Embarrassment Collection (page 2)

Man sitting down on a startled cat in his chair and being scolded by an old woman. Miseries Domestic. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Visiting gentlemen refused entry to a house by a servant. The Inflexible Porter. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed by Henry Bunbury

Regency cobbler mending shoes in a crowded room
Regency cobbler mending shoes in a room full of women and children. Buxom wife using bellows on the fire in the hearth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Man and two women failing to close a packed trunk in a hotel room while a servant looks on. Miseries of Travelling. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Being nervous and cross-examined by Mr. Garrow
Being nervous and cross-examined by lawyer Mr. Garrow in court. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Tipsy man riding a horse facing the tail to the amusement of his friends. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson to accompany Reverend James Beresfords Miseries

Fashionable woman sending a verbal message via a fool
Fashionable woman sending an urgent verbal message by a fool who has already forgotten every word. Miseries miscellaneous

Madame Romain at the Cafe des Mille Colonnes, 1818
Madame Romain, the beautiful lemonade seller, at the Cafe des Mille Colonnes in the Palais Royal, Paris, seated on her throne and surrounded by her admirers. La belle limonadiere

Cartoon about Marriage, mid nineteenth century (colour litho)
CHT293656 Cartoon about Marriage, mid nineteenth century (colour litho) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The punishment of a fraudulent baker, illustration from Hutchinson
STC293148 The punishment of a fraudulent baker, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Woodville

The coming-on of the Monsoons, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1791 (coloured engraving)
NCO253706 The coming-on of the Monsoons, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1791 (coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Visitor, 1881 (oil on canvas)
827116 The Visitor, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Caraud, Joseph (1821-1905); 73.3x90.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Visitor. Joseph Caraud (1821-1905). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1881

Saucy seaside bathing scene (colour litho)
5995947 Saucy seaside bathing scene (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saucy seaside bathing scene. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Bridegroom and best man unable to find the ring at a wedding (chromolitho)
6032019 Bridegroom and best man unable to find the ring at a wedding (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info)

How the editor of a Derby newspaper wished to treat the staturary (engraving)
610377 How the editor of a Derby newspaper wished to treat the staturary (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How the editor of a Derby newspaper)

Awkward contre-temps in Regent Street during the height of the season (engraving)
610372 Awkward contre-temps in Regent Street during the height of the season (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Brides Garter, c. 1820 (coloured engraving)
CHT177473 The Brides Garter, c.1820 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Loves Oracle, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
3743995 Loves Oracle, c.1900 (oil on canvas) by Ritzberger, Albert (1853-1915); 77.3x110 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle); eNottingham City Museums & Galleries; German

NFS (London Region) Boy trapped in a milk churn
Boy trapped in a milk churn is set free at Brigade HQ on 4 July 1947. The milkman had brought him to the fire station in his milk float. Date: 1947

The seamy side of life, behind a pawnbrokers counter (engraving)
1064328 The seamy side of life, behind a pawnbrokers counter (engraving) by Renouard, Charles Paul (1845-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The seamy side of life)

St George and St Michael (engraving)
1053628 St George and St Michael (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St George and St Michael)

Raising a toast to the club (colour litho)
3641841 Raising a toast to the club (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raising a toast to the club. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Two Minds With But A Single Thought (colour litho)
3641572 Two Minds With But A Single Thought (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Minds With But A Single Thought)

Cartoon depicting a German lady disappointed at not being able to buy her new clothes in
DGC288185 Cartoon depicting a German lady disappointed at not being able to buy her new clothes in Paris in the rue de la Paix

Stealing Off, or Prudent Secesion, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798
NCO189777 Stealing Off, or Prudent Secesion, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798 (hand-coloured etching with aquatint) by Gillray

Lovers disturbed by father with dog (colour litho)
2795371 Lovers disturbed by father with dog (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lovers disturbed by father with dog)

Stealing off; - or - prudent Secession, pub. 1798 (hand coloured engraving)
2490625 Stealing off; - or - prudent Secession, pub. 1798 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Drinking to her best affections, 1896 (engraving)
2962864 Drinking to her best affections, 1896 (engraving) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Chapter 21 of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1775-1817)

Man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party
5893718 Man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party. by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party causing a servant to spill a soup tureen over)

What I Look Like when I m Lecturing (litho)
3627432 What I Look Like when I m Lecturing (litho) by Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge (Lewis Carroll) (1832-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: What I Look Like when I m Lecturing)

Girl having difficulties in the toilet (litho)
3641690 Girl having difficulties in the toilet (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl having difficulties in the toilet)

Camille Pelletans accident (litho)
2795658 Camille Pelletans accident (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Camille Pelletans accident)

Oh! The Tiara! (b / w photo)
3102720 Oh! The Tiara! (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oh! The Tiara! The Tiara of Saitaferne)

Ms 41 f. 42v Punishment of two adulterers by nude procession through the town
BAL52983 Ms 41 f.42v Punishment of two adulterers by nude procession through the town, from Livre Juratiore d Agen (vellum) by French School, (13th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Agen

Tendency to be embarrassed by foreign currencies, illustration from Pont
STC398788 Tendency to be embarrassed by foreign currencies, illustration from Pont: An Account of the Life and Work of the great Punch artist (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40)

Hunting the Slipper, illustration from The Vicar of Wakefield
PT309567 Hunting the Slipper, illustration from The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, pub. Ackermann, 1817 (hand-coloured engraving) by Rowlandson

The Jersey Smuggler detected, or Good Causes for Discontent
NCO190418 The Jersey Smuggler detected, or Good Causes for Discontent: Marriage vows are false as Dicers oaths, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Visiting gentlemen refused entry to a house by a servant
5893719 Visiting gentlemen refused entry to a house by a servant. by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Visiting gentlemen refused entry to a house by a servant. The Inflexible Porter)

An Echo of Summer Holidays (colour litho)
6001233 An Echo of Summer Holidays (colour litho) by Granville-Smith, Walter (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Echo of Summer Holidays)

She (The Blushing Girl) (oil on panel)
2956848 She (The Blushing Girl) (oil on panel) by Davidson, Allan Douglas (1873-1932); 22.86x17.78 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Country Cousins (colour litho)
969313 Country Cousins (colour litho) by Redgrave, Richard (1804-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Country Cousins. Illustration for Gems of English Art (Routledge, 1869)

Young Husband, First Marketing, 1854 (oil on canvas)
3613982 Young Husband, First Marketing, 1854 (oil on canvas) by Spencer, Lilly Martin (1827-1902); 74.9x62.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Cheers, mother-in-law! (colour litho)
3102338 Cheers, mother-in-law! (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cheers, mother-in-law! Postcard, early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Breach of Promise (colour litho)
2795369 Breach of Promise (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Breach of Promise. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The poor relation is invited to an evening party (chromolitho)
2800644 The poor relation is invited to an evening party (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The poor relation is invited to an evening party)

In a fix! (colour litho)
2818714 In a fix! (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: In a fix! Satire lampooning Britains difficulties over the Venezuelan crisis of 1895)

Public Speaking (chromolitho)
2816124 Public Speaking (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Public Speaking. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

He left the assembly hiding his face in his cloak, illustration from The Story of Greece
STC306482 He left the assembly hiding his face in his cloak, illustration from The Story of Greece by Mary Macgregor, 1st edition, 1913 (colour print) by Crane

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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.