Widow Collection (page 8)

La Triste Heritiere, Anne St John, Countess of Rochester (engraving)
3622561 La Triste Heritiere, Anne St John, Countess of Rochester (engraving) by Lely, Peter (1618-80) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Triste Heritiere, Anne St John)

Queen Victoria
3586378 Queen Victoria by Tenniel, John (1820-1914); (add.info.: Illustration depicting Britannia urging Queen Victoria (1819-1901)

A Victorian New Year card of a young woman in widows weeds, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603827 A Victorian New Year card of a young woman in widows weeds, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

Jesus raises the son of the widow of Nain - Bible
3779856 Jesus raises the son of the widow of Nain - Bible by Hole, William Brassey (1846-1917); (add.info.: Jesus raises the son of the widow of Nain. And he said, Young Man, I say unto thee, Arise)

Portrait of Emily Tennyson, Lady Tennyson, wife of English Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson (litho)
6014286 Portrait of Emily Tennyson, Lady Tennyson, wife of English Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson (litho) by Watts, George Frederick (1817-1904) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Widow casting her Mites into the Treasury (engraving)
5992438 The Widow casting her Mites into the Treasury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Widow casting her Mites into the Treasury)

Christ Raiseth the Widows Son (engraving)
6002820 Christ Raiseth the Widows Son (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ Raiseth the Widows Son)

Christ raising the widows son, Luke VII, 11-16 (engraving)
6026700 Christ raising the widows son, Luke VII, 11-16 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ raising the widows son, Luke VII, 11-16)

Christ raises the Widows Son to life, Luke VII, 15 (engraving)
6005660 Christ raises the Widows Son to life, Luke VII, 15 (engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ raises the Widows Son to life, Luke VII, 15)

Queen Victoria, when a widow, with a portrait of the Prince Consort behind her (b / w photo)
6030353 Queen Victoria, when a widow, with a portrait of the Prince Consort behind her (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Victoria)

Home for Indigent Widows and Single Women, Philadelphia (b / w photo)
5891954 Home for Indigent Widows and Single Women, Philadelphia (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: From a scrapbook compiled by Castner)

Nain (b / w photo)
5214576 Nain (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nain. Illustration for Album de Terre Sainte (Holy Land Album) (Maison de la Bonne Presse)

Maria Sheldon Scammon, 1895 (oil on canvas)
5858834 Maria Sheldon Scammon, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Zorn, Anders Leonard (1860-1920); 81.3x65.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Lady Pamela Fitzgerald, the Widow of Lord Edward Fitzgerald and her Children (engraving)
970395 Lady Pamela Fitzgerald, the Widow of Lord Edward Fitzgerald and her Children (engraving) by Romney, George (1734-1802) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Pamela Fitzgerald)

Mary, Queen of Scots (coloured engraving)
968926 Mary, Queen of Scots (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587)

Ball at the Townhall, Oxford, in Aid of the Widow and Orphans Fund of the Great Western Railway Company (engraving)
1098500 Ball at the Townhall, Oxford, in Aid of the Widow and Orphans Fund of the Great Western Railway Company (engraving) by English School

Portrait of a Lady, 1882 (oil on canvas)
898838 Portrait of a Lady, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Bonnat, Leon Joseph Florentin (1833-1922); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tourcoing, France; (add.info.: Portrait of lady.); French, out of copyright

Illustration from The Devils Pool by George Sand, 1851 (engraving)
CHT420005 Illustration from The Devils Pool by George Sand, 1851 (engraving) by Johannot, Tony (1803-52) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Mrs Gummidge, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
465567 Mrs Gummidge, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

The Ploughman, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land
DGC452058 The Ploughman, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land?, from Pan-Pipes, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo

The Widow selling sand, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land
DGC452056 The Widow selling sand, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land?, from Pan-Pipes, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo

The Cobbler, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land
DGC452055 The Cobbler, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land?, from Pan-Pipes, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo

Page from The Satires of Cynicus (colour litho)
2810406 Page from The Satires of Cynicus (colour litho) by Anderson, Martin " Cynicus" (1854-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The Satires of Cynicus (His Studio)

