Sadness Collection (page 6)

Cosette with the Thenardiers, sitting under the table, 19th century (engraving)
PCT4276035 Cosette with the Thenardiers, sitting under the table, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Cosette with the Thenardiers)

Daughter and ailing mother, 1882
3479880 Daughter and ailing mother, 1882; (add.info.: Daughter and ailing mother. The daughter decides to refuse an offer of marriage to nurse her mother.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Men fighting over food (bones), depicting the poverty of workhouses in England, 1895
3480141 Men fighting over food (bones), depicting the poverty of workhouses in England, 1895; (add.info.: Men fighting over food (bones), depicting the poverty of workhouses in England

The death bed of President Abraham Lincoln, 19th century (engraving)
2601205 The death bed of President Abraham Lincoln, 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Is this life worth living (engraving)
8631593 Is this life worth living (engraving) by Woodhouse, William Arnold (1857-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Is this life worth living, sad dog. Illustration from Black and White)

Tristan and Isolde (engraving)
8631162 Tristan and Isolde (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tristan and Isolde)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630741 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

James Watt (engraving)
8669262 James Watt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Watt. "A son and daughter survived her)

David mourning for Absalom (litho)
8675941 David mourning for Absalom (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: David mourning for Absalom. 2 Samuel 18:33)

The First Loss (engraving)
8635873 The First Loss (engraving) by Woolnoth, Thomas A. (1785-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Loss. Illustration from The Juvenile Album, or Tales from Far and Near)

Sophonisba, Carthaginian noblewoman (engraving)
8635742 Sophonisba, Carthaginian noblewoman (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sophonisba, Carthaginian noblewoman. Illustration from Rom)

Bidding for a portrait of himself at the auction (engraving)
8634795 Bidding for a portrait of himself at the auction (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bidding for a portrait of himself at the auction)

Squalls. (Weather forecast.) (b/w photo)
8656654 Squalls. (Weather forecast.) (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Squalls. (Weather forecast.) Man dressed as a woman with two crying babies

Buck up, you'll soon be dead (colour litho)
8656605 Buck up, you'll soon be dead (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buck up, you'll soon be dead. Large woman and her smaller husband)

I can't come out tonight (colour litho)
8656278 I can't come out tonight (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "I can't come out tonight." Wounded cat)

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L'Espoir francais, number 105, 1936_2_7 - Illustration by Phil (1905-1940)
ICA4918508 L'Espoir francais, number 105, 1936_2_7 - Illustration by Phil (1905-1940): In sovietic "Paradise" Vote against the Popular Front - Childhood, Misere, Red Flag

Bacchus reaches Ariadne abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683553 Bacchus reaches Ariadne abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Ballad and prayer (Illustration, circa 1930)
5975715 Ballad and prayer (Illustration, circa 1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Company drinking around a table)

In memory of Nelson, early 19th century (painted silk inserted in a copper medallion)
MMM5475517 In memory of Nelson, early 19th century (painted silk inserted in a copper medallion); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: In memory of Nelson (Horatio, 1758-1805)

Horatia Nelson kneeling before her father's tomb, c.1807 (oil on canvas)
7337983 Horatia Nelson kneeling before her father's tomb, c.1807 (oil on canvas) by Owen, William (1769-1825); 127x101.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

David and Nathan, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870
UIG5413214 David and Nathan, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870; UIG

Adam and Eve in Paradise, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870
UIG5413203 Adam and Eve in Paradise, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870; UIG

Pieta. (1368) painting by Simone dei Crocefissi (1330-1399)
VEN5034044 Pieta. (1368) painting by Simone dei Crocefissi (1330-1399).; (add.info.: Pieta. (1368) painting by Simone dei Crocefissi (1330-1399).); Photo © Marco Ravenna

Punishment: a father punishes his children, giving them the buttoes, one of the brothers cries
IMB4930652 Punishment: a father punishes his children, giving them the buttoes, one of the brothers cries. Around 1890 Historic photograph, father beating his son

First World War: Patriotic map showing a soldier arms comfortably at a table in his trench and waiting patiently
LUX4745269 First World War: Patriotic map showing a soldier arms comfortably at a table in his trench and waiting patiently and tiredly for the end of the war by declaring

Portrait of old Provencal woman She is in mourning. Anonymous painting of the 19th century. Musee Ziem, Martigues
JEB4959776 Portrait of old Provencal woman She is in mourning. Anonymous painting of the 19th century. Musee Ziem, Martigues; Musee Ziem, Martigues

Homeless women in a female lodging-room over a New York City police station
NWI4960840 Homeless women in a female lodging-room over a New York City police station, 1870s - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration; (add.info)

The widow of the sailor Painting by Andre Gill (1840-1885). 19th century. Dim. 27x35 cm. Gap Departmental Museum
JEB4960203 The widow of the sailor Painting by Andre Gill (1840-1885). 19th century. Dim. 27x35 cm. Gap Departmental Museum; Musee departemental de Gap

France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Solesmes: Abbey Saint Pierre de Solesmes
LUX4708707 France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Solesmes: Abbey Saint Pierre de Solesmes, chapel of the pamoison of the Virgin (sculpture 1553), 1880; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

Mythology of the North American Indians: the legend of Hiawatha (Ayenwatha or Nanabozo)
NWI4931418 Mythology of the North American Indians: the legend of Hiawatha (Ayenwatha or Nanabozo) founder of the Iroquois confederation, the heros and his grandmother Nokomis

