Pleading Collection (#10)

The interview between Cleopatra and Octavian, after his victory over Mark Anthony at the battle of Actium in 31 BC, where she pleads her innocence. Cleopatra VII Philopator, 69 BC - 30 BC

The Judicial Duel. The Plaintiff Opening His Case Before The Judge. Copy Of Miniature In 15Th Century Manuscript Ceremonies Des Gages Des Batailles

Man In Chains With Hands Clasped

Irish Jewish Museum, Portobello Dublin, Ireland

Co Donegal, Inishowen Mamore Gap, Shrine

Jesus With Arms Stretched Towards Heaven

Worship To The Father

Black and white mixed-breed dog standing in stream, looking at camera

The Wolf pleading against the Fox, in front of the Monkey, ca. 1838

Ivanhoe: Sir Brian de Bois Guilbert & Rebecca, 19th century. Artists: JL Marks, Ralph Nevill
Ivanhoe, 19th century. Ivanhoe is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), first published in 1820 in three volumes and subtitled, A Romance. From The Studio Volume 110 by Ralph Nevill

The Trial of Queen Catherine, 19th century, (c1920). Artist: Henry Nelson O Neil
The Trial of Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536), 19th century (c1920). From Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson. (London, c1920s)

Rocky Landscape with Saint Francis, early 17th century. Artist: Abraham Govaerts
Rocky Landscape with Saint Francis, early 17th century. From a private collection

French Revolution 1789: anti-clericalism. Anti-clerical caricature on the confiscation of the wealth of the Church. A monk, representing the Church

Odin and Brunhilde. Act 3 from Richard Wagners (1813-1883) opera The Valkyrie

Othello, 1890 (litho)
KW428119 Othello, 1890 (litho) by Gilbert, John (1817-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: Desdemona on her knees before Othello in the play by William Shakespeare (c.1564-1616)

Coriolanus, 1890 (litho)
KW428121 Coriolanus, 1890 (litho) by Gilbert, John (1817-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coriolanus by William Shakespeare (c.1564-1616)

Handheld police signal, labelled Halt, Polizei, german for Stop! Police

SHAKESPEARE: OTHELLO. Desdemona and Othello: engraving from a 19th century English edition of William Shakespeares Othello

SENATE CARTOON, FREE SILVER. Senatorial Courtesy. U. S. Senator making an impassioned
SENATE CARTOON, FREE SILVER. Senatorial Courtesy. U.S. Senator making an impassioned and ignored plea for Free Silver one month after repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act

Fairy Tears
A fairy sheds tears while pleading with the North wind to allow her to return home. The tears grow into snowdrop flowers

Scene from ancient Greek vase with Kneeling Faun asking a Maenad for forgiveness by Piringer (after Greek original)
Alexandre de Laborde (1774-1842), Collection de vases grecs de Ms le Comte de Lamberg, Paris, 1813-1824. Kneeling faun asking a maenad for forgiveness. Engraving by Piringer after Greek original

Fluffy grey-brown Tiffany cat, looking at camera

Othello. Act 4. Scene 2. An Apartment in the Castle. Desdemona & Othello, 1801. Artist: Andrew Michel
Othello. Act 4. Scene 2. An Apartment in the Castle. Desdemona & Othello, 1801. After R. K. Porter. From Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, 1795, by John Boydell. [J. & J. Boydell, London, 1795]

Have Mercy! He Shrieked, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
Have Mercy! He Shrieked, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

Venus and Adonis, 1560. Artist: Titian
Venus and Adonis, 1560. The painting is part of the Widener Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

The trial of Queen Catherine, 1529 (1905). Catherine of Aragon pleading her case against divorce from King Henry VIII. From Cassells History of England, Vol

A Picture Of Offended Dignity, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
A Picture Of Offended Dignity, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

Get Away From Here Before It Is Too Late, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
Get Away From Here Before It Is Too Late, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Engineers Thumb by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

Queen Anne intercedes from Sir Simon Burley, 1388 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Queen Anne intercedes from Sir Simon Burley, 1864. Queen Anne, (1366- 1394) bows on her knees in supplication for intercession with with Gloucester and Arundel for Sir Simon Burley

Arrest of Alice Lisle for sheltering fugitives from the Battle of Sedgemoor, 1685, 1886. Artist: Charles Lawrie
Arrest of Alice Lisle for sheltering fugitives from the Battle of Sedgemoor, 1685, 1886. After Edgar Melville Ward (1839-1915)

Elijah and the Widows Son, c1840-1890, (1923). Artist: Ford Madox Brown
Elijah and the Widows Son, c1840-1890, (1923).From the Book of Kings; God told Elijah to go to the town of Sarepta and to seek out a widow that would find him water and food (vv.7-9)

