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Consolation Collection

"Finding Solace in Art: Exploring the Theme of Consolation" In George Cruikshank's iconic artwork "The Bottle, 1847

Background imageConsolation Collection: Cartoon illustration from Punch Magazine; illustrating Tobacco as a consolation for the poor. 1869

Cartoon illustration from Punch Magazine; illustrating Tobacco as a consolation for the poor. 1869
5311081 Cartoon illustration from Punch Magazine; illustrating Tobacco as a consolation for the poor. 1869; (add.info.: Date: 1869); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageConsolation Collection: Pietà with Virgin and St. John, 1485-1527. Creator: Giovanni di Niccolo Mansueti

Pietà with Virgin and St. John, 1485-1527. Creator: Giovanni di Niccolo Mansueti
Pieta with Virgin and St. John, 1485-1527

Background imageConsolation Collection: Patamanjari Ragini, the Fourth Wife of Bhairava Raga, Folio from a Ragamala... between 1700-1750

Patamanjari Ragini, the Fourth Wife of Bhairava Raga, Folio from a Ragamala... between 1700-1750. Creator: Unknown
Patamanjari Ragini, the Fourth Wife of Bhairava Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), between 1700 and 1750

Background imageConsolation Collection: Et ces deux grands débris se consolaient, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Et ces deux grands débris se consolaient, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Et ces deux grands debris se consolaient, 19th century. And these two old wrecks consoled each other

Background imageConsolation Collection: Consolation of the Imprisoned. Creator: Conrad Meyer

Consolation of the Imprisoned. Creator: Conrad Meyer
Consolation of the Imprisoned

Background imageConsolation Collection: Christ Consoling the Centurion. Creator: Master I. B

Christ Consoling the Centurion. Creator: Master I. B
Christ Consoling the Centurion

Background imageConsolation Collection: Christ Consoling the Centurion. Creator: Unknown

Christ Consoling the Centurion. Creator: Unknown
Christ Consoling the Centurion

Background imageConsolation Collection: Hagar Consoled by an Angel (from a painting by Castiglione) and Three Heads of Old Men... 1774

Hagar Consoled by an Angel (from a painting by Castiglione) and Three Heads of Old Men... 1774
Hagar Consoled by an Angel (from a painting by Castiglione) and Three Heads of Old Men (from a painting by Ricci of Jesus and the Adultress), 1774

Background imageConsolation Collection: Peace comes to console men and bring them Abundance, before 1871

Peace comes to console men and bring them Abundance, before 1871. Creator: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Peace comes to console men and bring them Abundance. Reduced copy of central part of the ceiling of the Salon de la Paix at the Hotel-de-Ville, painted by Delacroix, before 1871

Background imageConsolation Collection: The Mayor of Casterbridge. Don't cry--Don't cry. By Thomas Hardy, 1886. Creator: Robert Barnes

The Mayor of Casterbridge. Don't cry--Don't cry. By Thomas Hardy, 1886. Creator: Robert Barnes
The Mayor of Casterbridge. Don't cry--Don't cry. By Thomas Hardy, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageConsolation Collection: The orphans, 1823. Creator: Ary Scheffer

The orphans, 1823. Creator: Ary Scheffer
The orphans, 1823

Background imageConsolation Collection: Psyche consoled by Pan, between 1652 and 1655. Creator: Charles le Brun

Psyche consoled by Pan, between 1652 and 1655. Creator: Charles le Brun
Psyche consoled by Pan, between 1652 and 1655

Background imageConsolation Collection: Telemachus is Consoled by Termosiris, Priest of Apollo, from The Adventures of... 1808

Telemachus is Consoled by Termosiris, Priest of Apollo, from The Adventures of... 1808. Creator: Bartolomeo Pinelli
Telemachus is Consoled by Termosiris, Priest of Apollo, from The Adventures of Telemachus, Book 2, 1808

Background imageConsolation Collection: Consolation, 1894. Creator: Edvard Munch

Consolation, 1894. Creator: Edvard Munch
Consolation, 1894

Background imageConsolation Collection: Heartbreak (The three daughters of Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld), 1846. Creator: Hanns Gasser

Heartbreak (The three daughters of Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld), 1846. Creator: Hanns Gasser
Heartbreak (The three daughters of Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld), 1846

Background imageConsolation Collection: The Sunny Hours of Childhood, c.1770-1959 (print)

The Sunny Hours of Childhood, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673819 The Sunny Hours of Childhood, c.1770-1959 (print) by Firth, Hall & Pond (1833-1847); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageConsolation Collection: The Farewell, 1842 (oil on board)

The Farewell, 1842 (oil on board)
658764 The Farewell, 1842 (oil on board) by Becker, Jakob (1810-40); 92x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Farewell. Jakob Becker (1810-1872). Oil on board. Signed and dated 1842

