Nuns Collection (#13)

A Last Peep at the World or Taking the Veil. circa 1850s

Loudun / Nuns & Grandier
The nuns of the convent of Sainte-Ursule become hysterical when Urbain Grandier addresses them Date: 23 June 1634

Verdi / Trovatore / Ii. 5
IL TROVATORE Act 2, Scene 5 Manrico comes to Leonoras rescue in the convent scene from a Covent Garden production of 1887 Date: 1887

Nuns of St Vincent
NUNS OF THE CONGREGATION OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL a charitable and nursing order

Hotel Dieu, Interior
HOTEL-DIEU, PARIS nuns, nurses and patients - some of them sharing beds Date: 15th century

St Teresa of Avila writing
Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) writing in her cell with divine inspiration from the Holy Ghost

Jesus and St Teresa
St Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) with a vision of Christ

Nun sitting looking thoughtful with her handbag on her lap. Date: circa 1970s

Nun sitting by a window, looking thoughtful. Date: circa 1970s

Arab children in an embroidery school, Algiers, Algeria
Arab children in a missionary embroidery school, Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1920

Marie-Odile by Edward Knoblauch
Promotional postcard for Marie-Odile by Edward Knoblauch. First produced in England at His Majestys Theatre, 8th June 1915. Marie Lohr is shown here in the named part

Nun with a man in a pub. Date: circa 1970s

Nun playing on a fruit machine. Date: circa 1970s

Home for Roman Catholic Girls, The Convent, Ealing, Middlese
Girls and nuns in the garden of the Home for Roman Catholic Girls, Little Ealing Lane, Ealing, Middlesex. Date: early 1900s

Cartoon, Flemish Characters, by James Gillray. Showing a group of people entering a Belgian church on a Sunday. Date: 1793

St Marys Roman Catholic Training Home, Birmingham
Girls in aprons, accompanied by several nuns, outside St Marys Roman Catholic Training Home, Birmingham. Date: circa 1910

Collectors card, nun working on a tapestry. Date: early 20th century

Pigeons - Three Nuns with varied colourations, Fancy Breed
A portrait of three Nuns with varied colourations standing in their pigeon coop. The Nun is a breed of fancy pigeon, also known as the Dutch Shell Pigeon

Parisian street characters.. Handcolored aquatint engraving after an illustration credited to Victor Auver from A Tour through Paris, William Sams, London, 1825

Nuns Moor Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England. Showing the bandstand Date: 1900s

Paris, France - Eglise des Filles du Calvaire. Date: 17th century

Paris, France - Conciergie. Date: circa 1850

St Winifreds Industrial School, Wolverhampton
Girls at play with hoops, skipping ropes and a swing at St Winifreds Industrial School, Wolverhampton. Nuns stand in supervision. Date: Date unknown

Laundry at Girls Home
The laundry at a girls home, possibly a Magdalen home, location unknown. Nuns are supervising the work. Sheets are being ironed in a roller press. Date: Date unknown

Advertisement for Three Nuns tobacco
Advertisement for Bells Three Nuns tobacco, showing an historical scene with a man in a wig in the garden of a thatched cottage, enjoying a cigarette. 1914

Bullet-holes in the walls and windows of an Ypres convent
War damage in a church belonging to a convent of nuns in the French town of Ypres during the First World War. 1916

Resurrection 1625-77 Etching state Sheet 3 7 / 16
Artokoloro

Nuns Work Oil canvas 20 1 / 8 x 28 3 / 8 51. 1 72. 1 cm
Artokoloro

Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1480 (oil on panel)
BAL99461 Portrait of a Young Man, c.1480 (oil on panel) by Master of the View of St. Gudule (fl.1470-1500); 22.5x14.3 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

View of Paris from the Belvedere of M. Fornelle, rue des Boulangers, 1787 (pen, brown ink
XIR741533 View of Paris from the Belvedere of M. Fornelle, rue des Boulangers, 1787 (pen, brown ink, w/c and gouache on paper) by Lespinasse

