Pleading Collection (#4)

Passing Fancy (oil on panel)
XAV212567 Passing Fancy (oil on panel) by Mallet, Jean Baptiste (1759-1835) (attr. to); 27.5x21.5 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France; (add.info.: by Jean Baptiste Mallet (1759-1835))

Avarice, 1924 (pochoir print)
STC226844 Avarice, 1924 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Aretino in the Studio of Tintoretto, 1848 (oil on canvas)
3086887 Aretino in the Studio of Tintoretto, 1848 (oil on canvas) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Cecile having returned to the convent, Illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
3025989 Cecile having returned to the convent, Illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) pub

Isobels pleading (Measure for Measure), 1920s (colour litho)
2920071 Isobels pleading (Measure for Measure), 1920s (colour litho) by Price, Norman Mills (1877-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Incidents in the Daily Life of HH Hadj Abdeslam, Prince of Wazzam, Grand Shereef of Morocco (engraving)
1046644 Incidents in the Daily Life of HH Hadj Abdeslam, Prince of Wazzam, Grand Shereef of Morocco (engraving) by Durand

L Avarice, 1924 (pochoir print)
1123820 L Avarice, 1924 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Une Histoire d Amour, 1901 (oil on canvas)
474383 Une Histoire d Amour, 1901 (oil on canvas) by Caballero, Maximo Juderias (1867-1951); 60.3x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The History of Love.); Photo © Christies Images

Queen Philippa pleading for the citizens of Calais (colour litho)
3091430 Queen Philippa pleading for the citizens of Calais (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Philippa pleading for the citizens of Calais)

He Forbids the Questions, illustration from Wagners Lohengrin, published by George Routledge, 1901 (colour litho)
IL288853 He Forbids the Questions, illustration from Wagners Lohengrin, published by George Routledge, 1901 (colour litho) by Tilney, Frederick Colin (1870-1951); Private Collection

Gaius Gracchus and his mother (litho)
STC358071 Gaius Gracchus and his mother (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: On his election as tribune in 124 BC)

Illustrations for an edition of Carmen by Prosper Merimee (1803-70) c. 1930 (w / c and gouache on paper)
CHT171801 Illustrations for an edition of Carmen by Prosper Merimee (1803-70) c.1930 (w/c and gouache on paper) by Berty, Maurice (1884-1946); Private Collection; (add.info)

Too Old to Play
BAL13851 Too Old to Play by Brooker, Harry (1848-1940); Private Collection

Rime of the Ancient Mariner O shrieve me holy man
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man !. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the longest major poem by the English poet

David showing Saul that he had spared his life
Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a sdcene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing David showing Saul that he had spared his life

David Mourning the Death of Absalom
Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a sdcene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing David Mourning the Death of Absalom his son who was killed after leading a rebellion against his father

The confusion of tongues, a scence from the bible. The Tower of Babel in the background. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker

Black and white drawing of Tower of Babel
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Spirits of the Envious
" Spirits of the Envious, A scene from Dantes Purgatorio. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."

God saves Jerusalem from the plague
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Act Five: Yamazaki Highway from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven... c)
Act Five: Yamazaki Highway from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), c. 1795

The Death of Ichikawa Danjuro VIII, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Death of Ichikawa Danjuro VIII, 1854. The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII is dragged off by a demon. Aged 30 he was found with his wrists slashed

Study for Lucains "La Pharsale", Canto X, c. 1766
Study for Lucains " La Pharsale", Canto X, c. 1766

Study for Vignette-Frontispiece of Colles "La Partie de Chasse de Henri IV"
Study for Vignette-Frontispiece of Colles " La Partie de Chasse de Henri IV", Act III, c. 1766

Study for a second edition, never published, of Colles "La Partie de Chasse de Hen
Study for a second edition, never published, of Colles " La Partie de Chasse de Henri IV", Act III, Scene 13, before 1766

Act 9 (Kyudanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", c. 1834/39. In a snow-covered courtyard

