Glum Collection

Greta Garbo / Nino Za
GRETA GARBO Swedish-American film actress: a caricature

Gladstone / Vanity Fair 69
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE British statesman

Bohemond I / Antioch / Blond
BOHEMOND I Crusader and Prince of Antioch

Eta Hoffmann / Own / Sig
ETW HOFFMANN also known as ETA HOFFMANN (he took the name Amadeus when composing) German Romantic writer and composer

Elderly woman in front of a Welsh dresser, Mid Wales
An elderly woman in Victorian style costume sitting in front of a Welsh dresser, Mid Wales. The dresser contains family photographs and crockery

Albert De Rutzen / Wag
SIR ALBERT DE RUTZEN " A model magistrate" Date: 1831 - 1913

Guillaume Dupuytren
GUILLAUME DUPUYTREN French surgeon and anatomist

Amateur Studio portrait photograph of a teenage girl
Amateur Studio portrait photograph - shot in the back garden with suitable table and plant pot props - the subject is not the most jolly ever - I don t think that hat was a regular personal choice

Cartoon, The Anglers Return (Derby and Disraeli)
Cartoon, The Anglers Return -- Lord Derby and Benjamin Disraeli portrayed as fishermen, examining the Conservative partys poor returns from the recent General Election -- the Liberal party under Lord

Supplement, The Seven Ages by Louis Wain - Seven. " Last scene of all, that ends this strange eventful history, is second childishness, and mere oblivion; sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste

Passion Week at the Play, by Hablot K Browne (Phiz) Date: 1862

Melancholia
This etching shows a glum looking winged figure, a personification of melancholia, surrounded by a number of objects symbolising carpentry, alchemy, geometry and numerology. Date: circa 1514

Advert for Bovril with vegetables, WW2
Advert for Bovril - puts a smile into vegetables, WW2 Date: 1943

Children were force-fed spoonfuls of castor oil for treatment of constipation. Date: 1939

Children in a school hall
Children sitting in a school hall, April 1976. Date: 1976

Overseas students demonstrating over fees, London
Students from Hong Kong, studying at Queen Mary College, demonstrating outside their government's London office, December 1980

R G Knowles in a music hall sketch
R G Knowles, Canadian-American singer and comedian, in a music hall sketch Date: 1890s

Portrait of three young sisters Date: circa 1890

Comic postcard, Man sitting alone on the beach, looking sad Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Fishing at the seaside - Five hours and not a bite Date: 20th century

Unhappy Victorian family in a garden
An unhappy Victorian family of four in a garden. late 19th century

Caricature, possibly by Robert Dighton, English portrait painter, printmaker and caricaturist. 18th century

A Jolly Wedding Party from the late 1940s. Love, rapture and excitement is etched on all the faces of the participants... Date: circa 1948

Sunny Snaps postcard - Bognor Regis - Two elderly ladies strolling along the street - one may think they decided not to take this home as the souvenir of their day out....!!! Date: 1934

Two clowns, happy and sad. Date: circa 1900

The Cuckold Hat
A new type of hat - suitable for use by married men... the cuckold hat! Date: circa 1910s

Johannes Stark
JOHANNES STARK German physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1919

Laurens Jansen Coster
LAURENS JANSEN COSTER or KOSTER Dutch town official of Haarlem, credited by some with the invention of movable type

British propaganda for Belgium
One of a series showing pretty ladies in National dress. This one is for Belgium. She looks rather glum which is not surprising because her country was over-run by the Germans in 1914 at the start of

Musicians with instruments on a Christmas and New Year card
Musicians with instruments on a Christmas card, with a quotation from The Merchant of Venice: I am never merry when I hear sweet music. Date: circa 1890s

Two German boy scouts on an outdoor activity

Greek Anti-Turkish Propaganda Postcard (2 of 2)
A Greek Anti-Turkish propaganda postcard, showing a disgruntled Greek soldier, standing in front of a very Islamic skyline in reference to the displeasure at the Turkish arrival in Salonica

An African-American boy sat sadly by a lake Date: circa 1880s

Cartoon, Horace Wigan, actor, dramatist and manager
Cartoon, Horace Wigan (c.1815-1885), actor, dramatist and theatre manager, best known for his detective roles. A very amiable gentleman, though he doesn t always look cheerful. 1884

Comic heads on fifteen Victorian scraps
Comic heads of men and women on fifteen Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Man in a cap on a place card
Man in a cap, smoking a pipe, on a place card. Date: circa 1890s

Caricature of Benjamin Disraeli -- His Last Innings
Caricature of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative politician, on losing the General Election to the Liberal party -- His Last Innings! Bowled Gladstone! 1880

Cartoon, Gladstone on the road to Windsor, with a newspaper editor offering to carry his bag. On the occasion of winning the General Election, Gladstone was required to visit Queen Victoria. 1880

Cartoon, Music hall proprietors, after they have heard from the Metropolitan Board of Works -- a comment on building regulations which must be complied with. 1882

Frog with parasol and pink ribbon on a Christmas card
Frog with a parasol, and a large pink ribbon tied in a bow round its waist, on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, An economical holiday. Three middle aged French ladies in hats and coats, not enjoying their trip to the seaside. Date: 1919

Caricature, Rupert of Bavaria, WW1
Caricature of Prince Rupert, Crown Prince of Bavaria, looking rather glum during the First World War. Date: 1918

R Willstatter / Nobel 1915
RICHARD WILLSTATTER German chemist Date: 1872 - 1942

Edward Matthew Ward
EDWARD MATTHEW WARD English artist Date: 1816 - 1879

Chas Kingsley / Stereoscop
CHARLES KINGSLEY English writer and clergyman Date: 1819 - 1875

Eta Hoffmann / Henzel
ETW HOFFMANN also known as ETA HOFFMANN (he took the name Amadeus when composing) German Romantic writer and composer Date: 1776 - 1822

Charles Kingsley
CHARLES KINGSLEY Writer and clergyman Date: 1819 - 1875

Christopher Isherwood
CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD English novelist Date: 1904 - 1986

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