Refused Collection

Sir Francis Ronalds
Portrait of English inventor, Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873), inventor of the electric telegraph in 1816. He fitted his garden in Hammersmith with an electric telegraph but was refused when he

Prince George of Wales and the Edinburgh family
Prince George of Wales (1865-1936), later King George V (pictured centre) with his cousins, the children of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg

Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg with family
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg (1884-1966), fourth and youngest daughter of Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and his wife, Maria Alexandrovna (later Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg)

Complaint by Workhouse Master at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshir
A formal complaint by Richard Brown, master of the Chipping Norton workhouse, against casual ward inmate Charles King who had refused to perform the work demanded of him. Date: 1904

Women trying to vote at New York polling station, 1871
Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927), noted American feminist, with her sister Jennie Claflin, try to vote in the New York election of 1871, but are turned away

Joachim's Offering Refused, c. 1513. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Joachim's Offering Refused, c. 1513

Joachim's Offering Refused, c. 1513. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Joachim's Offering Refused, c. 1513

Caricatures of the Salon des Refuses of 1864 (litho)
CHT468173 Caricatures of the Salon des Refuses of 1864 (litho) by Darjoy, Alfred (1832-74); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Woodpecker Tapestry
A tapestry designed by William Morris, inspired by a story from Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses, in which a sorceress transforms King Picus into a woodpecker, having refused to become here lover

Off, 1899 (oil on panel)
MAN63009 Off, 1899 (oil on panel) by Leighton, Edmund Blair (1853-1922); 32.7x24.8 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: by Edmund Blair Leighton); © Manchester Art Gallery

Saint Ambrose refuses Emperor Theodosius Admission to the Church (tempera on panel)
471158 Saint Ambrose refuses Emperor Theodosius Admission to the Church (tempera on panel) by Angelico, Fra (Guido di Pietro/Giovanni da Fiesole) (c.1387-1455)

Eleazar refusing to eat pork (oil on canvas)
476050 Eleazar refusing to eat pork (oil on canvas) by Berthelemy, Jean-Simon (1743-1811); Musee de la Chartreuse, Douai, France; (add.info.: Under a persecution instigated by Antiochus IV Epiphanes)

Sir Roundell Palmer (colour litho)
613524 Sir Roundell Palmer (colour litho) by Cecioni, Adriano (1838-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Roundell Palmer)

Beggar being thrown out of a rich mans kitchen, in the 16th century (engraving)
5242642 Beggar being thrown out of a rich mans kitchen, in the 16th century (engraving) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); (add.info.: from Geschiedenis van Nederland, pub)

There was an old Lady of Lee (engraving)
3622948 There was an old Lady of Lee (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an old Lady of Lee)

The Duke of Somerset, Proud and sincere yet liberal and just he refused to serve under this most humble of Premiers
611815 The Duke of Somerset, Proud and sincere yet liberal and just he refused to serve under this most humble of Premiers, 7 August 1869, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho) by Pellegrini

Exposition 1859, no. 5: I passed!, 1859 (litho)
1067821 Exposition 1859, no. 5: I passed!, 1859 (litho) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 22.5x27.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Exposition de 1859, no)

Citizen Bardolph refused admittance at Prince Hals (engraving)
607943 Citizen Bardolph refused admittance at Prince Hals (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

No Reasonable Offer refused (engraving)
1603868 No Reasonable Offer refused (engraving) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: No Reasonable Offer refused)

Visiting gentlemen refused entry to a house by a servant. The Inflexible Porter. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed by Henry Bunbury

The Two at Pervyse with Shot the dog memorial, Ypres
This memorial is in the garden of the Ariane Hotel in Ypres. The Two is the title given to two extrordinary British laidies, Elsie Knocker and Mairie Chisholm

The shadow of a coming event, a Japanese artists picture of Japans invasion of Korea in 1592 (litho)
6005018 The shadow of a coming event, a Japanese artists picture of Japans invasion of Korea in 1592 (litho) by English School

Queen Caroline Refused Admittance to the Abbey
LLM457843 Queen Caroline Refused Admittance to the Abbey by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Caroline Refused Admittance to the Abbey)

Cover of Le Hanneton, depicting The Artists Before the Jury at the 1867
REV145199 Cover of Le Hanneton, depicting The Artists Before the Jury at the 1867 Exhibition, 28th March 1867 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Mrs. Woodhull Asserting Her Right to Vote, engraving from Harpers Weekly
3709803 Mrs. Woodhull Asserting Her Right to Vote, engraving from HarperAs Weekly, November 25, 1871 (newspaper engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs)

The Burning of Greytown 1854
In response to British taxing of ships using the Nicaragua route to California, the USS Cyane bombarded Greytown with little damage, before landing ashore and setting the town on fire

A Penultimatum - Huerta and U. S. Intervention
" A Penultimatum" - A Punch magazine satirical cartoon of the American intervention with the Mexican Revolution in 1914

