Laziness Collection

Rules to be Observed by a Victorian Family -- a typical summary of Victorian values, with advice including: Waste Not, Want Not; Do everything at its proper time; Be punctual, be regular

A Man Loaded with Mischief, or Matrimony, c. 1766 (colour etching)
XCF290992 A Man Loaded with Mischief, or Matrimony, c.1766 (colour etching) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: subtitled A Monkey, A Magpie and Wife)

Black Bear (Ursus americanus) sleeping in a Sitka Spruce tree (Picea sitchensis) alongside Anan Creek, Alaska, July

Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii), Half Moon Island, Shetland Islands, Antarctic, Polar Regions

The Parable of the Talents, c. 1884 (Oil on canvas)
7212780 The Parable of the Talents, c.1884 (Oil on canvas) by Rich, William George (1857-after 1901); The Ms Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: Rich)

Marmottes administratives. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101415 Marmottes administratives. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marmottes administratives)

Puck Basking Asleep Before the Country Hearth, engraved by Moses Haughton Jr. (engraving)
XJF425655 Puck Basking Asleep Before the Country Hearth, engraved by Moses Haughton Jr. (engraving) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli)

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)

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

Representation of laziness, 19th century (Epinal print)
THT4305316 Representation of laziness, 19th century (Epinal print); (add.info.: Representation of laziness. Epinal print. End of 19th century.); © Jacques Marthelot. All rights reserved 2023.

Letter I: Exercise indigestion. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209270 Letter I: Exercise indigestion. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter L. young lazy boy sleeping instead of doing his homework. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo)
DUV4210228 Letter L. young lazy boy sleeping instead of doing his homework. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet"

Letter O and P: idle and fearful. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207434 Letter O and P: idle and fearful. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

Laziness and work, 19th century (Epinal print)
THT4305505 Laziness and work, 19th century (Epinal print); (add.info.: Laziness and work. Epinal print. End of the 19th century.); © Jacques Marthelot. All rights reserved 2023.

Illustration of Eugene Leroux (1811-1863) in " Chanson illustree", ca
ICA4841227 Illustration of Eugene Leroux (1811-1863) in " Chanson illustree", ca. 1840 - A Normandy youth - Normandy, Agriculture, Harvest, Ble - Peasants

Sam Houston (1793-1863) sitting in the Senate, carving wood, feet on a desk - Engraving 19th century - Sam Houston
NWI4951708 Sam Houston (1793-1863) sitting in the Senate, carving wood, feet on a desk - Engraving 19th century - Sam Houston whittling in the U.S

The Save-time Postcard (litho)
8656911 The Save-time Postcard (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Save-time Postcard. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

The flemmard. Illustration of " The Brownies", legend of the 19th century reproduced in the poem " Die
IMB4827277 The flemmard. Illustration of " The Brownies", legend of the 19th century reproduced in the poem " Die Heinzelmannchen zu Koln" by August Kopisch (1799-1853)

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 30, Satirique en N & B
ICA4874298 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 30, Satirique en N & B, 1905_10_22: Le sorcerer chez la chiromancienne - Anticlericalism - Separation of Church and State, laziness

Expulsion of the poor under Louis XIV, 19th century (Epinal print)
ELD4926590 Expulsion of the poor under Louis XIV, 19th century (Epinal print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Expulsion of the poor)

At Work (litho)
8656113 At Work (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At Work. Postcard, early 20th century. Copyright George Davis, 7 the Turl, Oxford.); © Look and Learn.

Daily life in the desert: sitting comfortably in a tent, looking at women working
ELD4846435 Daily life in the desert: sitting comfortably in a tent, looking at women working and cooking Chromolithography of the end of the 19th century Private collection; Private Collection;

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Interior of a photography studio with a studio camera, 1895
LUX4757141 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Interior of a photography studio with a studio camera, 1895; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Child returning home with a donkey cap and a "lazy" sign, late 19th century (chromo)
PCT4263117 Child returning home with a donkey cap and a "lazy" sign, late 19th century (chromo); (add.info.: Child returning home with a donkey cap and a "lazy" sign)

Child returning home with a donkey cap and a "lazy" sign, 19th century (chromo)
PCT4262891 Child returning home with a donkey cap and a "lazy" sign, 19th century (chromo); (add.info.: Child returning home with a donkey cap and a "lazy" sign)

Letter P punctuality means that in this world we
DUV4206604 Letter P punctuality means that in this world we by Gray, Henri (Boulanger) (1858-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

French, 18th century, allegorical illustration depicting laziness as a woman is seen laying on her bed
3666069 French, 18th century, allegorical illustration depicting laziness as a woman is seen laying on her bed; (add.info.: French, 19th century)