Caring for the Sick, from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c. 1710 (gouache on paper)
XIR69803 Caring for the Sick, from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c.1710 (gouache on paper) by Cochin, Louise Madelaine (1686-1767) (after); Chateau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

The Masked Ball, c. 1870
BAL49826 The Masked Ball, c.1870 by Deveria, Henri Victor (1829-97); Stern Art Dealers, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Saint Gaugericus, Bishop of Cambrai, arriving at the city for his appointment, from Military
KW478248 Saint Gaugericus, Bishop of Cambrai, arriving at the city for his appointment, from Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix

Abelard preaching at Paraclete, illustration from Lettres d Heloise et d Abelard
XIR346165 Abelard preaching at Paraclete, illustration from Lettres d Heloise et d Abelard, 1839 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Gigoux, Jean Francois (1806-94) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Black Mousquetaire, from The Ingoldsby Legends by Thomas Ingoldsby
KW341490 The Black Mousquetaire, from The Ingoldsby Legends by Thomas Ingoldsby, published by Richard Bentley & Son, 1887 (litho) by Leech

La Maison de Saint-Cyr (oil on canvas)
XIR316648 La Maison de Saint-Cyr (oil on canvas) by French School, (17th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Italian Camp at the Battle of Magenta, June 1859 (oil on canvas)
XAL80226 The Italian Camp at the Battle of Magenta, June 1859 (oil on canvas) by Fattori, Giovanni (1825-1908); Galleria d Arte Moderna, Florence, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

The Eve of the First Communion, before 1890 (oil on canvas)
XIR231282 The Eve of the First Communion, before 1890 (oil on canvas) by Laurent-Desrousseaux, Henri Alphonse Louis (1862-1906); 160.5x207 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen

Calvary, 1874 (oil on canvas)
XIR223224 Calvary, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911); 91.5x72.8 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

St. Francois de Salles (1567-1622) Giving the Rule of the Visitation to St. Jeanne de Chantal
XIR215555 St. Francois de Salles (1567-1622) Giving the Rule of the Visitation to St. Jeanne de Chantal (1572-1641) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Rousselet, Gilles (1610-86); Bibliotheque Nationale

Administration of Holy Communion to a Nun, from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c
XIR221470 Administration of Holy Communion to a Nun, from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c.1710 (gouache on paper) by Cochin, Louise Madelaine (1686-1767) (after); ChAteau de Versailles

Distributing Alms to the Poor, from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c. 1710
XIR221469 Distributing Alms to the Poor, from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c.1710 (gouache on paper) by Cochin, Louise Madelaine (1686-1767) (after); ChAteau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

View of the Refectory, from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c
XIR221468 View of the Refectory, from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c.1710 (gouache on paper) by Cochin, Louise Madelaine (1686-1767) (after); ChAteau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

View of the Choir, from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c. 1710 (gouache on paper)
XIR221465 View of the Choir, from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c.1710 (gouache on paper) by Cochin, Louise Madelaine (1686-1767) (after); ChAteau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

View of the Chancel and Altar, from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c. 1710
XIR221464 View of the Chancel and Altar, from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c.1710 (gouache on paper) by Cochin, Louise Madelaine (1686-1767) (after); ChAteau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

Pentecost (oil on panel)
XIR221430 Pentecost (oil on panel) by French School, (16th century); 66x53 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Angers, France; French, out of copyright

The Sisters of the Abbey from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c
XIR210235 The Sisters of the Abbey from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c.1710 (gouache on paper) by Cochin, Louise Madelaine (1686-1767) (after); ChAteau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

Procession of the Holy Sacrament in the Cloister, from l Abbaye de Port-Royal, c
XIR210233 Procession of the Holy Sacrament in the Cloister, from l Abbaye de Port-Royal, c.1710 (gouache on paper) by Cochin, Louise Madelaine (1686-1767) (after); ChAteau de Versailles

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