Sombre Collection (#3)

Nicholas II as Tsarevich, c. 1892 (b / w photo)
PNP368912 Nicholas II as Tsarevich, c.1892 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicholas II (1868-1918) last Emperor of Russia

Head of a woman wearing a coif (black chalk on white paper_
CTS366732 Head of a woman wearing a coif (black chalk on white paper_ by Ghirlandaio, Domenico (Domenico Bigordi) (1449-94); 36.6x22.1 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Portrait of the philosopher and esotericist Rudolf Steiner (b / w photo)
XBH366668 Portrait of the philosopher and esotericist Rudolf Steiner (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Christina of Denmark, 1545 (oil on panel)
ALM283402 Portrait of Christina of Denmark, 1545 (oil on panel) by Coxie or Coxcie, Michiel I (1499-1592); 71x55.6 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio

Lord Richard Cavendish (oil on canvas)
CTS336406 Lord Richard Cavendish (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 141.8x113.6 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Violin player to the Moon (alograph print)
REY272683 Violin player to the Moon (alograph print) by Thoma, Hans (1839-1924); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Portrait of a woman in traditional Filipino costume (oil on canvas)
LIT389500 Portrait of a woman in traditional Filipino costume (oil on canvas) by Filipino School, (19th Century); Photo eLuca Tettoni; Filipino, out of copyright

Portrait of Cristina di Lorena, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, c. 1620 (oil on canvas)
BEN465657 Portrait of Cristina di Lorena, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, c.1620 (oil on canvas) by Tito, Tiberio di (1573-1627); Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Portrait of a Young Man (oil on panel)
CHT181991 Portrait of a Young Man (oil on panel) by Ricci, Pietro (1605-75); Louvre, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Italian, out of copyright

Portrait of Harriet Campbell, c. 1815 (oil on canvas)
CLK339818 Portrait of Harriet Campbell, c.1815 (oil on canvas) by Phillips, Ammi (1788-1865); 123.2x63.5 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; American

Josephine Brown, 1900-7 (b / w photo)
1765271 Josephine Brown, 1900-7 (b/w photo) by KAasebier, Gertrude (1852-1934); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; American, out of copyright

Melancholy III, 1902 (colour woodcut from two blocks, with gouges, chisel & fretsaw
2972679 Melancholy III, 1902 (colour woodcut from two blocks, with gouges, chisel & fretsaw, on paper) by Munch, Edvard (1863-1944); 37.7x47.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The Three Judges, 1858-60 (w / c and brush and black gouache, with charcoal
2972771 The Three Judges, 1858-60 (w/c and brush and black gouache, with charcoal, heightened with gray gouache, over touches of graphite, on ivory laid paper) by Daumier

Patrick Henry (hand coloured engraving)
PNP325973 Patrick Henry (hand coloured engraving) by Longacre, James Barton (1794-1869) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A man in oriental costume, circa 1639 (oil on wood panel)
CTS336398 A man in oriental costume, circa 1639 (oil on wood panel) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 102.8x72.4 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Portrait of Louise Galtier-Boissiere, 1897 (pastel on canvas)
PNH356352 Portrait of Louise Galtier-Boissiere, 1897 (pastel on canvas) by Menard, Marie Auguste Emile Rene (1862-1930); 85.7x117.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Back of a nude woman with ghosts (oil on board)
NUL396502 Back of a nude woman with ghosts (oil on board) by Moser, Koloman (1868-1918); 34.5x28 cm; Private Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

Portrait of Guillaume de Montmorency (oil on panel)
XIR430508 Portrait of Guillaume de Montmorency (oil on panel) by French School, (16th century); 36x26 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyon

Frontispiece and title page for The Vampire by Rudyard Kipling (litho)
974043 Frontispiece and title page for The Vampire by Rudyard Kipling (litho) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Patriotic Regeneration, -Viz. - Parliament Reform d A la Francoise
NCO189756 Patriotic Regeneration, -Viz.- Parliament Reform d A la Francoise, - That Is- Honest Men (i.e. Opposition) in the Seat of Justice

Pieta, c. 1513 (oil on canvas)
FTB60821 PietA, c.1513 (oil on canvas) by Bellini, Giovanni (c.1431-1516) & Titian (c.1475-1576); Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: Cristo morto in pietA); Italian

Guillaume Bude, c. 1536 (oil on wood)
3746313 Guillaume BudA©, c.1536 (oil on wood) by Clouet, Jean (1485/90-1540); 39.7x34.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Giovanni Emo, c. 1475-80 (oil on panel transferred to canvas mounted on panel)
4073434 Giovanni Emo, c.1475-80 (oil on panel transferred to canvas mounted on panel) by Bellini, Giovanni (c.1431-1516) (attr.to); 46.9 x 32.6 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

The Death of Poussin (chalk & w / c on paper)
984618 The Death of Poussin (chalk & w/c on paper) by Granet, Francois-Marius (1775-1849); 29.5x42 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Margaretha van Haexbergen, c. 1666-67 (oil on canvas)
3740389 Margaretha van Haexbergen, c.1666-67 (oil on canvas) by Borch or Terborch, Gerard ter (1617-81); 81.3x65.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Gerhard van Suchtelen, c. 1666 (oil on canvas)
3526187 Gerhard van Suchtelen, c.1666 (oil on canvas) by Borch or Terborch, Gerard ter (1617-81); 80.01x63.5 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

