Thinks Collection

Britannia a LA Beardsley
A Punch artist depicts Britannia as he thinks Beardsley might draw her

Dryden / Bugatti / 27
Three types of Bugatti are shown with the kind of person the artist thinks would be likely to buy this sort of car

What She Really Thinks
A sketch of a laughing man with a young lady sat on his lap in a room interior, was accompanied with a caption translating to.. Me, what I prefer to touch is your money! Date: circa 1901

Cartoon, Enthusiasm of Paterfamilias
Varying reactions to the newspaper accounts of the glorious charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava - Papa thinks only of the glory, his womenfolk think of the dead October 1854

EARTHQUAKE PANIC
At San Giovanni Gemini, Sicily, a woman in church thinks the organ is shaking and screams Earthquake !'; all rush out in panic, and three are trampled to death Date: 1907

SICILIANS PANIC
At San Giovanni Gemini, Sicily, a woman in church thinks the organ is shaking and screams Earthquake !'; all rush out in panic, and three are trampled to death Date: 1907

English huntsman and lady watching a fox swim across a river, 19th century. Facey Romford raising his hat and shouting while Mrs Lucy Somerville sits sidesaddle on her mount. The view

Lady playing the piano in a parlour to guests. Another lady says, Shes very talented. She thinks, Now we have to swallow a concerto

LADY WRITES LETTER
A lady sits and thinks about what to write in her letter. Date: 1960s

MONKEY AND DOLPHIN
THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN The dolphin thinks it has saved a man from the shipwreck, but finds its only a monkey

FAST DRINKING
This girl is drinking her coffee while running for the metro : she should take better care of her stomach, thinks the Caisse Primaire Centrale de Securite Sociale Date: 1947

AT THE CHANNEL
Contemplating England across the Straits of Dover, Napoleon thinks that with a superior navy - or a tunnel - he could be in London in four days ! Date: 1805

Stripper and Mesh
Stripper and mesh... but if she thinks she looks like Bardot, shes kidding herself... Date: 1950s

Women WW1 Farming
Young girl with heavy horse thinks of the men at the front. We re doing ours while you re giving away Et la terre produira quand meme Date: circa 1917

WW2 poster, Stalin trusts us, Harriman and me. He believes we speak truly on your behalf. He thinks that what we have promised you can perform. Lord Beaverbrook, speaking for the Government

Ingram Cobbin, Churchman
INGRAM COBBIN Churchman, depicted clinging to his Bible as though he thinks you might snatch it from him... Date: 1777 - 1851

Ww1 Postcard Man Front
A pretty young Frenchwoman thinks of her man at the Front. Date: circa 1914

Disraeli / Reform 1866
Political " Economy" Disraeli thinks the old Reform Bill 1859 banner will do nicely for the opening scene if its spruced up a bit Lord Derby is not so sure. Date: 1 December 1866

Ww1 Postcard Thoughts
A soldier thinks of the girl hes left behind Date: 1914-18

Ww1 Postcard Long Trail
A soldier on the battlefield thinks of his sweetheart waiting for him at home. Date: 1914

Ww1 Soldier Song Card
A soldier thinks of his family at home, just before he goes into battle. Date: circa 1914

Lady in Corset, Jugend
She thinks that her corset will please her boy-friend who is a lieutenant in the army; she is probably right Date: 1900

Victorian Girl Reading
Victorian girl with ringlets pauses to think while she reads. Date: circa 1840

Suffragette Husband Minds Babies. Husband minds the babies while wife sleeps in bed. Pro-suffrage notices on the wall. Regretfully, he thinks

Suffragette The Limit Votes for Women. Suffragette on the doorstep questions harassed man holding crying baby in one hand and frying pan in another, Are you in favour of Votes for Women

Committee rooms, House of Commons. Jane Bull holds a box labelled, Miss. J. Bull Franchise Realising it is empty, she confronts Herbert Gladstone who thinks, Dear me

Suffragettes and a Policeman. Willing suffragettes Who would not be on duty? thinks the policeman who sweeps the suffragette off her feet

Discussion about a patient - WWI humour
Lady Visitor: Thats a bad case - what are you going to do with him Orderly: Oh, es going back again to the front. Lady Visitor: Good heavens - whatever for Orderly: E thinks e know who done it

Young woman at desk writing letter
A young woman takes a moment to think about what next to write as she sits at her desk. Date: c. 1910

The adopted son - he thinks he is bigger than the old man. Old man NY City carrying Charter and facing boy Brooklyn. Date 1897 Dec. 29. The adopted son - he thinks he is bigger than the old man

Steam Motorcycle

Richard Brome, Writer
RICHARD BROME Writer (The British Museum thinks this is Alexander Brome, but it isn t at all like the portraits of A.B.) Date: ? - 1652

Study of a seated woman
A beautiful pencil drawing of a young woman, seated in an armchair, her head delicately resting on her hand. Study by Raymond Sheppard

Fable / Ears of the Hare
THE HAREs EARS A lion, gored by an elk, banishes all horned animals; a hare, seeing the shadow of her ears, thinks they will be taken for horns, and flees

Fable / Maid & Milk Pail
COUNTRY MAID AND MILKPAIL The maid unwisely thinks of all she will do with the money for the milk at market, and neglects to watch what she is doing so spilling the milk

David and the Ark
David recovers the Ark of the Covenant from the Philistines and brings it back in triumph, dancing at the head of the procession though his wife thinks this is undignified

Spinning, England
A tired spinner pauses and thinks there must be more to life than turning this wheel night after night

Ww1 Postcard Trail Home
A soldier far from home thinks of his wife and daughter waiting for him

Fable / King & Shepherd
THE SHEPHERD AND THE KING A fable about ambition: the king thinks the shepherd wise, and makes him a judge, whereupon the shepherd loses his wisdom through vanity

Longest Day 1886
A little girl thinks its strange to go to bed while the sun is still shining: its the Longest Day of the year, 21 June

Little Girl Gets Wet
Little Gretchen thinks that if she waters herself, she will grow like the flowers. Date: 1902

No Smoking Aloud
A very funny postcard about an Irishman who can t spell and thinks, poor fellow, that a notice saying NO SMOKING ALLOWED means NO SMOKING ALOUD, so he smokes quietly

Raleigh / Smoking / Servant
SIR WALTER RALEIGH Smoking his pipe - his servant thinks he is on fire, and douses him with water

Archibald Marshall
ARCHIBALD MARSHALL probably a writer, but one whose fame has declined to such a degree that none of our reference books thinks him worthy of mention

Ww1 Soldier Grey Home
A soldier at war thinks of the home and family he left behind him

1916 / German Soldier
In a quiet moment, a German soldier thinks of home

Ww1 Postcard / Le Reve
Le Reve: a soldier remembers the girlfriend he left at home, and she in turn thinks of him in the trenches

Lady on Phone 1919
Lady uses a candlestick telephone to receive congratulations on her husbands knighthood which she thinks will raise their status with the servants

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