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Hunchback Collection

Background imageHunchback Collection: Hunchback of Notredame

Hunchback of Notredame
Quasimodo swings from the bell

Background imageHunchback Collection: Mahmud I (1696-1754). Ottoman sultan from 1730 to 1754

Mahmud I (1696-1754). Ottoman sultan from 1730 to 1754
Mahmud I (1696-1754), known as The Hunchback. Ottoman sultan from 1730 to 1754. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Pannier

Background imageHunchback Collection: Mr Punch

Mr Punch. 19th century

Background imageHunchback Collection: Victorian Scrap - Mr Punch and Toby with portrait

Victorian Scrap - Mr Punch and Toby with portrait
Victorian Scrap - Mr Punch and his dog Toby with a portrait of Judy and the Baby. late 19th century

Background imageHunchback Collection: Sultan Mahmud I - ruler of the Ottoman Turks

Sultan Mahmud I - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Mahmud I (called The Hunchback (Kambur)) (16961754) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754. Date: circa 1750

Background imageHunchback Collection: Misfitz Dolls - Punch

Misfitz Dolls - Punch. early 20th century

Background imageHunchback Collection: Caricature of David James, English comic actor

Caricature of David James, English comic actor
Caricature of David James (1839-1893), English comic actor, seen here dressed as Mr Punch. 1881

Background imageHunchback Collection: Bombario the Hunchback

Bombario the Hunchback, was used as a writing-desk by brokers and is reputed to have earned 6, 000 pounds in a few days Date: circa 18th century

Background imageHunchback Collection: Favourite Sayings - One Hunchback laughs at another

Favourite Sayings - One Hunchback laughs at another
Black and white lantern slide of a round shouldered bent man pointing at another gentleman. Painted background of railings.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Background imageHunchback Collection: The hunchback story-teller of Damascus. Reciting in a Coffee

The hunchback story-teller of Damascus. Reciting in a Coffee

Background imageHunchback Collection: Street music: Gypsies playing guitar, 1855

Street music: Gypsies playing guitar, 1855
Gypsies playing guitar on the streets of Paris attract the attention of a passing shop girl and some gentlemen. Date: 1855

Background imageHunchback Collection: Sultan Mahmud I

Sultan Mahmud I
Mahmud I, called the Hunchback (1696 - 1754) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754"

Background imageHunchback Collection: Teaching the Animals

Teaching the Animals
A hunchback - perhaps hes a jester ? - tries to teach the animals : they crowd round him eager for instruction

Background imageHunchback Collection: Princes in the Tower

Princes in the Tower
The Princes murdered (allegedly) by their Uncle Richard III who was a hunchback according to popular myth - his outward appearance reflecting his inner evil

Background imageHunchback Collection: Quasimodo Flogged / Hugo

Quasimodo Flogged / Hugo
The flogging of Quasimodo

Background imageHunchback Collection: Folklore / Leprechauns

Folklore / Leprechauns
Lusmore the Hunchback meets leprechauns and fairies near Cahir; in return for making them a dancing floor, they remove his hump and make him handsome


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