Bad Tempered Collection

A stormy session in the Italian parliament (engraving)
2789390 A stormy session in the Italian parliament (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A stormy session in the Italian parliament)

A scandalous session in the French Chamber of Deputies (colour litho)
2818834 A scandalous session in the French Chamber of Deputies (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Angry Robot Blowing His Top, 1949 (screen print)
3035927 Angry Robot Blowing His Top, 1949 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of a very angry robot blowing his top; screen print)

"Go Away!", said a Grumpy Old Owl to an Elf who sat Piping Away from
IL100129 " Go Away!", said a Grumpy Old Owl to an Elf who sat Piping Away from The Laughing House, pub. by Pitman, London, 1937 (book illustration) by Forster-Knight

Boy facing a bad-tempered schoolmaster (colour litho)
3641812 Boy facing a bad-tempered schoolmaster (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy facing a bad-tempered schoolmaster. Postcard, early 20th century)

Fanny Squeers, from Nicholas Nickleby, 1923 (colour litho)
FAN465772 Fanny Squeers, from Nicholas Nickleby, 1923 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: daughter of Mr)

Mrs Ferrars, 1896 (engraving)
2962871 Mrs Ferrars, 1896 (engraving) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Chapter 34 of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1775-1817) first published 1818

Irish boatman, Limmerick - 2
Old Irishman wearing dark suit and cloth cap stands in a small rowing boat and paddles with an oar. River Shannon, Limerick. Portrait format Date: 1990

Irish boatman, Limmerick - 1
Old Irishman wearing dark suit and cloth cap stands in a small rowing boat and paddles with an oar. River Shannon, Limerick. First published The Sunday Times. Landscape format Date: 1989

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Amidst the chaotic whirlwind of Italian politics, tempers flared in a stormy parliament session, as depicted in this engraving. Across the Channel, the French Chamber of Deputies saw its own scandalous moment, with heated debates captured in a vibrant color lithograph. Art mirrored life in the mid-20th century, as seen in the expressive screen print "Angry Robot Blowing His Top." Even the animal kingdom wasn't immune to bad tempers, as a grumpy old owl demanded "Go Away." from an intrusive elf. School was no refuge from irritation, as a boy braced himself for a reprimanding schoolmaster in another lithograph. In literature, Fanny Squeers' scowl spoke volumes in a colorful 1923 lithograph, while Mrs. Ferrars' icy glare was etched in stone. The Irish boatmen of Limmerick, immortalized in these two captivating prints, knew all too well the tempestuous waves of anger that could capsize even the calmest of days.