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Gipsies Collection (#10)

"Gipsies: A Nomadic Way of Life" Gipsies and caravans have long been synonymous with the enchanting allure of a wandering lifestyle

Background imageGipsies Collection: 19th century Gypsies. From L Univers Illustre, published Paris, 1859

19th century Gypsies. From L Univers Illustre, published Paris, 1859

Background imageGipsies Collection: River landscape palm reading women middle fisherwoman pays

River landscape palm reading women middle fisherwoman pays
River landscape with palm reading women, River landscape with palm reading women. In the middle a fisherwoman pays a palm reader. To the right a woman reads the hand of a fisherman

Background imageGipsies Collection: Landscape Corn Fields cornfields right side country road

Landscape Corn Fields cornfields right side country road
Landscape with Corn Fields, Landscape with cornfields on the right side of a country road, on the left an inn. Travelers and a shepherd with sheep go by road

Background imageGipsies Collection: Three Roma children Gypsy children title object

Three Roma children Gypsy children title object
Three Roma children Gypsy children (title on object), wandering communities: gipsies, Ludwig Emil Grimm (attributed to workshop of), 1815, paper, drypoint, h 96 mm × w 140 mm

Background imageGipsies Collection: The Gypsies from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

The Gypsies from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

Background imageGipsies Collection: A travellers encampment, Battersea, London, c1903 (1903)

A travellers encampment, Battersea, London, c1903 (1903). An encampment of travellers at Battersea on their way to the Agricultural Hall, Islington to attend The World Fair. From Living London, Vol

Background imageGipsies Collection: Queen of the Gipsies Margaret Finch

Queen of the Gipsies Margaret Finch
Margaret Finch- Queen of the Gipsies in Norwood, London : centenarian, pipe-smoker and dog-lover. Date: 19th century

Background imageGipsies Collection: Gipsy Caravan Kids

Gipsy Caravan Kids
Two gipsy boys squash their poor little sister as they peep through the back door of a traditional gipsy caravan! Date: 1973

Background imageGipsies Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - Young Gypsy Girl

Thessaloniki, Greece - Young Gypsy Girl standing in front of one of the Towers of the Heptapyrgion (modern Eptapyrgio), also known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule - a Byzantine

Background imageGipsies Collection: Hungarian gypsies on the tramp 1874 Travellers Romany Gypsy Gipsy gypsies Roma

Hungarian gypsies on the tramp 1874 Travellers Romany Gypsy Gipsy gypsies Roma. social history

Background imageGipsies Collection: Gypsies childrens party, St Mary Cray. 19 January 1939 Travellers Romany Gypsy

Gypsies childrens party, St Mary Cray. 19 January 1939 Travellers Romany Gypsy Gipsy gypsies Roma. social history

Background imageGipsies Collection: New Forest Gypsy Camp

New Forest Gypsy Camp Date: circa 1906

Background imageGipsies Collection: Gypsy Camp near Latimer road, London

Gypsy Camp near Latimer road, London
Sketches of gypsy life: an encampment near Latimer road, Notting Hill. Mr. George Smith, social reformer of Coalville, Leicester, can been seen conversing with a gypsy family in the fore ground. 1879

Background imageGipsies Collection: Gipsy man and three boys with their horse

Gipsy man and three boys with their horse
A gipsy man and three boys with their horse. The man is leading the horse across a frosty field. Two boys are riding on the horses back, and a third boy is walking alongside

Background imageGipsies Collection: Gipsy family inside a bender tent, Surrey

Gipsy family inside a bender tent, Surrey
A roadside gipsy family inside a bender (a tent like a wigwam, made out of sack and other materials), in the Newdigate area of Surrey

Background imageGipsies Collection: Character from Il Trovatore -- Azucena

Character from Il Trovatore -- Azucena
Depiction of the character Azucena from Verdis grand opera Il Trovatore (The Troubador), first performed in Rome in 1853. The gipsy woman Azucena (a mezzo-soprano or contralto role)

Background imageGipsies Collection: Young Gypsy Girl

Young Gypsy Girl
A blond gypsy girl in a thick jacket at an encampment in Surrey

Background imageGipsies Collection: The Gypsies, 1862, (1946). Artist: Edouard Manet

The Gypsies, 1862, (1946). Artist: Edouard Manet
The Gypsies, 1862, (1946). Also known as Gipsy family. From The Etchings of the French Impressionists and Their Contemporaries, by Edward T. Chase. [The Hyperion Press, Paris, 1946]

