Ridiculous Collection

Pea Apparatus by William Heath Robinson
An interesting and elegant apparatus designed to overcome once for all the difficulties of conveying green peas to the mouth

Tenderly flirting, illustration from Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
XJF451387 Tenderly flirting, illustration from Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, edition published in 1894 (engraving) by Thomson

Some Difficult Camping Grounds by Heath Robinson
A variety of impractical and in some cases, downright ridiculous locations to pitch a tent, including on stilts in a lake, across a stream, in a field of angry bulls and on a steep rocky pinnacle

The Lost Ball - Heath Robinson Cartoon
The Lost Ball. Golfers try in vain to retrieve a lost ball in a lake on a golf course. It appears that a passing fish has swallowed it!

Troupes anglaises: le bagage de campagne, 1815 (hand-coloured etching)
3664699 Troupes anglaises: le bagage de campagne, 1815 (hand-coloured etching) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Magnus Stenbock, 1665-1717, count, field marshal, 1708. Creator: Georg Engelhard Schroder
Magnus Stenbock, 1665-1717, count, field marshal, 1708

Une Loterie Philantropique. 1845. Creator: Honore Daumier
Une Loterie Philantropique, 1845. A philanthropic lottery. Le monsieur - pour mes vingt francs je gagne un affreux sac de dame - quell ridicule

A Political Error: The man who sawed off the branch, but who sat at the wrong...The Crimea, 1854 Creator: Unknown
A Political Error: The man who sawed off the branch, but who sat at the wrong end while he did it; The Crimea, 1854 From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30

Military Dandies or Heroes of 1818, published October 26, 1818. Creator: William Heath
Military Dandies or Heroes of 1818, published October 26, 1818

A Russian Dandy, published December 8, 1818. Creator: William Heath
A Russian Dandy, published December 8, 1818

"Forward march, go on. By Robson". (c1850s). Creator: Fritz von Dardel. "Forward march, go
"Forward march, go on. By Robson". (c1850s)

Lucia celebration at Koberg in Västergötland 1848. Creator: Fritz von Dardel
Lucia celebration at Koberg in Vastergotland 1848

Movy "Les Aventures Extraordinaires by Mr West in the land of the Bolsheviks", 1924 (litho)
FIA5402827 Movy "Les Aventures Extraordinaires by Mr West in the land of the Bolsheviks", 1924 (litho) by Russian School (20th century); Russian State Library, Moscow

Hop Scotch Maggie - Frae Bonnie Scotland. Comic postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats during this period

Overseas students demonstrating over fees, London
Students from Hong Kong, studying at Queen Mary College, demonstrating outside their government's London office, December 1980

Fashionables of 1817, 1817 (hand-coloured etching)
5043062 Fashionables of 1817, 1817 (hand-coloured etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); 33x25.4 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Coloured caricature of man and woman)

Caricature depicting German army officers strutting arrogantly across the Grand Place in occupied Brussels, Belgium
6000417 Caricature depicting German army officers strutting arrogantly across the Grand Place in occupied Brussels, Belgium, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

L escalier de l exposition (Exhibition staircase). Groupe d amateurs d art se precipitant dans un escalier pour aller
FIA5360448 L escalier de l exposition (Exhibition staircase). Groupe d amateurs d art se precipitant dans un escalier pour aller voir une exposition, occasionnant bagarres, bousculades et chutes

Reglement militaire (Military Settlement). Des militaires se moquent d un jeune garcon a qui ils ont donne un casque et
FIA5365224 Reglement militaire (Military Settlement). Des militaires se moquent d un jeune garcon a qui ils ont donne un casque et un fusil

A virago beating a man with a stick. 1831 (engraving)
7234792 A virago beating a man with a stick. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A virago beating a man with a stick)

Christ carrying the Cross - Peinture de Hieronymus (Jerome, Jheronimus) Bosch (c)
FIA5397725 Christ carrying the Cross - Peinture de Hieronymus (Jerome, Jheronimus) Bosch (c. 1450-1516) - 1515-1516 - Oil on wood - 76, 7x83, 5 - Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent by Bosch

