Pleading Collection (page 6)

Thenot Remonstrates with Colinet, illustration from Dr. Thorntons
SOU273293 Thenot Remonstrates with Colinet, illustration from Dr. Thorntons The Pastorals of Virgil (woodcut) by Blake, William (1757-1827); Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire

The Countess of Derwentwater pleading for her Husbands Life (engraving)
654573 The Countess of Derwentwater pleading for her Husbands Life (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Germanic captives before the Roman Emperor (engraving)
3647168 Germanic captives before the Roman Emperor (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Germanic captives before the Roman Emperor)

The Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV begging for the forgiveness of Pope Gregory VII at Canossa Castle, Italy
3647805 The Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV begging for the forgiveness of Pope Gregory VII at Canossa Castle, Italy, 1077 (engraving) by European School

Submission to Admiral Birilef, Minister of the Navy, of Russian mutineers in Cronstadt (colour litho)
2814842 Submission to Admiral Birilef, Minister of the Navy, of Russian mutineers in Cronstadt (colour litho) by Beltrame

Expulsion of the poor from a shanty town on the edge of the military zone of Gentilly (colour litho)
2818650 Expulsion of the poor from a shanty town on the edge of the military zone of Gentilly (colour litho) by French School

A moving confrontation in court (colour litho)
2819131 A moving confrontation in court (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A moving confrontation in court)

Scene from Modest Mussorgskys opera Boris Godunov (chromolitho)
2788765 Scene from Modest Mussorgskys opera Boris Godunov (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Modest Mussorgskys opera Boris Godunov)

Ancient Rome (coloured engraving)
3630137 Ancient Rome (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Rome. Illustration from Bilder aus dem Alterthume (Braun & Schneider, Munich)

They were to humbly implore the Emperors forgiveness, illustration from
3083036 They were to humbly implore the Emperors forgiveness, illustration from Romance of History: The Netherlands, 1920s (colour litho) by McCormick

"The Princess and the Butterfly, "Mr Pineros New Play at the St Jamess Theatre (litho)
1597322 " The Princess and the Butterfly, " Mr Pineros New Play at the St Jamess Theatre (litho) by Hopkins, Arthur (1848-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Coriolanus"at the Lyceum, Volumnia and the Roman Ladies pleading with Coriolanus not to March on Rome
1040333 " Coriolanus" at the Lyceum, Volumnia and the Roman Ladies pleading with Coriolanus not to March on Rome, Act III (litho) by Paget

The Banishment of Cleombrotus (engraving)
976051 The Banishment of Cleombrotus (engraving) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Banishment of Cleombrotus by Leonidas II, King of Sparta)

Katharine of Aragon pleads to stay with Henry VIII (1491-1547) in their Palace. She had come before the cardinal sent from Rome, Cardinal Wolsey and the King. 1533

The Rebellion in Canada (engraving)
1044955 The Rebellion in Canada (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebellion in Canada)

The Valley of Vision, c. 1910 (pencil, red chalk and watercolour)
659823 The Valley of Vision, c.1910 (pencil, red chalk and watercolour) by Payne, Henry A. (Harry) (1868-1940); 37.5x47.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Valley of Vision. Henry A)

Roger Williams appealing to the Indians (engraving)
3626260 Roger Williams appealing to the Indians (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roger Williams appealing to the Indians)

Charles IV of Spain with Napoleon (engraving)
3647618 Charles IV of Spain with Napoleon (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles IV of Spain with Napoleon)

A wounded Roman gladiator pleading to the crowd for his life (coloured engraving)
3630141 A wounded Roman gladiator pleading to the crowd for his life (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Roman soldiers looting a conquered city (coloured engraving)
3630132 Roman soldiers looting a conquered city (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman soldiers looting a conquered city)

Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, kneeling before Margavine Matida of Tuscany at Canossa (colour litho)
3100830 Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, kneeling before Margavine Matida of Tuscany at Canossa (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry IV (1050-1106)

Woman begging for money (chromolitho)
732804 Woman begging for money (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman begging for money.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Isaac of Cyprus pleads before Richard, 1191, illustration from Hutchinson
STC293145 Isaac of Cyprus pleads before Richard, 1191, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Woodville

Over-taxed subjects ejected from their houses, illustration from Hutchinson
STC293137 Over-taxed subjects ejected from their houses, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Woodville

Now, now, thou traiteress, scene from Tamerlane by Nicholas Rowe
MBD292219 Now, now, thou traiteress, scene from Tamerlane by Nicholas Rowe, 1776 (engraving) by Roberts, J. (fl.1770s) (after); Collection Michael Burden; (add.info)

Young Owen Appeals to the King, from Stories of the Knights of the Round Table
STC323601 Young Owen Appeals to the King, from Stories of the Knights of the Round Table by Henry Gilbert, first edition, 1911 (colour litho) by Crane

The Continence of Scipio (237-183 BC) (oil on canvas)
XIR189567 The Continence of Scipio (237-183 BC) (oil on canvas) by Herp, Willem van the Elder (1614-77); 81x115 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dunkirk

David Garrick as Jaffier and Susannah Cibber as Belvidera in Venice Preserv
450075 David Garrick as Jaffier and Susannah Cibber as Belvidera in Venice Preserv d by Thomas Otway, c.1763 (oil on canvas) by Zoffany, Johann (1733-1810); 101.6x127 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath

