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In the bustling streets of Limehouse, London, Mrs. Smith emerges as a force to be reckoned with, armed with her trusty peashooter in 1927

Background imageOverweight Collection: Lawton, Mary, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Lawton, Mary, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Lawton, Mary, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915

Background imageOverweight Collection: Mrs Mills, celebrity pianist, with dog

Mrs Mills, celebrity pianist, with dog
Unusual Friends - Mrs Mills, celebrity pianist, with dog. 1960s

Background imageOverweight Collection: Mrs. Smith wakens the dockers of Limehouse, London, with her peashooter in 1927 TopFoto

Mrs. Smith wakens the dockers of Limehouse, London, with her peashooter in 1927 TopFoto
Mrs. Smith wakens the dockers of Limehouse, London, with her peashooter in 1927 © TopFoto

Background imageOverweight Collection: butterflies

butterflies
Antique illustration of various butterflies

Background imageOverweight Collection: Overweight ginger cat

Overweight ginger cat

Background imageOverweight Collection: The kill at a Victorian fox hunt

The kill at a Victorian fox hunt
The horrible aftermath of the kill at a Victorian fox hunt, with the hounds tearing pieces from the corpse and a jubilant huntsman dancing a jig with the unfortunate foxas brush

Background imageOverweight Collection: The Court at Brighton a La Chinese - 1816 by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) British

The Court at Brighton a La Chinese - 1816 by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) British Museum This painting satirises the Prince Regents passion for Chinoiserie which culminated in the building of

Background imageOverweight Collection: Two women out walking with dogs

Two women out walking with dogs
Two women out walking with terrier dogs. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageOverweight Collection: Maurice Pluthero, the fat boy of Petersham. 11 November 1916

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

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

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Bumble the Beadle, 1939

Bumble the Beadle, 1939. Mr Bumble is a character from the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1812-1870). From the Dickens Character Series produced by Copes Cigarettes, 1939

Background imageOverweight Collection: King Gambrinus, the King of Beer

King Gambrinus, the King of Beer
Antique illustration of a King Gambrinus, the King of Beer

Background imageOverweight Collection: A regular customer at the New Cresta club in Solihull, West Midlands

A regular customer at the New Cresta club in Solihull, West Midlands, clutches a selection of drinks during a game of darts. 25th March 1977

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

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: A whist-er at Boodles - or a choice peice [sic] of double milled Yorkshire broad cloth, 1820

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Vickers R 23 British airship

Vickers R 23 British airship, one of four built at Barrow-in-Furness. It required a 17-man crew, first flew in September 1917

Background imageOverweight Collection: Chef; Le Cuisinier, (oil on canvas)

Chef; Le Cuisinier, (oil on canvas)
653335 Chef; Le Cuisinier, (oil on canvas) by Lebasque, Henri (1865-1937); 64.7x54.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Chef; Le Cuisinier. Henri Lebasque (1865-1937). Oil on canvas

Background imageOverweight Collection: The Bachelors Birthday, (oil on panel)

The Bachelors Birthday, (oil on panel)
989681 The Bachelors Birthday, (oil on panel) by Kaufmann (Kaufman) Isidor (1853-1921); 34.3x28.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bachelors Birthday. Isidor Kaufmann (1853-1921)

Background imageOverweight Collection: Actor Bud Ralston, aged 84, pictured in true Coronation Street character role

Actor Bud Ralston, aged 84, pictured in true Coronation Street character role (as an extra), at his local working mens club near his home at Offerton in Stockport, Manchester. 15th April 1983

Background imageOverweight Collection: Portrait Of John Derrington, 1750-1805. Creator: James Millar

Portrait Of John Derrington, 1750-1805. Creator: James Millar
Portrait Of John Derrington, 1750-1805. Dr John Derrington (1747-1805), Birmingham surgeon and apothecary

Background imageOverweight Collection: Deficiency. - Surplus. 1836. Creator: John Doyle

Deficiency. - Surplus. 1836. Creator: John Doyle
Deficiency. - Surplus. 1836. Satirical caricature of British politicians Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon (1790-1866), Chancellor of the Exchequer, and James Pattison (1786-1849)

Background imageOverweight Collection: The Parish Engine, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank

The Parish Engine, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Parish Engine, c1900. An illustration for Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

Background imageOverweight Collection: Portrait of a Man (oil on canvas)

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Advertisement for slimming pills

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Chinese Budai: God of Contentment in Asia, Early Twentieth Century (engraved)

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

Background imageOverweight Collection: Engraving depicting and elderly and overweight man walking up a steep hill, 19th century

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)

Background imageOverweight Collection: The Juggling Clown, (oil on panel)

The Juggling Clown, (oil on panel)
650737 The Juggling Clown, (oil on panel) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 25.3x20.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Juggling Clown. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on panel

Background imageOverweight Collection: Happy Guy, 1944 (oil on canvas)

Happy Guy, 1944 (oil on canvas)
650489 Happy Guy, 1944 (oil on canvas) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 61x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Happy Guy. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1944

Background imageOverweight Collection: Laughter, Satirical in Colours: The Diver - Leisure, Swimming Swimming

Laughter, Satirical in Colours: The Diver - Leisure, Swimming Swimming, Obeite Illustration by Thomas Rowlandson
ICA4840357 Laughter, Satirical in Colours: The Diver - Leisure, Swimming Swimming, Obeite Illustration by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827); (add.info.: Laughter)

Background imageOverweight Collection: Capital letters Plate in 'Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet'

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)

Background imageOverweight Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 163, Satirique en Couleurs

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 163, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4875270 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 163, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_5_10: Clerical fishing: laziness - Anticlericalism - Laziness - Moines; (add.info)

Background imageOverweight Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 13, Satirique en Couleurs

