Senior Adult Collection (page 5)

An old man approaching death, 1850
3478626 An old man approaching death, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an old man approaching death. Illustrated by Francis Wilfred Lawson (1842-1935) a British artist

The old man being visited by death
3478614 The old man being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the old man being visited by death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An old woman drinking her tea, 1850
3478442 An old woman drinking her tea, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an old woman drinking her tea from a tea dish as she sits in self-imposed solitude)

Chinese carved statuette, 18th century (nephrite)
BGD112331 Chinese carved statuette, 18th century (nephrite); Irkutsk Museum, Russia; © Leonid Bogdanov

The Spartan Runner Ladas Falling Dead at the Feet of the Judges as they Present him with the Palm of Victory at
CHT217686 The Spartan Runner Ladas Falling Dead at the Feet of the Judges as they Present him with the Palm of Victory at Olympia, 1906 (litho) (b/w photo) by Bennett

There was an Old Man at a Junction, whose feelings were wrung with compunction (coloured engraving)
8634330 There was an Old Man at a Junction, whose feelings were wrung with compunction (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Foundiling (engraving)
8641628 The Foundiling (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Foundiling. Illustration for The Prize, 1889.); © Look and Learn

There was an Old Man of the Dargle, who purchased six barrels of Gargle (coloured engraving)
8634347 There was an Old Man of the Dargle, who purchased six barrels of Gargle (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

There was an Old Man in a Marsh, whose manners were futile and harsh (coloured engraving)
8634338 There was an Old Man in a Marsh, whose manners were futile and harsh (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Man in a Marsh)

The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist, 1496-99 (oil on wood)
XOS5879065 The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist, 1496-99 (oil on wood) by Juan de Flandes, (c.1465-1519); 99x60 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The Temptation of the Magdalene, c.1616-17 (oil on panel)
5861598 The Temptation of the Magdalene, c.1616-17 (oil on panel) by Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Jacob Jordaens)

Sea Adventure: The mutiny of the "Dreadnought" (colour litho)
8668756 Sea Adventure: The mutiny of the "Dreadnought" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: Ebeneezer Scrooge, 1938 (pen and black and blue ink wash on board)
823342 The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: Ebeneezer Scrooge, 1938 (pen and black and blue ink wash on board) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 43.5x38.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ghost of Christmas Past: Scrooge at the Schoolhouse, 1938 (watercolour, pen and black ink and pencil on board)
823341 The Ghost of Christmas Past: Scrooge at the Schoolhouse, 1938 (watercolour, pen and black ink and pencil on board) by Shinn

Head of an Old Italian Woman, c.1850 (oil on canvas)
8677877 Head of an Old Italian Woman, c.1850 (oil on canvas) by Leighton, Frederic (1830-96); 61.9x48.8 cm; Leighton House Museum, Kensington & Chelsea, London

Secret in Their Eyes
Alexander Jikharev

Ethiopian Orthodox priest holding the hand cross at entrance of Abuna Yemata Guh church, Gheralta Mountains, Tigray, Ethiopia, Africa

Senior man walking in full suit, portrait, smiling
1969, One Person, Adults Only, Senior Adult, One Man Only, One Senior, Retrofile, 120427768

Fisherman working on his boat, Livadi, Serifos Island, Cyclades Islands, Greece

Spanish advert for pension savings scheme
3786364 Spanish advert for pension savings scheme; (add.info.: Spanish advert for pension savings scheme. Encouraging people to work for the benefits of old age)

The Last Self-Portrait of Alphonse-Marie Mucha, 1937 (gelatin silver print)
8678082 The Last Self-Portrait of Alphonse-Marie Mucha, 1937 (gelatin silver print) by Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: By Alphonse Marie Mucha)

Catalonian advert for pension savings scheme
3786381 Catalonian advert for pension savings scheme; (add.info.: Catalonian advert for pension savings scheme Encouraging people to work for the benefits of old age)

Jurojin, from the series "The Seven Gods of Good Luck in the Floating World (Ukiyo Shichi Fukujin)"
5859573 Jurojin, from the series "The Seven Gods of Good Luck in the Floating World (Ukiyo Shichi Fukujin)", c.1769 (colour woodblock print; chuban) by Harunobu

Portrait of Bahadur Shah II (1775-1862)
DND184176 Portrait of Bahadur Shah II (1775-1862) by Indian School; Private Collection; (add.info.: last Mughal Emperor of India; exiled after Indian Mutiny to Burma by English;); Dinodia

Charles Darwin in his garden at Down House (litho)
976640 Charles Darwin in his garden at Down House (litho) by Skinner, Edward Frederick (1865-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Darwin in his garden at Down House)

Portrait of Bahadur Shah II (1775-1862)
DND184178 Portrait of Bahadur Shah II (1775-1862) by Indian School; Private Collection; (add.info.: last Mughal Emperor of India; exiled after Indian Mutiny to Burma by English;); Dinodia

Bruges, 1894 (oil on canvas)
8610317 Bruges, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Sager-Nelson, Olof (1868-1896); Thiel Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: Painting by Olof Sager-Nelson)

Autumn Sunshine, 1886 (oil on canvas)
8610323 Autumn Sunshine, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Josephson, Ernst (1851-1906); Thiel Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: Painting by Ernst Josephson)

