Pensive Collection (#41)

Interior with a seated woman (oil on canvas)
BAL269923 Interior with a seated woman (oil on canvas) by Russian School, (19th century); 46x40.8 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Kite Flying (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF280555 Kite Flying (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Alexander Pope (1688-1744) c. 1713-15 (oil on canvas)
XCF267499 Portrait of Alexander Pope (1688-1744) c.1713-15 (oil on canvas) by Jervas, Charles (1675-1739); 177.8x127 cm; National Portrait Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: English poet; ); Irish

Portrait of George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) 6th Baron Byron, 1813 (oil on canvas)
XCF267454 Portrait of George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) 6th Baron Byron, 1813 (oil on canvas) by Westall, Richard (1765-1836); 76.2x63.5 cm; National Portrait Gallery, London

Portrait of Sir Walter Scott and his dogs (oil on canvas)
XCF277642 Portrait of Sir Walter Scott and his dogs (oil on canvas) by Raeburn, Henry (1756-1823); Private Collection; (add.info.: Walter Scott (1771-1832); ); Scottish, out of copyright

Henry Montagu Villiers (1813-61) engraved by D
KW266396 Henry Montagu Villiers (1813-61) engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph, from The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages, Volume 2, published in London, 1860 (engraving) by Mayall

Charles Richard Sumner (1790-1874) engraved by D
KW266391 Charles Richard Sumner (1790-1874) engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph, from The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages, Volume 2, published in London, 1860 (engraving) by Mayall

Portrait of the Poet Innokenty Annensky (1856-1909), 1904-09 (oil on canvas)
BAL266193 Portrait of the Poet Innokenty Annensky (1856-1909), 1904-09 (oil on canvas) by Kurbatov, Anton Nikolayevich (b.1865); 88x70 cm; State Central Literary Museum, Moscow, Russia; Russian

Portrait of the Author Count Alexey K. Tolstoy (1817-1875), 1896 (oil on canvas)
BAL266189 Portrait of the Author Count Alexey K. Tolstoy (1817-1875), 1896 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); 84.4x70.5 cm; State Central Literary Museum, Moscow, Russia; Russian

Lamentation of Tender Conscience, illustration from The Pilgrims Progress
KW265408 Lamentation of Tender Conscience, illustration from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (1628-88) (colour litho) by English School

Three Females (w / c on paper)
XCF272234 Three Females (w/c on paper) by Bonington, Richard Parkes (1802-28); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) c. 1770 (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)
XJF264499 Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) c.1770 (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Guttenbrunn, Ludwig (c.1750-1819); Private Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) engraved by Schiavonnetti, 1792 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF264498 Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) engraved by Schiavonnetti, 1792 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Guttenbrunn, Ludwig (c.1750-1819) (after); Private Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

John Walter (1818-94) engraved by D. J. Pound from a photograph, from The Drawing-Room
KW266663 John Walter (1818-94) engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph, from The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages, Volume 2, published in London, 1860 (engraving) by Mayall

Odysseus, study for the Apotheosis of Homer, c. 1850 (oil on canvas)
XIR260855 Odysseus, study for the Apotheosis of Homer, c.1850 (oil on canvas) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, France; French, out of copyright

Joan of Arc (1412-31) illustration from World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke
KW259808 Joan of Arc (1412-31) illustration from World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke, 1858 (engraving) by Staal, Pierre Gustave Eugene (Gustave) (1817-82) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC) illustration from World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke
KW259803 Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC) illustration from World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke, 1858 (engraving) by Staal, Pierre Gustave Eugene (Gustave) (1817-82) (after)

Charles Dickens (1812-70) engraved by Emden, 1853 (engraving)
KW259200 Charles Dickens (1812-70) engraved by Emden, 1853 (engraving) by Maclise, Daniel (1806-70) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: printed for Dickens Bleak House ; ); Ken Welsh; English

Solomon, illustration from Dores The Holy Bible, 1866 (engraving)
KW259191 Solomon, illustration from Dores The Holy Bible, 1866 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Proverbs 1:1; ); Ken Welsh; French, out of copyright

Francis Hopkinson (1737-91) (litho)
KW254774 Francis Hopkinson (1737-91) (litho) by Chappel, Alonzo (1828-87) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: American political leader and writer; signatory of the Declaration of Independence;)

Portrait of Anthony Wayne (1745-96) (litho)
KW254755 Portrait of Anthony Wayne (1745-96) (litho) by Chappel, Alonzo (1828-87) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brigadier-General during the American Revolution; ); Ken Welsh; American

Portrait of Patrick Henry (1736-99) (litho)
KW254730 Portrait of Patrick Henry (1736-99) (litho) by Chappel, Alonzo (1828-87) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of John Ellis Wool (1784-1869) (litho)
KW254646 Portrait of John Ellis Wool (1784-1869) (litho) by Chappel, Alonzo (1828-87) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: officer in the United States Army during three consecutive US wars)

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (1809-65) (litho)
KW254644 Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (1809-65) (litho) by Chappel, Alonzo (1828-87) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: sixteenth President of the United States; ); Ken Welsh; American

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) 7th President of the United States (litho)
KW254680 Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) 7th President of the United States (litho) by Chappel, Alonzo (1828-87) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Countess de Lapeyriere (oil on canvas)
XIR246479 The Countess de Lapeyriere (oil on canvas) by Dubufe, Claude-Marie (1790-1864); Hotel de Sully, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Penelope, cast for a bronze sculpture made in 1907 (plaster)
XIR246462 Penelope, cast for a bronze sculpture made in 1907 (plaster) by Bourdelle, Emile-Antoine (1861-1929); Musee Bourdelle, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Anna Karenina, 1904 (oil on canvas)
BAL241171 Anna Karenina, 1904 (oil on canvas) by Maniser, Heinrich Matvejevich (1847-1925); 137.5x98 cm; Regional M. Vrubel Art Museum

