Idle Collection

The Ladder of Fortune. Industry and Morality bring solid rewards. Idle schemes and speculations yield poverty and ruin. Date: 1875

Carbodies factory, producing The London Taxi. The London Taxi Company was a taxi design and manufacturing company based in Coventry, England

By the Riverside (oil on canvas)
CH448392 By the Riverside (oil on canvas) by Claus, Emile (1849-1924); 115.6x83.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Belgian, out of copyright

Marmottes administratives. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101415 Marmottes administratives. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marmottes administratives)

Cheshire Fox Meet
Well-to-do fox hunters standing beside their cars with a pack of Royal Rock Beagles at a Meet at Storeton, Merseyside, England. Date: 1950s

Mr Punch' admonishing a figure representing idle labour in Victorian Britain, 1890 (engraving)
5616369 Mr Punch' admonishing a figure representing idle labour in Victorian Britain, 1890 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Clerks passing their time in idleness, 1836
3478929 Clerks passing their time in idleness, 1836; (add.info.: Holiday at the Public Offices' - clerks passing their time in idleness)

The Lazy Woman, after J.B. Greuze, 1747. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard
1000923 The Lazy Woman, after J.B. Greuze, 1747. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection.

An idle rich girl and exhausted seamstress
5616028 An idle rich girl and exhausted seamstress; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an idle rich girl and exhausted seamstress. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1881); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Two young women at a table, 1870. Creator: David Joseph Bles
Two young women at a table, 1870. One reads the Bible and does embroidery while the other teases a kitten with a yo-yo

Lying Young Girl, Half Nude, 1912 (watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper)
989123 Lying Young Girl, Half Nude, 1912 (watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 48x32 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lying Young Girl)

The Idle Servant, 1655. Artist: Nicolaes Maes
The Idle Servant, 1655. Painting held in The National Gallery, London. From A History of Painting, Volume V by Haldane MacFall [T. C. and E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, 1911]

Idle - Town Gate - Ox roast - Bradford

Idle - The Green - Bradford

Striking Lancashire Workers Date: 1854

Photographs of Gainsborough shooting party, outdoor sporting portraits and group shot. Captioned, Those Idle Rich: The Earl of Gainsborough's Birthday shooting party, at Exton Park, Rutland'

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Un vago es un faccioso (A lazy is a factious). Poster edited by the Departament of Public Order of Aragon

Boy Sitting on the Grass, c. 1882 (oil on canvas)
GLS62315 Boy Sitting on the Grass, c.1882 (oil on canvas by Seurat, Georges Pierre (1859-91); 63.5x79.6 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

On the Balcony, 1898 (oil on canvas)
3431709 On the Balcony, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Godward, John William (1861-1922); 50.5x76 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Caller Waiting, 1928 (oil on canvas)
HEH372421 Caller Waiting, 1928 (oil on canvas) by Miller, Kenneth Hayes (1876-1952); 149.9x124.5 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Illustration by Harry Furniss for the short story The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices from The Christmas Books by
1000770 Illustration by Harry Furniss for the short story The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices from The Christmas Books by Charles Dickens, 1910 (engraving) by Furniss

Greedy and Lazy, Moderate and Industrious (oil on canvas)
471339 Greedy and Lazy, Moderate and Industrious (oil on canvas) by Verlat, Charles (1824-90); 80x130 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

193-0082173 It is better to be lazy, plate 73 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81692 193-0082173 It is better to be lazy, plate 73 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.7x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082180 It is time, plate 80 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81699 193-0082180 It is time, plate 80 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Bindle stiff, used to be logger, Side of Pastime Cafe, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939
Bindle stiff, used to be logger. Side of Pastime Cafe. Idle three weeks before opening of the Klamath Basin potato harvest. California, Siskiyou County, Tulelake

Possibly: Idle men seated in shade on the other side... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California
[Untitled, possibly related to: Idle men seated in shade on the other side of Pastime Cafe, three weeks before opening of Klamath Basin potato harvest. California, Siskiyou County, Tulelake.]

