Bateman Collection (page 3)

The Ten Commandments of the Dancer - Bateman views
The Ballroom Decalogue - a satirical presentation of it by H. M. Bateman. Date: 1912

Sunday afternoon at Holland Park Rink by H. M. Bateman
Fashion on the floor: A wicked caricature. A comic artists view. Bateman on a Sunday afternoon at the Holland Park rink at a time when rinking was at the height of popularity. Date: 1912

Sporting with Winter Sports by H. M. Bateman - Curling
Scotlands ain game: Curling - " The Roarers". Date: 1912

The Galling, Perturbing, Offending Telephone, H. M. Bateman
The new service - as some declare they have found it. Complaints about the new telephone service recently transferred to the operation of the Post Office, as visualised by the great cartoonist, H. M

The Coming of Age by H. M. Bateman
Outside the Four-Mile Radius - Surbubia. A young man begrudges being the centre of a rather elderly group of party goers at his 21st birthday celebration. Date: 1912

Congestion of the Lung by H. M. Bateman
An open space as imagined by the cartoonist H. M. Bateman with hundreds of men playing football. Date: 1912

Dos for Public Speakers by H. M. Bateman
Dos for Public Speakersfrom the Public Speaking Club of America visualised by the cartoonist H. M. Bateman. Date: 1912

Prances at Princes - Ice attitudes, . H. M. Bateman
The waltzers - and some wobblers. Our artist and skating. Cartoon by H. M. Bateman depicting skaters at fashionable Princes Skating Rink. Date: 1912

Poster, He risked an accident just to clean a machine
Poster, Ministry of Labour and National Service, ROSPA, He risked an accident just to clean a machine. Designed by H M Bateman. 1931

The Losing Lady And The Cough-Drop, A Hectic Moment At Monte Carlo by H M Bateman. The innocent cough-drop and the worried officials

The Man Who Bid Half a Guinea at Tattersalls by H M Bateman. Obviously half a guinea is not what you should bid for a horse. This illustration shows the establishment in turmoil

Bateman and Revys railway tube project 1869
Bateman and Revys railway tube project. The bell pierces the tunnel. Date: 1869

The New Colonel by H. M. Bateman
A young, business-like and rather intellectual Colonel arrives at a club, observed with some reservation by the old guard. Date: 1929

Where Ignorance is Bliss by H M Bateman, this illustration shows a man warming his behind in front of the fire while he smokes his pipe. But he is unaware of the flames leaping up his back

A Man who stayed at Home. H. M. Bateman cartoon, WW1
" A Man who stayed at Home: The ought-to-have!" This cartoon shows a man who at various points during the war insists I ought to enlist but never actually does so

Poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases, WW2
Ministry of Health poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases -- trap the germs in your handkerchief. Help to keep the nation fighting fit. Date: 1940s

The Vacuum - A Masterpiece by H. M. Bateman
Page 1 of 4. Brilliant sequential cartoon by H. M. Bateman depicting a man asking his maid to have a go at a vacuum cleaner, only to find he sucks up everything in his path. Date: 1920

The Colonels Christmas Dream by H. M. Bateman
A Colonel dreams of inspecting a battalion of Father Christmases. Date: 1928

HM Bateman evacuees cartoon
Lady Biggleswades evacuees object to game on alternate day as being monotonous. An upper class family are dismayed to discover complaints about the meals from their temporary guests during the Second

First and Second Impressions by H. M. Bateman
The Majors speaking voice was simply charming. Maisie was rapidly succumbing to its spell. Until one day she heard him use it on parade! Cartoon by H. M

The Lifeguardsman who Dropped It by H. M. Bateman
One of H. M. Batemans most brilliant cartoons - a guard of honour at a wedding goes horribly wrong. 1935

The Epicure who detected a Minnow by H. M. Bateman
The Epicure Who Detected a Minnow in the Whitebait by H. M. Batemen. An arrogant diner, irate to discover a minnow amongst his plate of whitebait, demands the ma e d rectifies the situation

The Man Who Watches The Speedometer by Bateman. This illustration is of a man in his car. The faster he goes the more the speed affects him. First he looses his hat, then his hair

