Uncomfortable Collection

Beach at Cape May, c1840. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Beach at Cape May, c1840. Two men seated on folding stools sit on the sand despite clouds of annoying insects. Cape May, New Jersey, is among the oldest American seaside resorts

Monsieur, ils ne sont que cinq.. 1864. Creator: Honore Daumier
Monsieur, ils ne sont que cinq.. 1864. - Monsieur, ils ne sont que cinq, il y a une sixieme place...en vous penchant beaucoup vous pourrez voir un peu'

Fisherman courting, 1880. Creator: Albert Neuhuys
Fisherman courting, 1880

Vous sentez bien, mon cher monsieur... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Vous sentez bien, mon cher monsieur... 19th century. Human Infirmity - You feel good, my dear sir?

'Railway Travelling - A Contrast, 1891. Creator: G Durand
'Railway Travelling - A Contrast, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Cupper (Kopster), 1695. Creator: Cornelis Dusart
The Cupper (Kopster), 1695

Niam Niam lunatic, Mongalla to Terrakekka, Sudan, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
Niam Niam lunatic, Mongalla to Terrakekka, Sudan, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Alice, as she grows larger, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
Alice, as she grows larger, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. [Macmillan & Co

Alice, as she grows larger, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
Alice, as she grows larger, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. [Macmillan & Co

Ah! Très bien j'en suis sûr!.. 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ah! Tres bien j'en suis sur!.. 1841. Ah! tres bien j'en suis sur! malheureuse, v'la une heure que je te guette...Ah! j'en suis sur

Discomforts of an Epicure, 1787. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Discomforts of an Epicure, 1787. According to available descriptions of Rowlandson, this is a self-portrait, of course exaggerated

Womans Clogs, c. 1938. Creator: Harry Grossen
Womans Clogs, c. 1938

Dorothy True, 1919. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz
Dorothy True, 1919. A work made of gelatin silver print

Portrait of Dr. T. B. Hood, Between 1876 and 1880. Creator: Samuel Montague Fassett
Portrait of Dr. T.B. Hood, Between 1876 and 1880

Cupid Bound, 1908. Artist: Anna Lea Merritt
Cupid Bound, 1908. Cupid being embraced; his bow and arrows are on the ground beside him

A crowded coach travelling between Greenwich and Charing Cross, London, 1783. Artist
A crowded coach travelling between Greenwich and Charing Cross, London, on the Whitsunday holiday, 1783. A helpless dog is dragged alongside the coach

Advertisement for Houdaille car suspension, c1900

Midnight in the Mall, 1937. A mother watches over her children as they sleep on The Mall, to ensure their place to see the coronation of King George VI

Chinese criminals in the Viceroys Yamen, now used as a jail, Tientsin (Tianjin), China, 1901. Criminals wearing large wooden collars known as cangues. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Chain gang, Soo-Chow (Suzhou), China, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Chain gang, Soo-Chow (Suzhou), China, late 19th or early 20th century. A chain gang wearing cangues, which record their crime. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Equestrian cartoon, 19th century. This oss Hasn t learnt to climb over the stiles vell, and I von t have him again

A staircase in a night shelter, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
A staircase in a night shelter, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

Advertising poster for Pastilles Poncelet, a cold and bronchitis remedy, 1896. Artist: Jules Cheret
Advertising poster for Pastilles Poncelet, a cold and bronchitis remedy, 1896. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Heatwave in Paris, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
Heatwave in Paris, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd September 1895

Apparatus for reducing dislocations, 1544. The subject is placed on a bed with a windlass at either end. Ropes are attached to the area of dislocation and force is applied by turning the windlass

Six early forms of bicycle, c1870. 19th century hobby horses, fore-runners of the bicycles, including the Dandy Horse, Gompertzs velocipede, the Dublin velocipede and the Bone-Shaker

Passengers on a London to Glasgow train, 1884. Top: as it should be (comfortable and well-ordered). Bottom: as it is (crowded and smoky)

Scene from Byrons poem Mazeppa, c1820. Published in 1819, this narrative poem is based on a passage in Voltaires Charles XII

Likes His Moneys Worth, 1872. The discomforts of the night trains are highlighted in this cartoon. Bunks were not provided in second class and passengers had to find their comfort where they might

First Class Travelling, 1864. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
First Class Travelling, 1864. Various Evolutions Performed by Mr. M Lankie, after the Eighth Hour of the Journey from Edinburgh to London, in the Vain Endeavour to Obtain Relief for his Legs

One Good Turn Deserves Another. The Working Man Enlightening the Superior Classes, 1858. This was a time in which the educated minority spent much time posing as the Working Mans Friend

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