Wistful Collection (#8)

1920 / Russia / Rural Unrest
A small and slightly wistful Bolshevik demonstration in rural Russia... a distant echo of the grand parades in the streets of Moscow ! Date: circa 1920

John Bacon / Sculptor
JOHN BACON English sculptor. Perfected method of working in artificial stone, and transferring designs to marble Date: 1740 - 1799

Art Nouveau Girl amid the Bullrushes
An Austrian art nouveau postcard (potentially by Raphael Kirchner?) of some style and grace, showing a pretty girl with auburn hair sat amid the bulrushes. Date: circa 1900

Girl in a Yellow Straw Hat, (oil on canvas)
XAM66587 Girl in a Yellow Straw Hat, (oil on canvas) by Amerling, Friedrich von (1803-87); Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria; Austrian, out of copyright

Queen Isabellas Farewell to Transylvania, 1863 (oil on canvas)
BAL47808 Queen Isabellas Farewell to Transylvania, 1863 (oil on canvas) by Wagner, Sandor (1838-1919); 128x167 cm; Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest

Young Girl in a White Bonnet (oil on canvas)
XIR444257 Young Girl in a White Bonnet (oil on canvas) by Greuze, Jean Baptiste (1725-1805); Musee Cognacq-Jay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Fillette au Bonnet Blanc; ); French, out of copyright

Adrienne Lecouvreur (1692-1730) engraved by Pierre Drevet (engraving)
XIR382415 Adrienne Lecouvreur (1692-1730) engraved by Pierre Drevet (engraving) by Coypel, Charles Antoine (1694-1752) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Cyril Wilde, c. 1890 (b / w photo)
XJF365318 Cyril Wilde, c.1890 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cyril Holland (ne Wilde) (1885-1915)

Portrait of Madame Vaussard (oil on canvas)
XIR204905 Portrait of Madame Vaussard (oil on canvas) by Dubufe, Claude-Marie (1790-1864); 130x97 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; French, out of copyright

Adrienne Lecouvreur (1692-1730) (litho)
KW232400 Adrienne Lecouvreur (1692-1730) (litho) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: with Michel Baron she helped change traditional acting techniques of the French)

Arrival of a School Mistress in the Countryside, 1897 (oil on canvas)
BAL167458 Arrival of a School Mistress in the Countryside, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Makovsky, Vladimir Egorovic (1846-1920); 67x90 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

A Young Girl with Daisies, 1889 (oil on canvas)
XOS1127641 A Young Girl with Daisies, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 65.1x54 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

Young Girl Seated, 1885 (oil on canvas)
BAL211607 Young Girl Seated, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 37x29 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Kenilworth Castle - Past and Present, 1854 (oil on canvas)
BAL106939 Kenilworth Castle - Past and Present, 1854 (oil on canvas) by Walker, John Eaton (fl.1844-66); 103.5x70.5 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Japanese Woman O-Koto-San has a smoke before bed
Japanese Woman O-Koto-San has a smoke and thinks of her soldier Lo, whilst her miad prepares her bed. Date: circa 1905

South African Beauty - portrait with bouquet of flowers Date: circa 1903

South African Beauty - seated at a table pondering a flower, perhaps pining for a departed or lost love... Date: circa 1902

Raphael Kirchner - Pretty lady on a Chimney with broom harp
Fantasy card by Raphael Kirchner - Pretty lady sat above the rooftops atop a Chimney plucking the strings of a broom harp Date: circa 1903

Raphael Kirchner - Art Nouveau lady by the sea
Raphael Kirchner - Art Nouveau lady in pretty white summer dress (with gold circular decoration/pattern), with white flowers in her hair

Gladys Cooper - English stage and screen actress
English actress of stage and screen, Gladys Cooper (1888-1971) Date: circa 1916

French patriotic WWI postcard - Debt owed to those who die
(transalation) To you who give your life - the flowers that you are owed from your Fatherland. Date: circa 1916

Active Service - WW1 knitting postcard by Harold Copping
Postcard from the First World War depicting a woman knitting comforts for soldiers (note the khaki coloured wool), and gazing wistfully into the distance

The Rural District Council of Battle, Sussex have banned cars from using Camber Sands. A gate has been erected and padlocked at the only entrance to the sands. 16th June 1947

Reflection of sky, trees, rocks, and clouds in Russel Lake, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Oregon

Senorita Carmencita Larrabeiti, star of the Princess theatre, Madrid. 21 October 1927

Susan Mann - a woman looking over Marine Lake at New Brighton

Lady in fancy dress gazing out of a window, February 1938 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N16410

A Pensive Woman Curled Up In A Chair
Chicago, Illinois: c. 1937. Helen Flint, stage actress, (1898-1967) in the play, Yes, My Darling Daughter

Fly Ball Gives Broken Nose
Topeka, Kansas: June 7, 1962 A nine year old boy with a broken nose from when he misjudged a fly ball in practice with his father

Research Chimp At Yale Labs
Orange Park, Florida: April, 1940. Little Alf, six months old, at the Yale Laboratories of Primate Biology in Florida. He was the first son of Alpha

Healthy woman F006 / 2671
MODEL RELEASED. Healthy woman

Vicar remembering his youth - rowing on the river
Forty Years On A priest remembers the days of his youth, when he too partook in boating down on the river. Date: circa 1906

Mother O Mine - Young cavalry soldier
Mother O Mine A wistful young cavalry soldier thinks about home and his Mother, waiting for news of her son... Date: circa 1915

Lady sitting on a wooden stool
A pretty lady in a white dress, sitting on a stool. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Daily Mirror Advertising space advertisement - Hatter
An advertisement from the Daily Mirror looking for companies to advertise in the newspaper, using the argument that more skilled workers than ever are readers of the paper. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Three Algerian Girls looking in through the window
Three Algerian girls (Zorah, Aicha and Fatma) peer in through the window. A lovely composition and fine use of natural light

Green Morning Dress 1823
A lady holds a miniature of her lover. Her green dress has 2 rouleau round the hem and a white vandyked ruff. Her lace cap, adorned with flowers, ties with a pink ribbon

The ziggurat, Agargouf, Iraq, Middle East

Girl in the Garden
A girl in a blue and white dress leans against a trellis in a garden, wearing a somewhat wistful expression

Theatrical Pose
An unknown actress strikes a pictureque theatrical pose. Stage lighting is used to create an atmospheric quality. She gazes upwards forlornly with a hand on her heart

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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.