Horrified Collection

The Death of Cato of Utica (95-46 BC) 1797 (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)
XIR215459 The Death of Cato of Utica (95-46 BC) 1797 (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Guerin, Baron Pierre-Narcisse (1774-1833); 113x145 cm; Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris

The lodger and Chicago Tinned Meat (colour litho)
3094543 The lodger and Chicago Tinned Meat (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The lodger and Chicago Tinned Meat)

Le Ciel - Paris Cabaret Nightclub - The Confession
Two performers acting out The Confession at Le Ciel - Montmartre, Paris Cabaret Nightclub

Tokugawa Ietsuga Playing at Archery, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Tokugawa Ietsuga Playing at Archery, 1875. From Brief Account of the Rulers of the Tokugawa Clan

Black Monster Attacking a Carpenter's Wife in Kanda, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 663

MISER AND DEATH
Miser horrified as Death deprives him of his precious worldly wealth Date: 1538

Sciarra Colonna et Guillaume de Nogaret a Anagni
6029302 Sciarra Colonna et Guillaume de Nogaret a Anagni

A tragic incident during a drinking game played by German students (colour litho)
2779936 A tragic incident during a drinking game played by German students (colour litho) by French School

Fatal accident on the River Seine (colour litho)
2782175 Fatal accident on the River Seine (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fatal accident on the River Seine. Mortel Accident En Seine)

Deeds of the Apaches (colour litho)
2779298 Deeds of the Apaches (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deeds of the Apaches)

The talking head (chromolitho)
1094434 The talking head (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The talking head)

Knife attack on a priest, France, 1897 (colour litho)
971955 Knife attack on a priest, France, 1897 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Knife attack on a priest, France, 1897)

He was horrified to see they were a couple of repulsive creatures, 1928 (colour litho)
2920337 He was horrified to see they were a couple of repulsive creatures, 1928 (colour litho) by Ault

The Dancers Reward, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Dancers Reward, 1893. A horrified Salome, wearing a robe adorned with roses and with an elaborate curled hairstyle, beholds the severed and bloody head of John the Baptist (Jokanaan)

The death of Gelert, Llewellyns dog
5999071 The death of Gelert, Llewellyns dog, scene from William Robert Spencers poem Beth Gelert; or, the Grave of the Greyhound (litho) by English School

Shooting in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris (colour litho)
2779523 Shooting in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shooting in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris)

In China (colour litho)
2818825 In China (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: In China. The cake of kings and emperors)

Adam Bede, having got the better of Arthur Donnithorne in a fight
536929 Adam Bede, having got the better of Arthur Donnithorne in a fight, is horrified to see his rival lying unconcious. Adam Bede by George Eliot, first published 1859

Ms L. A. 139-Lisboa fol. 34 The red dragon handing over his power to the beast of the sea
XJL195856 Ms L.A

Satire on Russias defeat in the Russo-Japanese War
2786216 Satire on Russias defeat in the Russo-Japanese War

Tragic outcome of a bullfight in Toulon (colour litho)
2779715 Tragic outcome of a bullfight in Toulon (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tragic outcome of a bullfight in Toulon)

April Fools Card (colour litho)
3096391 April Fools Card (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: April Fools Card. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Tune we Dance to - Pacifism - Society of Friends
" The Money Goes Round and Around... And it comes out here!" Pay your income tax and it ends up being fired from a gun. Pacifist postcard published by the Society of Friends (Quakers)

Human Weaknesses, no. 1, 1840 (litho)
1067820 Human Weaknesses, no. 1, 1840 (litho) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 17.1x23.5 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: (Infirmites Humaines no. 1)); gift of Mrs. Robert A

Punch cartoon: Horrible Attack upon (the Nerves of) an Officer in St Jamess Park (engraving)
6034707 Punch cartoon: Horrible Attack upon (the Nerves of) an Officer in St Jamess Park (engraving) by English School

An awful accident on a tram (colour litho)
2779513 An awful accident on a tram (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An awful accident on a tram)

How Bridget served the potatoes undressed (colour litho)
3627300 How Bridget served the potatoes undressed (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Bridget served the potatoes undressed)

Princess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz kissing one of the girls lining Unter Den Linden to greet her arrival in Berlin
3621022 Princess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz kissing one of the girls lining Unter Den Linden to greet her arrival in Berlin for her marriage to Crown Prince Frederick III of Prussia

Going Home, Meltonians As They Are, from The Meltonians
BSA266453 Going Home, Meltonians As They Are, from The Meltonians, engraved by George Hunt, 1823 (colour litho) by Alken

