Overweight Collection (page 7)

Equestrian Portrait of a Noble, ca. 1775. Creator: Bakhta
Equestrian Portrait of a Noble, ca. 1775. Caricature of pomposity with horse bending under weight

Two Personages of Great Weight on the Turf. Query_Which is the weightier ?, 1829. British racehorse owner Thomas Thornhill (1783-1844), and jockey and racehorse trainer Samuel Chiffney (1786-1854)

Herring, (1693-1757), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Herring, (1693-1757), 1830. Thomas Herring (1693-1757) Archbishop of Canterbury from 1747 to 1757 educated at Wisbech Grammar School and Jesus College, Cambridge

Handel, (1685-1759), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Handel, (1685-1759), 1830. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) German, later British, Baroque composer who spent most of his career in London, becoming a naturalised British subject in 1727

Henry VIII, (1491-1547), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Henry VIII, (1491-1547), 1830. Henry VIII (1491-1547) King of England from 1509 until his death was the second Tudor monarch best known for his six marriages and the English Reformation

Grose, (c1731-1791), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Grose, (c1731-1791), 1830. Francis Grose (c1731-1791) English antiquary, draughtsman, and lexicographer. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Bonner, (c1500-1569), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bonner, (c1500-1569), 1830. Edmund Bonner (c1500-1569) Bishop of London from 1539-49 and again from 1553-59, educated at Pembroke College, Oxford

D Amboise, (1460-1510), 1830. Creator: Unknown
D Amboise, (1460-1510), 1830. Georges d Amboise (1460-1510) French Roman Catholic cardinal and minister of state. He belonged to the house of Amboise and had considerable influence

Charles James Fox, c1780, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Charles James Fox, c1780, (c1884). Charles James Fox (1749-1806), British Whig educated at Eton College. Foreign Secretary, leader of the House of Commons, abolitionist

A portrait of Commodore Barry of the United States Navy, c1780, (1937). Creator: Unknown
A portrait of Commodore Barry of the United States Navy, c1780, (1937). John Barry (1745-1803) was an officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War From " History of

Portrait of Samuel Shoemaker, in bobwig, and his son, 1789, (1937). Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Samuel Shoemaker, Mayor of Philadelphia, in a bobwig, and his son, who wears his natural hair long on the shoulders, 1789, (1937)

George IV. Taking his favorite Exercise, near the Sandpit Gate, Windsor Park, 1830. King George IV (1762-1830) taking exercise in the form of riding in a carriage near Windsor Castle

Mr. Minney, 1920, (1935). Creator: Walter Westley Russell
Mr. Minney, 1920, (1935). Portrait of a man. The model was said to have formerly been on the stage. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London. From " Modern Masterpieces", Part 5

Theatre De La Porte-Saint-Martin - Falstaff - Falstaff. - M. Clerget, 1904. Creator: Unknown
Theatre De La Porte-Saint-Martin - Falstaff - Falstaff. - M. Clerget, 1904. Paul Clerget, (1868-1935) in the title role in Falstaff - a comic opera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi adapted by

Henry wooing Catherine Parr, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Henry wooing Catherine Parr, 1897. An obese King Henry VIII kneels and takes the hand of Catherine Parr. (Henry and Catherine, his sixth and last wife, were married from 1543 until his death in 1548)

Henry making love to Jane Seymour, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Henry making love to Jane Seymour, 1897. Jane sits demurely on the knee of an overweight King Henry VIII, watched from the door by another woman, possibly Queen Anne Boleyn

Birth of the Princess Elizabeth, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Birth of the Princess Elizabeth, 1897. King Henry VIII looks despondently at his newborn daughter, while wishing for a male heir

Henrys Tent, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Henrys Tent, 1897. A miserable-looking King Henry VIII holding an umbrella. From " The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, with satirical illustrations by John Leech

Harry, the English Apollo, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Harry, the English Apollo, 1897. An obese King Henry VIII portrayed as a roly-poly toy. From " The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett

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

Samuel Phelps, (1804-1878) as Falstaff, c1860, (1948). Creator: Unknown
Samuel Phelps, (1804-1878) as Falstaff, c1860, (1948). From " The British Theatre", by Bernard Miles. [Collins, London, 1948]

Welcoming Another Distinguished Foreign Visitor, 1919, (1937). Creator: Unknown
Welcoming Another Distinguished Foreign Visitor, 1919, (1937). Prince Albert (later George VI), receiving H.I.M The Shah of Persia, at Dover, 1919

At the Door of their Inn, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
At the Door of their Inn, (c1900). Regulars sit drinking outside a tavern: a sign on the right shows three barrels, chickens and pigs grub in the dirt

Taste A La Mode, 1745, (1920). Artist: F Patton
Taste A La Mode, 1745, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

The man of the woods & the cat-o -mountain, 1821. A monkey with Alderman Matthew Woods head squats beside a plump cat with the head of Queen Caroline; he puts his left hand on her shoulder

Moments of pleasure, 1820. Queen Caroline, seated on a couch receives the news of the Bill of Pains and Penalties being dropped and Alderman Matthew Wood dances around in front of her

New invented elastic breeches, 1784. Artist: John Nixon
New invented elastic breeches, 1784; showing the interior of a breeches makers shop; two men, one standing on a chair, the other on a stool, try to pull on the breeches of a very stout man

Going to Hobby Fair, 1835. Artist
Going to Hobby Fair, 1835. A lake in a park, with citizens disporting themselves on hobby horses on the banks. In the foreground a stout figure, his hat and wig removed

Just looking out for somthing [sic] to stay my stomach till dinner time, 1830. Sir William Curtis scanning a bill of fare and rubbing his protruding belly with delight

Inconveniences of a Crowded Drawing Room, 1835
Inconveniences of a Crowded Drawing Room, pub. 1835 (hand coloured etching)

French Liberty - British Slavery, 1892
French Liberty - British Slavery, pub. 1892 (hand coloured engraving)

Stern Reality, or Last but not Least, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
Stern Reality, or Last but not Least, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

A Nile Sky Line, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
A Nile Sky Line, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

The Transit of Venus, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
The Transit of Venus, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

Henry VIII, 1856. Artist: Alfred Crowquill
Henry VIII, 1856. From Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - From William the Conqueror to the Present Time. [Read & Co. London, 1856]

U the Unhappy, 1903. Artist: John Hassall
U the Unhappy, 1903. An initial letter U from a child alphabet. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]

N the Neighbourly, 1903. Artist: John Hassall
N the Neighbourly, 1903. An initial letter N from a child alphabet. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]

L the Lively, 1903. Artist: John Hassall
L the Lively, 1903. An initial letter L from a child alphabet. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]

J the Jolly, 1903. Artist: John Hassall
J the Jolly, 1903. An initial letter J from a child alphabet. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]

E the Energetic, 1903. Artist: John Hassall
E the Energetic, 1903. An initial letter E from a child alphabet. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]

A the Amiable, 1903. Artist: John Hassall
A the Amiable, 1903. An initial letter A from a child alphabet. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]

An A. B. C. of Everyday People - front page, 1903. Artist: John Hassall
An A.B.C. of Everyday People - front page, 1903. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]

A Provincial Interior, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
A Provincial Interior, 1903. From World Pictures, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. [A. & C. Black, London, 1903]

Mammon, c1884, (1912). Artist: George Frederick Watts
Mammon, c1884, (1912). Painting held at the Tate, London. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

I Say Nothing for the Present, Remarked the King, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
I Say Nothing for the Present, Remarked the King, c1930. An illustration from The Leaping Match by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

But Let It Make Us Laugh, Said the King, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
But Let It Make Us Laugh, Said the King, c1930. An illustration from The Flying Trunk by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Will You Tell Us A Story? Asked the Queen, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Will You Tell Us A Story? Asked the Queen, c1930. An illustration from The Flying Trunk by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

The Chief Imperial Nightingale Bringer, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
The Chief Imperial Nightingale Bringer, c1930. An illustration from The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

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