The arrest of John Brown of Ashford, a Lollard, 1517, engraved by J. & G. P
STC418710 The arrest of John Brown of Ashford, a Lollard, 1517, engraved by J. & G.P. Nicholls (engraving) by Johnston, Alexander (1815-91) (after)

Trial of the Marriage of Henry VIII, engraved by A. H. Payne (litho)
475445 Trial of the Marriage of Henry VIII, engraved by A.H. Payne (litho) by Smirke, Robert (1752-1845) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry VIII (1491-1547)

Generals of the Chinese army surrendering to Japanese commanders
425438 Generals of the Chinese army surrendering to Japanese commanders, October 1894 (colour woodblock print) by Migita Toshihide (1863-1925); 36x71.5 cm; Arthur M

P. 265-1948 "Oh, that this too, too solid flesh would melt"
FIT88863 P.265-1948 " Oh, that this too, too solid flesh would melt", quotation from Hamlet, Act I. Scene I, designed for the Shakespeare Gallery, pub. by H

Bunyans Wife pleading for him (engraving)
2781856 Bunyans Wife pleading for him (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bunyans Wife pleading for him)

The Wolf, the Fox and the Monkey, from Fables de La Fontaine
2562794 The Wolf, the Fox and the Monkey, from Fables de La Fontaine, 1776 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Le Loup)

Shipwreck in the Desert, 1886 (watercolor over pencil)
1197597 Shipwreck in the Desert, 1886 (watercolor over pencil) by Haag, Carl (1820-1915); 78.7x137.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

The Roll of Fate, 1882 (oil on canvas)
1772103 The Roll of Fate, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); 71.1x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roll of Fate. Walter Crane (1845-1915). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1882

Relating his Grievances (colour litho)
IL388037 Relating his Grievances (colour litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Guardian Angel
SRF77277 Guardian Angel by Spanish School, (18th century); 62x41 cm; Private Collection; Spanish, out of copyright

The Angry Father or The Discovery of the Clandestine Correspondence, 1802 (oil on canvas)
BIR108317 The Angry Father or The Discovery of the Clandestine Correspondence, 1802 (oil on canvas) by Opie, John (1761-1807); 236.2x166.6 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English

The Condemned, 1879 (oil on canvas)
SRM69629 The Condemned, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Makovsky, Vladimir Egorovic (1846-1920); 76.5x113 cm; State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; eState Russian Museum; Russian, out of copyright

The stern preceptor, with his threat ning nod, calls in the wise corretion of the rod
STC148812 The stern preceptor, with his threat ning nod, calls in the wise corretion of the rod, from A Compendious Treatise on Modern Education, 1802 (hand coloured etched plate) by Rowlandson

Cybele beseeching Saturn to spare her Child (oil on panel)
BWM155775 Cybele beseeching Saturn to spare her Child (oil on panel) by Gossaert, Jan (Mabuse) (c.1472-c.1533); The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham

Epiphanius, Bishop of Pavia, sacrificing his wealth to save the lives of his sisters
5229134 Epiphanius, Bishop of Pavia, sacrificing his wealth to save the lives of his sisters and other ladies of the city from Odoacer and the Goths, 476 (engraving) by English School

In a voice of peircing misery implored compassion, from The Vicar of Wakefield published
2638169 In a voice of peircing misery implored compassion, from The Vicar of Wakefield published by J M Dent & Son Ltd, 1920s (colour litho) by Brock

Lawleys Ornamenting Franks Writing-Desk, from
2655427 Lawleys Ornamenting Franks Writing-Desk, from Frank Fairlegh or Scenes From the Life of a Private Pupil, pub. c.1870 (engraving) by Cruikshank

One of them confessed their guilt and sin (engraving)
979257 One of them confessed their guilt and sin (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of them confessed their guilt and sin)

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"Pleading for Justice: A Glimpse into the Power of Persuasion" In the realm of art and history, pleading takes center stage as a powerful tool to seek justice, redemption, and mercy. From Rembrandt's iconic painting "The Return of the Prodigal Son" to Artemisia Gentileschi's captivating portrayal of Esther before Ahasuerus, we witness individuals desperately pleading their case. Centuries later, Roger Casement stands defiantly in 1916 as he pleads for his life amidst political turmoil. Meanwhile, within the hallowed halls of justice in the Court of Exchequer and Court of Common Pleas, lawyers like Mlle Miropolski passionately advocate for their clients' rights. Yet it is not only in courts that pleas are heard; they echo through historical events too. In 1926, A. J. Cook leads miners who plead for fair treatment during strikes while Telescopic Philanthropy by John Tenniel depicts an era where charity was sought from afar. Even literature captures these moments vividly - Charles Dickens portrays a character going down on his knee in Hard Times as a desperate plea for compassion. St Teresa of Avila kneels with an angel symbolizing justice beside her while King Stephen's queen petitions Empress Matilda fervently seeking her husband's release. These glimpses into pleading remind us that throughout time and across various mediums – be it art or real-life scenarios – humans have recognized its power to move hearts and change destinies. Whether it is a plea for forgiveness or fairness, these acts demonstrate our innate desire to be heard and understood. Ultimately, "Pleading" unveils the universal human longing for empathy and compassion when faced with adversity or injustice. It serves as a reminder that even in our darkest hours, there is hope - hope that someone will listen attentively to our pleas and grant us the solace we seek.