Sacrifice and Devotion

Dramatic scenes of self-sacrifice, prayer, and devotion, featuring figures in historical settings, evoking deep emotion and spirituality.

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Three Studies of a little Shepherd.

Isaac bless Jacob. The old Isaac is in bed and gives his blessing to the kneeled Jacob. Slashing is Rebekah.

The Cymreigyddion Festival - chorus singers, 1845. Cultural event in Wales. 'The venerable Eisteddfod of the Welsh was, in olden time, a congress of all the poets and minstrelsy of the country, attended and presided over by the princes and nobles oi the land. It was also a depository for national oral record...The objects of the Cymreigyddion...are the restoration of any relics of ancient Cambrian literature, and the encouragement of literature generally, including History, Science, and Poetry; the improvement of Welsh Music, more immediately in reference to the revival of the beautiful airs o

Sir Thomas More, 1477-1535, and his daughter Margaret, observing from his prison window the monks going to execution, 1535. Engraved by R. Anderson after J.R.Herbert. From the book 'Illustrations of English and Scottish History' Volume 1

Priest sitting at the table and has caught a bird picking up the cake crumbs, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century original

THE CHAPLAIN OF THE FLEET, DRAWN BY CHARLES GREEN; "You are the only man I ever knew who spent his honeymoon alone!", 1881

Biblical Story, Christian Pilgrim, Historical Steel Engraving from 1860

Christian Weeps and Prays. Christian, the pilgrim of the title, reading his bible. Beside him are his pilgrim's pack, his staff, and pilgrim's flask. Illustration by Henry Courtney Selous (1803-1890) for an 1844 edition of 'The Pilgrim's Progress' by John Bunyan, originally published in 1678. Chromolithograph.

. The H. Macarius of Egypt as a hermit in a cave. He has been kneeling to pray for a Bible. In the background other hermits with beggars.

Maid with candlestick.

'The Confession', Mount Athos, northern Greece, 1886. Artist: Unknown

The Last Sleep of Argyll before His Execution, 1685 by Edward Matthew Ward

One day St. Louis, finding her sister spinning wool, vintage engraving. One day St. Louis, finding her sister spinning wool, vintage engraved illustration. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656281

The Last Salute, Woman Waving Handkerchief at the Walking Man, 1881, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century painting

festivities, New Years Eve, congratulations for New Years, ringer at St. Stephan heralding the New Year, wood engraving, by Wilhelm Gause (1853 - 1916), late 19th century,

The Young Mother's Prayer for Her Baby in Front of a Cross, 1869, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century print,...

Praying men, Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter, After Johannes Christiaan d'Arnaud Gerkens, 1826 - 1886 print In Man in Arabic clothing stands on a courtyard surrounded by a column. He raises his eyes and hands to heaven. Behind him a second man, also with turban and also in respectful attitude. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving head-gear: turban. one person praying

Margherita Lotti, santa Rita de Cassia (1381-1456), religiosa italiana. Grabado de 1852.

Denis, Maurice, Praying man and saint, woodcut, graphics

Reading nun at a staircase. The NON stands in a corridor with a tiled floor. Left of her a staircase and at the top right of an open window. Behind her is access to a chapel with a Christ on the cross. In her hands she has a opened book.

Saint Adelaide. Colour photogravure.

Abelard and Heloise. French scholar and nun embracing in the scriptorium Date: 12th Century

La crèche , Prayer, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Girl putting money into the collection box in a church, donation, alms, 1861, Holland, after a work of art by Willem Steelink, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century .

Frederick II in the village church at Elsnig...after the Battle of Torgau, 3 November 1760, (1936). Creator: Unknown.

A Tragic Scene from English History: Prince Arthur and Hubert. Prince Arthur was the true heir to the throne after Richard I's death but the usurper King John ordered him imprisoned whilst he stole his throne.

A monk kissing a nun on the mouth; an open book (Bible), a birch rod and a jug at their feet. Watercolour by M. Anderson (Cynicus).

