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Background imageRags Collection: The Modern Job! Or John Bull and his Comforts!, 1816

The Modern Job! Or John Bull and his Comforts!, 1816
The Modern Job! Or John Bull and his Comforts!, Pub. 1816 (hand coloured engraving)

Background imageRags Collection: The Famine in Persia: starving people at Shiraz, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The Famine in Persia: starving people at Shiraz, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The Famine in Persia: starving people at Shiraz, 1871. 'At Ispahan...dead bodies lie unburied in the houses and on the roads for want of strength to inter them

Background imageRags Collection: Mrs. Pat Campbell in 'Pygmallion', between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. Pat Campbell in "Pygmallion", between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Pat Campbell in "Pygmallion", between c1910 and c1915. Shows British actress Mrs Patrick Campbell (1865-1940) who was born Beatrice Stella Tanner

Background imageRags Collection: Old beggar woman with a gourd, c.1629. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Old beggar woman with a gourd, c.1629. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Old beggar woman with a gourd, c.1629. Enveloped in partial darkness and clad in ragged clothes, the old beggar woman turns away from the viewer

Background imageRags Collection: Antoine Ravel as Robert Macaire, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

Antoine Ravel as Robert Macaire, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Antoine Ravel as Robert Macaire, 1855-1859

Background imageRags Collection: Françoise Ravel as Bertrand, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

Françoise Ravel as Bertrand, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francoise Ravel as Bertrand, 1855-1859

Background imageRags Collection: Here is the Pleasure, Sirs, Here is the Pleasure, c1860. Creator: Edouard de Beaumont

Here is the Pleasure, Sirs, Here is the Pleasure, c1860. Creator: Edouard de Beaumont
Here is the Pleasure, Sirs, Here is the Pleasure, c1860. Beaumont reveals the antagonism among women of different social classes and generations

Background imageRags Collection: Misery, c1855. Creator: Paul Gavarni

Misery, c1855. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Misery, c1855

Background imageRags Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Negre de la Côte d'Or, c1797. Creator

Costumes de Différents Pays, Negre de la Côte d'Or, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Negre de la Cote d'Or, c1797

Background imageRags Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Lazarons, ou Mendiants Napolitains, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Lazarons, ou Mendiants Napolitains, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Lazarons, ou Mendiants Napolitains, c1797

Background imageRags Collection: Fisherboy with his meal, 1834-1911. Creator: Jozef Israels

Fisherboy with his meal, 1834-1911. Creator: Jozef Israels
Fisherboy with his meal, 1834-1911

Background imageRags Collection: Old woman with broom, c.1880-c.1910. Creator: Anon

Old woman with broom, c.1880-c.1910. Creator: Anon
Old woman with broom, c.1880-c.1910. An old woman in frayed and patched clothing stands with a broom in hand

Background imageRags Collection: Clothing the Naked, c.1646-c.1649. Creator: Michiel Sweerts

Clothing the Naked, c.1646-c.1649. Creator: Michiel Sweerts
Clothing the Naked, c.1646-c.1649

Background imageRags Collection: A subject for Mission work, 1907. Creator: Unknown

A subject for Mission work, 1907. Creator: Unknown
A subject for Mission work, 1907

Background imageRags Collection: Uncle Harmon Vann, 104 years old, Huntsville, Ala. 1898. Creator: Collins

Uncle Harmon Vann, 104 years old, Huntsville, Ala. 1898. Creator: Collins
Uncle Harmon Vann, 104 years old, Huntsville, Ala. 1898

Background imageRags Collection: Consolation of the Imprisoned. Creator: Conrad Meyer

Consolation of the Imprisoned. Creator: Conrad Meyer
Consolation of the Imprisoned

Background imageRags Collection: Jim along Josey, 1838. Creator: George Endicott

Jim along Josey, 1838. Creator: George Endicott
Jim along Josey, 1838

Background imageRags Collection: A cross-road lounger, 1882. Creator: Unknown

A cross-road lounger, 1882. Creator: Unknown
A cross-road lounger, 1882

Background imageRags Collection: Un enfant dans la mansarde, 1881. Creator: Fernand Pelez

Un enfant dans la mansarde, 1881. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Un enfant dans la mansarde, 1881

Background imageRags Collection: La Bouchée de pain : vieil homme en haillons, de face, tenant un morceau de pain, c.1904

La Bouchée de pain : vieil homme en haillons, de face, tenant un morceau de pain, c.1904. Creator: Fernand Pelez
La Bouchee de pain : vieil homme en haillons, de face, tenant un morceau de pain, c.1904

