Despondent Collection

Norfolk terrier portrait, lying in autumn foliage

Penelope Brings the Bow
At Ithaca, Odysseus despondent wife Penelope and her maids bring Odysseus bow to the Suitors. If any of them are strong enough to string it, they win her hand

Emma Hamilton / Rehburg 7
EMMA, LADY HAMILTON Wife of Lord Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson, in one of her attitudes

Bridge-Playing Girl 1907
A young woman in a red dress suffering from a shocking evening at bridge

Frog on Toadstool, Mid-19th century. Creator: Unknown
Frog on Toadstool, Mid-19th century

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

Nude Boy Standing; Stehender Knabenakt, (oil on canvas)
652939 Nude Boy Standing; Stehender Knabenakt, (oil on canvas) by Rohlfs, Christian (1849-1938); 80x53.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Nude Boy Standing; Stehender Knabenakt)

Napoleon III and Bismarck at the weavers cottage in Donchery, 2 September 1870, (1936). Napoleon III Und Bismarck Vor Dem Weberhauschen in Donchery, 2 September 1870

Frederick the Great after the Battle of Kolin, 18 June 1757, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Frederick the Great after the Battle of Kolin, 18 June 1757, (1936). Friedrich Der Grosse Nach Der Schlacht Bei Kolin, 18 Juni 1757

Napoleon I, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Napoleon I, (1936). Portrait of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). After the painting Napoleon at Fontainebleau During the First Abdication - April 1814, painted in 1840

Snares-crested penguin (Eudyptes robustus) walking along rocks, Snares Island, New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands. Endemic and vulnerable species

Cartoon, Reckoning without their host, WW1
Cartoon, Reckoning without their host. Defeated at Verdun, Germany, Prussia and Death walk away despondently. A smiling French soldier in the background says they had everything planned

Shakespeare: Measure for Measure
Act III, Scene I the despondent Claudio with his virtous sister, Isabella C: "Ay, but to die, & go we know not where" Date: 1880

Desperate (oil on panel)
471341 Desperate (oil on panel) by Stevens, Alfred Emile (1823-1906); 102x71 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany seized by despondency at the progress of the war during a visit to the Eastern Front
6000295 Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany seized by despondency at the progress of the war during a visit to the Eastern Front, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans

Those to whom fools propound, illustration from Rabbi Ben Ezra by Robert Browning (colour litho)
IL370473 Those to whom fools propound, illustration from Rabbi Ben Ezra by Robert Browning (colour litho) by Partridge, Bernard John (1861-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cupid and Campaspe, illustration from The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads, published by Hodder and Stoughton, c
IL314820 Cupid and Campaspe, illustration from The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads, published by Hodder and Stoughton, c.1910 (colour litho) by Fortescue-Brickdale

Evening, Champs-Elysees (Near the Louvre), 1898 (oil on canvas)
984904 Evening, Champs-Elysees (Near the Louvre), 1898 (oil on canvas) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 34.2x27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Evening, Champs-Elysees (Near the Louvre)

Despondent Andy Murray Australian Open Final Australian Open Mens Final Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia 31 January 2010 Date: 31 January 2010

Despondent Andy Murray After Match Australian Open Final Australian Open Mens Final Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia 31 January 2010 Date: 31 January 2010

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

Seated Woman with Flowers; Femme Assise aux Fleurs, (oil on canvas)
657767 Seated Woman with Flowers; Femme Assise aux Fleurs, (oil on canvas) by O Conor, Roderic (1860-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seated Woman with Flowers; Femme Assise aux Fleurs)

Seated Woman; Femme Assise, (blue wash and pencil on paper)
653496 Seated Woman; Femme Assise, (blue wash and pencil on paper) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); 32x25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Seated Woman; Femme Assise. Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)

Olivia at the Inn, illustration from The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
617077 Olivia at the Inn, illustration from The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, c.1910 (colour litho) by Jameson, Margaret (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Northern Cheyenne Indians, Dodge City, Kansas, 1878 (b / w photo)
DPL443624 Northern Cheyenne Indians, Dodge City, Kansas, 1878 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Denver Public Library

Russian retreat after the Battle of Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
2795927 Russian retreat after the Battle of Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian retreat after the Battle of Mukden)

Morning and in Low Spirits, a Lock Up scene in a Spunging House, Carey Street
3085951 Morning and in Low Spirits, a Lock Up scene in a Spunging House, Carey Street, a bit of Good Truth, from The English Spy, published London, 1824 (colour litho) by Cruikshank

Reproduction of a poster advertising the novel Le Coupable, by Francois Coppee
STC139168 Reproduction of a poster advertising the novel Le Coupable, by Francois Coppee, published in Le Journal, 1896 (colour litho) by Steinlen

St. Anthony Dispirited, 1640 (oil on canvas)
SCP50045 St. Anthony Dispirited, 1640 (oil on canvas) by Zurbaran, Francisco de (1598-1664); 177x117 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Spanish, out of copyright

