Rejected Collection

Rejected by the inventions board

Rejected by the Inventions Board IX - Heath Robinson
The Pilsener Pump for tapping the enemys beer; another hilariously convoluted contraption to foil the enemy during World War I from William Heath Robinson

Rejected by the inventions board
" Rejected by the inventions board. VII -The Gallipoli Shell-Diverter for returning the Enemys Fire" There were other theatres of war besides he Western Front

A Rakes Progress, Plate 1, June 25, 1735. Creator: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress, Plate 1, June 25, 1735

John Singleton Copley (1738 - 1815), The death of Major Peirsons, 1782-1784. France invaded Jersey in 1781. The garrison commander, Major Peirson

Armoured bayonet curler by W H Robinson
For rendering useless the sentrys arme blanche. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans 1915

Street music: organ grinder rejected, 1858
Repelling foreign invasion: paterfamilias tries the cold water cure in a case of organ grinding. Date: 1858

Women trying to vote at New York polling station, 1871
Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927), noted American feminist, with her sister Jennie Claflin, try to vote in the New York election of 1871, but are turned away

Caricatures of the Salon des Refuses of 1864 (litho)
CHT468173 Caricatures of the Salon des Refuses of 1864 (litho) by Darjoy, Alfred (1832-74); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Excommunication of Robert the Pious, 1875. Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Excommunication of Robert the Pious, 1875. Nicknamed the Pious, Robert II (972-1031) was King of France from 996. He was temporarily excommunicated by Pope Gregory V

La Porte Close
A lithograph of a girl kneeling on the floor against a closed door, possibly signifying that she has been rejected or defeated in some way. Date: circa 1921

If I catch you (colour litho)
3642840 If I catch you (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: If I catch you. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Would a body mind (colour litho)
3642815 Would a body mind (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Would a body mind? Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

As cold as any stone (colour litho)
3642817 As cold as any stone (colour litho) by Hardy, Dudley (1867-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: As cold as any stone. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Duncan Gray, 1876 (engraving)
6200003 Duncan Gray, 1876 (engraving) by Engleheart, Francis (1755-1849); 37.4x30.7 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: After Sir David Wilkie (1785 - 1841)); Dundee Art Galleries and Museums

Unwanted Affection (oil on canvas)
1769830 Unwanted Affection (oil on canvas) by Meyerheim, Paul Friedrich (1842-1915); 55.9x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Unwanted Affection. Paul Friedrich Meyerheim (1842-1915)

Christ rejected (engraving)
5224110 Christ rejected (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ rejected. Illustration for The Life of Jesus Christ by John Fleetwood (Blackie)

Young child with a new favourite toy (colour litho)
5999950 Young child with a new favourite toy (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young child with a new favourite toy)

The Arrested Spear (oil on canvas)
PNH371954 The Arrested Spear (oil on canvas) by Shaw, John Byam Liston (1872-1919); 62x72 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: scene from Parsifal)

An Undecided Parsons Courtship (chromolitho)
1047850 An Undecided Parsons Courtship (chromolitho) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Undecided Parsons Courtship)

Exposition 1859, no. 5: I passed!, 1859 (litho)
1067821 Exposition 1859, no. 5: I passed!, 1859 (litho) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 22.5x27.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Exposition de 1859, no)

The Rejected Minister, We never can make him President, without first making him
1078596 The Rejected Minister, We never can make him President, without first making him Vice-president [Jackson and Van Buren], 1832 (litho) by American School

Trop Novice (Too Inexperienced) (colour litho)
3098575 Trop Novice (Too Inexperienced) (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trop Novice (Too Inexperienced)

Comic postcard, Little boy jilted Date: 20th century

Panorama of a Fashionable Wedding (engraving)
1608265 Panorama of a Fashionable Wedding (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Panorama of a Fashionable Wedding)

Some Rejected Posters by John Hassall - Makes the Hair Grow. John Hassall reigned supreme as the poster king during the first two decades of the twentieth century

English gentleman on an old nag rejected by a man on a bay horse. Mr. Jack Bunting rejected. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by John Leech from Robert Smith Surtees Plain or

King George I of England boarding the royal coach to Osnabruck on the night of his death, 22 June 1727. King Gorge the First in crown, wig and ermine robes, with orb and sceptre, wearing sandals

The Break-Up Letter, 1890 (pastel on paper)
987325 The Break-Up Letter, 1890 (pastel on paper) by Carrier-Belleuse, Pierre (1851-1933); 99x71 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Break-Up Letter; Le Lettre de Rupture)

The Refusal, 1772 (oil on panel)
827676 The Refusal, 1772 (oil on panel) by Buys, Jacobus (1724-1801); 57.5x44.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Refusal. Jacobus Buys (1724-1801). Oil on panel. Painted in 1772

