Contemplating Collection

Contemplating Emigration
An Irish farmer contemplates the prospect of a new life in America

R was a rubicund rustic who wrote a romantic acrostic, in which roses and thrushes, and rabbits and rushes, to the thyme gave a flavour agrestic. Date: 1908

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the 12th Quatrain

The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Act V, scene I. Prospero: Where every third thought shall be my grave. Illustration by Edmund Dulac. Date: 1908

The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Act I, scene II. Prospero: And by my prescience I find my zenith doth depend upon a most auspicious star. Illustration by Edmund Dulac. Date: 1908

Bridal Ballad by Edgar Allan Poe, Dulac illustration
Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the poem Bridal Ballad by Edgar Allan Poe. Date: 1912

The Lawyer. A lawyer takes money in the middle of the street when he is bribed. Death is depicted as the centre of the scene contemplating the bribe

United States. Niagara Falls - Van der Burgh
United States. Niagara Falls. Engraving by Van der Burgh. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G

United States. Niagara Falls - Milbert
United States. Niagara Falls. Engraving by Milbert. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G

Exhibition of the painting by painter Francisco Pradilla
Spain, Madrid. Exhibition of the painting by the Spanish painter Francisco Pradilla (1848-1921) La Rendicion de Granada (The Surrender of Granada), in the Senate conference room

Austria, Vienna. International Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1882, held in the Kunstlerhaus. The German Section. Engraving by Capuz. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

The Garden of El Retiro near the Walls of the Bronze Horse
Jose del Castillo (1737-1793). Spanish painter. The Garden of El Retiro near the Walls of the Bronze Horse, 1779. Detail. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)

United States. Niagara Falls. Engraving by Van der Burgh. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G

United States. Niagara Falls. Engraving by Milbert. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G

Armourer at Belize
Foxy-Golfs tame armourer and 2/ic contemplating the Armourers alphabet: A: I m an armourer, B: I m an armourer, C: I m an armourer, etc. etc. Date: 1990

Narcissus contemplating his reflection in
Wall painting of Narcissus contemplating his reflection said to have been found in the Casa delle Vestali or House of the Vestals, Reg. VI, Ins. 1, No. 7

LADY RELAXING 1940S
A young woman with bare feet lies on her back on a grassy bank and stares up at the sky in a mood of relaxation and contemplation Date: 1940s

Walther van der Vogelweide (1165 - 1230) German minnesinger

AT THE CHANNEL
Contemplating England across the Straits of Dover, Napoleon thinks that with a superior navy - or a tunnel - he could be in London in four days ! Date: 1805

Lord Byron contemplating the Colosseum in Rome
Lord Byron (1788-1824) contemplating the Colosseum in Rome. circa 1850

Women looking The Night Watch, painting by Rembrandt (1606-1
Holland. Amsterdam. Rijksmuseum. Women looking The Night Watch, painting by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669)

The War of the Worlds - Comtemplating life in the sewers
" We will have to lead a life underground, do you understand? I thought about the sewers..." Date: First published: 1898

Daniel Dunglas Home, medium, with skull
Daniel Dunglas Home (1833-1886), Scottish-American medium, contemplating a skull. Date: 19th century

Susi - playing chess. 1950s

Princess of Orange visiting the workshop of Bartholomeus van
Hendrik Jacobus Scholten (1824-1907). Dutch painter. The Princess of Orange visiting the workshop of Bartholomeus van der Helst, c.1850-1870. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Young woman looking the painting The Windmill at Wijk bij Du
Holland. Amsterdam. Rijksmuseum. Young woman looking a Jacob Isaackz van Ruisdael (c. 1628-1682) painting The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, c. 1668-1670

Cowper / Westall / Golding
WILLIAM COWPER English poet contemplating his mothers picture: O that those lips had language! Date: 1731 - 1800

Gui. Bat. Corniani
Giovanni Battista, conte CORNIANI Italian writer, depicted contemplating the distant scene in hope of inspiration Date: 1742 - 1813

Martians watching scenes of life on Earth
A group of Martians watching scenes of life on Earth through special viewfinders. Date: 1906

Aesthetic young man with sunflower
Aesthetic young man contemplating a sunflower, with blue-and-white china displayed on the wall behind him. Date: circa 1890s

Isaiah contemplating. Date: circa late 19th century

Man in classical dress contemplating a skeleton lying on the ground. From: Osteographia, or, The anatomy of the bones. Date: 1733

Steevens Memorial
GEORGE STEEVENS literary critic, depicted contemplating a bust of Shakespeare on whose plays he had written commentaries. Date: 1736 - 1800

James Hervey - 3
JAMES HERVEY English churchman and writer, immensely popular in his day, depicted meditating and contemplating the works of God as expressed in Nature. Date: 1714 - 1758

A curly-haired boy playing with wooden building bricks
A young boy takes a break from playing with his wooden building bricks, clearly in deep contemplation about something. c. 1915

A man or monk seated, seen from behind, holding a short dagger(?) in right hand, while meditating or contemplating seppuku. Date between 1800 and 1850

Young Napoleon II
Emperor Napoleon II (1811 - 1832) Contemplating his fathers sword

Music cover, Hilda, a waltz by Dan Godfrey
Music cover for Hilda, a waltz by Dan Godfrey, dedicated to the Baroness Ferdinand de Rothschild. Showing a young woman sitting contemplating a miniature portrait of the man she loves

Gaius Marius at Carthage
GAIUS MARIUS Roman military commander, depicted contemplating the ruins of Carthage Date: 157 - 86 BC

Francis Bacon in his garden
Bacon was generally accompanied by a gentleman of his household, who was ready to set down his thoughts. Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626), philosopher and statesman, in his garden contemplating

RAF cadet with skull of Yorick
Cartoon of an RAF trainee cadet at Heaton Park, Manchester, during World War Two contemplating the skull of Yorick as though he were Hamlet to accompany Historical Notes

SERBIA NIS
(formerly k a Nish) A person - possibly a spy - lies contemplating the town from a distance

Rabbit for dinner
An early Victorian print showing a couple outside their rural cottage contemplating eating one of their rabbits. The woman seems rather upset about it all but the dog looks hopeful

Girl Relaxing Outside
A young woman with bare feet lies on her back on a grassy bank and stares up at the sky in a mood of relaxation and contemplation

Vietnamese Soldier
A young, disheartened South Vietnamese soldier rests on a sandbag, contemplating the vast landscape of debris which surrounds him

Saint Jerome, theologian, with crucifix and skull
Saint Jerome, theologian, with a crucifix and a skull. He is best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin (known as the Vulgate)

Marys Premonition
Mary, contemplating her son, suddenly has a premonition of the crown of thorns which one day will be thrust onto his head

November / Richardson
A young woman contemplating the month of November

Colorado River Falls
Falls of the Little Colorado River (note the two figures contemplating the spectacle !)

At the Channel 1805
INVASION PLANS - Contemplating England across the Straits of Dover, he thinks that with a superior navy - or a tunnel - he could be in London in four days !

Chess Game Duboy 18C
A smartly-dressed young man studies the pieces on a chessboard

Jesus in Wilderness
Jesus spends forty days in the wilderness, contemplating his mission

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