Obese Collection

Russian - Zascha The Colossal Woman
Zascha - The Colossal Woman from Russia Date: circa 1910s

Fat Lucy Moore
Lucy Moore, the American Fat Girl, weighs 292 kg (46 stone) and is still growing. Where will it end ?

John Bull taking Luncheon or British Cooks cramming Old Grumble Gizzard with Bonne Chere
2966820 John Bull taking Luncheon or British Cooks cramming Old Grumble Gizzard with Bonne Chere, pub 1798 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

The Fat Boy of Peckham and his father
John Trundley, or sometimes, Trunley (1898 - 1944), known as the Fat Boy of Peckham appearing with his father on the front cover of The Tatler magazine in 1903 when he was aged five

Sumo wrestler competing, Grand Taikai Sumo Wrestling Tournament, Kokugikan Hall Stadium, Ryogoku district, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Champion Beer Drinker
A German champion beer drinker downs a huge tankard of beer!

Sumo wrestlers practising, Tokyo City, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Picture No. 10984235
Cat - fat cat with bowler hat bow tie & cigar outside the Bank of England - London - UK Digital Manipulation Date:

The Strife of Lent with Shrovetide, c. 1550, by Pieter Bruegh
Pieter Brueghel the Elder (c.1525-1569). Flemish painter. The Strife of Lent with Shrovetide, c.1550. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Maurice Pluthero, the fat boy of Petersham. 11 November 1916

Comic postcard, Enormous man with woman in the sea Date: 20th century

A Pauper and a Fat Rich Man (engraving)
5234070 A Pauper and a Fat Rich Man (engraving) by Collier, John (Tim Bobbin) (1708-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Pauper and a Fat Rich Man)

Dropsy Courting Consumption, October 25, 1810. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Dropsy Courting Consumption, October 25, 1810

A whist-er at Boodles - or a choice peice [sic] of double milled Yorkshire broad cloth, 1820. A very obese man in profile is about to step into Boodles club, Pall Mall

Playing in Parts, etched by James Gillray (1757-1815) published by Hannah Humphrey in
NCO191733 Playing in Parts, etched by James Gillray (1757-1815) published by Hannah Humphrey in 1801 (hand-coloured etching) by North

A Pig in a Poke, Whist, Whist, pub. 1788 (hand coloured engraving)
2962489 A Pig in a Poke, Whist, Whist, pub. 1788 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

A Sphere projecting against a Plane, pub. 1792 (hand coloured engraving)
3025378 A Sphere projecting against a Plane, pub. 1792 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806); Albinia

Portrait of a Man (oil on canvas)
XIR154643 Portrait of a Man (oil on canvas) by Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678); Louvre, Paris, France; Flemish, out of copyright

Ideal Physical Culture, Exercise No 20, For Obesity, Indigestion, etc (b/w photo)
8658440 Ideal Physical Culture, Exercise No 20, For Obesity, Indigestion, etc (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ideal Physical Culture)

Ideal Physical Culture, Exercise No 14, For Obesity (b/w photo)
8658435 Ideal Physical Culture, Exercise No 14, For Obesity (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ideal Physical Culture, Exercise No 14, For Obesity)

Ideal Physical Culture, Exercise No 12, For Obesity (b/w photo)
8658432 Ideal Physical Culture, Exercise No 12, For Obesity (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ideal Physical Culture, Exercise No 12, For Obesity)

Skimming stock for soup (b/w photo)
8657683 Skimming stock for soup (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Skimming stock for soup)

The dream to be slim, c.1930 (illustration)
8698345 The dream to be slim, c.1930 (illustration); (add.info.: Society. Lifestyle. Overweight woman looking slim in the mirror. Caricature, France, ca 1930.); © Archives Charmet.

Advertisement for slimming pills
5311979 Advertisement for slimming pills; (add.info.: Advertisement for slimming pills. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Chinese Budai: God of Contentment in Asia, Early Twentieth Century (engraved)
7485457 Chinese Budai: God of Contentment in Asia, Early Twentieth Century (engraved); (add.info.: Chinese Budai (Bu-Tai): god of contentment in Asia

Engraving depicting and elderly and overweight man walking up a steep hill, 19th century
5308587 Engraving depicting and elderly and overweight man walking up a steep hill, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting and elderly and overweight man walking up a steep hill)

There was an Old Person of Dean, who dined on one Pea and one Bean (coloured engraving)
8634367 There was an Old Person of Dean, who dined on one Pea and one Bean (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Person of Dean)