Loves Melancholy, 1866 (oil on canvas)
989405 Loves Melancholy, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Mayer, Constant (1832-1911); 145.1x101.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Loves Melancholy. Constant Mayer (1832-1911). Oil on canvas

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

The Uninvited Lunch Guest, 1896 (oil on panel)
658267 The Uninvited Lunch Guest, 1896 (oil on panel) by Morley, Robert (1857-1941); 28x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Uninvited Lunch Guest. Robert Morley (1857-1941). Oil on panel

The Parting (pen & ink on paper)
405232 The Parting (pen & ink on paper) by Gaudier-Brzeska, Henri (1891-1915); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

The Refusal from Burns Duncan
SC28901 The Refusal from Burns Duncan by Wilkie, David (1785-1841); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Scottish, out of copyright

Illustration for L Histoire d un merle blanc
XIR164758 Illustration for L Histoire d un merle blanc, engraved by Gautier (engraving) (b/w photo) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Mrs. Woodhull Asserting Her Right to Vote, engraving from Harpers Weekly
3709803 Mrs. Woodhull Asserting Her Right to Vote, engraving from HarperAs Weekly, November 25, 1871 (newspaper engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs)

Woman rejecting a suitor (colour litho)
3096475 Woman rejecting a suitor (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman rejecting a suitor)

Womens fashion persecuted, a girl rejected by a church because she is dressed in low-cut dresses... (colour litho)
2808504 Womens fashion persecuted, a girl rejected by a church because she is dressed in low-cut dresses... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Mariana (pen & black ink)
1217746 Mariana (pen & black ink) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 9.6x7.9 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Mariana is the subject of an 1830 poem by Alfred)

"Hard-Hit!"His Masterpiece rejected at the Royal Academy (litho)
1043696 " Hard-Hit!" His Masterpiece rejected at the Royal Academy (litho) by Barraud, Francis (fl.1878-d.1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Hard-Hit)

La Refuse, 1879 (oil on panel)
476708 La Refuse, 1879 (oil on panel) by Hernandez, Daniel (1856-1932); 26x18.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Peruvian, out of copyright

Joe Willet and Dolly Varden, illustrations for Character Sketches from Dickens
IL193475 Joe Willet and Dolly Varden, illustrations for Character Sketches from Dickens compiled by B.W. Matz, 1924 (colour litho) by Copping

Judgement of Paris (colour litho)
6031072 Judgement of Paris (colour litho) by Faivre, Jules Abel (1867-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Judgement of Paris)

Rama Trying to Justify to Sita his Repudiation of her, c. 1595 (w / c on paper)
1196783 Rama Trying to Justify to Sita his Repudiation of her, c.1595 (w/c on paper) by Mughal School, (16th century); 15.4x13.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sub Imperial Mughal)

Loves Labour Lost (engraving)
1591638 Loves Labour Lost (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loves Labour Lost. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, Christmas Number 1887)

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"Rejected: A Journey Through History's Unaccepted Ideas" Step into the world inventions, where creativity meets disappointment. From the infamous Inventions Board IX to William Hogarth's satirical illustrations, witness the ideas that didn't quite make the cut. In a time when innovation was both celebrated and scrutinized, even geniuses like Heath Robinson faced rejection by the Inventions Board. Explore his armoured bayonet curler and marvel at its absurdity – a testament to imagination unrestrained. But rejection knows no bounds, as John Singleton Copley's poignant painting depicts. "The death of Major Peirsons" captures a moment in history when valor met tragedy on French soil. A reminder that not all battles end in victory. Venturing further into rejection's realm, we encounter an organ grinder silenced in 1858. Street music stifled by societal disapproval; a haunting echo of lost melodies and unappreciated talents. Yet it wasn't just art or music that faced rejection; women fighting for their right to vote were turned away at New York polling stations in 1871. Their determination paved the way for progress but also highlighted society's resistance to change. Amidst these historical narratives lies a young man captured mid-movement – his white shirt and blue jeans symbolizing youthfulness and rebellion against conformity. Rejection can be empowering; it fuels resilience and propels us forward towards new horizons. As we approach La Porte Close, we confront another creation dismissed by the Inventions Board during WW1 – Heath Robinson strikes again with his whimsical contraptions designed for war but deemed impractical amidst chaos. And finally, "If I catch you, " a vivid lithograph capturing playful mischief while reminding us that even moments of lightheartedness can be overlooked or disregarded if they don't fit societal norms. Through rejected ideas scattered across time, this journey reveals the delicate dance between innovation and rejection.