Background imageRags Collection: Un martyr. Le Marchand de violettes, 1885. Creator: Fernand Pelez

Un martyr. Le Marchand de violettes, 1885. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Un martyr. Le Marchand de violettes, 1885

Background imageRags Collection: Un nid de misère, 1887. Creator: Fernand Pelez

Un nid de misère, 1887. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Un nid de misere, 1887

Background imageRags Collection: Rag washer, between 1912 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Rag washer, between 1912 and 1917

Rag washer, between 1912 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Rag washer, between 1912 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Rag washer, between 1912 and 1917. African American man with industrial machine

Background imageRags Collection: The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Renegade Monk Dainichibo in the Play Edo Meisho... c. 1779

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Renegade Monk Dainichibo in the Play Edo Meisho... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Renegade Monk Dainichibo in the Play Edo Meisho Midori Soga, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Second Month, 1779, Japan, c. 1779

Background imageRags Collection: The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Monk Mongaku Disguised as Seizaemon Bozu in the... c. 1784

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Monk Mongaku Disguised as Seizaemon Bozu in the... c. 1784. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Monk Mongaku Disguised as Seizaemon Bozu in the Play Oakinai Hiru ga Kojima, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1784, Japan, c. 1784

Background imageRags Collection: The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar in the Play

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar in the Play... c.1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar in the Play Kamuri Kotoba Soga no Yukari, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the First Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

Background imageRags Collection: The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as a Monk, Raigo Ajari, in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no M... c

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as a Monk, Raigo Ajari, in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no M... c. 1770. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as a Monk, Raigo Ajari, in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato (Forest of the Nue Monster: Target of the Eleventh Month)

Background imageRags Collection: The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Renegade Monk Zenjibo Disguised as Dainichibo in... c

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Renegade Monk Zenjibo Disguised as Dainichibo in... c. 1789. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Renegade Monk Zenjibo Disguised as Dainichibo in the Play Edo no Fuji Wakayagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1789, Japan, c. 1789

Background imageRags Collection: Hurdy-Gurdy Player, 1695. Creator: Cornelis Dusart

Hurdy-Gurdy Player, 1695. Creator: Cornelis Dusart
Hurdy-Gurdy Player, 1695

Background imageRags Collection: Young man standing dressed in rags, ca. 1860-70. Creator: Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y

Young man standing dressed in rags, ca. 1860-70. Creator: Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo
Young man standing dressed in rags, ca. 1860-70

Background imageRags Collection: Employment, 1870 / 91. Creator: Charles Samuel Keene

Employment, 1870 / 91. Creator: Charles Samuel Keene
Employment, 1870/91

Background imageRags Collection: The Sleeping Rag Vendor, 1901. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

The Sleeping Rag Vendor, 1901. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
The Sleeping Rag Vendor, 1901

Background imageRags Collection: The Sleeping Rag Vendor, 1902. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

The Sleeping Rag Vendor, 1902. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
The Sleeping Rag Vendor, 1902

Background imageRags Collection: High society!, January 1894. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen

High society!, January 1894. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
High society!, January 1894

Background imageRags Collection: The Cry of the Streets!, February 1894. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen

The Cry of the Streets!, February 1894. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
The Cry of the Streets!, February 1894

Background imageRags Collection: Les Pauv P tits Fieux, 1892. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen

Les Pauv P tits Fieux, 1892. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Les Pauv P tits Fieux, 1892

Background imageRags Collection: Job, 1618 / 30. Creator: Unknown

Job, 1618 / 30. Creator: Unknown
Job, 1618/30

Background imageRags Collection: The Second Ichikawa Komazo in the Role of Yanekozo, 2nd month, 1794

The Second Ichikawa Komazo in the Role of Yanekozo, 2nd month, 1794

Background imageRags Collection: Beggar Woman Receiving Charity. Creator: Unknown

Beggar Woman Receiving Charity. Creator: Unknown
Beggar Woman Receiving Charity

Background imageRags Collection: Captain of the Barons. Creator: Unknown

Captain of the Barons. Creator: Unknown
Captain of the Barons

Background imageRags Collection: No. 615, The Way the Negro Race is Dying Out: Mrs. Whitaker and her Children, 1871-1896

No. 615, The Way the Negro Race is Dying Out: Mrs. Whitaker and her Children, 1871-1896
An albumen print mounted on a stereograph-sized card mount depicting an African-American woman identified as Mrs. Whitaker and eleven (11) children

