Helpless Collection

Ottoman Empire Cartoon
Abdul Hamid II of Turkey is helpless as parts of the Ottoman Empire are whipped from beneath his feet by Bulgaria and Austria

Wolves Attack Livestock
A vicious pack of wolves, unhindered by a dog & two men, who sit talking by a farmhouse, set upon the livestock (cattle, goats & sheep)

Delilah learning the secret of Samson's great strength so that she can betray him to the Philistines
535382 Delilah learning the secret of Samson's great strength so that she can betray him to the Philistines, 1866 (engraving); (add.info)

The Mayor of Casterbridge. By Thomas Hardy, 1886. Creator: Robert Barnes
The Mayor of Casterbridge, by Thomas Hardy. "Now", said Henchard between his gasps, "Your life is in my hands", 1886. From "The Graphic

Square of the Virgin Saint Mary, Valencia Cathedral, Basilica of Virgen the Helpless in morning at Valencia, Spain

Fountain Rio Turia on Square of the Virgin Saint Mary, Valencia Cathedral, Basilica of Virgen the Helpless at night in Valencia, Spain

Painting, title unknown, mid 19th century. Artist: Jean Pierre Alexandre Antigna
Painting, title unknown, mid 19th century

The Irish Vampire, 1885. Artist: John Tenniel
The Irish Vampire, 1885. The Irish National League, with the face of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), shown as a vampire preying on Ireland. Cartoon from Punch. (London, 24 October 1885)

Ulysses Lands on the Isle of Calypso, 1737. Artist: Pierre Charles Tremolieres
Ulysses Lands on the Isle of Calypso, 1737. From the Musee Fabre, Montpellier, France

No Hay Quien Los Socorra (There is no one to help them), 1863 (etching, aquatint, burnishing & burin)
3745581 No Hay Quien Los Socorra (There is no one to help them), 1863 (etching, aquatint, burnishing & burin) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 25x34 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

No hay que dar voces (It's no use crying out), 1863 (etching, aquatint, burnishing & burin)
3745585 No hay que dar voces (It's no use crying out), 1863 (etching, aquatint, burnishing & burin) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 25x34 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

The Divine Eros Defeats the Earthly Eros, c. 1602 (oil on canvas)
3900541 The Divine Eros Defeats the Earthly Eros, c.1602 (oil on canvas) by Baglione, Giovanni (1571-1644); Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany

Man being hung upside down out of a window by his coat-tails (colour litho)
5999967 Man being hung upside down out of a window by his coat-tails (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Female Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) covering chicks, aged one day, with her wings in an artificial nest, Italy

Brontosaurus (colour litho)
5995629 Brontosaurus (colour litho) by Stokoe, W. J.(fl.1910-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brontosaurus. The Thunder Lizard, as helpless as it was huge)

Autumn Rose; Hostros, 1887 (oil on canvas)
659718 Autumn Rose; Hostros, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Schjerfbeck, Helene (1862-1946); 115x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Autumn Rose; Hostros. Helen Schjerfbeck (1862-1946). Oil on canvas

Saint George Killing the Dragon, 1434-35 (tempera on panel)
2970200 Saint George Killing the Dragon, 1434-35 (tempera on panel) by Martorell, Bernardo (fl.1427-52); 155.6x98.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Gift of Mrs. Richard E

The Persecution of Job. Creator: Georg Pencz
The Persecution of Job

Lying Down; Liegende, 1918 (black crayon on paper)
1768303 Lying Down; Liegende, 1918 (black crayon on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 43.8x29.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lying Down; Liegende. Egon Schiele (1890-1918)

On a Somewhat Dangerous Slope (colour litho)
3646202 On a Somewhat Dangerous Slope (colour litho) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: On a Somewhat Dangerous Slope)

Man devoured by bears after falling into their pit, the Barengraben, in Bern, Switzerland (engraving)
6000498 Man devoured by bears after falling into their pit, the Barengraben, in Bern, Switzerland (engraving) by French School

Woman being carried off by her enormous hat on a windy day (engraving)
6030942 Woman being carried off by her enormous hat on a windy day (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr Aldgate-Lothbury in the Highlands (engraving)
1061126 Mr Aldgate-Lothbury in the Highlands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Aldgate-Lothbury in the Highlands)

Saved, 1889 (etching on cream wove paper)
877258 Saved, 1889 (etching on cream wove paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 65.4x89.5 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; American, out of copyright

Drama on a transatlantic voyage (colour litho)
2779250 Drama on a transatlantic voyage (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drama on a transatlantic voyage)

La Fin D Un Aeronaute (engraving)
2789079 La Fin D Un Aeronaute (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Fin D Un Aeronaute. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 16 February 1890)

The Desperate Man (Self Portrait), 1843-45 (oil on canvas)
957039 The Desperate Man (Self Portrait), 1843-45 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 45x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le desespere); Luisa Ricciarini; French, out of copyright

