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"Awkward Encounters: From Charles Darwin to the Mad Hatter and Beyond" Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair: Unveiling the awkward side of evolution

Background imageAwkward Collection: The Declaration, 1885 (oil on canvas)

The Declaration, 1885 (oil on canvas)
1195558 The Declaration, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Makovsky, Alexander Vladimirovich (1869-1924); 24x17.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageAwkward Collection: Why We Enjoy going to Dances in the Navy (engraving)

Why We Enjoy going to Dances in the Navy (engraving)
1055700 Why We Enjoy going to Dances in the Navy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why We Enjoy going to Dances in the Navy)

Background imageAwkward Collection: Comic postcard, Scotsman in the street - how to pick up a half crown

Comic postcard, Scotsman in the street - how to pick up a half crown? Date: 20th century

Background imageAwkward Collection: Comic postcard, Woman with her hands full on a train - Which shall I drop

Comic postcard, Woman with her hands full on a train - Which shall I drop? Date: 20th century

Background imageAwkward Collection: Comic postcard, Four young women and an old man on the beach Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Four young women and an old man on the beach Date: 20th century

Background imageAwkward Collection: Fashionable woman sending a verbal message via a fool

Fashionable woman sending a verbal message via a fool
Fashionable woman sending an urgent verbal message by a fool who has already forgotten every word. Miseries miscellaneous

Background imageAwkward Collection: English gentleman riding a horse on his way to a picnic

English gentleman riding a horse on his way to a picnic
English gentleman with whiskers in tam o shanter cap riding a horse on his way to a picnic in the country. A carriage with ladies behind him, and a peasant in smock in the foreground. Mr

Background imageAwkward Collection: Cartoon, The Whitebait Dinner... at Greenwich

Cartoon, The Whitebait Dinner... at Greenwich
Cartoon, The Whitebait Dinner; or, Parties at Greenwich -- rival politicians encounter each other at the traditional summertime Whitebait Dinner in Greenwich, SE London

Background imageAwkward Collection: Seated Nude (oil on paper laid on canvas)

Seated Nude (oil on paper laid on canvas)
XKH205616 Seated Nude (oil on paper laid on canvas) by Nolken, Franz (1884-1918); 73x59 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Background imageAwkward Collection: An Awkward Predicament, and an Artistic Way Out of It (litho)

An Awkward Predicament, and an Artistic Way Out of It (litho)
5217810 An Awkward Predicament, and an Artistic Way Out of It (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Awkward Predicament, and an Artistic Way Out of It)

Background imageAwkward Collection: The New Boy, 1860 (pencil and w / c heightened with white on paper)

The New Boy, 1860 (pencil and w / c heightened with white on paper)
CH401621 The New Boy, 1860 (pencil and w/c heightened with white on paper) by Walker, Frederick (1840-75); 30x32.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageAwkward Collection: The Visitor, 1881 (oil on canvas)

The Visitor, 1881 (oil on canvas)
827116 The Visitor, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Caraud, Joseph (1821-1905); 73.3x90.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Visitor. Joseph Caraud (1821-1905). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1881

Background imageAwkward Collection: Flirtation, (oil on canvas)

Flirtation, (oil on canvas)
1197593 Flirtation, (oil on canvas) by Soulacroix, Joseph Frederick Charles (1825-79); 73.6x81.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageAwkward Collection: Les Demoiselles de Province (1883-85) (oil on canvas)

Les Demoiselles de Province (1883-85) (oil on canvas)
2628802 Les Demoiselles de Province (1883-85) (oil on canvas) by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); 147.3x102.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAwkward Collection: An awkward interruption (litho)

An awkward interruption (litho)
821215 An awkward interruption (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An awkward interruption)

Background imageAwkward Collection: Awkward contre-temps in Regent Street during the height of the season (engraving)

Awkward contre-temps in Regent Street during the height of the season (engraving)
610372 Awkward contre-temps in Regent Street during the height of the season (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAwkward Collection: Unwelcome Confidence, 1895 (oil on panel)

Unwelcome Confidence, 1895 (oil on panel)
Ma198343 Unwelcome Confidence, 1895 (oil on panel) by Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912); 45.7x28.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Background imageAwkward Collection: The Autumn Cavalry Manoeuvres, Sketches in Camp (engraving)

The Autumn Cavalry Manoeuvres, Sketches in Camp (engraving)
1596717 The Autumn Cavalry Manoeuvres, Sketches in Camp (engraving) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Autumn Cavalry Manoeuvres, Sketches in Camp)

Background imageAwkward Collection: Life in the Tea-Districts of Bengal (engraving)

