Poor Collection (#10)

On his own Account (colour litho)
8651757 On his own Account (colour litho) by Beddington, Alice Maud (1862-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: On his own Account)

Darby and Joan (colour litho)
8635501 Darby and Joan (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Darby and Joan. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Three men who do not work (colour litho)
8635574 Three men who do not work (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three men who do not work. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Golden Legend: The dance of death (colour litho)
8648827 The Golden Legend: The dance of death (colour litho) by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dance of death. "Death, playing on a dulcimer)

Scene from the poem The Graves of a Household by Felicia Hemans (colour litho)
8635555 Scene from the poem The Graves of a Household by Felicia Hemans (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

I'm in love (colour litho)
8635514 I'm in love (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I'm in love. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Poor relation pays an afternoon call (colour litho)
8635668 Poor relation pays an afternoon call (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poor relation pays an afternoon call)

At Bolton (colour litho)
8656571 At Bolton (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "At Bolton. What can a fellow do on a penny a week with these inflated prices)

Aint the price of clothes something awful (colour litho)
8656513 Aint the price of clothes something awful (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Poor Invited to the Feast (engraving)
8633834 The Poor Invited to the Feast (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Poor Invited to the Feast)

Saint Remy Distributing Food to the Poor (engraving)
8676951 Saint Remy Distributing Food to the Poor (engraving) by Maillot, Theodore Pierre Nicolas (1826-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Remy Distributing Food to the Poor)

A winter scene in the London streets (engraving)
8676717 A winter scene in the London streets (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A winter scene in the London streets)

Licensed Victuallers Asylum, Old Kent Road, London (engraving)
8676645 Licensed Victuallers Asylum, Old Kent Road, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Licensed Victuallers Asylum, Old Kent Road, London)

Watchmakers Almshouses, Colney Hatch, London (engraving)
8676583 Watchmakers Almshouses, Colney Hatch, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Watchmakers Almshouses, Colney Hatch, London)

Bridge House Refuge for Boys, Wandsworth (engraving)
8676472 Bridge House Refuge for Boys, Wandsworth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bridge House Refuge for Boys, Wandsworth, London)

Shoeblack Brigade festival, Wanstead, London (engraving)
8676455 Shoeblack Brigade festival, Wanstead, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shoeblack Brigade festival, Wanstead, London)

Preaching in a Ragged School, Gray's Inn Lane, London (engraving)
8676450 Preaching in a Ragged School, Gray's Inn Lane, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preaching in a Ragged School, Gray's Inn Lane)

Mercy Clothes the Poor (engraving)
8673588 Mercy Clothes the Poor (engraving) by Watson, James Dawson (1832-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mercy Clothes the Poor)

Street in Whitechapel, London (b/w photo)
8676205 Street in Whitechapel, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street in Whitechapel, London)

The rich man's feast and the poor man's lamb (litho)
8676061 The rich man's feast and the poor man's lamb (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: The rich man's feast and the poor man's lamb)

Homeless unemployed and homeless hosted in the flophouse of the boulevard de Charonne in Paris Engraving of "The
ELD4842401 Homeless unemployed and homeless hosted in the flophouse of the boulevard de Charonne in Paris Engraving of "The stages of a tourist in France: Paris

The charitable widow Pijonnat helping a homeless old worker, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4834559 The charitable widow Pijonnat helping a homeless old worker, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info)

A house
DUV4217244 A house; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon

A wanderer
DUV4217098 A wanderer; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon

Little Cosette and her doll Catherine at the Thenardier's house, 19th century (engraving)
PCT4276043 Little Cosette and her doll Catherine at the Thenardier's house, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Little Cosette and her doll Catherine at the Thenardier's house)

Distribution of Her Majesty's Maundy in the Banquetting House, Whitehall
FLO4669598 Distribution of Her Majesty's Maundy in the Banquetting House, Whitehall. Annual alms-giving ceremony by Beefeaters in Lent

Female ward at the Westminster Union, 1877
3479861 Female ward at the Westminster Union, 1877; (add.info.: Female ward at the Westminster Union (Workhouse). Old women (aged female paupers) sewing, 1877.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse, 1895
3479648 Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse)

Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse, 1895
3479647 Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Stone breaking in the casual ward of a typical London workhouse)

Professional beggars, 1845
3479527 Professional beggars, 1845; (add.info.: Costumes and attitudes adopted by professional beggars. Cartoon, London, 1845.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Casual Ward of a London workhouse, 1887
3479506 The Casual Ward of a London workhouse, 1887; (add.info.: Workhouse, The Casual Ward of a London workhouse (unspecified but typical)

The interior of the Skye Cottage, 1850
3477972 The interior of the Skye Cottage, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the interior of the Skye Cottage. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

John Lombeof Derby, 1888
3480208 John Lombeof Derby, 1888; (add.info.: John Lombeof Derby (1693-1722), disguised as a poor out of work young man, secretly making drawings of the machinery in the Leghorn silk mills where he

