Eccentric Collection (page 8)

Visionary Head of Caractacus (pencil on paper)
FIT167643 Visionary Head of Caractacus (pencil on paper) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 19.5x15.2 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; (add.info.: British king)

Brusher Mills, snake catcher of the New Forest (photo)
5999841 Brusher Mills, snake catcher of the New Forest (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brusher Mills (1840-1905), snake catcher of the New Forest

Gentlemans dark green umbrella, 1790s (cotton, whalebone & ivory)
3742208 Gentlemans dark green umbrella, 1790s (cotton, whalebone & ivory) by English School, (18th century); Fashion Museum Bath; (add.info)

Gentlemans dark green umbrella, 1790s (cotton, whalebone & ivory)
3742210 Gentlemans dark green umbrella, 1790s (cotton, whalebone & ivory) by English School, (18th century); Fashion Museum Bath; (add.info)

Joseph Capper, Esquire, an eccentric inmate at the Horns, Kennington, upwards of 20 Years, died 6 September 1804
1108408 Joseph Capper, Esquire, an eccentric inmate at the Horns, Kennington, upwards of 20 Years, died 6 September 1804, aged 77 (engraving) by English School

Lawrence Muse, 1808. Creator: Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin
Lawrence Muse, 1808

Peter Fayolle, 1809. Creator: Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin
Peter Fayolle, 1809

Vernet, Carle, 1828. Creator: Jean-Pierre Dantan
Vernet, Carle, 1828

Dame Edna Everage aka Barry Humphries visits Newcastle. 28th November 1995

Dame Edna Everage aka Barry Humphries visits Newcastle. 28th November 1995

Helped by three friends and watched by his wife Betty and 20 month old son Tom, Mr Henry Fowler (right) turns the dinghy he has been building in his sitting room 11th March 1970

Mr Henry Fowler (left) enlists the aid of some friends to help him to take the boat out of his living room where it was built 27th March 1970

Deep in the heart of Northumberland the Whisky Bottle MK.1 emerged on an unsuspecting world. Out of a hangar that doubles as a hayshed

He Tried to Fly: 36 year old Mike Dolling of Queens Drive, Park South, Swindon, put his experimental ornithopter through its paces, on the edge of the Marlborough Downs, Wiltshire

Cowboy mad miner Lot Beedon aged 63 gets a slug of rotgut at the local saloon in Wombwell. November 1969 Z11876-001

Cowboy mad miner Lot Beedon seen here riding shotgun down by the old mineshaft. In this case the Mitchell Main at Wombwell Yorks. November 1969 Z11876

That mean Cowboy look. Lot Beedon 63 years old miner goes looking for the sheriff of Wombwell, smoking a cigarette. November 1969 Z11876-003

5000 holidaymakers at Selsey, Sussex, watched 15 men and two win a £1, 000 prize
5000 holidaymakers at Selsey, Sussex, watched 15 men and two win a £ 1, 000 prize. The " birdmen" had to take off from the top of a 30ft tower at the Selsey lifeboat station

That mean Cowboy look. Lot Beedon 63 years old miner goes looking for the sheriff of Wombwell, smoking a cigarette. November 1969 Z11876-002

James Jollie (1757 - 1846), business man connected with many public institutions in Edinburgh, approaching Robert Sym (1752-1845)

MARTIN VAN BUCHELL Eccentric medical practitioner. Date: 1735 - CIRCA 1819

Barry, the Clown, on the Thames, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Barry, the Clown, on the Thames, 1844. Scene on the River Thames in London:an eccentric feat of very rare, though not unprecedented enactment. Mr

Outraged
It is difficult to know who is the more outraged here - the gentleman with the beard, the servant, or the group of people at this social gathering

Pancake Scramble watched by Royal Family, Westminster School
In March 1919, the Royal Family went to Westminster School to see the famous scramble for the largest piece of the pancake tossed by the chef and to hand the winner a sovereign

RICHARD ROBERTS (JONES) eccentric, known as the Cambrian Linguist. Date: 1780 - 1843

MYTTON LOSES WINNINGS
English eccentric John Mytton (1796-1834) homeward bound one evening from Doncaster falls asleep while counting his winnings - thus many bank- notes were blown away & lost. Date: 1820s

GAMING DEN / MYTTON
A hell of a row in a hell. Mytton shows fight. A brawl breaks out amongst some high- spirited gents in a gaming den. Included is the eccentric squire John Mytton (1796-1834) Date: 1820s

JUMPING A TOLLGATE
Eccentric English John Mytton (1796-1834) attempts to drive his carriage over a tollgate much to the annoyance of the toll-keeper & doubtless his passenger. Date: 1820s

MYTTONS JUMPS TOLLGATE
Eccentric English John Mytton (1796-1834) attempts to drive his carriage over a tollgate much to the annoyance of the toll-keeper & doubtless his passenger. Date: 1820s

MYTTON DRIVES CARRIAGE
JOHN MYTTON English eccentric attempts to drive his carriage over a tollgate much to the annoyance of the toll-keeper and doubtless his passenger Date: 1796 - 1834

RAT-CROWN (COUPIN)
Rats tangled in a RAT-CROWN - the French call it the roi-des-rats Date: 1904

PTOLEMAIC SYSTEM /
Plan of the Heavens, showing Ptolemys explanation for the eccentric movement of the Sun round the Earth, in relation to the Fixed Stars and Planets Date: 17th century

