Sightless Eyes Collection (#5)

The blind mother
LLM338466 The blind mother by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The blind mother. Paynes Universum (1847).); © Look and Learn

Death of Samson
LLM339337 Death of Samson by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Samson. Browns Self-interpreting Family Bible)

The Conversion of St. Paul (oil on canvas) (detail of 355364)
483294 The Conversion of St. Paul (oil on canvas) (detail of 355364) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610); Galleria Balbi di Piovera, Genoa, Italy; Alinari

Christmas Entertainment at the Normal College for the Blind, Norwood (engraving)
1050209 Christmas Entertainment at the Normal College for the Blind, Norwood (engraving) by Macquoid, Percy (1852-1925); Private Collection; (add.info)

Blind man, who never tasted gin in his life (engraving)
664705 Blind man, who never tasted gin in his life (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blind man, who never tasted gin in his life)

Tall blind beggar, with a long staff (engraving)
664701 Tall blind beggar, with a long staff (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tall blind beggar, with a long staff, with which he strikes the curb-stones)

Children playing blind mans buff at Christmas time (chromolitho)
668350 Children playing blind mans buff at Christmas time (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Alms giving (engraving)
666370 Alms giving (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alms giving. Illustration from Modern Art, Second Series edited by James Dafforne (Virtue, c 1880)

Nelson and the Signal at the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 (engraving)
671115 Nelson and the Signal at the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nelson and the Signal at the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801)

Buy a lace off the poor blind mind (coloured engraving)
558386 Buy a lace off the poor blind mind (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buy a lace off the poor blind mind)

Blind Man on City-Road Bridge reading the Bible (engraving)
6003567 Blind Man on City-Road Bridge reading the Bible (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blind Man on City-Road Bridge reading the Bible)

Mechanical device presenting a series of pictures (b / w photo)
6008253 Mechanical device presenting a series of pictures (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mechanical device presenting a series of pictures)

"A man which was blind from his birth"(engraving)
5992243 " A man which was blind from his birth" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Disabled flower girls at work (coloured photo)
5999879 Disabled flower girls at work (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Disabled flower girls at work)

Ensign Johnny Newcome buying overpriced supplies from Senor Cavigoles ride-off store in Lisbon, Portugal
FLO4999357 Ensign Johnny Newcome buying overpriced supplies from Senor Cavigoles ride-off store in Lisbon, Portugal. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

People of Alexandria (engraving)
1622055 People of Alexandria (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: People of Alexandria)

School for the Indigent Blind, Examination of the Pupils (engraving)
1625709 School for the Indigent Blind, Examination of the Pupils (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: School for the Indigent Blind)

Sketches at the Royal Agricultural Societys Meeting at Norwich (engraving)
1624953 Sketches at the Royal Agricultural Societys Meeting at Norwich (engraving) by Carter, Samuel John (1835-92); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Heir of the Ages, by James Payn (engraving)
1623066 The Heir of the Ages, by James Payn (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Heir of the Ages, by James Payn)

The Man Blind from his Birth (engraving)
2787231 The Man Blind from his Birth (engraving) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Man Blind from his Birth)

Elymas the Sorcerer struck blind (engraving)
822501 Elymas the Sorcerer struck blind (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elymas the Sorcerer struck blind)

Blind letters (engraving)
820373 Blind letters (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blind letters; from a drawing by Harry Furniss)

Portrait of Professor Henry Fawcett (b / w photo)
984205 Portrait of Professor Henry Fawcett (b/w photo) by Lock and Whitfield (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor Henry Fawcett, blind British academic, statesman and economist)

The Prince of Wales at York (engraving)
1107114 The Prince of Wales at York (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prince of Wales at York)

Dr T R Armitage (engraving)
1038449 Dr T R Armitage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr T R Armitage. Illustration for The Graphic)

Annual Festival at the Crystal Palace of the Royal Normal College and Academy for the Blind, Upper Norwood (engraving)
1041007 Annual Festival at the Crystal Palace of the Royal Normal College and Academy for the Blind, Upper Norwood (engraving) by English School

Its An Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Good (colour litho)
3095619 Its An Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Good (colour litho) by Browne, Gordon Frederick (1858-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Its An Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Good)

Woman tying her garter (colour litho)
3096318 Woman tying her garter (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman tying her garter. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Poor Blind at the East End (engraving)
1047416 The Poor Blind at the East End (engraving) by Renouard, Charles Paul (1845-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Poor Blind at the East End)

The Academy of Music for the Blind, Concert at Grosvenor House (engraving)
1058625 The Academy of Music for the Blind, Concert at Grosvenor House (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Academy of Music for the Blind)

St Basle curing a blind man (chromolitho)
1093803 St Basle curing a blind man (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Basle curing a blind man)

The Blind Piper (engraving)
1095972 The Blind Piper (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Blind Piper. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

Elymas struck blind (colour litho)
3648369 Elymas struck blind (colour litho) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elymas struck blind)

Le Grand Concert des Aveugles, a la foire Saint-Ovide, sur la place Louis XV (engraving)
3645863 Le Grand Concert des Aveugles, a la foire Saint-Ovide, sur la place Louis XV (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Grand Concert des Aveugles)

St Dunstans mat making workshop for soldiers blinded in the First World War (b / w photo)
3637622 St Dunstans mat making workshop for soldiers blinded in the First World War (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hoodman blind (litho)
3632207 Hoodman blind (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hoodman blind. Illustration for The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England by Joseph Strutt)

Caleb Plummer and Bertha (chromolitho)
3621773 Caleb Plummer and Bertha (chromolitho) by Brundage, Frances (1854-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caleb Plummer and Bertha. The Cricket on the Hearth)

Jesus gives sight to one born blind (colour litho)
3100209 Jesus gives sight to one born blind (colour litho) by Bendixen, Siegfried Detler (1786-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus gives sight to one born blind (John IX)

Education for the blind (colour litho)
2795593 Education for the blind (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Education for the blind. L education des Aveugles)

Blind children at play in the parlor of the kindergarten, near Boston (litho)
2808332 Blind children at play in the parlor of the kindergarten, near Boston (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Elymas the Sorcerer struck with Blindness (chromolitho)
2813940 Elymas the Sorcerer struck with Blindness (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elymas the Sorcerer struck with Blindness)

Blind leading the blind (engraving)
2781194 Blind leading the blind (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blind leading the blind. Illustration for Chatterbox (1894).); © Look and Learn

Dangerous trades (colour litho)
2783857 Dangerous trades (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dangerous trades)

Saul (engraving)
667446 Saul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saul. Illustration for Old Testament Portraits by Cunningham Geikie (Strahan, 1878)

Playing blind mans buff (coloured engraving)
611285 Playing blind mans buff (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing blind mans buff.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Advertisement for the Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind (engraving)
607521 Advertisement for the Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Baptist meeting in church, and blind mans bluff (engraving)
604348 Baptist meeting in church, and blind mans bluff (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baptist meeting in church)

Toby (coloured engraving)
602257 Toby (coloured engraving) by Parry, Joseph (1744-1826); Private Collection; (add.info.: Toby, a beggar who pretended to be blind and crippled)

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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.