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St Michael Archangel by Guido Reni Date: 1635
Pope Innocent X by VelazquezPope Innocent X by Diego Rodriguez de Silva y VELAZQUEZ, (1599-1660). Baroque art. Oil on canvas
A Miscarriage of JusticeA rather wicked looking Bonzo sniggers to himself as his brother gets a telling off for some naughty prank of which is entirely innocent
Cymbeline - title page - Iachimo emerges from the trunk as Imogen sleeps. 1862
Manneken Pis Postcard Album - Nun and ChildrenEmbarrased nun: " Look to the left my children". The nun leads a group of schoolgirls (one snubbing her nose), holding an umbrella to shield their innocent eyes from the little boy statue
Book of the Dead / Plate 4PAPYRUS OF ANI The dead Ani, judged innocent, is presented by Horus to Osiris. He kneels with whitened hair
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - For EvermoreThe Caption is For evermore. Ground facilities for the fly boys was the responsibiiity of the RAF Regiment. The Prime Ministers message on the back is We shall continue steadfast in faith
Art philistines by H. M. Bateman" Excuse me, sir, but if you like you can come and paint our cottage - the roses are looking lovely now." A modern artist looks infuriated at the suggestion he might paint something pretty
Ballet / Ally Sloper 1890Ally Sloper dances before the County Council in an attempt to demonstrate the value of the performing arts
Bum scratch - childrenI can t bare it. A small girl scratches her bottom while her little brother sits in a pushchair and covers his face. Leominster, Herefordshire, England Date: circa 1972
Comic postcard, nurse, baby and new father - girl or boy? Date: 20th century
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Dear Mums - I am thinking of youThe message on the card is My Dear Mum and Dad, I don t think I need write much here, the front explains quite a lot don t you think. Not very nice here at the moment bit showery
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The Girl FriendThe Caption is The Girl Friend. The printed message on the back says Your country needs your L.S.D. [Pounds, Shillings and Pence] to help it win the Victory. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1943
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - There is still a lot to doThe war is over. The message on the back by Churchill exhorts There is still a lot to do. The card, captioned Love for Love, carries the senders message Dear Granny
King John re-crowned by Cardinal Pandulf VerraccioKing John (1199-1216) is re-crowned by Cardinal Pandulf Verraccio sent from Pope Innocent III in Rome to solve the crisis with the Church by formally surrendering England to the representative of
Mother and child wearing traditional Thai hats, or ngobsMother and child both wearing traditional Thai hats, or ngobs, Bangkok, Thailand Date: 2000
Portrait of Kashmiri child with brown eyesPortrait of small girl child in the arms of her mother, near Srinagar, Kashmir, The child looks directly at the camera Date: 1986
Theatre Villains, The Smuggler, Ideal and Real Date: 1863
Music cover, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, words and music by Tommie Connor, featured by Cyril Stapleton and the BBC Showband Date: 1952
JESUS BEFORE PILATEJesus before Pilate, who washes his hands to show he is innocent of Jesus's death. Date: circa 30
Hampstead, the plague-ground of Londoners where the shades of smallpox and fever threaten the innocent holidaymakersHampstead, the plague-ground of Londoners... where the shades of smallpox and fever threaten the innocent holidaymakers... Date: 1875
A Norwegian huldre who seems to be an innocent milkmaid, but who is in reality a deceiving witch who can lead the unwary countryman into all kinds of trouble. Date: 1879
Louis XVII, titular King of France, son of Louis XVILouis XVII (1785 - 1795), titular King of France (1793 - 1795), son of Louis XVI. Imprisoned during the French Revolution from August 1792 until his death in 1795, he never ruled
As the magazine itself describes it: "The smile on the face of a tiger would warn off the least wary but the smileAs the magazine itself describes it: " The smile on the face of a tiger would warn off the least wary but the smile on the face of a chorister is plainly to be trusted
Comic postcard, Children sitting on wall at the seaside - underwater record Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Father and son in the garden Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Boy sees father kissing the servant Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Father and son, shop window Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Vicar and little girl Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Two babies in a pram - twins Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Little girl in train compartment Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Vicar, little girl and dog Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Hungry lions - For what we are about to receive... Date: early 20th century
1930s press photo - girl taking photo with a box camera
Valentine postcard, Man borrows money from his girlfriend Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Little boy and barman Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Little boy sitting on doorstep Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man and woman sitting on a bench - Oh, hes touching me! Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Little boys and vicar. Please sir, we re forming a cricket club. Will you let us have one of the bats the verger says you have in your belfry? Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, fond of animals Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Ambiguous instructions to the butcher Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Vicar and three boys - definition of a Protestant Date: 20th century
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - But you said Fall InThe Caption is But you said - Fall In.The lad in the pool is wearing a forage cap, the Officer has a wooden sword and the girls has an oar and a walking stick for rifles
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - That ll stop your careless talkThe Caption is P raps that ll stop your careless talk!. Three little kids cover-up a younger toddlers mouth with a spotty hankerchief
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - In ConvoyThe Caption is In Convoy. The convoy system for the merchant ships bringing in vital supples was introduced to counter the German U Boat attacks
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - All quiet on the Home FrontThe Caption is All quiet on the Home Front. This derives from All Quiet along the Potomac tonight, a song written during the American Civil War, and repeated in WW1 with Eric Maria Remorques book
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - and NO matchesThe Caption is ??? and NO matches. The Natzi wearing a saucepan on his head is confronted across a broken wooden fence by two boys, one with a make-shift bayonet and the other with a Union flag
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Just CarryingThe Caption is Just Carrying on. This is a reference to one of the many slogans used during WW2 to inspire the people at home, e.g
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Me and My GirlThe Caption is Me and my Girl and is probably a reference to the 1930s musical of the same name. The gas mask was carried in a cardboard box. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1940
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We have no CouponsThe long Caption blames the patches on the lack of clothing coupons but says what does that matter - to loyal pals like me and you
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Looking for news of youThe Caption is Looking for news of you. The card is from a young girl to her parents and was sent under cover with gifts. One of the presents was shaving cream for her father of which she says The
