Misfortune Collection

Infortunium (The Misfortune), 1541. Creator: Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-1550)
Infortunium (The Misfortune), 1541. Private Collection

The Peasant's Misfortune, after c.1619. Creator: Unknown
The Peasant's Misfortune, after c.1619

Scene from "Tess of the D'Urbervilles", by Thomas Hardy, 1891. Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
'Tess of the D'Urbervilles", By Thomas Hardy; "In stagnant blackness they waited through an interval which seemed endless", 1891. From "The Graphic

'A Canoeing Incident at the Seaside, 1891. Creator: G Durand
'A Canoeing Incident at the Seaside, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Late Capt. Montriou, of the Indian Navy, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Late Capt. Montriou, of the Indian Navy, 1857. This meritorious officer, who had served continuously for thirty-two years in the service of Government in India

I was in too much need of an omnibus, but as soon as it starts raining, they all seem to disappear as if by magic. from the Little Miseries of Human Life, 1843

Three people seated around a table at left as a man brings an empty plate... 1760-70
Three people seated around a table at left as a man brings an empty plate, a child taking a loaf of bread at right, 1760-70

The Overthrow of Dr. Slop (Tristram Shandy), 1800-20. Creator: Unknown
The Overthrow of Dr. Slop (Tristram Shandy), 1800-20

Job Learns of His Misfortunes, 1549. Creator: Augustin Hirschvogel
Job Learns of His Misfortunes, 1549

A Rider Falls into Water, 1780-1820. Creator: Unknown
A Rider Falls into Water, 1780-1820

Three Riders Fall from their Mounts, 1780-1820. Creator: Unknown
Three Riders Fall from their Mounts, 1780-1820

Fallen Rider, 1780-1820. Creator: Unknown
Fallen Rider, 1780-1820

The Messengers Tell Job of His Misfortunes, 1825. Creator: William Blake
The Messengers Tell Job of His Misfortunes, 1825

The Confiscation of the Contents of a Painters Studio, ca 1590. Found in the collection of The Mauritshuis, The Hague

The Misfortunes of Cephalus, c. 1520 / 1522. Creator: Bernardino Luini
The Misfortunes of Cephalus, c. 1520/1522

Waggoner, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Waggoner, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Compassion (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions), January 21, 1800

Plate 15: Psyche relating her misfortunes to her sisters, from The Fable of Psyche, 1530-60

Otway, (1652-1685), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Otway, (1652-1685), 1830. Thomas Otway (1652-1685) English Restoration dramatist, educated at Winchester College, and Christ Church, Oxford which he left without a degree

Thomas Hudson, Remarkable for his Misfortunes, 1821. Creator: Robert Cooper
Thomas Hudson, Remarkable for his Misfortunes, 1821. Portrait of the beggar Thomas Hudson, an unfortunate. Hudson (died 1767)

Humpty Dumpty sat on a Wall... 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton
Humpty Dumpty sat on a Wall... 1821. Alderman Wood lies in the mud outside Brandenburgh House. The cartoon refers to the fact that although Wood supported her

A London Nuisance Artist: Richard Dighton
A Pleasant Way to Lose an Eye, 1821. Plate IV of A London Nuisance. A butchers roundsman, not looking where he is going, has poked one of the horns of his tray in the eye of a passer by

A Heavy Fall of Snow, 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton
A Heavy Fall of Snow, 1821. Plate II of A London Nuisance. A man is clearing snow from above the shop front of Careless, skaite maker and the snow lands on the head of a passer- by

An Unlucky Hit, 1821. Artist: Richard
An Unlucky Hit, 1821. Plate VI of A London Nuisance. A porter walks blindly along a street, carrying a cupboard or wardrobe, with the corner of which he has struck a lady in the forehead

One of the Advantages of Gas over Oil, 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton
One of the Advantages of Gas over Oil, 1821. Plate V of A London Nuisance, depicting a gas lamp exploding in the shop of I Killem, chemist, throwing debris over a passing lady and small child

The Humorous Diversion of Sliding on the Ice, c1745. Artist: Benjamin Cole
The Humorous Diversion of Sliding on the Ice, c1745. On the right a young man has slipped and hit his head where blood pours from the wound

Proteus taking a benefit according to law, 1825
Proteus Taking a Benefit According to Law, 1825. Interior view of Whitecross Street Prison for debtors, London

