Philanthropy Collection (#6)

Young workmen learning to drill in a workshop at Dr Barnardos childrens home, Stepney Causeway, London (chromolitho)
7157091 Young workmen learning to drill in a workshop at Dr Barnardos childrens home, Stepney Causeway, London (chromolitho) by English School

A happy half-hour in Babies Castle childrens home, Hawkhurst, Kent (chromolitho)
7157051 A happy half-hour in Babies Castle childrens home, Hawkhurst, Kent (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

Empress Maria Theresa of Austria visiting a housebound poor woman (litho)
7184937 Empress Maria Theresa of Austria visiting a housebound poor woman (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Royal Thoughtfulness - Queen Victoria at Paddington Station, making a charitable donation (chromolitho)
7173468 Royal Thoughtfulness - Queen Victoria at Paddington Station, making a charitable donation (chromolitho) by English School

Charity Children in the Olden Time (engraving)
7182200 Charity Children in the Olden Time (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charity Children in the Olden Time)

Fundraising advertisement for Dr Barnardos Homes (litho)
7200339 Fundraising advertisement for Dr Barnardos Homes (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fundraising advertisement for Dr Barnardos Homes)

La Sortie de l Eglise (engraving)
7194569 La Sortie de l Eglise (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Sortie de l Eglise)

An Act of Kindness (colour litho)
7181635 An Act of Kindness (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Act of Kindness)

Getting ready for the Bazaar (colour litho)
7181902 Getting ready for the Bazaar (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Getting ready for the Bazaar)

Parable, The Good Samaritan (colour litho)
7181693 Parable, The Good Samaritan (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parable, The Good Samaritan)

On an Errand of Mercy (engraving)
7180717 On an Errand of Mercy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On an Errand of Mercy)

St Wenceslas (engraving)
7147648 St Wenceslas (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Wenceslas. Illustration from Festkalender in Bildern und Liedern (Herderische Verlagshandlung)

Flower sellers on a street (chromolitho)
7157137 Flower sellers on a street (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flower sellers on a street)

Poor homeless boy at a waifs supper standing up to signal his wish to enter a Dr Barnardos childrens home (chromolitho)
7157105 Poor homeless boy at a waifs supper standing up to signal his wish to enter a Dr Barnardos childrens home (chromolitho) by English School

Shelter for the homeless poor in the East End of London, late 19th Century (chromolitho)
7157060 Shelter for the homeless poor in the East End of London, late 19th Century (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

SS Sardinian, steamship transporting Dr Barnardos Boys to Canada (chromolitho)
7157039 SS Sardinian, steamship transporting Dr Barnardos Boys to Canada (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: SS Sardinian, steamship of the Allan Line)

Woman asking for charity for the poor (engraving)
7185819 Woman asking for charity for the poor (engraving) by Bacon, John Henry Frederick (1868-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman asking for charity for the poor)

Empress Eugenie of France giving to the poor while out horse riding (litho)
7184930 Empress Eugenie of France giving to the poor while out horse riding (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Timely Help (colour litho)
7181984 Timely Help (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Timely Help. Illustration for Bubbles edited by Dr Barnardo (1903).); © Look and Learn

Visiting the Almshouse (colour litho)
7181688 Visiting the Almshouse (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visiting the Almshouse)

Tabithas Good Works and Alms Deeds (coloured engraving)
7153891 Tabithas Good Works and Alms Deeds (coloured engraving) by Bendixen, Siegfried Detler (1786-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tabithas Good Works and Alms Deeds. Acts, Chapter 9, 36-41)

Les Petites Mendicants (the Little Beggars), 1890 (oil on canvas)
7205741 Les Petites Mendicants (the Little Beggars), 1890 (oil on canvas) by Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905); 63, 62--36, 75 cm; Syracuse University Art Museum, New York

Hard Times; Help at Last (colour litho)
7181889 Hard Times; Help at Last (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hard Times; Help at Last)

Poor schoolchildren rescued by the bourgeoisie of Paris (engraving)
7185765 Poor schoolchildren rescued by the bourgeoisie of Paris (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poor schoolchildren rescued by the bourgeoisie of Paris)

Distribution des Aumones (engraving)
7161161 Distribution des Aumones (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Distribution des Aumones)

Poverty in late Victorian Britain (chromolitho)
7157128 Poverty in late Victorian Britain (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poverty in late Victorian Britain)

Children taking a midday nap at Babies Castle childrens home, Hawkhurst, Kent (chromolitho)
7157040 Children taking a midday nap at Babies Castle childrens home, Hawkhurst, Kent (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

