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The Shop Assistant who Lost his Temper by H. M. BatemanA shop assistant finally loses the plot after bringing out roll upon roll of material for a demanding customer to choose from. 1929
Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 4Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 2001
Design for Gilbert and Sullivan, A Dream of PatienceDesign by Alice Mary Havers for Gilbert and Sullivan, Savoy Operas, A Dream of Patience. circa 1880s
Watch Mother! A Mother Cat and her two kittens await a mouses departure from its lair with extreme interest (and patience!). Date: 1940s
Poster, Gilbert and Sullivans operetta, PatienceTheatre poster, Gilbert and Sullivans comic operetta, Patience, showing the title character, a dairymaid
Twenty-eight days furlough by Alfred LeeteA British soldier waits patiently, along with many others at a dispersal station as he goes through the process of demobilisation at the end of the First World War. Date: 1919
Lady with Crystal BallThanks to her crystal ball, actress Patience Seymour can see more
G&s / Patience (Photo)Winifred Lawson as Patience, the country girl who appeals to the aesthetes
A Bedouin shepherd in Syria sitting sideways on donkeyBedouin shepherd in Syria sitting sideways on donkey to take a rest. He is surrounded by sheep Date: 2005
Enoch Powell MP in Birmingham before giving a speech. His famous homburg hat is hung at the end of the coat rack. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1987
Postcard design - When can I see you?. A gardener keeping an eye (through a magnifying glass!) of a little plant slowly growing larger. Date: circa 1937
Patience Barnoldswick Choral Society, Lancashire, England Date: circa 1910
Women queuing for ration books, WW2Women queuing outside a Food Office for ration books at the beginning of the Second World War. 1939
Drawing water at the pumpA
Miss Patience BrandPatience Boo Brand, daughter of Lt.-Colonel Brand and Lady Rosabelle Brand. She served in the WVS Canteen Service during the second World War aged 18. 1939
Advert for Parkins and Gotto, gambling items 1903Advertisement from 1906 for Parkins and Gotto, of Oxford Street, London, showing the wide range of gambling items, including a miniature shooting saloon, poker dice, puff billiards, roulettes
A young girl and her doll and trinket souvenir stall, GoremeA young girl waits patiently for customers beside her doll and trinket souvenir stall, Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey Date: 1992
Four gondoliers in their gondolas behind St Marks, VeniceFour gondoliers sit in their gondolas in a canal basin behind St Mark s, Venice, while waiting for tourist passengers. Three of the men wear dark blue striped shirts
Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 6Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. The man in the centre of the picture is Poda
Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 5Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994
Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 3Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994
Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 2Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994
Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 1Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994
French boy in beret, Roscoff, FranceA young French boy wearing a beret sits swinging his legs on a stool outside a restaurant in Roscoff, France. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988
Dog Show, HerefordAn old lady wearing an overcoat and woollen hat checks the programme during a dog show in Hereford. She has a door key hanging from her neck
Little girls with pramA little girl snoozes while standing guard over her brothers push chair Date: 1969
Comic postcard, Man waiting for the public toilet Date: 20th century
Cartoon, Richard d Oyly Carte, Gilbert and SullivanCartoon, Richard d Oyly Carte as maitre d, with Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan as chefs, at the Savoy Dining Room. Opening the new shop -- it is wonderful what may be done by enterprise and Patience
Constance WorthMiss Patience Worth, actress Date: circa 1905
Caricature of Arthur Sullivan and Ws Gilbert -- The Latest Converts to Aestheticism. A reference to their latest operetta, Patience, a satire on the aesthetic movement. 1881
Greetings card design, A Dream of Patience, in Pre-Raphaelite style with gold decoration, showing a group of young women sitting or standing listlessly while Cupid plays his lyre. Date: circa 1890s
Father and son studying a snail making its slow progress up a fence. Date: 1859
Saint RomulaSAINT ROMULA was a hermit in Palestine. She was paralysed and bedridden, but bore her infirmities with such patience that she earned the admiration of St Gregory the great. Date: 6th century
Aesthetic Dress 1884Yellow-green classically inspired gown with peacock blue & patterned border. Satirical take on Artistic dress that made an appearance in England from the late 1870s Date: 1884
Basketmaker 1827A basket maker patiently weaves. A selection of his baskets hang above his head. Date: 1827
Christmas card with holly in the middle of a maze, and a moralising verse. Date: circa 1890s
Girl fishing with dog on a greetings cardGirl fishing with a dog at her side on a greetings card. circa 1890s
Patient fishermen, illustration by William Heath RobinsonA party of benevolent philanthropists rewarding the patience of unfortunate fishermen, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C
Little boy in sailor suit with dogLittle boy in a sailor suit, sitting on the back of a patient dog. Date: circa 1920s
WW2 - Home front - British housewives queue to buy eggsOctober, 1940 - British housewives queue to buy eggs, both domestically sourced and supplied from the Dominions - in this case, Canada. Date: 1940
Comic Postcard - Housewives Choice! A queue of young ladies excitedly wait their turn to meet their new pop music idol at the stage door. Date: circa 1950s
The Harriman National Bank urges faith, courage, and patience. Poster showing a war-ravaged landscape, and in the distance across a body of water
Patience. Male character surrounded by girls in togas and laurel wreaths and soldiers in helmuts. Includes vignettes of other scenes in corners. Date c1881
Silhouette of a man fishing in a river
Drunken Husband arrives homeWeather Forecast - " Stormy" (Thunder and Lightning to follow) A drunken husband arrives home to find his wife still up and awiting his return sat at a table with clock
Waiting For MasterA Lovely white horse and a faithful hound await the return of their master, possibly from a hard days toil in the fields. Date: circa 1904
Bond Street ChauffeurA chauffeur waits patiently beside his car on Bond Street, central London. Date: 1960s
Thoughtfulness of road-usersIllustration by William heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
A metalworker operating a drillA wonderful photograph showing a metalworker operating a drill using all four of his limbs. The manufacturers craft in an industrial setting, attesting to years of experience
Two children on a wall by Florence HardyPatience Rewarded. Two children sit on a wall infront of the sea eating buiscuits
Boy and dog go fishingA little boy wearing dungarees fishes patiently, accompanied by his pet dog. Date: 1954
The BiteCartoon, The Bite. A striking example of how patience is sometimes rewarded in angling circles. A bird takes the bait from a man fishing
A tabby cat stalking a mouseA tabby cat on the prowl stalks a brown rat. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith
THE SORRY TALE novel communicated by Patience Worth through American psychic Mrs John H Curran (Pearl Curran)
Tobit is BlindTobit is blind, but bears his blindness with patience
Nicola Di TolentinoSaint NICOLA DI TOLENTINO Augustinian friar, who led an uneventful life of patience and humility; he worked in the slums and performed many miracles
PATIENCE BOOK COVERCover of The Illustrated Book of Patience Games by Professor Hoffmann
Brit Museum StacksThe Book Stacks, whence books are retrieved for readers, one by one, and carried on a trolley to the Reading Room where readers await them in scholarly patience
Girl FishingEve invades the ranks of the sport of patience, competing with the men and boys, doing a spot of fishing with her maggots in a Palm Toffee jar
PRAY DO NOT LAUGHA male photographer is loosing his patience with three ladies whom he is trying to photograph
Dog WaitingA Newfoundland dog waiting