Charles Martin restarting his Amilcar after skidding, JCC 200 Mile Race, Brooklands, 1926
Amilcar 1097 cc. Event Entry No: 37. Driver: Martin, C. Finished: 1st. In 1100cc class, 4th. overall Starting up after skidding his car at the Fork turn. Place: Brooklands. J.C.C. 200-mile Race

Amilcar C6 of Bill Humphreys in the pits, BRDC 500 Mile Race, Brooklands, 1931. Artist
Amilcar C6 1098S cc. Event Entry No: 28. Driver: Humphreys, W.E. Retired with a broken stub-axle. Place: Brooklands. BRDC 500 Mile Race. Date: 3.10.31

RSS Hebelers Lagonda passing R Childes crashed Lea-Francis, BARC 6-Hour Race
Left: Lagonda 1954 cc. Reg. No. XV3502. Entry No: 12. Driver: Hebeler, R.S.S. Right: Lea-Francis 1496S cc. No: 30. Official trying to extract a marker barrel from under the car. Brooklands

Lagonda passing R Childes crashed Lea-Francis, BARC 6-Hour Race, Brooklands, Surrey
Lagonda 1954 cc. No: 18. Drivers: Jackson, R.R./ Broomhall, C.A. Right: Lea-Francis 1496S cc. No: 30. Driver: Childes, R. Grounded on a marker barrel. Brooklands. BARC 6-hour race. Date: 29.6.29

Alfa Romeo passing R Childes crashed Lea-Francis, BARC 6-Hour Race, Brooklands
Left: Alfa Romeo 1750 cc. Event Entry No: 22. Right: Lea-Francis 1496S cc. Event Entry No: 30. Driver: Childes, R. Grounded on a marker barrel. Place: Brooklands. BARC 6-hour race. Date: 29.6.29

Austin GE Cup model of RH Massey at the MCC Exeter Trial, Meerhay, Dorset, 1930. Artist
Austin G.E. Cup model 1938 747 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. YF2745. Event Entry No: 100 Driver: Massey, R.H. Award: Bronze. Place: Meerhay Dorset. M.C.C. Exeter Trial. Date: 26/27.12.30

1935 Frazer-Nash TT replica being pulled out of a ford during a motoring trial, 1936
Frazer-Nash TT Replica 1935 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BUV1 Later re-registered CKK238. Event Entry No: 1 Chassis No. 2145.. Place: Unidentified Trial. Date: 1936

Mountaineering accident, 19th century. We saw a toe- it seemed to belong to Moore- we saw Reynaud a flying body. From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper

Sunbeam Rapier car accident, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Sunbeam Rapier car accident, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1964. On the evening of 8th January 1964, Mrs Pat Walters skidded on ice and crashed through the barriers of a bridge in Kilnhurst

The Two Kings Children, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert
The Two Kings Children, 1901. From Grimms Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. [George Routledge & Sons, Limited, London, 1901]

Clever Alice, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert
Clever Alice, 1901. From Grimms Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. [George Routledge & Sons, Limited, London, 1901]

Crashed Zeppelin LZ 8 Deutschland II, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1911 (1933). Attempting his first Zeppelin flight, Dr Hugo Eckener crashed Deutschland II into the hangar wall after launching the airship

The Empty Cradle, 1900. Image from a one guinea prize photographic compatition. A print from Black and White Budget, Vol III, WJP Monckton, London, 13th October 1900

Amputation. A clumsy carpenter saws his own leg off

The University Boat Race, March 1912 (1935). Both the Oxford and Cambridge boats sank during the race, swamped by rough waters in the Thames

Fortune and Misfortune, or The Broken Pitcher, 1787, (1909). Artist: Louis Philibert Debucourt
Fortune and Misfortune, or The Broken Pitcher, 1787. After an original work by Louis Philibert Debucourt (1755-1832). From The Connoisseur, Vol. XXIII by [Otto Limited, London, 1909]

Cartoon on a riding theme, 19th century. Just as he had with ineffable grace lifted his hat to greet the ladies, the horse went on his knees, and deposited the beau in a puddle at their feet

Exhibition Stare Case, 1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Exhibition Stare Case, 1811. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Pandoras Box, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Pandoras Box, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The Shipwrecked Sailor Boy, late 18th-early 19th century (1912). Artist: William Redmore Bigg
The Shipwrecked Sailor Boy, late 18th-early 19th century (1912). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1912)

Pandoras Box, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Pandoras Box, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

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