Absorbed Collection

Little Miss Natty Fingers by Muriel Dawson
A little girl concentrates on a garment she is sewing, presumably for the doll which sits next to her. An interesting basket full of sewing paraphenalia spills over beside her

Thurso Castle
The entrance gateway to Thurso Castle a 17th century stone tower house, absorbed into a 19th century baronial mansion, which sadly burned down. Date: 17th century

Alice in Wonderland by Gilbert Holiday - child reading
A little girl lies on her bed, absorbed in reading books. A study from life by Gilbert Holiday. Date: 1921

A Barber Distracted
THE RED-HOT POLITICIAN A barber is more absorbed in the latest political gossip than his hot curling tongs, with painful results for his singed customer

Self-portrait at the telephone, 1920 (gouache & ink on paper)
BAL231459 Self-portrait at the telephone, 1920 (gouache & ink on paper) by Popov, Nikolai Nikolaevich (1890-1953); 32.5x24 cm; State Art Museum, Samara.

Man reading in forest avenue, 1874-1925. Creator: Jan Veth
Man reading in forest avenue, 1874-1925

Woman Reading a Letter, c.1663. Creator: Jan Vermeer
Woman Reading a Letter, c.1663. Other Title(s): Woman in Blue Reading a Letter. In a quiet, private moment, a young woman stands, engrossed in reading a letter

Woman Peeling an Apple, 1667. Creator: Cornelis Bisschop
Woman Peeling an Apple, 1667. Other Title(s): Woman Peeling an AppleGirl Peeling an Apple

Woman standing playing violin (pencil on paper)
NGW385971 Woman standing playing violin (pencil on paper) by John, Gwen (1876-1939); 20x15.5 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Croydon - 1930-33 - Breguet 280T F-AIXV
Breguet 280T F-AIXV (msn 3) of Air Union at Croydon Airport. From 1933, Air Union was merged with Air France, which also absorbed the remaining Breguet 280Ts of Air Union

Mil MI-8 94+01
Luftwaffe - Mil MI-8 94+01 (msn 105 100), a former East German Air Force example absorbed by the Luftwaffe post-unification, at RAF Fairford on 24 July 1993. Date: 1993

Boy lying on the floor reading, 1905 (lithograph)
KW285301 Boy lying on the floor reading, 1905 (lithograph) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: illustration from Log Cabin to White House by William M)

Girl Reading, 1878 (oil on canvas)
2967744 Girl Reading, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Perugini, Charles Edward (1839-1918); 98x73 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Mil Mi-9 93+96 (msn 340003, aka Mi-8IV)), command post version. Formerly of the East German Army (Landstreitkrafte), it was absorbed by the Heeresflieger on re-unification

On the Estuary (etching)
WAG423038 On the Estuary (etching) by Bayliss, Edwin Butler (1874-1950); Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; © Wolverhampton Art Gallery; British, out of copyright

Kristian Heartbreaker, 1887 (oil on canvas)
2973086 Kristian Heartbreaker, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 75x61 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Boy making a wooden boat, 1859 (oil on canvas)
OVR394309 Boy making a wooden boat, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Lorck, Carl Julius (1829-82); 44x27 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Maria Kuznetsova, costume design for L Adoration
1195795 Maria Kuznetsova, costume design for L Adoration, 1922 (pencil and gouache on paper) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); 28.9x21.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian

Woman Sewing, c. 1908 (oil on canvas)
1197232 Woman Sewing, c. 1908 (oil on canvas) by Gilman, Harold (1876-1919); 40.7x30.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Cavalier (oil on panel)
615707 The Cavalier (oil on panel) by Meissonier, Jean-Louis Ernest (1815-91); 40.3x27 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

X Ray of a fish c. 1890
3501927 X Ray of a fish c.1890 by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; German, out of copyright

Thumb-Nail Sketches round the Isle of Wight (engraving)
1055033 Thumb-Nail Sketches round the Isle of Wight (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thumb-Nail Sketches round the Isle of Wight)

Study of a seated female figure, sewing (pen & ink over pencil on paper)
493513 Study of a seated female figure, sewing (pen & ink over pencil on paper) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 10.7x12 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; French

Girl Reading (oil on wood)
780777 Girl Reading (oil on wood) by Hunter, Mary Ethel (1878-1936); 41.2x32.4 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; British, out of copyright

Girl Reading (oil on canvas)
425804 Girl Reading (oil on canvas) by Gash, Walter Bonner (1869-1928); Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; English, out of copyright

Abraham Lincoln (1809-65) as a young boy (b / w photo)
PNP257049 Abraham Lincoln (1809-65) as a young boy (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Woman Crocheting, c. 1875 (oil on canvas)
CLK339859 Woman Crocheting, c.1875 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 73.5x60.3 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; French

