William Heath Robinson Collection (page 9)

Tempering the water to the shorn lamb, the new waterside geyser for the holidays (litho)
1090727 Tempering the water to the shorn lamb, the new waterside geyser for the holidays (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Spring and spring onions, an idyll of the sea (litho)
1090722 Spring and spring onions, an idyll of the sea (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring and spring onions, an idyll of the sea)

Testing artificial teeth in a modern tooth works (litho)
1090711 Testing artificial teeth in a modern tooth works (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Testing artificial teeth in a modern tooth works)

A warm-hearted old soul disguised as a merman seeking to lure a mermaid from her native element (litho)
1090707 A warm-hearted old soul disguised as a merman seeking to lure a mermaid from her native element (litho) by Robinson

Spoilt Christmases (litho)
1090670 Spoilt Christmases (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spoilt Christmases)

The Wininng Card on the ace of diamonds, 1910. Creator: W Heath Robinson
" The Wininng Card" on the ace of diamonds, 1910. Transformation playing card with the diamond featuring as a large patch on the much-mended coat of a card-player

Half title to A Midsummer Nights Dream, 1914. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Half title to A Midsummer Nights Dream, 1914. A Midsummer Nights Dream is a comedy play by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596

The Shepherdess and the Chmney-Sweeper, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweeper, c1930. An illustration from The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweeper by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

He Jumped Down From The Old Mans Lap And Danced Around Him On The Floor, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
He Jumped Down From The Old Mans Lap And Danced Around Him On The Floor, c1930. An illustration from The Naughty Boy by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

I Say Nothing for the Present, Remarked the King, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
I Say Nothing for the Present, Remarked the King, c1930. An illustration from The Leaping Match by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

The Old Councillor, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
The Old Councillor, c1930. An illustration from The Leaping Match by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen. [Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co

She Sat The Livelong Day Upon the Roof of Her Palace, Expecting Him, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
She Sat The Livelong Day Upon the Roof of Her Palace, Expecting Him, c1930. An illustration from The Flying Trunk by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Their Slippers Flew About Their Ears, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Their Slippers Flew About Their Ears, c1930. An illustration from The Flying Trunk by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

But Let It Make Us Laugh, Said the King, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
But Let It Make Us Laugh, Said the King, c1930. An illustration from The Flying Trunk by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Will You Tell Us A Story? Asked the Queen, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Will You Tell Us A Story? Asked the Queen, c1930. An illustration from The Flying Trunk by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

The Son Lived Merrily, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
The Son Lived Merrily, c1930. An illustration from The Flying Trunk by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen. [Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co

Up Flew The Trunk, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Up Flew The Trunk, c1930. An illustration from The Flying Trunk by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen. [Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co

The Swineherd Scolded and the Rain Poured Down, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
The Swineherd Scolded and the Rain Poured Down, c1930. An illustration from The Swineherd by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Ach! Du Lieber Augustin, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Ach! Du Lieber Augustin, c1930. An illustration from The Swineherd by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen. [Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co

And He Wept Like A Child, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
And He Wept Like A Child, c1930. An illustration from The Swineherd by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen. [Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co

All Cares and Sorrows Were Forgotten By Him Who Inhaled Its Fragrance, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
All Cares and Sorrows Were Forgotten By Him Who Inhaled Its Fragrance, c1930. An illustration from The Swineherd by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

So Now The Emperor Walked Under His High Canopy, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
So Now The Emperor Walked Under His High Canopy, c1930. An illustration from The Emperors New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

He Sat There Nodding At Her, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
He Sat There Nodding At Her, c1930. An illustration from The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Dance She Must, Over Field and Meadow, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Dance She Must, Over Field and Meadow, c1930. An illustration from The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Karen and the Old Lady Walked to Church, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Karen and the Old Lady Walked to Church, c1930. An illustration from The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

And Karen Was Dressed Very Neatly, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
And Karen Was Dressed Very Neatly, c1930. An illustration from The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

She Sat Down One Day and Made Out of Some Pieces of Red Cloth a Pair of Little Shoes, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
She Sat Down One Day and Made Out of Some Pieces of Red Cloth a Pair of Little Shoes, c1930. An illustration from The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen

Karen, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Karen, c1930. An illustration from The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen. [Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co. Ltd, London, c1930]

The Old King Himself Went Out To Open It, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
The Old King Himself Went Out To Open It, c1930. An illustration from The Real Princess by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