Bankrupt Toby and wife Doxy begging for cheese and ale in a tavern. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a
FLO4718140 Bankrupt Toby and wife Doxy begging for cheese and ale in a tavern. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

A plump rich vicar with tobacco pipe and liquor ignores the entreaties of a poor old woman
FLO4718115 A plump rich vicar with tobacco pipe and liquor ignores the entreaties of a poor old woman. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin

A poor woman heading into the jug and bottle department of a London pub, 1850
3478091 A poor woman heading into the jug and bottle department of a London pub, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a poor woman heading into the jug and bottle department of a London pub)

Art. Entertaiment. The singer Eugenie Buffet at the cabaret La Cigale, Paris
3434490 Art. Entertaiment. The singer Eugenie Buffet at the cabaret La Cigale, Paris. Poster by Luc Metivet, France, c.1895 (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Coll. Part. Art. Entertaiment)

A destitute mother, 1850
3478382 A destitute mother, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a destitute mother begging for herself and her baby. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An angelic figure donating bread to the less fortunate, 1850
3478242 An angelic figure donating bread to the less fortunate, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an angelic figure donating bread to the less fortunate)

Crossing sweepers resting under an arch, 1850
3478696 Crossing sweepers resting under an arch, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting crossing sweepers resting under an arch. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Poor John Bull - The Free Born Englishman - Deprived of his Seven Senses By the Six New Acts
527780 Poor John Bull - The Free Born Englishman - Deprived of his Seven Senses By the Six New Acts? Castlereagh, the Prime Minister sits on top of the six acts pressing on John Bull's head.;

Robin Hood (c1250-c1350) legendary English folk hero and outlaw, champion of the poor. Early 19th century (woodcut)
536282 Robin Hood (c1250-c1350) legendary English folk hero and outlaw, champion of the poor. Early 19th century (woodcut); (add.info.: Expert with longbow and quarter-staff. Robin drawing his bow)

Infant amusement rhyme This little pig... 1860 (engraving)
536034 Infant amusement rhyme This little pig... 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Infant amusement rhyme This little pig... here set in poor Irish home with the real pigs on which family depended)

Poor boy, shoeless and in rags, begging on a street corner, c.1880 (chromolithograph)
533876 Poor boy, shoeless and in rags, begging on a street corner, c.1880 (chromolithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG

Nobody's Children l: The Raw Material, c.1867 (engraving0)
865060 Nobody's Children l: The Raw Material, c.1867 (engraving0; (add.info.: Nobody's Children l: The Raw Material)

Page of a Biblia Pauperum (Poor People's Bibles) showing, left, David slaying Goliath and, right
542237 Page of a Biblia Pauperum (Poor People's Bibles) showing, left, David slaying Goliath and, right, Christ descending into Limbo to release the souls of the Patriarchs

Lord John Russell shown campaigning for abolition of the Corn Laws. Between 1815
527834 Lord John Russell shown campaigning for abolition of the Corn Laws. Between 1815 and 1846 Corn Laws kept corn prices high to protect farmers from foreign competition

Illustration depicting a travelling musician
1578998 Illustration depicting a travelling musician; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a travelling musician. The musician is playing his instrument in order to make money)

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"Capturing the Essence of Poverty: A Glimpse into Art and Reality" In Jean Francois Millet's renowned masterpiece, "The Angelus, " painted between 1857-1859, we witness a poignant scene of two humble peasants pausing to pray in a field. Their worn-out clothes and tired expressions speak volumes about their impoverished existence. Similarly, William Hogarth's "Gin Lane" from 1751 portrays the devastating consequences of poverty and alcoholism. The chaotic streets filled with destitute individuals highlight the despair that engulfs those trapped in the cycle of addiction and deprivation. Abram Arkhipov's "Paying a Visit" captures the struggles faced by impoverished families during times of illness. The somber atmosphere within this artwork reflects their limited access to healthcare resources, emphasizing how poverty can exacerbate suffering. Shotley Bridge General Hospital in County Durham stands as a symbol of hope for those living in poverty-stricken areas. Despite financial constraints, this institution provides vital medical care to underserved communities, offering solace amidst adversity. Millet's second depiction of "The Angelus" reminds us that poverty is not confined to one era or location; it persists throughout history. This painting serves as a timeless reminder that many individuals continue to endure economic hardships worldwide. On Training Ship Arethusa in Greenhithe, Kent, children partake in activities like compass drills and knotting classes despite their disadvantaged backgrounds. These images remind us that even amid scarcity, education remains an essential tool for breaking free from the shackles of poverty. Tragedy struck on Montparnasse when an accident occurred – an unfortunate event highlighting how precarious life can be for those already struggling financially. It serves as a stark reminder that misfortune does not discriminate based on wealth or social status. Guinness Trust Buildings on Brandon Street stand tall as affordable housing options provided by philanthropic organizations aiming to alleviate homelessness and combat poverty.