Gossip Collection (page 3)

Letter to Laura Francatelli, RMS Titanic survivor
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Previously unseen letter dated 5th May 1938 on United Artists Studio Corporation, Hollywood notepaper to Titanic First Class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli

The Bird of Paradise and Colonel Witwou'd, - actress and courtesan Gertrude Mahon (nee Tilson) and George Bodens, Gentleman Usher to the King Date: 1781

The Abandoned Wife and The Seducing Captain Date: 1781

The Subtle Seducer and The American Financier, Richard Price
The Subtle Seducer and The American Financier - Richard Price, British philosopher, nonconformist minister, mathematician, supporter of American independence

Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre (1832-1916). Spanish engineer, playwright, politician and mathematician. Leading of the Spanish dramatist of the last quarter of the 19th century

Ben Travers farce scene, theatrical action photograph. With description, More Dangerous than Leg Theory; Gussie Pogson (Robertson Hare) and Dandy Stratton (Ralph Lynn), Test Match cricketers

Alicia Markova, ballet dancer, theatrical portrait. Captioned, A good shot'of Markova'. With description, Markova, who has returned to the Old Vic-Wells Ballet

Two Middle Class Edwardian ladies take tea in a suburban back garden and indulge in a little light gossip.. Date: 1909

Cartoon, EDITOR SEEKING DIRT
Cartoon, a penny press editor rakes for sensational claptrap in the muddy stream of twaddle and mock morality, oblivious of the angel who bids him search for Truth. Date: 1867

La Promenade a l'Arc de Triomphe, 1919 (oil on panel)
652600 La Promenade a l'Arc de Triomphe, 1919 (oil on panel) by Valtat, Louis (1869-1952); 39x47.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Promenade a l'Arc de Triomphe)

Gossip Birds
Illustration of four blue birds sitting on a branch. One of the birds is mocked and made fun of by the others. Concept for bullying and intolerance

The Tea Party, 1916 (oil on canvas)
984927 The Tea Party, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Dunn, Harvey T. (1884-1952); 76.8x97 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tea Party. Harvey T. Dunn (1884-1952). Oil on canvas. Dated 1916

Fish market at Dieppe, from Allies in Art published c. 1925 (colour litho)
IL388160 Fish market at Dieppe, from Allies in Art published c.1925 (colour litho) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection

Women on the Quayside, Etaples, (oil on canvas)
657218 Women on the Quayside, Etaples, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); 26x36in cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Women on the Quayside, Etaples. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952)

The Women (oil on paper laid down on panel)
CH100788 The Women (oil on paper laid down on panel) by Valtat, Louis (1869-1952); 73.6x50.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Casual Meeting, 1928 (oil on canvas)
1767764 Casual Meeting, 1928 (oil on canvas) by Miller, Kenneth Hayes (1876-1952); 51.4x61.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Casual Meeting. Kenneth Hayes Miller (1876-1952). Oil on canvas

Patchwork Picture: "Gossips", c. 1938. Creator: Carmel Wilson
Patchwork Picture: " Gossips", c. 1938

Illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) pub. 1934 (pochoir print)
3025975 Illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) pub. 1934 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Fashionable Jockeyship, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1796 (coloured engraving)
NCO189709 Fashionable Jockeyship, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1796 (coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

"Madame Leroux";By Francis Eleanor Trollope;"Should you say Miss Enderby is exactly... 1890
" Madame Leroux" ; By Francis Eleanor Trollope; " Should you say Miss Enderby is exactly thick with her, d ye think?" answered Mr. Pinhorn, the grocer

The Three Young Maids and the Three Old Maids of Lee-Tableaux Vivants at Blackheath, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The Three Young Maids and the Three Old Maids of Lee-Tableaux Vivants at Blackheath, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

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

Among Neighbours, 1889 (oil on canvas)
823299 Among Neighbours, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Nourse, Elizabeth (1859-1938); 113x117 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Among Neighbours. Elizabeth Nourse (1859-1938). Oil on canvas

Two ordinary women on the boulevard, illustration from La Femme a Paris by Octave Uzanne (1851-1931)
REV326180 Two ordinary women on the boulevard, illustration from La Femme a Paris by Octave Uzanne (1851-1931) 1894 (colour engraving) by Vidal

Two Peasant Women with Baskets, (oil on canvas)
651459 Two Peasant Women with Baskets, (oil on canvas) by Exter, Alexandra Alexandrovna (1882-1949); 118x74 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Peasant Women with Baskets)

Ballroom Scene, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803)
STC98144 Ballroom Scene, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) 1930 (pochoir print) by Barbier

Village Politicians, 19th century (engraving)
6200075 Village Politicians, 19th century (engraving) by Raimbach, Abraham (1776-1843); 42.4x56.5 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Dejeuner Intime, (oil on canvas)
991071 Dejeuner Intime, (oil on canvas) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 46x55.5c cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dejeuner Intime. Louis Icart (1888-1950). Oil on canvas. 46 x 55.5cm