WW2 poster, Save fuel to make munitions for battle
WW2 poster, The wife who squandered the electricity -- Save fuel to make munitions for battle, designed by H M Bateman for the Ministry of Fuel and Power. Date: 1943

Le Mot Juste: WWI cartoon by H. M. Bateman
" Le Mot Juste: A careful and economical person. Much given to niceness of expression. Trying to decide upon which adjective to risk his brown." This cartoon satirises how the British press

And no wonder! H. M. Bateman cartoon
" And no wonder! THE DEAR OLD LADY (as the recruits march by): Dear me, how the fine weather does bring the young fellows out to be sure

Form at a Glance. WW1, H. M. Bateman cartoon
" Form at a Glance: THE VISITOR: Whats his trouble? THE ASYLUM DOCTOR: Oh; hes trying to calculate how many times " Form fours!" has been ordered since the war broke out

R. A. F, The Specialist, WW1, cartoon, H. M Bateman
A World War One R.A.F pilot pokes his head out of the side of his biplane as he releases a grossly oversized bomb. Date: 1918

The Debutante by H. M. Bateman (Tennis at Wimbledon)
Humorous illustration by the master of social satire, H. M. Bateman showing a new tennis player on the famous centre court at Wimbledon, feeling very much as if all eyes are upon her. Date: 1926

Galeandra baueri, orchid
Illustration from Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala (1837-43) by James Bateman. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

The Mannequin Who Made The Most Of It, by H. M. Bateman
A humorous illustration showing a fashion mannequin taking to the catwalk, entrancing all the audience. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch

The Complete Pessimist by H. M. Bateman
" Father, what is life?" " Life, my son, is a game - played against an invisible opponent, who invariably win

A Weighty Reason by H. M. Bateman
" He seems happy, but what on earth did her marry her for - her money?" " Oh dear no - her house" On seeing a chap walking in the park with an older, somewhat voluptuous

The Evening Paper by H. M. Bateman
An old gentleman settles down to read the evening newspaper in an armchair by the fire but the news does not meet with his approval

Inspiration by H. M. Bateman
" Why, thats the very thing" ! A rather large and curvaceous 1920s lady contemplates a fashion magazine featuring the slim and sinuous fashions of the decade. Date: 1929

Stand Easy by H. M. Bateman
Guards wearing bearskin helmets rest their heads for a moment. Date: 1927

Horse Dealer by H. M. Bateman
Dealer: He changes gear without a sound. A horse dealer uses motoring terminology to sell a horse. 1929

The Third Encore by H. M. Bateman
A small man, rather green with exhaustion, mops his brow at the thought of yet another dance with a sturdy lady. Date: 1928

The Member of the Beauty Chorus who Got out of Step by H. M. Bateman. Date: 1928

The Boxers Who Fought to a Standstill, H. M. Bateman
Two boxers in the ring lie on the floor having knocked each other out. Even the audience is utterly exhausted. Date: 1933

The Family Horse for Keen Sportsmen by H M. Bateman
The Family Horse for Keen Sportsmen with Short Purses. A horse with a particularly lengthy back proves to be an economical purchase for an enthusiastic sportsman. 1930

Drums and Fifes by H. M. Bateman
An old man, dozing on a bench, is disturbed by the distant sound of the drums and fifes of a marching military band. Suffused with patriotism, he races off to find them and falls in

The Host Who Forgot To Approve The Dish by H M Bateman, this illustration shows a group of people about to have dinner, but the host has forgotten to approve the dish

Say It With Cigars by H M Bateman. This illustration is a play on the gentleman offering chocolates to the lady. In this case the woman is on her knee offering cigars to the man

The Non-Drinking Host by H M Bateman. This illustration has four men sat around a card table. One man is smoking a cigarette but the other three are so distracted by their lack of beverage that their

A Scotchman Visiting Monte Carlo by H M Bateman
A Scotchman, ordered to the Riviera for his health, makes the mistake of visiting Monte Carlo by H M Bateman. This illustration shows a man from Scotland being carried away by worried officials after

The Guest Who Fished An Alexandra On The Test by H M Bateman. For the benefit of those who are not fishermen, an Alexandra is a fly considered so alluring to trout, and consequently so deadly in use

Getting a Document Stamped At Somerset House by H M Bateman. This illustration shows the red tape of Somerset House, tax offices

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