Widow Collection

Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scotland -- the inscription below reads Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, Widow of Francois II, King of France. The portrait shows her in mourning dress

Female Type / Hobble Skirt
Elegant lady restricted by her fashionable hobble skirt & further impeded by a Merry Widow hat, high all round collar & an ermine fur muff

Tatler front cover - Mrs La Touche Congreve and baby daughte
Mrs William La Touche Congreve, wife of Major William ( Billy ) La Touche Congreve V.C. pictured with her baby daughter, Mary Gloria Congreve, born 21 March 1917

St. Augustine and his mother St. Monica, 1855 (oil on canvas)
XIR903333 St. Augustine and his mother St. Monica, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Scheffer, Ary (1795-1858); 146.5x114.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Saint Augustin et sa mAeAšre sainte Monique)

Lily Elsie (1886 - 1962), Popular actress and singer wearing a jewelled costume in Lehars The Merry Widow Date: 1909

MADELEINE FORCE ASTOR (1893-1940). Second wife and widow of John Jacob Astor IV and survivor of the RMS Titanic. Photograph, c1912

Queen Victoria, from London Pictures: Drawn with Pen and Pencil, by Rev
KW330064 Queen Victoria, from London Pictures: Drawn with Pen and Pencil, by Rev

Lehar, Franz (1870-1948). Austrian composer, mainly known for his operettas. The Merry Widow. Poster (1907). Painting

First meeting of Elizabeth Woodville and King Edward IV

Queen Victoria at Osborne House, 1865 (1906). From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]. (Colorised black and white print)

Portrait of Aechje Claesdr, 1634, (1904). Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Portrait of Aechje Claesdr, 1634. This portrait is also sometimes known as Portrait of an Old Lady. Aechje Claesdr was the widow of the Rotterdam brewer, Jan Dammaszn

The Merry Widow by Edward Morton
Promotional postcard for The Merry Widow by Edward Morton from the German of Victor Leon and Leo Stein (Theater an der Wien, Vienna, , 30th December 1905); music Franz Lehar

Elijah claiming the Hospitality of the Widow of Zarephath (engraving)
5218466 Elijah claiming the Hospitality of the Widow of Zarephath (engraving) by English School

"But oh for the Touch of a Vanished Hand", 1888 (w / c on paper)
BIR106488 " But oh for the Touch of a Vanished Hand", 1888 (w/c on paper) by Langley, Walter (1852-1922); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Vanity by William Barribal
A young woman beams widely as she adjusts her large Merry Widow style hat, gripping an evil-looking hat pin in her mouth. Date: 1910

Lonely woman

Christ the Comforter: Jesus consoling a grieving British war widow (colour litho)
7172504 Christ the Comforter: Jesus consoling a grieving British war widow (colour litho) by Copping

Mrs Bardell from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens (gravure)
7184903 Mrs Bardell from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens (gravure) by Lewin, Frederick George (1861-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Bardell from The Pickwick Papers)

Sons of the Brave, 1880 (oil on canvas)
LMG419689 Sons of the Brave, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Morris

Two Jubilees - a Harmony in Black and White, 1888. The Pope paid a visit to Queen Victoria at the beginning of 1888

Fashionable women in new creations 1913
Women models wearing the latest winter beautifully decorative wraps. 1913

Standing on Platform of Chancery Lane Underground Station
Central Line Series. A Solicitor, a grieving widow, a barrister and an officer clerk standing on the platform at Chancery Lane Underground Station, London. Date: 1904

Sarah Countess Warwick
SARAH countess of WARWICK daughter of the second earl of Mexborough, widow of Baron Monson, wife of Henry, third earl of Warwick Date: ? - 1851

The Auction, 1910 (oil on canvas)
BAL91237 The Auction, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Spielter, Carl Johann (1851-1922); 88.9x142.2 cm; Private Collection; Haynes Fine Art at the Bindery Galleries, Broadway; German, out of copyright

May Irwin in The widow Jones supported by John C. Rice. Date c1895

Alexandra / Vfair 1911
QUEEN ALEXANDRA Widow of Edward VII

Mannekin Pis Postcard
IL PISSE TOUT LE TEMPS Some are moved to emulation, some look with mixed feelings

Jane Lewson (116)
JANE LEWSON a London widow as renowned for her eccentricities as her age, such as a belief that washing in water is unhealthy : she used pigs lard instead

Ww1 Wife with Medal
In a suburban home in the south of London a war widow observes the two minutes silence by reverent contemplation of her dead husbands medal

Treaty of Arras. Concluded in October 1191. Engraving
Treaty of Arras. Concluded in October 1191 by the interposition of William de Champagne (Guillaume de Champagne), Archbishop of Rheims; between Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut

History of France. 1400. From left to right: knights
History of France. 1400. From left to right, 3-4: knights, 5: mourning gown, 6-7-8-9: noblemen. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885.

History of France. 1400. From left to right: crosbowman, knights, and mourning gown. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885.

