Pensive Collection

Yardley advertisement, 1962
Advertisement for the Lavender range of fragrances and bathroom products by Yardley, featuring an illustration of a pensive woman with large doe eyes. Date: 1962

Portrait of W. B. Yeats (b / w photo)
XND324457 Portrait of W.B. Yeats (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Irish poet and dramatist; ); English

Che Guevara / Smoking
ERNESTO GUEVARA Known as CHE GUEVARA Latin American guerrilla leader and revolutionary theorist. Listening to an address in Santiago de Cuba. *UNAVAILABLE FOR USE IN ASIA AT PRESENT* Date: 1928 - 1967

Holmes Smoking Pipe
THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP Holmes ponders the problem

Tattooed Victorian lady, 1897
An example of American tattoo work on a Mrs. Williams. Date: 1897

Melancholy, 1894-1895. Artist: Edvard Munch
Melancholy, 1894-1895

Reproduction of a poster advertising the play Hamlet (colour litho)
STC139153 Reproduction of a poster advertising the play Hamlet (colour litho) by Nicholson, William (1872-1949) & Pryde, James (1866-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Head of a Young Woman or Head of the Virgin, c. 1490 (silverpoint on paper)
XIR192492 Head of a Young Woman or Head of the Virgin, c.1490 (silverpoint on paper) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); 18x16.8 cm; Louvre, Paris

John Keats (1795-1821) (engraving) (b&w photo) (see 114049)
XJF115843 John Keats (1795-1821) (engraving) (b&w photo) (see 114049) by Severn, Joseph (1793-1879) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Sher. Holmes Thinking
THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN Sherlock Holmes studies the case at his desk

Girl with a Vase of Flowers, 1902 (pastel on paper)
MNK129680 Girl with a Vase of Flowers, 1902 (pastel on paper) by Wyspianski, Stanislaw (1869-1907); 46.7x61.5 cm; National Museum in Cracow, Poland; Polish, out of copyright

Jane Morris, posed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865 (albumen print)
XJF438480 Jane Morris, posed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865 (albumen print) by Parsons, John R. (fl.1860s); Private Collection; (add.info)

Soviet composer, dmitri shostakovich, backstage listening to the first performance of his 12th symphony the year 1917 being played by the leningrad philharmonic

Medieval scholar, 16th century

Jane Morris, posed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865 (albumen print)
XJF438486 Jane Morris, posed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865 (albumen print) by Parsons, John R. (fl.1860s); Private Collection; (add.info)

Last of England (Colour)
THE LAST OF ENGLAND -the definitive emigration image, showing a couple in pensive mood as their ship leaves the white cliffs of England. She is clutching their baby

After the ball (oil on canvas)
IND54494 After the ball (oil on canvas) by Casas i Carbo, Ramon (1866-1932); Museu de Montserrat, Abadia de Montserrat, Spain; Index Fototeca

Rosa Brett, 1855 (oil on board)
Ma447058 Rosa Brett, 1855 (oil on board) by Brett, John (1831-1902); 8 x 6 inches cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A portrait of the artistss older sister; ); Photo eThe Ms Gallery

Portrait of Nelson (oil on canvas)
3244795 Portrait of Nelson (oil on canvas) by Lucy, Charles (1814-73); National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK; (add.info.: Oil on canvas signed C. Lucy)

Yevonde Cumbers Middleton (1893-1975), also known professionally as Madame Yevonde, posing as Harlequin in a 1923 self-portrait. Date: 1923

Clint Eastwood on Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham in June 1967

Portrait of a young man

Young man wearing an open plaid shirt in a backyard

Sensual face of a young woman

Young man, portrait

Little Mermaid, by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75) (colour litho)
CP9937 Little Mermaid, by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75) (colour litho) by Hardy, E.S. (19th century); Private Collection; eLady Inglewood; English, out of copyright

Oliver Cromwell, c. 1653 (oil on canvas)
621923 Oliver Cromwell, c.1653 (oil on canvas) by Lely, Peter (1618-80); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info.: Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 - 3 September 1658)

World War I poster of a little girl sitting on her fathers lap and a boy playing
Vintage World War I poster of a little girl sitting on her fathers lap and a little boy playing with toy soldiers. It reads, Daddy, what did you do in the great war?

