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Criticised Collection

Background imageCriticised Collection: Meade at Gettysburg

Meade at Gettysburg
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG Union General George Meade successfully repels Lee at Gettysburg, though he is later criticised for not following up his victory sufficiently

Background imageCriticised Collection: Cartoon, The Coming Rosalind

Cartoon, The Coming Rosalind, Violet Vanbrugh and F C Burnand - Shall I be safe in these, Mr Burnand? Burnand is holding a copy of the Fortnightly Review

Background imageCriticised Collection: Lieutenant-General Douglas Haig

Lieutenant-General Douglas Haig
Portrait by John St. Helier Lander of Douglas Haig (1861-1921), Commander of the First Corps of the British Expeditionary Force

Background imageCriticised Collection: Cartoon, Portrait of Douglas Jerrold by W G Wills

Cartoon, Portrait of Douglas Jerrold by W G Wills
Cartoon, Portrait of Douglas William Jerrold (1803-1857), journalist and playwright, by the Irish artist and writer William Gorman Wills (1828-1891)

Background imageCriticised Collection: John Bright as a Lord

John Bright as a Lord
JOHN BRIGHT, statesman, depicted - improbably ! - as seated in the House of Lords - which he had criticised as a refuge for worn-out members of the House of Commons. Date: 1811 - 1889

Background imageCriticised Collection: Aberdeen Snowballed

Aberdeen Snowballed
George Hamilton Gordon, fourth earl of ABERDEEN Statesman - but not, it seems, a very popular one; as prime minister during the Crimea War he was much criticised Date: 1784 - 1860

Background imageCriticised Collection: China / Slacker Criticised

China / Slacker Criticised
A slacker is criticised. Date: 1951

Background imageCriticised Collection: Cartoon, In the back, WW1

Cartoon, In the back, WW1
Cartoon, In the back. The woman on the right is criticised for reminding a social gathering that people are killing each other just 80 kilometers away. Date: 1915

Background imageCriticised Collection: George Gordon Meade

George Gordon Meade
GEORGE GORDON MEADE U.S. army general, commanded Army of the Potomac, defeated Lee at Gettysburg but criticised for not following up sufficiently aggressively. Date: 1815 - 1872

Background imageCriticised Collection: The Sneezing Man - Alphonse Levy illustration of Jewish Life

The Sneezing Man - Alphonse Levy illustration of Jewish Life
Postcard illustration by Alphonse Levy, a painter of Jewish life, depicting The Sneezing Man (possibly making a noise at an inappropriate moment?)

Background imageCriticised Collection: The Imperial German Navy

The Imperial German Navy
German officers and men aboard the Moltke. Manned chiefly by conscription, the German navy was criticised for disrespecting International Law and sinking Allied merchant-ships without warning

Background imageCriticised Collection: Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe

Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe
Photograph of Admiral John R. Jellicoe (1859-1935), supreme commander of the British fleets in 1914. Although criticised at the time of the Battle of Jutland for failing to categorically defeat

Background imageCriticised Collection: Lord Aberdeen (Youngish)

Lord Aberdeen (Youngish)
George Hamilton Gordon, fourth earl of ABERDEEN Statesman; as prime minister during the Crimea War he was much criticised

Background imageCriticised Collection: Leopold Ii / Belgium / Moloc

Leopold Ii / Belgium / Moloc
LEOPOLD II Assumed the title of sovereign over the Congo Free State in 1885. Severely criticised for his treatment of Congo natives

Background imageCriticised Collection: French in Mali

French in Mali
The French tricouleur is raised in Tombouctou, Mali : the action is widely criticised, even in France, as reckless provocation


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