American Hispano woman (Latin) and her child looking through fixed bars in front of their window, California
NWI4890780 American Hispano woman (Latin) and her child looking through fixed bars in front of their window, California, around 1800

The Disappointment of Emile Zola. 1880s (Engraving)
CUL4857692 The Disappointment of Emile Zola. 1880s (Engraving); (add.info.: drawing by BEARDSLEY, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898) Disappointment of Emile Zola

FERDINAND VII of Spain (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833). Captivity of Fernando VII in France. Etching. SPAIN
CUL4857349 FERDINAND VII of Spain (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833). Captivity of Fernando VII in France. Etching. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. CADIZ. San Fernando

Cadouin (Dordogne, Perigord) is the carved cross of the Abbey of Notre Dame de la Nativite (consecrated in 1154)
JEB4938375 Cadouin (Dordogne, Perigord) is the carved cross of the Abbey of Notre Dame de la Nativite (consecrated in 1154).; (add.info.: Cadouin (Dordogne)

Illustration of Sambourne (1844-1910) in Punch, 1889-3-2 - President of the Republic, Eiffel Tower, English language
ICA4936932 Illustration of Sambourne (1844-1910) in Punch, 1889-3-2 - President of the Republic, Eiffel Tower, English language, Foreign press - Boulanger Georges (1837-1891), Marianne

Portrait of a young girl: Portrait of a young woman, 1910, France - Autochrome anonymous
LUX4697575 Portrait of a young girl: Portrait of a young woman, 1910, France - Autochrome anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a young girl: Portrait of a young woman, 1910)

France, Picardy, Somme (80), Amiens: Inside the cathedrale Notre Dame d'Amiens
LUX4703961 France, Picardy, Somme (80), Amiens: Inside the cathedrale Notre Dame d'Amiens, a photograph of the weeping angel by Nicolas Basset (1600-1659), 1880; (add.info.: France, Picardy)

France: the cemetery: a woman in black next to a white tomb of a child 4 years with a mortuary crown
LUX4761038 France: the cemetery: a woman in black next to a white tomb of a child 4 years with a mortuary crown, 1901 - Arnold Abel; (add.info.: France: the cemetery)

Windsor union workhouse, 1841
3480133 Windsor union workhouse, 1841; (add.info.: Windsor union workhouse, 1841.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Poor house, 1833
3480143 Poor house, 1833; (add.info.: Poor house (workhouses) in England, 1833.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Workhouse for the United Parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith
3480134 Workhouse for the United Parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith; (add.info.: Workhouse for the United Parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith)

Education. Children life in the countryside. Sad girl. Engraving "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany
3434973 Education. Children life in the countryside. Sad girl. Engraving "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1880 (colour engraving); (add.info.: Education. Coll. Part. Education)

Hugo van der Goes cured of his madness by the Superior of the Rouge-Cloitre Abbey
3506163 Hugo van der Goes cured of his madness by the Superior of the Rouge-Cloitre Abbey, from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub

La fee scabieuse et la fee souci - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)
FLO4637709 La fee scabieuse et la fee souci - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882), from an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard dit J.J.J.Granville (1803-1847), for Les fleurs animees

The bored women of Longchamp racetrack. Three fashionable bored women sit among a mountain of chairs as a maid clears
FLO4677858 The bored women of Longchamp racetrack. Three fashionable bored women sit among a mountain of chairs as a maid clears them away

Duties towards the homeland: Obedience to the law. Socrates's death (engraving)
DUV4212743 Duties towards the homeland: Obedience to the law. Socrates's death (engraving); (add.info.: Duties towards the homeland: Obedience to the law. Socrates's death)

Letter A and B: Adroit and Boudeuse. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207393 Letter A and B: Adroit and Boudeuse. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

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"Goodbye Old Man: A Heartbreaking Tale of Sorrow and Sacrifice in WWI" In the midst of war, a solder bids farewell to his loyal companion, a horse. Their bond forged through countless battles, now shattered by the cruel hands of fate. As they part ways on the battlefield, sadness engulfs their souls. RF- Tawny owl with moon behind (Strix aluco), UK: "A Silent Observer Amidst Moonlit Melancholy" Perched upon a branch under the enchanting glow of the moon, a tawny owl embodies an aura of melancholic beauty. Its piercing eyes reflect hidden sorrows that only darkness can reveal. "A Mermaid's Lament: Drowning in Unrequited Love" Captured within John William Waterhouse's brushstrokes lies the heart-wrenching tale of a mermaid torn between love and duty. Her forlorn gaze speaks volumes as she navigates treacherous waters where her heart yearns for what it cannot have. Twixt Love and Duty, 1914: "Love Lost in the Shadows of Obligation" Amidst tumultuous times, hearts are often caught between two worlds - love and duty. In this poignant portrayal from 1914, we witness the anguish etched upon faces burdened by impossible choices; their sorrow echoing through time. "A Glimpse into Glasgow's Forgotten Souls" Walking through dimly lit backstreets in Glasgow's Gorbals area reveals tales untold - stories woven with despair and longing. Each step taken carries echoes of past struggles that continue to haunt these forgotten corners. "The Haunting Allure Behind Diana Dors' Intense Portrait" Diana Dors' captivating portrait captures more than just her striking features; it delves deep into her soulful eyes that betray hidden depths beneath her glamorous facade. A reminder that even amidst fame they can find its way. "Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.