Background imageConsolation Collection: Vous Vous Verrez Chez Moi

Vous Vous Verrez Chez Moi
A coloured sketch portraying a mother and father speaking in consolation with whom is probably their daighter, who is sat between them. Date: circa 1901

Background imageConsolation Collection: Conversation Piece - Donegal

Conversation Piece - Donegal
A painting of two headscarf wearing women in the countryside, the standing lady is speaking, possibly in consolation, with the red haired girl who is sat by a stone wall, with downcast eyes

Background imageConsolation Collection: The Line Of Life

The Line Of Life
This oil painting portrays a group of figures sat in a luxurious garden under an arch entwined with flowers, with a view looking towards the sea

Background imageConsolation Collection: Victorian mourning card, Edgar George Pottle

Victorian mourning card, Edgar George Pottle
Victorian mourning card, In Loving Remembrance of Edgar George Pottle, MRCS LRCP, who died April 9th, 1880, aged 40, interred in the family grave, at Highgate Cemetery

Background imageConsolation Collection: WIDOW SCRAPS PLANS

WIDOW SCRAPS PLANS
A young widow, having found consolation for her loss, scraps her plans for an elaborate tomb for her late husband, the general Date: circa 1830

Background imageConsolation Collection: Campo Verano, Cimitero Comunale Monumentale Campo Verano, the largest cemetery in Rome in

Campo Verano, Cimitero Comunale Monumentale Campo Verano, the largest cemetery in Rome in the Tibertino district, Italy
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Background imageConsolation Collection: Inconsolable (oil on canvas)

Inconsolable (oil on canvas)
471336 Inconsolable (oil on canvas) by Verhas, Jan Frans (1834-96); 140x91 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageConsolation Collection: Jupiter consoling Cupid, 1517-18 (fresco)

Jupiter consoling Cupid, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646198 Jupiter consoling Cupid, 1517-18 (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Background imageConsolation Collection: Human Miseries, from the Volpini Suite, 1889. Creator: Paul Gauguin

Human Miseries, from the Volpini Suite, 1889. Creator: Paul Gauguin
Human Miseries, from the Volpini Suite, 1889

Background imageConsolation Collection: Fidelity (Shin), from the series 'A Fashionable Parody of the Five Virtues (Furyu

Fidelity (Shin), from the series "A Fashionable Parody of the Five Virtues (Furyu
Fidelity (Shin), from the series " A Fashionable Parody of the Five Virtues (Furyu yatsushi gojo)", c. 1776/81

Background imageConsolation Collection: Bacchus Consoling Ariadne, c. 1892. Creator: Jules Dalou

Bacchus Consoling Ariadne, c. 1892. Creator: Jules Dalou
Bacchus Consoling Ariadne, c. 1892

Background imageConsolation Collection: Bacchus Consoling Ariadne, modeled c. 1892 (cast 1903 / 07). Creator: Jules Dalou

Bacchus Consoling Ariadne, modeled c. 1892 (cast 1903 / 07). Creator: Jules Dalou
Bacchus Consoling Ariadne, modeled c. 1892 (cast 1903/07)

Background imageConsolation Collection: Certain ladies of her companionship gathered themselves with Beatrice when she kept alone

Certain ladies of her companionship gathered themselves with Beatrice when she kept alone
989855 Certain ladies of her companionship gathered themselves with Beatrice when she kept alone in her weeping, and as they passed in and out, I would hear them speak concerning her

Background imageConsolation Collection: Comic postcard, Unhappy husbands whose wives don t understand them Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Unhappy husbands whose wives don t understand them Date: 20th century

Background imageConsolation Collection: Comic postcard, Drinking man and vicar

Comic postcard, Drinking man and vicar. My friend, is that bottle the only consolation you have? - Oh, no, sir - I ve got another in my pocket! Date: 20th century

Background imageConsolation Collection: Dog-Fancying and Dog-Painting (engraving)

Dog-Fancying and Dog-Painting (engraving)
1595904 Dog-Fancying and Dog-Painting (engraving) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog-Fancying and Dog-Painting)

Background imageConsolation Collection: The Press Gang, (pencil and watercolour)

The Press Gang, (pencil and watercolour)
828409 The Press Gang, (pencil and watercolour) by Kilburne, George Goodwin (1839-1924); 44.5x62.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Press Gang. George Goodwin Kilburne (1839-1924)

Background imageConsolation Collection: Consolation, 1859 (oil on canvas)

Consolation, 1859 (oil on canvas)
CH401902 Consolation, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Brooks, Thomas (1818-92); 71.2x91.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageConsolation Collection: Cupid consoling a woman by showing her a portrait of her love (colour litho)

Cupid consoling a woman by showing her a portrait of her love (colour litho)
6031992 Cupid consoling a woman by showing her a portrait of her love (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageConsolation Collection: Amateur Athletic Association of Yokohama, Spring Meeting, 1876 (engraving)

