Confusion Collection (page 4)

Comic postcard, Two drunkards on a train Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, air raid in the night, WW2 - Jerrys over! Date: 1940s

A cart race in an English town with an accident in the foreground with passengers thrown on the street. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

The Inconvenience (colour litho)
PER267202 The Inconvenience (colour litho) by Leprince, Auguste-Xavier (1799-1826); Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Paris

The Arrest, 1885
HGM78289 The Arrest, 1885 by Toorop, Jan Theodore (1858-1928); 145x201 cm; Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Netherlands; eKunstmuseum den Haag; Dutch, out of copyright

Tower of Babel, 1563 (oil on panel) (detail of 345)
BBC186438 Tower of Babel, 1563 (oil on panel) (detail of 345) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); total pic=114x15 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; Flemish, out of copyright

Tower of Babel, 1563 (oil on panel) (detail of 345)
BBC186437 Tower of Babel, 1563 (oil on panel) (detail of 345) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); total pic 114x155 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; Flemish, out of copyright

Gustave Dore Bible: The confusion of tongues (engraving)
5221498 Gustave Dore Bible: The confusion of tongues (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The confusion of tongues)

Arab Warriors on Horseback, (oil on canvas)
827069 Arab Warriors on Horseback, (oil on canvas) by Washington, Georges (1827-1910); 50.8x61.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Arab Warriors on Horseback. Georges Washington (1827-1910)

Square of the Tartars, Bahceka, 1854 (bodycolour)
658692 Square of the Tartars, Bahceka, 1854 (bodycolour) by Bossoli, Carlo (1815-84); 112x157 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Square of the Tartars, Bahceka. Carlo Bossoli (1815-1884)

The Parting of the Ways; Am Scheideweg, 1917 (tempera on canvas)
825997 The Parting of the Ways; Am Scheideweg, 1917 (tempera on canvas) by Rohlfs, Christian (1849-1938); 124.5x118 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parting of the Ways; Am Scheideweg)

Cockerel pondering the reason for an increase in the price of eggs (colour litho)
5996086 Cockerel pondering the reason for an increase in the price of eggs (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Friends or Foe
LLM459911 Friends or Foe by Murray, Phil R. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Friends or Foe. Illustration from Bible Readings for Young People (Ziegler, c 1880).); © Look and Learn

The cattle show at Islington (engraving)
610382 The cattle show at Islington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cattle show at Islington; Dire confusion created amongst Miss Backboards pupils)

Construction of the Tower of Babel, 1360-70 (fresco)
ALI213395 Construction of the Tower of Babel, 1360-70 (fresco) by Menabuoi, Giusto di Giovanni de (d.1393); Padua Baptistery, Padua, Italy; Alinari

The Inconvenience, 1826 (colour litho)
PER233988 The Inconvenience, 1826 (colour litho) by Leprince, Auguste-Xavier (1799-1826); Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Paris

Coup d Etat of 18 Brumaire, November 10th, 1799, engraved by Reinier Vinkeles
CHT217281 Coup d Etat of 18 Brumaire, November 10th, 1799, engraved by Reinier Vinkeles (1741-1816) and Daniel Vrydag (1765-1822) (coloured engraving) by Duplessi-Bertaux

Coup d Etat of 18 Brumaire, November 10th, 1799 (colour litho)
CHT217280 Coup d Etat of 18 Brumaire, November 10th, 1799 (colour litho) by English School, (18th-19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Looking Glass, 1 June 1830 (colour litho)
2818118 The Looking Glass, 1 June 1830 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Looking Glass, 1 June 1830.); © Look and Learn

The confusion of Tongues (coloured engraving)
2801034 The confusion of Tongues (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The confusion of Tongues)

Mystere (colour litho)
3097821 Mystere (colour litho) by Avelot, Henri (1873-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mystere. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 30 October 1904.); © Look and Learn

Lovedale, Going to Work (b / w photo)
3092325 Lovedale, Going to Work (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lovedale, Going to Work)

Puzzled (engraving)
1622251 Puzzled (engraving) by Nicol, Erskine (1825-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puzzled. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 30 December 1882)

On this occasion there was the usual confusion, illustration by Percy Horton for Labour Weekly. 1925

Peace, but not business. 1885 (colour litho)
1065648 Peace, but not business. 1885 (colour litho) by Gillam, Bernard (1856-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration shows a perplexed Uncle Sam standing in front of a store labeled ")

Punch cartoon: chaotic scenes at Waterloo Station, London (engraving)
6034981 Punch cartoon: chaotic scenes at Waterloo Station, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: chaotic scenes at Waterloo Station)