The Break-Up Letter, 1890 (pastel on paper)
987325 The Break-Up Letter, 1890 (pastel on paper) by Carrier-Belleuse, Pierre (1851-1933); 99x71 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Break-Up Letter; Le Lettre de Rupture)

Portrait of a Woman, Half Length, 1905 (oil on canvas)
657745 Portrait of a Woman, Half Length, 1905 (oil on canvas) by Blacklock, William Kay (1872-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Woman, Half Length)

King Louis XVI of France, lonely and broken hearted (engraving)
5996924 King Louis XVI of France, lonely and broken hearted (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Louis XVI of France, lonely and broken hearted)

Memories and Regrets, c. 1874 (oil on canvas)
CLK339863 Memories and Regrets, c.1874 (oil on canvas) by Stevens, Alfred Emile (1823-1906); 61.4x46.4 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; Belgian

Evening Consolation, pub. 1785 (hand coloured engraving)
2962527 Evening Consolation, pub. 1785 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Refuse, 1879 (oil on panel)
476708 La Refuse, 1879 (oil on panel) by Hernandez, Daniel (1856-1932); 26x18.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Peruvian, out of copyright

Lady on a Divan, 1877 (oil on canvas)
650687 Lady on a Divan, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Stewart, Julius Leblanc (1855-1919); 62.5x49.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady on a Divan. Julius Leblanc Stewart (1855-1919)

Portrait of a noblewoman, c. 1550 (oil on panel)
488116 Portrait of a noblewoman, c.1550 (oil on panel) by English School, (16th century); 76.5x57.6 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Waiting, c. 1887 (oil on canvas)
CLK339866 Waiting, c.1887 (oil on canvas) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 56.2x47.2 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; French, out of copyright

A Quiet Read, c. 1912 (oil on board)
1197244 A Quiet Read, c. 1912 (oil on board) by O Conor, Roderic (1860-1940); 75x52.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Irish, out of copyright

Seated Figure; Sitzende Figur, 1909 (oil on canvas)
656735 Seated Figure; Sitzende Figur, 1909 (oil on canvas) by Morgner, Wilhelm (1891-1917); 82x68 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Seated Figure; Sitzende Figur. Wilhelm Morgner (1891-1917)

Head of a Peasant; Tete de Paysanne, 1885 (oil on canvas)
656366 Head of a Peasant; Tete de Paysanne, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 40.6x31.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Head of a Peasant; Tete de Paysanne)

Melencolia I, 1514 (engraving)
3615917 Melencolia I, 1514 (engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 24x18.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Best Friends, (oil on canvas)
650348 Best Friends, (oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 61.3x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Best Friends. John George Brown (1831-1913). Oil on canvas

Circus, Pony and Clown (oil on board)
CH408397 Circus, Pony and Clown (oil on board) by Alken, Samuel Henry (1810-94); 35x45 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

A romantic allegorical scene (oil on canvas)
489061 A romantic allegorical scene (oil on canvas) by Grassi, Giuseppe or Josef (1755-1838) (attr. to); 167x255 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Austrian

Pirate Marooned on a Desert Isle, 1887 (litho)
PNP269021 Pirate Marooned on a Desert Isle, 1887 (litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

Loves Distraction, 1880 (oil on canvas)
658742 Loves Distraction, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Carpentier, Evariste (1845-1922); 55.9x90.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Loves Distraction. Evariste Carpentier (1845-1922). Oil on canvas

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"Despondent: A Journey through Art and History" In the painting "Penelope Brings the Bow, " we witness a despondent Penelope, waiting for her husband's return from war. Her longing gaze reflects her inner turmoil. Emma Hamilton's portrait in "Rehburg 7" captures a moment of despondency as she contemplates her uncertain future, overshadowed by scandal and lost love. The bridge-playing girl in 1907 seems lost in thought, her furrowed brow revealing a sense of despondency amidst the game's complexities. A poignant cartoon titled "Reckoning without their host" depicts nations grappling with the aftermath of World War I, their faces etched with despair and despondency at the devastating consequences of conflict. Shakespeare's play "Measure for Measure" explores themes of moral ambiguity and societal decay, leaving characters like Isabella trapped in a state of profound despondency as they grapple with impossible choices. "Nude Boy Standing; Stehender Knabenakt" portrays vulnerability and isolation. The boy's melancholic expression hints at an underlying sense of despondency that lingers within him. Frederick the Great after the Battle of Kolin shows us a defeated leader burdened by loss. His slumped posture conveys his deep despondency following this significant defeat on June 18th, 1757. "Napoleon III and Bismarck at the weavers cottage in Donchery" captures an encounter filled with tension during wartime. Both leaders wear expressions tinged with resignation and perhaps even shared moments of mutual despondency over their respective situations. A Norfolk terrier lying amidst autumn foliage evokes a somber mood. The dog's pensive eyes reflect its own canine form of despondency amid nature's changing seasons. The Snares-crested penguin walking along rocks represents resilience despite adversity.