Terror or Fright, 1815 (engraving)
MBD292138 Terror or Fright, 1815 (engraving) by Singleton

A La Recherche De Crampel (engraving)
2783114 A La Recherche De Crampel (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A La Recherche De Crampel)

Tragic scene in a theatre in Cleveland, Tennessee (colour litho)
2779616 Tragic scene in a theatre in Cleveland, Tennessee (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tragic scene in a theatre in Cleveland, Tennessee)

Fantastic cuisine: must break sugar over the heads on the absentees (chromolitho)
2817056 Fantastic cuisine: must break sugar over the heads on the absentees (chromolitho) by French School

A fatal act of recklessness (engraving)
2783436 A fatal act of recklessness (engraving) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A fatal act of recklessness. The accidental shooting of a woman)

Little Marygold was a golden statue, illustration from
STC411989 Little Marygold was a golden statue, illustration from A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1928 (colour litho) by Rackham

Scene from La Dame de Gai-Fredon, by Quatrelles (Ernest L Epine) (colour litho)
5208377 Scene from La Dame de Gai-Fredon, by Quatrelles (Ernest L Epine) (colour litho) by Brodsky

An Irish Howl: meeting of the National Convention of United Irishmen being shown the horrors of republicanism
5997517 An Irish Howl: meeting of the National Convention of United Irishmen being shown the horrors of republicanism exemplified by the French Revolution, 1799 (engraving) by Rowlandson

T would make your heart with pity melt
3627298 T would make your heart with pity melt, tears to your eyes twould draw, could he relate the pangs he felt, - the damsel, all she saw (colour litho) by English School

Two mothers for one child: a new Judgement of Solomon (engraving)
2789320 Two mothers for one child: a new Judgement of Solomon (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two mothers for one child: a new Judgement of Solomon)

A dog killed by the propeller of an aeroplane (colour litho)
2782464 A dog killed by the propeller of an aeroplane (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A dog killed by the propeller of an aeroplane)

The Betrayal of Christ, detail of the kiss, c. 1305 (fresco) (detail of 65199)
BEN102739 The Betrayal of Christ, detail of the kiss, c.1305 (fresco) (detail of 65199) by Giotto (Giotto di Bondone) (c.1266-1337); Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, Padua

Marriage Proposal of the Antiquary (engraving)
3648121 Marriage Proposal of the Antiquary (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marriage Proposal of the Antiquary)

A Canoeing Expedition on a West African River, a Traders Story (engraving)
1051131 A Canoeing Expedition on a West African River, a Traders Story (engraving) by Ralston

Lucas Vorsterman, probably 1626 / 1641. Creator: Anthony van Dyck
Lucas Vorsterman, probably 1626/1641

Teens Help with Dishes Date: 1948

PAYING THE BILL C1836
Two diners look horrified at the sight of their meal bill. Date: circa 1836

A Fresh-Water Salute, 1799. 1799. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
A Fresh-Water Salute, 1799

Desperate young man wearing a suit holding his hands to his face, worried

Only everywhere are water faucets, watering cans of any shape, shovels and pots of any size. from the Little Miseries of Human Life, 1843

Young, desperate man wearing a shirt and a tie holding his hands over his ears, has 100-euro notes stuffed into his mouth

Young man wearing a suit holding his hand on his forehead, worried

Louis Wain Postcard - The Seaside Bill
Father cat is horrified at the scaleof his hotel bill as the cat family head home from their summer vacation to Catterick (or Purfleet, Mousehole, Shrewsbury etc.) Date: 1904

The Crowd, 1847. Artist: Robert William Buss
The Crowd, 1847. Scene showing a cheering crowd looking down Pall Mall, with Wyatts statue of George III behind them at the junction of Pall Mall East and Cockspur Street

A civic louse in the state bed!!!, or the Corporation conglomorated!!, 1824. Artist
A civic louse in the state bed!!!, or the Corporation conglomorated!!, 1824. The City aldermen and Lord Mayor John Garratt examining an enormous louse on the Mansion House state bed

The Unexpected Visit or more free than welcome, 1820

Ghost as seen in the Hamlet of St Stephens Chapel, 1820

Slow Asphyxiation, 1916. Artist: Louis Raemaekers
Slow Asphyxiation, 1916. Plate 69 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers

The Evil Conscience of Tarquin, 1852. Artist: John Leech
The Evil Conscience of Tarquin, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

The Death of the First Born, 1872 (c1880-1882). Artist: A Mongin
The Death of the First Born, 1872 (c1880-1882). The last of the plagues of Egypt. The Pharaoh holds his dead son

An Eventful Baptism, 1901. A violent brawl breaks out between guests in a restaurant. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 8th September 1901

