Outlandish Collection

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The designer and photographic artist Cecil Beaton (standing - r) showing costume designs to Lady Domville (seated, left) and Mrs Sacheverell Sitwell (seated)

Caricature of future travel
3847140 Caricature of future travel by Heath, William (1795-1840); (add.info.: Caricature of future travel March of intellect, 1829 by William Heath (1795-1840)

Cover of the "Little Catechisme du libre-penseur', late 19th/beg of 20th century (print)
PCT4283219 Cover of the "Little Catechisme du libre-penseur', late 19th/beg of 20th century (print); (add.info.: Cover of the "Little Catechisme du libre-thinker" (free thinker)

France, Lorraine, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Nancy: a child poses next to a 380 shell falls on Nancy on August 13, 1916
LUX4723287 France, Lorraine, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Nancy: a child poses next to a 380 shell falls on Nancy on August 13, 1916; (add.info.: France, Lorraine, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)

Breton peasants in the ruins of a Chateau that serves as a farm, 1870
LUX4710729 Breton peasants in the ruins of a Chateau that serves as a farm, 1870; (add.info.: Breton peasants in the ruins of a Chateau that serves as a farm, 1870); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

France, Centre, Loiret (45), Montargis: February 1899, comic troupier, two soldiers simulate an enema with clystere
LUX4783444 France, Centre, Loiret (45), Montargis: February 1899, comic troupier, two soldiers simulate an enema with clystere and basin, Private Breard

France, Limousin, Haute-Vienne (87): Two men in front of the portal of a medieval castle with the entrance door covered
LUX4747159 France, Limousin, Haute-Vienne (87): Two men in front of the portal of a medieval castle with the entrance door covered with animal fur and the roof covered with chestnut tile

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Langeais: Group photo of a wedding in a country decor in the middle of a pre with
LUX4756116 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Langeais: Group photo of a wedding in a country decor in the middle of a pre with trees in which guests are located, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Victory Feast of July 14, 1919: the crowd set up on German cannons, 1919
LUX4746263 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Victory Feast of July 14, 1919: the crowd set up on German cannons, 1919; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Victory Feast of July 14

Portugal, Madere (Madeira), Vicente: a transport of a family by a vehicle dragged by oxen
LUX4748602 Portugal, Madere (Madeira), Vicente: a transport of a family by a vehicle dragged by oxen, sleigh on gravel in the courtyard of a photographer, 1880 - Photograph of Vicente Carrera

Letter W X Y W, X, Y: Foreigners by birth, bring no specific word to childhood. Engraving in " ABC
DUV4206637 Letter W X Y W, X, Y: Foreigners by birth, bring no specific word to childhood. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

France: private paleontological museum with pachyderm skeleton, contemplated by its owner, the Marquis of MONTCLAR
LUX4773900 France: private paleontological museum with pachyderm skeleton, contemplated by its owner, the Marquis of MONTCLAR

Indian standing on the head of an elephant, India. Photography around 1910
IMB4933431 Indian standing on the head of an elephant, India. Photography around 1910; (add.info.: Indian standing on the head of an elephant, India. Photography around 1910); © Imagebroker.

people sleeping and posing on benches turned back, 1900 (b/w photo)
LUX4806121 people sleeping and posing on benches turned back, 1900 (b/w photo); (add.info.: France: Fantasy photo: people sleeping and posing on benches turned back, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

The world upside down, 19th century (Epinal print)
ELD4840035 The world upside down, 19th century (Epinal print); (add.info.: The world upside down, an imaginary land: woman shooting the gun at the battlefield instead of the man - Epinal print)

The world upside down, 19th century (Epinal print)
ELD4839945 The world upside down, 19th century (Epinal print); (add.info.: The world upside down, an imaginary land: a couple of pigs dancing graciously - Epinal print)

The world upside down, 19th century (Epinal print))
ELD4839596 The world upside down, 19th century (Epinal print)); (add.info.: The world upside down, an imaginary land: frogs and toads playing sweet melodies - Epinal print)

Monstrous particularity: a hand with very long nails. China 1910 about Historic photo, long fingernails, China, ca
IMB4932578 Monstrous particularity: a hand with very long nails. China 1910 about Historic photo, long fingernails, China, ca. 1910; (add.info.: Monstrous particularity: a hand with very long nails)