Portrait of John Knox
Vintage engraving of John Knox (c. 1513 to 24 November 1572) was a Scottish clergyman, theologian, and writer who was a leader of the Protestant Reformation

The White and White, Exentric-Act, creator of the step-dance on the human pedestal. 20th century

Don t Knock It Til You ve Tried
Illustration of a pop art style shoal of various reef fish plus one rebel riding a bike created using flat colours

Foote, (1720-1777), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Foote, (1720-1777), 1830. Samuel Foote (1720-1777) British dramatist, actor and theatre manager from Cornwall, known for his eccentric comedic acting and writing

T. Amory, (c1691-1788), 1830. Creator: Unknown
T. Amory, (c1691-1788), 1830. Thomas Amory (c1691-1788) a writer of Irish descent, in 1775 published memoirs on philology, natural science and theology. Hew was noted as an eccentric

Mr. Patterson and His Apparatus, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Patterson and His Apparatus, 1900. Mr George W Patterson of Chicago was the first person to put on displays of juggling with electrically lit clubs

Francis Sylvester Mahony (Father Prout), c1860, (c1880). Creator: Lesage
Francis Sylvester Mahony (Father Prout), c1860, (c1880). Francis Sylvester Mahony (1804-1866), also known by the pen name Father Prout, was an Irish humorist and journalist

Victor Emmanuel, c1870, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Victor Emmanuel, c1870, (1890). Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820-1878), King of Sardinia from 1849 until 17 March 1861. At which point, assuming the title King of Italy

John Elwes. The Remarkable Miser, 1821. Creator: R Page
John Elwes. The Remarkable Miser, 1821. Portrait of English MP John Elwes (also John Meggot or Meggott, 1714-1789). " Elwes the Miser" was a noted eccentric

Jenny Darney, A Remarkable Character in Cumberland, 1821. Creator: Robert Cooper
Jenny Darney, A Remarkable Character in Cumberland, 1821. Portrait of a pipe-smoking travelling eccentric who was well known in the southern part of the county of Cumberland...The country people knew

Old Boots, A well known character at Rippon in Yorkshire, 1821. Creator: Robert Cooper
Old Boots, A well known character at Rippon in Yorkshire, 1821. Portrait of Old Boots (c1692-1762), an eccentric shoe shiner who was blessed with a plentitude of nose and chin

Chevalier Desseasau, Remarkable for his Vanity, 1821. Creator: Robert Cooper
Michel Descazeaux Du Halley, Remarkable for his Vanity, 1821. Portrait of vain dwarf Michel Descazeaux du Hally (1710-1775), a French adventurer who supposedly served in the Prussian army

Lord Rokeby, of Singular Eccentricity, 1821. Creator: R Page
Lord Rokeby, of Singular Eccentricity, 1821. Portrait of Matthew Robinson, 2nd Baron Rokeby (c1713-1800), an English landowner, politician and nobleman who was considered an eccentric in later life

Henry Lemoine, the Eccentric Bookseller & Author, 1822. Creator: Robert Cooper
Henry Lemoine, the Eccentric Bookseller & Author, 1822. Portrait of Henry Lemoine (1756-1812) who sold books in the City of London and wrote for several magazines

Nice New, A well known character at Reading, 1822. Creator: Robert Cooper
Nice New, A well known character at Reading, 1822. Portrait of an eccentric street peddler of Reading in Berkshire, who carried unwieldy baskets on each side being always stored with cakes

Thomas Cooke, the notorious Islington Miser, 1822. Creator: Robert Cooper
Thomas Cooke, the notorious Islington Miser, 1822. Portrait of Cooke (c1725-1811) who is said to have chased away a doctor who had given him six days to live: Why, sir

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"Embracing the Eccentric: Tales of Unconventional Adventures from Italy to England" In Venice, where eccentricity thrives, a masked Antipope roams the canals, adding intrigue to this enchanting city. Lord Walter Rothschild's zebra-drawn trap turns heads in London, a whimsical sight that captures the essence of his eccentric nature. "The Disturbing Muses" artwork in Italy leaves viewers puzzled and captivated by its unconventional beauty and thought-provoking imagery. A fox hunting accident takes an unexpected turn when an eccentric rider stumbles upon a hidden treasure buried deep within the English countryside. Beckford's Fonthill Abbey stands as a testament to his eccentric taste, with its grandeur and architectural marvels leaving visitors awe-struck. Shavington Day's unconventional hunting methods raise eyebrows as he embarks on daring adventures that defy traditional norms in pursuit of thrill. Mytton's audacious ride atop a bear astonishes onlookers in England's West Wycombe village - proof that true eccentrics fearlessly embrace life's wildest moments. Beckford's Fonthill Abbey continues to inspire awe with its extravagant design and opulent interiors - a testament to one man's unapologetic eccentricity. Mytton takes an infamous shortcut home through treacherous terrain, showcasing his fearless spirit and disregard for conventional paths. The New Forest Snake Catcher mesmerizes locals with their peculiar ability to handle venomous serpents without fear or harm - truly an eccentric profession. Walter Rothschild drives his team of zebras through Tring Park, defying expectations once again with his love for exotic animals and adventurous pursuits. From Italy’s mysterious art scene to England’s daring escapades, these tales highlight individuals who embraced their eccentricities, leaving a lasting impression on the world around them.