Bleak Collection (page 8)

Northumberland Coast (oil on board)
Ma149142 Northumberland Coast (oil on board) by Carter, Frank Thomas (1853-1934); 16.5x62.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; British, out of copyright

Winter Scene in the Low Countries
DRU40872 Winter Scene in the Low Countries by Jean, Edmond (19th century); William Drummond, London, UK; out of copyright

Page 8 (a) View of Porto Santo extending from NNW to WBN distant 5 miles (b
5670259 Page 8 (a) View of Porto Santo extending from NNW to WBN distant 5 miles (b) View of Porto Santo bearing north distant 2 leagues and (c) View of The Deserters, 1768-75 by Hodges

A Mounted Officer, 1877 (oil on canvas)
5858784 A Mounted Officer, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Detaille, Jean-Baptiste Edouard (1848-1912); 46.5A--38.2 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; French, out of copyright

Winter Hickories, (oil on canvas)
823058 Winter Hickories, (oil on canvas) by Carlson, John Fabian (1874-1945); 63.5x76.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter Hickories. John Fabian Carlson (1874-1945). Oil on canvas

Main Street (looking South), Port Elizabeth (b / w photo)
3092377 Main Street (looking South), Port Elizabeth (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Main Street (looking South), Port Elizabeth

An artists wanderings, in Paris (colour litho)
959142 An artists wanderings, in Paris (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: An artists wanderings, in Paris)

The Death of Jens, pub. London 1886 (engraving)
955588 The Death of Jens, pub. London 1886 (engraving) by Steeple Davis, J. (1844-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jens Edward (1843-1884)

Wasdale Head from Styhead Pass, Cumbria, c. 1854 (oil on canvas)
930421 Wasdale Head from Styhead Pass, Cumbria, c.1854 (oil on canvas) by Hunt, Alfred William (1830-96); 86.5x112.5 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Bridge over Singel Canal by the Paleisstraat, Amsterdam, c. 1895-1900 (oil on panel)
871642 Bridge over Singel Canal by the Paleisstraat, Amsterdam, c.1895-1900 (oil on panel) by Breitner, Georg-Hendrik (1857-1923); 22.5x27.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch

Winter Landscape, 1614 (oil on panel)
876794 Winter Landscape, 1614 (oil on panel) by Velde, Esaias I van de (1587-1630); 21x40.6 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Dutch, out of copyright

Primitive Man, 1872 (charcoal, black chalk, stumping, wiping & erasing
2972616 Primitive Man, 1872 (charcoal, black chalk, stumping, wiping & erasing, with white & ochre gouache on paper) by Redon, Odilon (1840-1916); 39.3x33.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Children waiting in the snow, New Year Card (chromolitho)
731019 Children waiting in the snow, New Year Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children waiting in the snow)

A Donkey in Snow, 19th century (oil on canvas)
6198873 A Donkey in Snow, 19th century (oil on canvas) by MacWhirter, John (1839-1911); 61x91.4 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info)

The Vanguard, 19th century (w / c)
6198863 The Vanguard, 19th century (w/c) by MacWhirter, John (1839-1911); 17.8x26.7 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info)

The Road Through the Wood (oil on canvas)
AGN358265 The Road Through the Wood (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; French, out of copyright

Street Cleaner, Washington Square (pastel on paper)
BRN405166 Street Cleaner, Washington Square (pastel on paper) by Glackens, William James (1870-1938); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; American

Muslin Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow (oil on canvas)
EDB50597 Muslin Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow (oil on canvas) by Pringle, John Quinton (1864-1925); City of Edinburgh Museums and Art Galleries, Scotland; Scottish, out of copyright

Habitants Sleighing, c. 1855 (oil on canvas)
PHD734 Habitants Sleighing, c.1855 (oil on canvas) by Krieghoff, Cornelius (1815-72); National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Canadian, out of copyright

One of the Three Landscape Sketches (w / c on paper) (see also 258629 & 258631)
SOU258630 One of the Three Landscape Sketches (w/c on paper) (see also 258629 & 258631) by Herkomer, Hubert von (1849-1914); Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire

Dolmen by the Sea (pencil & sepia ink on paper)
BFM284824 Dolmen by the Sea (pencil & sepia ink on paper) by Friedrich, Caspar David (1774-1840); 64.5x95 cm; Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Weimar

Snow at Quimper, 1909
GLE70664 Snow at Quimper, 1909 by Moret, Henry (1856-1913); 54x73 cm; Galerie L Ergastere, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Champagnole (w / c on paper)
Ma199003 Champagnole (w/c on paper) by Ruskin, John (1819-1900); Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Page 7 (a) View of Porto Santo. Titled in ink along lower edge
5670258 Page 7 (a) View of Porto Santo. Titled in ink along lower edge View of Porto Santo extending from NNW to WBW distant 5 miles (b) View of Porto Santo bearing north

