Miserable Collection

Charlie Chaplin
The movie legend Charlie Chaplin in classic pose

A Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostrus) head portrait in Three Sisters Spring. Crystal River, Florida, USA. February 2010

Periscope and All by Gerald C. Hudson, WW1
Humorous cartoon depicting the grimness of life in the trenches. THOMAS (encountering a pal on the surface of a flooded crater): Lor! Enry, ow you did make me jump. I thought you was a submarine

Picture No. 12479624
Bulldog, wearing top hat monocle and bow tie Date:

Rainy Day, 1950s, UK

Melencolia I (copy), 1602. Creator: Jan Wierix
Melencolia I (copy), 1602. After Albrecht Durer

Street music: a family of singers
A pathetic scene: an impoverished family of street singers, shoeless and ragged, singing in the rain. Date: 1870

Three lucky Evening Chronicle Readers had a lunch date with Kevin Rowland of Dexys Midnight Runners (l to r) Carol Simpson, Kevin Rowland, Jeanne Morrison and Keith Redman 28 September 1982

The Beach - Carnoustie, Scotland
The Beach - Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Date: circa 1906

Picture No. 11073120
Cat Exotic Shorthair kitten wearing Christmas hat with I love xmas bauble and stars Digtial Manipulation: Hat & bauble PAB added stars Cat Exotic Shorthair kitten wearing Christmas hat with I love

Miserable Sunday
Between them, the holier-than- thou crowd, and the powers- that-be, combine to make Sunday miserable

The Children of the Poor - poem by Victor Hugo, London c1875. Wood engraving
533883 The Children of the Poor - poem by Victor Hugo, London c1875. Wood engraving; (add.info.: The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep

A Miserable Plight': Cartoon commenting on the barbarous practice of separating husbands and wives
527875 A Miserable Plight': Cartoon commenting on the barbarous practice of separating husbands and wives and placing them in males and female wards in the Workhouse

The War in Schleswig: wounded Austrians...after the battle of Over-Selk..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Schleswig: wounded Austrians on the road to Rendsburg, after the battle of Over-Selk, 1864. 'Since Monday 15,000 Austrians

"Scene from Tennyson's 'Dora'", by A. H. Burr, 1864. Creator: W Thomas
"Scene from Tennyson's 'Dora'", by A. H. Burr, 1864. Engraving of a painting. The '...reconciliation scene...We remember nothing finer in the whole exhibition than that

Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: herd of wild elephants, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: herd of wild elephants, 1864. Engraving of a photograph '...of the great elephant-catching expedition to a place called Ebbewellepittia...so as to

The Dying Day, 1895. Creator: Sven Richard Bergh
The Dying Day, 1895

Standing man, 1633-1687. Creator: Gillis Neyts
Standing man, 1633-1687

O douleur!...avoir rêvé...un époux... 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
O douleur!...avoir reve...un epoux... 1844. O douleur!...avoir reve...pendant toute ma vie de jeune fille un epoux qui ainsi que moi, adorat la sainte poesie

Madame Anastasie Boujot est de première force... 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier
Madame Anastasie Boujot est de premiere force... 1842. Madame Anastasie Boujot est de premiere force sur les meditations, les etoiles la font palpiter, mais la lune lui arrache des larmes. Mr

Le Printemps à Paris, 1856. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Printemps a Paris, 1856. Spring in Paris. Et dire que je viens me commander deux pantalons blancs!'. And to think that I've just ordered two pairs of white trousers!'. From Actualites

Weeping penitent. Creator: Abraham Bloemaert
Weeping penitent

Daruma, First Patriarch of Zen, Late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Tanaka Minko
Daruma, First Patriarch of Zen, Late 18th-early 19th century

Men on the street, 1920-1930. Creator: Patrick Kroon
Men on the street, 1920-1930. Two gloomy men in top hats on the street in conversation with a priest. Sketch for a political cartoon

Minister and a priest, 1920-1930. Creator: Patrick Kroon
Minister and a priest, 1920-1930. A smiling politician and a gloomy priest. Sketch for a political cartoon

Yeats, William Butler, Mr. and John Quinn, portrait photograph, 1914 Mar. 31. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Yeats, William Butler, Mr. and John Quinn, portrait photograph, 1914 Mar. 31

'"Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor", By S. Baring Gould, M. A.; " You have given your heart to another
"Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor", By S. Baring Gould, M. A.; " You have given your heart to another ?.", 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