History of France. 1400. From left to right: crosbowmen
History of France. 1400. From left to right, 1-2: crosbowmen, 3-4: knights, 5: mourning gown, 6-7-8-9: noblemen, 10: citizen. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885.

Mariana of Austria (1634-1696). Queen consort of Spain (1649-1665) as second wife of Philip IV and regent (1665-1675) as mother of Charles II (1661-1700). Portrait. Engraving by Masson

Mariana of Austria (1634-1696). Queen consort of Spain (1649-1665) as second wife of Philip IV and regent (1665-1675) as mother of Charles II (1661-1700). Portrait. Engraving by Masson

Queen Alexandra's 'Letter to the Nation' following the death of her husband, Kind Edward VII - May 10, 1910. Date: 1910

Children's Game Shy Widow. Date: circa 1905

French costumes, end of the 15th century
French costumes, end of 15th century. Equerries in doublets and boots with falcons 1, 2, widow in black 3, marquise in crown 4 with maid 5, baron with sceptre 6, and knight with sword 7

Duke William of Normandy receiving Harold Godwinson in his palace at Rouen. At right, a meeting between a mystery woman Aelfgyva (perhaps Algitha, widow of Griffith King of Wales) and a cleric

A rich widow besieged by suitors
A rich beauty besieged by suitors after the death of her husband, Sir John Denyers of Beechwood Hall. The bachelors include soldiers, lawyers, fops and antiquarians. A Siege

A female publican ejecting a drunk from a tavern in Georgian England. Other customers watch from a bench outside the public house in Gravesend on the River Thames

Bulwell Hall, Nottinghamshire, England. Built in 1770 by John Newton, Esq. and modified by Samuel Thomas Cooper, owner of Leeds Iron Works, and his widow Anne in the 19th century

Susan Armine, Lady Bellasys, widow of Sir Henry Bellasys, died 1
Susan Armine, Lady Bellasys, widow of Sir Henry Bellasys, mistress to the Duke of York, one of the Windsor Beauties, d. 1713. She is represented as St

Susanna Centlivre (1667-1723), English dramatic writer and actre
Susanna Centlivre (1667-1723), English dramatic writer, poet and actress. Twice widowed at a young age, she started writing comedies and farces for the stage to support herself

King of Spain, Alfonso XII dies of Tuberculosis
Death caused by tuberculosis of the King of Spain, Alfonso XII (1857-1885) on 25 November 1885. His widow, Queen Maria Cristina, the monarch's second wife, is depicted at the head of the bed

Judith and Holofernes, 1624, by Valentin de Boulogne
Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632). French Baroque painter. Judith and Holofernes, 1624. Oil on canvas. National Museum of Fine Arts. Valletta. Malta

Christine St George. Widow Of Charles St George 26 April 1995 Date: 26 April 1995

Yoko Ono and her son Sean Lennon visit Liverpool. They are pictured outside the childhood semi detached home of her late husband and member of The Beatles, John Lennon

Actress Judy Loe with her daughter Katie Beckinsale. 5th October 1979

Judy Loe with daughter Kate Beckinsale widow and daughter of the late Richard Beckinsale at home in the garden

Comic postcard, Grieving woman in cemetery Date: 20th century

The Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (Pushkin) (1799-1837
JLJ4655028 The Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (Pushkin) (1799-1837) on his deathbed surrounded by his wife Natalia Gontcharova (Goncharova), and his friends Anonymous painting of the Russian school

Portrait of a Woman, 1638-39. Creator: Guido Reni
Portrait of a Woman, 1638-39 [Also known as Artemisia or Lady with a Lapis Lazuli Bowl]

Lachrymae, 1894-95. Creator: Frederic Leighton
Lachrymae, 1894-95

Then said Boaz to Ruth, go not to glean in another field, 1840

Lady Elizabeth Grey petitioning Edward IV To restore her lands
Lady Elizabeth Grey petitioning Edward IV to restore her lands, (1461), 1783. Elizabeth Woodville, later to be wife of King Edward IV petitioned the king to return her lands in 1461

Windows and balconines, Larnaca, Cyprus

Louise de Coligny, 1627 (engraving)
8914624 Louise de Coligny, 1627 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Coligny, Louise de)

Saint Sebastian attended by Saint Irene and her Maid, 1615. Creator: Dirck van Baburen
Saint Sebastian attended by Saint Irene and her Maid, 1615

Nelle B. Stulle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Nelle B. Stulle, between c1910 and c1915

"Infant Orphan Election at the London Tavern - Polling", by G.E. Hicks, in the exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1865. Engraving of a painting

Her Majesty the Queen planting the "Prince Consort's Oak" in Windsor Great Park, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Bambridge

A lady giving charity to a destitute widow and child. 1/1/1890 (engraving)
5616016 A lady giving charity to a destitute widow and child. 1/1/1890 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Female neighbours supporting a Scottish widow, 1850
3478269 Female neighbours supporting a Scottish widow, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting female neighbours supporting a Scottish widow)