The Covenant, from Illustrations of the Bible, 1832. Creator: John Martin
The Covenant, from Illustrations of the Bible, 1832

Parody of the Armor-pulling Scene (Kusazuribiki), from the series "Fashionable... c
Parody of the Armor-pulling Scene (Kusazuribiki), from the series " Fashionable Parodies of Bravery in Love (Furyu mitate iro-buyu)", c. 1770/72

Jesus and the sleeping disciples in Gethsemane, Albrecht DAOErer
Jesus and the sleeping disciples in Gethsemane. Woodcut after an engraving by Albrecht Durer (German painter, 1471 - 1528) from my archive, published ca. 1880

Hagar and Ishmael, 1856. Creator: Edward S. Bartholomew
Hagar and Ishmael, 1856. Hagar pleads to the heavens to rescue her son

Job (oil on canvas)
XIR84999 Job (oil on canvas) by Bonnat, Leon Joseph Florentin (1833-1922); Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France; French, out of copyright

Salome, (oil on canvas)
989911 Salome, (oil on canvas) by Rochegrosse, Georges Marie (1859-1938); 64.5x53 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Salome. Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938). Oil on canvas

Portrait of a Woman, Bust Length, in a Bonnet, with her Hands Clasped, (red chalk
659201 Portrait of a Woman, Bust Length, in a Bonnet, with her Hands Clasped, (red chalk, reworked in black chalk and grey wash) by Greuze

The Roll of Fate, 1882 (oil on canvas)
740597 The Roll of Fate, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); 71.1x66 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

A New Form of Prayer, (pencil, pen and watercolour)
651846 A New Form of Prayer, (pencil, pen and watercolour) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 32.4x25.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A New Form of Prayer. Thomas Rowlandson (b)

Haman discovered by Ahasuerus pleading for his Life to Esther (engraving)
5218545 Haman discovered by Ahasuerus pleading for his Life to Esther (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Coriolanus and Volumnia, (oil on canvas)
827859 Coriolanus and Volumnia, (oil on canvas) by Vos, Maarten de (1532-1603); 104x218.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Coriolanus and Volumnia. Maarten de Vos (1532-1603). Oil on panel

Don t Desert Me (colour litho)
3648224 Don t Desert Me (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don t Desert Me. (Dedicated to HRH the Prince of Wales by Britannia)

Roman soldiers looting a conquered city (coloured engraving)
3630135 Roman soldiers looting a conquered city (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman soldiers looting a conquered city)

Queen Philippa pleading for the men of Calais (colour litho)
6007524 Queen Philippa pleading for the men of Calais (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Philippa pleading for the men of Calais)

Husband begging his domineering wife to allow him to go out for a walk (colour litho)
6000009 Husband begging his domineering wife to allow him to go out for a walk (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Mr Standfast"from The Pilgrims Progress From This World
5615824 " Mr Standfast" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

Italian cartoon on the adulterous wife, 17th Century (litho)
5208510 Italian cartoon on the adulterous wife, 17th Century (litho) by Italian School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian cartoon on the adulterous wife, 17th Century)

St. Francis imploring Pope Honorius III for the Confirmation of the Indulgence, fresco from the Porziuncola
696572 St. Francis imploring Pope Honorius III for the Confirmation of the Indulgence, fresco from the Porziuncola, 1393 (fresco) by Ilario da Viterbo (fl)

The Duke begged them to remain with him (engraving)
979262 The Duke begged them to remain with him (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Duke begged them to remain with him)

Paris under the reign of terror: a vain appeal
1192482 Paris under the reign of terror: a vain appeal by Svedomsky, Pavel Alexandrovich (1849-1904); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lady Elizabeth Grey entreating Edward IV to protect her children, engraved by W
STC429676 Lady Elizabeth Grey entreating Edward IV to protect her children, engraved by W. Bromley, illustration from David Humes The History of England, pub. by R

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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.