In olden times certain royal cups, vintage engraving. In olden times certain royal cups, vintage engraved illustration. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656374

GRIGORI RASPUTIN Russian mystic and court favourite caricatured with Tsar Nicholas II

Penitent Mary Magdalene in a Cave, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

All Souls' Day, people on their way to the cemetery at the village church, 1895, Germany, illustration, reproduction from a model from the 19th century. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of submission unknown, historical, people on a path to church on a hill in a rural setting

$Isaac is deceived by Jacob\nGenesis. Chaper 27. Engraving by Julios Schorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872). Author: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.$

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, Benedictine ecclesiastical habit, Benedictine order, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Native Egyptian Woman carrying a large jar of water Date: circa 1910s

Engraving depicting a young girl praying at her window. Dated 19th Century

Vintage Illustration of Children on Christmas Morning

Monks reading a copy of the Gutenberg Bible. Engraving by O. Roth in "The Spanish and American Illustration" (1886). Colored.

Daniel Defoe 'The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe', London 1892, illustrated by John Dawson Watson (1832-1892). Book first published 1719. Crusoe 'ill with ague' has vision of man descending from black cloud 'all over bright as a flame'. Feels remorse for past life and offers up the first prayer for many years.

Engraving depicting a sailor's wife praying for her husband's safety during a storm. Dated 20th Century

The birth of Antichrist Date: 1516

Priest whipping a penitent with a birch. From the Rev SM Cooper ''A History of the Rod', London, c1876. Engraving

Two young ladies contemplating a tombstone in a graveyard. Mezzotint with engraving, 1803.

Little Red Riding Hood with her grandmother. French trade card c1900 illustrating the fairy tale by the French author Charles Perrault (1628-1703). Literature Juvenile Chromolithograph

PREPARING FOR THE FETE DIEU AT LISIEUX, FRANCE, ENGRAVING 1876

The figures represented here represent ancient Roman Christians: a woman with two children. The illustration dates to 1882.

Painting depicting Ignatius of Antioch, an Apostolic Father, the third bishop of Antioch and a student of John the Apostle, awaiting martyrdom in the Colosseum

A table turning seance of Agenar de Gasparin, Switzerland Date: 1853

Christmas. Circus in the nursery, boy balances on a wooden horse, gift, many children / Weihnachten. Zirkus im Kinderzimmer, Junge balanciert auf einem Holzpferd, Geschenk, viele Kinder, historisch, C:CC5historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Scene from the biblical story, The birth of Jesus, celebrated at Christmas (25 December), took place in Bethlehem, according to the biblical account, when Mary and Joseph were on their way there, with Jesus being born in a manger, authentic reproduction of a school mural, historical, around 1900

The figures represented here represent ancient Roman Christians: a woman with two children. The illustration dates to 1882.

Papal Customs Revision, Painting by Carl Spitzweg, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Saint Mary Magdalene 17th-18th century possibly Dutch. Saint Mary Magdalene 196570

Russian customs, eavesropping, historical illustration, circa 1886

The English nurse, Edith Cavell (1865-1915), who was executed by the Germans for helping soldiers escape -- 'The Murder of Miss Cavell inspires German Kultur'. The nurse's body lies on the floor, covered by a British and a Belgian flag, while a skeletal figure of death plays on a grand piano. Date: 1915

Turkestan.. Turkestan.

The Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and Death, Kaulbach's Dance of Death, historical engraving, 1869, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured, exact date unknown

Little Lily's Alphabet: Apples, Mamma!, Alphabet - Little Lilly

In the lottery collector, Finance Minister Rudolf Brestel, Pope Pius IX, Caricature from Kikeriki, Carl von Stur -, caricaturist

The Blessing Harry Roseland (American, 1866/67-1950). The Blessing, 1905. Oil on canvas, 30 x 48in. (76.2 x 121.9cm). American Art 1905

The caption for this illustration reads: While the children follow her gaily. The scene here is Christmas time, the day before Christmas, when a bundle of straw is strewn across the floor. The straw represents Jesus Christ's humble birth. The illustration is from a 1921 book on Serbian myths and legends.

