Hopeful Collection (#3)

The Meditating Child, ca. 1760. Creator: Louis Marin Bonnet
The Meditating Child, ca. 1760

Gold Prospector (colour litho)
7148388 Gold Prospector (colour litho) by Scheltema, Jan Hendrik (1861-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold Prospector)

On ne peut pas tout avoir (colour litho)
3097833 On ne peut pas tout avoir (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: On ne peut pas tout avoir)

The Pilgrims in Doubting Castle, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c. 1900s (colour litho)
2638235 The Pilgrims in Doubting Castle, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c.1900s (colour litho) by Dudley

La Poeme, (drypoint and aquatint)
990997 La Poeme, (drypoint and aquatint) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 45.2x54.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Poeme. Louis Icart (1888-1950). Drypoint and aquatint. 45.2 x 54.5cm

Hope and Humanity, 1942 (oil on canvas)
658982 Hope and Humanity, 1942 (oil on canvas) by Harcourt, George (1868/69-1947); 71.1x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hope and Humanity. George Harcourt (1868/69-1947). Oil on canvas

Christian and Hopeful cross the river, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c
2638239 Christian and Hopeful cross the river, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c.1900s (colour litho) by Dudley

The Pilgrims on the Delectable Mountains, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c
2638238 The Pilgrims on the Delectable Mountains, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c.1900s (colour litho) by Dudley

Bunyans Pilgrims Progress: Christian and Hopeful in the Dungeon (etching)
5223242 Bunyans Pilgrims Progress: Christian and Hopeful in the Dungeon (etching) by Strang, William (1859-1921) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian and Hopeful in the Dungeon)

Christian instructs Ignorance, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c. 1900s (litho)
2638240 Christian instructs Ignorance, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c.1900s (litho) by Dudley

Giant Despair catcheth Cristian and Hopeful asleep, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c
2638236 Giant Despair catcheth Cristian and Hopeful asleep, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c.1900s (litho) by Dudley

By the River of the Water of Life, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c. 1900s (colour litho)
2638234 By the River of the Water of Life, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c.1900s (colour litho) by Dudley

Prospecting in British Columbia (engraving)
1051307 Prospecting in British Columbia (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prospecting in British Columbia)

The Hope
7227340 The Hope by Cignani, Carlo (1628-1719); Private Collection; (add.info.: Private Collection, Carlo Cignani, Hope); Photo © Mauro Ranzani

Three Kings: Ralph, David and Anthony, undated (gouache on paper)
7231123 Three Kings: Ralph, David and Anthony, undated (gouache on paper) by Hunter, Edmund (1866-1937); Private Collection; Edmund & Alec Hunter Collection

Comic Postcard - Improvements on Nature - Hair and Make-up (rouge, enamel, violet powder)
Comic Postcard - Improvements on Nature - Hair and Make-up (rouge, enamel, violet powder, a corset and a wig) - everything needed to transform ones appearance.. Date: 1910

Advertisement for mortgages from the Abbey National building society (litho)
7157418 Advertisement for mortgages from the Abbey National building society (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"I hope Mr Smug, you dont beat your boys"(b / w photo)
7179893 " I hope Mr Smug, you dont beat your boys" (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " I hope Mr Smug)

Boy playing in goal for his football team (colour litho)
7200581 Boy playing in goal for his football team (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy playing in goal for his football team)

Hope deferred (engraving)
7177724 Hope deferred (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hope deferred. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood)

Shipwrecked hopes (engraving)
7178742 Shipwrecked hopes (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shipwrecked hopes)

Fountain of Youth (woodcut)
7201525 Fountain of Youth (woodcut) by Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-50); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fountain of Youth. Illustration from Illustrierte Sittengeschichte von Mittelalter bis zur)

February: Valentines Day (colour litho)
7157298 February: Valentines Day (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: February: Valentines Day)

Fabrica de Tabacos, Moro Light, Superiores, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154082 Fabrica de Tabacos, Moro Light, Superiores, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fabrica de Tabacos, Moro Light, Superiores)

Frontispiece (engraving)
7169164 Frontispiece (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frontispiece. Illustration for The Christians Complete Family Bible)

Hope, scene from Night Thoughts, by English poet Edward Young (engraving)
7149348 Hope, scene from Night Thoughts, by English poet Edward Young (engraving) by Stothard, Thomas (1755-1834) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hope, scene from Night Thoughts)

The Gheber Worshipping the Rising Sun, satire depicting Whig politician Lord Brougham anticipating the possible
7148334 The Gheber Worshipping the Rising Sun, satire depicting Whig politician Lord Brougham anticipating the possible opportunities arising from the beginning of the reign of King William IV

CAT. 7 weeks old tabby kitten looking up at Mistletoe at Christmas waiting for a kiss Date: 04-11-2021

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Basset Hound Dog wearing Christmas party hat, dreaming of Christmas pudding Date: 05-11-2019

