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Front cover of Printers Pie, 1908, illustrated by John Hassall, featuring a shopkeeper in the doorway of Ye Pie Shop, the same that was featured on the cover of the previous years magazine
Comic Seaside Postcard - I Can t See My Little JohnnyI Can t See My Little Johnny - Humorous saucy seaside postcard design by Donald McGill (1875-1962). Date: circa 1949
Carriage of the Duchess of Kent in Queen Victoria sCarriage of the Duchess of Kent. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother to Queen Victoria, in Queen Victorias coronation parade
Figures of the dead from Etruscan furereal urns. A man lies on his side in a white tunic and toga, crowned with a garland. From the lid of an urn found near Chiasi in 1721
Portrait of Roman Emperor ClaudiusRoman Emperor Claudius, 10BC-54AD, Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697
The early bird catches the worm. A cartoon-style duckling proudly holding a fat worm in its beak. Artist: Anon. Date: circa 1930
Cartoon, Twopenny Politics (Gladstone and Bright)Cartoon, Twopenny Politics -- a satirical comment on electoral reform, as promoted by Liberal politicians John Bright and William Gladstone
Advert for the Vaco Reducing Cup, which promises to take off flesh just where you want to lose it, by loosening the congestion of fat which then vanishes
Cartoon, Why Coals Are Dear -- a satirical comment on the high cost of coals to ordinary working people, caused by Restricted Navigation and City Tax. Date: 1853
Cartoon, The Protection Giant -- Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum! I smell the Blood of an Englishman; Be he Alive, or be he Dead, I ll grind his Bones to make my Bread
Silhouette, Come In. late 19th century
Cartoon, boarding house landlady and guest. 1923
Mrs Pattisons Red Tabby and White cat Chicot, who won a gold medal at the Crystal Palace Cat Show. 1892
Edible dormouse, Glis glis (Fat dormouse, Myoxus glis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward, from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London
Soapmaker cutting hardened soap with a copperSoap boiler making soap in a factory. A man stirs a vat of boiling fat and ley, while another cuts the hardened soap with a copper wire in wooden frames
Le Cortege du Boeuf Gras (Mardi Gras), Paris, FranceLe Cortege du Boeuf Gras (Mardi Gras Procession), Paris, France. circa 1900
Illustration, an Epicurean. first published 1838
Illustration, Bowled out. first published 1838
Monsieur de Blowitz, Paris correspondent of The TimesCaricature, Henri Georges Stephane Adolphe Opper de Blowitz (1825-1903), Paris correspondent of The Times and Bohemian journalist. 1893
Cartoon, two men fencing - Satisfaction. early 19th century
Ali Pasha with hookah. 1820
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cloudesley Shovell (1650-1707), English naval officer. early 18th century
Charles Mathews playing six parts in StoriesCharles Mathews, comic actor, playing six parts in Stories, showing his distinctive appearance, lop-sided mouth and remarkable gift for mimicry. 1822
Overweight soldier on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1850s
Cartoon, Ruling the Roast. circa 1833
Dickens scrap - Old Mr Turveydrop, Peepy and GuppyCharles Dickens scrap - Old Mr Turveydrop with Peepy and Guppy in the novel Bleak House, Chapter 50. 19th century
Dickens scrap - Mr Serjeant Buzfuz and Mrs BardellCharles Dickens scrap - Mr Serjeant Buzfuz, Mrs Bardell and Master Tommy Bardell, in the novel The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 34. 19th century
Don Sancho Panza, Governor of BaratariaSenor Don Sancho Panza, Governor of Barataria, by John Gilbert RA. circa 1872
BIG BOSSDemocracy - Depicting a vulture over looking workers while sitting upon a human skull 1941
United States Navy - Lockheed VC-121J 131623 8United States Navy - Lockheed VC-121J 131623 (msn 1049B-4124) 8. The Blue Angels aerobatic team support aircraft. Built as a Lockheed R7V-1and re-designated C-121J in 1962
Cartoon, Two German spies. Two fat men at a table laden with food agree that its worth being spies and risking their lives, when they can eat so well. 1916
Hungry Peter dressing as the Fat Boy in PickwickHungry Peter dressing for a fancy dress ball as the Fat Boy in Pickwick -- he is finding the breeches rather tight, but then that is the general idea. Date: 1914
Christmas present from the farm 1857Stocky man bringing a large turkey and just caught rabbit to a neighbouring family. Date: 1857
smithfield clubs club christmas cattle cows cowUncarting the cattle at the Baker-Street Bazaar. Date: 1856
Cartoon, narrow theatre seatsCartoon -- a rather large lady and gentleman are dismayed to find that the theatre seating appears on the narrow side. Date: circa 1855
CHINESE PROPAGANDAChinese propaganda against the French depicting them making fat from human bodies and then using the fat to make soap Date: 1892
ART / HOGARTH / HUDIBRASHUDIBRAS The manner how he sallies forth: Then did Sir Knight abandon dwelling, And out he rode a colonelling Date: c1721/1726
Beau Brummell SatireBEAU BRUMMELL An impertinent young man notes the demise of the formerly famously handsome (but now fat) dandy, George Beau Brummell. Date: 1778 - 1840
GREENWICH FAIR / SIDESHOWVisitors to Greenwich Fair enjoy the hustle and bustle of the sideshows, including the Surprisingly Corpulent Female. Date: 1839
French National Guard, the VoltigeurFrench National Guard (Voltigeur) Date: 1850
Fred Benton in The French Spy, Queens Theatre, SwindonFred Benton in The French Spy, at the Queens Theatre, Swindon
Two young men put their heads through a comic cartoon cutout on Mumbles Pier, South Wales. See also PD000563 - ME No.12480486 for similar image without people Date: 1992
Two cows at Royal Show, Warwickshire, EnglandRear view of two fat cows in a pen as they wait their turn to go into the show ring at the Royal Show in Warwickshire Date: 1991
Mumbles piar cartoon cut-outMumbles Pier, South Wales. A cartoon couple with faces cut-out for tourists holiday snaps Date: 1992
Three men Etel, FranceThree men talk in Etel street, Brittany, France, beneath town information map. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988
Grumpy old man, PortugalA fat old man with grumpy expression looks at the camera as he sits in the street in Esposende, Portugal. He wears a beret Date: 1989
Duke of York at Smithfield Club Fat Stock Show held at the Agricultural Hall Islington in December 1927. His Father (King George V) and his brother (Edward)
Comic German postcard -- health spa physiotherapyComic German postcard by Arthur Thiele -- greetings from Karlsbad -- a grossly overweight man enjoys a bit of physiotherapy. Date: early 20th century