Respite Collection

Folio 71v of Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry depicts Gregory leading a procession around the city to plead for
529649 Folio 71v of Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry depicts Gregory leading a procession around the city to plead for respite from the plague. One of the monks has fallen to the illness

Mobile Canteen during World War Two. Liverpool, Merseyside. It is not known where this picture was taken, but the print stamp suggests Liverpool

A Place for Respite
Angeles M. Pomata

Church Army Advertisement
Advertisement for the Church Army, an evangelistic organisation founded in 1882. This advert is charitable in that it tries to provide holidays

On the evening of Kolin, 18th June 1757 (colour litho)
STC434373 On the evening of Kolin, 18th June 1757 (colour litho) by Knoetel, Richard (1857-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dolling Memorial Home for Working Girls, Worthing
Dolling Memorial Home for Working Girls, Teville Road, Worthing, Sussex interior. Opened in 1903 as a convalescent and respite home for working girls. circa 1905

Welcome guests in a stately home of England, 1914 to 1919 (b / w photo)
STC359861 Welcome guests in a stately home of England, 1914 to 1919 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wounded soldiers at Longleat Hall)

The Team Resting, 1900 (oil on canvas)
CH139940 The Team Resting, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Gueldry, Ferdinand Joseph (1858-1945); 39.8x61.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

A Scotch Roadside Inn, 1850 (oil on canvas)
DRB130307 A Scotch Roadside Inn, 1850 (oil on canvas) by Phillip, John (1817-67); 34.29x44.45 cm; The Drambuie Collection, Edinburgh, Scotland; Scottish, out of copyright

Saint Brendan of Clonfert, c. AD 484 - c. 577, aka the Navigator, the Voyager, the Anchorite, and the Bold. Early Irish monastic saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland

Saint Brendan of Clonfert, c. AD 484 - c. 577, aka the Navigator, the Voyager, the Anchorite, and the Bold. Early Irish monastic saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland

Folio 71v of Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry depicts Gregory leading a procession around the city to plead for respite from the plague. One of the monks has fallen to the illness

Path thru forest in Killarney National Park
Killarney National Park contains many features of national and international importance such as the native oakwoods and yew woods together with an abundance of evergreen trees and shrubs

Harvesters resting in the Sun, Berkshire, 1865 (oil on canvas)
XKH234705 Harvesters resting in the Sun, Berkshire, 1865 (oil on canvas) by Field, Walter (1837-1901); 50.5x76.2 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; English, out of copyright

Rest during Haying, 1861 (oil on canvas)
BAL167467 Rest during Haying, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Morozov, Aleksandr Ivanovich (1835-1904); 81x110 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Boulogne Masts
circa 1920: French fisherman enjoy a short respite in harbour at Boulogne, before going out to sea. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

At the Mary Macarthur Holiday Home for Working Women in Ongar in Essex, haymaking gets under way. 22 July 1924

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A Place for Respite: Church Army Advertisement brings comfort to those in need. Mobile Canteen during World War Two, providing solace amidst chaos in Liverpool, Merseyside. On the evening of Kolin, 18th June 1757, a momentary respite from battle's fury (colour litho). Witness the triumph as A Rich Privateer is brought safe into Port by two First Rates (colour etching). Dolling Memorial Home for Working Girls in Worthing offers a haven of rest and rejuvenation. Welcome guests experience respite within the stately home of England, captured in a timeless black and white photo from 1914 to 1919. The Team Resting peacefully in an exquisite oil on canvas painting from 1900. Discover tranquility at A Scotch Roadside Inn depicted beautifully in an oil on canvas masterpiece from 1850. Saint Brendan of Clonfert, known as the Navigator and Voyager, finds Judas Iscariot seeking respite on a cold rock at sea - their encounter immortalized in The Book of Saints and Heroes published in 1912. Experience the compassion as Brendan protects Judas from Hell's demons for one night.