Pauvre Collection

Poor Fauvette, 1881 (oil on canvas)
GLS219832 Poor Fauvette, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Bastien-Lepage, Jules (1848-84); 162.5x125.7 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Portrait of beggars in Bombay (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4985036 Portrait of beggars in Bombay (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Portrait of beggars in Bombay (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century

Business away from home - Business away from home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980175 Business away from home - Business away from home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Business away from home - Business away from home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured)

A plump rich vicar with tobacco pipe and liquor ignores the entreaties of a poor old woman
FLO4718115 A plump rich vicar with tobacco pipe and liquor ignores the entreaties of a poor old woman. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin

Girl of Granada of the poorest class during the Islamic era, Emirates of Granada (1238-1492)
FLO4706342 Girl of Granada of the poorest class during the Islamic era, Emirates of Granada (1238-1492). Because of her poverty, she is always spinning yarn

The duke. Assisted by his courtiers, the Duke is docked in the street by a beggar with her child asking for charity
FLO4675881 The duke. Assisted by his courtiers, the Duke is docked in the street by a beggar with her child asking for charity

English dandies slumming it incognito with Peg, Massa Piebald and a black one-legged fiddler in a beggars bar in St
FLO4662117 English dandies slumming it incognito with Peg, Massa Piebald and a black one-legged fiddler in a beggars bar in St. Giles

Les pauvres gens pednant l'hiver. Enfants dans la misere faisant un feu de bois dans la neige pour se rechauffer
COI4130884 Les pauvres gens pednant l'hiver. Enfants dans la misere faisant un feu de bois dans la neige pour se rechauffer. Gravure du journal "Gazette des Enfants", 1895

During the wars if there was a shortage of money to pay the Mercenaries and lansquenets (engraving)
5942739 During the wars if there was a shortage of money to pay the Mercenaries and lansquenets (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

English Georgian ladies seeing an old woman fortune teller in a garret. Tom and Jerry catching Kate
FLO4662020 English Georgian ladies seeing an old woman fortune teller in a garret. Tom and Jerry catching Kate and Sue on the Sly having their Fortunes told

Woman asleep on a cot, with hat boxes for a somno or night table, and a chipped vase for a candlestick
FLO4677727 Woman asleep on a cot, with hat boxes for a somno or night table, and a chipped vase for a candlestick. Her clothes are expensive: a cornette night cap, fancy bonnet

English gentlemen slumming it in a gin shop with beggar and baby, cobblers and thieves
FLO4661942 English gentlemen slumming it in a gin shop with beggar and baby, cobblers and thieves. Tom and Jerry taking Blue Ruin after the Spell is broke up

Russian Revolution of 1905: Bloody Sunday January 22, 1905 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4644249 Russian Revolution of 1905: Bloody Sunday January 22, 1905 (oil on canvas) by Russian School (20th century); State Russian Museum, St

French mime Charles-Francois Mazurier as Polichinello, 1823
French comic dancer and mime artist Charles-Francois Mazurier as Polichinello in Polichinelle Vampire by Theodore de Banville at the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 1823

The blind girl, 19th century (oil on canvas)
JLJ4682635 The blind girl, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info.: The blind girl)

Louis XII (1462-1515) and Anne of Brittany (1477-1514), king and queen of France, making the alumone
YOU4418778 Louis XII (1462-1515) and Anne of Brittany (1477-1514), king and queen of France, making the alumone. Plate in faience painted by Adrien Thibault (1844-1918)

Charity children preparing for the harvest home - les enfants defavorises decorent de guirlandes de fleurs le jardin
DUV4218680 Charity children preparing for the harvest home - les enfants defavorises decorent de guirlandes de fleurs le jardin pres de l eglise qui recoltera des dons pour le foyer - Extrait de

This is my daughter Sir: old woman trying to marry her daughter to a young bourgeois - in "Popular Scenes"by
LSE4087375 This is my daughter Sir: old woman trying to marry her daughter to a young bourgeois - in " Popular Scenes" by Edme Pigal, 1824 by Pigal

The unhappy family. Painting by Octave Tassaert (1800-1874), 19th century. Oil on canvas
JLJ4661487 The unhappy family. Painting by Octave Tassaert (1800-1874), 19th century. Oil on canvas. Bayonne, Musee Bonnat by Tassaert, Octave (1800-74); Musee Bonnat, Bayonne

Death And The Unfortunate (La mort et le malheureux) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4214190 Death And The Unfortunate (La mort et le malheureux) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cezanne Chauve
3835785 Cezanne Chauve by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); (add.info.: Cezanne chauve by artist Paul Cezanne -self portrait. 1839-1906); Photo © Derek Bayes. All rights reserved 2022

Jean-Baptiste Firmin as Andre in the melodrama Pauvre Famille by Benjamin and Melchior at the Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1822

Mlle. Venzel or Elisa Wenzel as David in Saul at
Mlle. Venzel or Elisa Wenzel as David in Vittorio Alfieris historical tragedy Saul at the Theatre Royal de l Odeon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malos Almanach des Spectacles par

The ingratefulness and the injustice of mean towards the fortune (L
DUV4214736 The ingratefulness and the injustice of mean towards the fortune (L ingratitude et l injustice des hommes envers la fortune) - Fables by La Fontaine

Soothsayers (Les devineresses) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving)
DUV4214730 Soothsayers (Les devineresses) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rat d eglise. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville
DUV4212376 Rat d eglise. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville. Gravure signee Andrew, Best et Leloir dans la partie intitulee " Le rat philosophe" ecrit par Edouard Lemoine in "

