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Embarrassment Collection

"Embracing the Uncomfortable: A Journey through Embarrassment" In a world filled with moments that make us cringe, embarrassment is an emotion we all know too well

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Embarrassment Collection: The Car That Touched a Policeman by H. M. Bateman
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Embarrassment Collection: Films Carry On Camping Barbara Windsor covers her breasts with her hands after
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Embarrassment Collection: Man wearing barrel
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Embarrassment Collection: Blonde in Bath 1960S
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Embarrassment Collection: Man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party
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Embarrassment Collection: Lingerie modesty screen / W H Robinson
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Embarrassment Collection: Prince Charles pulling up his shorts on a beach in Australia royal Prince of
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Embarrassment Collection: Linda Siegal Wimbledon Tennis Championships June 1979 had a very embarassing afternoon at
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Embarrassment Collection: Bum scratch - children
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Embarrassment Collection: RF - Sable-point rabbit, grooming face
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Embarrassment Collection: Spys Taken at Greenwich, 1798
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Embarrassment Collection: Alfred in the Neat-Herds Cottage, 1776. Artist: I Hall
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Embarrassment Collection: Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
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Embarrassment Collection: Copperplate engraving from Physica Sacra'by the Swiss scholar. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
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Embarrassment Collection: What do you mean young man? Business or Pleasure? (colour litho)
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Embarrassment Collection: The Eve of Marriage, Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
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Embarrassment Collection: Leap-Year Etiquette (colour litho)
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Embarrassment Collection: Supporters Rampant: Prime Minister Asquith is embarrassed by the fiery speeches of LLoyd George
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Embarrassment Collection: The Origin of the Order of the Garter, illustration from Stories of Royal Children from English
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Embarrassment Collection: Embarrassing Family Relations, 1893 (w / c on paper)
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Embarrassment Collection: Why Should I Blush (valentine), c. 1840. Creator: George Kershaw
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Embarrassment Collection: Man seized by leg cramp in the honeymoon bed
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Embarrassment Collection: Man forced to kiss an ugly woman at a dance party
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Embarrassment Collection: Being nervous and cross-examined by Mr. Garrow
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Embarrassment Collection: 'She, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward
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Embarrassment Collection: Not Here (colour litho)
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Embarrassment Collection: Street scene with a row of closed shops and a closed public toilet (colour litho)
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Embarrassment Collection: L embarras des capotes (coloured engraving)
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Embarrassment Collection: Things have come down a lot lately (colour litho)
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Embarrassment Collection: Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
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Embarrassment Collection: The Jersey Smuggler detected, or Good cause for Separation
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Embarrassment Collection: Man sitting down on a startled cat in his chair
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Embarrassment Collection: Visiting gentlemen refused entry to a house by a servant
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Embarrassment Collection: Regency cobbler mending shoes in a crowded room
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Embarrassment Collection: Man and two women failing to close a packed trunk
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Embarrassment Collection: Being nervous and cross-examined by Mr. Garrow
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Embarrassment Collection: Tipsy man riding a horse facing the tail
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Embarrassment Collection: Fashionable woman sending a verbal message via a fool
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Embarrassment Collection: Madame Romain at the Cafe des Mille Colonnes, 1818
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Embarrassment Collection: Cartoon about Marriage, mid nineteenth century (colour litho)
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Embarrassment Collection: The punishment of a fraudulent baker, illustration from Hutchinson
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Embarrassment Collection: The coming-on of the Monsoons, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1791 (coloured engraving)
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Embarrassment Collection: The Visitor, 1881 (oil on canvas)
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Embarrassment Collection: Saucy seaside bathing scene (colour litho)
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Embarrassment Collection: Bridegroom and best man unable to find the ring at a wedding (chromolitho)
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Embarrassment Collection: How the editor of a Derby newspaper wished to treat the staturary (engraving)
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Embarrassment Collection: Awkward contre-temps in Regent Street during the height of the season (engraving)


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"Embracing the Uncomfortable: A Journey through Embarrassment" In a world filled with moments that make us cringe, embarrassment is an emotion we all know too well. From H. M. Bateman's comical illustration of "The Car That Touched a Policeman, " to Barbara Windsor's iconic scene in "Carry On Camping, " where she covers her breasts with her hands, these instances remind us of our vulnerability. Sometimes, embarrassment takes on unexpected forms - like the man wearing a barrel as his only attire or the blonde in a 1960s bath who finds herself caught off guard and can strike even at formal events, as witnessed by the unfortunate soul falling off a broken chair during a dinner party. Yet, throughout history and art, it has been immortalized. Masaccio's fresco "Expulsion" from Brancacci Chapel captures Adam and Eve's shame after their disobedience – an eternal reminder of human fallibility. W. H Robinson's lingerie modesty screen serves as both protection and source of unease for those seeking privacy. Children are not exempt from embarrassing situations either; their innocent bum scratches bring laughter mixed with discomfort. Even royalty experiences awkwardness - Prince Charles pulling up his shorts on an Australian beach reminds us that no one is immune to life's little mishaps. Embarrassment extends beyond humans; animals too have their share of blush-worthy moments. The sable-point rabbit grooming its face shows vulnerability even in nature itself. And let's not forget spies caught red-handed at Greenwich in 1798 or Alfred finding himself out of place in the Neat-Herds Cottage painting from 1776 – reminders that secrets exposed can lead to undeniable humiliation. While embarrassment may cause temporary discomfort, it also unites us through shared experiences and laughter at our own expense. These snapshots capture humanity at its most vulnerable but also highlight our ability to find humor amidst blushing cheeks.