The Excursions Of Queen Margaret, The Popular Demonstration At The Exit Of The Queen From The... (colour litho)
2798543 The Excursions Of Queen Margaret, The Popular Demonstration At The Exit Of The Queen From The... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Arrival Of Queen Margherita In Arona From Where She Went On To Stresa On The Afternoon Of The 2nd Corr
2798360 The Arrival Of Queen Margherita In Arona From Where She Went On To Stresa On The Afternoon Of The 2nd Corr (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

La Jeune Veuve (engraving)
2787217 La Jeune Veuve (engraving) by Johannot, Tony (1803-52) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Jeune Veuve. Illustration for Fables de La Fontaine (Furne, Jouvet)

Mediumship - a spirit perplexed 1853
A spirit perplexed. A woman visiting a medium requests she asks the spirit of her deceased husband Augustus where he put the receipt for a repaid claim. Date: 1853

Napoleon talking to an old lady (colour litho)
3094085 Napoleon talking to an old lady (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon talking to an old lady)

His Little Widows, Wyndhams Theatre, London
His Little Widows, Bernard Hishins musical comedy production, Wyndhams Theatre, London. Date: circa 1925

Here it is Christmas and they began saying goodbye in August (lithograph)
3099545 Here it is Christmas and they began saying goodbye in August (lithograph) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Don t have your dinner too long (lithograph)
3099539 Don t have your dinner too long (lithograph) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don t have your dinner too long)

The beautiful widow (lithograph)
3099537 The beautiful widow (lithograph) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The beautiful widow)

If ye break faith with us who die, we shall not sleep, though poppies grow in Flanders fields. The mother, widow and little daughter of a British soldier who died early in World War One visit his

Cake House, Hyde Park
In the time of Queen Anne, it was known as the Cheesecake House, Cake House or Minced-pie House and later was called Prices Lodge (later it was Prices Lodge, run by a widow named Frances Price)

Man forced to wear his hosts ill-fitting clothes at a dinner party after arriving drenched from the rain. Miseries of Travelling

Midshipman Newcome meets crew from HMS Victory at Sally Port, Gibraltar. Masters Mate Spunyarn falls in the sea at the dock, a soldier guards the Sally Port

Homecoming procession for William Curtis, 1821
Homecoming procession for William Curtis, Lord Mayor of London, 1821. Aldermen and shopkeepers carry torches beside the carriage. Procession and Te Deum Chaunt for Sir Billy Biscuit

English huntsman and lady watching a fox swim across a river, 19th century. Facey Romford raising his hat and shouting while Mrs Lucy Somerville sits sidesaddle on her mount. The view

A horse bolts through a gate during a foxhunt, 19th century. Riders in hunting pinks and a pack of foxhounds watch as the huntsman tries to regain control. One of Multum in Parvos going days

English huntsman making a dangerous jump over a stone wall beneath a low branch, 19th century. Facey Romford hitting his head on a branch during a fox-hunt. Rot the beggar, exclaims Romford

Ruth the Dutiful Daughter in Law, 1803 (pencil & w / c on paper)
SOU314964 Ruth the Dutiful Daughter in Law, 1803 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Blake, William (1757-1827); Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire

Mrs Siddons as Constance, 1783 (pen, ink & wash on paper)
XYC284424 Mrs Siddons as Constance, 1783 (pen, ink & wash on paper) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826); 26.7x18.7 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Religion. To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction
LLM339776 Religion. To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction. by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Religion)

Portrait of Mary Tudor, from Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth
STC146165 Portrait of Mary Tudor, from Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, published in 1825 (w/c and gouache on paper) by Essex

The Sin (oil on canvas)
XIR210438 The Sin (oil on canvas) by Romero de Torres, Julio (1880-1930); Museo Julio Romero de Torres, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Portrait of Madame Ducros, 1858 (oil on canvas)
MMT201535 Portrait of Madame Ducros, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 33x24 cm; Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Reproduction of a poster advertising a Charity Party in aid of the Society for
STC138061 Reproduction of a poster advertising a Charity Party in aid of the Society for the Relief of Families of Shipwrecked Sailors, Palais du Trocadero, Paris, 1890 (colour litho) by Cheret

Native American Widows Approach their Chief for Permission to Remarry
STC222097 Native American Widows Approach their Chief for Permission to Remarry, plate 57 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (colour litho) by Gallina

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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.