Widow Collection (page 3)

Copper plate, Widow of a hero, by Robert Austin
Original copper plate (cancelled), Widow of a hero, by Robert Austin. circa early 1920s

Picking up sixpences at Smithfield 1902
Centuries-old tradition, when 21 sixpences were placed upon a flat gravestone in the churchyard at St. Bartholomew in Smithfield, London, on Good Friday morning

Corporal of the Scots Guards in Battle Order, WW1
A Corporal of the Scots Guards in Battle Order. By Lady Kathleen Scott (1878-1947), widow of Scott of the Antarctic, a gifted sculptor

Womens fashion 1912
Delicate colouring in chiffon and gauze, swathered round the straw hat and hanging in graceful folds at the back which almost reaches the waist. Date: 1912

INDIAN BURIAL ALIVE
An Indian widow is buried alive beside her husband Date: 1737

SUTTEE IN 1951
When police at Rajadhar, India, try to prevent a widow from joining her husband on his funeral pyre, they provoke a riot Date: 1951

USAF - Nothrop P-61C-1-NO Black Widow
USAF - United States Army Air Force - Nothrop P-61C-1-NO Black Widow 43-8353 (msn 1399) Date: circa 1949

Vampish femme fatale in a sleeveless, decollete gown worn with a shawl, floral corsage, beads & a Merry Widow style hat employs her womanly charms on a victem. Date: 1910

Richards Wagner (1813 - 1883) German composers widow Cosima and son Siegfried sell potions of his operas in their grocers shop

STRIPED & SPOTTED C. 1911 STRIPED & SPOTTED C. 1911
A high waisted narrow line dress in spots & stripes with a hobble skirt with a box pleated hem to aid mobility, a wrap over corsage, sash & long sleeves with ruffled cuffs Date: circa 1911

MOTHER & BABY C1890 MOTHER & BABY C1890
Vincent Hope Davenport, age three months, in his white christening robes: his mother holds him. Date: circa 1890

THEATREGOER IN BIG HAT 1914
A theatre-going lady in an absolutely splendid hat - unless, of course, your seat happens to be back of hers... Date: 1914

English Widow 1552
Anne Stanhope, duchess of Somerset, widow of Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, in widows dress Date: 1552

Girl in Trousers 1911
Blonde lady in a large Merry Widow style hat; high heels holds a pipe-smoking bulldog. Date: 1911

HESTER THRALE / MEYER
HESTER THRALE Friend of Dr Samuel Johnson, and wife of the brewer, Henry Thrale - she later married Signor Piozzi, her singing teacher Date: 1741 - 1821

WIDOW & MAUSOLEUM WIDOW & MAUSOLEUM
Pretty young widow of an elderly Naval officer takes tea with a handsome young man while she views the architects plans for her husbands mausoleum Date: 1820s

FOUR IN A BOX
A lady and three attendant males in a theatre box Date: 1908

Comtesse de Segur, French writer
Comtesse de Segur, nee Sophie Rostopchine, French writer, born in Russia, best known for Les Malheurs de Sophie, first published 1859. Date: 1799 - 1874

Lady in red coat lays bouquet on a grave, Kirkcudbright
On a cold, snowy winter day, a lady in red coat lays a bouquet of flowers on a grave in Kirkcudbright graveyard, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland. Date: 2010

Reconstruction of Dubrovnik, Croatia - 12
An old lady looks anxiously out of her upstairs window. Part of series for The Daily Telegraph showing the reconstruction of the town after the devastatiing Siege of dubrovnik Date: 1994

Miss Lily Elsie and Mr Robert Evett in The Merry Widow
Miss Lily Elsie (1886-1962) popular Edwardian Actress in the role of Sonia and Mr Robert Evett (1874-1949) English singer, actor

Spain. 16th century. Revolt of the Comuneros (1520-1521). Ma
Spain. 16th century. Revolt of the Comuneros (1550-1521). Maria Pacheco (1496-1531). Spanish Noble woman of the House of Mendoza

Edwardian floral and feathered hats 1909
Head and shoulders of fashionable women wearing picture hats using floral and plumed designs. 1909