Portrait of the author Nikolay Pomyalovsky, 1860 (oil on canvas)
BAL238847 Portrait of the author Nikolay Pomyalovsky, 1860 (oil on canvas) by Nevrev, Nikolai Vasilievich (1830-1904); 33.6x24.7 cm; State Central Literary Museum, Moscow, Russia; Russian

Portrait of the Artist with the Idol, c. 1893 (oil on canvas)
XIR238688 Portrait of the Artist with the Idol, c.1893 (oil on canvas) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 43, 8x32, 7 cm; Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas, USA; French, out of copyright

Napoleon III (1808-73) (b / w photo)
KW238045 Napoleon III (1808-73) (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: president of the Second Republic (1850-52); ); Ken Welsh; French, out of copyright

Mrs Stevens, c. 1795 (oil on canvas)
XYC234982 Mrs Stevens, c.1795 (oil on canvas) by Wheatley, Francis (1747-1801); 66x47 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Study for Solitude, c. 1890 (chalk on paper)
XYC234966 Study for Solitude, c.1890 (chalk on paper) by Leighton, Frederic (1830-96); 36.8x28.6 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Mignon, 1877 (oil on canvas)
XKH234234 Mignon, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Kray, Wilhelm (1828-89); 76x44 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Empress Josephine (1763-1814) (litho)
KW232453 Empress Josephine (1763-1814) (litho) by French School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marie Josephe Rose Tascher De La Pagerie; Marriage dissolved December 16 1809;)

Dante (1265-1321) Meditating in the Cascine Garden, Florence (w / c on paper)
XIR231219 Dante (1265-1321) Meditating in the Cascine Garden, Florence (w/c on paper) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904); Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

A Retired Sea Captain from Massachusetts, 1879 (oil on canvas)
XBP229214 A Retired Sea Captain from Massachusetts, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Johnson, Eastman (1824-1906); Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; American, out of copyright

The Penitent Magdalene (oil on canvas)
XIR227606 The Penitent Magdalene (oil on canvas) by Ribera, Jusepe de (lo Spagnoletto) (c.1590-1652); 153x124 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Italian, out of copyright

Portrait of Francois-Barnabe Campmas (oil on canvas)
XIR223896 Portrait of Francois-Barnabe Campmas (oil on canvas) by Guerin, Baron Pierre-Narcisse (1774-1833); Musee Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi, France; French, out of copyright

Aline Chasseriau (1822-71) 1835 (oil on canvas)
XIR223805 Aline Chasseriau (1822-71) 1835 (oil on canvas) by Chasseriau, Theodore (1819-56); 92.5x73.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: often mistakenly thought to be Adele; ); French

Bathsheba Bathing, 1654 (oil on canvas) (detail of 44593)
XIR220594 Bathsheba Bathing, 1654 (oil on canvas) (detail of 44593) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); total: 142x142 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; Dutch, out of copyright

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (colour litho)
XJL215048 Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (colour litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Saint Mark the Evangelist, 1588 (oil on panel)
BAL211868 Saint Mark the Evangelist, 1588 (oil on panel) by Gheyn, Jacques II de (1565-1629); Jakobikirche, Lubeck, Germany; (add.info.: painting on the organ in the church of St)

Daydreams, illustration from Memoires d Outre-Tombe by Francois Rene
XIR155479 Daydreams, illustration from Memoires d Outre-Tombe by Francois Rene (1768-1848) Vicomte de Chateaubriand, c.1841 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Self Portrait, 1862 (oil on canvas)
XIR210201 Self Portrait, 1862 (oil on canvas) by Dubufe, Paul (1842-98); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Empress Eugenie (1826-1920) at Biarritz, 1858 (oil on canvas)
XIR210200 Empress Eugenie (1826-1920) at Biarritz, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Defonds, E. (fl.1858); Chateau de Compiegne, Oise, France; French, out of copyright

Portrait of a Man with a Golden Helmet, 1648 (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)
XIR207690 Portrait of a Man with a Golden Helmet, 1648 (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, (1606-69) (attr)

Reverie: Mrs. Newton reclining in a chair
BAL20760 Reverie: Mrs.Newton reclining in a chair by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tissots garden in St Johns Wood; ); French, out of copyright

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"Pensive: A Journey Through Time and Emotion" Step back in time to the Yardley advertisement of 1962, where elegance met contemplation. The portrait of W. B. Yeats captures a moment frozen in black and white, his eyes reflecting deep thoughts that transcend generations. Che Guevara, smoking with an air of intensity, embodies pensive rebellion as he contemplates the world's injustices. In contrast, Holmes Smoking Pipe reveals a more introspective side to the famous detective's brilliant mind. A tattooed Victorian lady from 1897 challenges societal norms while wearing her emotions on her skin. Melancholy by Edvard Munch evokes raw feelings through swirling brushstrokes and somber hues. John Keats' engraving transports us to a bygone era where poetic souls pondered life's mysteries amidst b&w photos capturing their essence. Girl with a Vase of Flowers delicately balances fragility with introspection in pastel shades. The medieval scholar delves into ancient texts seeking wisdom within dusty manuscripts. Sherlock Holmes Thinking showcases deductive reasoning intertwined with moments of deep reflection. Jane Morris, captured by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1865, exudes an ethereal beauty tinged with melancholic musings. Lastly, The Last of England brings color to our journey as we witness longing etched upon faces departing for unknown shores. In this captivating collection spanning centuries and mediums, "Pensive" invites you to explore the vast landscapes of human thought and emotion – reminding us that even in stillness lies profound depth waiting to be discovered.