Wistful Collection (#4)

The Love Letter (Portrait of Dora Labbette) c. 1918 (oil on canvas)
3088302 The Love Letter (Portrait of Dora Labbette) c.1918 (oil on canvas) by Strang, William (1859-1921); 76x63.5 cm; Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; Scottish, out of copyright

Where The Grass Grows Green by Harry Clifton
Promotional music sheet for Where the Grass Grows Green song by Harry Clifton, circa 1860s. A man looks wistfully out at the emerald-coloured sea thinking of Erin in Ireland. Date: circa 1860s

Young woman using a Singer Sewing Machine Date: circa 1910s

Miss Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973), British Actress, Dancer and Singer. One of the most photographed women in the world in the early decades of the 20th century. Date: circa 1910s

Sarah Bernhardt in the Role of Princess Lointaine, 1904 (colour lithograph)
1195280 Sarah Bernhardt in the Role of Princess Lointaine, 1904 (colour lithograph) by Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939); 69.2x50.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Czech

Winter Beauty, 1910 (oil on canvas)
700736 Winter Beauty, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Vernon, Emile (1872-1919); 73x50.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Springtime (oil on canvas)
700732 Springtime (oil on canvas) by Lynch, Albert (1851-1912); 135.3x50.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Peruvian, out of copyright

A Candlelit Interior with a Lady Seated at a Table, 1865 (oil on panel)
658936 A Candlelit Interior with a Lady Seated at a Table, 1865 (oil on panel) by Schendel, Petrus van (1806-70); 74x60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Love Letters, (oil on canvas)
658733 The Love Letters, (oil on canvas) by Piot, Etienne Adolphe (1850-1910); 30x25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Love Letters. Etienne Adolphe Piot (1850-1910). Oil on canvas

Portrait of Valentine Tessier, 1914 (oil on board)
475791 Portrait of Valentine Tessier, 1914 (oil on board) by Rysselberghe, Theo van (1862-1926); 61x49 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Belgian, out of copyright

Doubtful Fortune - We Knnow We re Cheated, Yet Would Fain Believe, (oil on panel)
659771 Doubtful Fortune - We Knnow We re Cheated, Yet Would Fain Believe, (oil on panel) by Solomon, Abraham (1824-62); 40.7x31.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Mary, the Artists Daughter, (oil on panel)
658949 Portrait of Mary, the Artists Daughter, (oil on panel) by Stuck, Franz von (1863-1928); 53x50 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Mary, the Artists Daughter)

Wishful Thinking, (oil on canvas)
658497 Wishful Thinking, (oil on canvas) by Piot, Etienne Adolphe (1850-1910); 45.8x37.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Wishful Thinking. Etienne Adolphe Piot (1850-1910). Oil on canvas

Loves Destiny, 1901 (oil on canvas)
658298 Loves Destiny, 1901 (oil on canvas) by Glindoni, Henry Gillard (1852-1913); 127x101.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Loves Destiny. Henry Gillard Glindoni (1852-1913). Oil on canvas

Faraway Thoughts, (oil on canvas)
659856 Faraway Thoughts, (oil on canvas) by Walbourn, Ernest (1872-1927); 50.9x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Faraway Thoughts. Ernest Walbourn (1872-1927). Oil on canvas

Portrait of Mrs Wheeler, Bust Length, (pencil and red chalk)
659798 Portrait of Mrs Wheeler, Bust Length, (pencil and red chalk) by Holiday, Henry (1839-1927); 26.7x19.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Mrs Wheeler, Bust Length)

St Agnes Eve (pen and black ink)
1217748 St Agnes Eve (pen and black ink) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 9.7x7.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English, out of copyright

World War I postcard. (photo)
724555 World War I postcard. (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: World War I postcard. Caption reads: God send you back to me)

Vanessa Bell, 1902 (b / w photo)
XJF359048 Vanessa Bell, 1902 (b/w photo) by Beresford, George Charles (1864-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vanessa Bell (nee Stephen) (1879-1961) English artist; sister of Virginia Woolf;

