Widow Collection (page 8)

Louis D orleans Slain
The widow of Louis I d Orleans, murdered by order of the duc de Bourgogne, demands justice from his brother, king Charles VI. Civil war will ensue

Picuss Widow Grieves
When her husband Picus is turned into a magpie by Circe, his widow Canenta has nothing to live for : she is (literally) consumed by grief, haunting his deathplace

Merry Widow Hat C. 1907
A lady wearing a " Merry Widow" hat seductively sips a glass of champagne

Grandmother / 3 Children
A grandmother dressed in black talks to her three grandchildren with a book open on her lap

Artemisia / Caria / Thevet
QUEEN ARTEMISIA Asian queen (reigned 352-350), widow of her brother Mausolus; erected a Mausoleum to his memory at Halicarnassus (one of the Seven Wonders)

Merry Widow Hat
Beautiful young lady wearing a rather large, plume laden hat - a style that became known as the " Merry Widow" after a hat worn by Lily Elsie in the operetta of the same name

Suttee, India
A widow of Malabar, southern India, prepares to throw herself onto her husbands funeral pyre

Merry Widow Hat C. 1910
Beautiful young lady wearing a rather large, plume laden hat - a style that became known as the " Merry Widow" after a hat worn by Lily Elsie in the operetta of the same name

Society Enrollment Doc
A large certificate for the Manchester Unity of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Widows and Orphans Fund, showing a widow and family saved from Want

Anne, Duchess Somerset
Anne Stanhope, duchess of SOMERSET wife of Edward Seymour, duke and protector : depicted as a widow

Marie De Medicis / 1638
French closed carriage used by Marie de Medicis, widow of Henri IV, during her travels in the Netherlands

Happier Now
Revelations from the beyond - a distressed widow learns that her husband is far happier now than when he was living

Mr Popple and the Widow
An attractive widow asks Mr Popple to retrieve her hat, but he dare not risk making a fool of himself in attempting to jump the fence

Elisha and the Widow
To help a pious widow, he tells her to buy as many jars as she can, then fills them with oil which she sells to pay her debts

Corneille / Pompee
LA MORT DE POMPEE Cornelie, widow of Pompee, with his ashes in an urn

Lauderdale and Wife
JOHN MAITLAND, duke of LAUDERDALE, prime minister of Scotland, with his second wife, Elizabeth countess of Dysart, widow of Sir Lionel Talmash

Social / Japan / Widow 18C
A widow and her daughters walk on the banks of the Sumida, on their way back from market, with a boy hired to carry their purchases

Cosima Wagner / Postcard
COSIMA WAGNER Daughter of Franz Liszt, wife of (1) Hans von Bulow, (2) Richard Wagner

Too Young to Work 1866
A mother is told that her children are too young to be sent to work

Philippe VI De Valois
PHILIPPE VI DE VALOIS king of France, succeeded when Marie de Luxembroug, widow of Charles IV, bore a daughter : Edward III disputed his claim, leading to 100 Years War

Maintenon / Petitot / Miniat
Francoise d Aubigne, madame de MAINTENON, widow of the poet Scarron, and second wife (secret) of Louis XIV

Grandma Re Grandpa 1911
Grandmother - Poor grandpa has had to go far, far away. Granddaughter - Do you know if he ll be sending me any postcards?

Smith O brien Fights
SIEGE OF WIDOW MCCORMACKs CABBAGE PATCH A group of Irish rebels under Smith O Brien skirmish with police at Widow McCormacks house, Boulagh Common

Preparing for Suttee
Preparing for the immolation of a Hindu widow

Law / Trial by Ordeal / Emma
Emma ( - 1052) aka Aelfgifu, widow of Cnut, proves her innocence by walking over red-hot plow- shares. Tried by Ordeal at Winchester

A Widow and her Son
This is fathers picture papa was evidently a naval officer, and his son too aims to follow the sea

Duchesse De Berry
The duchesse, widow of the murdered duc who had been heir to the throne, is arrested at Nantes for activities aimed at restoring the Orleans regime

Duchesse at Toulouse
The duchesse de Berry, widow of the murdered duc, is a tireless royalist plotter : she visits Toulouse in the hope of drumming up support for the Bourbon cause

Charles Dilke and Wife
SIR CHARLES WENTWORTH DILKE statesman, with his wife, Emilia Frances Strong, widow of Mark Pattison. She believed in his innocence when involved in divorce scandal

Levitation / Ranfaing
The alleged levitation of ELISABETH DE RANFAING, widow and victim of diabolical possession, at Nancy

Margaretta Fox
MARGARETTA FOX (Mrs Kane) American spiritualist pioneer, briefly the wife of explorer Elisha Kent Kane, then his widow

Elijah Restores Life
He restores to life the son of the widow with whom he is lodging

Combustion / Human
Mrs E. M, a Widow who died on 29th January 1958. Was she burnt by the Fire her remains were found by?, or did she Spontaneously Combust?

Queen Victoria in her Osborne House sitting room
Queen Victoria in her sitting room at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight

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