The fortune teller. Painting by Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), 18th century
JLJ4686937 The fortune teller. Painting by Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), 18th century. San Francisco, Fine Art Museum by Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA

Jean-Baptiste Fontenay as Martin in Le Pauvre Diable by Balisson and Dumersan, Theatre du Vaudeville. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Pauvre monde! (engraving)
3645433 Pauvre monde! (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pauvre monde!. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1867)

Le pauvre peintre (engraving)
3629507 Le pauvre peintre (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le pauvre peintre. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1836)

The village accordee The father of the bride gives the dote to his son-in-law
JLJ4643817 The village accordee The father of the bride gives the dote to his son-in-law. Painting by Jean Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805). 1761 Sun. 0.92 x 1.17 m

The payment of the dime or the Deombrement has Bethlehem Detail
JLJ4612293 The payment of the dime or the Deombrement has Bethlehem Detail. Painting by Pieter le Jeune dit Brueghel d Enfer (Breughel, Bruegel or Breugel) (1564-1638) 17th century Sun

The treasure and the two men (Le tresor et les deux hommes) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4215036 The treasure and the two men (Le tresor et les deux hommes) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47)

Hasta su abuelo! Jusqu a son aieul!, Les genealogistes et les rois d armes ont tourne la tete a ce pauvre Annibal il n
3629478 Hasta su abuelo! Jusqu a son aieul!, Les genealogistes et les rois d armes ont tourne la tete a ce pauvre Annibal il n est pas le seul (engraving) by French School

Mendiant. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville. Gravure signee Caque dans la partie
DUV4212196 Mendiant. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville. Gravure signee Caque dans la partie " Histoire d un lievre" ecrit par PJ Stahl in " Scenes de la vie privee et publique des

Crododile habille en dandy avec un gros ventre. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville
DUV4212203 Crododile habille en dandy avec un gros ventre. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville. Gravure signee Breviere dans la partie intitulee " Memoires d un crocodile" ecrit par Emile

A young woman helping an unhappy family Painting by Martin Drolling (1752-1817
JLJ4677338 A young woman helping an unhappy family Painting by Martin Drolling (1752-1817) 19th century Caen, Musee des Beaux Arts by Drolling, Martin (1752-1817); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Caen

The death of a poor man. A woman at the bedside of a man dying, pray
JLJ4673774 The death of a poor man. A woman at the bedside of a man dying, pray. Painting by Jean Bourdichon (v.1457-1521), 15th century

Derniere scene du Pauvre villageois, comedie du seizieme siecle (engraving)
3644305 Derniere scene du Pauvre villageois, comedie du seizieme siecle (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Derniere scene du Pauvre villageois)

Lettre M Musiciens. Gravure in "Petit alphabet illustre"
DUV4212969 Lettre M Musiciens. Gravure in " Petit alphabet illustre". Pellerin, imprimeur-editeur, epinal. Bibliotheque enfantine. Serie mignonne. Seconde moitie du 19eme siecle

1789 : Declaration des droits de l homme et du citoyen : Le droit de propriete
DUV4212595 1789 : Declaration des droits de l homme et du citoyen : Le droit de propriete. Gravure in " Le livre unique de morale et d instruction civique

Facade Saint Julien le Pauvre Eugene Atget French
The Facade of Saint Julien le Pauvre; Eugene Atget (French, 1857 - 1927); Paris, France; 1898; Albumen silver print

Buttress decoration, crucifixion scene from St. Julien le Pauvre, Paris, and illuminated letter.. Decoration of a buttress at the Cathedral de Bordeaux, crucifixion scene from St

PUVIS de CHAVANNES, Pierre (1824-1898). The Poor Fisherman (Le pauvre pecheur). 1881. Symbolism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum

Pauvre grand mere

Paris / Notre Dame C1910
Notre Dame, viewed from the church of St Julien le Pauvre Date: circa 1910

French Theatre / Le Pauvre
Le Pauvre A character from Farce de Deux Savetiers - Anon

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"Pauvre" - A Glimpse into the World of Misfortune In the realm of art, "Pauvre" evokes a myriad of emotions, shedding light on the plight and struggles faced by those less fortunate. From Poor Fauvette's sorrowful gaze in her portrait painted in 1881 to The Blind Girl navigating through life's challenges depicted in a 19th-century oil painting, these masterpieces capture the essence of poverty. Even historical figures like Louis XII and Anne of Brittany are not immune to this theme, as they engage in alumone-making to alleviate their subjects' suffering. Adrien Thibault's faience plate immortalizes their noble efforts. The engraved illustration from La Fontaine's fables titled "Les membres et l'estomac" further emphasizes the disparities between different social classes. Meanwhile, Charity children adorned with flower garlands prepare for a harvest home event near an impoverished church garden, aiming to collect donations for their sheltered community. Edme Pigal's "This is my daughter Sir" showcases an old woman desperately seeking a prosperous match for her daughter within bourgeois circles—a poignant portrayal reflecting societal pressures during that era. Octave Tassaert's painting "The Unhappy Family, " rendered with meticulous brushstrokes on canvas, captures the desolation experienced by many families trapped in destitution during the 19th century. La Fontaine strikes again with his allegorical tale "Death And The Unfortunate, " reminding us that misfortune can befall anyone at any time—rich or poor alike. Cezanne Chauve adds his unique touch to this narrative through his artistic interpretation. French mime Charles-Francois Mazurier embodies Polichinello—an iconic character representing hardship and resilience—in his captivating performances. Jean-Baptiste Firmin takes center stage as Andre in Pauvre—a melodrama that delves deep into themes of poverty and its consequences. Lastly, Mlle.