Background imageRags Collection: Captain of the Barons, c. 1622. Creator: Jacques Callot

Captain of the Barons, c. 1622. Creator: Jacques Callot
Captain of the Barons, c. 1622

Background imageRags Collection: Drury Lane Rags, 1888. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Drury Lane Rags, 1888. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Drury Lane Rags, 1888

Background imageRags Collection: Death of the Vagabond (La mort du vagabond). Creator: Alphonse Legros

Death of the Vagabond (La mort du vagabond). Creator: Alphonse Legros
Death of the Vagabond (La mort du vagabond)

Background imageRags Collection: Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris, 1858. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris, 1858. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris, 1858

Background imageRags Collection: Beggar Woman Receiving Charity, c. 1622. Creator: Jacques Callot

Beggar Woman Receiving Charity, c. 1622. Creator: Jacques Callot
Beggar Woman Receiving Charity, c. 1622

Background imageRags Collection: The Prodigal Son, 6th plate (L enfant prodigue). Creator: Alphonse Legros

The Prodigal Son, 6th plate (L enfant prodigue). Creator: Alphonse Legros
The Prodigal Son, 6th plate (L enfant prodigue)

Background imageRags Collection: The Prodigal Son, 3rd plate (L enfant prodigue). Creator: Alphonse Legros

The Prodigal Son, 3rd plate (L enfant prodigue). Creator: Alphonse Legros
The Prodigal Son, 3rd plate (L enfant prodigue)

Background imageRags Collection: Job, 1st plate. Creator: Alphonse Legros

Job, 1st plate. Creator: Alphonse Legros
Job, 1st plate

Background imageRags Collection: Sweeping from Top to Bottom. Creator: Jacques Philippe Le Bas

Sweeping from Top to Bottom. Creator: Jacques Philippe Le Bas
Sweeping from Top to Bottom. After Francois Boucher

Background imageRags Collection: Beggar Leaning on a Stick (reverse copy), 1851. Creator: F Bradshaw

Beggar Leaning on a Stick (reverse copy), 1851. Creator: F Bradshaw
Beggar Leaning on a Stick (reverse copy), 1851. After Rembrandt

Background imageRags Collection: Beggar Leaning on a Stick. n. d. Creator: David Deuchar

Beggar Leaning on a Stick. n. d. Creator: David Deuchar
Beggar Leaning on a Stick.n.d

Background imageRags Collection: Les Petits Buveurs de Lait (The Little Milk Drinkers), 18th century. Creator: Unknown

Les Petits Buveurs de Lait (The Little Milk Drinkers), 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Les Petits Buveurs de Lait (The Little Milk Drinkers), 18th century. After Francois Boucher

Background imageRags Collection: Viennese Cafe: On the Terrace (Wiener Cafe: Auf der Terasse), 1911. Creator: Moritz Jung

Viennese Cafe: On the Terrace (Wiener Cafe: Auf der Terasse), 1911. Creator: Moritz Jung
Viennese Cafe: On the Terrace (Wiener Cafe: Auf der Terasse), 1911

Background imageRags Collection: Traffic, 1791. 1791. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

Traffic, 1791. 1791. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Traffic, 1791

Background imageRags Collection: Found in the Street, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

Found in the Street, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Found in the Street, 1872. Men discuss the fate of an orphan by candlelight. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C

Background imageRags Collection: Refuge - Applying for Admittance, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

Refuge - Applying for Admittance, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Refuge-Applying for Admittance, 1872. A group of destitute men wait outside a night shelter in London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Background imageRags Collection: Gloucester Street, New Cut-Old Clothes Mart, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

Gloucester Street, New Cut-Old Clothes Mart, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Gloucester Street, New Cut-Old Clothes Mart, 1872. Women examine second hand clothing in Pimlico, London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Background imageRags Collection: Waifs and Strays, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

Waifs and Strays, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Waifs and Strays, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Background imageRags Collection: A Whitechapel Coffee House, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

A Whitechapel Coffee House, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
A Whitechapel Coffee House, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Background imageRags Collection: A Flower Girl, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

A Flower Girl, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
A Flower Girl, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Background imageRags Collection: A Greenwich Boat Traveller, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

A Greenwich Boat Traveller, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
A Greenwich Boat Traveller, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Background imageRags Collection: Broken Down, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

Broken Down, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Broken Down, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Background imageRags Collection: Old age and poverty, 15th century, (1849). Creator: H Moulin