The Princess Tied to a Tree (oil on canvas)
884217 The Princess Tied to a Tree (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 106.4x92.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Death in the snow (engraving)
2789323 Death in the snow (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death in the snow. La Mort Dans La Neige)

Tragedy on the railway (colour litho)
2779795 Tragedy on the railway (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tragedy on the railway)

A blacksmith drowned in a marsh after he got lost on his way home from a fair in Alsace (colour litho)
2779646 A blacksmith drowned in a marsh after he got lost on his way home from a fair in Alsace (colour litho) by French School

A French cantiniere seeing her husband among a group of drowning soldiers at the Battle of Arcole, Italy
3098573 A French cantiniere seeing her husband among a group of drowning soldiers at the Battle of Arcole, Italy, 1796 (colour litho) by Chartier

A balloon struck by a train (colour litho)
3097610 A balloon struck by a train (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A balloon struck by a train. Ballon Tamponne Par Un Train)

Horrible death of a child in the Landes, France (colour litho)
3097553 Horrible death of a child in the Landes, France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horrible death of a child in the Landes, France)

Two children carried over Niagara Falls to their death (colour litho)
2779941 Two children carried over Niagara Falls to their death (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two children carried over Niagara Falls to their death)

A child swept away by a wave (colour litho)
2780009 A child swept away by a wave (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A child swept away by a wave. Un enfant enleve par une vague)

The Blind, 1908 (bronze)
MAE340539 The Blind, 1908 (bronze) by Charlier, Guillaume (1854-1925); Our Lady of Flanders Cathedral, Tournai, Belgium; (add.info)

Soldiers looting a peasant family, c. 1650 (oil on canvas)
ALM403400 Soldiers looting a peasant family, c.1650 (oil on canvas) by Lingelbach, Johannes (1622-74); 41.9x55.6 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio

Sancho Tossed in a Blanket, from Don Quixote de la Mancha
OTB182314 Sancho Tossed in a Blanket, from Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel Cervantes (1547-1616) engraved by Heliodore Joseph Pisan (1822-90) c.1868 (engraving) by Dore

Drowning of a sewage worker (litho)
2819096 Drowning of a sewage worker (litho) by Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drowning of a sewage worker. Un egoutier noye)

Tram accident at Romainville, Paris (colour litho)
2795945 Tram accident at Romainville, Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tram accident at Romainville, Paris)

An accident in the mountains (engraving)
2789413 An accident in the mountains (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An accident in the mountains)

German soldier in a sentry box captured by French Chasseurs Alpins using a lasso, World War I, 1915 (litho)
6000290 German soldier in a sentry box captured by French Chasseurs Alpins using a lasso, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Bombled

Panic-stricken citizens rushing past the Sherman House (engraving)
736199 Panic-stricken citizens rushing past the Sherman House (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A woman setting herself on fire while doing her hair (engraving)
2789376 A woman setting herself on fire while doing her hair (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A woman setting herself on fire while doing her hair)

Two audacious criminals (colour litho)
2782275 Two audacious criminals (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two audacious criminals. Deux Audacieux Bandits)

Shielding the Helpless, Group by the Late E B Stephens, ARA, in the Royal Academy Exhibition (engraving)
1107095 Shielding the Helpless, Group by the Late E B Stephens, ARA, in the Royal Academy Exhibition (engraving) by English School

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In a world filled with chaos and despair, the concept of helplessness takes on various forms. From the crumbling Ottoman Empire to the ruthless wolves attacking innocent livestock, it seems that there is no escape from this feeling of vulnerability. The vivid imagery of an Ottoman Empire cartoon portrays the downfall of a once mighty empire, now reduced to helplessness. The wolves' relentless attacks on helpless livestock symbolize the struggle for survival in an unforgiving world. Amidst all this turmoil, we stumble upon a forest engulfed in its own sense of helplessness. No Hay Quien Los Socorra (There is no one to help them) echoes through our minds as we witness nature's plea for assistance falling on deaf ears. Even human beings find themselves trapped in situations where crying out becomes futile. "No hay que dar voces" (It's no use crying out) serves as a reminder that sometimes our pleas go unanswered, leaving us stranded in our own desperation. Artistic expressions further highlight this theme. A painting by Jean Pierre Alexandre Antigna captures the essence of hopelessness prevalent during the mid-19th century. Meanwhile, John Tenniel's portrayal of "The Irish Vampire" reveals how even supernatural creatures can succumb to feelings of powerlessness. Historical events also reflect these sentiments. Ulysses Lands on the Isle of Calypso depicts a moment when even legendary heroes like Ulysses experience vulnerability and uncertainty while facing unknown challenges. However, amidst all this darkness, there are instances where love and protection prevail against all odds. A female kingfisher covering her chicks with her wings showcases maternal instinct triumphing over adversity – a glimmering ray of hope within an otherwise bleak landscape. Yet not every story ends with such resilience; some tales depict utter defeat and bitterness. "God Save Us from Such a Bitter Fate" illustrates anguish so profound that it leaves us questioning if salvation is even possible.