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Dogs tail painfully run over by a carSorry, I have a tail - Oh Mother! What a catastrophy! 1936
Pains FireworksThe lid of a box of Pains Fireworks. Date: circa 1920s
FRENCH SOUP KITCHENFrench down-and-outs queue for a bouchee du pain (mouthful of bread) in a Paris street. Date: 1895
PARIS DEBATES PAIN PRICEZut alors! Cest trop cher! Parisiens discuss the price of bread at a street corner. Date: 1853
CRUIKSHANK: CHOLICA gang of impish demons torment the Cholic Date: 1819
Strolling beggars in China knocking their heads together and on a stone in order to extort alms. Date: 1737
Strolling beggars in China with burning coalsStrolling beggars in China laying burning coals on their heads and using other austerities in order to extort alms. Date: 1752
Advertisement - 1930s Germany Knoll Klimakton Tablets - aiding the symptoms of the menopause Date: 1930
Preparatory sketch by Tom Browne - Pain - screaming boyPreparatory pencil sketch by the extremely popular English strip cartoonist, painter and illustrator of the late Victorian and Edwardian period
Spain. Cantabria. Limpias. The Christ of Limpias. 18th centSpain. Cantabria. Limpias. The Christ of Limpias. Church of St. Peter. Unknown origin. 18th Century. Detail
Gothic Art. Spain. 15th century. Jesus walked to Calvary (1483-1487). Altarpiece of the Holy Cross of Blesa. Oil painting on wood by Martin Bernat (1454-1497) and Miguel Ximenez (1462-1505)
Yachting Terms Illustrated - A Spanker!"Yachting Terms Illustrated - " A Spanker!" A housewife reacts with furious anger to the indiscretions of her younger son, who has spilt black ink all over her pressed white tablecloth
Man with champagne bottle on a Christmas cardMan with a humanised champagne bottle on a Christmas and New Year card -- Champagne and Real Pain. Date: circa 1890s
Dentist - The Tooth Drawer. circa 19th century
Bonzo takes the fly by George StuddyBonzo takes the fly -- a fishermans hook gets caught on his ear, much to the amusement of the Bonzolines. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo
Bonzo saves a goal by George StuddyBonzo saves a goal -- he races onto a football pitch, receives a large, heavy ball in the stomach, and is dragged away practically unconscious
Down by the Sea - Catch of the Season - Crab biting a toeDown by the Sea - The Catch of the Season - A pesky Crab bites the toe of a late Victorian / early Edwardian lady having a paddle through the rockpools
Crab bites a young boys toeA rather Brattish looking young child getting his seaside comeuppance, as a crab takes a fancy to his big toe! Date: 1903
Duchess of Albany with Charles EdwardPrincess Helena of Waldeck-Pyrmont, Duchess of Albany with her son, Prince Charles Edward of Albany (1884-1954). Charlie was born posthumously
Anaesthesia - DiebelAt Vienna, miner Paul Diebel demonstrates to the Austrian Society for Psychical Research the fakirism whereby he feels no pain even when knives and daggers are thrown at him
Susi - bitten by parrotSusi - bitten by a parrot. 1950s
The Dentist -- everyone watches as he treats an unfortunate patient. 1821
Advert for Allcocks Porous Plasters for aches and pains WWIAllcocks Porous Plasters for pain relief, rheumatism in shoulders, stiffness or soreness of muscles, prevent coughs, colds, weak lungs and strengthen weak backs and sides and restore energy. 1915
Things I Should Like To See II by Bateman. A Dentist having a tooth stopped. One Dentist filling the tooth of another. The look of fear and pain is clear of his face
Prague. St. Vitus Cathedral. The Golden Gate. Mosaic of theCzech Republic. Prague. St. Vitus Cathedral. The Golden Gate. The Mosaic of the Last Judgement (1372), by Niccoletto Semitecolo, Italian painter of the early-Renaissance. 14th century. Castle complex