Amateur Athletic Association of Yokohama, Spring Meeting, 1876 (engraving)
1616008 Amateur Athletic Association of Yokohama, Spring Meeting, 1876 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amateur Athletic Association of Yokohama)

Background imageConsolation Collection: Sketches of the Cat Show at the Crystal Palace (engraving)

Sketches of the Cat Show at the Crystal Palace (engraving)
1107268 Sketches of the Cat Show at the Crystal Palace (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the Cat Show at the Crystal Palace)

Background imageConsolation Collection: Highland Cousins by William Black (engraving)

Highland Cousins by William Black (engraving)
1064542 Highland Cousins by William Black (engraving) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Highland Cousins by William Black)

Background imageConsolation Collection: An Incursion of the Danes: Saxon Women Watching the Conflict, (oil on canvas)

An Incursion of the Danes: Saxon Women Watching the Conflict, (oil on canvas)
659803 An Incursion of the Danes: Saxon Women Watching the Conflict, (oil on canvas) by Gale, William (1823-1909); 61x84.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Incursion of the Danes)

Background imageConsolation Collection: The recruits departure

The recruits departure
LLM338814 The recruits departure by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The recruits departure. Paynes Universum (1847).); © Look and Learn

Background imageConsolation Collection: Queen Alexandra handing a special cup to Dorando to commemorate his great effort to win

Queen Alexandra handing a special cup to Dorando to commemorate his great effort to win
JHL392601 Queen Alexandra handing a special cup to Dorando to commemorate his great effort to win the Olympic marathon in July, 1908 (b/w photo) by Grant, Thomas E

Background imageConsolation Collection: 'Hard Hit', at the Exhibition of the Royal Society of British Artists (engraving)

"Hard Hit", at the Exhibition of the Royal Society of British Artists (engraving)
1595058 " Hard Hit", at the Exhibition of the Royal Society of British Artists (engraving) by Gordon, Robert James (fl.1871-93); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Hard Hit")

Background imageConsolation Collection: The Agony in the Garden, (oil on canvas)

The Agony in the Garden, (oil on canvas)
659289 The Agony in the Garden, (oil on canvas) by French School, (18th century); 102.2x76.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Agony in the Garden. French School (circa 1770). Oil on canvas

Background imageConsolation Collection: Matthew Arnold poem: Consolation (engraving)

Matthew Arnold poem: Consolation (engraving)
5223262 Matthew Arnold poem: Consolation (engraving) by Ospovat, Henry (1877/78-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Consolation)

Background imageConsolation Collection: Cartoon for An Idyll, (pencil and black chalk on paper)

Cartoon for An Idyll, (pencil and black chalk on paper)
1199533 Cartoon for An Idyll, (pencil and black chalk on paper) by Moore, Albert Joseph (1841-93); 80.7x72.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageConsolation Collection: Consolation (engraving)

Consolation (engraving)
2773531 Consolation (engraving) by Solomon, Abraham (1824-62); Private Collection; (add.info.: Consolation. Illustration for the Illustrated Times)



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"Finding Solace in Art: Exploring the Theme of Consolation" In George Cruikshank's iconic artwork "The Bottle, 1847, " we witness a poignant depiction of a man seeking consolation from his troubles through alcohol. The artist skillfully captures the desperation and despair that often accompany such attempts at solace. Another masterpiece by Cruikshank, "Vous Vous Verrez Chez Moi, " portrays a scene where friends gather to console one another during difficult times. This conversation piece showcases the power of human connection and empathy as sources of comfort. Moving on to Edgar George Pottle's Victorian mourning card, we are reminded of how people sought consolation in rituals surrounding death. These cards served as tokens of remembrance and offered support to those grieving their loved ones' passing. Meanwhile, in Donegal's painting aptly titled "Conversation Piece - Donegal, " individuals engage in heartfelt conversations, finding solace in sharing their burdens with trusted companions. It highlights the healing potential found within genuine connections. "The Line Of Life" by an unknown artist explores the concept of finding consolation amidst life's ups and downs. This thought-provoking image reminds us that even during challenging moments, there is always hope for brighter days ahead. In Rome's Campo Verano cemetery lies a place where countless seek solace while visiting their departed loved ones. Here, amidst serene surroundings and beautiful monuments, people find peace and comfort amid grief. A touching portrayal can be seen in "The Farewell. " Painted with great emotion by an anonymous artist in 1842, this oil-on-board artwork depicts a tender moment between two lovers bidding each other farewell—a reminder that even separation can bring forth consoling emotions rooted deeply within love. "Inconsolable, " another powerful oil-on-canvas creation evokes deep sympathy for its subject who appears inconsolable despite efforts made around them. This painting serves as a reminder that sometimes true they are be elusive, and we must approach it with patience and understanding.