An elderly widower, wearing a morning band
3478246 An elderly widower, wearing a morning band, waiting at a station, escorted by his daughter, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an elderly widower, wearing a morning band)

A widower grieving at the deathbed of his wife, 1850
3478323 A widower grieving at the deathbed of his wife, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a widower grieving at the deathbed of his wife. Illustrated by Robert Barnes (1864-1875)

A widower comforting his two daughters, 1850
3478137 A widower comforting his two daughters, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a widower comforting his children)

A widower comforting his two daughters, 1850
3478136 A widower comforting his two daughters, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a widower comforting his two daughters)

Elijah raising the widow's son. Bible 1 Kings 17.19, 20. Copperplate engraving c1808
535957 Elijah raising the widow's son. Bible 1 Kings 17.19, 20. Copperplate engraving c1808; (add.info.: Elijah raising the widow's son. Bible 1 Kings 17.19, 20)

Christ and the widow; Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3666142 Christ and the widow; Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Christ and the widow; Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866)

Widow and young man taking coffee in a restaurant talking to a stone mason
FLO4691319 Widow and young man taking coffee in a restaurant talking to a stone mason. She says, And don't forgot in large letters, A good father, fine spouse, he leaves an inconsolable widow

A man at the grave of his wife, 1850
3478250 A man at the grave of his wife, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a man at the grave of his long-dead wife. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Mourning custom of a Northern tribe of central Australia, c.1913 (b/w photo)
3033729 Mourning custom of a Northern tribe of central Australia, c.1913 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Widows of a recently deceased man would cut off their hair)

Mr. and Mrs. Quilp (colour litho)
3101925 Mr. and Mrs. Quilp (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr. and Mrs. Quilp)

Elisabeth Woodville (Wydville, Wydeville or Widvile)
FLO4607647 Elisabeth Woodville (Wydville, Wydeville or Widvile, 1437-1492), with her sons

La Paimpolaise, french song, c.1900 (engraving)
5675102 La Paimpolaise, french song, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Fishermans woman mourning his husband dead at the sea in Paimpol, Bretagne, France)

An endogenous figure courting a fat elderly widow, 1860 (engraving)
5616343 An endogenous figure courting a fat elderly widow, 1860 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Representation of the Byzantine Impress Eudocia Makrembolitissa (Macrembolitissa) (1021-1096)
ELD4884252 Representation of the Byzantine Impress Eudocia Makrembolitissa (Macrembolitissa) (1021-1096) widow of Emperor Constantine X with his new wife Roman IV Diogene (1030-1072)

Marie Francoise de Bourbon, Duchesse d'Orleans
FLO4572024 Marie Francoise de Bourbon, Duchesse d'Orleans, wife of Philippe II the Regent, with Louise-Francoise le Bouthillier de Chavigny, widow of Philippe de Clerembault

One Parent Family, 1850
3478134 One Parent Family, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration titled One Parent Family depicting a widow worn out by grief and poverty, being comforted by her little boy)

A mother comforting her daughter, 1850
3478225 A mother comforting her daughter, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a mother comforting her daughter. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A maid comforting the young widow, 1850
3478224 A maid comforting the young widow, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a maid comforting the young widow. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A widow on her way to play violin at a concert to earn money to support her family, 1893
3478838 A widow on her way to play violin at a concert to earn money to support her family

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"Widow: A Tapestry of Strength, Resilience, and Legacy" In the annals of history, the word "widow" resonates with tales of remarkable women who defied expectations and forged their own destinies. From Mary, Queen of Scots, whose widowhood became a symbol of defiance against political turmoil, to St. Augustine's mother St. Monica, whose unwavering faith guided her son towards greatness in 4th-century Africa. The image shifts to an oil painting from 1855 depicting a female figure donning a hobble skirt - an emblematic representation of widows' fashion during that era. The Tatler front cover showcases Mrs La Touche Congreve cradling her baby daughter; a poignant reminder that even in times of loss, love endures. Madeleine Force Astor emerges next as she navigated life as the second wife and widow of John Jacob Astor IV during the early 20th century. Her story intertwines with Lily Elsie's enchanting presence on stage – both women embodying strength amidst adversity. Queen Victoria graces our narrative too; her widowhood immortalized through Rev's pen and pencil drawings capturing London Pictures. And let us not forget Franz Lehar's haunting melodies echoing through time – his composition serving as solace for many grieving souls. Yet it is Dorothea Lange's iconic photograph "Migrant Mother" that encapsulates the indomitable spirit within every widow - resilience etched upon faces weathered by hardship during America's Great Depression. Returning to history’s embrace once more, we witness Elizabeth Woodville meeting King Edward IV for the first time – their union transcending societal norms while shaping England’s future. Finally, we find ourselves standing on Chancery Lane Underground Station platform alongside countless widows throughout generations who have faced life head-on despite unimaginable loss – each step forward becoming part of their legacy.