Wretched Collection

Pitmen encamped - evicted coal miner and his dwelling
A miner on strike sits despondently outside his makeshift home, his crutch and dog at his side. Due to lengthy strike action resulting from a wage dispute

The Haunted Lady, Punch
The Haunted Lady, or The Ghost in the Looking-Glass. A lady admires her new dress, but the mirror reveals the sacrifice made: the death of the wretched seamstress

Pro-German Alsacienne
ALSACE - A pretty Alsacienne and her German boyfriend smile at a wretched French soldier who asks the way to Bordeaux. Germans claimed that Alsace wanted to be part of Germany

Extravagant Hairstyle
The wretched consequences of trying to be fashionable : satire on the extravagant hairstyles of the period

The Needlewoman at Home and Abroad': The advantages of emigration for the wretched British needlewoman on sweated
527867 The Needlewoman at Home and Abroad': The advantages of emigration for the wretched British needlewoman on sweated wages

Sir John Bayley Judge 1763 1841 Court King Bench
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MARIE ANTOINETTE & SON
Marie Antoinette says farewell to her son Louis before they part for ever - she to die on the guillotine, he in wretched imprisonment. Date: 16 October 1793

AMERICAN TOBACCO GROWER
An American tobacco grower sits leaning on a barrel of the tobacco which will be sent away to poison the lives of millions of wretched victims doomed to a miserable death Date: 1871

Hop Frog
HOP-FROG The miserable end of the King & his courtiers. Date: First published: 1850

St. John the Baptist, 1929 (w / c with gold)
2651339 St. John the Baptist, 1929 (w/c with gold) by Hunt, Henry J. (1867-1950); 38x23 cm; Private Collection; © Liss Fine Art; British, out of copyright

Mrs Squeers stood at one end of the desks, presiding over an immense basin of brimstone
956086 Mrs Squeers stood at one end of the desks, presiding over an immense basin of brimstone and treacle (colour litho) by Brock

An Anti-Canine Protest (engraving)
1614369 An Anti-Canine Protest (engraving) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Anti-Canine Protest)

The Call of the last victims of the Terror, 7-9 Thermidor, Year 2 (25-27 July 1794)
PCT164364 The Call of the last victims of the Terror, 7-9 Thermidor, Year 2 (25-27 July 1794), after 1850 (oil on canvas) (detail, see also 164363) by Muller

Cartoon of an Old Woman, etched by Isaac Cruikshank (1764-1811) (coloured etching)
BAL43108 Cartoon of an Old Woman, etched by Isaac Cruikshank (1764-1811) (coloured etching) by Woodward, George Moutard (c.1760-1809) (after); O Shea Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Psyche Throwing Herself into the River, 1866 (woodcut)
3726002 Psyche Throwing Herself into the River, 1866 (woodcut) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98) (after); 10.4x8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

"Wretch, "rejoined Nicholas fiercely, "touch him again at your peril
956087 " Wretch, " rejoined Nicholas fiercely, " touch him again at your peril!" (colour litho) by Brock

The Wretched Emigration Of Italians To Canada, A Scene From Their Painful Journey Aboard Lake Megantic (Colour Litho)
2798437 The Wretched Emigration Of Italians To Canada, A Scene From Their Painful Journey Aboard Lake Megantic (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Across Two Oceans, the Atlantic Voyage (engraving)
1595132 Across Two Oceans, the Atlantic Voyage (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Across Two Oceans, the Atlantic Voyage)

The Sun May Shine A We Be Cold, 1848 (pen & brown ink on paper)
BAL44928 The Sun May Shine A We Be Cold, 1848 (pen & brown ink on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 16x14 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Degli Avanzi Del Castro Pretorio nella Villa Adriana a Tivoli, 18th century (etching)
6200073 Degli Avanzi Del Castro Pretorio nella Villa Adriana a Tivoli, 18th century (etching) by Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-78); 36.7x65.9 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Jericho, the village (b / w photo)
5214500 Jericho, the village (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jericho, the village)

St. Sebastian tied to the tree, c. 1501 (Burin engraving)
5890632 St. Sebastian tied to the tree, c.1501 (Burin engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 11.54x7.2 cm; Private Collection; Luisa Ricciarini; German, out of copyright

The Bellows Mender (oil on canvas)
3850898 The Bellows Mender (oil on canvas) by Bosch, Hieronymous (c.1450-1516) (attr.); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium; Photo © Derek Bayes. All rights reserved 2022

Allegory of Poverty, 1630s (oil on panel)
ALM283427 Allegory of Poverty, 1630s (oil on panel) by Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de (1589-1662); 54.6x42.2 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio

Honeymoon Hardships (engraving)
1047392 Honeymoon Hardships (engraving) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Honeymoon Hardships, Extracts from a Letter by Angelina)

The Cry of the Poor, cover of Le Chambard Socialiste magazine
CHT211456 The Cry of the Poor, cover of Le Chambard Socialiste magazine, 3rd February 1894 (colour lithograph) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Misery (oil on panel)
XKH152622 Misery (oil on panel) by Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de (1589-1662); 37x29 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Dutch, out of copyright