Page 5 View of Porto Santo bearing North distant 2 Leagues, 1768-75 (pen & ink and wash)
5670256 Page 5 View of Porto Santo bearing North distant 2 Leagues, 1768-75 (pen & ink and wash) by Hodges, William (1744-97); Mitchell Library

Common bleak, Alburnus alburnus (Cyprinus alburnus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4614158 Common bleak, Alburnus alburnus (Cyprinus alburnus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Relief Squadron of 1884 at Godhavn, Greenland, pub. London 1886 (engraving)
955589 Relief Squadron of 1884 at Godhavn, Greenland, pub. London 1886 (engraving) by English School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battersea Power Station, c. 1935 (pencil, w / c & pen)
3700895 Battersea Power Station, c.1935 (pencil, w/c & pen) by Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne (1889-1946); 24.1x34.3 cm; Wolseley Fine Arts, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Organising the Camp, illustration from Nimrod in the Antarctic 1907-09
CHT174815 Organising the Camp, illustration from Nimrod in the Antarctic 1907-09 written by Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) by Marston, George (1882-1940); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

An Iceberg, illustration from Nimrod in the Antarctic 1907-09
CHT174813 An Iceberg, illustration from Nimrod in the Antarctic 1907-09 by Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) by Marston, George (1882-1940); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Huntsmen in Horsedrawn Sleigh (oil on canvas)
CH204204 Huntsmen in Horsedrawn Sleigh (oil on canvas) by Krieghoff, Cornelius (1815-72); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Canadian, out of copyright

Blue Landscape, c. 1896-1899. Creator: Louis Michel Eilshemius
Blue Landscape, c. 1896-1899

A rag and bone man at the reins of his horse and cart seen here travelling the streets of a un-named northern town looking for scrap metal 1st February 1982

The village of St Kilda nestling at the foot of a bare rugged rock on the main island of Hirta in the St Kilda archipelago. 26th May 1923 Planman - - 17/08/2010

Home to the St Kidans the village on the main island, Hirta in the St Kilda archipelago 26th May 1923 Planman - - 17/08/2010

Country Scenes - Forest Circa 1971

Richmond Park London in snow

An aerial view showing the village of Scalloway, Shetland, covered by snow after a heavy fall. November 1952 C5851-001

Ben Arthur, published 1819. Creator: JMW Turner
Ben Arthur, published 1819

Work Castles, Wolverhampton, 1912. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Work Castles, Wolverhampton, 1912

Old Million Eyes, 1910. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Old Million Eyes, 1910

Valley of Desolation, 1910. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Valley of Desolation, 1910

The Fallen Tree, ca. 1785. Creator: Alexander Cozens
The Fallen Tree, ca. 1785

St Mary the Virgin Church, Friston, East Sussex
circa 1910s

Ruins of the Chateau of Cremieux (Isere), 1850

Mountain Landscape, Lombardy, . Creator: Attributed to John Frederick Kensett
Mountain Landscape, Lombardy, . Attributed to John Frederick Kensett

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"Bleak: A Glimpse into the Shadows of Life's Canvas" In Gin Lane, 1751, William Hogarth masterfully portrays a society drowning in despair, where destitution and addiction reign supreme. The Selection of Fish showcases an eerie emptiness, as if life has been drained from the sea itself. Victoria Tower on Castle Hill looms over Huddersfield like a silent sentinel, its imposing presence casting a somber shadow over the town. H. M. Prison in Peterhead stands as a grim reminder of lost freedom and shattered dreams. Free to Roam captures the desolation of Middlesbrough in the 1970s, with abandoned buildings echoing tales of forgotten glory days. Van Gogh's Garden of the Rectory at Nuenen transports us to a melancholic oasis; nature's beauty contrasting with an underlying sense of isolation. The Sahara Desert stretches endlessly before our eyes - an unforgiving landscape that epitomizes bleakness and solitude. Monk by the Sea depicts man alone against nature's vastness; his solitary figure mirroring our own existential struggles. Within London's East End Doss House lies untold stories etched upon weary faces; their lives entangled within layers of hardship and sorrow. Bleak House serves as Charles Dickens' literary embodiment of societal decay and moral corruption. Achill Island's Keel Strand whispers tales carried by winds across deserted shores - echoes from a forgotten past mingling with present-day solitude. The Gold Mining Ghost Town of Bodie bears witness to abandoned dreams buried beneath crumbling facades; its streets haunted by memories long gone but not entirely forgotten. In these glimpses into darkness, we confront humanity’s capacity for suffering and resilience amidst adversity – reminding us that even within bleakness there is beauty waiting to be discovered.