Old age and poverty, 15th century, (1849). Creator: H Moulin
Old age and poverty, 15th century, (1849). An elderly woman on crutches, representing old age, and a figure in rags with a begging bowl, representing poverty

Background imageRags Collection: Beggar, central China, c1928. Creator: Unknown

Beggar, central China, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Beggar, central China, c1928. Kneeling mendicant. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928. [Georg A Jasmatzi, A.-G. Dresden, Germany]

Background imageRags Collection: The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Artist: T Cobb

The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Artist: T Cobb
The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Miserable, ragged, undernourished children

Background imageRags Collection: Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo and Oniyashi on a Beach, 1879. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo and Oniyashi on a Beach, 1879. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo and Oniyashi on a Beach, 1879. Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan

Background imageRags Collection: Love Conquered Fear, 1840

Love Conquered Fear, 1840. Michael Armstrong, adopted by a mill owner, embracing his brother Edward who is one of the ragged factory boys working amongst the spinning mules

Background imageRags Collection: Rip Van Winkle, 1923. Artist: Arthur Rackham

Rip Van Winkle, 1923. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Rip Van Winkle, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

Background imageRags Collection: Benefits of a plentiful harvest, 1813. Artist

Benefits of a plentiful harvest, 1813. Artist
Benefits of a plentiful harvest, 1813. Lord Mayor Scholey sitting enthroned and pointing to a pair of scales where a loaf is much lighter than the prescribed weight

Background imageRags Collection: Interior view of the Marine Societys office over the Royal Exchange, City of London, 1758

Interior view of the Marine Societys office over the Royal Exchange, City of London, 1758. In the foreground adults are directing poorly dressed children towards a basket of clothes

Background imageRags Collection: Last Dying Speech Man, 1827

Last Dying Speech Man, 1827
Last Dying Speech Man from The Gentlemans Pocket Magazine, pub. 1827 (hand coloured engraving)

Background imageRags Collection: D the Doleful, 1903. Artist: John Hassall

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

Background imageRags Collection: A Group of the Aristocracy, 1901

A Group of the Aristocracy, 1901. From The Sunday Strand Vol. IV, [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1901]

Background imageRags Collection: La Vieille Aux Loques, c1858, (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

La Vieille Aux Loques, c1858, (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
La Vieille Aux Loques, c1858, (1904). From Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1904]

Background imageRags Collection: La Vieille aux Loques, 1858 (1903-1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

La Vieille aux Loques, 1858 (1903-1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
La Vieille aux Loques, 1858 (1903-1904). From The Studio Volume 30. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1903-1904]

Background imageRags Collection: King of the beggars, Loong Wah, China, late 19th or early 20th century

King of the beggars, Loong Wah, China, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
King of the beggars, Loong Wah, China, late 19th or early 20th century. Chief of the Beggar Guild. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageRags Collection: Making paper from rags, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA, 20th century. Artist: Keystone View Company

Making paper from rags, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA, 20th century. Artist: Keystone View Company
Making paper from rags, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA, 20th century. Cut rags after being removed from washing drums. From the late 19th until the mid 20th century Holyoke was the worlds largest

Background imageRags Collection: The king rewarding the industrious haymaker near Weymouth, 1820. Artist: Thomas Kelly-Kenny

The king rewarding the industrious haymaker near Weymouth, 1820. Artist: Thomas Kelly-Kenny
The king rewarding the industrious haymaker near Weymouth, 1820

Background imageRags Collection: The Banquet of the Black Dolls, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank

The Banquet of the Black Dolls, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Banquet of the Black Dolls - In commemoration of the Reduction of the Duty on Rags, 19th century. Pate de Horse Shoes, Omelette de Old Iron, Bones Boile, Plomb (ie Lead) Pudding

Background imageRags Collection: The Association of Artists assisting the starving, 1921. Artist: Sergey Vassilyevich Chekhonin

The Association of Artists assisting the starving, 1921. Artist: Sergey Vassilyevich Chekhonin
The Association of Artists assisting the starving, 1921

Background imageRags Collection: Untitled, c1680-1704 Artist: Cornelis Dusart

Untitled, c1680-1704 Artist: Cornelis Dusart
Untitled, c1680-1704

Background imageRags Collection: The Mouths Labour, c1592-1635. Artist: Jacques Callot

The Mouths Labour, c1592-1635. Artist: Jacques Callot
The Mouths Labour, c1592-1635

Background imageRags Collection: It is time, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya

It is time, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
It is time, 1799. Plate 80 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain



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