The Queen and the Page, 1896 (oil on canvas)
MHW285574 The Queen and the Page, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Stokes, Marianne (1855-1927); 101x96.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Little Dorrit, from Charles Dickens: A Gossip about his Life by Thomas Archer
STC217045 Little Dorrit, from Charles Dickens: A Gossip about his Life by Thomas Archer, published c.1894 (litho) by Barnard

Celebrities of the Stage: Miss Beatrice Coleman, 1903-08 (coloured photo)
451566 Celebrities of the Stage: Miss Beatrice Coleman, 1903-08 (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands

Celebrities of the Stage: Miss Edna May, c. 1903-08 (b / w photo)
451570 Celebrities of the Stage: Miss Edna May, c.1903-08 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands

A Gibson Girl, c. 1902
477724 A Gibson Girl, c.1902 by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth, c. 1640 (oil on canvas)
499516 Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth, c.1640 (oil on canvas) by Zurbaran, Francisco de (1598-1664); 201x256 (framed) 165x218.2 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The Canary, 1913 (oil on canvas)
HEH372456 The Canary, 1913 (oil on canvas) by Paxton, William McGregor (1869-1941); 40.6x35.6 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Study of a Fisherman, 1870 (w / c on paper)
HMP426046 Study of a Fisherman, 1870 (w/c on paper) by Drummond, James (1816-77); 30x24 cm; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire, UK; eHarris Museum and Art Gallery; Scottish

Portrait of Dolly Davis on a balcony in front of the old bridge of Alma (oil on canvas)
CK101571 Portrait of Dolly Davis on a balcony in front of the old bridge of Alma (oil on canvas) by Marval, Jacqueline (1866-1932); 152x137 cm; Private Collection; Photo eCrane Kalman Gallery

Portrait of a Woman with a Hat with Flowers; Portrait de femme au chapeau fleuri, c
1767919 Portrait of a Woman with a Hat with Flowers; Portrait de femme au chapeau fleuri, c.1890 (oil on canvas) by Renoir

Portrait of a Girl, 1928 (oil on canvas)
1767487 Portrait of a Girl, 1928 (oil on canvas) by Henri, Robert Cozad (1865-1929); 71.1x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Girl. Robert Henri (1865-1929). Oil on canvas

Portrait of William Michael Rossetti, (pencil on paper)
1199573 Portrait of William Michael Rossetti, (pencil on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 27x21.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Postcard of Mignon, sent in 1913 (hand-coloured photo)
660545 Postcard of Mignon, sent in 1913 (hand-coloured photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Young woman artist painting in the countryside while a young man looks on (litho)
6001428 Young woman artist painting in the countryside while a young man looks on (litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Pained Heart, or Sigh No More, Ladies, 1868 (oil on canvas)
Ma88174 The Pained Heart, or Sigh No More, Ladies, 1868 (oil on canvas) by Hughes, Arthur (1832-1915); 94x109.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Act II Scene 3 l.62; ); Photo eThe Ms Gallery

Melancholy III, 1902 (colour woodcut from two blocks, with gouges, chisel & fretsaw
2972679 Melancholy III, 1902 (colour woodcut from two blocks, with gouges, chisel & fretsaw, on paper) by Munch, Edvard (1863-1944); 37.7x47.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

A Viennese Memory (oil on canvas)
2956875 A Viennese Memory (oil on canvas) by Mostyn, Thomas Edwin (1864-1930); 90.81x69.85 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mostyn, who was known for his distinctive lush colours and rich impasto)

Asian in Blue Stockings; Asiatique aux Bas Bleus, 1922 (oil on canvas)
656284 Asian in Blue Stockings; Asiatique aux Bas Bleus, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Pascin, Jules (1885-1930); 65x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Asian in Blue Stockings; Asiatique aux Bas Bleus)