Background imageGipsies Collection: The Old Musician, 1862. Artist: Edouard Manet

The Old Musician, 1862. Artist: Edouard Manet
The Old Musician, 1862. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Background imageGipsies Collection: Landscape with Gipsy Tent, 19th century, (1935). Artist: Richard Hilder

Landscape with Gipsy Tent, 19th century, (1935). Artist: Richard Hilder
Landscape with Gipsy Tent, 19th century, (1935). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II. - D to H, by C. Reginald Grundy

Background imageGipsies Collection: Gipsy Encampment: Sunset, c1758, (1935). Artist: Thomas Gainsborough

Gipsy Encampment: Sunset, c1758, (1935). Artist: Thomas Gainsborough
Gipsy Encampment: Sunset, c1758, (1935). From the collection of the Tate Modern, London. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II

Background imageGipsies Collection: Theres no place like home! - dwelling and shop of a Gypsy Blacksmith, Syria, 1900

Theres no place like home! - dwelling and shop of a Gypsy Blacksmith, Syria, 1900. From The Underwood Travel Library, [Underwood & Underwood, London, New York, 1900]

Background imageGipsies Collection: Dr Syntax and the Gypsies, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Dr Syntax and the Gypsies, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax and the Gypsies, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Background imageGipsies Collection: The Gipsy, c1850. Artist: Albert Henry Payne

The Gipsy, c1850. Artist: Albert Henry Payne
The Gipsy, c1850. Brain & Payne, London, c1850]

Background imageGipsies Collection: A Gipsy Encampment, c1788. Artist: William Shayer

A Gipsy Encampment, c1788. Artist: William Shayer
A Gipsy Encampment, c1788. Painting held at the Nottingham City Museums and Galleries, Nottingham. From A Catalogue of the Pictures

Background imageGipsies Collection: An Encampment of the First Gipsies in Central Europe, c1604, (1907)

An Encampment of the First Gipsies in Central Europe, c1604, (1907). Artists: Unknown, Jacques Callot
An Encampment of the First Gipsies in Central Europe, c1604, (1907). From The Worlds History, Volume V, by Dr. H. F. Helmolt. [William Heinemann, London, 1907]

Background imageGipsies Collection: Gipsy Beggars, c1795. Artist: Julius Caesar Ibbetson

Gipsy Beggars, c1795. Artist: Julius Caesar Ibbetson
Gipsy Beggars, c1795. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford Volume III. - I to S, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe

Background imageGipsies Collection: Gipsies resting with Donkey, 1795. Artist: George Morland

Gipsies resting with Donkey, 1795. Artist: George Morland
Gipsies resting with Donkey, 1795. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford Volume III. - I to S, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe

Background imageGipsies Collection: The Gipsy, c1900. Artist: Samuel John Peploe

The Gipsy, c1900. Artist: Samuel John Peploe
The Gipsy, c1900. From The Studio Volume 87. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1924]

Background imageGipsies Collection: The Gitanas of Granada, 1889

The Gitanas of Granada, 1889. A print from Figaro Exposition, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co, Limited, 4 Stationers Hall Court, London, 1889

Background imageGipsies Collection: Spanish gypsies

Spanish gypsies. A print from Customs of the World, Volume II Hutchinson and Co, Paternoster Row, London

Background imageGipsies Collection: Rejane, French actress, 1905

Rejane, French actress, 1905. Rejane was the stage name of French actress Gabrielle-Charlotte Reju, (1856-1920). A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres

Background imageGipsies Collection: Gypsies and dancing bears on the road. Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Gypsies and dancing bears on the road. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Gypsies and dancing bears on the road. Stereoscopic card detail

Background imageGipsies Collection: Romany women, Albania, 1922. Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Romany women, Albania, 1922. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Romany women, Albania, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Background imageGipsies Collection: Gypsies mending a family cauldron, Hungary, 1922. Artist: AW Cutler

Gypsies mending a family cauldron, Hungary, 1922. Artist: AW Cutler
Gypsies mending a family cauldron, Hungary, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Background imageGipsies Collection: Les Gitanos, (The Gypsies), c1850-1880 (1924). Artist: Edouard Manet

Les Gitanos, (The Gypsies), c1850-1880 (1924). Artist: Edouard Manet
Les Gitanos, (The Gypsies), c1850-1880, (1924). A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

