Pansies Collection (#2)

Girls face. Pansies
Young girl adorned with pansies. Artist: Frances Brundage Date: 1908

Flowers with Daisies, 1840 (w / c on paper)
BRN194358 Flowers with Daisies, 1840 (w/c on paper) by French School, (19th century); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French, out of copyright

Pansies, Viola tricolor, paintbrush and palette, with calligraphic poem in box. Chromolithograph by Louis Prang from Alice Ward Baileys Flower Fancies, Boston, 1889

Pansies For Thoughts, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730903 Pansies For Thoughts, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pansies For Thoughts)

Houses of Parliament in winter, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731383 Houses of Parliament in winter, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Houses of Parliament in winter)

Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly on pansies
Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly, Issoria lathonia, and common stiletto fly, Thereva nobilitata, on wild pansies, Viola tricolor

A Birds Nest, Pansies and Verbena, late 19th century (oil on canvas)
3506520 A Birds Nest, Pansies and Verbena, late 19th century (oil on canvas) by Worsey, Thomas (1829-75); 25x30.6 cm; Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, UK; eHerbert Art Gallery & Museum

A die-cut Edwardian greeting Card with pansies and forget-me-nots
3604350 A die-cut Edwardian greeting Card with pansies and forget-me-nots, circa 1910 (coloured lithograph) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Victorian Christmas card of a spray on pansies, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603852 A Victorian Christmas card of a spray on pansies, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

Artwork by Florence Auerbach, variegated pansies. Date: late 19th century

Pansies, c. 1860 (oil on canvas)
1217785 Pansies, c.1860 (oil on canvas) by Hughes, Arthur (1832-1915); 38x29 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English, out of copyright

Birthday card with purple and yellow pansies. Date: circa 1920s

Variegated flowers on a paper lace greetings card
Variegated flowers in purple and yellow on a paper lace greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Variegated flowers and a bird on a paper lace greetings card. circa 1890s

A Victorian blind embossed paper lace greeting card of a bird
3604615 A Victorian blind embossed paper lace greeting card of a bird, flowers and hand painted pansies in a cartouche, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Birthday greeting Card with pansies and Birthday greetings on an ivy leaf
3604374 A Birthday greeting Card with pansies and Birthday greetings on an ivy leaf, circa 1910 (coloured lithograph) by English School

A Victorian good luck greeting card of a horseshoe and pansies, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603851 A Victorian good luck greeting card of a horseshoe and pansies, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian die cut pop uo Christmas card of a boy in regency costume holding a basket of
3605969 A Victorian die cut pop uo Christmas card of a boy in regency costume holding a basket of flowers beside two angels in a cart covered with forget-me-nots

A Victorian Floral Paper Scrap Relief of assorted floral scraps on a sheet, c
3605564 A Victorian Floral Paper Scrap Relief of assorted floral scraps on a sheet, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Pansies, Remembrance Card (chromolitho)
730834 Pansies, Remembrance Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pansies)

Pansies in Clog, New Year Card (chromolitho)
731272 Pansies in Clog, New Year Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pansies in Clog)

Little Girl and Pansies, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731243 Little Girl and Pansies, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Girl and Pansies)

Alpine Plants, illustration from Alpine Flora by Professor C. S
IL350928 Alpine Plants, illustration from Alpine Flora by Professor C.S. Schroter, published 1921 (colour litho) by Schroter, Ludwig (20th Century); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Pansies
LLM457309 Pansies by Hulme, Frederick Edward (1841-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pansies. Illustration for Familiar Garden Flowers (Cassell, c 1890).); © Look and Learn

A Victorian religious Easter card of a cross decorated with pansies, c
3604061 A Victorian religious Easter card of a cross decorated with pansies, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Page from The Imhof Prayerbook, 1511 (tempera on vellum)
831229 Page from The Imhof Prayerbook, 1511 (tempera on vellum) by Bening, Simon (c.1483-1561); 9x6.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

Bouquet of Camellias, Narcissus and Pansies, engraved by Victor
945300 Bouquet of Camellias, Narcissus and Pansies, engraved by Victor, from Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs et des Plus Beaux Fruits, Vol

A Victorian Christmas and birthday card combined, depicting a floral horseshoe covered in
3603865 A Victorian Christmas and birthday card combined, depicting a floral horseshoe covered in pansies, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Butterfly Cherub with Pansies (chromolitho)
734637 Butterfly Cherub with Pansies (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterfly Cherub with Pansies)

