Upset Collection

Consequences, illustration by William Heath Robinson
Consequences -- How the thoughtlessness of a butterfly seriously affected a bishops corn, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

Grief
A woman holds her head in her arms in this camera study by Hugh Cecil depicting grief

Comic postcard, Little girl at the seaside, marooned on a pile of sand. Date: 20th century

Mummys a Suffragette. Crying baby, most upset as Mummys a Suffragette Date: circa 1909

A new dog-fancy: the Basset Hounds by Louis Wain
Engraving by Louis Wain showing four naughty basset hounds teasing two scared black and white cats. A fifth basset hound enters the room looking coy but unrepentant with a whip in its mouth

Silhouette, Enough to Make a Saint Swear
Enough to Make a Saint Swear -- silhouette showing a monk annoyed to see that a cat has knocked over a jug of milk and is lapping it all up

Woman reclining on couch
A rather annoyed looking young woman reclines on a couch, deep in thought

Tearful paper moon sees lover fall from sky
A tearful paper moon sees a womans lover fall from sky as the end of his crescent form breaks off

Consoling
An intimate portrait illustration featuring a mother gently consoling her upset young daughter whose arms are clung to her neck. Date: circa 1916

Little Bo-Peep
A cover illustration of a Western cut-out nursery rhyme booklet, one of a series of five, showing an upset Little Bo-Peep at having lost her sheep. Used as an advertisement for the Weston Co

The card that upset Ireland
This card headed Great Britain missed out Ireland which caused political uproar and was corrected and replaced from 1 October 1879. Brown printing on buff card

German soldiers spotting buildings far in the distance, not realising that it's a setup consisting of a miniature country town coursing the perspective to be all wrong. Date: 1941

Illustration, Malbrough is going to war
Illustration, Malbrough s'en va t'en guerre (Marlborough is going to war). Elegant ladies faint when they hear that Monsieur Malbrough is dead and buried as a result of going to war

LITTLE WOMEN/DEAD CANARY
Beth sobs over the dead canary. Date: First published: 1868

Comic postcard, Two women chatting - one of them in tears, confiding in her friend Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Girl comforts crying boy Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Girl and boy falling out over broken toy Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man on beach annoyed by telegram. How dare you bring me a telegram like this! Cela vous apprendra de m apporter un telegramme disant qu il faut revenir

"Never mind Bobbie. Mummy will buy you a beautiful box of Reeves British-made water
" Never mind Bobbie. Mummy will buy you a beautiful box of Reeves British-made water colours, like ours." Poor old Bobbie longs for the day he is old enough to qualify for some quality

Gentleman crashing a carriage in a Belfast street, 1822
Brian Boru in top hat and cockle-picker Peg O Shambles crashing a two-horse carriage in a Belfast street, 1822. Hawkers knocked on the street, urchins eating potatoes, a man with shillelagh

Irish gentlemen descend into an underground hostel, 1821
Irish gentlemen descend into an underground hostel near Dirty Lane, Dublin, with beds and cheap victuals. Adventures in a Snoozing Cellar

Illustration, Still the glass says very wet. first published 1838

Poster, He risked an accident just to clean a machine
Poster, Ministry of Labour and National Service, ROSPA, He risked an accident just to clean a machine. Designed by H M Bateman. 1931

Baby Scouts -- crying baby
Baby Scouts -- Why, what are all these sobs and tears about -- they said he was too young to be a scout! Date: 1900

DEAD CATS IN BUTCHERS
A butcher, planning to use cat meat as a cheap alternative, tells a distraught cat owner: No madame, I have no idea where your pet cat can have got to! Date: 1870

French police interrogating a suspect
Interrogating a suspect, Paris Date: 1890

I want to see George Dances Company

Fidos eaten the FRONT of my backless (swimming costume). A slightly risque humorous comment of the fad for backless bathing attire at this time. Date: 1934

Slum child
A small fair-haired dirty boy wipes away tears with his thumb as he looks at the camera. Brinksway, Stockport condemned housing. North of England slums Date: circa 1970

Girl on Kings Road
KINGs ROAD (CHELSEA) A typical 60s girl, looking down at the pavement, with her carrier bag from the " Bazaar" boutique. Date: 1960s

Husband and Wife in Tense Scene
Date: c.1880

French cartoon, anarchist newspapers
French political cartoon -- Fin du trimestre (End of term) -- a woman is upset to see what she thinks are anarchistic newspapers in her house. 19th century

Studio portrait, little boy crying
Studio portrait of a little boy crying, with tears running down his cheeks. Date: circa 1960s

Studio portrait, little child crying
Studio portrait of a little child crying. Date: circa 1960s

Commandeered by Lawson Wood, WW1 cartoon
Cartoon by Lawson Wood showing two British soldiers taking away a little boys toy horse, much to his distress. The cartoon is a humorous comment on the number of horses commandeered by the Army in

Little boy crying in Balham, SW London
A little boy sitting on the kerb and crying on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Cartoon, Atlas with Kaiser Wilhelm on a globe, WW1
Cartoon showing Kaiser Wilhelm II jumping around on top of a globe, supported by the mythological figure of Atlas, at the start of the First World War. Date: 1914

The Loch Ness Monster at Foyers. " You can t do that there ere" 1959

Crab bites a young boys toe
A rather Brattish looking young child getting his seaside comeuppance, as a crab takes a fancy to his big toe! Date: 1903

Boy sitting with his teddy bear on a comfy armchair. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Wizard of Oz / Lion Crying
The Cowardly Lion uses his tail to wipe away his tears

Susi - upsetting a vase of flowers. 1950s

Little boy and his dog
Unusual Friends - little boy and his dog. 1950s

Susi - with upset vase of flowers
Susi - with an upset vase of flowers. 1950s

Chinese Toddlers - one of whom is rather upset
Chinese Toddlers - one bawling his/her eyes out at some frightful injustice (or having just been poked in arm/eye/back by another 2-year-old...). Date: circa 1910s

Four young children topple a Japanese handcart as a prank - much to the consternation of the driver, who has whacked his chin on the handle and seen his vegetables fly out all over the road

The Stomach Pump -- sad stuff, sad stuff. early 19th century

Cartoon, Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Home Secretary
Cartoon, Sir William Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904), Home Secretary in Gladstones newly elected Liberal government. On his appointment

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