Social Issues Collection (page 4)

A Peasant Family, (watercolour and pencil on paper)
657162 A Peasant Family, (watercolour and pencil on paper) by Hodgkins, Frances (1869-1947); 22.86x25.40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Peasant Family. Frances Hodgkins (1869-1947)

The Steerage, 1907; 1911 (photogravure)
991522 The Steerage, 1907; 1911 (photogravure) by Stieglitz, Alfred (1864-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Steerage)

Lady with Hat; Dame mit Hut, (gouache on paper)
655887 Lady with Hat; Dame mit Hut, (gouache on paper) by Scheiber, Hugo (1873-1950); 69x49 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady with Hat; Dame mit Hut. Hugo Scheiber (1873-1950)

The Pedlar, 1879 (oil on canvas)
658915 The Pedlar, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Induno, Gerolamo (1827-90); 44x57 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pedlar. Gerolamo Induno (1827-1890). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1879

Peasant Girl and White Cockerel, (gouache and pencil)
657475 Peasant Girl and White Cockerel, (gouache and pencil) by Meninsky, Bernard (1891-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasant Girl and White Cockerel. Bernard Meninsky (1891-1950)

Peasants, 1922 (oil on canvas)
988072 Peasants, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Romanach, Leopoldo (1862-1951); 90.2x122 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasants; Guajiros. Leopoldo Romanach (1862-1951). Oil on canvas

Two Peasant Women with Baskets, (oil on canvas)
651459 Two Peasant Women with Baskets, (oil on canvas) by Exter, Alexandra Alexandrovna (1882-1949); 118x74 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Peasant Women with Baskets)

A Mother and Child being Ferried across a River with a Town Beyond, 1913 (oil on canvas)
658850 A Mother and Child being Ferried across a River with a Town Beyond, 1913 (oil on canvas) by Dupuy, Paul Michel (1869-1949); 45.7x64.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Winter of 1914 in Flanders; L Hiver de 1914 en Flandre, 1914 (oil on canvas)
653549 The Winter of 1914 in Flanders; L Hiver de 1914 en Flandre, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Woestyne, Gustave van de (1881-1947); 29.5x34.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Man with a Woman in a Cart, 1922 (oil on canvas)
657589 Man with a Woman in a Cart, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Harvey, Harold (1874-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man with a Woman in a Cart. Harold Harvey (1874-1941). Oil on canvas

Rime of the Ancient Mariner O shrieve me holy man
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man !. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the longest major poem by the English poet

La Fontaines Fables - Robbers and the Ass
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Robbers and the Ass

La Fontaines Fables - The Two Mules
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Two Mules

La Fontaines Fables - The Drowned Woman
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Drowned Woman

La Fontaines Fables - The Two Fowls
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Two Fowls. Two men fighting with daggers over the love of a woman

Victorian London Housing
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Terraced Houses in Inner London circa 1870

Victorian London - Orange Court Drury Lane
" Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. A dark alley, Orange Court Drury Lane. circa 1870 - 1880."

Victorian London - Found in the Street
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. A homeless orphan is cared for in a refuge after being found in the street circa 1870

Victorian London - Rag merchants home
" Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Rag merchants home Coulston Street, Whitechapel, circa 1870."

Victorian London - Lemonade Vendor
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. A character sketch of a selling lemonade on the street

La Fontaines Fables - The Fraudulent Trustee
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Fraudulent Trustee

Victorian London - Match Seller
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Character sketch of an old man selling matches on the street circa 1870

Victorian London - Scripture Reader in a Night Refuge
" Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. A missionary reads from the bible to homeless people in a night refuge, circa 1870."

Victorian London - Newgate Prison Exercise Yard
" Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Prisoners walk round the exercise yard at Newgate Prison, circa 1870."

Autumn Rose; Hostros, 1887 (oil on canvas)
659718 Autumn Rose; Hostros, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Schjerfbeck, Helene (1862-1946); 115x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Autumn Rose; Hostros. Helen Schjerfbeck (1862-1946). Oil on canvas

Blind Bartimeus
Vintage engraving of Blind Bartimeus. Each of the three synoptic gospels tells of Jesus healing the blind near Jericho, as he passed through that town, shortly before his passion

Peasants Returning from the Fields at Sunset, 19th century (oil on canvas)
1764989 Peasants Returning from the Fields at Sunset, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Aivazovsky, Ivan Konstantinovich (1817-1900); Private Collection; (add.info)

Peasant Digging; Paysanne bechant, 1882 (oil on canvas)
1196443 Peasant Digging; Paysanne bechant, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 65.7x54 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Street Urchin (oil on canvas)
1767702 Street Urchin (oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 61x40.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Street Urchin. John George Brown (1831-1913). Oil on canvas

A Chelsea large fluted circular dish painted with three peasants playing marbles after
1766851 A Chelsea large fluted circular dish painted with three peasants playing marbles after Teniers Le Jeu de la Gobille, c.1754 (ceramic) by English School

Seated Woman with Child on Her Lap; Sitzende Bauerin mit Kind auf dem Schoss
1768250 Seated Woman with Child on Her Lap; Sitzende Bauerin mit Kind auf dem Schoss, 1903 (oil on board) by Modersohn-Becker