A CHECK TO CORSICAN ASSURANCE, 1805 (engraving)
7262207 A CHECK TO CORSICAN ASSURANCE, 1805 (engraving) by Williams, C. (19th century); Bromley Museum, Orpington, UK; (add.info.: A CHECK TO CORSICAN ASSURANCE)

THE JOURNEY OF A MODERN HERO TO THE ISLAND OF ELBA, c. 1814 (engraving)
7262206 THE JOURNEY OF A MODERN HERO TO THE ISLAND OF ELBA, c. 1814 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Bromley Museum, Orpington

I SHOT THIS IN MOSCOW, 1813 (engraving)
7262228 I SHOT THIS IN MOSCOW, 1813 (engraving) by Dutch School, (19th century); Bromley Museum, Orpington, UK; (add.info.: DEZE BOK HEB IK GESCHOTEN TE MOSCOU Dutch print by Esfer)

Napoleon gallops on Ambition, a horse with wings on its feet over the globe, 1814 (engraving)
7262245 Napoleon gallops on Ambition, a horse with wings on its feet over the globe, 1814 (engraving) by Heath, William (1795-1840); Bromley Museum, Orpington

BONEY AND HIS NEW WIFE or a Quarrel about-Nothing!! 1810 (engraving)
7262213 BONEY AND HIS NEW WIFE or a Quarrel about-Nothing!! 1810 (engraving) by Tegg, Thomas (1776-1845); Bromley Museum, Orpington, UK; (add.info.: BONEY AND HIS NEW WIFE or a Quarrel about-Nothing!)

THE RIVAL ACCOUCHEURS OR WHO SHALL DELIVER EUROPE 1800 (engraving)
7262194 THE RIVAL ACCOUCHEURS OR WHO SHALL DELIVER EUROPE 1800 (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811); Bromley Museum, Orpington

Georgian artist with conoisseurs in his studio. 1831 (engraving)
7234819 Georgian artist with conoisseurs in his studio. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two English gentlemen on horseback diving into a river. 1831 (engraving)
7234794 Two English gentlemen on horseback diving into a river. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Georgian art lovers at an exhibition at the Royal Academy. 1831 (engraving)
7234813 Georgian art lovers at an exhibition at the Royal Academy. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Three Georgian quack doctors discussing a medical case. 1831 (engraving)
7234781 Three Georgian quack doctors discussing a medical case.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A fishwife selling shellfish on a Kent beach. 1831 (engraving)
7234804 A fishwife selling shellfish on a Kent beach. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A fishwife selling shellfish on a Kent beach)

A milkmaid rejects a rustic admirer at the village pump. 1831 (engraving)
7234793 A milkmaid rejects a rustic admirer at the village pump.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A sailor brings a lame horse into court as evidence, Napoleonic, 1835 (lithograph)
7235381 A sailor brings a lame horse into court as evidence, Napoleonic, 1835 (lithograph) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info)

A rich widow besieged by suitors. 1831 (engraving)
7234800 A rich widow besieged by suitors.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A rich beauty besieged by suitors after the death of her husband)

A rich gourmet feasting at home in Georgian England. 1831 (engraving)
7234789 A rich gourmet feasting at home in Georgian England. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le frac de Grand Pere (Grand Dads Tailcoat). Scene de la vie familiale, des enfantss amusent a se deguiser avec de
FIA5335618 Le frac de Grand Pere (Grand Dads Tailcoat). Scene de la vie familiale, des enfantss amusent a se deguiser avec de vieux vetements, que leur nurse sort d une grande malle

Un peu gros (A little bigger). Dessin de Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Eau forte et aquarelle, 41 x 31, 9 cm, 1791
FIA5329901 Un peu gros (A little bigger). Dessin de Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Eau forte et aquarelle, 41 x 31, 9 cm, 1791. Caricature anglaise 18e siecle. Musee des Beaux Arts Pouchkine, Moscou

Portrait caricatural de l architecte Giacomo Quarenghi (1744-1817). (Portrait caricature of the Architect G)
FIA5380681 Portrait caricatural de l architecte Giacomo Quarenghi (1744-1817). (Portrait caricature of the Architect G. Quarenghi)