John Kyrle, the Man of Ross, English philanthropist (engraving)
7185569 John Kyrle, the Man of Ross, English philanthropist (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Kyrle, the Man of Ross (1637-1724)

St Vincent de Paul, French Catholic priest (engraving)
7185070 St Vincent de Paul, French Catholic priest (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Vincent de Paul (1581-1660)

Page of advertisements (litho)
7201792 Page of advertisements (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of advertisements)

Charite du roi Robert (engraving)
7194021 Charite du roi Robert (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charite du roi Robert)

"None so deaf as those who will not hear"(engraving)
7178002 " None so deaf as those who will not hear" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Parable of the Good Samaritan (engraving)
7172451 Parable of the Good Samaritan (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10)

Young tailors working at Dr Barnardos childrens home, Stepney Causeway, London (chromolitho)
7157078 Young tailors working at Dr Barnardos childrens home, Stepney Causeway, London (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

Apprentice wheelwrights at Dr Barnardos childrens home, Stepney Causeway, London (chromolitho)
7157069 Apprentice wheelwrights at Dr Barnardos childrens home, Stepney Causeway, London (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dr Barnardos children watching a magic lantern slide show (chromolitho)
7157056 Dr Barnardos children watching a magic lantern slide show (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bootmakers workshop at Dr Barnardos childrens home, Stepney Causeway, London (chromolitho)
7157104 Bootmakers workshop at Dr Barnardos childrens home, Stepney Causeway, London (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Guests arriving at a Dr Barnardos New Years feast at Edinburgh Castle, Limehouse, London (chromolitho)
7157101 Guests arriving at a Dr Barnardos New Years feast at Edinburgh Castle, Limehouse, London (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

Poor homeless children at a Dr Barnardos supper, late 19th Century (chromolitho)
7157095 Poor homeless children at a Dr Barnardos supper, late 19th Century (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

Young blacksmiths at Dr Barnardos childrens home, Stepney Causeway, London (chromolitho)
7157050 Young blacksmiths at Dr Barnardos childrens home, Stepney Causeway, London (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Three Graces (colour litho)
7150463 The Three Graces (colour litho) by Regnault, Jean-Baptiste (1754-1829) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Three Graces)

Antonio Canova: Charity (engraving)
7168769 Antonio Canova: Charity (engraving) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charity)

The Philanthropic Doctor (plate 10), 1843. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
The Philanthropic Doctor (plate 10), 1843

Mrs. Potter Palmer, 1871. Creator: Hiram Powers
Mrs. Potter Palmer, 1871

Portrait of Charles Lawrence Hutchinson, c. 1902. Creator: Gari Melchers
Portrait of Charles Lawrence Hutchinson, c. 1902. American banker and philanthropist Hutchinson was the founder and long-time president of the Art Institute of Chicago

Adam Rolland of Gask II, 1800 / 10. Creator: Henry Raeburn
Adam Rolland of Gask II, 1800/10

Portrait of Henry Field, 1896. Creator: Leon Joseph Florentin Bonnat
Portrait of Henry Field, 1896

Mrs. Potter Palmer, 1893. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Mrs. Potter Palmer, 1893. [Portrait of American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist Bertha Palmer]

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"Philanthropy: A Legacy of Compassion and Change" In the heart of Kings Cross, London, lies the historic Mount Pleasant Hotel, a witness to countless acts that have shaped our society. From St Matilda's orphanage to Butler Lives sheltering the homeless, this place has been a haven for those in need. Among the remarkable individuals who left an indelible mark on this community was Sir Francis Crossley - a visionary businessman, philanthropist, and Member of Parliament. His dedication to improving lives inspired many others like John D Rockefeller, an American industrialist whose generosity reverberated across continents in the late 19th century. The spirit of compassion extended beyond borders as prison reformer Elizabeth Fry visited women at Newgate with unwavering determination. Her efforts paved the way for change and ignited a flame within English philanthropist William Wilberforce who fought tirelessly against slavery. Through artistry and imagination, John Tenniel depicted "Telescopic Philanthropy" in 1865 - showcasing how even from afar one can make a difference. Adeline, Duchess of Bedford exemplified this notion by using her influence to uplift communities and champion causes close to her heart. No discussion about philanthropy would be complete without mentioning Andrew Carnegie - known as "The King of Trusts. " His immense wealth was channeled towards libraries and education institutions that continue to empower generations today. Equally influential was Sir Charles W Macara whose commitment to social justice resonates through his vibrant lithographs. Looking back further into history reveals another trailblazer – John Julius Angerstein – whose patronage supported artists while leaving behind an enduring legacy. And let us not forget Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury; an English politician and philanthropist who dedicated his life to fighting for workers' rights during challenging times.