The Chat (oil on canvas)
XIR199232 The Chat (oil on canvas) by Bunny, Rupert Charles Wolston (1864-1947); 73x92 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee du Petit-Palais, France

La Fontaines Fables - Woman and the Secret
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Woman and the Secret. A woman gossips with her neighbour, telling secrets

Frenchmen at a 19th century cafe
Two men having drinks, smoking and chatting at a 19th century French cafe. From a bound volume of copies of " Punch Almanack" for 1865-79

Conversation, n. d. Creator: Rodolphe Bresdin
Conversation, n.d

The Old Chatterer, 1902. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
The Old Chatterer, 1902

Three Working Girls Out for Lunch, 1900. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Three Working Girls Out for Lunch, 1900

The Neighbours, Terraces of Algiers, 1887 (oil on canvas)
989444 The Neighbours, Terraces of Algiers, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Bridgman, Frederick Arthur (1847-1928); 88.3x65.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Neighbours)

Christ and the Adultress, c. 1525 (oil on canvas)
827724 Christ and the Adultress, c.1525 (oil on canvas) by Kemmer, Johann (c.1495-1561); 86.5x96 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ and the Adultress. Johann Kemmer (b.1495). Oil on panel

Tete a Tete, (oil on canvas)
826996 Tete a Tete, (oil on canvas) by Soulacroix, Joseph Frederick Charles (1825-79); 88.2x66.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tete a Tete. Joseph Frederick Charles Soulacroix (1825-1879)

Scandal (engraving)
1053025 Scandal (engraving) by Laupheimer, Anton (1848-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scandal. Illustration for The Graphic)

An Irish Pig Fair on a Wet Day (engraving)
1056595 An Irish Pig Fair on a Wet Day (engraving) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Irish Pig Fair on a Wet Day)

Exhibition of the British Institution (engraving)
1625415 Exhibition of the British Institution (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exhibition of the British Institution)

A Ladys Camping Tour in the Far, Far West, I, a Trip to Loon Lake (engraving)
1054991 A Ladys Camping Tour in the Far, Far West, I, a Trip to Loon Lake (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Ladys Camping Tour in the Far, Far West, I)

Tittle-Tattle; Or, the several Branches of Gossipping (engraving)
670502 Tittle-Tattle; Or, the several Branches of Gossipping (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tittle-Tattle; Or, the several Branches of Gossipping)

Miss Susan: "They have suspected for a week". (litho)
1074515 Miss Susan: " They have suspected for a week". (litho) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mademoiselle Filliaux as La Commere in La Revue des Dentelles (coloured photo)
978084 Mademoiselle Filliaux as La Commere in La Revue des Dentelles (coloured photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mademoiselle Filliaux, French actress)

Down topples she, illustration from Midsummer Nights Dream
STC418738..Down topples she, illustration from Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare, 1908 (litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939) (after)

A tailor in Venice (engraving)
729459 A tailor in Venice (engraving) by Bls, Eugen von (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A tailor in Venice. Engraving by after original artowrk by Eugene de Bls)

Spring in Paris (colour litho)
2818388 Spring in Paris (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring in Paris. At the races at Longchamp. Le Printemps a Paris. Courses de Longchamp)

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"Gossip: A Timeless Tale of Whispers and Intrigue" In the bustling streets of 1953, Harvey Nichols captivated audiences with their advertisement, showcasing the allure of fashion while igniting conversations that would transcend time. Sir Ernest Albert Waterlow's masterpiece, "Galway Gossips, " painted in c1887 but resonating well into the 1930s, captured a moment frozen in history. It depicted a scene where whispers floated through the air like delicate petals carried by an invisible breeze. Elizabeth Bennet's world was forever altered when she overheard Mr. Darcy at the Ball in Jane Austen's timeless novel "Pride & Prejudice" from 1894. The power shaped destinies and challenged societal norms as Elizabeth navigated love and society's expectations. On a serene summer evening in Skagen Southern Beach, Anna Ancher and Marie Kroyer found solace amidst whispered exchanges. Their painting from 1893 revealed that even artists were not immune to the intoxicating allure of gossip. The echoes of careless talk during World War II reverberated through minds as lives hung in balance. The haunting poster reminded all that loose lips could cost more than just secrets; they could cost lives. A typical scene unfolded within cozy pub walls—a place where tales intertwined with pints—gossip flowed freely among friends seeking refuge from daily life's monotony. Herodotus, the Greek historian known for his meticulous accounts, understood how gossip shaped civilizations throughout history. His artwork immortalized this human tendency to share stories that transcended borders and generations. From Barbados to West Indies' vibrant markets came whispers carried on tropical breezes—the market gossip danced between vendors' stalls like colorful parrots sharing tidbits about island life. Even fairies couldn't escape being subjects of speculation; folklore whispered secrets about their enchanting existence—an ethereal blend of truth and imagination passed down through generations.