Humour Collection (#47)

Henry VIII. and Catherine of Aragon, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Henry VIII. and Catherine of Aragon, 1897. A portly King Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, running. From " The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett

Perkin Warbeck and his Army, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Perkin Warbeck and his Army, 1897. Pretender to the English throne Perkin Warbeck marches his rag-tag army up and down. (Warbeck (c1474-1499), who claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York

Henry VII taking a chop with the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Henry VII taking a chop with the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1897. King Henry VII dining with a ruddy-cheeked and well-fed Archbishop of Canterbury. A tub of bottles sits next to him

The Battle of the Pamphleteers. Or Newark versus Newcastle, 1829. Creator: John Doyle
The Battle of the Pamphleteers. Or Newark versus Newcastle, 1829. Political satire showing British politicians pointing guns at each other

Im: Patience in a Punt. or Otium Cum dignitate - Versus - the Coronation, 1838
Im:Patience in a Punt. or Otium Cum dignitate - Versus - the Coronation, 1838. Satire on the coronation of Queen Victoria

A Poney Race for a Saddle (a Seat) at Cambridge, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
A Poney Race for a Saddle (a Seat) at Cambridge, 1834. Satirical scene showing British politicians as horses and jockeys in a race: Leader of the Whigs Charles Grey

Fishing for Gudgeons, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
Fishing for Gudgeons, 1835. Satirical scene with Irish politician Daniel O Connell holding a fishing rod: Never did I see such enormous Gudgeons before

Conception beyond Expression, or The Acme of Pictorial Criticism, 1829. Creator: John Phillips
Conception beyond Expression, or The Acme of Pictorial Criticism, 1829 (coloured etching). 19th century caricature of an exhibition at the Royal Academy that many of the viewers are clearly less than

Desperate Desmond, cartoon strip, c1955. Creator: Shirley Markham
Desperate Desmond, cartoon strip, c1955. The dastardly Desmond plots a dreadful end for the heroine, but she is saved by Handsome Harry

Angel painting a picture, 1947. Creator: Shirley Markham
Angel painting a picture, 1947. To illustrate " When Earths last picture is painted", R Kipling. Illustration to a poem by Rudyard Kipling. Painting done at age 16

Woman being frightened by a mouse, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Woman being frightened by a mouse, c1950. Birthday card design. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Woman with dog, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Woman with dog, c1950. Naughty, naughty boy - tell Mummy where you ve been - TELL HER!. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design

An Invitation Card by Hogarth, (1881). Creator: Unknown
An Invitation Card by Hogarth, (1881). Card with drawing of a plate, knife and fork by William Hogarth (1697-1764), inviting a friend to dinner

The Rakes Progress at the University - No. 2, 1806. Creator: James Gillray
The Rakes Progress at the University - No. 2, 1806. Satire depicting an angry tutor watching an undergraduate nonchalantly walking on the grass: Ah me

Extraordinary Meeting of Leaders of Opposition. 1835. Creator: John Doyle
Extraordinary Meeting of Leaders of Opposition. 1835. Satire depicting British politicians as animals. The sheep (or lamb) may be William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, who served as Home Secretary

Frozen Out, c1830. Creator: Unknown
Frozen Out, c1830. No more Cabbage all the Salary nipped - caricature of British politicians Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), dressed as a policeman and wearing a gardeners apron

Satirical cartoon of King Richard III, c1823. Creator: Unknown
Satirical cartoon of King Richard III, c1823. Richard holds his hand to his nose, and quotes lines from William Shakespeares Richard III

Bismark Give Me the Pot, late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Bismark Give Me the Pot, late 19th century. Poem in French and satirical caricature of Wilhelm I (1797-1888), Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia, and Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898)

Dogs dressed in clothes, 1930s. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Dogs dressed in clothes, 1930s. Dogs in human clothes - one dressed in a jacket, and the other in a shawl and bonnet

The Origin of Horn Fair, Held at Charlton in Kent, (c1803). Artist: William Wynne Ryland
The Origin of Horn Fair, Held at Charlton in Kent, (c1803). Late 18th century depiction of a supposed incident involving King John of England

Walla Brook Bridge, Dartmoor, c1896. Artist: Chapman & Sons
Walla Brook Bridge, Dartmoor, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Sand-blasting Gear Wheels, c1917. From How It is Made, by Archibald Williams. [Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York]

The Humours of Billingsgate, 1736, (1920). Artist: Arnoldus van Haecken
The Humours of Billingsgate, 1736, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

