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Hoping Collection (#2)

"Hoping against all odds, the HMS Implacable sails through treacherous waters in 1920

Background imageHoping Collection: Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu, Peru

Background imageHoping Collection: Mountain And Train Below Along Urubamba (Vilcanota) River, Machu Picchu, Peru

Mountain And Train Below Along Urubamba (Vilcanota) River, Machu Picchu, Peru

Background imageHoping Collection: Worshipping With Chains

Worshipping With Chains

Background imageHoping Collection: Praying With Chains

Praying With Chains

Background imageHoping Collection: Irelands Eye, Howth, Co Dublin, Ireland

Irelands Eye, Howth, Co Dublin, Ireland

Background imageHoping Collection: North High Cross, Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland

North High Cross, Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland

Background imageHoping Collection: Clonfert Cathedral, Clonfert, Co Galway, Ireland

Clonfert Cathedral, Clonfert, Co Galway, Ireland

Background imageHoping Collection: Deciduous Wood, Killarney National Park, Co Kerry, Ireland

Deciduous Wood, Killarney National Park, Co Kerry, Ireland

Background imageHoping Collection: Specimens from Mr Punchs industrial exhibition of 1850 (engraving)

Specimens from Mr Punchs industrial exhibition of 1850 (engraving)
XJF3037885 Specimens from Mr Punchs industrial exhibition of 1850 (engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHoping Collection: Picture No. 10767970

Picture No. 10767970
Black-tip / Blacktip Reef SHARKS - These harmless sharks are following divers Valerie Taylor and Guillaume Vilcot hoping for a free feed. (Carcharhinus melanopterus) Date:

Background imageHoping Collection: Visiting The Sick

Visiting The Sick, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, Engraving 1806, Charles Fox Sitting In An Armchair, Obviously Ill. On One Side Of Him Is Mrs

Background imageHoping Collection: Sad-looking girl at the fair

Sad-looking girl at the fair
A sad-looking girl playing roll a penny, hoping to win a prize on a fairground stall. circa 1952

Background imageHoping Collection: The personification of Hope

The personification of Hope, particularly in the maritime world. It is easy to see (when looking at this card) whereupon the phrase (and pub name!) The Hope and Anchor originates! Date: 1914

Background imageHoping Collection: French Post Box

French Post Box
A Parisienne posts a letter in a public letter box, and a gent hurries up hoping he hasn t missed the post, while the postman waits to make his collection. Date: circa 1818

Background imageHoping Collection: Mania / Preparing Plans

Mania / Preparing Plans
A group of railway projectors make last-minute alterations to their plans in a tavern before submitting them to the Board of Trade, hoping to out- match their competitors Date: 1845

Background imageHoping Collection: Cumaean Sibyl & Jesus

Cumaean Sibyl & Jesus
The CUMAEAN SIBYL foretells the coming of Jesus - a pious invention of the early Christians, hoping to show that their faith had been predicted in ancient times Date: BC

Background imageHoping Collection: Nicholas Hart, the Great Sleeper

Nicholas Hart, the Great Sleeper
Nicholas Hart, known as the Great Sleeper, who slept from 5 to 11 August 1711, though he was suspected of shamming with a view to earning money. Date: 1711

Background imageHoping Collection: Jameson Raid / Crossing

Jameson Raid / Crossing
THE JAMESON RAID Dr Jameson and his escort cross the frontier into the Transvaal, hoping to trigger a rising of the Uitlanders against the Boers : vainly. Date: 29 December 1895

Background imageHoping Collection: Expectancy

Expectancy
Winter scene. A pretty female skater hoping to attract her man. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1905

Background imageHoping Collection: Hope springs eternal

Hope springs eternal
Boy and girl fishing in a pond hoping for a catch. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1914

Background imageHoping Collection: Illustrations of a Sealyham terrier by Cecil Aldin

Illustrations of a Sealyham terrier by Cecil Aldin
Illustrations of a Sealyham terrier called Bunch, by Cecil Aldin. Seen here on his hind legs near the dinner table hoping for titbits (above)

Background imageHoping Collection: Suffragette. I Vote you a Merry Xmas

Suffragette. I Vote you a Merry Xmas. Two couples kiss under the mistletoe at Christmas while the suffragette stands alone. Caption reads, I Vote you a Merry Xmas

Background imageHoping Collection: Sunset somewhere in. WWI drawing

Sunset somewhere in. WWI drawing
Sunset somewhere in. On verso - Dearest Ciss, Just a few lines hoping you are in the best of health. I wrote you a few days ago and expect you will have received some ere this. Love. Yours always. B

Background imageHoping Collection: Arguing the Point Somewhere in France

Arguing the Point Somewhere in France
Arguing the Point. Somewhere in France. On verso - Dearest Cis, Just a few lines hoping you are well. Enclosed you will find PPC which I hope you will like. I am still in. Card entitled 1

Background imageHoping Collection: Three Chinese maidens

Three Chinese maidens out for a walk and hoping to gain attention. Date: circa 1902

Background imageHoping Collection: Bonzos dud show by George Studdy

Bonzos dud show by George Studdy
Bonzos dud show. He had been expecting first prize, but loses out to two pedigree dogs, a bull terrier and a bulldog. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Background imageHoping Collection: Master Quack the duckling riding a tortoise

Master Quack the duckling riding a tortoise
Fast Asleep -- Master Quack the duckling stands on the back of Joey the tortoise, hoping for a ride, but is disappointed. Date: 1912

Background imageHoping Collection: Maximilian in Utrecht

Maximilian in Utrecht
The emperor Maximilian I enters Utrecht, hoping to re- assert his claim to govern the Flemish provinces which have been ruled by the Austrian empire since 1477. Date: 1483

