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John Collet Collection

Background imageJohn Collet 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 imageJohn Collet Collection: Literary Illustration: Old Man Detaining Young Woman, Who is Accompanied by Older Woman, n.d

Literary Illustration: Old Man Detaining Young Woman, Who is Accompanied by Older Woman, n.d

Background imageJohn Collet 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 imageJohn Collet 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 imageJohn Collet 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 imageJohn Collet 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 imageJohn Collet 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 imageJohn Collet 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 imageJohn Collet 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 imageJohn Collet 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 imageJohn Collet 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 imageJohn Collet 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 imageJohn Collet 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 imageJohn Collet 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 imageJohn Collet 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 imageJohn Collet 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 imageJohn Collet 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


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