Widow Collection

Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scotland -- the inscription below reads Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, Widow of Francois II, King of France. The portrait shows her in mourning dress

Female Type / Hobble Skirt
Elegant lady restricted by her fashionable hobble skirt & further impeded by a Merry Widow hat, high all round collar & an ermine fur muff

Tatler front cover - Mrs La Touche Congreve and baby daughte
Mrs William La Touche Congreve, wife of Major William ( Billy ) La Touche Congreve V.C. pictured with her baby daughter, Mary Gloria Congreve, born 21 March 1917

Lily Elsie (1886 - 1962), Popular actress and singer wearing a jewelled costume in Lehars The Merry Widow Date: 1909

Lehar, Franz (1870-1948). Austrian composer, mainly known for his operettas. The Merry Widow. Poster (1907). Painting

The Merry Widow by Edward Morton
Promotional postcard for The Merry Widow by Edward Morton from the German of Victor Leon and Leo Stein (Theater an der Wien, Vienna, , 30th December 1905); music Franz Lehar

First meeting of Elizabeth Woodville and King Edward IV

Vanity by William Barribal
A young woman beams widely as she adjusts her large Merry Widow style hat, gripping an evil-looking hat pin in her mouth. Date: 1910

Fashionable women in new creations 1913
Women models wearing the latest winter beautifully decorative wraps. 1913

Standing on Platform of Chancery Lane Underground Station
Central Line Series. A Solicitor, a grieving widow, a barrister and an officer clerk standing on the platform at Chancery Lane Underground Station, London. Date: 1904

Sarah Countess Warwick
SARAH countess of WARWICK daughter of the second earl of Mexborough, widow of Baron Monson, wife of Henry, third earl of Warwick Date: ? - 1851

May Irwin in The widow Jones supported by John C. Rice. Date c1895

Alexandra / Vfair 1911
QUEEN ALEXANDRA Widow of Edward VII

Mannekin Pis Postcard
IL PISSE TOUT LE TEMPS Some are moved to emulation, some look with mixed feelings

Jane Lewson (116)
JANE LEWSON a London widow as renowned for her eccentricities as her age, such as a belief that washing in water is unhealthy : she used pigs lard instead

Ww1 Wife with Medal
In a suburban home in the south of London a war widow observes the two minutes silence by reverent contemplation of her dead husbands medal

Comic postcard, Grieving woman in cemetery Date: 20th century

Agnes Weston with sailors widow Royal Sailors Rest Portsmouth

Mariana of Austria (1634-1696). Queen of Spain, wife of Philip IV. Second half of 17th century. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)

Queen Victoria, family members and bust of Prince Albert
Queen Victoria with family members, gathered round a bust of the late Prince Albert Date: circa 1860s

The Gardens Of The Luxembourg
A painting of the Luxembourg Gardens in France, the creation of which began in 1612, when Marie de Medici, the widow of King Henry IV made Luxembourg Palace her new residence. Date: circa 1915

Japan - Restaurant Exterior
Restaurant Exterior, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

RMS Titanic - Relief Fund cheque, Mrs M A Ransom
RMS Titanic - Relief Fund cheque dated 28 April 1917 for four pounds and two shillings to Mrs M A (Martha Ann) Ransom, widow of first class saloon steward and victim James Ransom of Knowle, Bristol

Harland & Wolff letter to Mrs A W Frost
RMS Titanic - letter to Mrs A W (Lizzie) Frost, widow of Anthony (Artie) Wood Frost, Harland & Wolff Guarantee Group Fitter, dated June 1912

Noted Missal (Fragment)
Parchment leaf, probably from a missal, cut to about 1/3 of its original size. The liturgical text on this fragment is from the Second Book of Kings, featuring the widow visiting the prophet Elisha

Widow Ducker and Her Nymphs at Scarborough, Yorkshire
Widow Ducker and Her Nymphs at Scarborough, North Yorkshire Date: 1812

Judith and Holofernes, 1624, by Valentin de Boulogne
Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632). French Baroque painter. Judith and Holofernes, 1624. Oil on canvas. National Museum of Fine Arts. Valletta. Malta. Date: 2019

Mariana of Austria (1634-1696) by Juan Carreno de Miranda
Mariana of Austria (1634-1696). Queen of Spain. spouse of Philiph IV. Portrait by Juan Carreno de Miranda (1614-1685). Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Luxembourg Gardens, Paris
Watercolour painting of Luxembourg gardens, creation of the garden began in 1612 when Marie de Medici, the widow of King Henry IV, constructed the Luxembourg Palace as her new residence

Northrop P-61C-1NO Black Widow 43-8353 (msn 1399), on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (USAF) at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio

Advert for Peter Robinson's mourning clothing 1896
Variety of mourning clothing for widows kept in stock for daughters, relatives and servants, available from Peter Robinson's Mourning Warehouse, Regent Street, London. 1896

Advert for Jay's mourning clothing 1893
Large and well-assorted stock of mourning costumes, mantles and millinery for immediate wear. 1893

Mouring dress 1916
Widow wearing a black mourning dress in the First World War. Date: 1916

Victorian mourning dress 1875
Widow's mourning dress. 1875

Woman wearing morning dress 1875
Widow wearing elegant Victorian mourning dress, with tassel edge, tails and long train. Hair dressed high at the back with complicated twists and rolls with flat cap. Date: 1875

The Mourning of Laszlo Hunyadi by Viktor Madarasz
Viktor Madarasz (1840-1917). The Mourning of Laszlo Hunyadi. 1859. Hungarian National Gallery. Budapest. Hungary

Jesus, going to Naim, find people carrying a dead, only child of a widowed mother, and Jesus resurrects him. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Miners widows protest
The widows of British coal miners protest, seeking greater compensation for the death of their husbands. Date: 1970s

British Navy to sell the effects of the who has died at sea
When a sailor dies at sea: A sympathetic auction of his effects, for the benefit of his widow. 1914

The scene at a Nationalist headquarters as a young widow (centre, with child) hears about her husband's death in action, from one of his former comrades, during the Spanish Civil War, 1936

DOROTHY WADHAM widow of Nicholas Wadham, Somerset landowner, who at his death founded Wadham College, Oxford, despite opposition, 1610 - 1613, Date: 1532 ? - 1618?

HELENE DUCH. ORLEANS 5
HELENE von Mecklenburg- Schwerin, duchesse d'ORLEANS widow of Ferdinand-Philippe (son of Louis-Philippe) at the time of her death. Date: 1814 - 1858

Fable - the Young Widow
THE YOUNG WIDOW A widow who inconsolably mourns the death of her husband finds in time that she is ready to meet suitors and wed again Date: circa 1870

Anne Marchss Hamilton Circa 1625 Marchioness
anne, marchss, hamilton, circa, 1625, marchioness, nee, cunningham, widow, james, second, marquess, wearing, weeds, death, husband, widow's, history, historical, 10160276

CUSTOMS/SUTTEE
Women prepare for a suttee of a Hindu widow Date: circa 1840

WIDOW REMARRIES 1950
At Campine, when a widow remarries, the neighbours thoughtfully improvise a band to keep the ghost of her dead husband away Date: 1950

Mourning Dress 1888
A windswept, forlorn young widow stands at the ship's railings - the white cliffs of Dover behind her. Fashionable mourning dress is courtesy of Maison Jays, Regent Street. 1888

MERRY WIDOW CHORUS/1905
The chorus from a Viennese production of The Merry Widow ('Die Lustige Witwe') by Lehar. Date: 1905

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