Life in the Tea-Districts of Bengal (engraving)
1060464 Life in the Tea-Districts of Bengal (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life in the Tea-Districts of Bengal)

Background imageAwkward Collection: Humours of Campaigning in Upper Burma (engraving)

Humours of Campaigning in Upper Burma (engraving)
1055099 Humours of Campaigning in Upper Burma (engraving) by Marie, Adrien Emmanuel (1848-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humours of Campaigning in Upper Burma)

Background imageAwkward Collection: An Old Fashioned Christmas (chromolitho)

An Old Fashioned Christmas (chromolitho)
1046839 An Old Fashioned Christmas (chromolitho) by Hughes, Arthur (1832-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Old Fashioned Christmas)

Background imageAwkward Collection: An Inexperienced Palanquin Rider, Tom Shaw Hiring a Palanquin on the Esplanade

An Inexperienced Palanquin Rider, Tom Shaw Hiring a Palanquin on the Esplanade
CH441597 An Inexperienced Palanquin Rider, Tom Shaw Hiring a Palanquin on the Esplanade, Calcutta (pencil, pen & ink and w/c on paper) by D Oyly

Background imageAwkward Collection: Hunting Wild Goats in the Rocky Mountains, North America (engraving)

Hunting Wild Goats in the Rocky Mountains, North America (engraving)
1624831 Hunting Wild Goats in the Rocky Mountains, North America (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAwkward Collection: The ghost of Hamlets father in an awkward predicament (engraving)

The ghost of Hamlets father in an awkward predicament (engraving)
610388 The ghost of Hamlets father in an awkward predicament (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAwkward Collection: A Visit to Jamrachs (engraving)

A Visit to Jamrachs (engraving)
1615911 A Visit to Jamrachs (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Visit to Jamrach s)

Background imageAwkward Collection: Seaside Sketches (engraving)

Seaside Sketches (engraving)
1595569 Seaside Sketches (engraving) by Cox, Edward Morant (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seaside Sketches. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 August 1888)

Background imageAwkward Collection: Markhar-Shooting in the Kajnag Mountains of Cashmere (engraving)

Markhar-Shooting in the Kajnag Mountains of Cashmere (engraving)
1596573 Markhar-Shooting in the Kajnag Mountains of Cashmere (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Markhar-Shooting in the Kajnag Mountains of Cashmere)

Background imageAwkward Collection: The game of fives (litho)

The game of fives (litho)
6013754 The game of fives (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The game of fives. Illustration for The Harmsworth Encylopaedia (c 1922).); © Look and Learn

Background imageAwkward Collection: Drinking to her best affections, 1896 (engraving)

Drinking to her best affections, 1896 (engraving)
2962864 Drinking to her best affections, 1896 (engraving) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Chapter 21 of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1775-1817)

Background imageAwkward Collection: Lady in crinoline dress with two gentlemen callers in a parlour

Lady in crinoline dress with two gentlemen callers in a parlour
6337281 Lady in crinoline dress with two gentlemen callers in a parlour by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: Lady in crinoline dress with two gentlemen callers in a parlour)

Background imageAwkward Collection: Stag Hunting in Normandy (colour litho)

Stag Hunting in Normandy (colour litho)
1048316 Stag Hunting in Normandy (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stag Hunting in Normandy)

Background imageAwkward Collection: Double Portrait of a Boy and Girl of the Attavanti Family, c. 1580 (oil on panel)

Double Portrait of a Boy and Girl of the Attavanti Family, c. 1580 (oil on panel)
1146666 Double Portrait of a Boy and Girl of the Attavanti Family, c.1580 (oil on panel) by Anguissola, Sofonisba (c.1532-1625); Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio

Background imageAwkward Collection: Ibex-Shooting in the Himalayas (engraving)

Ibex-Shooting in the Himalayas (engraving)
1591552 Ibex-Shooting in the Himalayas (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ibex-Shooting in the Himalayas)

Background imageAwkward Collection: The Royal Review of Volunteers in Windsor Park, Incidental Sketches (engraving)

The Royal Review of Volunteers in Windsor Park, Incidental Sketches (engraving)
1590893 The Royal Review of Volunteers in Windsor Park, Incidental Sketches (engraving) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAwkward Collection: The Season at Hurlingham and Ranelagh (litho)

The Season at Hurlingham and Ranelagh (litho)
1629741 The Season at Hurlingham and Ranelagh (litho) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Season at Hurlingham and Ranelagh)

Background imageAwkward Collection: Rottura in Campagna, (oil on canvas)

