Sightless Eyes Collection (#3)

Belisarius carrying his young guide (engraving)
964441 Belisarius carrying his young guide (engraving) by Gerard, Francois Pascal Simon (1770-1837) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Belisarius, Byzantine general of the Roman Empire)

School for the indigent blind (engraving)
585328 School for the indigent blind (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: School for the indigent blind in St Georges Fields, Southwark, London)

Schools of the London Society for Teaching the Blind to Read, Avenue Road, Regents Park, London (coloured engraving)
586552 Schools of the London Society for Teaching the Blind to Read, Avenue Road, Regents Park, London (coloured engraving) by Dolby

Help at the crossing (engraving)
602266 Help at the crossing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Help at the crossing, depicting a woman helping a blind man cross the road)

Portrait of John Statham (engraving)
606241 Portrait of John Statham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of John Statham, a remarkable blind young man of Ray Street, Clerkenwell)

Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind (engraving)
607522 Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The result of purchasing a blind horse (coloured engraving)
607331 The result of purchasing a blind horse (coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; (add.info)

Italy - Blind Beggar in the Roman countryside (engraving)
729445 Italy - Blind Beggar in the Roman countryside (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italy - Blind Beggar in the Roman countryside)

Professor Fawcett (b / w photo)
815990 Professor Fawcett (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor Fawcett, Henry Fawcett, (1833-1884), British political economist, academic

Admiral Lord Nelson (chromolitho)
810788 Admiral Lord Nelson (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Admiral Lord Nelson.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Charles Wood, a blind man, with an organ and a dancing dog (engraving)
664702 Charles Wood, a blind man, with an organ and a dancing dog (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Wood, a blind man)

The Austrian fortress in Przemysl surrenders after 5 months of struggle, officers led to the district... (colour litho)
2815740 The Austrian fortress in Przemysl surrenders after 5 months of struggle, officers led to the district... (colour litho) by Beltrame

"Its the dog that is blind, as the card says "(engraving)
2813269 " Its the dog that is blind, as the card says " (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Its the dog that is blind, as the card says)

The Pauper and His Guardian (colour litho)
2813076 The Pauper and His Guardian (colour litho) by Anderson, Martin " Cynicus" (1854-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pauper and His Guardian)

Helen Keller (b / w photo)
2808337 Helen Keller (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Helen Keller)

Helen Keller and her dog (b / w photo)
2808336 Helen Keller and her dog (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Helen Keller and her dog)

Mendiants Aveugles (colour photo)
2817385 Mendiants Aveugles (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mendiants Aveugles)

One touch of kindness (colour litho)
2776799 One touch of kindness (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One touch of kindness)

"It is not new, he said;here it is torn "(engraving)
2781258 " It is not new, he said; here it is torn " (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " It is not new, he said; here it is torn)

The Blind Basket-weaver (engraving)
2792668 The Blind Basket-weaver (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Blind Basket-weaver. Illustration for Chatterbox (1884)

Eurytus fighting the Persians in the Pass (engraving)
2792653 Eurytus fighting the Persians in the Pass (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eurytus fighting the Persians in the Pass)

The Conversion of St. Paul (oil on canvas)
ALI355364 The Conversion of St. Paul (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610); Galleria Balbi di Piovera, Genoa, Italy; Alinari

The Healing of the Blind (engraving)
5224502 The Healing of the Blind (engraving) by Leroy, Paul Alexander Alfred (1860-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Healing of the Blind)

American author Helen Keller, reading a braille book to children at the School for the Blind, London
6015421 American author Helen Keller, reading a braille book to children at the School for the Blind, London, 1932 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Christ curing the Blind, Mark VIII, 25 (engraving)
6005738 Christ curing the Blind, Mark VIII, 25 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ curing the Blind, Mark VIII, 25)

Once Upon A Time - children reading and the power of imagination (colour litho)
5999183 Once Upon A Time - children reading and the power of imagination (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The blind, education and work (litho)
6013617 The blind, education and work (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The blind, education and work)

St Dustans Lodge, Regents Park, London (photo)
5996688 St Dustans Lodge, Regents Park, London (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Dustans Lodge, Regents Park, London)

Some branches of business life in which the blind have been trained to proficiency (b / w photo)
6008291 Some branches of business life in which the blind have been trained to proficiency (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Her Pensioner
LLM459965 Her Pensioner by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Her Pensioner. Illustration for Chatterbox annual (Wells Gardner)

