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Eccentricity Collection

Background imageEccentricity Collection: Zebra-drawn trap of Lord Walter Rothschild

Zebra-drawn trap of Lord Walter Rothschild
Rothschild broke in and trained several zebras to pull a trap, which he memorably used to visit Buckingham Palace in 1898 Date: 1898

Background imageEccentricity Collection: Bill of fare from Crystal Palace, 31 / 12 / 1853

Bill of fare from Crystal Palace, 31 / 12 / 1853
Menu for the dinner in the Iguanodon and original artwork by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, donated by his granddaughter Mary Hawkins

Background imageEccentricity Collection: Richard Sickert and wife in his litter-ary studio

Richard Sickert and wife in his litter-ary studio
Walter Richard Sickert and his wife seen in his studio at Broadstairs, the state of which brings new meaning to the word, untidy. Date: 1938

Background imageEccentricity Collection: Patients at Villejuif and Earlswood Asylums

Patients at Villejuif and Earlswood Asylums
Photographs of artworks by patients at Villejuif and Earlswood Asylums, including a portrait, a seascape, cityscape, sculptures of people and carved ships

Background imageEccentricity Collection: Invitation to Dinner in Iguanodon 31 / 12 / 1853

Invitation to Dinner in Iguanodon 31 / 12 / 1853
Original artwork by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, donated by his granddaughter Mary Hawkins

Background imageEccentricity Collection: William Cumming, Banker

William Cumming, Banker
WILLIAM CUMMING Scottish banker in Edinburgh with a reputation for eccentricity. Date: ? - 1790

Background imageEccentricity Collection: Eyre Coote (Younger) 3

Eyre Coote (Younger) 3
Sir EYRE COOTE (the younger) (nephew of the elder) Military commander whose long and distinguished career terminated in eccentricity, brought on by his wounds. Date: 1763 - 1823

Background imageEccentricity Collection: Eyre Coote (Younger) 2

Eyre Coote (Younger) 2
Sir EYRE COOTE (the younger) (nephew of the elder) Military commander whose long and distinguished career terminated in eccentricity, brought on by his wounds. Date: 1763 - 1823

Background imageEccentricity Collection: Eyre Coote (Younger) 1

Eyre Coote (Younger) 1
Sir EYRE COOTE (the younger) (nephew of the elder) Military commander whose long and distinguished career terminated in eccentricity, brought on by his wounds. Date: 1763 - 1823

Background imageEccentricity Collection: Colonel Sir Claude Macdonald - Sherborne, Dorset

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

Background imageEccentricity Collection: Bobby Leach and his barrel - Niagara Falls

Bobby Leach and his barrel - Niagara Falls
British former stuntman Bobby Leach (1858 - 1926) and his barrel, in which he survived passage over Niagara Falls, Canada, at severe detriment to his future health

Background imageEccentricity Collection: Too Much Prosperity?

Too Much Prosperity?
Does too much prosperity lead to diamond dog collars, bathing in milk, lighting cigars from burning dollar bills and champagne foot baths?


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