Imploring Collection

Queen Margaret with son and robber
Queen Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI, fleeing into a forest after the Battle of Hexham (15 May 1464, Wars of the Roses) with her son, Prince Edward, meets a robber and asks for protection

Settlers imploring Washington's protection George Washington, 1732-1799
3052894 Settlers imploring Washington's protection George Washington, 1732-1799. First President of the United States From a 19th century print engraved by J Rogers after McNevin; Private

Utu-hengal imploring gods for victory in battle against the Gutians, 22nd century BC
3033786 Utu-hengal imploring gods for victory in battle against the Gutians, 22nd century BC. Utu-hengal, also written Utu-heg~al, Utu-hegal, Utu-hegal or Utu-hejal. Sumerian king

St Catherine Imploring Pope Gregory XI to Return from Avignon to Rome, early-mid 18th century. Creator: Marco Benefial
St Catherine Imploring Pope Gregory XI to Return from Avignon to Rome, early-mid 18th century. Catherine is persuading the Pope to return to Rome to end the Avignon Papacy

The Geisha Umekichi Imploring Nakajima Seibi to Leave Her and Return to His Studies, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Geisha Umekichi Imploring Nakajima Seibi to Leave Her and Return to His Studies, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 463

"Antechamber of the Tribunal of the Inquisition, in the Ducal Palace, Venice" - painted by L. Haghe - from the Exhibition of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours, 1856

Psyche implores Ceres for protection from Venus revenge, between 1652 and 1655. Creator: Charles le Brun
Psyche implores Ceres for protection from Venus revenge, between 1652 and 1655

Psyche begs Juno's protection, between 1652 and 1655. Creator: Charles le Brun
Psyche begs Juno's protection, between 1652 and 1655

An old woman holds out a cup to beg on a Venice bridge
An old woman holds out a cup to beg for money. She sits and half-lies on the stone steps of a bridge in Venice, Italy. People walk by Date: 2013

The Enchanter Merlin and the Fairy Vivien in the Forest of Broceliande, from Broceliande
CHT244618 The Enchanter Merlin and the Fairy Vivien in the Forest of Broceliande, from Broceliande, a play by Jean Lorrain (1855-1906) c.1900 (woodcut) by Berthon

The princess approached her father, from St. James of Spain and Princess Celestine, The Seven Champions of Christendom
IL197487 The princess approached her father, from St. James of Spain and Princess Celestine, The Seven Champions of Christendom, by Rose Yeatman Woolf, published by Raphael Tuck

The insistent lover, from an untitled series of erotic prints, c. 1684 / 98
The insistent lover, from an untitled series of erotic prints, c. 1684/98

Cupid Chastised, 1613. Creator: Bartolomeo Manfredi
Cupid Chastised, 1613

Louis XV Gobelins tapestry from series Scenes d Opera
940601 Louis XV Gobelins tapestry from series Scenes d Opera, de Tragedie et de Comedie, from the second weaving of 1761-64 (textile) by French School

Citizens of Lodi imploring Friedrichs Help (engraving)
727848 Citizens of Lodi imploring Friedrichs Help (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Citizens of Lodi imploring Friedrichs Help)

The Shunammite Woman, illustration from Women of the Bible
IL309306 The Shunammite Woman, illustration from Women of the Bible, published by The Religious Tract Society, 1927 (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; English

The Enchanter Merlin and the Fairy Vivien in the Forest of Broceliande
CHT241206 The Enchanter Merlin and the Fairy Vivien in the Forest of Broceliande, from Broceliande, a play by Jean Lorrain (1855-1906) (colour litho) by Steinlen

Rectangular plaque, Antigone and Ismene (colour litho)
mythology, female, women, greek, ancient greece, grecian, embracing, woman, classical, mythological, imploring, antigone, myth, embrace, amphora, vase, plaque, urn, ismene, 3036818

Japanese imploring a Divinity (oil on canvas)
CH402332 Japanese imploring a Divinity (oil on canvas) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904); 71.1x58.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Left wall depicting Sophonisba crying (fresco)
XOT361831 Left wall depicting Sophonisba crying (fresco) by Zelotti, Giambattista (Farinati) (1526-78); Villa Caldogno-Nordera, Caldogna

Poster advertising a charity gala in aid of the families of shipwrecked sailors at
PER360378 Poster advertising a charity gala in aid of the families of shipwrecked sailors at the Palais du Trocadero, 14th June, 1890 (litho) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); Private Collection; French

Imploring Figure, Ayutthaya culture, c. 1750 (bronze)
834204 Imploring Figure, Ayutthaya culture, c.1750 (bronze) by Siamese School, (18th Century); height:18.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; Thai, out of copyright

Sam Bonner, under command for writing a threatening letter (engraving)
608148 Sam Bonner, under command for writing a threatening letter (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sam Bonner)

Lady Gray imploring King Edward IV for a maintainance for herself and children (engraving)
606262 Lady Gray imploring King Edward IV for a maintainance for herself and children (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cupid and Psyche - Palace Green Murals - Psyche at the Shrines of Juno and Ceres
BIR185873 Cupid and Psyche - Palace Green Murals - Psyche at the Shrines of Juno and Ceres, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones

Scene from Le Malade Imaginaire by Moliere (1622-73) (oil on canvas)
STC179001 Scene from Le Malade Imaginaire by Moliere (1622-73) (oil on canvas) by Leslie, Charles Robert (1794-1859); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The Surrender of Calais, engraved by A. Smith, illustration from David Humes
STC429666 The Surrender of Calais, engraved by A. Smith, illustration from David Humes The History of England, pub. by R. Bowyer, London, 1812 (engraving) by Smirke