Happy New Year! (colour litho)
8655915 Happy New Year! (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Happy New Year! German worker slacking off from his work on a building site)

Love in idleness (colour litho)
8656178 Love in idleness (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love in idleness. Couple lying on a beach)

"Last Lunch is Being Served" (colour litho)
8656954 "Last Lunch is Being Served" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Last Lunch is Being Served")

Miss Pastel followed by her mother. A young beauty art student carries brushes, palette and canvas
FLO4677855 Miss Pastel followed by her mother. A young beauty art student carries brushes, palette and canvas, while her mother in bonnet, shawl and gloves carries a heavy easel and stool

I sette vizi capitale (The seven main sins). Creator: Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946)
I sette vizi capitale (The seven main sins). Found in the Collection of the Museo Ottocento Bologna.

Laziness, 1896. Creator: Félix Vallotton
Laziness, 1896

Happy Mondays
Dikhotomy

A Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostrus) in upright posture with tail on river bed, outside Three Sisters Spring. Crystal River, Florida, USA

Charlie Chaplin, comedian and actor, c1921. Chaplin asleep on a bench, cradling a bag of golf clubs in his arms. Photograph promoting the motion picture The Idle Class, released in 1921

Felix, Lay, Hay, Pheasant, Leaves, Faner, Weasels, Figs, Strawberries, Fruit, Farm, Farmer
DUV4224134 Felix, Lay, Hay, Pheasant, Leaves, Faner, Weasels, Figs, Strawberries, Fruit, Farm, Farmer, page 19 - Alphabet by Mademoiselle Lili, by L. Froelich and by a father (Hetzel himself)

Cat sleeping on newspapers
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Illustration of Albert Robida (1848-1926) for the Cover of La Caricature (1880)
ICA4885091 Illustration of Albert Robida (1848-1926) for the Cover of La Caricature (1880), 1881-6-5 - 12 capital fishing - Press/Media, Religion Faith - Capital fishing by Robida

Lying Young Girl, Half Nude, 1912 (watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper)
989123 Lying Young Girl, Half Nude, 1912 (watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 48x32 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lying Young Girl)

Sloth (Desidia), from the series The Seven Deadly Sins, 1558. Creator: Philip Galle
Sloth (Desidia), from the series The Seven Deadly Sins, 1558. After Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Large group of Sunflower sea stars (Asterias / Pycnopodia helianthoides) covering rock, pacific coast, Canada, August

Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) baby in tree, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo-Kalimatan, Indonesia, endangered species

Greedy and Lazy, Moderate and Industrious (oil on canvas)
471339 Greedy and Lazy, Moderate and Industrious (oil on canvas) by Verlat, Charles (1824-90); 80x130 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

O: Idle, 1890 (illustration)
7309330 O: Idle, 1890 (illustration) by French School, (19th century); 20 x 14 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Fun alphabet for little girls)

M N O P: Musician, Nest, Idle, Butterfly, 1890 (illustration)
7309327 M N O P: Musician, Nest, Idle, Butterfly, 1890 (illustration) by French School, (19th century); 20 x 14 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Fun alphabet for little girls)

The Fool Who Postpones Everything Until Tomorrow, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308392 The Fool Who Postpones Everything Until Tomorrow, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Lazy Service-Messenger Jester, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308524 The Lazy Service-Messenger Jester, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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Laziness: A timeless vice that transcends eras and species. From the strict Rules to be Observed by a Victorian Family, which aimed to combat idleness, to the mischievous antics of A Man Loaded with Mischief in 18th-century England, it has always been frowned upon. Even ancient parables like The Parable of the Talents warned against wasting one's potential. But they are also be found in nature itself. Take the Weddell seal lazing around on Half Moon Island in the Shetland Islands or the administrative marmots depicted in Le Pele-Mele - creatures who seem perfectly content doing nothing at all. Humanity has its own share of lazy icons too. Puck Basking Asleep Before the Country Hearth captures a moment of pure relaxation, while Charlie Chaplin's comedic genius often played off his character's inherent indolence. Yet laziness is not without consequences. In Dante's Divine Comedy, Desidia (Sloth) is portrayed as one of the deadly sins leading souls astray in Hell. And even modern times witness its effects - just look at Lying Young Girl, Half Nude, where inertia hinders progress and growth. Nature doesn't escape this trait either; Sunflower sea stars covering rocks demonstrate how an excess of leisure can lead to overpopulation and imbalance within ecosystems. In essence, laziness may offer temporary respite from life's demands but beware its allure for it can hinder progress and squander opportunities both great and small.