The Peas Were Presented In The Cabinet of Curiousities, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
The Peas Were Presented In The Cabinet of Curiousities, c1930. An illustration from The Real Princess by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Princesses He Found in Plenty, But Whether They Were Real Princesses It Was Impossible For Him To D Artist
Princesses He Found in Plenty, But Whether They Were Real Princesses It Was Impossible For Him To Decide, c1930. An illustration from The Real Princess by Hans Christian Andersen

I Have Scarcely Closed My Eyes The Whole Night Through, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
I Have Scarcely Closed My Eyes The Whole Night Through, c1930. An illustration from The Real Princess by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

There Was Only Just Room for Her and Them, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
There Was Only Just Room for Her and Them, c1930. An illustration from The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

And Met an Old Woman with a Basket Full of Berries, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
And Met an Old Woman with a Basket Full of Berries, c1930. An illustration from The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Not a Boat Was To Be Seen, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Not a Boat Was To Be Seen, c1930. An illustration from The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

The Wild Swans, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
The Wild Swans, c1930. An illustration from The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen. [Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co

So Elise Took Off Her Clothes and Stepped into the Water, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
So Elise Took Off Her Clothes and Stepped into the Water, c1930. An illustration from The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

The Peasants Wife Sat on Sundays at the Door of her Cottage Reading her Hymn-Book, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
The Peasants Wife Sat on Sundays at the Door of her Cottage Reading her Hymn-Book, c1930. An illustration from The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen

He Was Quite As Successful as the Real Nightingale, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
He Was Quite As Successful as the Real Nightingale, c1930. An illustration from The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

The Chief Imperial Nightingale Bringer, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
The Chief Imperial Nightingale Bringer, c1930. An illustration from The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

The Kitchen-Maid, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
The Kitchen-Maid, c1930. An illustration from The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen. [Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co

They Adored the City, the Palace, and the Garden, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
They Adored the City, the Palace, and the Garden, c1930. An illustration from The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Among the Branches Dwelt a Nightingale, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Among the Branches Dwelt a Nightingale, c1930. An illustration from The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Then Began The Nightingale To Sing, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Then Began The Nightingale To Sing, c1930. An illustration from The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Oh! How Pretty That Is! He Would Say, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Oh! How Pretty That Is! He Would Say, c1930. An illustration from The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

We Will Bring Him Two Little Ones, A Brother and A Sister, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
We Will Bring Him Two Little Ones, A Brother and A Sister, c1930. An illustration from The Storks by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Father-Stork, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Father-Stork, c1930. An illustration from The Storks by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen. [Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co

And Fetch One for Each of the Boys, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
And Fetch One for Each of the Boys, c1930. An illustration from The Storks by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

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William Heath Robinson was a renowned British artist and illustrator known for his whimsical and imaginative works. His illustrations often depicted fantastical scenarios, showcasing his unique sense of humor and creativity. In "Flat life, " one of his lithographs, Robinson ingeniously portrays how the tenant of the top flat can enjoy all the amenities of a back garden. With his clever use of perspective and intricate details, he brings to life an unconventional living arrangement that is both practical and amusing. Another notable work by Robinson is "Illustration for Railway Ribaldry. " This lithograph showcases his ability to capture the essence of a scene with precision and wit. The illustration transports viewers into a world where trains become characters in their own right, engaging in humorous situations that leave you chuckling. Robinson's talent extends beyond mere visual storytelling; he also had a knack for envisioning future possibilities. In "An Aerial Cricket Match of the Future, " created around 1918-1919, he presents an extraordinary cricket match taking place high up in the sky. This imaginative piece demonstrates Robinson's ability to blend reality with fantasy seamlessly. His versatility as an artist shines through in works like "Two Rogues Calling Themselves Weavers Made Their Appearance" and "The Nile Flood Had Retired. " These pieces showcase his skillful use of line work, attention to detail, and ability to create captivating narratives within single images. Robinson's illustrations were not limited to adults; he also enchanted young readers with delightful imagery in books such as "The Adventures of Uncle Lubin. " Through this children's book illustration from 1902, we see Robinson's playful style come alive as he brings Uncle Lubin's adventures vividly to life on each page. Cricket enthusiasts will appreciate Robinson's depiction of "Cricket for the Middle-Aged. " With humor woven into every stroke, this lithograph captures both the absurdity and charm found within this beloved sport.