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In the face of adversity, strength emerges from unexpected places

Background imageWeak Collection: DDE-90028931

DDE-90028931
Glacier Obersulzbachkees-Venedigerkees. Nationalpark Hohe Tauern is a protected high altitude environment with characteristic landforms, wildlife, and vegetation

Background imageWeak Collection: DDE-90028930

DDE-90028930
Glacier Obersulzbachkees-Venedigerkees. Nationalpark Hohe Tauern is a protected high altitude environment with characteristic landforms, wildlife, and vegetation

Background imageWeak Collection: Diplodocus (colour litho)

Diplodocus (colour litho)
5995626 Diplodocus (colour litho) by Stokoe, W. J.(fl.1910-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diplodocus. 80 feet long; very weak laterally, with a brain no bigger than a hens egg)

Background imageWeak Collection: There was a young Woman of Lancing (engraving)

There was a young Woman of Lancing (engraving)
3622934 There was a young Woman of Lancing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was a young Woman of Lancing)

Background imageWeak Collection: Hello Samson (colour litho)

Hello Samson (colour litho)
3642864 Hello Samson (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hello Samson! Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageWeak Collection: The wolf and the lamb (chromolitho)

The wolf and the lamb (chromolitho)
961377 The wolf and the lamb (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The wolf and the lamb. 19th century illustration by unknown artist.); © Look and Learn

Background imageWeak Collection: Livingstone weak from fever escorted to Shintes Town (litho)

Livingstone weak from fever escorted to Shintes Town (litho)
821212 Livingstone weak from fever escorted to Shintes Town (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Livingstone weak from fever escorted to Shintes Town)

Background imageWeak Collection: Self-Portrait with Dr. Arrieta, 1820 (oil on canvas)

Self-Portrait with Dr. Arrieta, 1820 (oil on canvas)
487990 Self-Portrait with Dr. Arrieta, 1820 (oil on canvas) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 114.6x76.5 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Background imageWeak Collection: Fighting for the Dunghill or Jack Tar settling Buonaparte, pub

Fighting for the Dunghill or Jack Tar settling Buonaparte, pub
2966822 Fighting for the Dunghill or Jack Tar settling Buonaparte, pub. 1798 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWeak Collection: Anthropomorphic cats

Anthropomorphic cats
A Weak End. A humorous scene depicting three pussies in a rowing boat on a choppy sea, one of whom feels very seasick. Artist: William Henry Ellam Date: 1914

Background imageWeak Collection: On Albions Angels... plate 17 from America: A Prophecy

On Albions Angels... plate 17 from America: A Prophecy
XYC285562 On Albions Angels... plate 17 from America: A Prophecy, 1793 (relief etching printed in blue with pen & ink and w/c) by Blake

Background imageWeak Collection: Recruits, engraved by Watson and Dickinson, 1780 (engraving)

Recruits, engraved by Watson and Dickinson, 1780 (engraving)
NAM261138 Recruits, engraved by Watson and Dickinson, 1780 (engraving) by Bunbury, Henry William (1750-1811) (after); National Army Museum

Background imageWeak Collection: Cardinal Richelieus arrival at Lyon, illustration from Hutchinson

Cardinal Richelieus arrival at Lyon, illustration from Hutchinson
STC358104 Cardinal Richelieus arrival at Lyon, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, 1915 (colour litho) by Valda

Background imageWeak Collection: Samson and Delilah (oil on canvas)

Samson and Delilah (oil on canvas)
REV346182 Samson and Delilah (oil on canvas) by Pina, Jose Salome (1830-1909); Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City, Mexico; (add.info)

Background imageWeak Collection: Landscape with Farm, 1629 (oil on canvas)

Landscape with Farm, 1629 (oil on canvas)
XKH141611 Landscape with Farm, 1629 (oil on canvas) by Bloemaert, Abraham (1566-1651); 91.5x135.5 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageWeak Collection: Farewell, 1893 (oil on canvas)

Farewell, 1893 (oil on canvas)
1195686 Farewell, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Bogdanov-Belsky, Nikolai Petrovich (1868-1945); 90.5x126.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageWeak Collection: Weak hinges (litho)

Weak hinges (litho)
6021098 Weak hinges (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weak hinges. Illustration for How To Live In A Flat by Heath Robinson and K R G Browne (Hutchinson)

Background imageWeak Collection: The New Speaker, (ie the Law-Chick) between Hawks and Buzzards, pub

