Distraction Collection

A pickpocket distracting his victim
5307989 A pickpocket distracting his victim.; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a pickpocket distracting his victim with a small refracting telescope)

A cut-purse
5616276 A cut-purse; (add.info.: Illustration print depicting a London pickpocket and a cut-purse. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Clerk, Bookkeeper or accountant struggling to concentrate as he notices a woman in a window opposite him, 1868
3478917 Clerk, Bookkeeper or accountant struggling to concentrate as he notices a woman in a window opposite him, 1868; (add.info.: Clerk)

Peasant Woman Leaning on Wall, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Peasant Woman Leaning on Wall, 1852-1866

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), 1830-1860

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), c1920-1940. Collecting food in the forest is one of Maddi's daily activities during the family's exile

Politics in an Oyster House, 1848. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville
Politics in an Oyster House, 1848. After their meal, the younger of the two figures, bearded and wearing his top hat indoors, leans across the table

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creator: Frederick Burr Opper
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

Fashion Plate (Walking Dress), c1838. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Walking Dress), c1838. Probably from The Ladies Pocket Magazine

Goyu, The Thatched Hut of Yamamoto Kansuke, between circa 1845 and circa 1846. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Goyu, The Thatched Hut of Yamamoto Kansuke, between circa 1845 and circa 1846. From Fifty-three pairings along the Tokaido Road

Woman by a Lantern, 1810s. Creator: Kikugawa Eizan
Woman by a Lantern, 1810s. From Elegant Women Compared

Allons bon!...la v'là qui...verse du cirage dans mon chocolat!... 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Allons bon!...la v'la qui...verse du cirage dans mon chocolat!... 1844. Allons bon!...la v'la qui au lieu de lait, verse du cirage dans mon chocolat!...satane roman va!...'

Baby Dragon, early 19th century. Creator: Kano Tomokazu
Baby Dragon, early 19th century

An Ascetic and a Woman Plucking a Thorn from her Foot (recto)... between 1600 and 1625 Creator: Unknown
An Ascetic and a Woman Plucking a Thorn from her Foot (recto), Folio from a Sukra Rambha Samvada (Story of Sukra and Rambha), between 1600 and 1625

Costumes de Différents Pays, Barbier Indien de Quito, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Barbier Indien de Quito, c1797

The Carbuncle, plate two from Zehn Blätter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Creator: Sophie Reinhard
The Carbuncle, plate two from Zehn Blatter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Ten leaves of Hebel's Alemannic poems

La voyez-vous la comète?... La-haut... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
La voyez-vous la comete?... La-haut... 19th century. The Comet of 1857 - Do you see the comet?

Une lecture entrainante, 1836. Creator: Honore Daumier
Une lecture entrainante, 1836. A catchy read

Amazone sous Louis XV. 1855. Augusta", 1855. Creator: Fritz von Dardel. Amazone sous Louis XV. 1855
Amazone sous Louis XV. 1855. Augusta", 1855

Portrait of an Oriental, (c18th century). Creator: Unknown
Portrait of an Oriental, (c18th century)

Bukharan. Kievan. Tatar, 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns
Bukharan. Kievan. Tatar, 1862. Sheet 45 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

Male bust, 1910/1911. Creator: George Minne
Male bust, 1910/1911

Marianne Faithfull pop singer actress 1967

Gipsy (oil on copper)
471439 Gipsy (oil on copper) by Vos, Simon de (1603-76); 44x62 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Heureuse coincidence (colour litho)
3097810 Heureuse coincidence (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heureuse coincidence. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 10 July 1904.); © Look and Learn

A Welcome Distraction, (oil on panel)
651325 A Welcome Distraction, (oil on panel) by Weiss, Emile Georges (1861-p.1921); 45.6x34.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Welcome Distraction. Emile Georges Weiss (1861-after 1921)

A pickpocket distracting his victim
5616274 A pickpocket distracting his victim by Hood, Thomas (1799-1845); (add.info.: Illustration depicting a pickpocket distracting his victim)

Farmhouse interior, 1875 (oil on canvas)
OVR371475 Farmhouse interior, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Dietrichson, Mathilde (1837-1921); 77x64 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

A projected Invasion of England, reproduction of French print from 1803 (print)
3869778 A projected Invasion of England, reproduction of French print from 1803 (print) by French School, (19th century) (after); (add.info.: Hypothetical battle scene and invasion in which ships)

A Hunting He Would Go, the Story of a Brand-New Coat and a Tall Silk Hat (colour litho)
1039039 A Hunting He Would Go, the Story of a Brand-New Coat and a Tall Silk Hat (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Hunting He Would Go)