Study for Lucains "La Pharsale", Canto II, c. 1766
Study for Lucains " La Pharsale", Canto II, c. 1766

I Have Angled for a Heart My Love (valentine), c. 1840. Creator: George Kershaw
I Have Angled for a Heart My Love (valentine), c. 1840

Figurehead from Bark "George", c. 1939. Creator: Mary E Humes
Figurehead from Bark " George", c. 1939

Galatea Figurehead, c. 1940. Creator: Mary E Humes
Galatea Figurehead, c. 1940

Searching for Survivors, 1863 (oil on canvas)
1195783 Searching for Survivors, 1863 (oil on canvas) by Aivazovsky, Ivan Konstantinovich (1817-1900); 60.2x58.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

A Greater Morning, (oil on canvas)
651008 A Greater Morning, (oil on canvas) by Davies, Arthur Bowen (1862-1928); 59.3x71.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Greater Morning. Arthur Bowen Davies (1862-1928). Oil on canvas

The Visit, (oil on canvas)
985493 The Visit, (oil on canvas) by Stewart, Julius Leblanc (1855-1919); 130.2x96.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Visit. Julius Leblanc Stewart (1855-1919). Oil on canvas

Lead, Kindly Light, amid the Encircling Gloom, lead thou me on
659901 Lead, Kindly Light, amid the Encircling Gloom, lead thou me on!...and with the Morn those Angel Faces Smile, which I Have Loved Long Since, and Lost Awhile, 1894 (oil on board) by Paton

Hope, (watercolour with bodycolour)
828485 Hope, (watercolour with bodycolour) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 167.5x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hope. Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898). Watercolour with bodycolour

A gentleman seeking well paid easy employment (litho)
3646151 A gentleman seeking well paid easy employment (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A gentleman seeking well paid easy employment)

Little boy hoping for love (colour litho)
5996022 Little boy hoping for love (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little boy hoping for love. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

"Christian and Hopeful in Doubting Castle"from The Pilgrim
5615811 " Christian and Hopeful in Doubting Castle" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

Christian and Hopeful caught in the net (colour litho)
2797784 Christian and Hopeful caught in the net (colour litho) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian and Hopeful caught in the net)

The owner of the Castle was Giant Despair, illustration from The Pilgrim
STC308573 The owner of the Castle was Giant Despair, illustration from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, told by Mary Macgregor, published by T.C. and E.C

Youth and Age, 1923 (egg tempera)
PCD282333 Youth and Age, 1923 (egg tempera) by Frampton, Edward Reginald (1872-1923); 39.4x34.3 cm; Private Collection; Piccadilly Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

The morning comes... plate 8 from America: A Prophecy
XYC285551 The morning comes... plate 8 from America: A Prophecy, 1793 (relief etching printed in black with pen & ink and w/c) by Blake

Peasant in Prayer; Paysan en Priere, (oil on canvas)
827445 Peasant in Prayer; Paysan en Priere, (oil on canvas) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 49.5x36.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasant in Prayer; Paysan en Priere)

Courage, Anxiety and Despair: Watching the Battle, (oil on canvas)
1199617 Courage, Anxiety and Despair: Watching the Battle, (oil on canvas) by Sant, James (1820-1916); 121.9x152.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

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"Hopeful: Embracing the Saucy and Silly Side of Life" In a world filled with serious matters, sometimes all we need is a little sauciness and silliness to keep our spirits high. Just like those cheeky seaside postcards that make us giggle, let's find joy in the unexpected. Remember Christian and Hopeful in the Land of Beulah? Their colorful adventures remind us that even amidst trials, hope can guide us towards brighter days. Like a vibrant litho painting, they show us that there is always beauty waiting to be discovered. Have you ever looked up at the sky and imagined it as a canvas for cloud painters? Those fluffy formations hold endless possibilities, reminding us to dream big and reach for the skies. Speaking of dreams, have you heard about that Georgian cartoon where money was raised for a beer shop? It may sound silly but it teaches us not to underestimate the power of hope. Even seemingly impossible goals can become reality with determination and creativity. Sometimes life presents challenges that seem insurmountable. But just like "The Silver Lining of the Cloud, " an exquisite oil painting from 1890, we must remember that every dark cloud has its silver lining. There is always something positive hidden within adversity if we look closely enough. Imagine a Miniature Schnauzer standing proudly amidst autumn foliage or four British Shorthair kittens playing joyfully together – their black-silver coats shining brightly. These adorable creatures embody hopefulness through their innocent presence, reminding us to appreciate life's simple pleasures. Art has long been an expression of hope throughout history; from ancient masterpieces like "Hope" painted circa 1470 on wood panels using tempera grassa technique to more recent works such as "Fall, " capturing an English Setter in all its majestic glory back in 1938. These artworks serve as timeless reminders that hope transcends time and connects generations through shared emotions.