Perplexed Newsagent / 1922
A gentleman asks his horrified newsagent to decide each day which newspaper will be most suitable for him. (A result of rival offers by London newspapers). Date: 1922

French Cholera victim
A horrified crowd gathers round to see a cholera victim in France Date: 1832

Sarcastic take on the Rigours of war on Home Front - WW1
WW1 - Sarcastic take on the Rigours of war on Home Front by Phyllis Spence

Horror and Agony, copied from a photograph by Dr
XJF465163 Horror and Agony, copied from a photograph by Dr

MacCallum and Hutcheon, illustration from Redgauntlet by Sir Walter Scott
KW284714 MacCallum and Hutcheon, illustration from Redgauntlet by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) published 1843 (litho) by Cruikshank

Marcus Curtius riding into the chasm, engraved by H. Le Keux (engraving)
KW280639 Marcus Curtius riding into the chasm, engraved by H

Mrs. Bardell encounters Mr. Pickwick at the prison, illustration from The Pickwick
KW259131 Mrs. Bardell encounters Mr

The unexpected breaking up of the seminary for young ladies, illustration from The
KW259125 The unexpected breaking up of the seminary for young ladies, illustration from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (1812-70) published 1837 (litho) by Browne

Laemedon Punished by Apollo and Poseidon, 1707 (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)
XIR182900 Laemedon Punished by Apollo and Poseidon, 1707 (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Dulin, Pierre (1669-1748); Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Eight-year-old girl screaming

Desperate young man wearing a suit covering his face with his hand, screaming

Young man wearing a suit with 100-euro notes stuffed into his mouth

Wife despairs at Husbands awful choice of attire and colour - " Strike me pink!" Date: circa 1940s

Nursery Tale - Four and Twenty Blackbirds - the birds burst out of the pie. Date: 1880

Labourer aghast at the cost of his young sons education Youngster: " Father, Teacher says I ve gotten ter bring a penny wi me to school termorrer ter buy a slate pencil wi

Street Urchin offers appraisal of passing pretty lady
The London Street Urchin (to companion over the way) - " Ow would that suit yer, Bill?"

Tramp asks a horrified lady for a hairpin to clean his pipe
A Tramp asks a horrified smart lady, seated on a park bench for a hairpin to clean his pipe

Witty tramp and disgusted older woman - Phil May Cartoon
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a witty (if rather drunk) tramp and disgusted older woman, who refuses to provide charity

English soldier is taken ill at the death of Joan of Arc
An English soldier is taken ill at the moment of the death of Joan of Arc - decoration on the Partheon, Paris, France Date: 1912

Adam Bede, having got the better of Arthur Donnithorne in a fight, is horrified to see his rival lying unconcious. Adam Bede by George Eliot, first published 1859

Claude Louis, Comte Berthollet (1748-1822) French chemist, horrified when an experiment on explosives goes wrong, killing the director of Essonne gunpowder factory, Letort, and his daughter

Doctor Syntax Lamenting the Loss of his Wife. The Doctor on his knees at his wife s
Doctor Syntax Lamenting the Loss of his Wife

The Moment Of Reflection Or A Tale For Future Times, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764 1811, Engraving 1796

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"Horrified: A Glimpse into the Dark Abyss of Human Tragedies" The Death of Cato of Utica (95-46 BC) 1797 (oil on canvas): Witness the haunting portrayal of Cato's final moments, a tragic end to a noble life. MISER AND DEATH: Delve into the chilling confrontation between a miser and death itself, as their paths intertwine in this eerie depiction. Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871: Experience the terror and despair that engulfed Paris during this brutal conflict, captured through poignant imagery. Le Ciel - Paris Cabaret Nightclub - The Confession: Uncover the secrets hidden beneath the glamorous facade as patrons confess their darkest sins within these dimly lit walls. Sciarra Colonna et Guillaume de Nogaret a Anagni: Step back in time to witness an intense face-off between Sciarra Colonna, Guillaume de Nogaret, and Pope Boniface VIII at Anagni; an encounter filled with trepidation and impending doom. "Dead, dead. " said Patience, "And there is the murderer. ": Explore George Sand's gripping tale Mauprat through vivid illustrations that capture both horror and intrigue. The assassination of Stefan Stambolov, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria: Engage with history's dark side as you delve into an engraving depicting the shocking assassination that shook Bulgaria to its core. Assassination attempt against the Minister Plenipotentiary of Serbia to France in Paris: Uncover a plot shrouded in mystery and danger as you explore this lithograph capturing an audacious attack on diplomatic grounds. Shooting on Place de l'Opera, Paris.