Downcast Collection

Charlie Chaplin
The movie legend Charlie Chaplin in classic pose

Exhausted Footman
An exhausted footman, reflected in a dressing table mirror, rests his weary head in his hands and ruminates on the lot of an Edwardian servant

The Dog Nobody Likes
A downcast German dachshund is shunned by a British bulldog and French poodle. Dachshunds were not very popular during World War One

Amateur Studio portrait photograph of a teenage girl
Amateur Studio portrait photograph - shot in the back garden with suitable table and plant pot props - the subject is not the most jolly ever - I don t think that hat was a regular personal choice

Comic postcard, Couple at an underwear counter - real silk undies Date: 20th century

Conversation Piece - Donegal
A painting of two headscarf wearing women in the countryside, the standing lady is speaking, possibly in consolation, with the red haired girl who is sat by a stone wall, with downcast eyes

Sketch For Summer
A sketched study of a huddled girl, grasping her feet, with a downcast expression. Date: circa 1921

Study
A portrait study painting a man wearing a blue shirt and white hat, beside a woman in a red top, both looking downcast. Date: circa 1917

Head of a Woman
A portrait painting showing the head of a woman, with slightly downcast eyes, indicating a note of sadness. Date: circa 1915

A rather morose looking young woman poses for a studio photograph. Date: c. 1923
A rather morose looking young woman poses for a studio photograph. Date: c.1923

Broke by Barbosa
An elegant gentleman in top hat and tails sits with his head in his hands, having spent all his money on cocktails and women by the looks of things. Date: 1929

Physiognomy - Northern Russian Type - Woman (1 / 2)
Physiognomy - Northern Russian Type - Woman (1/2) - full face front view. Date: 1902

Napoleon Bonaparte after Battle of Fontainebleau
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), French Emperor downcast in defeat following the Battle of Fontainebleau in 1814. Date: circa 1880

Despairing man with his head in his hands
" The Mind and visage oft are things apart; a smiling face oft masks a breaking heart." - character study by Phil May of a man in the deepest throes of despair. Date: circa 1890s

Girl on Kings Road
KINGs ROAD (CHELSEA) A typical 60s girl, looking down at the pavement, with her carrier bag from the " Bazaar" boutique. Date: 1960s

A Classic English Summers Day on the beach! The rain is pouring, it is freezing cold and even the dog appears to not be relishing his daily stroll

An African-American boy sat sadly by a lake Date: circa 1880s

The Glums - a rather dour-faced German Extended Family
An extended German family in traditional costume - it would appear that the Photographers hand slipped on the shutter-release button a few seconds before he asked his subjects to smile

The Loneliness of Penury - Pierrot upset having gone bust
The Loneliness of Penury - Pierrot upset and woeful having gone bust and been abandoned by society Date: 1911

English actress of stage and screen, Gladys Cooper
Portrait of a the English actress of stage and screen, Gladys Cooper (1888-1971), wearing her hair in long plaits. Date: circa 1910s

The characterful face of an elderly man - study by Phil May. Date: circa 1890s

Character study by Phil May of an old man in a raincoat, seemingly down on his luck somewhat. Date: circa 1890s

Elderly woman seated beneath a portrait of her when young
Elderly woman seated in a comfy chair, beneath a portrait depicting her in the full bloom of youthful beauty, now long departed. Date: 1901

The Waning Moon I m going down-hill fast, My bones are cold, its raining, My money spent, my chances past, I m waning, waning, waning! Date: circa 1910s

Going into the Garden to Eat Worms
An expression of utmost displeasure and disappointment - a little chick completely fed up states: " Nobody loves me - I m going into the garden to eat worms." Date: 1918

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