Contemplative Collection

Yardley advertisement, 1962
Advertisement for the Lavender range of fragrances and bathroom products by Yardley, featuring an illustration of a pensive woman with large doe eyes. Date: 1962

Christina Rossetti / 1866
CHRISTINA ROSSETTI English poet

German country girl : "The Jaegers Wife". Date: circa 1850
German country girl : " The Jaegers Wife". Date: circa 1850

STRAW HAT 1912
A rather knowing brunette in a broad brimmed straw hat tied under the chin with a black ribbon. Date: 1912

Young girl with a posy

Summer Frock / Doeuillet
Summer tunic dress: V -neck & fold-over collar, a gauged yoke to the gathered over- skirt, scalloped hems, a sash with floating ends & shoes with 3 bars over the instep

Divine Comedy. Paradise. XXI Canto. Dante ascends with Beatr
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Paradise. XXI Canto. Dante ascends with Beatrice to the seventh heaven

Spain. Avila. Monument of Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) and Ga
Spain. Castile and Leon. Avila. Monument of Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) and Gate of the Fortress, 12th century

Spain. Barcelona. Monastery of Pedralbes. Church. Interior
Barcelona. Monastery of Pedralbes. Interior of the church. Choir. Engraving, 19th century. Drawing of G. Mosteyrin. Museum of City History. Barcelona. Spain

Spain. Barcelona. Monastery of Pedralbes. Drawing by G. Most
Barcelona. Monastery of Pedralbes. Exterior. Engraving, 19th century. Drawing of G. Mosteyrin. Museum of City History. Barcelona. Spain

Spain. Barcelona. Monastery of Pedralbes. Nuns orchard. Dra
Barcelona. Monastery of Pedralbes. Nuns orchard. Engraving, 19th century. Drawing of G. Mosteyrin. Museum of City History. Barcelona. Spain

Spain. Barcelona. Monastery of Pedralbes. Cloister. Drawing
Barcelona. Monastery of Pedralbes. Cloister. Engraving, 19th century. Drawing of G. Mosteyrin. Museum of City History. Barcelona. Spain

Teresa of Avila (1515-1582). Spanish mystic. El Camino de P
Teresa of Avila (1515-1582). Religious reformer of the Carmelite Order and Spanish mystic. El Camino de Perfeccion The Way of Perfection, written also before 1567, at the direction of her confessor

Saint Teresa of A?vila and Saint John of the Cross. They established the Discalced Carmelites. Colored engraving

Teresa of Avila (1515-1582). Religious reformer of the Carmelite Order. Engraving by Capuz. Colored

Leighton / Mayall Photo
FREDERICK, LORD LEIGHTON English artist relaxing in his studio, surrounded by a number of his paintings Date: 1830 - 1896

Leighton / Downey Photo
FREDERICK, LORD LEIGHTON English artist and President of the Royal Academy in later life Date: 1830 - 1896

Leighton / Vanity Fair
FREDERICK, LORD LEIGHTON English artist in aesthetic pose Date: 1830 - 1896

Female Type / Wistful 20C
CONTEMPLATIVE A troubled looking woman looks downwards in a mood of meditation Date: 20th century

Dane Valley, near Wincle, Cheshire in April 1908. A gentle scene showing George Barnshaw, employee and friend of the photographer, in contemplative pose by the River Dane. Date: 1908

Britannia and Eve magazine, September 1936
Front cover illustration featuring a young woman with blue flowers in her curly blonde locks, looking contemplative

Study of a seated woman
A beautiful pencil drawing of a young woman, seated in an armchair, her head delicately resting on her hand. Study by Raymond Sheppard

Daily Mirror Advertising space advertisement - Hatter
An advertisement from the Daily Mirror looking for companies to advertise in the newspaper, using the argument that more skilled workers than ever are readers of the paper. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Jeanne De Valois, Queen
saint JEANNE DE VALOIS daughter of Louis XI, wife of Louis XII, but their marriage annulled because she was infirm : so she founded a contemplative order instead

Fringed Parasol 1914
A large shallow dome shaped parasol in pale pink with a short fringed border & tassels tied to the shaft

Leighton / Woodbury Photo
FREDERICK, LORD LEIGHTON English artist in middle age

Bernhardt / Leaning Wall
SARAH BERNHARDT French actress in thoughtful mood

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