The Blind Restored to Sight (engraving)
604087 The Blind Restored to Sight (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Blind Restored to Sight - advert claiming " recent cases of blindness)

Taylor, a blind shoemaker (engraving)
664708 Taylor, a blind shoemaker (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taylor, a blind shoemaker, at the wall by Whitefields Chapel, Tottenham court road)

Blind beggar attended by a boy (engraving)
664700 Blind beggar attended by a boy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blind beggar attended by a boy. From a drawing made in West Smithfield)

A blind chaunter of the old ballads (engraving)
664724 A blind chaunter of the old ballads (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A blind chaunter of the old ballads)

A blind beggar well known at fairs near the metropolis (engraving)
664699 A blind beggar well known at fairs near the metropolis (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wilberforces School for the Blind (engraving)
665820 Wilberforces School for the Blind (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wilberforces School for the Blind)

Ms 558 f. 21v Historiated initial depicting the Conversion of St. Paul, detail from a missal, early 1430s (vellum)
ALI154054 Ms 558 f.21v Historiated initial depicting the Conversion of St. Paul, detail from a missal, early 1430s (vellum) by Angelico

The blind Hermit
LLM338792 The blind Hermit by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The blind Hermit. Paynes Universum (1847).); © Look and Learn

Christ healing the blind
LLM338929 Christ healing the blind by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ healing the blind)

Caleb painting the front of a desirable mansion, from the Cricket and the Hearth
LLM454487 Caleb painting the front of a desirable mansion, from the Cricket and the Hearth by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Children playing blind mans buff (chromolitho)
730180 Children playing blind mans buff (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing blind mans buff)

The blind Appius Claudius Caecus speaking in the Roman Senate against Cineas, the ambassador of Pyrrhus of Epiris
3647102 The blind Appius Claudius Caecus speaking in the Roman Senate against Cineas, the ambassador of Pyrrhus of Epiris, 279 BC (engraving) by German School

Elymas the Sorcerer struck blind, Acts (engraving)
2812935 Elymas the Sorcerer struck blind, Acts (engraving) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elymas the Sorcerer struck blind, Acts)

Invalid child (chromolitho)
2811586 Invalid child (chromolitho) by Edwards, Mary Ellen (1838-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Invalid child. Illustration for Golden Hours by Mrs Sale Barker with illustrations from designs)

A moving confrontation in court (colour litho)
2819131 A moving confrontation in court (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A moving confrontation in court)

Detail from the miniature from the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis, Greek evangelists in miniature probably from Antioch of
3573849 Detail from the miniature from the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis, Greek evangelists in miniature probably from Antioch of Syria or of Cesarea Palestina

Our Saviour cures the man borne blind (engraving)
2791998 Our Saviour cures the man borne blind (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Saviour cures the man borne blind)

Blind Jack plays his fiddle at the assembly balls (colour litho)
2792510 Blind Jack plays his fiddle at the assembly balls (colour litho) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blind Jack plays his fiddle at the assembly balls)

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"Sightless Eyes: A Journey through the Depths of Perception" In a world where vision reigns supreme, there exists a profound beauty in the sightless eyes. From ancient tales to modern times, artists have captured the essence of this enigmatic phenomenon. In Karl Pavlovich Briullov's masterpiece "Oedipe et Antigone, " a young girl guides her blind father with unwavering love and devotion. The painting speaks volumes about the strength found within human connection. "The Waters of Lethe by the Plains of Elysium" transports us to a realm beyond our physical senses. With tempera and gold paint on canvas, an artist delves into the depths of imagination, reminding us that true perception lies within our souls. The story of Rapunzel unfolds before our eyes in vibrant colors. As we gaze upon this color lithograph, we are reminded that even those trapped in towers can possess an inner vision far more powerful than any physical sight. A poignant black-and-white photograph from 1933 captures a World War I veteran selling newspapers on a Washington DC sidewalk. Despite his blindness, he perseveres with dignity and resilience—a testament to the indomitable spirit within all individuals. Another photograph depicts a woman reading Braille in 1931—an image that embodies determination and adaptability as she seeks knowledge through touch alone. An allegorical figure representing Synagogue emerges from St. Ursula's legend—her blindfold symbolizing faith's ability to transcend visual limitations while guiding humanity towards enlightenment. In "Allegory of the Five Senses, " painted in 1632, each sense is personified but it is only through their collective harmony that true understanding can be achieved—a reminder that sight alone cannot capture life's full spectrum.