Unhappy Collection (#5)

The Mayor of Casterbridge. Don't cry--Don't cry. By Thomas Hardy, 1886. Creator: Robert Barnes
The Mayor of Casterbridge. Don't cry--Don't cry. By Thomas Hardy, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Sans asile, 1883. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Sans asile, 1883

Sans asile, 1883. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Sans asile, 1883

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Matsuo-maru (?) in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Matsuo-maru (?) in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Fourth Month, 1779 (?), Japan, c. 1779

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Gokuin Sen'emon in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Gokuin Sen'emon in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Second Month, 1780, Japan, c. 1780

The Actor Otani Tomoemon I as Otsuma in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga, Performed... c. 1781. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Otani Tomoemon I as Otsuma in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fourth Month, 1781, Japan, c. 1781

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Sukestune (?) in the Play Kokimazete Takao Soga... c. 1778. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Sukestune (?) in the Play Kokimazete Takao Soga (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Second Month, 1778, Japan, c. 1778

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ko no Moronao in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ko no Moronao in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eighth Month, 1779, Japan, c. 1779

The Actor Otani Tomoemon I as Kawatabiya Mombei in the Play Oyoroi Ebido Shinozuka... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Otani Tomoemon I as Kawatabiya Mombei in the Play Oyoroi Ebido Shinozuka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1772, Japan, c. 1772

The Actor Otani Tomoemon I as Kajino Choan (?) in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin (?)... c. 1777. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Otani Tomoemon I as Kajino Choan (?) in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Seventh Month, 1777, Japan, c. 1777

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as Kudo Saemon Suketsune in the Play Kamuri Kotoba Soga... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as Kudo Saemon Suketsune in the Play Kamuri Kotoba Soga no Yukari, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the First Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Katsuhei, Servant of a Princely Family, in the Play Uta... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Katsuhei, Servant of a Princely Family, in the Play Uta Kurabe Tosei Moyo, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1779, Japan, c. 1779

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Baramon no Kichi in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Baramon no Kichi in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1780, Japan, c. 1780

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Fuwa Banazemon in the Play Date Moyo Kumo ni Inazuma... c. 1768. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Fuwa Banazemon in the Play Date Moyo Kumo ni Inazuma, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Tenth Month, 1768, Japan, c. 1768

The Prodigal Son in Misery, n.d. Creator: Amos Doolittle
The Prodigal Son in Misery, n.d

The Actor Nakajima Kanzaemon III as Yaguchi no Karasu-baba in the Play Hono Nitta... c. 1777. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakajima Kanzaemon III as Yaguchi no Karasu-baba in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1777, Japan, c. 1777

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Prince Koreakira (?) in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Prince Koreakira (?) in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773, Japan, c. 1773

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the Plant Seller Awashima no Yonosuke in the Play... c. 1781
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the Plant Seller Awashima no Yonosuke in the Play Mukashi Otoko Yuki no Hinagata, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1781, Japan, c. 1781

Children these days are a bad lot!, 1827. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Children these days are a bad lot!, 1827

Train de plaisir, dix degrés d'ennui et de mauvaise humeur, from Tirage Uniq... 1862, printed 1920
Train de plaisir, dix degres d'ennui et de mauvaise humeur, from Tirage Unique de Trente-Six Bois, 1862, printed 1920

The Pillow, 1903. Creator: Maximilian Kurzweil
The Pillow, 1903

Prince Paul Troubetzkoy II (Bust), 1909. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Prince Paul Troubetzkoy II (Bust), 1909

Sanowa Poqui [B], c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Sanowa Poqui [B], c1905. Tewa Indian child, half-length portrait, facing front

Mohave-Judith, c1903. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mohave-Judith, c1903. Head-and-shoulders portrait of a Mohave woman, facing front

Judith-Mohave, c1903. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Judith-Mohave, c1903. Head-and-shoulders portrait of a Mohave woman, right profile

Eleonora Duse, c1900. Creator: Hermann Vinzenz Heller
Eleonora Duse, c1900

The International Exhibition: "Farewell - For Ever", by V. Manzano, 1862. Creator: E. Skill
The International Exhibition: "Farewell - For Ever", by V. Manzano, 1862. Engraving of a painting. A young cavalier lover has been severed from his lady-love by her...being forced to take

Yakut Woman in Rich Folk Attire, 1856. Creator: Ivan Dem'ianovich Bulychev
Yakut Woman in Rich Folk Attire, 1856. From Puteshestviye po Vostochnoy Sibiri I. Bulychova. Chast 1-ya. Poyezdka v Kamchatku (A journey across eastern Siberia: Part 1, Trip to Kamchatka)

