Eccentric Collection (page 4)

Stuffed dog, Walter Potter Museum, London
A stuffed dog sitting at a writing desk in a furnished room at the Walter Potter Museum, Jamaica Inn, London. Sadly the museum was sold off and disbanded in 2003. Date: 1960s

George Chirgwin
George H Chirgwin, 1854 - 1922. Music hall entertainer, known as the White-Eyed Musical Moke or the White- Eyed Kaffir. Pictured here in very strange Highlands inspired stage costume including a

Red Indian Chiefs wife, Eastbourne, Sussex
Phyllis Blackmore, wife of Edward Blackmore, an Eastbourne plumber. Both of them were adopted members of the North American Sioux Indian Tribe

Red Indian Chief and wife, Eastbourne, Sussex
Edward Blackmore, an Eastbourne plumber, with his wife Phyllis, both of them adopted members of the North American Sioux Indian Tribe

Fred Curd, watchman at Rye, Sussex
Fred Curd looking through his telescope at Rye, Sussex. He was one of two men employed by the Corporation of Winchelsea to maintain the Look Out

Caricature of Frederick Burnaby, traveller and army officer
Caricature of Frederick Gustavus Burnaby (1842-1885), traveller and British army officer. He stood as a Tory candidate for Birmingham in the 1880 General Election, but was unsuccessful. 1880

George Baron Coleraine
GEORGE HANGER, fourth baron COLERAINE Eccentric Irish military, captured during the American War. Date: 1751 - 1824

Cartoon, The great couturier, WW1
French satire on Austrian fashions show ghoulish staring eyed women with heavy make-up, outlandish hairstyles & bizarre & eccentric clothes in garish colours & patterns. Date: 1917

Duck Hunt / Alken
DUCK The eccentric Shropshire Squire John Mytton (1796-1834) wearing a nightshirt crawls across the snow on his knees to bag a few wild ducks. Date: 1820s

Tatton Sykes
SIR TATTON SYKES (1826 - 1913), Eccentric landowner 1879

John Bigg, Hermit 17C
JOHN BIGG had been a lawyers clerk during the Commonwealth, but when the monarchy was restored he became morose and adopted a solitary life Date: 1629 - 1696

Beckford / Fonthill House
WILLIAM BECKFORD Fonthill House, Wiltshire, home of the English writer, art collector and eccentric Date: 1760 - 1844

Beckford / Bath Grave
WILLIAM BECKFORD Tomb of the English writer, art collector and eccentric in the cemetery at Bath Date: 1760 - 1844

Burgess Preaches
Satirical illustration of the eccentric Presbyterian preacher Daniel Burgess (1645 - 1713) Date: circa 1690

Hunter Shows Prowess
English eccentric John Mytton (1796-1834) renowned for his sporting prowess & reckless behaviour successfully negotiates some high railings. Date: 1820s

Dan Bulger racehorse and Prince Monolulu at the races
Racehorse Dan Bulger with jockey on horseback, and Prince Monolulu, horseracing tipster, at the races. circa 1936

Commander Geoffrey Spicer-Simson
Commander Geoffrey Basil Spicer-Simson (1876-1947), Australian-born British Royal Navy officer, best known for his part in the Battle for Lake Tanganyika in 1915. Date: 1925

Eccentric dress of a French count, 1399.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages

Old man with two dogs and a cat in a garden. The dogs are wearing muzzles, though they don t appear to belong to a dangerous breed! Date: circa 1900s

Old lady with two dogs and two cats in a tent. Date: circa 1930s

John Mackenzie Grieve, Vanity Fair, Spy
JOHN MACKENZIE GRIEVE. Can find little information on this rather eccentric looking hunting gentleman in top hat and cravat, but is is a rather splendid portrait! Caption: Haute 飯 le

George Woodward
GEORGE MOUTARD WOODWARD caricaturist, author of Eccentric excursions, in 1805 Date: 1760 - 1809

