Arrogant Collection

The Visitors Who Told the Master Off by H. M. Bateman
Cartoon by the master of social satire, H. M. Bateman, showing a somewhat arrogant visitor to a hunt lecture the Master of Foxhounds much to the shock of other members. Date: 1936

The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before The Royal Toast - Bateman
The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before The Royal Toast - H M Bateman. This illustration shows an arrogant man who has defied etiquette by lighting his cigar before the correct course of dinner

The Tatler front cover August 1962
A model wearing typical sixties make up and with a smart, blonde bob strikes an arrogant pose on the front cover of The Tatler while wearing a choker of pearls. 1962

Just Wright by David Wright
A young woman in a red dress with a plunging neckline and a large, wide brimmed hat to protect her English rose complexion from the sun, contemplates the viewer with a slightly arrogant air

Humanised turkey in the role of a banker
A humanised turkey dressed in a suit, cast in the role of a fat banker, surrounded by bags of money

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, standing in front of the launching chains of the
STC64675 Isambard Kingdom Brunel, standing in front of the launching chains of the Great Eastern, 1857 (b/w photo) by Howlett

Self-Portrait in a Black Coat, 1848-1850 (?). Creator: Richard Caton Woodville
Self-Portrait in a Black Coat, 1848-1850 (?). In this small half-length self-portrait, Woodville fashions himself as a privileged urban gentleman, in a formal black coat

Reproduction of illustrations showing fortunate and unhappy husbands, between 1915 and 1925. Photograph of illustration in "Fruit recorder and cottage gardener", Vol. 7, No. 2 (Feb)

Johann Ringler of Bozen, 1841 (oil on canvas)
XKH191661 Johann Ringler of Bozen, 1841 (oil on canvas) by Wasmann, Rudolph Friedrich (1805-86); 43.8x33 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Hungary - A Road hog makes insulting gesture to donkey rider
Comic Postcard - Road Rage - Hungary - A Road hog makes an insulting gesture to a donkey rider who seemingly did not get out of the way fast enough! Date: circa 1917

Victorian satire on Blind Self Importance, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on Blind Self Importance, 19th Century. Blind Self Importance flaunts his feeble light

the dog wins in three
Michael Allmaier

Gallant Affair of the Hecla and Arrogant, 20 May 1854 - cutting out a Russian barque from under the batteries of Eckness. The Arrogant, anchoring off the batteries, kept up a furious cannonade

Caricature depicting German army officers strutting arrogantly across the Grand Place in occupied Brussels, Belgium
6000417 Caricature depicting German army officers strutting arrogantly across the Grand Place in occupied Brussels, Belgium, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

As Far back as his Grandfather, plate 39 of Los caprichos, 1799 (aquatint)
IND81658 As Far back as his Grandfather, plate 39 of Los caprichos, 1799 (aquatint) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15.4 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

The Destruction of Niobes Children, 1760 (oil on canvas)
XYC145645 The Destruction of Niobes Children, 1760 (oil on canvas) by Wilson, Richard (1713/14-82); 147.3x188 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

So Inger Put on her Smart Clothes and her New Shoes, from The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf in an edition of Fairy Tales by
BAL139079 So Inger Put on her Smart Clothes and her New Shoes, from The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf in an edition of Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75) 1920 (w/c on paper) by Appleton

Her Whole Body Was Like a Column of Stone, from The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf in an edition of Fairy Tales by Hans
BAL139077 Her Whole Body Was Like a Column of Stone, from The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf in an edition of Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75) 1920 (w/c on paper) by Appleton

The Giant Factotum amusing hinself, pub. 1797 (hand coloured engraving)
2966812 The Giant Factotum amusing hinself, pub. 1797 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

After the election, illustration from Le Petit Journal, Supplement Illustre
REV279467 After the election, illustration from Le Petit Journal, Supplement Illustre, 2nd September 1893 (colour litho) by Meyer

A French Gentleman of the Court of Louis XVI and a French Gentleman of the Court of
NCO190145 A French Gentleman of the Court of Louis XVI and a French Gentleman of the Court of Egalite, published in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Pacific-Overtures, or A Flight from St. Clouds over the water to Charley
NCO190177 Pacific-Overtures, or A Flight from St. Clouds over the water to Charley - a new Dramatic Peace now Rehearsing, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1806 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Johannes de Peyster III, 1718 (oil on canvas)
NYH154256 Johannes de Peyster III, 1718 (oil on canvas) by The Schulyer Painter (fl.1718); 111.8x87 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American

Capture of Russian Merchantmen in the Gulf of Viborg (engraving)
2785556 Capture of Russian Merchantmen in the Gulf of Viborg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capture of Russian Merchantmen in the Gulf of Viborg)

British naval ships by W Fred Mitchell
British naval ships, from left to right: Arrogant, Majestic, Resolution, Magnificent, Repulse, Diadem. 1899