Portrait of a very elegant man with a giant's head, he wears a melon hat, a cane, a bow tie and a black coat
IMB4930191 Portrait of a very elegant man with a giant's head, he wears a melon hat, a cane, a bow tie and a black coat. This is a photomontage

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Carnac: a child on the beach poses between a sphinx and a sandy pyramid, 1925
LUX4783703 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Carnac: a child on the beach poses between a sphinx and a sandy pyramid, 1925; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Victory feast of July 14, 1919, at the Champs Elysees
LUX4798982 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Victory feast of July 14, 1919, at the Champs Elysees, pile of guns " trophies de guerre", 1919; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

After the war tank. (b/w photo, 1929)
5975776 After the war tank. (b/w photo, 1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Story. England. World War I Mark V tank in the yard of a farm. Photo in: Die Woche, Germany, 03/1929. Coll)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Amboise: Restoration of the roof and main body of the Chateau d'Amboise
LUX4751458 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Amboise: Restoration of the roof and main body of the Chateau d'Amboise and the banks of the Loire, 1880; (add.info.: France, Centre)

India, Benares: a walking merchant pops cow dung in a street in Benares, 1875
LUX4806672 India, Benares: a walking merchant pops cow dung in a street in Benares, 1875; (add.info.: India, Benares: a walking merchant pops cow dung in a street in Benares)

Hippomobile car evoking a hearse, 1890
LUX4712353 Hippomobile car evoking a hearse, 1890; (add.info.: Hippomobile car evoking a hearse, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Fancy photo depicting a man dresses as a minor, surrounded by a skeleton and a little girl resting her head on a skull
LUX4714093 Fancy photo depicting a man dresses as a minor, surrounded by a skeleton and a little girl resting her head on a skull, 1885; (add.info.: Fancy photo depicting a man dresses as a minor)

Fancy photo showing a little girl stabbing a soldier, 1880
LUX4716195 Fancy photo showing a little girl stabbing a soldier, 1880; (add.info.: Fancy photo showing a little girl stabbing a soldier, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon with his tame chimpanze that serves him
PCT4283198 Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon with his tame chimpanze that serves him, late 19th and beg of 20th century (chromo); (add.info.: Georges-Louis (Georges Louis) Leclerc

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): portrait of a soldier of the 2nd regiment in uniform at the barracks sitting on his
LUX4805790 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): portrait of a soldier of the 2nd regiment in uniform at the barracks sitting on his bed

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): 2 young bourgeois men cross a river at gue, 1895
LUX4788845 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): 2 young bourgeois men cross a river at gue, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): 2 young bourgeois men cross a river at gue

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July 1901, Necker Hospital, Monsieur Ricord, the man tattooed to christ
LUX4788256 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July 1901, Necker Hospital, Monsieur Ricord, the man tattooed to christ, 1901 - photo Henry; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July 1901

France, Franche Comte, Haute Saone, Gray: Family portrait, 2 couples and 2 children
LUX4712723 France, Franche Comte, Haute Saone, Gray: Family portrait, 2 couples and 2 children. The head of one of the women is a collage from another photo, 1890; (add.info.: France, Franche Comte)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Longchamp Hippodrome, velocypedic race of Paris artists, competitors on a tandem
LUX4800934 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Longchamp Hippodrome, velocypedic race of Paris artists, competitors on a tandem, 1896; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: exceptional transport, very long wooden planks in a horse-drawn cart, 1912
LUX4797740 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: exceptional transport, very long wooden planks in a horse-drawn cart, 1912; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France: three men and one woman sitting on the trunk of a willow at the foot
LUX4771312 France: three men and one woman sitting on the trunk of a willow at the foot, with a bicycle with a gimbal transmission that replaces a chain

Couples having fun on roller skates. Photography around 1915
IMB4937119 Couples having fun on roller skates. Photography around 1915; (add.info.: Couples having fun on roller skates. Photography around 1915); © Imagebroker.

Postcard: the smallest car in the world. 1912
IMB4932466 Postcard: the smallest car in the world. 1912; (add.info.: Postcard: the smallest car in the world. 1912); © Imagebroker.

