Beadle Collection

Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Creator: James Prinsep Beadle
Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Scene from the Battle of the Somme in northern France during the First World War

"Market-Day" - painted by G. B. O'Neil - from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1856. In this production Mr

Man receives account for stupidities, 1826. Creator: Henry Bonaventure Monnier
Man receives account for stupidities, 1826. Le payement des sottises'. Scene in London: A man receives the bill for his stupidities/nonsense from a messenger or bailiff. Print no

Six Regents and the Beadle of the Nieuwezijds Institute for the Outdoor Relief of the Poor, Amsterdam, 1657, 1657

"The Parish Beadle" - painted by Sir David Wilkie, R.A. - from the National Gallery, 1856. Creator: Unknown
"The Parish Beadle" - painted by Sir David Wilkie, R.A. - from the National Gallery, 1856. Engraving of a painting

Beadle, 1911. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Beadle, 1911

The Industrious Prentice Grown Rich and Sheriff of London (Industry and Idleness, plate 8), September 30, 1747

The Idle Prentice at Play in the Churchyard: Industry and Idleness, plate 3, September 30, 1747

The Friend in Need, from "Illustrated London News", April 23, 1859
The Friend in Need, from " Illustrated London News", April 23, 1859

A Brittany Beadle—Sketch from Nature, 1856. Creator: John La Farge
A Brittany Beadle--Sketch from Nature, 1856

Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest, 1805. Artist
Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest, 1805. Two further Beadles stand in the distance with two figures operating weighing machinery

Parish Beadle in civic costume holding a staff, 1805. Artist: William Henry Pyne
Parish Beadle in civic costume holding a staff, 1805; two further Beadles stand behind him followed by a line of people

A Beadle, 1855. Artist: Day & Son
A Beadle, 1855. Dressed in ceremonial costume

A church beadle, Provincial Characters, 1813
A church beadle, dressed in his uniform and carrying a staff. A beadle is responsible for leading formal church processions. From Provincial Characters, 1813

A beadle outside the Bank of England, London, 1814. Artist: C Williams
A whol family lost, London, 1814; showing a Bank of England beadle acting as Town Crier, holding a bell in his left hand, announcing the loss of the Guinea family

A stir in the City, or some folks at Guild-hall, 1754. The scene is Guildhall Yard where a Jewish Lord Mayor is turned away by the beadles at the porch of Guildhall

The industrious prentice grown rich... plate VIII of Industry and Idleness, 1747
The industrious prentice grown rich and sheriff of London, plate VIII of Industry and Idleness, 1747; the scene is old Fishmongers Hall

The idle prentice at play in the church yard... plate III of Industry and Idleness 1747
The idle prentice at play in the church yard during divine service, plate III of Industry and Idleness, 1747; The idle apprentice plays hustle-cap with some pickpockets

Elephantine Performances, pub. C. 1854 (hand coloured etching)

Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate VIII, 1747. Artist: William Hogarth
Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate VIII, 1747. The industrious prentice grown rich and sheriff of London. The scene is old Fishmongers Hall

Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate III, 1747. Artist: William Hogarth
Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate III, 1747. The idle prentice at play in the church yard during divine service. The idle apprentice plays hustle-cap with some pickpockets

The Election for Beadle, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Election for Beadle, c1900. An illustration for Hard Times by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

We risk our lives... First World War poster, 1917, (c1920). Artist: James Prinsep Beadle
We risk our lives... First World War poster, 1917, (c1920). A Message from our Seamen: We risk our lives to bring you food. Its up to you not to waste it

The ward beadles, Guildhall, London, 1926-1927. The beadles meet for the election of a Lord Mayor, according to the old custom

A beadle calling the hours, Ely Place, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Christmas Gambolls, Boxing Day, 1747. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds])

The Spirit of Christmas, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Spirit of Christmas, 1886. Charity sweeps aside the unfeeling Beadle in her determination to relieve the terrible suffering of a poor family

Dr. Birch and His Young Friends, 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Dr. Birch and His Young Friends, 1880. Sir William Harcourt, the Liberal Home Secretary, prepares a birch labelled Juvenile Offenders Act

Fenians In A Fix, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
Fenians In A Fix, 1865. His Riverance remarks; Ah, Thin, Mr Bull, if the Boys had Listened to Me, they d have been out of that Ontirely. Two mutinous Fenians are clamped in the stocks

The Beadle and The Dane, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
The Beadle and The Dane, 1864. Lord John Russell says: Better take it! Half a Loafs better than no Bread, you know! In an effort to resolve the Schleswig-Holstein problem, Lord Russell

The Beadle from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836. Creator: Theodore Maurisset
The Beadle from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

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