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"Widow: A Tapestry of Strength, Resilience, and Legacy" In the annals of history

Background imageWidow Collection: The skeleton of Death surprises Ned Freeman as he visits the insurance office

The skeleton of Death surprises Ned Freeman as he visits the insurance office, leaving his widow with a huge sum
FLO4690118 The skeleton of Death surprises Ned Freeman as he visits the insurance office, leaving his widow with a huge sum

Background imageWidow Collection: The Justice of Trajan A widow whose son was killed seeks justice from Emperor Trajan

The Justice of Trajan A widow whose son was killed seeks justice from Emperor Trajan
JLJ4685916 The Justice of Trajan A widow whose son was killed seeks justice from Emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, 53-117) leaving for war

Background imageWidow Collection: Young girl at the cemetery Painting by Octave Tassaert (1800-1874) 1840 Sun

Young girl at the cemetery Painting by Octave Tassaert (1800-1874) 1840 Sun
JLJ4685577 Young girl at the cemetery Painting by Octave Tassaert (1800-1874) 1840 Sun. 0, 45x0, 53 m Bayonne, Musee Bonnat by Tassaert, Octave (1800-74); Musee Bonnat, Bayonne

Background imageWidow Collection: All Saints A mourning family going to the cemetery gives a coin to an old man doing

All Saints A mourning family going to the cemetery gives a coin to an old man doing
JLJ4653645 All Saints A mourning family going to the cemetery gives a coin to an old man doing alumone. Painting by Emile Friant (1863-1932) 1888 Sun

Background imageWidow Collection: Portrait of Anne, second Countess of Albemarle making knots (oil on canvas, 1759)

Portrait of Anne, second Countess of Albemarle making knots (oil on canvas, 1759)
LRI4610621 Portrait of Anne, second Countess of Albemarle making knots (oil on canvas, 1759) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); National Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: Portrait of Anne)

Background imageWidow Collection: The resurrection of the son of the widow of Naim: Jesus Christ resurrects the only son of

The resurrection of the son of the widow of Naim: Jesus Christ resurrects the only son of
XEE4415052 The resurrection of the son of the widow of Naim: Jesus Christ resurrects the only son of the widow. Engraving from the middle of the 19th century

Background imageWidow Collection: The Widows Mite (The Widows Offering) - engraving by Gustave Dore - later

The Widows Mite (The Widows Offering) - engraving by Gustave Dore - later
XEE4160156 The Widows Mite (The Widows Offering) - engraving by Gustave Dore - later colouring by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWidow Collection: A widow with her children

A widow with her children
5312070 A widow with her children by Edwards, Mary Ellen (1838-1934); (add.info.: Illustration depicting a widow with her children)

Background imageWidow Collection: Wandering Thoughts (engraving)

Wandering Thoughts (engraving)
5224479 Wandering Thoughts (engraving) by Knowles, Davidson (1851-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wandering Thoughts. Illustration for The Sunday At Home, 1891/92.); © Look and Learn

Background imageWidow Collection: 'Pure Religion and Undefiled before God is this, to Visit the Fatherless

"Pure Religion and Undefiled before God is this, to Visit the Fatherless and Widows in their Affliction
5232996 " Pure Religion and Undefiled before God is this, to Visit the Fatherless and Widows in their Affliction, " etc (engraving) by English School

Background imageWidow Collection: The poor widows two mites (engraving)

The poor widows two mites (engraving)
5224112 The poor widows two mites (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The poor widows two mites)

Background imageWidow Collection: The Appeal, (oil on canvas)

The Appeal, (oil on canvas)
659105 The Appeal, (oil on canvas) by Erdmann, Otto (1834-1905); 112.4x144.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Appeal. Otto Erdmann (1834-1905). Oil on canvas

Background imageWidow Collection: Olivia, 1887 (oil on canvas)

Olivia, 1887 (oil on canvas)
CH390483 Olivia, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Leighton, Edmund Blair (1853-1922); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageWidow Collection: The Widows Mite, Mark, XII, Verse 42, 43 (engraving)