Sketch for the church of Ivry : the repentance of St Peter, 1874. Creator: Jean Andre Rixens
Sketch for the church of Ivry : the repentance of St Peter, 1874. (Esquisse pour l'eglise d'Ivry : Le repentir de saint Pierre)

The Prodigal Son in Misery, n.d. Creator: Amos Doolittle
The Prodigal Son in Misery, n.d

Garibaldi at Varignano - from a drawing by M. Beaucé, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi at Varignano - from a drawing by M. Beauce, 1862. Regardless of personal advancement, regardless of personal friendships and positions of power and influence

The International Exhibition: "Reality and Appearances", marble statue, by...Leharivel-duRocher
The International Exhibition: "Reality and Appearances", marble statue, by Victor Leharivel-duRocher, 1862. The contrasted expression of the mask

Man with broken umbrella stands in pouring rain
Man in raincoat, hat and galoshes standing in the middle of a field in pouring rain holding up a broken umbrella for protection. (John Turner self-portrait.) Date: 1930s

Older Man Wearing Top Hat and Coat, 1850s. Creator: Unknown
Older Man Wearing Top Hat and Coat, 1850s

Nicholas Nickleby as an assistant to Wackford Squeers
Nicholas Nickelby (left) gets a low-paying job as an assistant to Wackford Squeers, who runs the school Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire

Amateur Studio portrait photograph of a teenage girl
Amateur Studio portrait photograph - shot in the back garden with suitable table and plant pot props - the subject is not the most jolly ever - I don t think that hat was a regular personal choice

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Lavender Bay and City on an overcast day viewed from North Sydney

The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Artist: T Cobb
The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Miserable, ragged, undernourished children

Writing home to the village (litho)
STC366178 Writing home to the village (litho) by Russian School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian soldiers at the Front, World War I (1914-18);); The Stapleton Collection

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Ginger Maine Coon cat looking grumpy wearing headphones Date: 14-12-2017

Television Programme - The filming of Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs in a London Studio 3 July 1997 Actor Ian Cullen before shooting a scene

An old man with a donkey in a back street of Avanos, Nevsehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. He wears rough clothes

Picture No. 12479640
Cat - grumpy Red Persian wearing Halloween bow Date:

Picture No. 12480175
Fawn Pug Dog wearing heart shaped disco sunglasses Date:

Picture No. 12020820
Cat - European red tabby, grumpy, wearing gold star sunglasses. Digital manipulation Date:

Picture No. 12020816
Cat - Red Persian wearing ginger wig. Digital manipulation Date:

Fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta) portrait, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

Painting, title unknown, mid 19th century. Artist: Jean Pierre Alexandre Antigna
Painting, title unknown, mid 19th century

En voilà un genre agréable!.. 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier
En voila un genre agreable!.. 1842. Monsieur s'amuse a lire le soir et il s'endort, quand il se reveille il prend son livre, a quatre heures il revient de son bureau il me demande son volume

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"Miserable: A Tale of Despair and Contrasts" In this captivating journey through various snapshots of misery, we encounter a range of emotions that tug at our heartstrings. From the iconic Charlie Chaplin's melancholic expression to the solemn gaze of a Florida manatee in Three Sisters Spring, each image tells its own story. As we delve deeper into history, Gerald C. Hudson's poignant photographs from World War I bring us face to face with the horrors and devastation experienced by soldiers on the frontlines. Periscope and All capture their weariness and longing for peace amidst chaos. Jan Wierix's copy of Melencolia I transports us back to 1602, where we witness an enigmatic figure consumed by sorrow and contemplation. The juxtaposition continues as we find ourselves on Carnoustie Beach in Scotland, where even nature seems burdened by a sense of desolation. Yet, amidst these somber scenes emerges a glimmer of hope – street music performed by a family of singers brings solace to weary souls passing by. And there are moments when luck smiles upon us; three Evening Chronicle Readers enjoy an unforgettable lunch date with Kevin Rowland from Dexy's Midnight Runners. But not all stories have happy endings - Picture No. 11073120 captures the essence of a Miserable Sunday that leaves one feeling disheartened and alone. In contrast, another photograph portrays a postman extending warm wishes during Christmas to a Miserly Old Man who may finally find joy in unexpected places. Lastly, our journey takes us to Congo Democratic Republic Of The North Kivu Conflict – an ongoing tragedy that reminds us how fortunate we are despite life's hardships. "Miserable" encapsulates both despair and resilience found within humanity’s collective experiences across time and space. It serves as a reminder that even amid misery, there is always room for compassion, hope, and ultimately redemption.