Uneducated Collection

Mayhews Great Exhibition of 1851: The First Shilling Day - Coming Out
XYC151673 Mayhews Great Exhibition of 1851: The First Shilling Day - Coming Out, 1851 (etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); 34.6x51.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Public scribe in Naples, c. 1890 (glass plate)
494195 Public scribe in Naples, c.1890 (glass plate) by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); Alinari

Punch cartoon: Geology (engraving)
6034781 Punch cartoon: Geology (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: Geology)

The uneducated father in fustian and the educated boy in spectacles (engraving)
3099598 The uneducated father in fustian and the educated boy in spectacles (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96); Private Collection; (add.info)

Kharkov Library - Illiterates Corner
The Illiterates Corner in a Library in Karkov, Russia (now the Ukraine) in 1926. Date: 1926

Mayhews Great Exhibition of 1851: The First Shilling Day - Going In, 1851 (etching)
XYC151674 Mayhews Great Exhibition of 1851: The First Shilling Day - Going In, 1851 (etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); 15.2x21 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Corps de Garde (Barbarians Defeated by a Book) (red chalk over graphite on laid paper)
XYC151480 Corps de Garde (Barbarians Defeated by a Book) (red chalk over graphite on laid paper) by Loutherbourg, Philip James (Jacques) de (1740-1812); 31x22.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art

Lodging House Keeper makes a slight descriptive error
Lodging-House Keeper (to professional lady) - " Which my usband, Miss, is one of the Virgins at the Cathedral!" Date: circa 1890s

The Mayor of Middle Wallop not appreciating Shakespeare
The sublime ignorance of the Mayor of Middle Wallop. The Mayor of Middle Wallop (who is interested in the decoration of the new theatre in M.W.) - " Oos that Gentleman you re painting

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Two Englishmen bumble through broken French, seeking guidance from a chic French couple in a 1903 lithograph, a stark contrast to the educated elegance of the Parisians. Flashback to the Mayhew's Great Exhibition of 1851, where the uneducated masses eagerly paid their shillings for a glimpse into the future. A public scribe in Naples captures the essence of the written word for those unable to read in the late 1800s. In a Punch cartoon, geology is humorously depicted as a complex science, leaving the uneducated scratching their heads. An engraving of an uneducated father and his educated son highlights the generational divide. At Kharkov Library, the corner reserved for illiterates is a poignant reminder of the power of literacy. Once again, the Mayhew's Great Exhibition of 1851 comes into focus, this time with the chaos of the first shilling day. In Corps de Garde, the power of knowledge is personified as a book, triumphantly defeating barbarians. A lodging house keeper's slight descriptive error adds to the comedic misadventures of the uneducated. And finally, the Mayor of Middle Wallop's lack of appreciation for Shakespeare's brilliance underscores the importance of education and cultural awareness.