Trouble Collection

The Man with the Load of Mischief, 18th century, (1943). Creator: William Hogarth
The Man with the Load of Mischief, 18th century, (1943). A man with a chain and padlock round his neck, carrying a " load of mischief" : a woman holding a glass of gin rides on his back

Boat in Trouble. Creator: Alphonse Legros
Boat in Trouble

After a Long Cruise, 1857. Creator: John Carlin
After a Long Cruise, 1857

Trouble in Belfast, 1907, (1933). Creator: AE Brown
Trouble in Belfast, 1907, (1933). In a dock strike, Jim Larkin, the notorious Irish agitator, created so great an upheaval in Ulster [later Northern Ireland] that the military were called out by

Nichiren Calming the Storm, c1830s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861)
Nichiren Calming the Storm, c. 1830s (colour woodblock print). Nichiren (1222-1282) was a Buddhist saint whose life was studded with miracles; this image depicts one such miracle

Oil on Troubled Waters, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Two white men stoning an African American to death, 1919, USA. Between 1910 and 1930, 4.1 million African Americans moved from the Southern states to the cities of the North

African Americans and whites leaving the beach as trouble begins, Chicago, Illinois, USA, c1919. Racial tensions increased in Chicago after the end of the First World War as African Americans

Traffic Trouble in 50, 19th century. Artist: Eugene Louis Lami
Traffic Trouble in 50, 19th century. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXIII, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1929]

Magdalen, (1927). Artist: Hans Memling
Magdalen, (1927). A print from Flemish and Belgian art 1300-1900, The Exhibition organised by the Anglo-Belgian Union at Burlington House, London

Hired for an Hour, 19th century. Two city gentlemen struggling to cope with riding horses they have hired, much to the amusement of country folk

A Naughty Child, 19th century, (1912). Artist: Edwin Henry Landseer
A Naughty Child, 19th century, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Trouble in Palestine, 1929. The front cover of the Le Petit Journal Illustre, 8th September 1929

Trouble in Belgium, 1899. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Trouble in Belgium, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 16th July 1899

Cholera in Russia, the troubles in Astrakhan, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Cholera in Russia, the troubles in Astrakhan, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 6th August 1892

Trials, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Trials, 1799. Plate 60 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain The series is evidence of the artists political liberalism

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