Rottura in Campagna, (oil on canvas)
1197475 Rottura in Campagna, (oil on canvas) by Irolli, Vicenzo (1860-1945); 104.5x77.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageAwkward Collection: She (The Blushing Girl) (oil on panel)

She (The Blushing Girl) (oil on panel)
2956848 She (The Blushing Girl) (oil on panel) by Davidson, Allan Douglas (1873-1932); 22.86x17.78 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAwkward Collection: The Suspicious Customer; Ein mistrauischer Kunde (oil on canvas)

The Suspicious Customer; Ein mistrauischer Kunde (oil on canvas)
823474 The Suspicious Customer; Ein mistrauischer Kunde (oil on canvas) by Gebhardt, Karl (1860-1917); 73.5x98.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Suspicious Customer; Ein mi?trauischer Kunde)

Background imageAwkward Collection: The awkward lover, dropping tea in the lap of his girl (colour litho)

The awkward lover, dropping tea in the lap of his girl (colour litho)
3641770 The awkward lover, dropping tea in the lap of his girl (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The awkward lover)

Background imageAwkward Collection: An awkward fix (engraving)

An awkward fix (engraving)
2781193 An awkward fix (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An awkward fix. Illustration for Chatterbox (1894).); © Look and Learn

Background imageAwkward Collection: 'There was an Old Person of Burton, whose answers were rather uncertain', from A Book of Nonsense

"There was an Old Person of Burton, whose answers were rather uncertain", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386704 " There was an Old Person of Burton, whose answers were rather uncertain", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Background imageAwkward Collection: Man embarrassed at being made to dance at a country dance

Man embarrassed at being made to dance at a country dance
5893689 Man embarrassed at being made to dance at a country dance. by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Man embarrassed at being made to dance at a country dance. More Miseries)

Background imageAwkward Collection: Two Figures, n. d. Creator: Auguste Rodin

Two Figures, n. d. Creator: Auguste Rodin
Two Figures, n.d. Formerly attributed to Auguste Rodin, French, b. Paris, 1840-1917

Background imageAwkward Collection: Standing Female Nude, c. 1909. Creator: Elie Nadelman

Standing Female Nude, c. 1909. Creator: Elie Nadelman
Standing Female Nude, c. 1909

Background imageAwkward Collection: Standing Female Nude, c. 1907. Creator: Elie Nadelman

Standing Female Nude, c. 1907. Creator: Elie Nadelman
Standing Female Nude, c. 1907

Background imageAwkward Collection: Awkward Brainteaser

Awkward Brainteaser
Yvette Depaepe

Background imageAwkward Collection: Study for 'Judgment', 1903-1916. Creator: John Singer Sargent

Study for "Judgment", 1903-1916. Creator: John Singer Sargent
Study for " Judgment", 1903-1916

Background imageAwkward Collection: Young Woman Dressing Herself, 1885. Creator: Edgar Degas

Young Woman Dressing Herself, 1885. Creator: Edgar Degas
Young Woman Dressing Herself, 1885



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"Awkward Encounters: From Charles Darwin to the Mad Hatter and Beyond" Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair: Unveiling the awkward side of evolution. Review at Coxheath Camp: When military drills turn into hilariously awkward moments. Princess Diana and Prince Charles visiting the Met Police: A royal visit filled with unexpected and awkward surprises. The dangers of getting a personal tattoo: Tales of regret and awkward explanations. The Merry Wives of Windsor - title page: Shakespeare's comedic masterpiece showcasing hilarious social mishaps and awkward encounters. Blue-footed booby pair with different colored feet (Sula nebouxii): Nature's quirky twist leading to an amusingly awkward love story on Galapagos' Punta Suarez. Divers and Diving: Exploring underwater wonders while trying to avoid those cringe-worthy, clumsy moments. Common goldeneye male performing its mating display (Bucephala clangula): An avian spectacle that can sometimes result in hilariously awkward courtship attempts in Southern Norway. Marine iguana underwater (Amblyrhynchus cristatus): Witnessing these endemic species navigating their aquatic world brings both awe-inspiring beauty and comical clumsiness on Fernandina Island, Galapagos. The Mad Hatter and the March Hare trying to put the Dormouse into a teapot, c1910 by John Tenniel: A whimsical illustration capturing an utterly absurd yet undeniably awkward tea party moment from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Court presentation, the convolutions of the train: Delving into historical etiquette reveals some truly uncomfortable situations during formal events that would make anyone feel socially inept. Awkward encounter with a prostitute, London : Navigating through city streets can lead to unexpected encounters where discomfort meets curiosity as two worlds collide.