Study of a Young Girl Dressed as a Peasant, c. 1869 (b / w photo)
STC118996 Study of a Young Girl Dressed as a Peasant, c.1869 (b/w photo) by Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

Study for The Hour Glass : portrait of Mrs. William Morris. c
WDM84798 Study for The Hour Glass : portrait of Mrs. William Morris. c.1904-05 (pastel on paper) (study of 28828) by Morgan, Evelyn De (1855-1919); 45.7x35.5 cm; De Morgan Collection

Portrait of Countess Eugenie (1826-1920), 1846 (oil on canvas)
MIG100183 Portrait of Countess Eugenie (1826-1920), 1846 (oil on canvas) by Solomon, Abraham (1824-62); 31.75x26.03 oval cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Elizabeth, Mrs John Bostock, c. 1769 (oil on canvas)
824240 Portrait of Elizabeth, Mrs John Bostock, c.1769 (oil on canvas) by Wright of Derby, Joseph (1734-97); 127x101.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Elizabeth, Mrs John Bostock)

Spring Carnations (oil on canvas)
823101 Spring Carnations (oil on canvas) by Throop, Francis Hunt (1860-1933); 92.4x65.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring Carnations. Francis Hunt Throop (1860-1933). Oil on canvas

Longing for William, 1879 (oil on canvas)
822947 Longing for William, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 76.2x50.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Longing for William. John George Brown (1831-1919). Oil on canvas

Reverie, 1915 (litho)
874718 Reverie, 1915 (litho) by Belleroche, Albert de (1864-1944); 59.06 x47.31 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Gift of George C

A Breezy Day, c. 1898 (oil on canvas)
650914 A Breezy Day, c.1898 (oil on canvas) by Reid, Robert (1862-1929); 94.6x85.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Breezy Day. Robert Reid (1862-1929). Oil on canvas. Painted c. 1898

Portrait of a Girl, (oil on canvas)
650703 Portrait of a Girl, (oil on canvas) by Thayer, Abbott Handerson (1849-1921); 54x41.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Girl. Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849-1921). Oil on canvas

Mary, Lady Beauchamp-Proctor, c. 1782-88 (oil on canvas)
HEH416355 Mary, Lady Beauchamp-Proctor, c.1782-88 (oil on canvas) by Romney, George (1734-1802); 240.3x148.6 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Adoration (oil on canvas)
429834 Adoration (oil on canvas) by Fildes, Samuel Luke (1844-1927); 61x44.5 cm; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire, UK; eHarris Museum and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

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"Wistful Reflections: A Glimpse into the Soul of Art" In this captivating collection of illustrations and portraits, we are transported to a world where wistfulness reigns supreme. Each image tells a story, evoking emotions that tug at our hearts and leave us yearning for more. The albumen print illustration for Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Maud" takes us on a journey through longing and desire. The delicate lines and soft hues capture the essence of wistfulness as we delve into the depths of unrequited love. Similarly, in the illustration for Tennyson's "Mariana, " we witness a woman lost in her own thoughts. The albumen print transports us to Mariana's desolate abode, where she gazes out with eyes filled with melancholy. Her wistful expression speaks volumes about her solitude and longing for something more. Raphael Kirchner's Art Nouveau lady holds our gaze as she looks upward, her eyes brimming with dreams yet to be realized. There is an undeniable sense of yearning in her posture - a longing for adventure or perhaps an unattainable love. Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid captivates us with her enchanting beauty but also leaves us feeling bittersweet. As she gazes longingly towards land from which she can never truly belong, we cannot help but feel sympathy for her eternal state of wistfulness. A study of a head for "The Bower Meadow" captures fleeting moments frozen in time – hints at untold stories hidden within each stroke of black chalk. Wistful expressions dance across their faces as they contemplate their own desires and aspirations. Amidst all these images lies Valli Valli, an actress whose portrait exudes both strength and vulnerability simultaneously. Her piercing gaze suggests hidden depths beneath her glamorous facade - perhaps secrets or regrets that make up the fabric of her wistful soul.