Exaggeration Collection

Eh! Qu'est-ce qu'il y a de nouveau?... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Eh! Qu'est-ce qu'il y a de nouveau?... 19th century. Man: So! Any news? Servant: Monsieur, the whiting has gone up again since yesterday. Man: I warned you we would starve

The Winter Exhibition, Pall-Mall: "Morning", by Dicksee, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
The Winter Exhibition, Pall-Mall: "Morning", by Dicksee, 1862. Engraving of a painting....the morning of life...just opening from the maiden bud into the flower of womanhood...that pretty

The Bond Street battalion - or hospital staff from Holland!!!, 1799. Town fops feigning wounds (which had become fashionable on the return of the Guards from Holland)

Davy Crockett Paying off Two Frenchmen for Insulting His Sweetheart
AQS254863 Davy Crockett Paying off Two Frenchmen for Insulting His Sweetheart, Taming a Lioness, etc. illustration from Crocketts Almanack (litho) by American School

Caricature on the excessively tall wigs worn by fashionable women in the 18th Century (engraving)
3646946 Caricature on the excessively tall wigs worn by fashionable women in the 18th Century (engraving) by German School

Tall Stories (engraving)
961443 Tall Stories (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tall Stories. Engraving by Kaesberg and Oertel after an original painting by Wilhelm Lowith)

Deceit: man lying about his romantic success (chromolitho)
5996033 Deceit: man lying about his romantic success (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deceit: man lying about his romantic success)

Caricature of Flappers Wearing Furs, c. 1920 (colour litho)
1126313 Caricature of Flappers Wearing Furs, c.1920 (colour litho) by Barton, Ralph (1891-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caricature of flapper wearing fur on the beach by Ralph Barton)

Monstrosities of 1799, or Scene in Kensington Gardens, published by Hannah Humphrey in
NCO190137 Monstrosities of 1799, or Scene in Kensington Gardens, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Provinciaux visitant les curiosites de Paris (Provinicials Visiting the Curiosities of Paris), c. 1805

Les Invisibles en tete-a-tete (Tete-a-Tê
Les Invisibles en tete-a-tete (Tete-a-Tete with Poke Bonnets), c. 1805

Characters and Caricaturas, April 1743. Creator: William Hogarth
Characters and Caricaturas, April 1743

Monstrosity of 1829: "Lo this is their very guise", 1829
Monstrosity of 1829: " Lo this is their very guise", 1829

Characters in High Life, June 20, 1795. Creator: James Gillray
Characters in High Life, June 20, 1795

Characters and Caricaturas, April 1743. April 1743. Creator: William Hogarth
Characters and Caricaturas, April 1743

Characters and Caricaturas, 1807, (1827). Creator: Thomas Cook
Characters and Caricaturas, 1807, (1827). Hogarths response to the criticism that his characters were caricatures: above are characters with exaggerated features

Mr O Brien, the Irish Giant, the Tallest Man in the Known World, 1803. Artist: John Kay
Mr O Brien, the Irish Giant, the Tallest Man in the Known World, 1803. Patrick O Brien (c1765-1804), the Irish giant, being measured for a suit by an Edinburgh tailor

Giant Underwood Typewriter. ca. 1935, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, GIANT UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER, UNDERWOOD ELLIOTT FISHER EXHIBIT. 2307 BOARDWALK, AUDITORIUM BUILDING, ATLANTIC CITY, N.J

Comic exaggeration card - The Wool Producers of Canada - giant sheep! Date: 1910

Englishman of 1635
He has wrapped his blue cloak over his arm, a usual way of carrying the cloak indoors; his clothes are finely cut and decorated at almost every point, without exaggeration Date: circa 1635

Lioness Caricature Ingres early 19th century
Artokoloro

Caricature of William Gladstone, after an illustration by Vanity Fair cartoonist Ape done in 1869
KW366246 Caricature of William Gladstone, after an illustration by Vanity Fair cartoonist Ape done in 1869, from Gladstone: The Man and the Statesman, by David Williamson

Baron Munchausen carries his carriage in a narrow road, from The Adventures
KW315653 Baron Munchausen carries his carriage in a narrow road, from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736-94) published c.1886 (colour litho) by Bichard