Illustration for The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (colour litho)
6028798 Illustration for The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (colour litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Interrupted Ghost Story (engraving)
1107417 The Interrupted Ghost Story (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Interrupted Ghost Story)

Warning to gin drinkers (litho)
3639805 Warning to gin drinkers (litho) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warning to gin drinkers)

The Pool of Siloam, c. 1711-16 (oil on canvas)
3934299 The Pool of Siloam, c.1711-16 (oil on canvas) by Ricci, Marco (1676-1730); 104.7x125 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

The Call for the last victims of the Terror, 7-9 Thermidor, Year 2 (25-27 July 1794)
PCT164363 The Call for the last victims of the Terror, 7-9 Thermidor, Year 2 (25-27 July 1794), after 1850 (oil on canvas) (see detail 164364) by Muller

Une Famille dans la desolation (A Grief-Stricken Family), 1821 (oil on canvas)
3366951 Une Famille dans la desolation (A Grief-Stricken Family), 1821 (oil on canvas) by Prud hon, Pierre-Paul (1758-1823); 27x21.3 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; French

D the Doleful, 1903. Artist: John Hassall
D the Doleful, 1903. An initial letter D from a child alphabet. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]

Bad Day for Goldfish
The goldfish are innocent victims when a wife expresses her feelings regarding the wretched wimp cowering in the corner of the room Date: 1935

Mrs Fry visiting Newgate Prison, 1893
XJF2906511 Mrs Fry visiting Newgate Prison, 1893 by Ward, Henrietta Mary (1832-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elizabeth Fry (nee Gurney 1780-1845)

Dante Alighieri Inferno, first part of his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy) 1863. Canto XIV: Third compartment of the seventh circle where three kinds of violence punished: against God

CALCUTTA IN ROUGH SEA
The Royal Mail screw steam- ship in a hurricane off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean - the wretched passengers below deck must have been alarmed and uncomfortable. Date: 1853

Victor Hugo in 1870
Victor Hugo is depicted carrying his book Les Chatiments while the wretched Napoleon III lies sprawling at his feet, overthrown by the mighty pen of the writer ! Date: 1802 - 1885

Kemble as Oedipus
JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE the great classical actor as Sophocles Oedipus challenges Fate to find anyone as wretched as himself. Date: 1757 - 1823

Elizabeth Fry and Anna Buxton visiting Newgate Prison (engraving)
XJF486326 Elizabeth Fry and Anna Buxton visiting Newgate Prison (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Salvation Army Womens Shelter, illustration from The Graphic, February 27 1892
XJF476228 A Salvation Army Womens Shelter, illustration from The Graphic, February 27 1892 (litho) by Renouard, Charles Paul (1845-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Judas Repents, Scenes from the Life of Christ (mosaic)
XIR193458 Judas Repents, Scenes from the Life of Christ (mosaic) by Byzantine School, (6th century); Sant Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna

Comfort in Grief, c. 1852 (oil on panel)
XKH146760 Comfort in Grief, c.1852 (oil on panel) by Gallait, Louis (1810-87); 73.8x60 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Belgian, out of copyright

The Needlewoman at Home and Abroad : The advantages of emigration for the wretched British needlewoman on sweated wages. At this date skilled workers were given sponsored passages to emigrate to

The interior of a signal office somewhere in France
" C est la Guerre, mais ce n est pas magnifique - The interior of a signal " office" somewhere in France. - Time: 2am" The wretched look on this signallers face speaks volumes

Lady Passenger on a Trans-Atlantic Steamship, 1888
Illustration showing a female passenger on the trans-Atlantic steamship Moselle, relaxing on her deckchair with a book, 1888

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"Wretched: A Captivating Collection of Curiosities and Misfortunes" Step into the world of wretchedness, where haunted ladies roam and punches are thrown. Witness the enigmatic allure of a pro-German Alsacienne, her extravagant hairstyle captivating all who lay eyes upon her. In the depths of history, Sir John Bayley Judge presides over the Court King Bench with an iron fist. Yet even he cannot escape the clutches of wretchedness as Marie Antoinette and her son face their tragic fate. Amidst tobacco fields, an American tobacco grower toils under a relentless sun, his dreams tarnished by hardships. Hop Frog dances through life's trials, finding solace in mischief amidst a sea of sorrow. A goldfish endures its own bad day, trapped in a glass prison that reflects its fleeting existence. Lady Maria Hamilton stands defiantly before execution, her spirit unyielding despite impending doom. St. John the Baptist emerges from watercolor depths adorned with golden hues; his divine presence juxtaposed against earthly woes. Mrs Squeers reigns over students with brimstone in hand - an image both comical and cruel. An anti-canine protest engraving captures society's disdain for our loyal companions - a reminder that even love can turn wretched at times. Through these glimpses into human suffering and despair, we are reminded that within darkness lies resilience and hope. The wretched may befall us all at some point on this journey called life but it is how we rise above it that defines our true character.