Jones flung himself at his benefactors feet, c1800, (1934). Artist: WRS Scott
Jones flung himself at his benefactors feet, c1800, (1934). The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, is a comic novel by Henry Fielding (1707-1754)

Sketch of Three Figures, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Sketch of Three Figures, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Adoration of the Magi - Heads of the group behind the kneeling king on the right, c1481 (1945). The painting is held by the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci

Recruit Deserted, 1791 (1909). Artist: George Keating
Recruit Deserted, 1791 (1909). After George Morland (1763-1804). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

The Queen of King Stephen, Pleading with the Empress Matilda, on behalf of Her Husband, 1838. Matilda I (1105-1152), Countess of Boulogne, was queen consort of England as the wife of King Stephen

Young Owen Appeals to the King, 1911. Artist: Walter Crane
Young Owen Appeals to the King, 1911. How Arthur was made king and won his kingdom. From Stories of the Knights of the Round Table by Henry Gilbert, first edition, 1911

Mamma, Don t Make Me Beg in Vain, Please Read That Pretty Book Again, c1808. Artist: Adam Buck
Mamma, Don t Make Me Beg in Vain, Please Read That Pretty Book Again, c1808. From The Connoisseur Vol LIX, [Otto Limited, London, 1921]

Measure for Measure. Act 2. Scene 4. Angelo and Isabella, 1797. Artist: WC Wilson
Measure for Measure. Act 2. Scene 4. Angelo and Isabella, 1797. After Robert Smirke (1753-1845). From Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, 1795, by John Boydell. [J. & J. Boydell, London, 1795]

Chinese Court, c1900. [Kingshill, c1910]

O my mother, thou hast saved Rome, but thou hast lost thy son, c1912 (1912). Artist: Ernest Dudley Heath
O my mother, thou hast saved Rome, but thou hast lost thy son, c1912 (1912). Veturia was a Roman matron and mother of the Roman general Gaius Marcius Coriolanus

The Fair Penitent. Laetitia in Penitence Finds Relief and Protection From Her Parents, c1811. After George Morland (1762-1804). From The Connoisseur Vol. LXXV. [The Connoisseur, London, 1926]

Le Faucon, c1785. Artist: Antoine Jean Duclos
Le Faucon, c1785. After Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806). From The Connoisseur Volume XXV. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1909]

Conscription of German Soldiers for Service in America, c19th century. Artist: A Bobbell
Conscription of German Soldiers for Service in America, c19th century. The Hessians were 18th-century German auxiliaries contracted for military service by the British government

Venus and Adonis, c1545, (1937). Artist: Titian
Venus and Adonis c1545. After an original work by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c1485-1576). Original housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. From The Studio Vol

Colon returning to Spain as a prisoner, (16th century), 1920s
Christopher Colombus went to Santo Domingo where the colonial settlement had been moved from Isabella. Colombus attempted to resume his governorship, but the people rebelled

Pocahontas saves Captain Smiths life, 1607 (c1880). John Smith, a member of the Jamestown colony in Virginia, after being captured by Native Americans and brought before their chief, Powhatan

L Imploration, 1898. Artist: Henri Jules Ferdinand Bellery-Defonaines
L Imploration, 1898. Plate taken from The Studio magazine, volume 13, no 62 (London, 14th May 1898)

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"Pleading for Justice: A Glimpse into the Power of Persuasion" In the realm of art and history, pleading takes center stage as a powerful tool to seek justice, redemption, and mercy. From Rembrandt's iconic painting "The Return of the Prodigal Son" to Artemisia Gentileschi's captivating portrayal of Esther before Ahasuerus, we witness individuals desperately pleading their case. Centuries later, Roger Casement stands defiantly in 1916 as he pleads for his life amidst political turmoil. Meanwhile, within the hallowed halls of justice in the Court of Exchequer and Court of Common Pleas, lawyers like Mlle Miropolski passionately advocate for their clients' rights. Yet it is not only in courts that pleas are heard; they echo through historical events too. In 1926, A. J. Cook leads miners who plead for fair treatment during strikes while Telescopic Philanthropy by John Tenniel depicts an era where charity was sought from afar. Even literature captures these moments vividly - Charles Dickens portrays a character going down on his knee in Hard Times as a desperate plea for compassion. St Teresa of Avila kneels with an angel symbolizing justice beside her while King Stephen's queen petitions Empress Matilda fervently seeking her husband's release. These glimpses into pleading remind us that throughout time and across various mediums – be it art or real-life scenarios – humans have recognized its power to move hearts and change destinies. Whether it is a plea for forgiveness or fairness, these acts demonstrate our innate desire to be heard and understood. Ultimately, "Pleading" unveils the universal human longing for empathy and compassion when faced with adversity or injustice. It serves as a reminder that even in our darkest hours, there is hope - hope that someone will listen attentively to our pleas and grant us the solace we seek.