Portrait of Pope Julius II, 1511-12 (oil on poplar panel)
7487782 Portrait of Pope Julius II, 1511-12 (oil on poplar panel) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520) (& studio); 105.6x78.5 cm; Stadel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

The old bachelor, 1836 (illustration)
7485443 The old bachelor, 1836 (illustration) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); (add.info.: The old bachelor)

An Old Woman of Arles, 1888 (oil on canvas)
8604943 An Old Woman of Arles, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Painting by Vincent Van Gogh); Photo © Fine Art Images

Time, 1836 (illustration)
7485448 Time, 1836 (illustration) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); (add.info.: Le Temps: illustration by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-1847)

Studies of the head of Saskia and others, 1636 (etching)
NGW405348 Studies of the head of Saskia and others, 1636 (etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 15.6x13.2 cm; National Museum Wales; (add.info)

The dying nun (conte crayon on paper)
NGW385989 The dying nun (conte crayon on paper) by John, Gwen (1876-1939); 31.3x23.9 cm; National Museum Wales; (add.info.: A Nun on her deathbed';); National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Old "Blind Aaron" - over 100 years, Wrangle, Alaska - photographer, A.C.Pillsbury, Palo Alto, Cal
3671446 Old "Blind Aaron" - over 100 years, Wrangle, Alaska - photographer, A.C.Pillsbury, Palo Alto, Cal. undated (b/w photo) by Pillsbury, Arthur Clarence (1870-1946); Newberry Library

Old Man Seated (The Drunken Lot?), c.1630-33 (pen, chalk & ink on paper)
7443769 Old Man Seated (The Drunken Lot?), c.1630-33 (pen, chalk & ink on paper) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); Stadel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (add.info.: By Rembrandt)

The great Panjandrum himself
3670893 The great Panjandrum himself by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: by Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777, author); © Newberry Library

Sir Arthur Davies Owen, Knight, 1816 (oil on board)
NGW388563 Sir Arthur Davies Owen, Knight, 1816 (oil on board) by Hoppner, John (1758-1810); 124.2x97.2 cm; National Museum Wales; (add.info)

Bathsheba (oil on canvas)
8376035 Bathsheba (oil on canvas) by Thys, Peter (Thyssen or Thijs) (1624-1677); 197.5x242.7 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The Dying Nun (mixed media on paper)
NGW385966 The Dying Nun (mixed media on paper) by John, Gwen (1876-1939); 31.6x24.1 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Sir Peter Mutton (oil on canvas)
NGW405344 Sir Peter Mutton (oil on canvas) by English School, (17th century); 71x61 cm; National Museum Wales; (add.info)

Thomas Lewis, Huntsman of Cefn Mable, aged 84, 1841 (oil on canvas)
NGW388564 Thomas Lewis, Huntsman of Cefn Mable, aged 84, 1841 (oil on canvas) by Parkman, Henry Spurrier (1814-64); 57.3x45.9 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

La Confidence (The Secret) (oil on board)
NGW184207 La Confidence (The Secret) (oil on board) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 26.7x35.7 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Elderly woman embracing and comforting forlorn-looking granddaughter
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1970s: Elderly woman embracing and comforting forlorn-looking granddaughter

Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written at the end of the 14th century

Old lady telling stories to children
An old lady telling stories to a group of wide-eyed children. Her memories must relate to the 18th century, which these modern young Regency blades would think to be pre-historic

Ethiopian priest leaning on steep rocks leading to Abuna Yemata Guh church, Gheralta Mountains, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Elderly woman working in rice field harvesting rice, Kep, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

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"Embracing Wisdom and Faith: Senior Adults Inspire with their Resilience and Spirituality" Pope Francis, the embodiment of compassion and humility, presides over Easter Holy Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, reminding us that age is no barrier to serving a higher purpose. Just like Jesus healing the sick, senior adults possess an innate ability to bring comfort and solace to those in need through their wisdom and life experiences. Illustration of four priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant across the River Jordan symbolizes how senior adults carry our collective history and traditions with grace, ensuring they are passed on for generations to come. Even Santa Claus takes a break from his busy schedule at the North Pole to enjoy some relaxation at the beach – a reminder that seniors deserve moments of joy and leisure too. As Pope Francis leaves on his Popemobile after his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, we witness firsthand how senior adults continue to lead by example, tirelessly spreading love and kindness wherever they go. In a portrait reminiscent of Andrew Carnegie seated in a library, senior adults exemplify lifelong learning as they delve into books filled with knowledge, constantly seeking intellectual growth even in their golden years. With every arrival for his weekly general audience in St. Pope Francis showcases not only his dedication but also highlights how seniors can remain active participants within society well into old age. A spiral stairway serves as an apt metaphor for life's journey - just like these stairs wind upwards towards new heights; so do senior adults continuously strive for personal growth while leaving behind inspiring footprints along their path. Through a humorous cartoon depicting a senior woman experiencing paraesthesia or pins-and-needles sensation in her raised foot while standing on one leg wearing nightdress and slippers; we are reminded that aging comes with its own set of challenges, yet seniors face them with resilience and a sense of humor.