Misery Collection

Scrooge Sees Marley Face
Scrooge is startled to see Marleys face on his door, instead of the knocker

Les Saltimbanques, 1874 (oil on canvas)
EDI187971 Les Saltimbanques, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

The Young Ones filming on location in Bristol. Starring Rik Mayall as Rick, Nigel Planer as Neil, Christopher Ryan as Mike and Adrian Edmondson as Vyvyan. August 1982

Cosette, illustration from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
XEE4149981 Cosette, illustration from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, 1862 after Emile Antoine Bayard - Representation of Cosette

Gin Lane (engraving)
3648022 Gin Lane (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gin Lane. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg Hirth)

Virginia Wetherell Actress - Jul 1968 arrives at Granada Studios in manchester

The Laying in the Tomb ( The Deposition / The Entombment ), 1602-16044. Artist: Michelangelo Caravaggio
The Laying in the Tomb ( The Deposition / The Entombment ), 1602-1604. Mary of Clopas with her arms raised; Mary Magdalene with bowed head; Nicodemus grasps the legs of the dead Christ

Cosette, illustration from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
XEE4149978 Cosette, illustration from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, 1862 after Emile Antoine Bayard - Representation of Cosette

Allegory of the poverty (Fresco, 1334)
LRI4575290 Allegory of the poverty (Fresco, 1334) by Giotto (Giotto di Bondone) (c.1266-1337); San Francesco, Lower Church, Assisi

"Appy dossers"(engraving)
3101281 " Appy dossers" (engraving) by Bernard, Frederick L. (1846-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Appy dossers")

The creche - dinner time (engraving)
3101284 The creche - dinner time (engraving) by Bernard, Frederick L. (1846-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The creche - dinner time)

Poor children in an attic (engraving)
3101267 Poor children in an attic (engraving) by Bernard, Frederick L. (1846-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poor children in an attic)

Children Drinking C1840
Two young children share a jug of gin outside a tavern. Are they beginning a life of intemperate misery, foulness and degradation in the eyes of God?

People thrown into poverty pawning their belongings, Portugal, 17th Century (colour litho)
8672968 People thrown into poverty pawning their belongings, Portugal, 17th Century (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Beggars (pencil on paper)
8683483 Beggars (pencil on paper) by Bonzagni, Aroldo (1887-1918); Assicoop-Unipol Collection, Modena, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: "Beggars", by Aroldo Bonzagni (1887 - 1918)

Fisher's Alley (or Fisher Lane): animation of the inhabitants, northwest of the King Charles Court of Greenwich
MMM5457557 Fisher's Alley (or Fisher Lane): animation of the inhabitants, northwest of the King Charles Court of Greenwich Hospital (the current site of Greenwich Pier), London

Fables: popular print from the half of the 19th century illustrating the fable of Hans Christian Andersen "The
FGL5466480 Fables: popular print from the half of the 19th century illustrating the fable of Hans Christian Andersen "The Little Matchman".; Fototeca Gilardi.

Pious Image: Portrait of St. Anthony of Padua (Antonio di Padova, 1195-1231)
FGL5491015 Pious Image: Portrait of St. Anthony of Padua (Antonio di Padova, 1195-1231) with the child Jesus in the arms gives bread to the poor

Mockery of a beggar's wedding, French engraving, 1850
UIG5414709 Mockery of a beggar's wedding, French engraving, 1850; UIG.

Portrait of beggars in Bombay (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4985036 Portrait of beggars in Bombay (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Portrait of beggars in Bombay (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century

The friendless lad sat on the step thinking sadly of tomorrow (colour litho)
8644935 The friendless lad sat on the step thinking sadly of tomorrow (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"But Mum, for Months You've Said You'd Die for a Piece of Seaside Rock" (colour litho)
8656953 "But Mum, for Months You've Said You'd Die for a Piece of Seaside Rock" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "But Mum)

Why weep ye by the tide, ladye? (colour litho)
8656155 Why weep ye by the tide, ladye? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why weep ye by the tide, ladye? Woman crying in the waves)

And now I suppose you're going to tell me that the last one's gone
8663967 And now I suppose you're going to tell me that the last one's gone and there isn't another until next Thursday (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40)

A house
DUV4217244 A house; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon.

A wanderer
DUV4217098 A wanderer; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon.

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 164, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4875303 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 164, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_5_17: Les peches clericaux: l'avarice - Anticlericalism - Cupidite/Avarice, Eg opposee au peuple

La Caricature (1830) politique, Satirique en N & B, 1831_10_27: Freed people whose happiness begins
ICA4930860 La Caricature (1830) politique, Satirique en N & B, 1831_10_27: Freed people whose happiness begins. - Misere - Worker - Illustration by Charles Travies de Villiers (Travies) (1804-1859)

Portefaix to Beirut. Photography by Charles Lallemand (1826-1904) in " Syria, costumes
JEB4930681 Portefaix to Beirut. Photography by Charles Lallemand (1826-1904) in " Syria, costumes, voyages and landscapes". 1865. Private collection.; (add.info.: Portefaix to Beirut)

Naboth of Jezreel refused to sell to King Ahab (Akhab) a vineyard located near the prince's palace
NWI4916410 Naboth of Jezreel refused to sell to King Ahab (Akhab) a vineyard located near the prince's palace, which was the heritage of his father in ancient Israel