Maxim Gorky (Alexis Pyeshkov), refused Admission to the Russian Imperial Academy (b / w photo)
1629532 Maxim Gorky (Alexis Pyeshkov), refused Admission to the Russian Imperial Academy (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Adventures of a Lady Scorcher, A Hairbreadth Escape from one of the New Cyclist Police (litho)
1040045 The Adventures of a Lady Scorcher, A Hairbreadth Escape from one of the New Cyclist Police (litho) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cosmopolitan Notes at the Paris Exhibition (litho)
1055786 Cosmopolitan Notes at the Paris Exhibition (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cosmopolitan Notes at the Paris Exhibition)

Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2796370 Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Jeanniot, Pierre Georges (1848-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Le Rire, 19 March 1904.); © Look and Learn

"The King refused all Refreshment"(engraving)
5206791 " The King refused all Refreshment" (engraving) by Calthrop, Dion Clayton (1875-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

There was an old Lady of Ryde (engraving)
3622927 There was an old Lady of Ryde (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an old Lady of Ryde)

Eleanor Cobham refused sanctuary at Westminster, from Cassells History of the British
2638011 Eleanor Cobham refused sanctuary at Westminster, from Cassells History of the British People published by the Waverley Book Company Limited, c.1940 (litho) by Hatherell

Afghanistan, Major Cavagnari, the Member of the British Mission who was refused Admission to the Khyber Pass
1059933 Afghanistan, Major Cavagnari, the Member of the British Mission who was refused Admission to the Khyber Pass, and Afridi and other Pathan Mullicks (engraving) by English School

The Knight and the Lady (colour litho)
1040902 The Knight and the Lady (colour litho) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Knight and the Lady)

Illustration depicting a woman refusing a proposal from a man, 1868 (engraving)
5616405 Illustration depicting a woman refusing a proposal from a man, 1868 (engraving) by Thomas, George Housman (1824-68); Universal History Archive/UIG; British, out of copyright

Scruples. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2786417 Scruples. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scruples. Illustration for Le Rire, 18 January 1908)

Midshipman Lanyon (engraving)
1062732 Midshipman Lanyon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Midshipman Lanyon, who refused to leave Admiral Tryon, and went down with the Victoria)

Illustrations from the Catalogue of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water-Colours (chromolitho)
1055796 Illustrations from the Catalogue of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water-Colours (chromolitho) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

There was an old Person of Trunch (engraving)
3622908 There was an old Person of Trunch (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an old Person of Trunch)

Interviewing their Member - Lease Refused, 1879 (oil on canvas)
476656 Interviewing their Member - Lease Refused, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Nicol, Erskine (1825-1904); 105.4x142.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

Nathaniel Bentley, the well known Dirty Dick, of Leadenhall Street, London (engraving)
585919 Nathaniel Bentley, the well known Dirty Dick, of Leadenhall Street, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nathaniel Bentley)

Nathaniel Bentley, the well known Dirty Dick (engraving)
585918 Nathaniel Bentley, the well known Dirty Dick (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nathaniel Bentley, the well known Dirty Dick)

The New Play at the Adelphi Theatre, "Boys Together, "by Haddon Chambers and J Comyns Carr (engraving)
1605723 The New Play at the Adelphi Theatre, " Boys Together, " by Haddon Chambers and J Comyns Carr (engraving) by Holland Tringham

National Waifs Association 1900
National Waifs Association for destitute boys in Stepney Causeway, London. Photograph showing Dr. Barnardos giving boys a chance to learn a trade in blacksmithing. Date: 1900

TENANT FARMER & LAWYER TENANT FARMER & LAWYER
Tenant farmer at the mercy landowners: awkward scene at lawyers office as farmer is refused renewal of his lease Date: 1865

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"Refused: Defiance and Resilience in Historical Moments" In the midst of societal upheaval, the Women Communards of Montmartre stood tall during the Paris Commune of 1871, refusing to be silenced or marginalized. Sir Francis Ronalds, a pioneer in electrical engineering, refused to let obstacles hinder his groundbreaking work that would shape modern technology. "The Last Stand of the Communards" captures a poignant moment when ordinary individuals fought fiercely for their beliefs during the Paris Commune, refusing to surrender their ideals. Prince George of Wales and the Edinburgh family defied convention by embracing progressive ideas and challenging traditional norms with their forward-thinking actions. Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg displayed unwavering loyalty to her family amidst adversity, refusing to abandon them even in difficult times. The Complaint by Workhouse Master at Chipping Norton sheds light on the struggles faced by those who were denied basic rights and dignity but refused to be forgotten or ignored. Amidst gender inequality, brave women persistently sought equality as they tried to vote at New York polling stations in 1871. Their refusal to accept discrimination paved the way for future generations' suffrage victories. The Woodpecker Tapestry showcases intricate craftsmanship that refuses to fade into obscurity—a testament to human creativity and dedication throughout history. During Socialists' fight-to-the-death struggle within the Paris Commune of 1871, they demonstrated an unyielding commitment towards their cause—an unwavering refusal against oppression and injustice. "Off, " painted in 1899 on panel by an unknown artist, challenges conventional artistic norms through its unconventional subject matter—refusing conformity while exploring new boundaries. A cow riding on a train may seem unusual; however, this captivating image symbolizes how animals too can refuse limitations imposed upon them—displaying resilience amidst changing times Germany's Frankfurt Parliament convened in 1848 as representatives from diverse backgrounds came together, refusing to accept the status quo and striving for a more inclusive society.