Patience Collection

The Shop Assistant who Lost his Temper by H. M. Bateman
A shop assistant finally loses the plot after bringing out roll upon roll of material for a demanding customer to choose from. 1929

Coastal Grizzlies or Alaskan Brown Bears - fishing for salmon at Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska. July
TOM-1214 Coastal Grizzlies or Alaskan Brown Bears - fishing for salmon at Brooks Falls Katmai National Park, Alaska. July Ursus arctos horribilis Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for

English Bulldog, on a down and stay command, hopeful for a treat. (PR)

Footballer Stan Bowles, the man who doesn t like planes, settles down to a lonely game of cards on the way back from Newcastle. January 1976 P003866

Silhouette of Common peafowl (Pavo cristatus) perched in a tree at dawn. Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

GILBERT & SULLIVAN. Sir Arthur Sullivan (left) and Sir William Schwenck Gilbert: caricature, 1881, on the occasion of Patience

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 4
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 2001

The Dweller in the Innermost, c1885, (1912). Artist: George Frederick Watts
The Dweller in the Innermost, c1885, (1912). Painting held at the Tate, London. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

Design for Gilbert and Sullivan, A Dream of Patience
Design by Alice Mary Havers for Gilbert and Sullivan, Savoy Operas, A Dream of Patience. circa 1880s

Patience (Patientia), 1557. Creator: Pieter van der Heyden
Patience (Patientia), 1557

Watch Mother! A Mother Cat and her two kittens await a mouses departure from its lair with extreme interest (and patience!). Date: 1940s

Poster, Gilbert and Sullivans operetta, Patience
Theatre poster, Gilbert and Sullivans comic operetta, Patience, showing the title character, a dairymaid

The Barber of Suez, (oil on canvas)
989488 The Barber of Suez, (oil on canvas) by Bonnat, Leon Joseph Florentin (1833-1922); 80x58.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Barber of Suez. Leon Bonnat (1833-1922). Oil on canvas

New Bridge Market - Struggle for the Bus, 1891. Artist: William Luker
New Bridge Market - Struggle for the Bus, 1891. Located in Londons historic Square Mile. From London City: Its History - Streets - Traffic - Buildings - People by W. J. Loftie

He Is Coming, 1874. Artist: Matthijs Maris
He Is Coming, 1874. From The Studio Volume 72. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1917-18]

Waiting for the Ferry (w / c on paper)
XPG381822 Waiting for the Ferry (w/c on paper) by Caffieri, Hector (1847-1932); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Twenty-eight days furlough by Alfred Leete
A British soldier waits patiently, along with many others at a dispersal station as he goes through the process of demobilisation at the end of the First World War. Date: 1919

(1825-1893). French neurologist. Charcot with patients from his neurological clinic at the Salpêtrière, Paris
JEAN MARTIN CHARCOT (1825-1893). French neurologist. Charcot with patients from his neurological clinic at the Salpêtrière, Paris, France. Wood engraving, 1887

Lady with Crystal Ball
Thanks to her crystal ball, actress Patience Seymour can see more

G&s / Patience (Photo)
Winifred Lawson as Patience, the country girl who appeals to the aesthetes

"We'll Give Her a Couple of Minutes More!" (colour litho)
8656939 "We'll Give Her a Couple of Minutes More!" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "We'll Give Her a Couple of Minutes More)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Soldiers, officers and political leaders await a parade in front of a police
LUX4811044 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Soldiers, officers and political leaders await a parade in front of a police station, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Soldiers

Fancy dress outfits: Patience, Pansy, Polish, Puritan (litho)
8636840 Fancy dress outfits: Patience, Pansy, Polish, Puritan (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Patience, Pansy, Polish, Puritan)

Women queueing to buy margarine, World War I, 1918 (b/w photo)
8626479 Women queueing to buy margarine, World War I, 1918 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women queueing to buy margarine, World War I)

Dole queue, 1923 (b/w photo)
8626471 Dole queue, 1923 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dole queue: unemployed men waiting outside an Employment Exchange to collect their)

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 163, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4875270 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 163, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_5_10: Clerical fishing: laziness - Anticlericalism - Laziness - Moines; (add.info)

France: crowd of spectators sitting watching the photographer perch on a scene and waiting for the start of the show
LUX4781669 France: crowd of spectators sitting watching the photographer perch on a scene and waiting for the start of the show

Egypt: On the shore of the red sea, on the coast, pelerins with goods and food reserves waiting in the port of a small
LUX4786556 Egypt: On the shore of the red sea, on the coast, pelerins with goods and food reserves waiting in the port of a small village, the boat to take them to Mecca

The waiting room at the immigration centre in Ellis Island, New York, late 19th century
NWI4890909 The waiting room at the immigration centre in Ellis Island, New York, late 19th century. With the families of European emigrants restrained and tired

Passion and Patience (engraving)
8673667 Passion and Patience (engraving) by Watson, James Dawson (1832-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passion and Patience)

Boy lying in a hammock feeding a bird (chromolitho)
8677699 Boy lying in a hammock feeding a bird (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The British Character, Patience in adversity (litho)
8630601 The British Character, Patience in adversity (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British Character, Patience in adversity)