The Widows Mite, Mark, XII, Verse 42, 43 (engraving)
6002836 The Widows Mite, Mark, XII, Verse 42, 43 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Widows Mite, Mark, XII, Verse 42, 43)

Background imageWidow Collection: Chinese ancestral tablet, in honour of Luo She, a widow (litho)

Chinese ancestral tablet, in honour of Luo She, a widow (litho)
6013539 Chinese ancestral tablet, in honour of Luo She, a widow (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese ancestral tablet, in honour of Luo She, a widow)

Background imageWidow Collection: The Parables of Christ: The Parable of the Unjust Judge (chromolitho)

The Parables of Christ: The Parable of the Unjust Judge (chromolitho)
6001773 The Parables of Christ: The Parable of the Unjust Judge (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parables of Christ)

Background imageWidow Collection: Why I Became A Vegetarian, Lady Augustus Paget

Why I Became A Vegetarian, Lady Augustus Paget
Why I Became A Vegetarian, by Lady Augustus Paget (Walburga Ehrengarde Helena, Lady Paget, nÚÑáCountess von Hohenthal, 1839-1929). 1899

Background imageWidow Collection: Elijah and the widow of Zarephath (coloured engraving)

Elijah and the widow of Zarephath (coloured engraving)
5203811 Elijah and the widow of Zarephath (coloured engraving) by Bendixen, Siegfried Detler (1786-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elijah and the widow of Zarephath)

Background imageWidow Collection: Boer War, 1900 - Last Summer Things were Greener, 1901 (oil on canvas)

Boer War, 1900 - Last Summer Things were Greener, 1901 (oil on canvas)
BIR115510 Boer War, 1900 - Last Summer Things were Greener, 1901 (oil on canvas) by Shaw, John Byam Liston (1872-1919); 100x74.9 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Background imageWidow Collection: Mrs Jones (pen & ink on paper)

Mrs Jones (pen & ink on paper)
LMG208970 Mrs Jones (pen & ink on paper) by May, Philip William (1864-1903); 30.5x23.6 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English, out of copyright

Background imageWidow Collection: Reproduction of the tomb of Louis de Breze (1477-1531) in Rouen Cathedral (plaster

Reproduction of the tomb of Louis de Breze (1477-1531) in Rouen Cathedral (plaster
XIR233345 Reproduction of the tomb of Louis de Breze (1477-1531) in Rouen Cathedral (plaster) (b/w photo) by Goujon, Jean (1510-c.67) (attr)

Background imageWidow Collection: The Widows Mite, engraved by L. Dumont, c. 1868 (engraving)

The Widows Mite, engraved by L. Dumont, c. 1868 (engraving)
OTB141774 The Widows Mite, engraved by L. Dumont, c.1868 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageWidow Collection: Poster advertising a charity gala in aid of the families of shipwrecked sailors at

Poster advertising a charity gala in aid of the families of shipwrecked sailors at
PER360378 Poster advertising a charity gala in aid of the families of shipwrecked sailors at the Palais du Trocadero, 14th June, 1890 (litho) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); Private Collection; French

Background imageWidow Collection: Elijah Raising the Widows Son (engraving)

Elijah Raising the Widows Son (engraving)
816458 Elijah Raising the Widows Son (engraving) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elijah Raising the Widows Son)

Background imageWidow Collection: News from Abroad (oil on canvas)

News from Abroad (oil on canvas)
BOU202975 News from Abroad (oil on canvas) by Harris, Edwin (1855-1906); 49.5x59.7 cm; Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; English, out of copyright

Background imageWidow Collection: Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Friars Tale

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Friars Tale, showing the corrupt Summoner, the Devil and the Widow. Date: 1845

Background imageWidow Collection: 'But Men Must Work and Women Must Weep', 1883 (w / c on paper)

"But Men Must Work and Women Must Weep", 1883 (w / c on paper)
BIR106491 " But Men Must Work and Women Must Weep", 1883 (w/c on paper) by Langley, Walter (1852-1922); 91.4x51.3 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Background imageWidow Collection: Portrait of Mademoiselle Marie Fantin-Latour, 1859 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Mademoiselle Marie Fantin-Latour, 1859 (oil on canvas)
BIR106470 Portrait of Mademoiselle Marie Fantin-Latour, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Fantin-Latour, Ignace Henri Jean (1836-1904); 73.7x58.4 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; French, out of copyright