Flowers and Psalm, New Year Card (chromolitho)
731017 Flowers and Psalm, New Year Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flowers and Psalm)

An Old Well, Brook, Surrey (w / c with scratching out on paper)
CH401672 An Old Well, Brook, Surrey (w/c with scratching out on paper) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 20.3x14.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Ophelia from Hamlet (chromolitho)
969294 Ophelia from Hamlet (chromolitho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ophelia from Hamlet. There is pansies, thats for thoughts)

Death of the Fairy Queen (oil on canvas)
fairy, fairy queen, mourning, sadness, woodland, pansies, fairytale, wood, flowers, pre raphaelite, romanticist, supernatural, grieving, bower, death, emotion, geraniums, foliage, sad, emotional

April Fools Day (colour litho)
3094212 April Fools Day (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: April Fools Day. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Roses, Lilies, Pansies and other Flowers in a Vase, (oil on panel)
823578 Roses, Lilies, Pansies and other Flowers in a Vase, (oil on panel) by Jensen, Johan Laurents (1800-56); 38x28.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Roses, Lilies)

The Ideal Husband (colour litho)
3094506 The Ideal Husband (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ideal Husband. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Victorian Pansy Blossoms, 1897 (chromolithograph)
3035769 Victorian Pansy Blossoms, 1897 (chromolithograph) by American School, (19th century); (add.info.: Victorian illustration of six colorful pansy blossoms from a gardening catalog cover;)

Horseshoe and flowers c. 1898 (hand-tinted photo)
1163207 Horseshoe and flowers c.1898 (hand-tinted photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; French, out of copyright

Vase of Pansies c. 1898 (hand-tinted photo)
1163205 Vase of Pansies c.1898 (hand-tinted photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; French, out of copyright

A Victorian paper lace Valentine card of pansies hand painted on silk, c
3606010 A Victorian paper lace Valentine card of pansies hand painted on silk, c.1870 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Victorian religious Christmas card of a cross decorated with pansies, c
3604059 A Victorian religious Christmas card of a cross decorated with pansies, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Sprig of Pansies (w / c & some bodycolour on paper)
615603 Sprig of Pansies (w/c & some bodycolour on paper) by Benoit, Madame (19th century); 19x14.7 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Flowers, 1876 (oil on canvas)
GR16384 Flowers, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Fantin-Latour, Ignace Henri Jean (1836-1904); 34.2x26.2 cm; Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Advertisement for Viola Cream, c. 1890 (colour litho)
HGL396896 Advertisement for Viola Cream, c.1890 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware

Pansies and Violas (chromolitho)
5219628 Pansies and Violas (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pansies and Violas)

Bouquet of Pansies, engraved by Victor, from Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs et des
945303 Bouquet of Pansies, engraved by Victor, from Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs et des Plus Beaux Fruits, Vol. I, 1827-33 (coloured engraving) by Redoute

Woman dressed in pansies (colour litho)
3094205 Woman dressed in pansies (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman dressed in pansies)

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"Pansies: A Colorful Delight of Annual and Biannual Flowers" Step back in time to the 20th century, where pansies adorned comic postcards and bloomed beautifully in parks. These charming flowers, with their vibrant colors and delicate foliage, were often featured on an assortment of Victorian scraps. Did you know that they have a connection to the Island of Lemnos in Greece? Legend has it that these enchanting blooms sprouted from the tears shed by Aphrodite when she mourned the death of her lover Adonis. Their beauty is truly timeless. In Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe, cultivated pansies became a symbol of grace and elegance. They graced flowerbeds alongside tulips and stocks during springtime, creating a stunning tapestry of colors. Pansies even found their way onto cutout Christmas cards. Imagine adorable little blossoms nestled in a wheelbarrow, spreading joy during the festive season. One cannot help but be captivated by pink pansies against a dark purple backdrop - nature's own masterpiece. The contrast between these hues creates an alluring visual feast for the eyes. The allure extends beyond mere aesthetics. In Erte's illustration for Sagittarius, these flowers symbolize optimism and adventure - traits associated with this zodiac sign. Flipping through Larousse's 1913 edition reveals intricate illustrations showcasing various types of flowers including our beloved pansy. It serves as a testament to their enduring popularity throughout history. So next time you come across these delightful blooms - whether they are adorning postcards or brightening up your garden - take a moment to appreciate their beauty and rich cultural significance. Pansies truly are nature's gift that never goes out of style.