The New Speaker, (ie the Law-Chick) between Hawks and Buzzards, pub
2966829 The New Speaker, (ie the Law-Chick) between Hawks and Buzzards, pub. 1800 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWeak Collection: Wounded Gaul, illustration from History of Rome by Victor Duruy

Wounded Gaul, illustration from History of Rome by Victor Duruy, published 1884 (digitally enhanced image)
LLM438586 Wounded Gaul, illustration from History of Rome by Victor Duruy, published 1884 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Background imageWeak Collection: The New Speaker (i. e. the Law-Chick) between the Hawks & the Buzzards

The New Speaker (i. e. the Law-Chick) between the Hawks & the Buzzards
NCO193183 The New Speaker (i.e. the Law-Chick) between the Hawks & the Buzzards, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1800 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Background imageWeak Collection: The Triumphant Britons, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1780 (hand-coloured etching)

The Triumphant Britons, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1780 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO193154 The Triumphant Britons, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1780 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Background imageWeak Collection: Delilah, illustration from Women of the Bible

Delilah, illustration from Women of the Bible
IL281094 Delilah, illustration from Women of the Bible, published by The Religious Tract Society, 1927 (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageWeak Collection: With an effort he looked at them as they passed, illustration from

With an effort he looked at them as they passed, illustration from
STC306484 With an effort he looked at them as they passed, illustration from The Story of Greece by Mary Macgregor, 1st edition, 1913 (colour print) by Crane

Background imageWeak Collection: Weary, 1863 (drypoint & carbon ink on paper)

Weary, 1863 (drypoint & carbon ink on paper)
FIT277181 Weary, 1863 (drypoint & carbon ink on paper) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 19.7x13.2 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; American

Background imageWeak Collection: The Triple Alliance caricatured in Berlin (colour litho)

The Triple Alliance caricatured in Berlin (colour litho)
2818464 The Triple Alliance caricatured in Berlin (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Triple Alliance caricatured in Berlin)

Background imageWeak Collection: St Sebastian Tended by the Holy Women, c. 1590-1650 (oil on canvas)

St Sebastian Tended by the Holy Women, c. 1590-1650 (oil on canvas)
3792057 St Sebastian Tended by the Holy Women, c.1590-1650 (oil on canvas) by Italian School; 168.3x108 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House) UK; (add.info)

Background imageWeak Collection: How Faint Heart won Fair Lady (engraving)

How Faint Heart won Fair Lady (engraving)
1056638 How Faint Heart won Fair Lady (engraving) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Faint Heart won Fair Lady)

Background imageWeak Collection: Russian Soldier Has His Wounds Attended to by Japenese Military Personnel

Russian Soldier Has His Wounds Attended to by Japenese Military Personnel
1275181 Russian Soldier Has His Wounds Attended to by Japenese Military Personnel, published 1905 (colour woodcut) by Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)

Background imageWeak Collection: Convalescence, c. 1899 (w / c on paper)

Convalescence, c. 1899 (w / c on paper)
SNM284657 Convalescence, c.1899 (w/c on paper) by Larsson, Carl (1853-1919); 52x66 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: Konvalescens; ); eSwedish National Art Museum; Swedish

Background imageWeak Collection: In the flames stood... plate 16 from America: A Prophecy

In the flames stood... plate 16 from America: A Prophecy
XYC285563 In the flames stood... plate 16 from America: A Prophecy, 1793 (relief etching printed in black with pen & ink and w/c) by Blake

Background imageWeak Collection: The Philistine arose and came, and drew nigh to meet David

The Philistine arose and came, and drew nigh to meet David
IL197717 The Philistine arose and came, and drew nigh to meet David, illustration from Through the Bible, Venture Publishing, 1928 (colour litho) by Brock

Background imageWeak Collection: Nude seated and turning away, grasping a staff in his left hand (red chalk on white paper

Nude seated and turning away, grasping a staff in his left hand (red chalk on white paper
CTS366762 Nude seated and turning away, grasping a staff in his left hand (red chalk on white paper) by Maratti, Carlo (1625-1713); 48.6x40.8 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Background imageWeak Collection: Samson and Delilah, c. 1621 (oil on canvas)

Samson and Delilah, c. 1621 (oil on canvas)
499718 Samson and Delilah, c.1621 (oil on canvas) by Honthorst, Gerrit van (1590-1656); 158.4x122.5 (framed) 139.7x177.8 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageWeak Collection: Renewal of the Triple Alliance (colour litho)

Renewal of the Triple Alliance (colour litho)
2818757 Renewal of the Triple Alliance (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Renewal of the Triple Alliance. Cauterising a wooden leg)