JOHN TIMBS journalist and writer, collector of curious and eccentric facts Date: 1801 - 1875

DR SWINEY Eccentric person who rarely left his home, but left a legacy to the British Museum for a lectureship in geology. Date: 1794? - 1844

Count Schlanrendorf
GUSTAV, count SCHLABRENDORF German philanthropist and eccentric. Date: 1750 - 1824

Michel De Saint-Martin
MICHEL DE SAINT-MARTIN marquis de Miskou etc. French churchman ? Judging by the papal-style headgear he was either an eccentric or an ecclesiastical pretender. Date: 1614 - 1687

Robert North
ROBERT NORTH Eccentric but benevolent resident of Scarborough, Yorkshire, where his father had been vicar. Date: 1702 - 1760

Thomas Neil
THOMAS NEIL Precentor, and an eccentric figure in Edinburghs social scene - here, for instance, he has dressed as The old wife. Date: circa 1790

John Mytton
JOHN MYTTON Eccentric squire of Shropshire - we have superb illustrations of his wild carryings-on ! Date: 1796 - 1834

James Lord Monboddo
JAMES BURNETT, lord MONBODDO Scottish judge and anthro- -pologist, renowned for his radical - some said eccentric - views on human evolution which anticipated Darwin. Date: 1714 - 1799

Crazy Paving Vicar
This vicar and his pretty little girl assistant are laying paving in a church yard in Hampstead, North London, England. Date: early 1930s

Georg Von Maurer
GEORG LUDWIG von MAURER Bavarian statesman at the court of the eccentric konig Ludwig. Date: 1790 - 1872

William Lole - 1
WILLIAM LOLE Leicestershire hermit and eccentric, known for the extravagance of his ideas, his speech and his clothing. Date: CIRCA 1850

William Lole - 2
WILLIAM LOLE Leicestershire hermit and eccentric, known for the extravagance of his ideas, his speech and his clothing. Date: CIRCA 1850

Henry Lemoine
HENRY LEMOINE The Literary & Pedestrian Bookseller & Author, a well known Eccentric Character of the City of London. Date: 1756 - 1812

Richard Roberts Jones
RICHARD ROBERTS (JONES) eccentric, known as the Cambrian Linguist. Date: 1780 - 1843

The Members of the Eccentric Club
Members of The Eccentric Club in 1892. The clubs first President was Sir Charles Wyndham, an outstanding actor and a theatrical manager, who, according to the legend

Waiter at the Eccentric Club & a Steward at a West End Club
A waiter at the Eccentric Club and a Steward at a West End Club. Date: 1892

Two Babies getting their milk direct from the cow
A quite surreal German postcard, showing two rather plump babies strapped to the back of two cows, their mouths clamped to long tubes originating from the cows udders

Colonel Sir Claude Macdonald - Sherborne, Dorset
Colonel Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald (18521915) - a British diplomat, best known for his service in China and Japan. Pictured in Sherborne, Dorset. Date: circa 1910

Germany - The Eccentric Weisgarber Family
The Eccentric Vegetarian Weisgarber Family from Blankenburg (Harz) - a town and health resort in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, at the north foot of the Harz Mountains

Model RAF aircraft on the beach - Southern England
A rather fine model aircraft at the seaside - possibly an entry into a Birdman/Flugtag-style event, where daredevils launch improbable flying machines off the end of a pier/jetty/quayside into

Pantomime artist Will Evans on his farm
Will Evans (1866 -1931) was an eccentric comedian who performed in pantomime from a young age, and appeared on the music halls in the 1890s

Lord George Sanger with his ponies
Lord George Sanger (1827-1911) was an English showman and circus proprietor who ran shows and circuses throughout much of the 19th century and early 20th with his brother John

Dr. William Valentine in some of his Eccentric Characters. | Sketched by Dr. Northall of Brooklyn, during an Entertainment. Date: ca. 1850

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