Two porcelain figures from The Peoples of Russia series
1195826 Two porcelain figures from The Peoples of Russia series, depicting a figure of a peasant woman from Kaluga and a figure of Ostyak from Obdorsk

A Soviet propaganda porcelain dish, depicting a soldier of the Red Army
1195630 A Soviet propaganda porcelain dish, depicting a soldier of the Red Army, a worker and a peasant, 1922 (porcelain) by Timorev

Tramp at Night; Un Vagabond de nuit, (oil on panel)
1197478 Tramp at Night; Un Vagabond de nuit, (oil on panel) by Munkacsy, Mihaly (1844-1900); 82.9x65.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Hungarian, out of copyright

A Young Peasant Girl, Sleeping, 1874 (oil on canvas)
989269 A Young Peasant Girl, Sleeping, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Perrault, Leon Bazile (1832-1908); 94.7x155 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Young Peasant Girl, Sleeping)

Lormes - A Torrent with a Standing Peasant, Spinning Wool, 1842 (oil on canvas)
987362 Lormes - A Torrent with a Standing Peasant, Spinning Wool, 1842 (oil on canvas) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 54.6x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Peasant on an alley by a House, Pontoise; Paysan dans une Ruelle a l Hermitage
826340 Peasant on an alley by a House, Pontoise; Paysan dans une Ruelle a l Hermitage, Pontoise, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro

Lazarus Begging for Crumbs from Dives Table, 1552 (black chalk
991404 Lazarus Begging for Crumbs from Dives Table, 1552 (black chalk, pen and brown ink on paper) by Aldegrever, Heinrich (1502-c.1561); 7.8x10.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Two pages from the nursery-rhyme book The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard
986341 Two pages from the nursery-rhyme book The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog, 1806 (hand-coloured engravin) by Martin

Professional Pride, (oil on canvas)
651106 Professional Pride, (oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 112.6x82 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Professional Pride. John George Brown (1831-1913). Oil on canvas

Peasants at Cards in a Cottage, c. 1644-45 (oil on panel)
990086 Peasants at Cards in a Cottage, c.1644-45 (oil on panel) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 38.5x52.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasants at Cards in a Cottage)

La Bouillie : Beggars Eating Mash, (black lead, brush and gray wash)
990038 La Bouillie : Beggars Eating Mash, (black lead, brush and gray wash) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 22.6x14.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Bouillie)

The Flower Seller, (oil on canvas)
658883 The Flower Seller, (oil on canvas) by Jacobides, Georg (1853-1932); 47x37 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ); Photo eChristies Images; Greek, out of copyright

A Boy with Poultry and a Goat in a Farmyard, 1903 (oil on canvas)
658704 A Boy with Poultry and a Goat in a Farmyard, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Hunt, Charles (1829-1900); 49.5x75 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Boy with Poultry and a Goat in a Farmyard)

A Courtyard in the Olden Time, (oil on panel)
658582 A Courtyard in the Olden Time, (oil on panel) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); 43.8x59 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Courtyard in the Olden Time. Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873)

Watching the Steam Train, 1880 (oil on canvas)
658317 Watching the Steam Train, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Robertson, Henry Robert (1839-1921); 127x101.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Watching the Steam Train)

Family Accounts, (oil on canvas)
658284 Family Accounts, (oil on canvas) by Hicks, George Elgar (1824-1914); 30.5x25.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Family Accounts. George Elgar Hicks (1824-1914). Oil on canvas

Peasant Girl, 1889 (oil on canvas)
823088 Peasant Girl, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Knight, Daniel Ridgway (1839-1924); 100.5x74.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasant Girl. Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924). Oil on canvas

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"Unveiling the Struggles: A Glimpse into Social Issues Through Time and Space" Step back in time to 1908, when English suffragettes fought relentlessly for women's rights, while a feminist newspaper served as their voice. From the Sturgeon Bay Lighthouse in Door County, Wisconsin, witness how social issues transcend borders and oceans. Even amidst the serene desert landscape of Arizona with its towering cacti, societal challenges persist. Victorian London reveals itself as a shady place where inequality thrived. In contrast, a man walks through the backstreets of Glasgow's Gorbals area, shedding light on urban poverty and hardship. In an unexpected twist, even Dulux Dog appears drunk - reminding us that addiction is not limited to humans alone. Similarly eye-opening is Gin Lane by William Hogarth; it exposes the devastating consequences of alcoholism on society. As we explore Hogarth's Four Times of the Day - Morning painting set in Victorian England, we realize that they have plagued humanity throughout history. Yet hope springs eternal under Bow Bridge during springtime at Central Park in New York City – reminding us that positive change is possible. Traveling further south to Far North Queensland, Australia unveils a different kind of struggle – environmental conservation. The vibrant Green Tree Python reminds us of our responsibility towards preserving nature for future generations. "The Sleeping Congregation" by William Hogarth depicts religious apathy and indifference prevalent even centuries ago. Meanwhile, The Pythia foretells prophecies at Delphi’s Oracle – highlighting society's fascination with seeking guidance from higher powers. Through these diverse snapshots across time and space emerges one undeniable truth: they can deeply ingrained within our collective human experience. Let us learn from history and work together towards building a more just and equitable world for all.