Innocent Collection

St Michael Archangel by Guido Reni Date: 1635

Pope Innocent X by Velazquez
Pope Innocent X by Diego Rodriguez de Silva y VELAZQUEZ, (1599-1660). Baroque art. Oil on canvas

A Miscarriage of Justice
A 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 Children
Embarrased 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 4
PAPYRUS OF ANI The dead Ani, judged innocent, is presented by Horus to Osiris. He kneels with whitened hair

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - For Evermore
The 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 1890
Ally Sloper dances before the County Council in an attempt to demonstrate the value of the performing arts

Bum scratch - children
I 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 you
The 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 Friend
The 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 do
The 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 Verraccio
King 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 ngobs
Mother and child both wearing traditional Thai hats, or ngobs, Bangkok, Thailand Date: 2000

Portrait of Kashmiri child with brown eyes
Portrait 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 PILATE
Jesus 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 holidaymakers
Hampstead, 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 XVI
Louis 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 smile
As 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 In
The 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 talk
The 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 Convoy
The 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 Front
The 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 matches
The 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 Carrying
The 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

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