Idle men seated in shade on the other side of... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Idle men seated in shade on the other side of Pastime Cafe, three weeks before opening of Klamath Basin potato harvest. California, Siskiyou County, Tulelake

Single man, three weeks before opening of Klamath... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939
Single man, three weeks before the opening of the Klamath Basin potato harvest. California, Siskiyou County, Tulelake

Possibly: Carpenter, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Carpenter, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania]

Nos braves employes. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101403 Nos braves employes. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nos braves employes)

In the Rose Garden, 1921 (oil on canvas)
XPG443302 In the Rose Garden, 1921 (oil on canvas) by Panitzsch, Robert (1879-1949); Private Collection

The Taste of Shawls, 1922 (pochoir print)
STC226928 The Taste of Shawls, 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Idle Moments, (oil on canvas)
985385 Idle Moments, (oil on canvas) by Wiles, Irving Ramsay (1861-1948); 38x43.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Idle Moments. Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861-1948). Oil on canvas

On the Missouri, 1922 (pochoir print)
STC226939 On the Missouri, 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Love in Idleness (oil on canvas)
CH402322 Love in Idleness (oil on canvas) by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); 87.6x106 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

They Toil not, Neither do they Spin, 1903 (w / c)
MAL85982 They Toil not, Neither do they Spin, 1903 (w/c) by Fortescue-Brickdale, Eleanor (1871-1945); 40.6x26.7 cm; Mallett Gallery, London, UK; © Mallett Gallery, London, UK

Eric Idle Comedian London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony Stratford, London, England 12 August 2012 Date: 12 August 2012

Zabenz & Idle Talk The Royal & Sunalliance Steeple Chase Cheltenham Festival 2006 Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, England 15 March 2006 Date: 15 March 2006

Idle Talk The Royal & Sunalliance Steeple Chase Cheltenham Festival 2006 Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, England 15 March 2006 Date: 15 March 2006

Woman at the window, 1891 (oil on canvas)
OVR390593 Woman at the window, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Lochen, Kalle (Karl) (1865-93); 100x60 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Little Child in the Grass, 1892 (oil on canvas)
OVR395259 Little Child in the Grass, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Groenvold, Bernt (1859-1923); 36x61 cm; Bergen Art Museum, Norway; Photo © O. Vaering

Idle Moments, (watercolour)
656964 Idle Moments, (watercolour) by Forbes, Elizabeth Adela Stanhope (1859-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Idle Moments. Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Forbes (1859-1912). Watercolour

The Round Table; La Table Ronde, 1936 (oil on canvas)
653346 The Round Table; La Table Ronde, 1936 (oil on canvas) by Marchand, Jean (1883-1940); 65.4x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Round Table; La Table Ronde. Jean Marchand (1882-1941)

The Lazy Student (engraving)
3648040 The Lazy Student (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lazy Student. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by)

The bad housekeeper (chromolitho)
1094254 The bad housekeeper (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The bad housekeeper)

Comic postcard, Foreman and workman Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Boss and workman Date: 20th century

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"Idle: A Journey Through Moments of Rest and Reflection" In this captivating collection, we explore the concept of "idle" through various settings and scenarios. From the bustling Carbodies factory, where The London Taxi Company crafted iconic taxis known as The Ladder of Fortune, to the serene riverside depicted in the oil painting "By the Riverside, " each image invites us to contemplate moments of idleness. "Marmottes administratives, " an illustration from Le Pele-Mele, takes us on a whimsical journey into administrative marmots' world—a playful reminder that even in our busiest days, there is room for lightheartedness. Meanwhile, at the Cheshire Fox Meet, we witness a pause in time as riders and hounds gather before embarking on their exhilarating chase. Nature also offers its own instances of idleness. In Katmai National Park's Grizzly Bear sanctuary in Alaska, a sow and her cubs find solace in restful repose amidst their wild surroundings. Similarly, Idle - Town Gate - Ox roast captures Bradford's vibrant community coming together for leisurely enjoyment. The Green in Bradford provides another picturesque scene where locals find respite under leafy canopies or engage in friendly conversations on warm afternoons. Contrastingly, Striking Lancashire Workers reminds us that sometimes idleness is not by choice but rather a collective stand against injustice. Photographs from Gainsborough shooting party transport us to exclusive gatherings where affluent individuals celebrate birthdays with outdoor sporting pursuits—an intriguing glimpse into what some may perceive as idle indulgence. Yet amid these diverse portrayals lies deeper meaning—such as Un vago es un during Spain's Civil War—a poignant statement highlighting how societal labels can shape perceptions of idleness without truly understanding individual circumstances.