Baron Munchausen climbs up to the moon by way of a Turkey bean plant, from The
KW315652 Baron Munchausen climbs up to the moon by way of a Turkey bean plant, from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736-94) published c.1886 (colour litho) by Bichard

Lifted from earth by ducks, from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by
KW315651 Lifted from earth by ducks, from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736-94) published c.1886 (colour litho) by Bichard

Baron Munchausen catching ducks with bacon fat, from The Adventures of Baron
KW315650 Baron Munchausen catching ducks with bacon fat, from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736-94) published c.1886 (colour litho) by Bichard

Anecdote of the hare with eight legs, from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
KW315649 Anecdote of the hare with eight legs, from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736-94) published c.1886 (colour litho) by Bichard

Monstrosities of 1818, (w / c)
BAL1306 Monstrosities of 1818, (w/c) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Woman grimacing, arms folded, (B&W), portrait

Woman with surprised look pointing on herself, (B&W), portrait

Woman with surprised look in studio, (B&W), portrait

Man cupping hand to ear, posing, smiling, (B&W), portrait

Taft on the Campaign Trail in Colorado, USA - Giant Veg
William Howard Taft (18571930), on the Campaign Trail in Colorado, USA - the card is entitled Prosperity due to the funny addition of piles of exaggerated-size vegetables

Catch of Giant Pike near Port Washington, Ohio, USA
Catch of (quite unbelievable!) Giant Pike near Port Washington, Ohio, USA Date: circa 1916

A rather tall tale of the largest fish ever caught
" My Father e once caught a fishas big -as our street!" " Well, then, it must ave bin a Whale." " Garn, e were baitin wi Whales!" Date: 1901

Punching Cattle on a Jack Rabbit in the Southwest Postcard. ca. 1940, Punching Cattle on a Jack Rabbit in the Southwest Postcard

Postcard of Promotion for Boston. ca. 1916, You don t know BEANS Until You come to BOSTON

Postcard of a Giant Potato. ca. 1914, POTATO-THE KIND WE RAISE IN MAINE

Woman holding her hands up in surprise

A. Mozhayskiy, Russian aviation pioneer
Alexander Fedorovich Mozhayskiy (1825-1890), Russian aviation pioneer and naval officer. Mozhayskiy pioneered heavier-then-air flight in the 1880s

Grabovsky and Piskunov with their TV tube
Boris Pavlovich Grabovsky (1901-1966, right) and Nikolay Piskunov, Soviet inventors, with the television tube they built. Grabovsky and Piskunov

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"Exaggeration: Unveiling the Absurdities of History and Society" Step back in time to witness the uproarious antics of The Bond Street battalion - or hospital staff from Holland. . , 1799. Marvel at their flamboyant costumes and larger-than-life personalities as they parade through the streets, leaving onlookers bewildered. Join Davy Crockett Paying off Two Frenchmen for Insulting His Sweetheart, a legendary tale that has been embellished over time. Discover how this larger-than-life hero dealt with his adversaries in an outrageously dramatic fashion. Indulge your senses in a Caricature on the excessively tall wigs worn by fashionable women in the 18th Century (engraving). Prepare to be astonished by these towering creations that defy gravity and logic, showcasing society's obsession with ostentatious style. Embark on an adventure into Tall Stories (engraving), where reality is stretched beyond recognition. Immerse yourself in whimsical narratives that push boundaries and challenge conventional storytelling. Beware of Deceit: man lying about his romantic success (chromolitho). Witness firsthand how one man's desperate attempt to impress leads him down a path of falsehoods. Laugh along as his exaggerated tales unravel before our eyes. Transport yourself to the roaring twenties with Caricature of Flappers Wearing Furs, c. 1920 (colour litho). Experience the glamour and audacity of these rebellious young women who pushed societal norms while draped in luxurious furs. Enter Kensington Gardens and behold Monstrosities of 1799, or Scene in Kensington Gardens published by Hannah Humphrey. Gasp at peculiar creatures roaming freely amidst unsuspecting visitors, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. Observe Provinciaux visitant les curiosites de Paris (Provincial Visiting the Curiosities) as they encounter extraordinary sights beyond their wildest imagination.