European immigrants piled in a boat from New York to Boston in 1870 (Immigrants crowded on a boat to Boston MA)
NWI4902972 European immigrants piled in a boat from New York to Boston in 1870 (Immigrants crowded on a boat to Boston MA, from New York)

History of immigration in America: European emigrants. Bedding for third-class travellers travelling to America, 1870
NWI4889860 History of immigration in America: European emigrants. Bedding for third-class travellers travelling to America, 1870

THE GUEUX - The beggar has the wooden leg engraving of 1632 with the strong water by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)
JEB4889647 THE GUEUX - The beggar has the wooden leg engraving of 1632 with the strong water by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)

Les GUEUX- aveugle et son compagnon engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)
JEB4889619 Les GUEUX- aveugle et son compagnon engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13,9x8,7 Collection privee.; (add.info)

Les GUEUX - Le beggar obese aux yeux baisses. engraving from 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)
JEB4889558 Les GUEUX - Le beggar obese aux yeux baisses. engraving from 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)

Les GUEUX - Le beggar au rosaire engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)
JEB4889452 Les GUEUX - Le beggar au rosaire engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13,9x8,7 Collection privee.; (add.info)

Les GUEUX- woman with child engraving from 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)
JEB4889431 Les GUEUX- woman with child engraving from 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim in cm 13,9x8,7 Private collection.; (add.info)

House to house poor people on Water Street, New York, United States, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4959402 House to house poor people on Water Street, New York, United States, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: House to house poor people on Water Street, New York)

Homeless street boys in the New York Valley, United States, 1890. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4960435 Homeless street boys in the New York Valley, United States, 1890. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Homeless street boys in the New York Valley, United States, 1890)

Irish immigrant one summer night in the slum family on a summer evening in the shantytown of Five Points in New York
NWI4960672 Irish immigrant one summer night in the slum family on a summer evening in the shantytown of Five Points in New York, years 1870

Cuba address to Uncle Sam " I come to buy, not to beg, sir" 1903. Colour engraving from a cartoon by W.A
NWI4958289 Cuba address to Uncle Sam " I come to buy, not to beg, sir" 1903. Colour engraving from a cartoon by W.A

Aosta, Italy, Portrait of a mountain idiot doing the quete and nicknamed the 'gentleman of Aosta', 1863
LUX4731974 Aosta, Italy, Portrait of a mountain idiot doing the quete and nicknamed the 'gentleman of Aosta', 1863; (add.info.: Aosta, Italy)

France: Fantasy photography showing an actor posing in a boheme tramp Drunk, 1900
LUX4726656 France: Fantasy photography showing an actor posing in a boheme tramp Drunk, 1900; (add.info.: France: Fantasy photography showing an actor posing in a boheme tramp Drunk)

Bankrupt Toby and wife Doxy begging for cheese and ale in a tavern. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a
FLO4718140 Bankrupt Toby and wife Doxy begging for cheese and ale in a tavern. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

Japan - Old peasant with his stick and a basket, 1865
LUX4711490 Japan - Old peasant with his stick and a basket, 1865; (add.info.: Japan - Old peasant with his stick and a basket, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

The lifeboat 'Quiver' at Margate Kent, 1850
3331036 The lifeboat 'Quiver' at Margate Kent, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the lifeboat 'Quiver' at Margate Kent being launched to go to help a ship in danger)

Art. Entertaiment. The singer Eugenie Buffet at the cabaret La Cigale, Paris
3434490 Art. Entertaiment. The singer Eugenie Buffet at the cabaret La Cigale, Paris. Poster by Luc Metivet, France, c.1895 (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Coll. Part. Art. Entertaiment)

A man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850
3359104 A man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in)

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"Exploring the Depths of Misery: A Journey through Art and History" In Charles Dickens' timeless tale, Scrooge's transformation begins when he sees Marley's tormented face, a haunting reminder of his own misery. Victor Hugo's Les Miserables brings to life the poignant story of Cosette, trapped in a world filled with despair and longing for freedom. The Young Ones filming on location in Bristol captures Rik Mayall as Rick, embodying the essence of youthful angst and frustration that often leads to misery. William Hogarth's Gin Lane engraving depicts a society drowning in addiction and poverty, where misery becomes an everyday reality for many. Pablo Picasso's Les Saltimbanques painting portrays wandering performers whose smiles hide their inner turmoil, reminding us that even behind laughter lies hidden sorrow. Michelangelo Caravaggio's The Laying in the Tomb conveys the profound grief felt by those witnessing Christ's entombment, reflecting on human suffering throughout history. Virginia Wetherell arriving at Granada Studios symbolizes the struggles faced by actors who navigate a cutthroat industry where rejection can breed personal anguish. Gin Lane once again exposes societal woes through an engraving from 1751; it serves as a stark reminder that alcoholism perpetuates cycles of despair and destitution. A somber photograph capturing children drinking circa 1840 reminds us that even innocence can be tainted by circumstances beyond their control, leading to lives marred by hardship. During World War I, Misery Village in France became tragically synonymous with pain and loss. It stands as a testament to the devastating consequences war inflicts upon communities worldwide. From literature to artistry and historical events alike, these glimpses into misery serve as reminders of our shared human experience - one marked not only by joy but also by moments of profound sadness.