Misbehaviour Collection

Boy Scrumping Apples
A little boy climbs a fence in order to steal some enticing- looking apples: a little dog watches approvingly

Georgian Royal Antics
Illustration by Steven Spurrier (1878-1961), showing the Prince of Wales, later George IV (1762-1830) and Charles James Fox (1749-1806)

Cartoon, Child sent to bed for misbehaviour. 1923

BOYS FIGHTING 1869
Two country boys fight; a girl weeps. Date: 1869

BOYS PILLOW FIGHT C1885
Three boys stage a pillow fight in their nightgowns. Date: circa 1885

CHILDREN THROW BRICKS
Children in a deserted Liverpool street throw bricks and rubble Date: 1960s

Boys Play Fighting
Put em up! Two boys enjoy a game of fisticuffs in a garden or playground

Boys Fighting 1907
Three boys fighting. Date: 1907

Destructive boy demolishes radio
A destructive little boy prepares to demolish a radio - a little girl sticks her fingers in her ears to deaden the noise. Date: 1933

CATs RUN AWAY 1818
Sing, Sing; What shall I sing? The cats run away with the pudding-bag string. Date: 1818

Boys Steal Apples
Boys caught stealing apples Date: circa 1840

Standing in Corner
A misbehaving boy is made to stand in the corner of the room by his Mama Date: 1878

Children Raid Larder 19C
Naughty Victorian children raiding the larder; and getting caught Date: 1860

Children Break Window
The broken window Date: 19th Century

Boys / School / Patient
Two schoolboys subject a third to the unwanted ministrations of a doctor, who forces medicine down his throat. Date: 1930

Mischievous Girl
A naughty little girl climbs over a garden fence. Date: 1970

Naughty children making a mess

Naughty Boy Eats Jam
A naughty boy eats straight from the jam pot, despite having promised not to. Date: 1939

Sulky Girl C1900
A little girl leans against a wall and sulks - perhaps she has no-one to play with... Date: circa 1900

Savage Schoolgirl 1908
A savage schoolgirl attacks a girl smaller than herself. Date: 1908

Children Raid Dessert
Six children in their night clothes raid the dessert in the dining room while no adults are around. Date: 1885

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

Boys Tease Redhead 1924
Two boys tease a redheaded girl, calling her carrot-head: she retorts that her hair is auburn

Boys Smoking / Liverpool
Boys smoking in a Liverpool street

Sister Tears up Book 19C
A younger sister tears up her elder sisters book: mamma doesn t appear to notice

Cunibertas Defender
When Cuniberta, queen of the Lombards, is accused of misbehaviour, her champion challenges her accuser and defeats him in single combat

Naughty Children
Naughty boys throwing snowballs at a passer-by

Boys at Start of Fight
Two boys with their fists up at the beginning of a (mock) fight outside in the garden

Boys Fighting 1929
Two young comptetitors fight it out while a girl watches, unable to intervene

Children & Deaf Woman
Victorian children teasing a deaf woman as she walks down the street

Children / Scrumping / Gway
Two Victorian boys sizing up a spot of scrumping

Tired Boy & Mother, 1867
Victorian mother and son who is reluctant to go to bed and crying

Boy Spilling Supper 1907
A little boy spilling his supper all over the floor where he is sitting

Naughty Boys Scrumping
Two naughty boys scrumping

Six Boys Bedtime Fight
Six boys home for the holidays have a bedtime fight

Girl Throws Medicine 19C
A gleeful little girl throws her medicine into the fire, because it is Christmas

Naughty Children C1810
Naughty children are seized by M & Mme Croque-Mitaine (the French equivalent of the Bogey Man). Date: circa 1810

Children Naughty / Table
Five children misbehaving at table in the absence of controlling adults

Boys in Trouble / School
Six naughty German schoolboys wreak havoc in the classroom, unaware that the teacher is watching them

Boys Write on Wall 1894
Two naughty boys draw a caricature of their teacher on the wall, unaware that she is watching them

Boy Pretends to Smoke
A young boy pretends to smoke and feels very grown up

Boys in Trouble
Naughty boys are chided. A clerical looking gentlemen scolds three boys for some misdemeanour. Disgraced, they look bashfully at the ground

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