Scene from Modest Mussorgskys opera Boris Godunov (chromolitho)
2788765 Scene from Modest Mussorgskys opera Boris Godunov (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Modest Mussorgskys opera Boris Godunov)

Swear to me, Hagen, my son!, illustration from
STC324269 Swear to me, Hagen, my son!, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924 (colour litho) by Rackham

Ms Lat. Q. v. I. 126 f. 35 The meeting of Abigail and David
XJL197061 Ms Lat. Q.v.I.126 f.35 The meeting of Abigail and David, from the Book of Hours of Louis d Orleans, 1490 (vellum) by Colombe, Jean (c.1430-c.93); total:225x155 cm; National Library, St

Edward III at Calais, illustration from A History of England by C. R. L
STC373473 Edward III at Calais, illustration from A History of England by C.R.L. Fletcher and Rudyard Kipling, 1911 (colour litho) by Ford

The Sirens imploring Ulysses to stay (engraving)
2792710 The Sirens imploring Ulysses to stay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sirens imploring Ulysses to stay. Illustration for Chatterbox (1886)

Christ and Mary Magdalene (Noli Me Tangere), c. 1889 (oil on panel)
1766688 Christ and Mary Magdalene (Noli Me Tangere), c.1889 (oil on panel) by Moreau, Gustave (1826-98); 81.2x64.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ and Mary Magdalene (Noli Me Tangere)

Queen Margaret imploring the protection of a Robber after the battle of Hexham (engraving)
5220866 Queen Margaret imploring the protection of a Robber after the battle of Hexham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Queen Philippa interceding with Edward III, for the Six Burgesses of Calais
3075749 Queen Philippa interceding with Edward III, for the Six Burgesses of Calais, from The Comic History of England, pub

O, Mistress mine where are you roaming?, from Twelfth Night
IL388155 O, Mistress mine where are you roaming?, from Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (colour litho) by Abbey, Edwin Austin (1852-1911); Private Collection; (add.info)

Queen Philippa interceding for the Burghesses of Calais
STC385261 Queen Philippa interceding for the Burghesses of Calais, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

Obsequio a el maestro (A Gift for the Master), plate 47 of Los Caprichos
CHT163085 Obsequio a el maestro (A Gift for the Master), plate 47 of Los Caprichos, original edition, late 18th century (colour engraving) by Goya y Lucientes

Micah imploring the Danites to restore to him the Levite (engraving)
5218417 Micah imploring the Danites to restore to him the Levite (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Eudoxia, widow of the Emperor Valentinian III, and Leo, Bishop of Rome, pleading with Genseric, King of the Vandals
5229131 Eudoxia, widow of the Emperor Valentinian III, and Leo, Bishop of Rome, pleading with Genseric, King of the Vandals, not to plunder and burn Rome, 455 (engraving) by English School

Psyche and Ceres, 1866 (woodcut)
3726006 Psyche and Ceres, 1866 (woodcut) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98) (after); 10.5x8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Duke of Monmouth imploring forgiveness of James II (1685) (engraving)
1090855 Duke of Monmouth imploring forgiveness of James II (1685) (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Surrender of Calais, 4th August 1347, engraved by John Young (litho)
475415 The Surrender of Calais, 4th August 1347, engraved by John Young (litho) by Bird, Edward (1772-1819) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A statue in a lake landscape, 1911 (oil on canvas)
CH441568 A statue in a lake landscape, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Spaun, Paul von (1876-1932); 100.3x50.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Philippa Welseren imploring Pardon of Ferdinand I for her Morganatic Marriage to his Son (engraving)
1610210 Philippa Welseren imploring Pardon of Ferdinand I for her Morganatic Marriage to his Son (engraving) by English School

Lady Gray imploring Edward IV for a maintainance for herself and Children (engraving)
5220865 Lady Gray imploring Edward IV for a maintainance for herself and Children (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jane imploring Mary to spare her husbands life (engraving)
5224951 Jane imploring Mary to spare her husbands life (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jane imploring Mary to spare her husbands life)

Eskimos imitating animals to induce Europeans to approach, 1859 (litho)
931455 Eskimos imitating animals to induce Europeans to approach, 1859 (litho) by Young, Allen (1827-1915); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Imploring: Tales of Desperation and Hope" Queen Margaret, with her son by her side, pleads for mercy as a robber threatens their lives. Lady Grey (Elizabeth Woodville) implores King Edward IV to spare the life of her family amidst political turmoil. In a moment of desperation, Elizabeth Woodville imploringly begs King Edward IV for his support and protection. The Enchanter Merlin and the Fairy Vivien find themselves in the depths of the Forest of Broceliande, imploring each other for guidance and assistance. "The Bell of Huesca" captures the intense scene where individuals desperately plead for their lives during a violent conflict. A sketch depicts the heart-wrenching event known as "The Ransack of Jerusalem, " showing victims helplessly imploring Roman soldiers for mercy. Kalman I, King of Hungary, takes a stand against witch burnings by forbidding such practices through an impactful proclamation. In an epic battle scene from "The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, " a woman flees while calling upon her sisters to aid in her escape from Warfather's wrathful pursuit. Queen Philippa becomes an advocate for compassion as she passionately pleads on behalf of citizens facing dire circumstances in Calais. As King Edward gazes into Queen Philippa's pleading eyes, he finds himself torn between duty and empathy in this emotional lithograph portrayal. The princess bravely approaches her father seeking understanding and support in St. James' tale from Spain; Princess Celestine seeks solace among The Seven Champions Of Christendom. An untitled series reveals an insistent lover who fervently implores their beloved through erotic prints that capture both desire and vulnerability. In these diverse scenes spanning history and fiction alike, we witness moments when individuals are driven to their knees, imploring for mercy, understanding, or assistance.