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Good Night, ForcesThe Caption is Good Night Forces. This is a play on the closing words of BBC Forces Radio which broadcast to the BEF. It began in 1940 and finished in 1944 well before this card was posted
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Coupon shortage and making doThe long Caption gives the little girls excuse for having patches. The Home Front War Effort was helped along by cryptic slogans such as Make do and Mend and Making do
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Mary and her Little LambThe Caption is Mary and her little lamb. Even though the war is over rationing would continue. The little dog looking on was unlikely to get any of the meat
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Refresher CourseThe Caption is Refresher Course They are sitting in a Forces Club. These were run by the NaFI and the WVS among others. Maybe the girl works there. A little dog is feeding at a bowl
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Piece of CakeThe Caption is A piece of cake. This latter was an RAF expresssion for an easy fight. Through the window can be seen an aeroplane. This was the year of the Battle of Britain
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Who Cares a DarnThe Caption is Who cares a darn. A watrtime slogan was Make do and Mend. Clothing was rationed but this young lady seems prettly cheerful. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1942
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Pleasant ReflectionThe Caption is A pleasant reflection, The war is over, or is nearly over, and so perhaps there are other things to think about
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Mans JobThe Caption is A Mans job. Women filled so many jobs while the men were away. There is a series of photos showing King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at a balloon site
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - No Basic, we should worryThe Caption is No Basic? We should worry! Basic refers to the basic petrol ration. Petrol was rationed from September 1939 and contiinued until 1950. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Sew WhatThe Caption is Sew What? Clothing could only be purchased if one had enough Points to do so and the Points were rationed. A wartime slogan was Make do and Mend
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Boots, Boots, BootsThe Caption is Boots! Boots! Boots! This is a take on Rudyard Kiplings poem Infantry Columns where the boots actually go up and down
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wish I could buy you somefinkThe Caption has the little boy saying that he has no money AND cannot buy the girl anything so he wishes her a NO COUPON HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1944
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We ll be seeing you somehowThe Caption reads We ll be seeing you somehow. Petrol was severly rationed and only certain professions or trades were allowed to have any. Hence cycling became popular
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Oh, I do like a bit of butterThe ironic Caption is Oh! I do like a bit of butter on my bread. The weekly butter ration per person was 2 oz - 56 grams. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Coo - you ought to have seen oursThe Caption reads Coo! You ought to have seen ours. The bombs look like what were called Butterfly bombs. These were anti-personnel weapons dropped for people to pick up
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Now News Aagin - Still hopingThe Caption is No news again? - still hoping. With the war near its end everyone back home was waiting for the return of their soldier boys. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1945
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The result of careless talkThe Caption is The Result of Careless Talk. This is a play on the wartime slogan Careless talk costs lives. The Prime Minister exhorts This is a time for everyone to stand together and hold firm
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I know things ll be better soonThe Caption is Yes I know things ll be better soon. By this date the war is clearly near its end so the optimism is justified
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Pooh - I don t stand in no queueThe Caption is Pooh! I don t stand in no queue. Rationing went on well after the war ended so queuing became a habit. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1945
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Are you evacuating the townThe Caption is Gosh Mister! Are you evacuating the whole town? It is estimated that over 200, 000 were evacuated from the towns to the countryside between 1939 and the end of 1941
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Don t worry, it may not happenThe Caption is Don t worry. It may not happen. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A thing of duty - no joy whateverThe Caption is A thing of duty is no joy whatever. The concept of Duty was impressed upon the population during the war as one of the planks of morale. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Here is the NewsThe Caption is Here is the News, and this is yours truly reading it. With radio being the most direct source of News, the broadcasts were avidly listened to
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Something AccomplishedThe Caption says Something accomplished, something done, has earned a nights repose! The card was posted on the third anniversary of the start of WW2. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1942
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Whos making the Brave New WorldThe Caption verse is Whos making the Brave New World - lets see - Whos making the Brave New World? You-and-Me! This is a reference to Aldous Huxleys dystopian novel Brave New World - a world that you
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - When am I goin to see you againOn the back of the card is a plaintive message to David.. Do you still miss us my darling? I will be delighted to have a little card from you
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Now this economy is hereThe Caption is Now this economy is here - we ll have to darn the darns Ole dear. They have been darning since 1941 so they probably really are down to the darns
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wool without couponsThe Caption is Wool without coupons. Although the card was posted in 1947, the drawing is about wartime clothes rationing which did not finish until 1949. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1947
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Smiling - even thro the tearsThe rhyme says that things will be nice tomorrow - obviously they were not too good today. On the back is a printed message from the Prime Minister Let us all strive without failing in faith or in
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Heres another blue-pencil P. CThe Caption refers to..another blue pencil postcard. In WW2 Bue Pencil referred to the Censor who crossed out in indelible blue any text that he thought might be of use to the enemy
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Takes all sorts to make a worldThe caption says It takes all sorts to make a world and I m glad that you re one of the sorts! The postcard was sent one month before war was declared. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1939
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I C I. O. U. A P. CThis is a particularly interesting card. The girl with the pen is writing a message in a simple code. The card was posted from Bletchley - the hub of the code breakers of WW2
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ve gone crackers over a soldierThe Caption is I ve gone crackers over a soldier. Curiously MLA has not drawn in a box of crackers! Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945
