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DRUNK MONKA portly monk with a moustache smiles to himself as he prepares to drink a glass of wine or a similar tipple
Santa Rings in XmasSanta Ringing in the air. A portly santa is hoisted into the air as he rings the church bells
Weather Report - Illustrated - Breezy, A green-faced sickly-looking Gent seated by a ships rail is less than happy at the attentions of a rosy-cheeked rotund fellow passenger whos breezy countenance
Portrait of Augusta Lowther, Lady LonsdalePortrait of Lady Augusta Lowther, Countess of Fane, wife of the 1st Earl of Lonsdale. Hand-tinted engraving by Frederick Christian Lewis after an illustration by Sir Thomas Lawrence from P.G
Portly spider crab or notched libinia, Libinia emarginata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan
Two gentlemen composers in a music room before a piano, 19th century. The portly man says, I d give three operas to have created your romance
Woman meeting a portly dandy in a parlour with large mirror and sofa. Charmed to meet you! (What an oaf!) Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Jean Gabriel Scheffer
W Burns Esq of Edinburgh by H. L. OakleySilhouette portrait of a portly, bearded man, W Burns of Edinburgh, wearing a trilby or homburg hat and carrying a walking cane. Date: circa 1920
SKATING, REGENTS CANAL 1854Skating on the frozen Regents Canal, in Regents Park, London : boys have set up a slide on which a portly gentleman has come a cropper, also losing his topper. Date: 1854
A portly gentleman on the ice is aided by a young ladA rather wobbly and rather portly gentleman on the ice is aided (propped-up) by a young lad. The card is accompanied by a quote from King John, a history play by William Shakespeare
A portly lady is laced into her corset by her maid Date: 1921
The Dog Days - Rene VincentThe Dog Days A Fashionable Older man in formal evening dress and stylish woman in lightweight attire exchange greetings on a boiling hot summers day. Date: 1923
Fat Lady Diving / 1820A large lady diving naked into the sea from a bathing machine on the beach
Aunt Babsie as a lion-tamer - failing miserablyAunt Babsie runs away from a lion rearing up on his hind legs - she is a complete failure as a circus lion-tamer! Date: 1923
The Belle of the Beach - Keszthely, Lake Balaton, HungaryBelle of the beach - A Bellboy of the Hullam Szallo Hotel provides shade for a very wealthy rather rotund female guest, promenading with her pet Scottie dog (Scottish Terrier) along the Strand (Beach)
German Nobles C14ThHood-turbans, fur-lined & trimmed houppelande with bagpipe sleeves, a voluminous garment cape-like in shape but belted & worn over a gipon (the buttoned sleeves visible) Date: 14th century
Charles Dibdin, English WriterCharles Dibdin senior (1745-1814), an English dramatist, actor and composer. Date: circa 1810
Our Growing Army by H. M. BatemanOur Growing Army - No, not the LIGHT infantry. A humorous cartoon showing a group of portly soldiers by H. M. Bateman. Date: 1915
G K Chesterton - English writerGilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) - English writer. Date: 1926
Silhouette of Mr Thomas, LlandudnoSilhouette of Mr Thomas, H.L. Oakleys host at Llandudno. Date: 20th century
Charles HayCHARLES HAY Well-fed citizen of Edinburgh Date: CIRCA 1806
Keep Fit - Running for the TrainKeep Fit - Take a walk every morning! Three portly city gent having to scramble to make their morning train into the city. Date: 1943
Rotund and Imposing Waiter at Chez Julians Date: 1895
The Two Macs - a theatrical comedy act of the London Variety theatres of the late Victorian age. Date: circa 1895
Stout Gentleman of personal and creative presenceA Stout Gentleman of personal and creative presence, wearing her top hat at a jaunty angle a he heads off to the Casino after a significant dinner !! Date: 1893
A Gentleman of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Date: 1892
A portly Landowner enjoying a puff. Date: 1895
A Millionaire, drawing the attention of a pretty girl. I wonder if money is indeed her best friend...! Date: 1895
Irony - fat Londoner begs for money for his starving familyA rather fat Londoner begs for " a copper" for his " starving wife and family at ome" fom a smart gent (Phil May himself - clearly seeing the ludicrous side of the request!)
John Bull at Wembley, a man swings on a suspended platform with a bull dog at his feet Date: C.20th Century
German couple bathing in a poolTo enable Fritz and Frau to cool their portly persons -- a plump German couple bathing in a swimming pool, watched by two slimmer people sitting on a diving board
Music at home, 1883A lady plays the piano by candlelight, whilst a portly gentleman with a monocle sings along. 1883
Clerk AppointedA young man is appointed as clerk, filling the post of his deceased father. Date: 1870
Hero Worship - postcard by Lawson WoodHero Worship - a postcard by Lawson Wood showing a housewife doting on her portly husband (bursting out of his uniform), having served him a meal and provided him with an ale and a comfy chair
Turkish DelightA rather portly Turkish sultan, reclining on plump cushions is bedazzled by a Turkish dancer whose silhouette can be seen in the foreground
Woman with her CameraA portly middle-aged woman with her camera in the street, possibly looking around for something to photograph
Drews CorsetDrews A la Grecque corset combined with supporter over hip and stomach reduces the most portly figure to the standard of Beauty and Fashion
W. P. Fairless, PublicanThe publican W.P.Fairless of the Castle Howard Ox Hotel, York. He reportedly weighed 190 kg (30 stone) in 1935
St James Theatre 1895The impressive building with its four Ionic columns, photographed from the opposite side of King Street
Portly Woman Adds BeansA portly woman adds beans to a casserole. Date: 1930s
Roller-Skate WeddingJolly Berliners celebrate a wedding on roller-skates; one chap has fallen, whilst a portly lady looks wobbly - the bride and groom skate on
Rossini / RumpfGIOACCHINO ROSSINI Italian composer in middle age
Rossini / Anon EngGIOACCHINO ROSSINI the Italian composer in middle age
Gourmand DinesA portly gourmand dines alone on a whole chicken
Studying Paris Menu 1874A rather portly customer studies the menu in a Paris restaurant
Lord North CaricatureFREDERICK, LORD NORTH, 2nd earl of Guilford Statesman, caricatured a portly and pompous (which he probably was !)
The Masked King / HolmesA SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA The masked King visits Holmes & is immediately recognised
Rossini / Ils 1867 RobertGIOACCHINO ROSSINI composer, as an elderly man, full-length portrait, seated, with stick