin Williams (1831-1923); 91x162.3 cm; Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, Worcestershire, UK; English, out of copyright

"A Gentle wafting to Immortal Life. "from the Sculpture by F M Miller (engraving)
727508 " A Gentle wafting to Immortal Life." from the Sculpture by F M Miller (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mother in Purple Holding her Child, c. 1914 (pastel on buff paper)
1767917 Mother in Purple Holding her Child, c.1914 (pastel on buff paper) by Cassatt, Mary Stevenson (1844-1926); 71.8x56.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mother in Purple Holding her Child)

Christian at the Foot of the Cross, (oil on canvas)
1199591 Christian at the Foot of the Cross, (oil on canvas) by Paton, Joseph Noel (1821-1901); 40x26.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

Deer, 1912 (gouache, w / c & pencil on paper)
1196265 Deer, 1912 (gouache, w/c & pencil on paper) by Marc, Franz (1880-1916); 45.7x39.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Houses by the River at Sunset, Moret; Maisons sur la riviere au soleil couchant, Moret
1768182 Houses by the River at Sunset, Moret; Maisons sur la riviere au soleil couchant, Moret, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Le Sidaner

Madonna and Child, c. 1489 (oil on canvas)
6061114 Madonna and Child, c.1489 (oil on canvas) by Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516); 75.6x55.9 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for The Sensitive Plant (engraving)
5991375 Percy Bysshe Shelley: Illustration for The Sensitive Plant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sensitive Plant)

Shakespeare, Midsummer Nights Dream, Act IV, Scene 1 (chromolitho)
5213839 Shakespeare, Midsummer Nights Dream, Act IV, Scene 1 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Midsummer Nights Dream, Act IV, Scene 1)

Miss Pauline Chase, portrait (b / w photo)
5998057 Miss Pauline Chase, portrait (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Pauline Chase, portrait)

Guardian angel, carrying child (chromolitho)
5198361 Guardian angel, carrying child (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guardian angel, carrying child)

Little Girl with a Bird, 1891 (oil on canvas)
987432 Little Girl with a Bird, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Morisot, Berthe (1841-95); 66x54.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Girl with a Bird; Petite Fille a l Oiseau)

Angels, 1895 (oil on panel)
828405 Angels, 1895 (oil on panel) by Strudwick, John Melhuish (1849-1937); 71.2x26.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Angels. John Melhuish Strudwick (1849-1937). Oil on panel

July (engraving)
2780564 July (engraving) by Leighton, John (1822-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: July. Illustration for The Life of Man Symbolised by the Months of the Year (Longmans)

Humours of Campaigning in Burma (engraving)
1054998 Humours of Campaigning in Burma (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humours of Campaigning in Burma)

"In peace, was never gentle lamb more mild"Richard II, Act II, Scene 1 (colour litho)
969854 " In peace, was never gentle lamb more mild" Richard II, Act II, Scene 1 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " In peace)

Ruffed Grouse, (pastel and pencil on paper)
985354 Ruffed Grouse, (pastel and pencil on paper) by Audubon, John James (1785-1851); 36x45 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruffed Grouse. John James Audubon (1785-1851)

Portrait of a Girl, half-length, (black and white chalk on light brown paperr)
990037 Portrait of a Girl, half-length, (black and white chalk on light brown paperr) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); 22x22.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Girl)

Three Studies of Female Heads (red chalk)
990028 Three Studies of Female Heads (red chalk) by Procaccini, Ercole, II (1596-c.1676); 20.9x28.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Three Studies of Female Heads)

Sailing on the Sea, Evening; Voiliers sur la Mer, Le Soir, (oil on canvas)
656764 Sailing on the Sea, Evening; Voiliers sur la Mer, Le Soir, (oil on canvas) by Puigaudeau, Fernand Loyen du (1864-1930); 73x100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sailing on the Sea)

Portrait of a Girl; Portrait de Fillette, (pastel on paper)
653308 Portrait of a Girl; Portrait de Fillette, (pastel on paper) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 38x28.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Girl; Portrait de Fillette)

The Bouquet; Le Bouquet or Der Bloemtuil, 1924 (oil on canvas)
653112 The Bouquet; Le Bouquet or Der Bloemtuil, 1924 (oil on canvas) by Smet, Gustave de (1877-1943); 60x55 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bouquet; Le Bouquet or Der Bloemtuil)

Eve appearing to Adam, Genesis II, ver 23 (engraving)
6021750 Eve appearing to Adam, Genesis II, ver 23 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eve appearing to Adam, Genesis II, ver 23)

She was very beautiful and gentle (colour litho)
6003332 She was very beautiful and gentle (colour litho) by Sheringham, George (1884-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: She was very beautiful and gentle)

Letter Q (colour litho)
6032891 Letter Q (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter Q. Victorian scrap, late 19th century.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

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In the realm of fables, a gentle wind and sun engaged in a timeless battle. As if painted delicately on paper, their efforts were captured in a portrait of Jane Austen, showcasing her serene demeanor. Just as mute swans court each other with grace amidst the morning mist rising from Cleveland's waters, love took shape like an emphasized heart. An east view of Old Sarum revealed ancient ruins standing tall yet tenderly reminding us of history's embrace. Caravaggio's masterpiece "The Laying in the Tomb" depicted a scene so poignant that it evoked both sorrow and solace simultaneously. Greyhound racing may seem fast-paced, but even there one can find gentleness when trainers care for these magnificent creatures with love and compassion. The setting sun casting its warm glow upon curving sand dunes in Namibia's Namib Desert created a tranquil spectacle worth cherishing. A golden retriever named Cheyenne found comfort atop bales of alfalfa, embodying loyalty and affection. A single white rose bloomed elegantly, symbolizing purity and tenderness amidst life's chaos. Even suffragettes fought fiercely for equality while maintaining their gentle nature; Ruthless Rhymes showcased their unwavering spirit wearing the rose of womanhood proudly. In Hawaii's turquoise waters, green sea turtles glided gently through waves - ambassadors of peace beneath the surface. Gentle souls are not confined to humans alone; they extend to all living beings. And so we meet Cheyenne once again – this time accompanied by a majestic green sea turtle – proving that kindness knows no boundaries or species. Whether it be through fables or artistry, nature or animals' presence - gentleness prevails as an enduring virtue that enriches our lives with its soothing touch.