Background imageWidow Collection: Ruth, illustration from Women of the Bible, published by The Religious Tract

Ruth, illustration from Women of the Bible, published by The Religious Tract
IL281092 Ruth, 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 imageWidow Collection: Widow and young man taking coffee in a restaurant

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

Background imageWidow Collection: Reading the Will, engraved by Francois Seraphin Delpech (1778-1825) (colour litho)

Reading the Will, engraved by Francois Seraphin Delpech (1778-1825) (colour litho)
CHT189340 Reading the Will, engraved by Francois Seraphin Delpech (1778-1825) (colour litho) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageWidow Collection: Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres, and Eurasian

Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres, and Eurasian stone curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus. Handcoloured engraving by the widow Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys

Background imageWidow Collection: Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, and ruff

Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, and ruff, Philomachus pugnax. Handcoloured engraving by widow Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Background imageWidow Collection: Hodgsons redstart and European robin

Hodgsons redstart and European robin
Hodgsons redstart, Phoenicurus hodgsoni, and European robin redbreast, Erithacus rubecula. Handcoloured engraving by the Widow Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d

Background imageWidow Collection: Skeleton of Death comes for the Elector

Skeleton of Death comes for the Elector as he exits his palace with his courtiers and ignores a widow and orphan. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death by

Background imageWidow Collection: Christ and widow of Nain

Christ and widow of Nain
LLM339638 Christ and widow of Nain by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ and widow of Nain)

Background imageWidow Collection: Elijah raising the widows son

Elijah raising the widows son
LLM339625 Elijah raising the widows son by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elijah raising the widows son)

Background imageWidow Collection: An interesting widow: bereaved but not inconsolable, Graphic Co

An interesting widow: bereaved but not inconsolable, Graphic Co
AQS336760 An interesting widow: bereaved but not inconsolable, Graphic Co. Lith, New York, 1876 (litho) by Wust, Theodore (fl.c.1860-1901); 37.6x29.3 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester

Background imageWidow Collection: Diane of Poitiers, mistress of King Henry

Diane of Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France, 1499-1566. She wears a chaperon headress that ties under the chin, pink velvet surtout with puffed and slashed sleeves trimmed with ermine

Background imageWidow Collection: Michelle de Vitry, widow of Jean Jouvenel

Michelle de Vitry, widow of Jean Jouvenel des Ursins, died 1456. After her husbands death in 1431, she wore black mourning dress with the wimple and headband of a nun. From a painting on wood

Background imageWidow Collection: Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land?, song illustration from

Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land?, song illustration from
DGC452053 Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land?, song illustration from Pan-Pipes, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo

Background imageWidow Collection: The Widows Acre, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)

The Widows Acre, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
TW426831 The Widows Acre, c.1900 (oil on canvas) by Stott, William Edward (1859-1918); 60.1x74.8 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English

Background imageWidow Collection: In the paths which together they had trodden

In the paths which together they had trodden
BAL33506 In the paths which together they had trodden by Richir, Herman (1866-1942); Private Collection; Waterhouse & Dodd, London, UK; Belgian, out of copyright

Background imageWidow Collection: Snake s-head or widow iris, Iris tuberosa

Snake s-head or widow iris, Iris tuberosa. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageWidow Collection: Dragonflies and skimmers

Dragonflies and skimmers
Dragonflies: bar-winged skimmer, Libellula axilena 1, halloween pennant, Celithemis eponina 2, portia widow dragonfly, Palpopleura portia 3, and fulvous forest skimmer, Neurothemis fulvia 4

Background imageWidow Collection: Exotic dragonflies and damselflies

Exotic dragonflies and damselflies
Lucia widow dragonfly, Palpopleura lucia 1, rubyspot damselfly, Hetaerina caja 2, picture wing, Rhyothemis variegata 3, slough amberwing, Perithemis domitia 4, and smoky rubyspot damselfly



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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.