General Gordon (coloured engraving)
8669226 General Gordon (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Gordon)

Captain Billy Bones watching the arrival of pirates, 1885 (engraving)
8723993 Captain Billy Bones watching the arrival of pirates, 1885 (engraving) by Roux, George (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cover of Le Pelerin, 07/07/07 - During the state of siege - Game, Armee, Wine Crisis Revolte des vignerons, Narbonne
ICA4853076 Cover of Le Pelerin, 07/07/07 - During the state of siege - Game, Armee, Wine Crisis Revolte des vignerons, Narbonne, Posters Posters Posters - Soldiers; (add.info.: Cover of Le Pelerin)

Allegory of the Force Patience and Saint John - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse
JEB4938786 Allegory of the Force Patience and Saint John - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers)

The captive wife refers to the story of the same title
MMM5484721 The captive wife refers to the story of the same title by Simmons, William Henry (1811-82); National Maritime Museum, London

Residents of a house of poverty (inmates for debt), queuing for dinner at the refecttoir
NWI4960742 Residents of a house of poverty (inmates for debt), queuing for dinner at the refecttoir, under the supervision of a guard, Randall's Island, Manhattan, New York City, circa 1870

Illustration of Stop (1825-1899) in Le Charivari, 1872-12-21 - Oh, we have time to wait; they are arguing - Elections
ICA4871493 Illustration of Stop (1825-1899) in Le Charivari, 1872-12-21 - Oh, we have time to wait; they are arguing - Elections, Armee, Chamber of Deputes Hemicycle, Suffragism

Immigrants to Ellis Island, New York, hoping to enter American soil, around 1900
NWI4890751 Immigrants to Ellis Island, New York, hoping to enter American soil, around 1900. A long wait after the crossing of the Atlantic of these families from all the countries of Europe

Immigrants waiting to enter Castle Garden (present-day Castle Clinton, at the southern tip of Manhattan)
NWI4890330 Immigrants waiting to enter Castle Garden (present-day Castle Clinton, at the southern tip of Manhattan, New York Harbour) around 1880

The Apuleian Sphere
3478591 The Apuleian Sphere; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Apuleian Sphere, a magical prognosticating device for predicting the survival of a patient)

Waiting for Breakfast (colour litho)
8674155 Waiting for Breakfast (colour litho) by Allison, John William (fl.1900-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Waiting for Breakfast)

Patience or Surrender? (engraving)
8655214 Patience or Surrender? (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Patience or Surrender)

Medal commemorating the torpedoing of the liner 'Lusitania', May 7, 1915, near the Irish coast
MMM5470254 Medal commemorating the torpedoing of the liner 'Lusitania', May 7, 1915, near the Irish coast, 1915 (bronze medal) by Goetz, Karl (1875-1950); National Maritime Museum, London

Historical Geography
5315090 Historical Geography by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Historical Geography. 1900. India. The Tamils form the most civilized and energetic of the Dravidian peoples)

Dream of a young woman imagining herself tenderly kissing her lover. We see her anxiously waiting on the bench
FGL5493242 Dream of a young woman imagining herself tenderly kissing her lover. We see her anxiously waiting on the bench. Postcard, hand colored photograph

The widow of the sailor Painting by Andre Gill (1840-1885). 19th century. Dim. 27x35 cm. Gap Departmental Museum
JEB4960203 The widow of the sailor Painting by Andre Gill (1840-1885). 19th century. Dim. 27x35 cm. Gap Departmental Museum; Musee departemental de Gap

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"Embracing the Art of Patience: From Coastal Grizzlies to English Bulldogs" In the tranquil wilderness of Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska, Coastal Grizzlies or Alaskan Brown Bears showcase their remarkable patience as they fish for salmon in July. These majestic creatures teach us that sometimes waiting patiently yields the most rewarding results. Meanwhile, an English Bulldog demonstrates his unwavering patience as he obediently follows a down and stay command, eagerly hoping for a treat. His hopeful eyes reflect the virtue in our everyday lives. But not everyone masters this virtue effortlessly. In H. M. Bateman's comical illustration "The Shop Assistant who Lost his Temper, " we witness how imthey are lead to amusing mishaps and remind ourselves of the importance of staying calm even in challenging situations. Throughout history, artists have celebrated patience through their creations. Pieter van der Heyden's masterpiece "Patience (Patientia)" from 1557 depicts a woman embodying this virtue with grace and resilience. Nature itself teaches us about patience too. A mother cat and her two kittens watch attentively as they await a mouse's departure from its hiding place - a reminder that good things come to those who wait. Traveling afar to Sri Lanka, we encounter pole fishermen skillfully balancing on stilts while waiting patiently for their catch. Their dedication showcases how time spent waiting can be transformed into moments of reflection and anticipation. As dawn breaks across the horizon, silhouettes of Common peafowl perched in trees symbolize serenity and tranquility – reminding us that practicing patience allows us to appreciate life's beauty at its own pace. In George Frederick Watts' painting "The Dweller in the Innermost, " we are confronted with an enigmatic figure immersed in deep contemplation – urging us to embrace stillness within ourselves and find solace through patient introspection. Gilbert & Sullivan captured the essence in their operetta aptly named "Patience.