George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Ode of V. George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859-1925) Viceroy of India - Arrogant, inflexible and was socially famous for his pronouncement that " Ladies do not move"

Boyish look: comment on the masculine cut of contemporary fashions & fashionable physiques. She wears black tie & dinner jacket, fox fur stole, top hat & cane. Date: 1926

Sketches in the Baltic (engraving)
1608180 Sketches in the Baltic (engraving) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in the Baltic)

In the ruins, is that all, front cover illustration from Le Rire Rouge
698816 In the ruins, is that all, front cover illustration from Le Rire Rouge, 22nd May 1915 (colour litho) by Faivre, Jules Abel (1867-1945); Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Paris

A Privateersman ashore, published in 1810 (litho)
STC306819 A Privateersman ashore, published in 1810 (litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

My name is George Nathaniel Curzon, I am a most superior person (litho)
PNP314574 My name is George Nathaniel Curzon, I am a most superior person (litho) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info.: George Nathaniel Curzon)

Buccaneer of Hispaniola in the Caribbean (colour litho)
PNP269019 Buccaneer of Hispaniola in the Caribbean (colour litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

A Pirate figure from the front cover of The Boys Own Paper
PNP261484 A Pirate figure from the front cover of The Boys Own Paper, 1923 (colour litho) by Wood, Stanley L. (1866-1928); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Mikhail Kuzmin (1875-1936), 1909 (oil on canvas)
BAL168229 Portrait of Mikhail Kuzmin (1875-1936), 1909 (oil on canvas) by Somov, Konstantin Andreevic (1869-1939); 32.8x24.5 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Mrs Pardiggle, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
465510 Mrs Pardiggle, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Types of the British Navy (litho)
1615850 Types of the British Navy (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Types of the British Navy)

The Baltic Fleet leaving Spithead (engraving)
1618856 The Baltic Fleet leaving Spithead (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Baltic Fleet leaving Spithead)

Pacific-Overtured, - or- a Flight from St Cloud s- over the Wter to Charlet
2966877 Pacific-Overtured, - or- a Flight from St Cloud s- over the Wter to Charlet. - a new Dramatic Peace now Rehearsing, pub

Mr James Mackie, 1830-40 (oil on canvas)
5858994 Mr James Mackie, 1830A-40 (oil on canvas) by Waldo, Samuel Lovett (1783-1861); 92.1A--73.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; American, out of copyright

Pride, plate 3 from The Vicissitude of Human Things, 1564 (engraving)
BCC393575 Pride, plate 3 from The Vicissitude of Human Things, 1564 (engraving) by Heemskerck, Maarten van (1498-1574) (after); 22.1x29.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Master Skettles, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
FLP465453 Master Skettles, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Illustration from On Being a Doctrinaire, by Samuel McChord Crothers
DGC288172 Illustration from On Being a Doctrinaire, by Samuel McChord Crothers, 1908 (litho) by Bassett Comstock, Frances (fl.1908); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; American, out of copyright

The Channel Fleet entering Cork Harbour, saluting the Port Admiral (engraving)
1097295 The Channel Fleet entering Cork Harbour, saluting the Port Admiral (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Channel Fleet entering Cork Harbour)

A Man of Importance, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO189774 A Man of Importance, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English

Illustration from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
STC192063 Illustration from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), engraved by E. d Ete (litho) by Thiriat

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"The Arrogant Display: A Glimpse into Vanity and Conceit" In a world where arrogance reigns supreme, we find ourselves captivated by the audacity of individuals who dare to defy societal norms. Take, for instance, "The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before The Royal Toast" - a moment frozen in time by Bateman's brush strokes. This brazen act of self-importance serves as a reminder that some believe themselves above common courtesy. Flipping through the pages of history, we stumble upon the Tatler front cover from August 1962. Its bold headlines and glamorous illustrations depict an era where arrogance was celebrated rather than frowned upon, and is here that we witness society's fascination with status and power. David Wright's masterpiece, "Just Wright, " captures the essence of arrogance in its purest form. With each stroke of his pen, he unveils a character consumed by their own grandeur – unapologetically confident in their abilities while disregarding those around them. But it is not just humans who embody this trait; even animals can be portrayed as arrogant beings. Imagine a humanized turkey assuming the role of a banker – strutting about with feathers puffed up high, exuding an air of superiority over others. Moving on to portraiture, Henry Capel gazes at us from an oil canvas with an undeniable sense of entitlement etched onto his face. His posture screams privilege and haughtiness – reminding us that arrogance has long been woven into our social fabric. Isambard Kingdom Brunel stands tall before launching chains – symbolic links binding him to greatness and conceit alike. As he surveys his accomplishments with prideful eyes, one cannot help but marvel at the audacious spirit that drove him forward. History also tells tales of gallantry intertwined with arrogance like "The Gallant Affair of Hecla and Arrogant.