The Tower of Babel, 1857 (stained glass)
3474742 The Tower of Babel, 1857 (stained glass) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); College Dining Hall, Bradfield, UK; (add.info.: Manufactured by James Powell & Sons)

Where am I supposed to pin it? (colour litho)
2800563 Where am I supposed to pin it? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Where am I supposed to pin it)

Knowledge is Power (engraving)
668359 Knowledge is Power (engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; (add.info.: Knowledge is Power. Illustration for John Leechs Pictures of Life and Character (c 1890)

The City and Country Beaux, c. 1838 (oil on canvas)
CLK339945 The City and Country Beaux, c.1838 (oil on canvas) by Edmonds, Francis William (1806-63); 51.1x61.6 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Behind the sccenes - A night rehearsal of a pantomime (engraving)
610384 Behind the sccenes - A night rehearsal of a pantomime (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Normans fight and kill those who were with King Harold
XIR183148 The Normans fight and kill those who were with King Harold, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen) by Unknown Artist, (11th century); Musee de la Tapisserie, Bayeux

Normans and English Fall Side by Side in Battle, Bayeux Tapestry
XCF349777 Normans and English Fall Side by Side in Battle, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen) by Unknown Artist, (11th century); Musee de la Tapisserie, Bayeux

Guy Fawkes and his Rivals (engraving)
1616179 Guy Fawkes and his Rivals (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guy Fawkes and his Rivals)

Melodrama at the Royal Victoria Theatre (engraving)
611106 Melodrama at the Royal Victoria Theatre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

View from West Street of Mercantile Activity in New York Harbour, c
CHT206511 View from West Street of Mercantile Activity in New York Harbour, c.1880 (litho) (b/w photo) by Quevero, (fl.1880); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Nap; La Sieste, c. 1841-42 (oil on canvas)
656539 Nap; La Sieste, c.1841-42 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 37.5x46.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Nap; La Sieste. Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). Oil on canvas

Difficulties of being a Welsh postman (chromolitho)
5996142 Difficulties of being a Welsh postman (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Difficulties of being a Welsh postman)

Tower of Babel, 1610-25 (oil on canvas)
5917368 Tower of Babel, 1610-25 (oil on canvas) by Netherlandish School, (17th century); 98.5x134 cm; Slovenska Narodna Galeria, Bratislava, Slovakia; Netherlandish, out of copyright

The Cook and the Cat, (oil on canvas)
989532 The Cook and the Cat, (oil on canvas) by Ribot, Auguste Theodule (1823-91); 35x27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cook and the Cat. Theodule Ribot (1823-1891). Oil on canvas

A Runaway Knock, (oil on paper on canvas)
827244 A Runaway Knock, (oil on paper on canvas) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); 58.7x48.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Runaway Knock. George Cruikshank (1792-1878)

Confusion des langues (engraving)
3625747 Confusion des langues (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Confusion des langues)

Christopher Sly, Taming of the Shrew, c. 1880 (engraving)
702467 Christopher Sly, Taming of the Shrew, c.1880 (engraving) by Orchardson, William Quiller (1832-1910); Private Collection; (add.info)

New Way to pay the National Debt - Fudge (colour litho)
2818119 New Way to pay the National Debt - Fudge (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Way to pay the National Debt - Fudge)

No smoking aloud (allowed) here (colour litho)
2800562 No smoking aloud (allowed) here (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: No smoking aloud (allowed) here

Puzzled, 1881 (watercolour on paper)
651112 Puzzled, 1881 (watercolour on paper) by Hovenden, Thomas (1840-95); 51.5x36.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Puzzled. Thomas Hovendon (1840-1895). Watercolour on paper

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"Lost in a Maze of Confusion: A scene from the Ladykillers (1955) captures the essence of bewilderment and chaos. Just like navigating through the bustling streets of Asia, China, Hong Kong, Kowloon, Wong Tai Sin District, Diamond Hill area can leave one feeling disoriented. The intricate maze-like artwork mirrors our own internal state when faced with uncertainty. As we gaze at the Moon Phase Sequence, we ponder over life's enigmatic twists and turns. H. M Bateman's "The Man Who Broke The Tube" humorously portrays how even mundane tasks can leave us perplexed - just like a drunk stockbroker confused by a simple toilet roll. Reflecting on history, the lost colony of Roanoke reminds us that confusion has plagued humanity since ancient times. Inspired by Edward Lear's poem "There was an Old Man of Corfu, " we realize that sometimes not knowing what to do is part of life's puzzle. Leonardo da Vinci's Allegories of Pleasure and Pain and Envy further explore the complexities within our minds as they grapple with conflicting emotions. In contrast, FABRIC advertisement from 1967 showcases how technology can create order amidst chaos – much like computer-generated mazes provide structure in their intricate designs.