Desperation Collection (page 4)

Drunk Husband, 1894 (oil on canvas)
BAL347494 Drunk Husband, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Lemoch, Kirill Vikentievich (1841-1910); Art Gallery of Taganrog, Russia

A Seizure, c. 1840 (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT217761 A Seizure, c.1840 (litho) (b/w photo) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

A Slap in the Face, (oil on canvas)
658199 A Slap in the Face, (oil on canvas) by Frangiamore, Salvatore (1853-1915); 67.3x46.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Slap in the Face. Salvatore Frangiamore (fl. 1897). Oil on canvas

The Death of Meleager (pen & ink with gouache on paper)
AMO418075 The Death of Meleager (pen & ink with gouache on paper) by Lippi, Filippino (c.1457-1504); 22.6x23 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

King Lear and Cordelia, 1776 (etching and aquatint with India ink)
XYC290770 King Lear and Cordelia, 1776 (etching and aquatint with India ink) by Barry, James (1741-1806); 55.6x54.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Death, from the Cycle of Human Life, 1906-07 (gouache on paper)
FTB97838 Death, from the Cycle of Human Life, 1906-07 (gouache on paper) by Sartorio, Giulio Aristide (1860-1932); Galleria Internazionale d Arte Moderna, Ca Pesaro, Venice

The Giaour, Conqueror of Hassan; Le Giaour, Vainqueur d Hassan, (oil on canvas)
824542 The Giaour, Conqueror of Hassan; Le Giaour, Vainqueur d Hassan, (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Emile Jean Horace (1789-1863); 65x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Giaour)

The Bread Riot in Richmond, Virginia, 1863 (litho)
PNP256386 The Bread Riot in Richmond, Virginia, 1863 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The tree of intemperance, published by N. Currier, New York, 1849 (colour litho)
AQS336768 The tree of intemperance, published by N. Currier, New York, 1849 (colour litho) by Currier, Nathaniel (1813-88); 33.9x22.5 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

8 a. m. migratory field workers pulling carrots in a field, near Meloland, Imperial County, CA
8 a.m. Migratory field workers pulling carrots in a field. Note carrot digging tractor in background. " They ll sleep in the row (to hold a place in the field)

The misery of balanced perplexities (b / w photo)
7181827 The misery of balanced perplexities (b/w photo) by Wendt, Lionel (1900-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: The misery of balanced perplexities)

Beethoven: The Allegro Finale of the C-sharp-minor Quartet (colour litho)
7153214 Beethoven: The Allegro Finale of the C-sharp-minor Quartet (colour litho) by Lintott, Edward Barnard (1875-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Julius Caesar on the voyage to Britain, 55 BC (colour litho)
7185385 Julius Caesar on the voyage to Britain, 55 BC (colour litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Julius Caesar on the voyage to Britain, 55 BC)

The Collar of Misery (engraving)
7185144 The Collar of Misery (engraving) by Geoffroy, Jean (called Geo) (1853-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Collar of Misery)

Fear death? To feel the fog in my throat, illustration from Prospice by Robert Browning
IL370467 Fear death? To feel the fog in my throat, illustration from Prospice by Robert Browning by Partridge, Bernard John (1861-1945); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The poor of Paris, early 20th century (drawing)
AIS5356090 The poor of Paris, early 20th century (drawing) by Thiriat, Paul (1868-1943); (add.info.: The dormitory of women in the Saint Anne hospital in Paris housing the mentally ill)

The Lazzaroni, characters of the Neapolitan people. View of the Gulf of Naples (oil on canvas)
JEB4852861 The Lazzaroni, characters of the Neapolitan people. View of the Gulf of Naples (oil on canvas) by Reynaud, Francois (1825-1909); 165x210 cm; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille

Its wise being good than bad, illustration from Rabbi Ben Ezra by Robert Browning (colour litho)
IL370470 Its wise being good than bad, illustration from Rabbi Ben Ezra by Robert Browning (colour litho) by Partridge, Bernard John (1861-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Baccarat (litho)
3620552 Baccarat (litho) by Legrand, Louis Auguste Mathieu (1863-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baccarat.); © Look and Learn

Sadness and Misery Among the Poor of Anzin, 1913 (charcoal on paper)
XIR183176 Sadness and Misery Among the Poor of Anzin, 1913 (charcoal on paper) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Musee Antoine Lecuyer, Saint-Quentin, France; (add.info.: To the poor people)

Poor waif children at Edinburgh Castle, Limehouse, London (chromolitho)
7157085 Poor waif children at Edinburgh Castle, Limehouse, London (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poor waif children at Edinburgh Castle, Limehouse)

Job in Distress, Job, Chapter 2, Verse 10 (engraving)
7169199 Job in Distress, Job, Chapter 2, Verse 10 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Job in Distress, Job, Chapter 2, Verse 10)

Job (photogravure)
7179001 Job (photogravure) by Bonnat, Leon Joseph Florentin (1833-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Job. Illustration for Examples of Great Artists arranged by C Herbert Letts)

The Mammoth Cave, "The Fat Mans Misery"(engraving)
7170742 The Mammoth Cave, " The Fat Mans Misery" (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mammoth Cave)