Bust of Painful Virgin, ca. 1755, by Francisco Salzillo (1707Francisco Salzillo (1707-1783). Spanish sculptor. Painful Virgin. Ca. 1755. Museum of Albacete. Spain
The Flagellation, 1496-1497, by Durer (1471-1528)Albrecht Durer (1471-1528). German painter and engraver. The Flagellation, 1496-1497. Xylography. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark
Tacuinum Sanitatis. The apothecary sells almond oil to a manTacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. The apothecary sells almond oil to a man with chest pain. Folio 91r
Luis de Morales, the Divine (c. 1510-1586). Ecce HomoRenaissance Art. Espana.16th century. Luis de Morales, the Divine (c. 1510-1586). Spanish painter. Ecce Homo. Cathedral Museum. Avila. Castile and Leon
Dental advert, Pure Vegetable CementDental advert, James Penneys Pure Vegetable Cement, for stopping tender teeth. 1874
Cheery Families - Master Dram the Doctors Son. 1890s
Fakir with Hooks in BackPlacing hooks in the back of a fakir : not only is the process painful, but the wounds will fester and lead to further pain, apart from the discomfort Date: circa 1900
Parisian Bread WomanLa porteuse de pain - a Parisian woman carries an apron full of baguettes and loaves Date: circa 1860
Calvados Baking 1884A farm-oven in Calvados (France) - baking pain-brie. Date: 1884
BREADPain pour potage - French bread intended to be eaten with soup Date: circa 1870
Four cats with toothache on a New Year card, quoting from Charles Dickens characters (Sairey Gamp, Mrs Harris, Betsy Prig and Tiny Tim) -- Its best to grin and bear it! Date: circa 1890s
Cartoon, Difficult extraction, WW1Cartoon, Difficult extraction. French soldiers undertake some impromptu dental work for a colleague. Don t worry, old friend, we ll get them! Date: 1916
When the Soldier is Away, by Barry Pain, WW1Front cover design by Harry Furniss (1854-1925) for a First World War book entitled When the Soldier is Away, by Barry Pain
Out of Doors -- horse with stone in hoofOut of Doors -- a horse (Bob) has a stone in his hoof. Date: 19th century
Italian advertisement for Calming Fort Effective In headaches, tooth pain, colds, flu, and periodic rheumatism Pharmaceutical laboratory
Advert for Allcocks Plasters for aches and pains WWIAllcocks Plasters for pain relief, backache, rheumatism, lumbago and any local pain. 1916
Tsesarevich Nikolai of RussiaEngraving from a photograph of Nikolai, Tsesarevich of Russia (1843-1865), eldest son and heir of Tsar Alexander II. The Tsesarevich was a gifted young man trained in a liberal tradition by
A variety of pistols, including Colts Deringer pistolMasterful Reinecke. Silhouette of a wailing fox (or a wolf), in pain from a sore (and bandaged) foot, howling his angst to a goose, which he has swatted out of a tree and an observant perched owl
The Wailing BearSilhouette of a wailing bear, in pain from a sore (and bandaged) foot, howling his angst to the moon (and a perched owl). Date: circa 1910s
Have a Pain-free Year - Danish New Years CardHave a Pain-free Year - Humorous Danish New Years Card showing a Gent atop an early aeroplane approaching his victim with tooth-removal pliers. Date: 1905
Lost tooth causes sleeping difficulties for KittyKitty - " Aunty, I can t sleep at night since I lost my front toof for the draught blowing down my throat." Date: circa 1890s
A little girl loses her beau to a prettier modelThe Jilt. A little girl loses her beau to a prettier model. She is dreadful upset and even her dolly is sharing her pain and loss! Even her puppy seems to be off! Date: circa 1890s
Caricature of Barry Eric Odell Pain - English journalistCaricature by Phil May of Barry Eric Odell Pain (18641928) - English journalist, poet and writer. Date: 1893