-And He Forgot His Hat!, c1930s, (1937)
-And He Forgot His Hat!, St James Palace, c1930s (1937). From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Testing gas pressure in street lighting, Westminster, London, 1910. A man holds the ladder for his bowler-hatted colleague who is testing the pressure in a gas streetlight

A swarm of English bees hiving in the Imperial carriage!! a scene at the London Museum, 1816. Napoleon Bonapartes coach on show at Bullocks Museum. A swarm of sightseers tumbles in and over it

llustration of a scene at the Fleet Prison, from Pierce Egans Life in London, 1820. Logic visiting his old acquaintances on board the Fleet, accompanied by Tom and Jerry

Results of the northern excursion, 1822. Artist: George Cruikshank
Results of the northern excursion, 1822. The image shows George IV and Sir William Curtis. The King is rubbing his fingers, a gesture known as playing the Scotch fiddle

Bonapartes coach on show at Bullocks Museum, Piccadilly, Westminster, London, 1835
A swarm of English bees hiving in the Imperial carriage!! - Who would have thought it!!! !!! !!! A scene at the London Museum

A_d_n Cur_it_is. a Trifle from Ramsgate, (Alderman Curtis), c1821. Showing a profile view of Sir William Curtis, later Lord Mayor of London

Political Chess, 1887. Artist: Tom Merry
Political Chess, 1887. Charles Parnell and WH Smith at the chess board; Smith, on the right, says Check and Parnell, his hand to his forehand, scans the pieces and says Confound him

Just A goin to Begin!, 1887. Artist: Tom Merry
Just A goin to Begin!, 1887. WH Smith as a fairground showman, invites the public to his show; the principal parliamentary figures are there

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

Perambulators in Hyde Park!, London, 1819
Perambulators in Hyde Park! London, 1819; pedestrians and chickens fall and scatter before cyclists

Napoleon on a plate ready to be carved, 1814. A satire on Napoleon Bonaparte, who appears, skewered like a fowl, on a plate, bearing the City arms

Going it by steam, (1829?). Artist: Robert Seymour
Going it by steam, 1829; showing a steam engine, to which a coach has been attached, exploding, causing passengers to fly into the air or fall heavily

Civic anointing - or - the catastrophe of Lord Mayors Day 1827, vide Guildhall, 1827
Civic anointing - or - the catastrophe of Lord Mayors Day 1827, vide Guildhall ; a large board containing fairy lamps plummets towards the new Lord Mayor, Matthias Prime Lucas and guests

The Mansion House Ball, a Favourite Comic Ballad, 1825. Interior view of Mansion House, London, showing a portly gentleman taking snuff from a box, accompanied by a woman on each arm

Brighton Coach leaving th Belle Sauvage Inn, London, c1840
The 3 Browns booked for Brighton, and only one place: the Brighton coach leaving the Belle Sauvage, c1840. Satirical scene showing a crowded coach leaving the Belle Sauvage Inn, Belle Sauvage Yard

Exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Society, London, 1826. Artist: George Cruikshank
Exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Society, London, 1826. An unusual exhibition in the Great Room of the Horticultural Society in Lower Regent Street, Westminster, London

St Georges Fields, Southwark, London, c1775. A large woman having difficulty passing through a gap in a fence, much to the amusement of the men near by

The Cockney in a Slough, 1804. A cockney on horseback is enticed into a mire by a country yokel who claims that the ground is firm

The Ladies Contrivance, 1777. Two sedan chairs pass on the cobbled street, the nearer one has been specially enlarged to accommodate a woman sporting an enormous hair-style which was the fashion of

MG M type and Bugatti Type 43 taking part in the Bugatti Owners Club gymkhana, 5 July 1931
Left: MG M 847 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. GK1284. Right: Bugatti Type 43 2262S cc. Vehicle Reg. No. GK17 Later Changed to JTX757. Place: Bugatti O.C. Gymkhana. Date: 5.7.31

Buddy Rich, St. James Club, London, 1982. Artist: Brian O Connor
Buddy Rich, St. James Club London, 1982

Shireen Francis, Hawth, Crawley, East Sussex, 2014. Artist: Brian O Connor
Shireen Francis, Hawth, Crawley, East Sussex, 2014

Irving Rosenthal with a French horn, c1950s. Artist: Denis Williams
Irving Rosenthal with a French horn, c1950s

Irving Rosenthal with a French horn, c1950s. Artist: Denis Williams
Irving Rosenthal with a French horn, c1950s

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