Aeneas says Farewell to Dido, 1679 (tapestry weave: silk and wool)
XOS5886558 Aeneas says Farewell to Dido, 1679 (tapestry weave: silk and wool) by Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (Il Viterbese) (1610-62); 403x394 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Broken Pot, c.1895 (oil on canvas)
8615150 Broken Pot, c.1895 (oil on canvas) by Suthers, Leghe (1856-1924); 81x102 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info.: By John Lees Suthers/J)

The Veteran, 1870 (oil on canvas)
XOS5884369 The Veteran, 1870 (oil on canvas) by Firmin-Girard, Marie Francois (1838-1921); 43x30.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Marie-Francois Firmin-Girard)

The Death of Dido, 1679 (tapestry weave: silk and wool)
XOS5886561 The Death of Dido, 1679 (tapestry weave: silk and wool) by Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (Il Viterbese) (1610-62); 414x466.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Poster advertising the film L'Enfant de Paris, produced by Gaumont Cinema Films (colour litho)
PWI82861 Poster advertising the film L'Enfant de Paris, produced by Gaumont Cinema Films (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Musee du Cinema, Paris

Mixed breed boxer dog looking at the camera against a black background, Studio Shot
Portrait of a mixed breed boxer dog looking at the camera against a black background; Studio Shot

Comic postcard, Sea sickness in a rowing boat Date: 20th century

Supplement, The Seven Ages by Louis Wain - Seven. " Last scene of all, that ends this strange eventful history, is second childishness, and mere oblivion; sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste

Koo Stark, Actress pictured outside her London Flat this evening, Tuesday 2nd November 1982

The Queen in China at a banquet in Peking. Being handed chopsticks to eat sea slugs with. October 13th 1986

Confused Woman

King Henry the Eighth and Anna Bullen, ca. 1728. Creator: William Hogarth
King Henry the Eighth and Anna Bullen, ca. 1728

Poppy, Iceland poppy, Papaver nudicaule Garden gnome buds
4826 Poppy - Iceland poppy : Papaver nudicaule Garden gnome buds. 2 hairy buds closely entwined

Poppy, Welsh poppy, Meconopsis cambrica
Welsh poppy, Meconopsis cambrica, black and white of 2 flowers against a large area of solid black

Victorian satirical cartoon, Masking Depression with Humor
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on Masking Depression with Humor, 19th Century. The merry Fool, in motley at the Fair, May hide in jest and laughter, his despair

Picture No. 12020796
Wet ginger & white Persian Cat wearing pink fluffy tiara Wet ginger & white Persian Cat wearing pink fluffy tiara Wet ginger & white Persian Cat wearing pink fluffy tiara. Digital manipulation Date:

Orang utan (Pongo pygmaeus) baby hanging from trees, and chewing on fingers, Semengoh Nature reserve, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, Endangered

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Different human facial expressions. (print)
7419955 Different human facial expressions. (print) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845) (after); (add.info.: The Grimaces. Different human facial expressions: surprise, sadness, anger etc)

The Dying Girl to her Lover! Fare thee well Love!, c.1770-1959 (print)
3671819 The Dying Girl to her Lover! Fare thee well Love!, c.1770-1959 (print) by Firth, Hall & Pond (1833-1847); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

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In a world filled with unhappy moments, this caption takes us on a journey through various forms of discontent. From "The Underwriter Who Missed The Total Loss" by H. M. Bateman to the iconic image of Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard in "Modern Times (1936)", we witness the universal feeling of unhappiness captured in Picture No. 11768893. Even historical figures like Saint Nicholas of Lipna from 1294, depicted by artist Alexa Petrov, experienced their share of sorrow. And who can forget the Ugly Sisters struggling to dance in the Cinderella ballet? Their frustration mirrors that of many trapped in an unhappy marriage. Richard Massingham's portrayal in Michael Laws' "What A Life. (1948)" reminds us that even comedic characters can have moments of melancholy. Meanwhile, Paul Et Virginie's masses showcase how collective unhappiness can be found within society. Dickens' haunted tales send shivers down our spines as we delve into stories where misery lurks around every corner. Yet amidst all these gloomy depictions, there is hope; Saint Mary Magdalene penitent shows us that redemption is possible even after experiencing deep sadness. Advertisements for Horlicks remind us that sometimes all it takes is a warm cup of comfort to chase away unhappiness momentarily. Lastly, Humpty Dumpty looking unhappy after his fall serves as a reminder that life's setbacks can leave lasting scars on our hearts. Through these diverse hints and images, we are reminded that unhappiness knows no boundaries or time periods – it is an emotion deeply ingrained within the human experience.