Sketch cover, Madame Simone Andre Puget, WW1
Front of The Sketch magazine featuring an artistic portrait of a war widow, Madame Simone Andre Puget, wife of the war poet who fell in a bayonet charge at Neuville St. Vst

Tatler front cover - Mrs Percy Wyndham widowed, WW1
The Hon. Mrs Percy Wyndham, formerly Diana Lister, daughter of Lord Ribblesdale. She married Percy Wyndham in 1913, the only son of the late George Wyndham and Countess Grosvenor

Duke of Windsor funeral service
The funeral service for the late Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) at St Georges Chapel, Windsor. The picture shows Queen Elizabeth II leaving the chapel after the service

Luise Froebel
LUISE FROEBEL widow of educator Friedrich Froebel, whom she married in 1851 - he was 30 years older than her

Queen Hatshepsut
QUEEN HATSHEPSUT widow of Thutmose II, regent for and later co-ruler with her stepson Thutmose III - a patroness of the arts and of religion Date: reigned 1505-1482 BC

Cragside, Cold Spring, Putnam County, New York State, USA. It was the home of Julia Lorrilard Safford James, widow of General Daniel Butterfield (1831-1901). circa 1908

Lady Grey (Elizabeth Woodville) and Edward IV
Lady Grey (Elizabeth Woodville) imploring Edward IV for support for herself and her two children. early 1460s

Elizabeth Woodville imploring King Edward IV to reverse the attainder of her late husband. early 1460s

London Trade Card - John Wildblood, Silk Dyer, at the Rainbow and Three Pigeons, St Clements Lane, Lombard Street (who married the widow Harrinton). 18th century

Miss Lily Elsie in The Merrie Widow
Miss Lily Elsie (1886-1962), English Actress and Singer - seen here in The Merrie Widow, the play by Victor Leon and Leo Stein with music by Franz Lehar

Saint Ivo of Kermartin, 1711. Copy. Prague. Czech Republic
Saint Ivo of Kermartin, T.O.S.F. (1253-1303). Baroque sculpture by Matyas Bernard Braun on behalf of the Faculty of Law (1711)

Signature of Queen Mary on a Christmas card, with accompanying envelope. (1 of 3) Date: 1936

Poster design, La Veuve Joyeuse (The Merry Widow), an operetta by Franz Lehar, in a production by Albert Chartier

Rachel Paule
RACHEL PAULE widow of William Paule, bishop of Oxford. Date: 1617 - 1667+

Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris - Fontaine de Medicis. Built in about 1630 by Marie de Medici, the widow of King Henry IV of France and regent of King Louis XIII of France

Death of Edward VII
The Last Token. Widowed Queen Alexandra placing a single rose in the hands of her husband King Edward VII after his death on 6th May 1910

Partition in India - refugees at Willingdon airport, New Del
A family who lost every male member in the frontier fighting - a forlorn group of refugees at Willingdon airport, New Delhi

Jezebel Defenestrated
Jehu, anointed king of Israel, is insulted by king Ahabs widow Jezebel, so he throws her from the window into the street where she is eaten by dogs, as the prophet foretold

Merry Widow Hat C. 1908
Actress Phyllis Le Grand as Diane in " The Quaker Girl" wears a hat in the style of that worn by Lily Elsie in " The Merry Widow", with a large crown & ostrich plumes

Hy Fred Duke Cumberland
The clandestine marriage of HENRY FREDERICK, duke of CUMBERLAND and brother of George III, with Ann, widow of Andrew Horton, in Mayfair, London. George disapproved

Womens tailored morning clothing 1912
French models wearing smart fitted tailored morning clothing for the spring. With large lapel single breasted jackets with jabot and ruffles. Date: 1912

High fashion 1912
French models wearing creations by Zimmermann. (left), Charmeuse dress with intricate lace on the bodice, two points of black tulle form small setbacks and a thin plaited jet black belt

Aladdin, Winter Gardens Theatre, Morecambe
Aladdin at the Winter Gardens Theatre, Morecambe. 2 January 1939. The centre pages contain photos of the leading performers, including Violet Barrie as Aladdin (The Ideal Boy)

Victorian scrap - The Dowager Duchess. late 19th century

Advert for Dickins & Jones clothing winter sale 1909
Selection of elegant Edwardian clothing for women. 1909

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