1828 Collection (page 17)

Crockfords Club House on St Jamess Street

Fancy Waistcoat 1828
Blue cut-away coat, gigot sleeves, hip pockets, gold buttons, high stand-fall collar, patterned waistcoat, pleated shirt front with gold buttons. Back view included

Society Cats and Rats
Society cats and rats

Birds Operate
Birds perform a medical operation on an unidentifiable creature

Unsuccessful Fisherbird
A bird goes fishing to provide food for his family, but returns with just one small fish to fill five empty mouths

Peacock and Lizard
A bird introduces an obsequious lizard to a haughty peacock

Bird and Insect
A bird and an insect in a domestic situation

Medical Help for Bird
A bird comes for medical treatment to straighten his back

Parrot Lays down Law
The parrot lays down the law to a mixed group of animals

Birds Bathing
Birds and frogs share the bathing-pool

Lovers Spied On
Two bluebirds are spied on by a hedgehog

Learning, Parrot Fashion
Learning, parrot fashion

Journalistic Jays
Journalistic jays

Hen and Two Cocks
A hen watches in trepidation as two cocks come to blows over her

Fish Going Shopping
Fish, in human dress, going shopping for poultry

Sick Grasshopper
A sick grasshopper has his pulse taken

Beetle Procession
A procession of beetle clergy

Nikolai Chernyshevsky
NIKOLAI CHERNYSHEVSKY Russian radical activist, exiled in Siberia for 24 years, wrote the classic revolutionary text What is to be done ?

Sheep Rescued from Wolf
A sheep is about to be carried off by a wolf when a police- dog hurries to her rescue, armed with a spear

Swooning Fish / Grandville
Swooning Fish!

Reptilian Reunion
A reptilian reunion

Corn Exchange, London
The new Corn Exchange, Mark Lane, London

Monkeys at Art Class
Animals participate in a life class at an art school

The Albany, London
The former Albany House, off Piccadilly, is converted into 69 chambers originally meant for bachelors : residents have included Aldous Huxley, Edith Evans and Graham Greene

Regents Pk Zoo 1837
Regents Park, London : the gardens of the Zoological Society were opened to Fellows of the Society in 1828, and soon became a popular attraction

Regents Pk Zoo Aerial
Regents Park, London : a birds eye view of the gardens of the Zoological Society, which were opened to Fellows of the Society in 1828, and became a popular attraction

Mouses Deathbed
Mourners and undertakers at a mouses deathbed

Actors and Audience
Monkey actors perform to a box of snakes, one of whom holds a key... what for ?

GREEDY CAT
A cat is about to be punished for helping himself to milk at the dairy

Rhino and Telescope
A bird invites the rhinoceros to examine the heavens through his telescope

Donkeys and Sedan Chair
Donkeys carry a bull in a sedan chair, while other animals carry burdens on their backs

Elephant Firemen
Elephant firemen put out a blaze, watched by a bird from the insurance company

Caught Canoodling
A dog returns from shooting to find a rabbit canoodling with his monkey wife

Singers (Grandville)
A chorus of singers - but they are animals in human dress, as also the monkey conductor and the bovine accompanist

Feasting Fox
A feasting fox resents the intrusion of a suppliant crocodile

Lovers as Cat and Pig
Two lovers represented as a cat and a pig

Workmen on Buildingsite
Architect and client, and workmen, on a building site

Madame Vouches for Girl
A madame assures a potential customer that her girl is healthy, while another customer notes the address of a doctor

Father Offers Daughter
A father recommends his daughter to an officer

Fisherman and Wife
The husband fishes, his discontented wife tries to amuse herself with her music

Measuring Applicants
A steward measures three goats to see if they will do as footmen to his master

Animal Reception
At a smart reception, Mr Fox and two other greedy males grab at the canape-tray instead of helping the ladies

Introducing Lady Friend
A bird introduces his shy girl-friend to his friends

Soldiers and Girl
Three military rabbits surround a charming ape who appears to be making little bouquets or buttonholes

STAG PARTY
Guests at a stag party welcome the arrival of the unicorn

Animals Admire Poster
Passers-by in the street inspect with a critical eye a poster for Grandvilles Metamorphoses du jour

Rabbit and Pig
A rabbit confronted with two charming ladies of the town chooses the sow rather than the owl

Bear at Desk
A bear at his writing desk is interrupted by his cleaning- bird

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