Cabaret Black Cat in Paris
FIA5389949 Cabaret Black Cat in Paris by Grigoriev, Boris Dmitrievich (1886-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Cabaret du Chat Noir a Paris - Peinture de Boris Dmitrievich Grigoriev (1886-1939)

"La promenade en famille"Portrait caricatural d une famille bourgeoise anglaise
FIA5360458 " La promenade en famille" Portrait caricatural d une famille bourgeoise anglaise. Dessin et aquarelle de James Gillray (1757-1815) 1797 Musee Pouchkine, Moscou by Gillray

"The joyous, grotesque maskers appear upon the ball-room floor"(engraving)
7170534 " The joyous, grotesque maskers appear upon the ball-room floor" (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " The joyous)

The Sublime and the Ridiculous (engraving)
7164444 The Sublime and the Ridiculous (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sublime and the Ridiculous)

Carlo Rossi, Alexander Rezanov et Lakhtin se cachant de Constantin Thon (Ton) - Oeuvre de Nicolas Benois (1813-1898)
FIA5386197 Carlo Rossi, Alexander Rezanov et Lakhtin se cachant de Constantin Thon (Ton) - Oeuvre de Nicolas Benois (1813-1898), 1840-1850, caricature - Carlo Rossi

Regardez, la Vistule n est pas loin... (Look, vistula is not far... ). Premiere guerre mondiale (1914-1918)
FIA5332795 Regardez, la Vistule n est pas loin... (Look, vistula is not far...). Premiere guerre mondiale (1914-1918), un gigantesque soldat allemand avec sa veste ouverte et un casque a pointe

"Le coup d oeil chez Christie s"(A Peep at Christies) Caricature representant l actrice anglaise Elizabeth
FIA5360457 " Le coup d oeil chez Christie s" (A Peep at Christies) Caricature representant l actrice anglaise Elizabeth Farren (1759-1829)

"Qui poursuit pour une vache ?"- Caricature des paysans (representes ici sous la forme d animaux)
FIA5391950 " Qui poursuit pour une vache ?" - Caricature des paysans (representes ici sous la forme d animaux) se tournant vers la justice au moindre probleme - Peinture de Cornelis

SUMMER SKETCH: the vine suffers... lets suffer the vine, 1857 (illustration)
7211597 SUMMER SKETCH: the vine suffers... lets suffer the vine, 1857 (illustration) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); (add.info.: SUMMER SKETCH: The vine suffers)

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"Embracing the Ridiculous: A Whimsical Journey through Art and Life" Step into a world where imagination knows no bounds, as we explore the whimsical and absurd. From William Heath Robinson's Pea Apparatus to his Some Difficult Camping Grounds, prepare to be delighted by his ingenious contraptions that defy all logic. In Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen takes us on a tenderly flirtatious journey, reminding us of the folly and charm of love. As we delve into her illustration, we are transported to a time where courtship was an art form in itself. The Lost Ball by Heath Robinson brings laughter with its comically intricate solutions to such a simple problem. His cartoons never fail to amuse and leave us wondering how he managed to create such elaborate scenarios for the simplest tasks. Troupes anglaises: le bagage de campagne captures the essence of 1815 fashionistas with their extravagant attire. Hand-colored etchings bring these characters alive, showcasing their outlandish style choices that were both admired and ridiculed. London becomes a stage for overseas students demonstrating over fees. This powerful image reminds us of the importance of standing up for what we believe in, even if it means going against societal norms. Fashionables of 1817 take center stage once again with their flamboyant outfits that pushed boundaries and challenged conventions. These hand-colored etchings serve as snapshots into an era where individuality reigned supreme. Hop Scotch Maggie from Bonnie Scotland invites us to join her playful game while Science Jottings by Dr. W. Heath Robinson II takes us on an intellectual adventure filled with curious observations about our world. Martin Luther (1483-1546) and his wife Katharina von Bora remind us that even historical figures had moments of lightheartedness amidst their serious endeavors. Their portrait showcases a glimpse into their personal lives, revealing a side often overlooked.