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Collett Collection

Background imageCollett Collection: The Featherd Fair in a Fright, 18th century

The Featherd Fair in a Fright, 18th century. Women with elaborate feathered hairdos flee from angry ostriches who want their feathers back

Background imageCollett Collection: Capt. Paul Jones shooting a Sailor who had attempted to strike

Capt. Paul Jones shooting a Sailor who had attempted to strike his Colours in an Engagement, late 18th-early 19th century?

Background imageCollett Collection: The Mighty Express passenger engine of the Great Western Railway, 1935. Creator: Unknown

The Mighty Express passenger engine of the Great Western Railway, 1935. Creator: Unknown
The Mighty Express passenger engine of the Great Western Railway, the " King George V" is the result of a century of progress and development, 1935

Background imageCollett Collection: A Taylor riding to Brentford, 1786. Artist: TS Stayner

A Taylor riding to Brentford, 1786. Artist: TS Stayner
A Taylor riding to Brentford, 1786. A nervous man, with Rules for bad horsemen in his pocket, rides to Brentford, Hounslow. Two stable lads standing in a doorway laugh at him

Background imageCollett Collection: Miss Wicket and MissTrigger, c1778 (1912)

Miss Wicket and MissTrigger, c1778 (1912). From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

Background imageCollett Collection: A Unwelcome customer, 1772. Artist: Caldwell

A Unwelcome customer, 1772. Artist: Caldwell
A Unwelcome customer, 1772. A bull bursts into a shop, shocking the lady customers who drop the samples of lace they were looking at. The bull has a fur muff on one horn

Background imageCollett Collection: The Rival Milliners, 1770

The Rival Milliners, 1770. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Background imageCollett Collection: The Female Orators, 1768. Artist: Rennoldson

The Female Orators, 1768. Artist: Rennoldson
The Female Orators, 1768. Two women are having an argument while a dog and a small boy steal from their baskets of market wares

Background imageCollett Collection: The Ladies Disaster, 1771. Artist: Caldwell

The Ladies Disaster, 1771. Artist: Caldwell
The Ladies Disaster, 1771. A woman loses her wig in a high wind. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Background imageCollett Collection: High-Life Below Stairs, 1772. Artist: Caldwell

High-Life Below Stairs, 1772. Artist: Caldwell
High-Life Below Stairs, 1772. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Background imageCollett Collection: Grown Gentlemen Taught to Dance, 1768. Artist: B Clowes

Grown Gentlemen Taught to Dance, 1768. Artist: B Clowes
Grown Gentlemen Taught to Dance, 1768. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds])

Background imageCollett Collection: Grown Ladies Taught to Dance, 1750. Artist: Rennoldson

Grown Ladies Taught to Dance, 1750. Artist: Rennoldson
Grown Ladies Taught to Dance, 1750. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London)

Background imageCollett Collection: The Taylor riding to Brentford, 1768. Artist: TS Stayner

The Taylor riding to Brentford, 1768. Artist: TS Stayner
The Taylor riding to Brentford, 1768. The rider has Rules for bad horsemen in his pocket. A poster reads Various feats of horsemanship performed this evening by the famous Sampson

Background imageCollett Collection: The Isis Macaroni, 1772. Artist: John Collet

The Isis Macaroni, 1772. Artist: John Collet
The Isis Macaroni, 1772. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Background imageCollett Collection: The Sporting Lady, 1776

The Sporting Lady, 1776. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Background imageCollett Collection: Miss Wicket and Miss Trigger, 1770

Miss Wicket and Miss Trigger, 1770. Miss Trigger you see is an excellent shot, and forty-five notches Miss Wickets just got. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Background imageCollett Collection: Steel Buttons, Coup de Bouton, 1777

Steel Buttons, Coup de Bouton, 1777. A woman with an elaborate hairstyle is dazzled by extremely shiny buttons on a mans coat. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Background imageCollett Collection: Glenna Collett, US Womens Amateur Golf Champion, 1922

Glenna Collett, US Womens Amateur Golf Champion, 1922. Regarded by many as the greatest female golfer of the first half of the 20th century


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