A Coptic Christian woman dictating a letter to a scribe, Cairo, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Spain. Altar server singing. Essay. Engraving by Perez. Painting by Arcadio Mas y Fondevilla. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana. 1886. Colored.

A Turkish bride, harem life in Turkey, illustration from the magazine The Graphic, volume XIII, no 347, July 22, 1876. Digitally colorized image.

Rättviksl and Kulla in church costume in the summer. After drawing J.W. Wallander, 1857. Nordic

This illustration of a family in a pew at church accompanied Phillips Brookss Poems (c. 1886) by Phillips Brooks (1893). The poem reads: Oh bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of His praise be heard.

Joan of Arc (1412-1431), nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans", is a folk heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. Engraving. Scene of the execution by burning on 30 May 1431. Rouen. Engraving by Dupre. 19th century. Later colouration.

Gornitsa (living chamber) in an Old Russian House of the 16th-17th century, Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)

Holy Family in the Workshop / Uhde

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (1648/1651-1695). Mexican writer.

Middle Ages. Scriptorium monk at work. Engraving. Colored.

Cardinal Taking Tea Léo Herrmann (French, 1853-1927). Cardinal Taking Tea, n.d. Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on wove paper, Image: 10 13/16 x 7 7/8 in. (27.5 x 20 cm). European Art n.d.

A British soldier looks into the bedchamber of the King of Ashanti which has a raised four poster bed with a canopy. In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana, the British attacked and virtually destroyed the Asanti capital of Kumasi, and officially declared Ghana a crown colony on 24 July 1874. Date: 25 April 1874

The Cemetery Entrance Postcard. 1903, The Cemetery Entrance Postcard

Mother and baby at the memorial cross of the father who died in an accident in the mountains, Austria, 1884 / Mutter und Baby am Gedenkkreuz des Vaters, der bei einem Unfall im Gebirge verstorben ist, Österreich, 1884, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Colored skioptic monitor, Pilgrim's Progress.

The holy place by John Henry Camp (1822-1881). Lithograph with overlay, print shows, at centre, a priest putting incense into a center on 'The Altar of Incense', a large portable stand with carrying rods on two sides;a small censer sits on the floor nearby. On the left is 'The Golden Candlestick' and on the right is 'The Table of Shewbread'.

King Alfred the Great burning the cakes from The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey, published in London around 1890, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Man wearing spectacles tallies an account book while another man counts coins. Print entitled, SEEING, illustrates the use of glasses to assist the old and weak sighted. Mezzotint engraving by Robert Sayer, ca. 1770.

Prayers & Journals, Woodward, Active 1801-1802, nationality unknown, 1801-1802, Etching, hand colored, Sheet: 16 x 10in. (40.6 x 25.4cm)

The Widow's Prayer!!. Artist: After George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1760-1809 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/16 × 9 3/4 in. (38.5 × 24.8 cm)Plate: 7 3/4 × 9 5/8 in. (19.7 × 24.5 cm). Etcher: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Printer: E. Spragg (London). Series/Portfolio: Prayers and Journals. Date: June 4, 1801. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A Turkish professor, wearing a large white turban, lies down to readi a text on a fine Turkish carpet (or four!) with a Hookah Pipe on a small hexagonal Mother-of-pearl inlaid table behind him. Date: 1905

John Wycliffe at work, Anonymous

The ultimate cause - Illustration shows a Chinese woman with two children talking to an American missionary on a street with a market in the background. Caption: "But why is it," asked the thoughtful Chinese, "that I may go to your heaven, while I may not go to your country" The American missionary shrugged his shoulders. "There is no Labor vote in heaven!" said he. Political Cartoon, December 1900

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