Grumpy Collection

Caricature of John Corlett of The Sporting Times
Caricature of John Corlett (1841-1915), founder, proprietor and editor of The Sporting Times

Comic postcard, Woman buying material in a shop Date: 20th century

Supplement, The Seven Ages by Louis Wain - Seven

A postman wishes a Merry Christmas to a Miserly Old Man! Date: circa 1910s

George Drysdale FRIBA, architect
Caricature of George Drysdale FRIBA (Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects), architect, by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

The Jealous Devil, Alfred Crowquill's sketches from Jullien's Bal Masque, Date: 1850

Georgian cartoon, conversation at a turnstile - Will you allow us to get by you, Sir? Date: circa 1820s

Caricature illustration, The Optimist by Will Owen. Showing homeless man with handkerchief tied to stick, asking grumpy banker with cigar for a loan

The Snowman family
Heavily embossed Christmas postcard depicting a rather grumpy family of snowmen Date: 1912

Comic postcard, Chamber music on the radio Date: 20th century

The Duchess of Dantzic, written by Henry Hamilton, music by Ivan Caryll, a romantic comic opera based on the French play, Madame Sans Gene. Touring to Sale Public Hall

Charles Windermere presents Grumpy, Burton-on-Trent
Charles Windermere presents Grumpy, at the Opera House, Burton-on-Trent, by arrangement with Cyril Maude. A play by Horace Hodges and T Wigney Percyval, a great success in London and New York

Comic postcard, Man on the telephone Date: 20th century

Taking dog for a walk along the seafront at Scarborough
An elderly (and rather stern) couple take their dog for a walk along the seafront at North Bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Cartoon, Tuck in Yer Twopenny! (Disraeli and Tax)
Cartoon, Tuck in Yer Twopenny! A satirical comment on Disraeli as Chancellor of the Exchequer, raising of income tax by two pennies in the pound

Cartoon, The Whitebait Dinner... at Greenwich
Cartoon, The Whitebait Dinner; or, Parties at Greenwich -- rival politicians encounter each other at the traditional summertime Whitebait Dinner in Greenwich, SE London

Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! (Disraeli)
Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! A satirical comment on the arguments surrounding the extension of the franchise in Disraelis Reform Bill

The Coming of Age by H. M. Bateman
Outside the Four-Mile Radius - Surbubia. A young man begrudges being the centre of a rather elderly group of party goers at his 21st birthday celebration. Date: 1912

Charles Boyer - French Actor and film star
Charles Boyer (1899-1978) - French Actor and film star circa 1930s

Rags the puppy skulking in a corner
Down in the Dumps -- Rags the puppy skulking in a corner. Date: 1912

THE LION HOUSE LONDON
Regents Park, London : a group of Victorian visitors peer through the bars of the Lion house at a rather grumpy and stern looking male. Date: 1873

Couple walking below the cliffs at Cliftonville, Kent
An elderly couple (not the jolliest pair I ve ever seen!) stroll along the seafront below the cliffs at Cliftonville, Margate, Kent circa 1920s

Cyril Maude in Grumpy, New Theatre, London
Cyril Maude in Grumpy, by Horace Hodges and T Wigney Percyval, at the New Theatre, St Martins Lane, London

A bald man comes through a small door in a shrine in Jaipur
A barefoot, bald, grumpy-looking man ducks down to come out of a small door in a shrine in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He carries a brass jug Date: 1987

Irish boatman, Limmerick - 2
Old Irishman wearing dark suit and cloth cap stands in a small rowing boat and paddles with an oar. River Shannon, Limerick. Portrait format Date: 1990

Irish boatman, Limmerick - 1
Old Irishman wearing dark suit and cloth cap stands in a small rowing boat and paddles with an oar. River Shannon, Limerick. First published The Sunday Times. Landscape format Date: 1989

Grumpy old man, Portugal
A 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

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

Scene in Brixham Harbour, Devon, with people enjoying the sunshine. circa 1960s

Irascible old man leaning forward to rise from his chair
A study of an irascible old man leaning forward to rise from his chair. He may have had a little too much to drink. Date: 1894

Marooned by Lawson Wood
A rather peeved pirate or buccaneer sits alone on a desert island, apparently abandoned by his shipmates. Date: 1911

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

Comic postcard, couple in a trashed room -- Oh John, you were drunk last night! -- Try and forget it! Date: circa 1900s

Caricature of John Ruskin, English art critic
Caricature of John Ruskin (1819-1900), English art critic -- a comment on his criticism of Henry Irving, seen here in a drawing on a blackboard in the character of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice

Bhmk Von Bulow / Barrere
BERNHARD HEINRICH MARTIN KARL VON BULOW Prussian politician and diplomat, depicted as an evacuee from Rome in 1915 Date: 1849 - 1929

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Saint Bernard posing
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- a Saint Bernard posing for Aldin to sketch, looking rather unwilling, uninterested and sleepy. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Adjutant Bird. Date: 1933

Cover design, Cecil Aldins Happy Family, Rags
Cover design by Cecil Aldin, Cecil Aldins Happy Family, Rags, His Adventures, told by May Byron. Date: 1912

White bulldog puppy taken to Ascot
A white bulldog puppy is taken to the races at Ascot, where a minstrel pushes a collection net under his nose. Date: 1905

White bulldog puppy with stage fright
A white bulldog puppy with stage fright -- he should have gone on and rescued the actress from the villain, but refused to move from the wings. Date: 1905

Large group photo, Montecatini Spa, Italy
Large group photo of men and women at Montecatini Thermal Baths and Spa, Tuscany, Italy, on 17 August 1919. Date: 1919

Little girl looking glum
A little girl looking glum. Date: circa 1960s

WW2 greetings card, RAF man at zoo
WW2 greetings card, RAF man visiting a zoo -- Grounded. Date: circa 1942

Cartoon, Fritz to Wilhelm, WW1
Cartoon, Fritz to Wilhelm during the First World War -- I didn t want to do it, but you made me. Date: 1914

Masbadges - 10. The Royal Dog (The Royal Artillery)
Masbadges! Regimental mascots and badges in one! No. 10 The bulldog of the Royal Artillery. Date: 1918

Cartoon, The Two Extremes of Public Opinion, WW1
Cartoon, The Two Extremes of Public Opinion, Optimism and Pessimism, during the First World War

Jeek the puppy meets a pig
Jeek the mongrel puppy meets a pig in a field and tries to strike up a conversation, but the pig is rude to him. Date: 1940

The Sexton and Sand Table at Dennington Church, Suffolk

A singing lesson at Minerva House, 1863
A large family group gather round a grand piano to sing together. Date: 1863

Children Write on Wall
Two naughty children draw a cartoon of a grumpy old man unaware that he is observing their graffiti just behind them

Cartoon / Grumpy Albert
A cartoon entitled Domestic Felicity from circa 1842, showing a less than impressed Prince Albert wheeling his first two children through Windsor as Victoria follows

Pea Pickers
A scene in the Essex fields, showing green peas being picked, sacked and weighed, ready for market, England

Victor Hugo / Vanity Fair
VICTOR HUGO French novelist in old age

Vanity Fair / Mr Osborne
Mr Osbornes welcome to Amelia

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