Background imageWeak Collection: 'If you weren t such an undersized shrimp I d thrash you!'(engraving)

"If you weren t such an undersized shrimp I d thrash you!"(engraving)
6003625 " If you weren t such an undersized shrimp I d thrash you!" (engraving) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWeak Collection: Fortune, 1871 (w / c on paper)

Fortune, 1871 (w / c on paper)
747062 Fortune, 1871 (w/c on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 33x19.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageWeak Collection: Melisande, 1900 (w / c on paper)

Melisande, 1900 (w / c on paper)
711041 Melisande, 1900 (w/c on paper) by Rheam, Henry Meynell (1859-1920); 77x33 cm; Private Collection; eChristopher Wood Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imageWeak Collection: The Lion and the Mouse (oil on canvas)

The Lion and the Mouse (oil on canvas)
3115272 The Lion and the Mouse (oil on canvas) by Vos, Paul de (1590-1678) (studio of); 160x228.5 cm; Culzean Castle, Maybole

Background imageWeak Collection: The First Steps, 1878 (oil on canvas)

The First Steps, 1878 (oil on canvas)
989913 The First Steps, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Bridgman, Frederick Arthur (1847-1928); 39.4x55.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Steps. Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928)

Background imageWeak Collection: Fighting for the Dunghill, or Jack Tar Settl ing Buonaparte

Fighting for the Dunghill, or Jack Tar Settl ing Buonaparte
NCO190184 Fighting for the Dunghill, or Jack Tar Settl ing Buonaparte, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798 (etching with aquatint) by Gillray

Background imageWeak Collection: Britannia between Death and the Doctor s, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1804

Britannia between Death and the Doctor s, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1804
NCO191219 Britannia between Death and the Doctor s, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1804 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Background imageWeak Collection: Robert had a kindly feeling for the weak and poor (engraving)

Robert had a kindly feeling for the weak and poor (engraving)
966018 Robert had a kindly feeling for the weak and poor (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert had a kindly feeling for the weak and poor)

Background imageWeak Collection: Illustrations of the Christmas Tales (engraving)

Illustrations of the Christmas Tales (engraving)
1103732 Illustrations of the Christmas Tales (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations of the Christmas Tales)

Background imageWeak Collection: The Hunting Day (chromolitho)

The Hunting Day (chromolitho)
1055262 The Hunting Day (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hunting Day. Illustration for The Graphic)

Background imageWeak Collection: Ladies Night at the Bath Club, a Varied Entertainment (litho)

Ladies Night at the Bath Club, a Varied Entertainment (litho)
1051615 Ladies Night at the Bath Club, a Varied Entertainment (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ladies Night at the Bath Club)

Background imageWeak Collection: The New Baby (engraving)

The New Baby (engraving)
3625209 The New Baby (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Baby. Illustration for Chatterbox (1879). Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn



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In the face of adversity, strength emerges from unexpected places. A heroic fireman fearlessly rushes into a blazing inferno to rescue a young girl, showcasing the indomitable spirit that lies within us all. As we delve into history, we encounter peculiar objects like the medieval urine wheel - a stark reminder of how even the most feeble substances can be transformed into something useful and valuable. Just as this contraption turns weakness into strength, so too can we harness our own vulnerabilities to rise above challenges. The Dance of Death by Holbein depicts an eerie yet captivating scene where death dances with people from all walks of life. In this macabre spectacle, weakness is confronted head-on and mortality becomes an equalizer for everyone. An advertisement for Bovril reminds us that even in our weakest moments, there are remedies available to restore vitality and vigor. This savory elixir promises to replenish energy levels and rejuvenate weary souls. A winter sunrise paints a breathtaking backdrop behind an isolated cottage where a barn owl gracefully takes flight. The frailty of nature's creatures juxtaposed against their resilience serves as a powerful reminder that vulnerability does not equate to weakness but rather reveals hidden strengths waiting to be discovered. Rembrandt van Rhijn's painting "The Parable of the Rich Fool" portrays how material wealth can blind one's judgment and expose their moral fragility. It teaches us that true strength lies not in accumulating riches but in cultivating wisdom and compassion towards others. Similarly, "The Parable of the Talents" by Lucas van Doetechum highlights the importance of utilizing our unique abilities instead of succumbing to fear or complacency. Each talent represents untapped potential waiting to be unleashed upon the world. An advert from Harness Eye Battery 1886 showcases technological advancements designed specifically for those with visual impairments - turning what may seem like physical weaknesses into opportunities for independence and empowerment.