You re spoiling it all, she said gloomily (engraving)
7185826 You re spoiling it all, she said gloomily (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: You re spoiling it all, she said gloomily)

Detail of Ugolino and His Sons, 1865-67 (Saint-Beat marble)
3615941 Detail of Ugolino and His Sons, 1865-67 (Saint-Beat marble) by Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste (1827-75); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470 (tapestry)
CUL4897495 The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470 (tapestry) by Flemish School, (15th century); Catedral de Zamora, Castilla y Leon, Spain; (add.info.: The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470)

The battle for survival, 1887 (oil on canvas)
OVR390565 The battle for survival, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 54x46 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Paul, portrait of a lovesick youth with his dog (engraving)
7153753 Paul, portrait of a lovesick youth with his dog (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paul, portrait of a lovesick youth with his dog)

Morituri: woman weeping on the floor (colour litho)
7147407 Morituri: woman weeping on the floor (colour litho) by Reznicek, Ferdinand von (1868-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Morituri: woman weeping on the floor)

Cheer up! (litho)
7185883 Cheer up! (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cheer up! Illustration from The Sketch, 26 December 1906.); © Look and Learn

Poor homeless mother and her children sheltering from the rain beneath a hedge (chromolitho)
7157116 Poor homeless mother and her children sheltering from the rain beneath a hedge (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Homeless mother and children in Victorian Britain (chromolitho)
7157072 Homeless mother and children in Victorian Britain (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Homeless mother and children in Victorian Britain)

Shelter for the homeless poor in the East End of London, late 19th Century (chromolitho)
7157060 Shelter for the homeless poor in the East End of London, late 19th Century (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

Distressed Ship-Owners (engraving)
7177865 Distressed Ship-Owners (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Distressed Ship-Owners)

Ugolino and His Sons, 1865-67 (Saint-Beat marble)
3615937 Ugolino and His Sons, 1865-67 (Saint-Beat marble) by Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste (1827-75); 197.5 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470 (tapestry)
CUL4897519 The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470 (tapestry) by Flemish School, (15th century); Catedral de Zamora, Castilla y Leon, Spain; (add.info.: The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470)

Deep Distress produced by Machinery (engraving)
7177898 Deep Distress produced by Machinery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deep Distress produced by Machinery)

Exhausted child asleep on a doorstep in the snow (chromolitho)
7157111 Exhausted child asleep on a doorstep in the snow (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exhausted child asleep on a doorstep in the snow)

The works of misericordes (detail). (oil on canvas)
PCT4256182 The works of misericordes (detail). (oil on canvas) by Francken, Frans II the Younger (1581-1642); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Carcassonne, France; © Patrice Cartier

Drawing of a poor factory worker against an industrial landscape, by Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923)
UIG5634484 Drawing of a poor factory worker against an industrial landscape, by Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923), a Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker by Steinlen

Poor homeless children sleeping in Covent Garden in Victorian London (chromolitho)
7157076 Poor homeless children sleeping in Covent Garden in Victorian London (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Detail of Ugolino and His Sons, 1865-67 (Saint-Beat marble)
3615936 Detail of Ugolino and His Sons, 1865-67 (Saint-Beat marble) by Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste (1827-75); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

At the Wall of the Federationists, June 1894. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
At the Wall of the Federationists, June 1894

Les Miserables, novel by Victor Hugo. 1899 (poster)
6437692 Les Miserables, novel by Victor Hugo. 1899 (poster) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature)

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In the depths of despair, captured by William Hogarth's iconic "Gin Lane" from 1751, we witness the haunting portrayal of desperation. The artist skillfully depicts a society consumed by addiction and poverty, where hope seems to have vanished like a distant dream. Moving forward in time, an advert for Frys Chocolate serves as a bittersweet reminder that even in moments of desperation, indulging in small pleasures can provide temporary solace. As John William Waterhouse's enchanting mermaid emerges from the depths of her aquatic realm, one cannot help but wonder if she too yearns for something beyond her watery confines - perhaps an escape from her own desperate existence. Stepping into the realm of spirituality and faith, "The New Jerusalem" painted around 1900 presents us with a vision of salvation amidst chaos. In this depiction, desperation takes on a different form - it becomes an opportunity for redemption and renewal. As we journey through art history, Rembrandt van Rhijn's powerful painting "Christ with Arms Folded" captures a moment frozen in time. The somber expression on Christ's face speaks volumes about his understanding of human suffering and our shared experience of desperation. In Thomas Gainsborough’s study for "Deserted - A Foundling, " oil on canvas reveals abandoned children left to fend for themselves – their innocent faces reflecting both vulnerability and sheer desperation. Michelangelo Caravaggio's masterpiece "The Laying in the Tomb" transports us to the biblical scene where Jesus is laid to rest after his crucifixion. Here we witness not only grief but also profound despair among those who loved him most. Peter Paul Rubens' dramatic painting "Le Coup de Lance" portrays Christ being pierced by a lance during his crucifixion. Desperation intertwines with agony as Rubens captures this pivotal moment in Christian iconography.