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Thoughtful Collection

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Tattooed Victorian lady, 1897

Tattooed Victorian lady, 1897
An example of American tattoo work on a Mrs. Williams. Date: 1897

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Illustrated London News Christmas number cover, 1904

Illustrated London News Christmas number cover, 1904
A beautiful fairy with wings, looks thoughtful as she gazes out to the sea and starry sky. Front cover of The Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1904. Date: 1904

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Edward Thomas

Edward Thomas (1878 - 1917), English poet and critic, killed in the battle of Arras

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Johannes Brahms, German composer

Johannes Brahms, German composer and musician, seen here as a young man, sitting at a grand piano

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Characterful old lady with her knitting

Characterful old lady with her knitting
A characterful old lady sits in a chair, holding a few rows of knitting in front of her as she looks thoughtfully into the distance

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Yevonde Cumbers Middleton (1893-1975), also known professionally as Madame Yevonde

Yevonde Cumbers Middleton (1893-1975), also known professionally as Madame Yevonde, posing as Harlequin in a 1923 self-portrait. Date: 1923

Background imageThoughtful Collection: 1920s woman in room at night

1920s woman in room at night
Illustration showing a woman in a fringed flapper dress standing pensively against a window. Her dress rather nicely matches the fringed lampshade and scarf or wrap nearby. Date: 1927

Background imageThoughtful Collection: A set of 8 lithographs - WWI era

A set of 8 lithographs - WWI era
A set of 8 lithographs in a folio. 1) Inscribed Private B. Miller, Queens Westminsters, out since 1914, 2) Inscribed Of the Labour Battalion, 3) A soldier reading a newspaper

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Young Edwardian woman and plant

Young Edwardian woman and plant
insertcaption Date: circa 1920s

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Woman in Blue by David Wright

Woman in Blue by David Wright
Beautiful portrait of an unidentified woman by David Wright, better known for his pin ups. She sits with her arms folded and looks over her shoulder while wearing a turban style scarf on her head

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Lenin / Kalinin / 1920

Lenin / Kalinin / 1920
VLADIMIR ILYICH LENIN Sitting with M Kalinin

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Dickens Left Profile

Dickens Left Profile
CHARLES DICKENS Dickens in thoughtful mood

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Sir Jc Bose / Photo

Sir Jc Bose / Photo
SIR JAGADIS CHANDRA BOSE Indian scientist Date: 1858 - 1937

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Victorian scrap, girl holding a bunch of flowers

Victorian scrap, girl holding a bunch of flowers Date: late 19th century

Background imageThoughtful Collection: The Young Apprentice by Amedeo Modigliani

The Young Apprentice by Amedeo Modigliani
Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920). Italian painter. The Young Apprentice, 1918-1919. Oil on canvas (100 x 65 cm). Orangerie Museum. Paris. France

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Inspiration of the painter, 1897, by Jacek Malczewski

Inspiration of the painter, 1897, by Jacek Malczewski
Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929). Polish painter. Inspiration of the painter, 1897. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Break, Break, Break - illustration by Florence Harrison of Tennysons poem. Date: c

Break, Break, Break - illustration by Florence Harrison of Tennysons poem. Date: c.1920

Background imageThoughtful Collection: A postcard bearing a very useful message for busy people in order to stop their friends

A postcard bearing a very useful message for busy people in order to stop their friends hating them: " I m very, very busy, With many things to do, But my favorite occupation is

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I)

Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I). circa early 1550s

Background imageThoughtful Collection: A young woman stands beside a vase of tulips contemplating the summer light filtering

A young woman stands beside a vase of tulips contemplating the summer light filtering through some window shutters. Date: 1924

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Box Lid, Victorian Christmas Crackers

Box Lid, Victorian Christmas Crackers. 19th century

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Muriel Harris by Madame Yevonde

Muriel Harris by Madame Yevonde
Muriel Harris, author of The Black Bag, a story published in The Bystander and winner of a 1000 prize offered by Jonathan Cape and Harper Bros. in their competition for a first novel

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Baby girl, circa 1920s

Baby girl, circa 1920s
A well-nourished baby girl named Lilian Shula, aged nine and a half months, sits thoughtfully on a couch. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Little Thoughtful - girl on a swing

Little Thoughtful - girl on a swing

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Lady Marjorie Manners drawn by the Marchioness of Granby