Comic postcard, Dangerous curves at the seaside Date: 20th century

Careless Attention, early 19th century (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
CHT176046 Careless Attention, early 19th century (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by English School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; English, out of copyright

The Guard Room (oil on canvas)
AGN217493 The Guard Room (oil on canvas) by Teniers, David the Elder (1582-1649); 30.5x41.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: the Liberation of Saint Peter;); Photo © Agnew's

The Hare and the Tortoise, illustration for Fables of La Fontaine
498842 The Hare and the Tortoise, illustration for Fables of La Fontaine, published by H. Fournier Aine, 1838 (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47)

How Chinese Maninkins on a wall save a town, illustration from
IL314821 How Chinese Maninkins on a wall save a town, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, c.1920 (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; English

Looking at the Comet till you get a Criek in the Neck, 1811 (hand-coloured engraving)
740534 Looking at the Comet till you get a Criek in the Neck, 1811 (hand-coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published by Thomas Tegg)

Motoring: a dangerous turn (colour litho)
3104191 Motoring: a dangerous turn (colour litho) by Sager, Xavier (1870-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Motoring: a dangerous turn)

Modern Sirens. 1870

Father trying to read amidst the chaos of his family home (chromolitho)
5996015 Father trying to read amidst the chaos of his family home (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Father trying to read amidst the chaos of his family home)

Man interrupts his tennis game to talk to a young woman (colour litho)
6001417 Man interrupts his tennis game to talk to a young woman (colour litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hollywood film actors recording a love scene surrounded by lights, cameras
6015574 Hollywood film actors recording a love scene surrounded by lights, cameras, cameramen and recording engineers (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after)

Dancers with Yellow Dresses; Danseuses jupes jaunes, c. 1896
1196261 Dancers with Yellow Dresses; Danseuses jupes jaunes, c.1896 (pastel and charcoal on joined paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)

In the House of Dr. Bartolo, a scene from Beaumarchais comedy
2604203 In the House of Dr. Bartolo, a scene from Beaumarchais comedy The Barber of Seville, c.1834 (oil on canvas) by Stephanoff, Francis Phillip (1790-1860); Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey

The Cogent Reason, plate four from Intimacies, 1898 (woodcut)
3500288 The Cogent Reason, plate four from Intimacies, 1898 (woodcut) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 17.8x22.3 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

As a deer scratches its antlers with its foot, a hunter, with both feet forward
746983 As a deer scratches its antlers with its foot, a hunter, with both feet forward, shoots an arrow through the air, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium

A shower of banknotes in the streets of Berlin (colour litho)
2808880 A shower of banknotes in the streets of Berlin (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A shower of banknotes in the streets of Berlin)

Loves Distraction, 1880 (oil on canvas)
658742 Loves Distraction, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Carpentier, Evariste (1845-1922); 55.9x90.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Loves Distraction. Evariste Carpentier (1845-1922). Oil on canvas

Waiting, 1885 (oil on canvas)
984907 Waiting, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Grant, Clement Rollins (1849-93); 51x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Waiting. Clement Rollins Grant (1849-1893). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1885

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"Distracted Delights: A Kaleidoscope of Distractions" Fish Delivery boy distracted by Tit-Bits: In the midst of his delivery route, a young fish delivery boy finds himself captivated by the tantalizing aroma and colorful display of mouthwatering "Tit-Bits" at a nearby market. Gipsy (oil on copper): An exquisite painting depicting a mesmerizing gypsy woman, her captivating gaze distracting all who lay eyes upon her enchanting beauty. Siegfried's death, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924 (colour litho): Amidst an epic battle scene, Siegfried's impending demise is momentarily forgotten as viewers are drawn to intricate details and vibrant colors in this stunning lithograph. Heureuse coincidence (colour litho): This delightful print captures a fortuitous encounter between two lovers amidst bustling city streets – their chance meeting becoming an unexpected distraction from their daily routines. A Welcome Distraction (oil on panel): Immerse yourself in this serene painting where nature's tranquility becomes an inviting escape for weary souls seeking respite from life's distractions. A pickpocket distracting his victim: Witness the cunning tactics employed by a skilled pickpocket as he diverts attention away from his unsuspecting victim with clever tricks and misdirections. Farmhouse interior, 1875 (oil on canvas): Step into this rustic farmhouse setting where time seems to stand still – its cozy charm providing solace from outside disturbances and offering refuge in simplicity. A projected Invasion of England, reproduction of French print from 1803 (print): Explore historical intrigue through this fascinating reproduction that depicts France's audacious plans to invade England - capturing attention with its bold imagery and stirring emotions. A Hunting He Would Go, the Story of a Brand-New Coat and a Tall Silk Hat (colour litho).