Background imageHoping Collection: French in Spain

French in Spain
Following insurrection against despotic rule in Spain, the French invade, hoping to restore Bourbon rule. They capture Trocadero, near Cadiz. Date: 31 August 1823

Background imageHoping Collection: Offenbach, Cartoon

Offenbach, Cartoon
JACQUES OFFENBACH French musician, at the height of his popularity, 1864 - besieged by impresarios hoping to commission another hit. Date: 1819 - 1880

Background imageHoping Collection: Georgiana Legge

Georgiana Legge
Lady GEORGIANA LEGGE with her dog on her lap, hoping for a walk when the picture is finished. Date: circa 1889

Background imageHoping Collection: Pit Door / La Porte du Parterre November 9 1784

Pit Door / La Porte du Parterre November 9 1784
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Background imageHoping Collection: Úê┤µ£¿µÿÑõ┐íþö╗ÒÇǵí£þï® Young Man Woman Caught

Úê┤µ£¿µÿÑõ┐íþö╗ÒÇǵí£þï® Young Man Woman Caught
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Background imageHoping Collection: HONEYMOON HARDSHIPS, Hoping to escape attention we then walked in different directions

HONEYMOON HARDSHIPS, Hoping to escape attention we then walked in different directions, engraving 1890, engraved image, history, arkheia, illustrative technique, engravement, engraving, victorian

Background imageHoping Collection: Visiting the sick, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraving 1806, Charles Fox sitting

Visiting the sick, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraving 1806, Charles Fox sitting in an armchair, obviously ill. On one side of him is Mrs

Background imageHoping Collection: Children playing, Jan Luyken, wed. Pieter Arentsz (II), Cornelis van der Sys, 1712

Children playing, Jan Luyken, wed. Pieter Arentsz (II), Cornelis van der Sys, 1712

Background imageHoping Collection: Miss Susanna Gardiner (1752-1818) Miss Susan Gardiner, Thomas Gainsborough, 1727-1788

Miss Susanna Gardiner (1752-1818) Miss Susan Gardiner, Thomas Gainsborough, 1727-1788, British

Background imageHoping Collection: Girl, teenager, praying in a church, Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur, France

Girl, teenager, praying in a church, Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur, France

Background imageHoping Collection: Great Expectations - Waiting to see An Ideal Husband

Great Expectations - Waiting to see An Ideal Husband
Satirical card entitled Great Expectations. A group of women waiting to see a performance of An Ideal Husband (an 1895 comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde) at the Haymarket Theatre, London. Date: 1895

Background imageHoping Collection: Picture No. 10758394

Picture No. 10758394
Australian King Parrot - female sits on the head of a person hoping to be able to get some food (Alisterus scapularis) Date:

Background imageHoping Collection: Picture No. 10881614

Picture No. 10881614
Bird Watchers and Twitchers - queueing in a residential street hoping to see a rare bird Date:

Background imageHoping Collection: Picture No. 10881615

Picture No. 10881615
Bird Watchers and Twitchers - queueing in a residential street hoping to see a rare bird Date:

Background imageHoping Collection: Picture No. 10787721

Picture No. 10787721
Fisherman / Angler - hoping to catch European Chub, a freshwater game fish. Man fishing from riverbank. Date:

Background imageHoping Collection: Frederick Gustavus Burnaby (1842-1885) English traveller and soldier born at Bedford

Frederick Gustavus Burnaby (1842-1885) English traveller and soldier born at Bedford. In the winter of 1875-1876 he rode through Russian Asia to the Khanate of Kiva

Background imageHoping Collection: HONEYMOON HARDSHIPS, Hoping to escape attention we then walked in different directions

HONEYMOON HARDSHIPS, Hoping to escape attention we then walked in different directions, engraving 1890, engraved image, history, arkheia, illustrative technique, engravement, engraving, victorian

Background imageHoping Collection: Skiing by a Snowdrift

Skiing by a Snowdrift
A blonde skier gingerly negotiates a large snow drift, hoping to avoid an avalanche! Date: 1930s

Background imageHoping Collection: Newfoundlands by Water

Newfoundlands by Water
Two dogs, one black, the other black and white - called a Landseer - stand on a rock over looking the sea, perhaps hoping to see someome in trouble who they can rescue. Date: 1919

Background imageHoping Collection: Assorted Setters

Assorted Setters
An English, an Irish and a Gordon Setter nose around in an Autumnal wood hoping for something exciting to emerge. Date: 1919




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"Hoping against all odds, the HMS Implacable sails through treacherous waters in 1920. " "Amidst chaos and danger, a German diver goes down, hoping to complete his mission. " "The Last Stand of the Northamptons at Saran Sar on November 9th, 1918 - a testament to unwavering hope. " "In the darkest of times, silhouette reminds us that hope springs eternal in the human breast. " "A young girl with her loyal dog and cherished dolls embodies innocence and unwavering hope. " "Examining a captured German prisoner, soldiers hold onto hope for an end to war and lasting peace. " "Irvingites engage in wrestling matches as they cling onto their hopes for victory and glory. " "As Regulus leaves Carthage behind, he carries with him hopes of triumph over adversity. " "Cagliostro's lottery offers a glimmer of hope amidst uncertainty and dreams of fortune. "On a WW2 birthday card, digging for victory symbolizes hopeful resilience during challenging times. " "A Harland and Wolff employee works tirelessly on RMS Titanic with hopes of creating an unsinkable marvel. " "In the Battle of Saint-Cloud in March 1814, French forces desperately defend Paris while hoping for Napoleon's arrival.