Men pushing a fat man in the gymnasium (colour litho)
8656753 Men pushing a fat man in the gymnasium (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men pushing a fat man in the gymnasium)

Ideal Physical Culture, Exercise No 11, For Obesity (b/w photo)
8658437 Ideal Physical Culture, Exercise No 11, For Obesity (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ideal Physical Culture, Exercise No 11, For Obesity)

Ideal Physical Culture, Exercise No 13, For Obesity (b/w photo)
8658434 Ideal Physical Culture, Exercise No 13, For Obesity (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ideal Physical Culture, Exercise No 13, For Obesity)

Come just as you are to Yarmouth (colour litho)
8635543 Come just as you are to Yarmouth (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Come just as you are to Yarmouth)

Poor relation pays an afternoon call (colour litho)
8635668 Poor relation pays an afternoon call (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poor relation pays an afternoon call)

Emperor of India (b/w photo)
8655923 Emperor of India (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emperor of India. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

Couple slipping on grease and falling into the water (colour litho)
8656721 Couple slipping on grease and falling into the water (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple slipping on grease and falling into the water)

May you be full of good things this Xmas (colour litho)
8656568 May you be full of good things this Xmas (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "May you be full of good things this Xmas." Fat man)

Art in Whitechapel (litho)
8663022 Art in Whitechapel (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Art in Whitechapel. Illustration for Sketches from "Punch" by Phil May (Punch)

The law and the profits (litho)
8663494 The law and the profits (litho) by Poy (Percy Hutton Fearon) (1874-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Law and the Profits)

Phil May sketch (colour litho)
8635968 Phil May sketch (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the set of Phil May Sketches, issued by Fry's Chocolates in c.1905.); © Look and Learn.

I can't think how I missed you (colour litho)
8677204 I can't think how I missed you (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: I can't think how I missed you. Duel between a fat man and a skinny man)

Perhaps one of these days you will look round (colour litho)
8677202 Perhaps one of these days you will look round (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perhaps one of these days you will look round)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220469 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Letter D: Big drum and soldier one to the other soda make a great D, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214981 Letter D: Big drum and soldier one to the other soda make a great D, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220341 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Women making 'working men's dinners' in a large cauldron, whilst a fat wealthy man looking
5615909 Women making 'working men's dinners' in a large cauldron, whilst a fat wealthy man looking on. 1863 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Daniel Lambert. Portrait. (print)
7419946 Daniel Lambert. Portrait. (print); (add.info.: Daniel Lambert, 1770 - 1809. English. In his youth Lambert was a keen sportsman and outdoorsman)

The lack of comfort on railway transport
5308182 The lack of comfort on railway transport.; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the lack of comfort on railway transport - a skinny gentleman is squashed between other fat passengers)

Phil May sketch (colour litho)
8635939 Phil May sketch (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the set of Phil May Sketches, issued by Fry's Chocolates in c.1905.); © Look and Learn.

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"Embracing the Weighty World: A Glimpse into the Realm of Obesity" In a whimsical scene, John Bull takes Luncheon while British Cooks cram Old Grumble Gizzard with Bonne Chere. The Fat Boy of Peckham and his father stand side by side, their figures telling tales of indulgence and excess. Meanwhile, Sumo wrestlers compete fiercely in an ancient tradition that celebrates size and strength. Enter Fat Lucy Moore, who defies societal norms with her confidence and charm. She challenges stereotypes as a Champion Beer Drinker, proving that weight does not define one's abilities or worth. Witness Sumo wrestlers practicing diligently to master their craft, showcasing discipline amidst their impressive physiques. An engraving captures the stark contrast between a Pauper and a Fat Rich Man – highlighting how wealth can sometimes manifest itself in physical form. Pieter Brueghel's masterpiece "The Strife of Lent with Shrovetide" transports us to 16th-century festivities where food becomes both temptation and celebration. Picture No. 10984235 unveils Zascha The Colossal Woman from Russia, captivating audiences with her sheer magnitude. In a comic postcard from the 20th century, an enormous man finds solace in the sea alongside a woman who appreciates him for more than just his size. As we delve deeper into history, Hannah Humphrey's publication "The Twin Stars" introduces Castor and Pollux – celestial beings whose brilliance shines regardless of earthly dimensions. These glimpses into the world of obesity remind us that appearances can be deceiving; they challenge our preconceived notions about beauty standards and prompt introspection on society's perception of body image. Let us embrace diversity in all its forms as we navigate this complex tapestry called life.