John Henry Newman, after 1874 (oil on canvas)
MAN276855 John Henry Newman, after 1874 (oil on canvas) by Roden, William Thomas (1817-92); 127x101.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

The Thinker, 1901 (bronze)
466761 The Thinker, 1901 (bronze) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) (after); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Penitent Magdalen, (oil on canvas)
7129325 Penitent Magdalen, (oil on canvas) by Fetti or Feti, Domenico (1589-1624); Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Penitent Magdalen, Domenico Fetti, oil on canvas)

The Scribe, (oil on canvas)
651541 The Scribe, (oil on canvas) by Deutsch, Ludwig (1855-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scribe. Ludwig Deutsch (1855-1935)

Oliver Cromwell, 1867 (oil on canvas)
985100 Oliver Cromwell, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb (1816-68); 145.1x107 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Oliver Cromwell. Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (1816-1868). Oil on canvas

Reverie - The Letter, 1870s (oil on panel)
CLK339881 Reverie - The Letter, 1870s (oil on panel) by Madrazo y Garreta, Raimundo de (1841-1920); 67.5x48.5 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; Spanish

Madame Malibran (1808-36) in the Role of Desdemona, 1830 (oil on canvas)
XIR161035 Madame Malibran (1808-36) in the Role of Desdemona, 1830 (oil on canvas) by Decaisne, Henri (1799-1852); Musee de la Vie Romantique, Paris

The Thinker, 1881 (for detail see 63999)
BAL12887 The Thinker, 1881 (for detail see 63999) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); 71.5x40x58 cm; Musee Rodin, Paris, France; (add.info.: modelled in 1880-82 for The Gates of Hell; ); French

Portrait of a young man, cool tone

Artem Mikoyan, Soviet aircraft designer
Artem Ivanovich Mikoyan (1905-1970), Soviet aircraft designer. Mikoyan, of Armenian descent, was a member of the USSR Academy of Sciences

Anna Karenina / Portrait
Illustration of Leo Tolstoys fictional character Anna Karenina

Young Edwardian woman and plant
insertcaption Date: circa 1920s

The Prophet Habakkuk (Lo Zuccone) c. 1423-36 (marble)
ALG183317 The Prophet Habakkuk (Lo Zuccone) c.1423-36 (marble) by Donatello, (c.1386-1466); Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany

A Box at the Theatre (At the Concert), 1880 (oil on canvas)
CLK339891 A Box at the Theatre (At the Concert), 1880 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 99.4x80.7 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Female Nude Seated by Fireside, c. 1850-1900 (mantochrome, paper-taped)
990443 Female Nude Seated by Fireside, c.1850-1900 (mantochrome, paper-taped) by Mante, Louis Amedee (1826-1913) & Goldschmidt

Erato, Muse of Poetry, 1870 (w / c on paper)
Ma122468 Erato, Muse of Poetry, 1870 (w/c on paper) by Poynter, Edward John (1836-1919); 47x33 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

The Apostle Paul, c. 1657 (oil on canvas)
XOS746461 The Apostle Paul, c.1657 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 131.5x104.4 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; Dutch, out of copyright

Portrait of Mikhail Glinka at the time of his composition of the opera Ruslan
XIR77609 Portrait of Mikhail Glinka at the time of his composition of the opera Ruslan and Ludmilla, c.1887 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Self Portrait (black, red and white chalk on blue paper)
XYC150270 Self Portrait (black, red and white chalk on blue paper) by Richardson, Jonathan (1665-1745); 46.5x31.8 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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"Pensive: A Journey Through Time and Emotion" Step back in time to the Yardley advertisement of 1962, where elegance met contemplation. The portrait of W. B. Yeats captures a moment frozen in black and white, his eyes reflecting deep thoughts that transcend generations. Che Guevara, smoking with an air of intensity, embodies pensive rebellion as he contemplates the world's injustices. In contrast, Holmes Smoking Pipe reveals a more introspective side to the famous detective's brilliant mind. A tattooed Victorian lady from 1897 challenges societal norms while wearing her emotions on her skin. Melancholy by Edvard Munch evokes raw feelings through swirling brushstrokes and somber hues. John Keats' engraving transports us to a bygone era where poetic souls pondered life's mysteries amidst b&w photos capturing their essence. Girl with a Vase of Flowers delicately balances fragility with introspection in pastel shades. The medieval scholar delves into ancient texts seeking wisdom within dusty manuscripts. Sherlock Holmes Thinking showcases deductive reasoning intertwined with moments of deep reflection. Jane Morris, captured by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1865, exudes an ethereal beauty tinged with melancholic musings. Lastly, The Last of England brings color to our journey as we witness longing etched upon faces departing for unknown shores. In this captivating collection spanning centuries and mediums, "Pensive" invites you to explore the vast landscapes of human thought and emotion – reminding us that even in stillness lies profound depth waiting to be discovered.