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 13, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4874084 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 13, Satirique en Couleurs, 1905_6_25: Pensionnes par l'etat - Anticlericalism - Bombance/Gourmandise, Laziness

Background imageOverweight Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 54, Satirique en N & B

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 54, Satirique en N & B
ICA4874435 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 54, Satirique en N & B, 1906_4_8: Le bon monine - Anticlericalisme - Lust - Femmes

Background imageOverweight Collection: Portrait of an obese woman, dressed in a pleated dress with ruffles

Portrait of an obese woman, dressed in a pleated dress with ruffles, she wears ribbons in her hair and boots
IMB4931691 Portrait of an obese woman, dressed in a pleated dress with ruffles, she wears ribbons in her hair and boots. 1915 approximately Historical photo, obese woman, ca

Background imageOverweight Collection: Les GUEUX - Le beggar obese aux yeux baisses. engraving from 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot

Les GUEUX - Le beggar obese aux yeux baisses. engraving from 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)
JEB4889558 Les GUEUX - Le beggar obese aux yeux baisses. engraving from 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)

Background imageOverweight Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a caricature of an ugly and fat German woman, 1916

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a caricature of an ugly and fat German woman, 1916
LUX4741828 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a caricature of an ugly and fat German woman, 1916, Map titled: Berlin elegance; (add.info)

Background imageOverweight Collection: Letter D: Big drum and soldier one to the other soda make a great D, 1861 (engraving)

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")

Background imageOverweight Collection: Patriotic map showing a French soldier settles in an oral sliced and eating bread ' We

Patriotic map showing a French soldier settles in an oral sliced and eating bread " We
LUX4743607 Patriotic map showing a French soldier settles in an oral sliced and eating bread " We! we do not eat bread KK"

Background imageOverweight Collection: Capital letters Plate in 'Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet'

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)

Background imageOverweight Collection: Albinism (albino), corpulence and vitiligo (depigmentation) - Strong water extracted from

Albinism (albino), corpulence and vitiligo (depigmentation) - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural
FLO4726841 Albinism (albino), corpulence and vitiligo (depigmentation) - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

Background imageOverweight Collection: Penny Readings

Penny Readings
5616056 Penny Readings; (add.info.: Illustration for a Charles Dickens (1812-1870) an English writer and social critic, Penny Readings. Sarah Gamp is seen drinking her tea in her apartment

Background imageOverweight Collection: Women making 'working men's dinners' in a large cauldron, whilst a fat wealthy man looking

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.

Background imageOverweight Collection: Boxing fight between two corpulent women. photography around 1910

Boxing fight between two corpulent women. photography around 1910
IMB4946697 Boxing fight between two corpulent women. photography around 1910; (add.info.: Boxing fight between two corpulent women. photography around 1910); © Imagebroker.

Background imageOverweight Collection: Les Hommes du jour, Satirique en N & B, 1919_5_11: War of 14 -18, Profit Profit

Les Hommes du jour, Satirique en N & B, 1919_5_11: War of 14 -18, Profit Profit
ICA4940364 Les Hommes du jour, Satirique en N & B, 1919_5_11: War of 14 -18, Profit Profit, Pacifism - Patron/Bourgeois Illustration by Maudet; (add.info.: Les Hommes du jour, Satirique en N & B)

Background imageOverweight Collection: Tunis: colourful studio photography of a young Jewish woman from Tunis, 1865

Tunis: colourful studio photography of a young Jewish woman from Tunis, 1865
LUX4719294 Tunis: colourful studio photography of a young Jewish woman from Tunis, 1865; (add.info.: Tunis: colourful studio photography of a young Jewish woman from Tunis)

Background imageOverweight Collection: Cover of ' Les Crobeaux (Paris)', number 148, Satirique en Couleurs

Cover of " Les Crobeaux (Paris)", number 148, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4875035 Cover of " Les Crobeaux (Paris)", number 148, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_1_26: Cover drawing - Anticlericalism - Cupidite/Avarice, Eg social parasite

Background imageOverweight Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 102, Satirique en Couleurs

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 102, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4874791 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 102, Satirique en Couleurs, 1907_3_10: Cover drawing - Anticlericalism - Bombance/Gourmandise, Lust



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In the bustling streets of Limehouse, London, Mrs. Smith emerges as a force to be reckoned with, armed with her trusty peashooter in 1927. The dockers awaken to the sound of her determined shots, a reminder that change is on the horizon. Amidst the glamour and fame of celebrity pianist Mrs. Mills, there's always room for companionship - even her loyal dog knows this well. Together they create harmonies that resonate far beyond the keys. Like delicate butterflies fluttering through a summer breeze, our bodies have their own unique beauty. It's time we embrace every curve and celebrate diversity in all its forms. With an air of regality and humor intertwined, George Cruikshank captures "The Court at Brighton a La Chinese" in 1816. A whimsical depiction reminding us not to take life too seriously but instead revel in its eccentricities. As Victorian fox hunters chase their prey across vast landscapes, one cannot help but notice how size does not dictate strength or agility. The kill may belong to them today, but tomorrow it could be anyone's game. Diving into refreshing waters on a scorching day brings joy to all - regardless of size or shape. A fat man gracefully floats amidst laughter and splashes; his confidence radiates like sunlight reflecting off water droplets. In the realm of comedy postcards from the 20th century, an enormous man finds himself submerged alongside a woman in the sea - proving that love knows no bounds when it comes to physical appearances. James Millar immortalizes John Derrington through his portrait dating back to 1750-1805; showcasing that weight can never overshadow character nor diminish one's significance within history's tapestry. King Gambrinus reigns supreme as he proudly holds court over his kingdom: beer lovers around the world unite under his benevolent rule. Weighted by tradition and taste, he reminds us that indulgence can be a noble pursuit.