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Esme seated by David WrightPortrait by artist David Wright, best known for his pin-ups of his wife, model and muse, Esme pictured looking pensive while seated in an armchair. Date: c.1943
Sketch of a middle-aged woman, looking pensive
Royal wedding 1923: Duchess of Yorks bouquetThe Duchess of Yorks thoughful wedding day tribute to the unknown soldier: her bouquet of roses and heather on the grave at Westminster Abbey. Date: May 1923
Royal wedding 1893 - the Queen Victorias dressQueen Victoria, in the dress she wore to the wedding of George Duke of York(later King George V)(1865-1936) to Princess May of Teck(later the Duchess of York, then Queen Mary)(1867-1953). Date: 1893
Family Reading by Rene LelongA well-to-do family sit and contemplate a particularly sad chapter from a book the father has been reading as they sit and stare into the fire at home. Date: 1913
Stevenson / Aunt BalfourROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Scottish writers maternal aunt, Miss Balfour, Chief of our Aunts Date: 1850 - 1894
Woman in profile, standing at a gate, Mid WalesA woman in profile, standing at a gate, Mid Wales, with a thoughtful expression on her face. A patterned blanket or shawl is draped over the top of the gate
Her Love Letter by Muriel DawsonA little girl conscientiously writes a letter to her mother
A Good Turn a dayA good boy scout should always be on the look out to lend a helping hand, from posing as Father Christmas to filling up the bird bath
Thoughtfulness of young / W H RobinsonA very thoughtful young boy uses a catapult to quickly remove a fly from the top of a bald mans head in church. Please note
Thoughtful motorists / W H RobinsonA thoughtful pair of motorists leave a freshly brewed pot of tea upon a police keep left sign, much to the delight of the policeman
Study of a seated womanA 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 - HatterAn 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
Time for Reflection by Elsie HardingA ballerina in a very horizontal tutu skirt pauses by a mirrored door and is reflected along with the colour Chinese lanterns hanging nearby
Millais / With BookSIR JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS Pre-Raphaelite artist in thoughtful mood
Girl Gives Flowers 19CA thoughtful little girl gives a bunch of flowers to an old shepherd, while another girl watches disdainfully
Ruskin / Young PhotoJOHN RUSKIN English art critic and writer as a young man, circa 1859
Edgeworth / ChappelMaria Edgeworth Novelist
Two children give their snowman an umbrellaTwo children (and their dog) thoughtfully provide their snowman with a parasol to stop the sun melting him (or an umbrella to keep the snow off)
Davy / Thomson / LonsdaleSIR HUMPHRY DAVY scientist
Samuel Johnson / FindenDR SAMUEL JOHNSON English writer, lexicographer, critic and conversationalist
Jesus Heals 10 LepersHe heals ten lepers, though only one of them is thoughtful enough to thank him
William Morris / WattsWILLIAM MORRIS English writer, artist and socialist
Sir Oliver Lodge / EmpireSIR OLIVER LODGE English physicist, circa 1912
Franz Lehar / Nauer / PostcdFRANZ LEHAR Hungarian composer and conductor
Amelie / Queen Portugal / PcAMELIE, QUEEN OF PORTUGAL Wife of CARLOS I, daughter of the Comte de Paris
Andre Frederic CournandANDRE FREDERIC COURNAND American physician, born in Paris
Hubert Murray Burge / VfHUBERT MURRAY BURGE Headmaster of Winchester and Bishop
Henry Kingsley / CdvHENRY KINGSLEY English novelist, brother of Charles and George Henry
Bernhardt / ThoughtfulSARAH BERNHARDT French actress in thoughtful pose
Bernhardt / Leaning WallSARAH BERNHARDT French actress in thoughtful mood
Cm Weber / Eichhorn PostcdCARL MARIA VON WEBER German composer
Hm Stanley / SandringhamHENRY MORTON STANLEY British journalist and explorer, photographed at Sandringham on his return from the Emin Pasha expedition
Female Type by RiverA thoughtful young Victorian woman relaxes by a river on a warm summer day
Girl Watches SwallowsA thoughtful girl watches the swallows migrate to warmer climes
CLOVIS I, KING OF THE FRANKS standing by a throne, holding a sceptre in one hand, an axe in the other, and looking thoughtful
Man Cowering by FiresideA man cowering in a pensive mood
Theatrical PoseAn unknown actress strikes a pictureque theatrical pose. Stage lighting is used to create an atmospheric quality. She gazes upwards forlornly with a hand on her heart
Galileo / Church at PisaGALILEO GALILEI Italian mathematician, astronomer and physicist in a church in Pisa, Italy, where he was born
Raleigh Lays Cloak DownRaleigh comes to the court, where he soon wins the favour of Elizabeth by thoughtful little actions such as laying his best cloak in the mud for her to walk upon
Girl Using SlateA thoughtful girl uses her slate for her school homework
Byron / Sea in BackgroundIn a thoughtful pose with the sea in the background
Franklin / ChappelBENJAMIN FRANKLIN American scientist, philosopher and statesman
Gentleman offers to share his umbrella -ella -ellaA polite gentleman kindly offers to share his umbrella with some young ladies who are in danger of getting wet