Mishap Collection

Front view of the Guildhall, looking north, City of London, 1750. With figures in Guildhall Yard, including lamplighters, one of whom has been knocked off his ladder by a coach and horses

Elements of Skateing. Making the most of a passing friend, in a case of emergency!, 1805

Elements of Skateing. A fundamental error in the art of skaiting, 1805. Artist
Elements of Skateing. A fundamental error in the art of skaiting, 1805

Elements of Skateing. The consequence of going before the wind, 1805. Artist
Elements of Skateing. The consequence of going before the wind, 1805

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

Exterior of Fishmongers Hall, a Regular break down, 1824. A scene in front of Crockfords club in St Jamess Street. Members look from the windows at a gig

Queen Carolines procession
Luciferas procession, Fairy-queen, 1821. Queen Caroline as Lucifera sitting in a coach made of objects which figured in the evidence against her

A Break, losing the Reins, 1830. Prime Minister the Duke of Wellington and Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel about to fall from a vehicle, hauled by a horse (Alderman Hunter) and an ass (Alderman Key)

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

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

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

Literature. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Literature. Stereoscopic card detail

Amputation. A clumsy carpenter saws his own leg off

German gas mantle advertising label

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

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

John Gilpin riding to Edmonton, 1878. Artist: Randolph Caldecott
John Gilpin riding to Edmonton, 1878. John Gilpin was the subject of an 18th century ballad by William Cowper. It describes how, on a journey to Edmonton

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

Train Crash at Bellevue in 1842 (19th century). From the Chateau of Sceaux, France

Seascape with a fire in the distance, 1667. Artist: Ludolf Backhuysen I
Seascape with a fire in the distance, 1667

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