Background imageGipsies Collection: Gipsies, 1936

Gipsies, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Background imageGipsies Collection: Spanish gypsy, mid-late 19th century. Artist: Bertrand

Spanish gypsy, mid-late 19th century. Artist: Bertrand
Spanish gypsy, mid-late 19th century

Background imageGipsies Collection: An Armed Merchant Ship Capture, c1813. Artist: William John Huggins

An Armed Merchant Ship Capture, c1813. Artist: William John Huggins
An Armed Merchant Ship Capture, c1813, (1924). On 30 April 1812, after a three day chase, the American armed merchant ship Gipsy was captured by the British Navy. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N

Background imageGipsies Collection: Gipsies, 19th century, (1930). Artist: Constantin Guys

Gipsies, 19th century, (1930). Artist: Constantin Guys
Gipsies, 19th century, (1930). Illustration from The Painter of Victorian Life, a study of Constantin Guys with an introduction and a translation of Baudelaires Peintre de la Vie Moderne

Background imageGipsies Collection: Crossing Her Palm

Crossing Her Palm. Stereoscopic card detail

Background imageGipsies Collection: The Gypsy Madonna, c1510, (1937). Artist: Titian

The Gypsy Madonna, c1510, (1937). Artist: Titian
The Gypsy Madonna, c1510, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze. (Vienna), Phaidon Press, 1937

Background imageGipsies Collection: A view of the flea market at the entrance of St Ouen, Paris, 1931Artist: Ernest Flammarion

A view of the flea market at the entrance of St Ouen, Paris, 1931Artist: Ernest Flammarion
A view of the flea market at the entrance of St Ouen, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

Background imageGipsies Collection: The Vagrants, 1868, (1912). Artist: Fred Walker

The Vagrants, 1868, (1912). Artist: Fred Walker
The Vagrants, 1868, (1912). A colour print of a painting inspired by the sight of gypsies on Clapham Common, from Famous Paintings with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, (Cassell and Company)

Background imageGipsies Collection: Tziganes camping in the Puszta, 1886

Tziganes camping in the Puszta, 1886. Camp of nomads in the grasslands of eastern Hungary

Background imageGipsies Collection: Two girls, 19th century. Artist: Louis Eugene Bertier

Two girls, 19th century. Artist: Louis Eugene Bertier
Two girls, 19th century. Found in the collection of the M Kroshitsky Art Museum, Sevastopol, Ukraine

Background imageGipsies Collection: La Gitane, 1899-1900. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

La Gitane, 1899-1900. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
La Gitane, 1899-1900. Poster. Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageGipsies Collection: Nomads, 1903. Artist: Stanhope A Forbes

Nomads, 1903. Artist: Stanhope A Forbes
Nomads, 1903




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"Gipsies: A Nomadic Way of Life" Gipsies and caravans have long been synonymous with the enchanting allure of a wandering lifestyle. In just 30 seconds, one can catch a glimpse into their captivating world. From Gypsies in Kent to the Gypsy Encampment in Appleby back in 1919, their presence has left an indelible mark on history. The watercolor painting, "Gypsy Encampment, Appleby, 1919, " transports us to a bygone era where vibrant hues dance across paper. It beckons us to delve deeper into this rich culture that often remains misunderstood. One cannot help but be fascinated by the sight of Gypsies and their caravans traversing through picturesque landscapes. Policemen engaging in conversation with them on Epsom Downs showcases the complex relationship between law enforcement and these free-spirited individuals. In contrast to societal expectations, we witness an old Gypsy man accompanied by his loyal pet dog—a testament to companionship amidst nomadic existence. An elderly Gypsy woman exudes wisdom earned through years spent embracing life's challenges head-on. A gipsy wedding unfolds before our eyes—an occasion filled with joyous celebrations and traditions passed down through generations. Meanwhile, a young gipsy girl indulges in her meal at Lewes, Sussex—her innocent face reflecting resilience despite adversity. The image of a gipsy couple gracefully maneuvering their horse-drawn cart reminds us of simpler times when horsepower was literal rather than metaphorical. And as we observe another gipsy girl meticulously plaiting a horse's tail at an encampment in Surrey, it becomes evident that love for animals is deeply ingrained within this community. Finally, we encounter a striking vision—a gypsy woman perched atop her caravan—a symbol of freedom encapsulated within four wheels. Her gaze speaks volumes about strength forged from a life on the move.