The Fifth Act at the Gaiety Theatre, mid nineteenth century (colour litho)
CHT322527 The Fifth Act at the Gaiety Theatre, mid nineteenth century (colour litho) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Portrait of the poet Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) 1842 (oil on canvas)
BAL238860 Portrait of the poet Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) 1842 (oil on canvas) by Keller, Amalia (fl.1842); Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia; German, out of copyright

Jules de Goncourt (1830-70) from Journal by Edmond and Jules de Goncourt
CHT215478 Jules de Goncourt (1830-70) from Journal by Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, 29th April 1857, engraved by Charles Maurand (engraving) (b/w photo) by Goncourt

Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (1822-96) and Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt
CHT233258 Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (1822-96) and Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt (1830-70) (daguerreotype) (b/w photo) by French Photographer

The Song of the Georgian Maiden, (pencil, w / c, gouache and bodycolour on paper)
1197495 The Song of the Georgian Maiden, (pencil, w/c, gouache and bodycolour on paper) by Warren, Henry (1794-1879); 107.6x79.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; British

An Artist, c. 1870-75 (oil on canvas, mounted on panel)
660054 An Artist, c.1870-75 (oil on canvas, mounted on panel) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 35.4x27 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; French

Girl Reading (Possibly Kate Dickens) (oil on canvas)
Ma201251 Girl Reading (Possibly Kate Dickens) (oil on canvas) by Perugini, Charles Edward (1839-1918); Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Woman with a Guitar, c. 1870 (oil on panel)
CLK339882 Woman with a Guitar, c.1870 (oil on panel) by Madrazo y Garreta, Raimundo de (1841-1920); 30.2x17.8 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; Spanish

Marie-Therese Durand-Ruel Sewing, 1882 (oil on canvas)
CLK339856 Marie-Therese Durand-Ruel Sewing, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 64.9x54 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

An early X-ray photo of frogs by Joseph Maria Eder. 1896 (photogravure)
746718 An early X-ray photo of frogs by Joseph Maria Eder. 1896 (photogravure) by Austrian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Girl reading a book (colour litho)
3104341 Girl reading a book (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl reading a book)

Tatler cover Party Time 1961
Front cover of The Tatler from December 1961 featuring a woman utterly absorbed in playing the drums. Date: 1961

Professor Todlebens Theory (chromolitho)
1050156 Professor Todlebens Theory (chromolitho) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor Todlebens Theory)

ARRANGING FLOWERS 1886
A young woman, wearing a buttonhole of yellow flowers, is totally absorbed in arranging flowers from a bowl on a table beside her. She has a selection spread on her lap. Date: 1886

A Good Book, 1899 (oil on canvas)
659660 A Good Book, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Hansen, Anne Marie (1852-1941); 79.5x78.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Danish, out of copyright

Lamplight, 1908 (oil on canvas)
488315 Lamplight, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Crochet, Jules Emile (b.1867); 66x81.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

A Quiet Moment (oil on panel)
476700 A Quiet Moment (oil on panel) by Laupheimer, Anton (1848-1927); 85.7x70.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

X Ray of a childs hand c. 1890
3501926 X Ray of a childs hand c.1890 by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; German, out of copyright

Man Reading, c. 1648 (oil on canvas)
1163258 Man Reading, c.1648 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, (1606-69) (attr. to); 74.1x56.2 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; Dutch

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"Absorbed in the World of Imagination: A Captivating Journey Through Art and Literature" Step into a world where little Miss Natty Fingers delicately turns the pages of her favorite book, "Little Miss Natty Fingers" by Muriel Dawson. Her eyes sparkle with curiosity as she explores Thurso Castle, a place filled with history and enchantment. In another corner, we find a child engrossed in "Alice in Wonderland" by Gilbert Holiday. Lost in Wonderland's whimsical tales, their imagination takes flight as they join Alice on her extraordinary adventures. Meanwhile, even a barber can't help but be distracted from his work by the enthralling stories that unfold before him. As he trims hair with precision, his mind wanders to far-off places depicted on the walls around him. The Mil MI-8 94+01 helicopter soars through the sky while its crew remains absorbed in their mission. With unwavering focus and determination, they navigate unknown territories to protect and serve. Back on solid ground, a young boy lies comfortably on the floor reading a lithograph from 1905. The words transport him to new worlds where heroes rise and villains fall – all within the confines of his imagination. Similarly captivated is a girl immersed in an oil painting from 1878. Brushstrokes bring characters to life as she loses herself amidst colors and textures that evoke emotions beyond words. Amidst these captivating scenes are two more helicopters - Mil Mi-8 94+01 and Mil Mi-9 93+96 - reminding us that even those soaring high above remain absorbed in their tasks at hand; focused yet aware of their surroundings. As we journey further into this world of absorption, we stumble upon an etching titled "On the Estuary. " Its intricate details draw us closer until we too become lost within its beauty – our thoughts carried away by nature's serenity.