Cudgel Collection

"The Cudgelled and Contented Cuckold", early 18th century. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Pater
"The Cudgelled and Contented Cuckold", early 18th century

U.S.S. Brooklyn, single stick exercise, between 1896 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Brooklyn, single stick exercise, between 1896 and 1899

U.S.S. New York, single stick exercise, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. New York, single stick exercise, between 1893 and 1901

Americanorum Rex, Guisius, from Courses de Testes et de Bagues Faittes par Roy et par les Princes et Signeurs de sa Cour, en l annee 1662 (Grand Carrousel), 1662-70

Christ before Pilate, from The Passion of Christ, 1596. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Christ before Pilate, from The Passion of Christ, 1596

St. Judas Thaddaeus from Christ and the Apostles, 1519. Creator: Hans Baldung
St. Judas Thaddaeus from Christ and the Apostles, 1519

Shillalah, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen &
Shillalah, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1887

The Warriors, 1898, (1965). Creator: Viktor Mihajlovic Vasnecov
The Warriors, 1898, (1965). Bogatyrs, characters in medieval East Slavic legends, similar to a knight-errant: Dobrynya Nikitich, Ilya Muromets, Alyosha Popovich

Cudgel Playing, 1799. Creator: Unknown
Cudgel Playing, 1799. Crowds outside a pub watching men fighting with long sticks. The competitors hold one hand behind their backs as they fight on a makeshift stage supported on beer barrels. [J

The man in the moon came tumbling down, from A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book, pub. 1914 (colour lithograph), 1914. The Man in the Moon

Title page to Cries of London, (c1688?)
Title page showing a reclining man with a dog and a cudgel, from Cries of London, (c1688?)

The Morning Herald from Cries of London, 1826. Artist: John Henry Lynch
The Morning Herald, 1826. A yawning night watchman wearing a yellow overcoat and carrying a cudgel and lantern. From Cries of London, 1826

Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair, c1825. Artist: Theodore Lane
Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair, c1825. A man wearing a spiked barrel, marked By Your Leave. Possibly a derogatory comment on the Irish, as he is wearing green, and carries a wooden club

No Popery or Newgate Reformer... 1780. A villainous looking man, believed to be Ned Dennis, wearing a No Popery favour in his hat, holds a cudgel raised to his left

Galvanism; or the Miraculous Recovery of the Unfortnate Miss Baily, 1807
Galvanism; or the Miraculous Recovery of the Unfortnate Miss Baily, pub. 1807 (hand coloured engraving)

Outward Bound (Dublin), ca. 1860. Creator: Unknown
Outward Bound (Dublin), ca. 1860

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