The Closing Of The Festivities For The Papal Jubilee, St Peters Square After The Great Ceremony... (colour litho)
2798642 The Closing Of The Festivities For The Papal Jubilee, St Peters Square After The Great Ceremony... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Portrait of a Woman (pastel on paper)
425805 Portrait of a Woman (pastel on paper) by Gash, Walter Bonner (1869-1928); Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; English, out of copyright

The Widows Walk, 1887 (oil on panel)
NUL386991 The Widows Walk, 1887 (oil on panel) by Callias, Horace de (1847-1921); 145x100.5 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Wanda and Marion Wulz, Trieste, c. 1920 (glass plate)
494352 Portrait of Wanda and Marion Wulz, Trieste, c.1920 (glass plate) by Wulz, Carlo (1874-1928); (add.info.: Wanda Wulz (1903-84) Italian photographer Marion Wulz (1908-93) Italian photographer

Promenade on a Winter Day, Brussels, 1887 (oil on canvas)
474165 Promenade on a Winter Day, Brussels, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Gaillard, Frans (1861-1932); 120.6x95.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Belgian, out of copyright

Self Portrait, 1927 (w / c on paper)
RCP330994 Self Portrait, 1927 (w/c on paper) by Tuke, Henry Scott (1858-1929); 25.4x17.7 cm; Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, Falmouth, UK; eRoyal Cornwall Polytechnic Society; English

Increase Mather (litho)
PNP377417 Increase Mather (litho) by Spriet, or Spriett, Jan van der (fl.1690-1700) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Increase Mather (1639-1723)

Woman at Prayer (oil on panel)
CH401886 Woman at Prayer (oil on panel) by Beraud, Jean (1849-1935); 52.1x34.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Femme en Priere; ); Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Portrait of a Lady, 1629 (oil on panel)
CH256924 Portrait of a Lady, 1629 (oil on panel) by English School, (17th century); 118.2x83 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: aged 62; holding a Bible; ); Photo eChristies Images; English

Portrait of an old man (oil on wood)
BFM286886 Portrait of an old man (oil on wood) by Bol, Ferdinand (1616-80); 64.3x48 cm; Schlossmuseum, Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, Germany; Bildarchiv Foto Marburg

Old women with book (oil on canvas)
BFM286888 Old women with book (oil on canvas) by Maes, Nicolaes (1634-93); 109.2x89 cm; Schlossmuseum, Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, Germany; Bildarchiv Foto Marburg

Ulysses Simpson Grant (b / w photo)
PNP270121 Ulysses Simpson Grant (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: General and leader of Union forces in the American Civil War; 18th President of the United)

Claude Frollo in the Tiny Room of the Tower, illustration from
CHT163862 Claude Frollo in the Tiny Room of the Tower, illustration from Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) by Victor Hugo (1802-85), engraved by Auguste Francois Garnier

Frontispiece of Notre Dame de Paris (1831) by Victor Hugo (1802-85
CHT163837 Frontispiece of Notre Dame de Paris (1831) by Victor Hugo (1802-85) engraved by Auguste Francois Garnier, 1844 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Lemud

Portrait of a Lady (oil on canvas)
Ma199993 Portrait of a Lady (oil on canvas) by Etty, William (1787-1849); Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Plate 1 from The Rakes Progress at the University
NCO193196 Plate 1 from The Rakes Progress at the University, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1806 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Portrait of a Man, c. 1660 (oil on panel)
5863932 Portrait of a Man, c.1660 (oil on panel) by Hals, Frans (1582/3-1666); 31.1x25.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Still Life with Books, c. 1627-28 (oil on panel)
3704098 Still Life with Books, c.1627-28 (oil on panel) by Lievens, Jan the Elder (1607-74); 91x120 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Study for a Funerary Monument, 1750 (black chalk, pen and brown ink
3071613 Study for a Funerary Monument, 1750 (black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and gray washes, white heightening on two joined sheets) by Pajou

La colère du dragon
Sebastien DEL GROSSO

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In the heart of Italy's Siena lies Piazza de Il Campo, a place that exudes a sombre atmosphere. As I stand here, surrounded by centuries-old buildings and cobblestone streets, I am reminded of the rich history that unfolded in this very spot. The Hon. Anne Fane's portrait from 1782 captures her with an air of solemnity, as if she carries secrets untold. Moving on to another canvas, Franz Liszt's 1839 painting reveals a deep introspection in his eyes, and is as if he is lost in thought, contemplating the weight of his musical genius. This image resonates with me and adds to the overall sombre ambiance. Flipping through old magazines, I stumble upon the front cover of Sphere Scott Memorial Number. The black and white photograph depicts mourners paying their respects at Sir Walter Scott's memorial service - a poignant reminder of loss and remembrance. A glimpse into history takes us to C19 when reading a will was often accompanied by heavy hearts and bated breaths. The room would be filled with anticipation as lives were forever altered by these legal documents. The Vietnam War patriotic poster catches my attention next; it showcases an indomitable spirit amidst adversity. A sense of determination emanates from the soldiers depicted – they carry themselves with stoicism despite facing unimaginable challenges. As my gaze falls upon a solitary candle flickering in darkness, its soft glow casts shadows on nearby objects creating an aura of melancholy solitude. It reminds me that even in our darkest moments, there is always hope for light to guide us forward. Her cross hangs delicately around her neck - a symbol of faith and solace during times of sorrow or hardship. Its presence brings comfort amidst life's trials and tribulations. Melampus and the Centaur painted in 1919 portrays an intense struggle between man and beast; it serves as a metaphor for internal battles we all face.