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Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the role of FalstaffSir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the role of Sir John Falstaff. circa 1900s
Shakespeare - King Henry IV - Falstaff: This chair shall be my state. circa 1830
Party Invitation - La Coupe Enchantee (a story by La Fontaine). 19th century
The Round Game of Happy Families, Mrs ScrapsChad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Mrs Scraps the Butchers Wife. circa 1910
The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr ScrapsChad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr Scraps the Butcher. circa 1910
The Round Game of Happy Families, Master GrimesChad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Master Grimes the Sweeps Son. circa 1910
The Round Game of Happy Families, box designChad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, box design, showing Mr Scraps the Butcher. circa 1910
Classical singer with piano accompanist. early 20th century
Henry IV Part I - title page - Falstaff and Prince Hal. 1862
Two Helpings of Capon Farci aux Truffles by H. M. BatemanA rather rotund looking gentleman savours a tiny portion of French cuisine at a restaurant as the chef and waiters wait anxiously for his reaction. Date: 1925
Advert for Lanoline soap 1896Lanoline soap, prepared from the purified fat of the lambs wool. 1896
Music cover, Mr Gallagher and Mr Shean One Step. 1922
Sing Fat Co, Chinatown, San Francisco, USASing Fat Co, a leading oriental bazaar on the corner of California Street and Grant Avenue, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA
Six babies in blue on a cutout Christmas cardSix crying babies in blue on a cutout Christmas card, with a verse. Date: circa 1890s
Six babies in pink on a cutout Christmas card, with a verse. Date: circa 1890s
Days that are gone - Appy Ampstead - people enjoying a bank holiday on Hampstead Heath, north London, as depicted by Webster Murray. 1925
Pig and monkeys in a park on a postcardPig in a bathchair with monkeys in a park on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Young woman with wooden tub on a German postcardPlump young woman sitting in front of a wooden tub on a German postcard. The two holes are designed for someone to put their fingers through
The Belle of the Beach - Keszthely, Lake Balaton, HungaryBelle of the beach - A Bellboy of the Hullam Szallo Hotel provides shade for a very wealthy rather rotund female guest, promenading with her pet Scottie dog (Scottish Terrier) along the Strand (Beach)
Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Preparing Pilaf - traditional rice-based broth. Here the fat/oil/dripping is added. Date: circa 1910
Large man taking a shower, Florida, USALarge man taking a shower on a beach in Florida, USA. 1970
By Request! by H. M. BatemanA couple eat a lavish meal in a restaurant as a violinist plays furiously in the gallery above. Date: 1917
Happy Families - Mrs Dough. circa 1940s
Happy Families - Mr Dough. circa 1940s
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805). EngCharles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805). British Army officer. Engraving. Colored
Conquest of Mexico. 1519. Anonimous. TableConquest of Mexico. Anonimous table. 1676-1700. Cortes greeted by the Cacique Gordo in Zempoala. Museum of America. Madrid. Spain
Intefs seated statue. EgyptIntefs seated statue. Limestone. Wearing with a wig, long skirt and with abdominal folds with which scuptor shows Intefs high social status, associated to abundant food and sedentary lifestyle
Antonio Gonzalez Velazquez. PortraitAntonio Gonzalez Velazquez (1723-1794). Spanish painter. Self-portrait. 1777. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain
Sancho Panza. StatueSancho Panza. Character in the novel Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes. Statue, Malagon. Spain
Victoria, Princess Royal, aged 5 months. 1819
The Stomach Pump -- sad stuff, sad stuff. early 19th century
Old Maid card - Schoolmaster. circa 1940s
Kay Snap - Mr Cotton the Draper. 1930s
Kay Snap - Mr Chop the Butcher. 1930s
The Monthly Nurse. circa 1840
Cartoon, Launching the New Boat, Youth. A reference to a new play, Youth, co-written by Augustus Harris and Paul John Merrit, first performed at Drury Lane, London, on 6 August 1881. 1881
Caricature of Corney Grain, entertainer and songwriterCaricature of Richard Corney Grain (1844-1895), entertainer and songwriter, seen here at the piano. 1881
Caricature of Paul John Merrit, playwright -- Great Paul! 1882
Caricature of John Clayton, English actorCaricature of John Clayton (1843-1888), English actor -- He has courted honour. 1881
Cartoon, Fancy Picture -- Primrose Hill. People climb the hill to do some sightseeing. A caricature of the comic actor J W Hill. 1881
Cheery Families - Mr Batter the Baker. 1890s
Caricature of David James, English comic actorCaricature of David James (1839-1893), English comic actor, seen here dressed as Mr Punch. 1881
Caricature of the comic actor J W Hill. circa 1880s
Caricature of the actor Edward RightonCaricature of the English comic actor Edward Righton. circa 1870s
Humorous overweight tourist on a donkeyAn overweight woman been propped up by two Egyptian men, as she takes a ride on a bowed legged donkey to see the Pyramids. Date: 1908
George Ernest Studdy, Saturdays Good Deed (The Sketch, 19 December 1923). Bonzo gives the fattened Christmas turkey a little exercise (in a series, The Seven Good Deeds of Bonzo). Date: 1923
Humanised vegetable chef on a Christmas card, holding up an iced cake, by Herman Rothe. Date: circa 1880s
Frog artist and patron on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s