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Impatient Collection

Background imageImpatient Collection: Girl & Grandfather Clock

Girl & Grandfather Clock
Is it Christmas yet ? - an impatient girl inspects the grandfather clock with her candle

Background imageImpatient Collection: Little Miss Muffit by Lesley Butler - golf humour 1930

Little Miss Muffit by Lesley Butler - golf humour 1930
A nervous female golfer watched by other golfers, some encouraging, some obviously impatient. Date: 1930

Background imageImpatient Collection: Unruly Oval cricket crowd

Unruly Oval cricket crowd
Impatient cricket spectators gather near the square at the Oval during an interruption in play in the match between Surrey and Yorkshire

Background imageImpatient Collection: Les Rendez-vous De Madame De Z. Part IV

Les Rendez-vous De Madame De Z. Part IV
Part IV of a series of sketches which portrays a rather impatient looking gentleman sat in a hallway of the Grand Palais des Champs-Elysees, a museum in Paris, looking towards his pocket watch

Background imageImpatient Collection: Man With Folded Arms

Man With Folded Arms
This portrait drawing shows an impatient looking man with arms crossed, casting a shadow on the wall behind him. Date: circa 1915

Background imageImpatient Collection: Comic postcard, Woman waiting in a car - and a horse! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman waiting in a car - and a horse! Date: 20th century

Background imageImpatient Collection: Cartoon, John Slow and John Fast (Russell and Bright)

Cartoon, John Slow and John Fast (Russell and Bright)
Cartoon, John Slow and John Fast -- a satirical comment on the disagreements among MPs regarding reform, and the extension of the franchise to include more working men

Background imageImpatient Collection: Cartoon, The New Hamlet - Waiting for the Verdict

Cartoon, The New Hamlet - Waiting for the Verdict - the Shakespearean actor Wilson Barrett (1846-1904) waits for the reviews of his new production to come in. 1884

Background imageImpatient Collection: Girl - Grandfather Clock

Girl - Grandfather Clock
Is it Christmas yet ? - an impatient girl inspects the grandfather clock with her candle. Date: circa 1880

Background imageImpatient Collection: Bored sisters Stafford market

Bored sisters Stafford market
Two very bored sisters wait for their mother to finish her shopping at an indoor market in Stafford, England Date: 1987

Background imageImpatient Collection: Johann Georg Hamann

Johann Georg Hamann
JOHANN GEORG HAMANN German Philosopher who grew impatient with Rationalism and Abstraction

Background imageImpatient Collection: Father and son studying a snail

Father and son studying a snail making its slow progress up a fence. Date: 1859

Background imageImpatient Collection: Off licence

Off licence
Before the opening of the liquor shop. Scene from the Swedish every day life Date: 1850s

Background imageImpatient Collection: Funny Postcard - Urgency

Funny Postcard - Urgency
A superb humourous postcard depicting a young man taking a long time over his telegram, which has a lot to do with the pretty young girl behind the counter

Background imageImpatient Collection: France as a Shrew

France as a Shrew
France depicted as a shrew, impatient with every would-be leader

Background imageImpatient Collection: French Schoolboys C1880

French Schoolboys C1880
Three French schoolboys in the classroom: one of them is moving the clock forward in the hope that they will be able to go home early


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