Lady Marjorie Manners drawn by the Marchioness of Granby
Lady Marjorie Manners drawn by her mother, the Marchioness of Granby. Victoria Harriet Marjorie Paget, Marchioness of Anglesey (nÚÑáLady Victoria Harriet Marjorie Manners) (1883-1946)

Background imageThoughtful Collection: LADY WRITES LETTER

LADY WRITES LETTER
A lady sits and thinks about what to write in her letter. Date: 1960s

Background imageThoughtful Collection: GIRL & XMAS CARD LIST GIRL & XMAS CARD LIST

GIRL & XMAS CARD LIST GIRL & XMAS CARD LIST
A young girl sits, pencil in mouth, and ruminates upon whom to send Christmas cards. Date: 1930s

Background imageThoughtful Collection: GALILEO / CHURCH OF PISA

GALILEO / CHURCH OF PISA
Galileo in a church in Pisa, Italy, where he was born

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Christian Kayssler - German Stage and Film Actor

Christian Kayssler - German Stage and Film Actor
Christian Kayssler (1898-1944) - German Stage and Film Actor - killed in a bombing raid on Berlin during the Second World War. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Cycling in Loire Valley, France

Cycling in Loire Valley, France
A touring cyclist stops in Saumur, in the Loire Valley, France. He leans on a signpost and looks thoughtfully at his guidebook. His bicycle is propped against the road sign Date: 1988

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Rula Lenska filming Robin of Sherwood, Cornwall

Rula Lenska filming Robin of Sherwood, Cornwall
Rula Lenska in the character of Morgwyn of Ravenscar, filming the TV series Robin of Sherwood near St Michaels Mount, Cornwall. Date: 1980s

Background imageThoughtful Collection: James Dean / Ufa Postcard

James Dean / Ufa Postcard
JAMES DEAN American film actor Date: 1931 - 1955

Background imageThoughtful Collection: COWPER

COWPER
WILLIAM COWPER English poet in thoughtful mood Date: 1731 - 1800

Background imageThoughtful Collection: GIORGIONE. Youth holding an Arrow 1505

GIORGIONE. Youth holding an Arrow 1505
GIORGIONE, Giorgio da Castelfranco, called (1477-1510). Youth holding an Arrow. 1505. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Venetian school. Oil on canvas. AUSTRIA. VIENNA. Vienna

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Lady Louis Mountbatten by Madame Yevonde

Lady Louis Mountbatten by Madame Yevonde. Formerly Edwina Ashley, Countess Mountbatten of Burma and Vicereine of India (1901-1960). Date: 1937

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Sarah Bernhardt, French actress in Rostands L Aiglon

Sarah Bernhardt, French actress in Rostands L Aiglon
Sarah Bernhardt (1845-1923), French actress in Rostands L Aiglon in 1900, in the role of the Duke of Reichstadt. Date: 1900

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Beautiful woman wearing Cecil Beaton-style hat

Beautiful woman wearing Cecil Beaton-style hat. circa 1955

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Pensive man smoking a pipe

Pensive man smoking a pipe
Seated pensive man smoking his pipe. circa 1936

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Contemplation - Young child sits beneath an arch - Tunisia

Contemplation - Young child sits beneath an arch - Tunisia Date: circa 1920s

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Woman wearing a feathered hat

Woman wearing a feathered hat. circa 1900

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Thoughtful Victorian Schoolgirl with Slate

Thoughtful Victorian Schoolgirl with Slate. 1890

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Italian poet

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Italian poet. Engraving by Pannemaker. Coloured

Background imageThoughtful Collection: WALTHER VON DER VOGELWEIDE (1170-1230). Codex Manesse (ca. 13

WALTHER VON DER VOGELWEIDE (1170-1230). Codex Manesse (ca. 13
WALTHER VON DER VOGELWEIDE (1170-1230). Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Caricature, Edward, Prince of Wales

Caricature, Edward, Prince of Wales -- is he a little stage-struck? The heir to the throne stands pensively at the Stage Door of a theatre. 1883

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Man at a bowling alley

Man at a bowling alley, sitting at a table with his back to the action. Date: 1970s

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Fairy on a riverbank on a greetings card

Fairy on a riverbank on a greetings card
Fairy relaxing on a riverbank on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Clara M Codd - 1

Clara M Codd - 1
CLARA M CODD Writer of thoughtful articles. Date: CIRCA 1914

Background imageThoughtful Collection: Queen Victoria Writing

Queen Victoria Writing
Queen Victoria gazes thoughtfully whilst writing at a desk. Date: circa 1890



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