France: fantasy photograph of a cook putting his cat in the pot nicknamed ' rabbit jumps', 1903
LUX4726939 France: fantasy photograph of a cook putting his cat in the pot nicknamed ' rabbit jumps', 1903; (add.info.: France)

France: historical reconstruction of the life of Napoleon I: the Impress Mary Louise accompanies the young king of
LUX4725321 France: historical reconstruction of the life of Napoleon I: the Impress Mary Louise accompanies the young king of Rome, Napoleon II, Duke of Reichstadt

Lawyer pouring wine into the nose of a drunken vicar. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy
FLO4718008 Lawyer pouring wine into the nose of a drunken vicar. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786) from Human Passions Delineated

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: the chariot of birth, children born in cabbage with midwives, 1895
LUX4756670 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: the chariot of birth, children born in cabbage with midwives, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Carnac: a young woman on the beach poses between a sphinx and a sandy pyramid, 1925
LUX4783682 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Carnac: a young woman on the beach poses between a sphinx and a sandy pyramid, 1925; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): a 3-year-old child sitting in his high chair with the newspaper " le
LUX4783661 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): a 3-year-old child sitting in his high chair with the newspaper " le Journal" of 26 March 1910 - Journal

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Dunkirk: party in a northern port with many curious coming to contemplate an
LUX4781479 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Dunkirk: party in a northern port with many curious coming to contemplate an arch made of different pieces of boats: bar, lantern, mats, pennants

France: Fair photo showing a trompe l'oeil representing two gendarmes driving an alcoholic to the station, 1925
LUX4723894 France: Fair photo showing a trompe l'oeil representing two gendarmes driving an alcoholic to the station, 1925; (add.info.: France)

France: fantasy photography showing two new nes for sale, 1903
LUX4723855 France: fantasy photography showing two new nes for sale, 1903; (add.info.: France: fantasy photography showing two new nes for sale, 1903); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Greece, Crete, CR, Hierapetra, Ierapetra: French sector, terrace of a cafe with many indigenous people sitting next to
LUX4765197 Greece, Crete, CR, Hierapetra, Ierapetra: French sector, terrace of a cafe with many indigenous people sitting next to a French soldier sleeping - Small table

France: in a yard, primitive car with 3 wheels, solid tires, radius wheels, vertical steering wheel, oil lamp
LUX4770880 France: in a yard, primitive car with 3 wheels, solid tires, radius wheels, vertical steering wheel, oil lamp, trumpet and driver, 1900; (add.info.: France: in a yard)

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"Embarking on a Caricature of Future Travel: Exploring the Outlandish" Step into a world where imagination knows no bounds, as we delve into the realm of outlandishness. From the eccentricities of Frederick William Koko Mingi VIII - King of Brass, Nigeria to the vibrant rickshaw boys of Durban, South Africa, this journey promises to be nothing short of extraordinary. Unveiling the past through art and satire, we encounter Gabriele Galantara's allegorical cartoon "War and Peace, " gracing the cover of French satirical newspaper "L'assiette au beurre" in 1907. The clash between chaos and serenity depicted within these pages leaves us pondering humanity's eternal struggle for harmony. Venturing further into artistic marvels, Bohumil Stepan's spoon with ears captures our attention. A fusion of leather and metal from 1961 Prague showcases Czech art at its most unconventional. Similarly striking is his football with nails creation from 1968-1969—a testament to innovation pushing boundaries beyond comprehension. Intriguing encounters continue as Marcel Proust kneels before Jeanne Ponquet in an enigmatic black-and-white photograph from 1892. This glimpse into their lives sparks curiosity about their connection and inspires contemplation on love's intricate dance throughout history. However, not all tales are filled with romance; some delve into darkness. Witness Pierre Rey, infamously known as "the Landru de Marseille, " digging his own grave alongside one destined victim—an eerie engraving that sends shivers down our spines while reminding us of humanity's capacity for evil. Lastly, Theodore de Bry transports us back in time to South America during Spanish colonization—revealing an unsettling method used by authorities to extract confessions from criminals. This haunting image serves as a reminder that justice has evolved over centuries but still bears witness to the outlandishness of human cruelty.