Insult Collection

Is it yours? (colour litho)
8656795 Is it yours? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Is it yours?" Child's dummy with a yellow bow)

Regency gentlemen fighting a duel with pistols in Hyde Park. The Point of Honor decided on the Leaden argument of a
FLO4619169 Regency gentlemen fighting a duel with pistols in Hyde Park. The Point of Honor decided on the Leaden argument of a Love Affair

Children and their mothers involved in a fight at the police station. Lithography, 19th century
5943078 Children and their mothers involved in a fight at the police station. Lithography, 19th century; (add.info.: Drawing (caricature)

The crane. This ugly bird has a resemblance to you (colour litho)
8656820 The crane. This ugly bird has a resemblance to you (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The crane. This ugly bird has a resemblance to you)

Woman poking her tongue out (coloured photo)
8635556 Woman poking her tongue out (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman poking her tongue out)

Le Docteur cherchant querelle à Ratapoil, 1851. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Docteur cherchant querelle a Ratapoil, 1851. The Doctor quarreling with Ratapoil. Daumier's character Ratapoil (Ratskin) was one of Louis-Napoleon's agents-provocateurs

Different human facial expressions. (print)
7419955 Different human facial expressions. (print) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845) (after); (add.info.: The Grimaces. Different human facial expressions: surprise, sadness, anger etc)

Glasgow Rangers footballer Paul Gascoigne making a one finger gesture while sticking out his tongue during the match against Hearts in the Scottish cup final at Hampden Park

Glasgow Rangers footballer Paul Gascoigne making a one finger gesture while sticking out his tongue during the match against Hearts in the Scottish cup final at Hampden Park

Ulrich Von Hutten, 1516, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Ulrich Von Hutten, 1516, (1936). Ulrich von Hutten at Viterbo in the battle with five Frenchmen, who mocked Maximilian. German scholar, poet and satirist Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523)

The Foul-Mouthed Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308443 The Foul-Mouthed Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

A goose insults a pet mandrill in a walled garden. 1811 (etching)
7235874 A goose insults a pet mandrill in a walled garden. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A goose insults a pet mandrill chained to a block in a walled garden)

"There was a Young Person of Smyrna, whose Grandmother threatened to burn her", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386632 " There was a Young Person of Smyrna, whose Grandmother threatened to burn her", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Shrimp Sauce to a Lobster (engraving)
7164358 Shrimp Sauce to a Lobster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shrimp Sauce to a Lobster)

Episodes from the story of King Charles VII of France and Joan of Arc (chromolitho)
7185105 Episodes from the story of King Charles VII of France and Joan of Arc (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scamander, 1615 (engraving)
3480552 Scamander, 1615 (engraving) by Gaultier, Leonard (1561-1641); (add.info.: Scamander (river god in Greek mythology) 1615

The Insults offered to Prisoners, an episode in 1211 during the Albigensian
694818 The Insults offered to Prisoners, an episode in 1211 during the Albigensian Crusade (engraving) by Maignan, Albert Pierre Rene(1845-1908) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The royalist supporters at Salisbury insulting the sheriff AD 1655 (litho)
1074112 The royalist supporters at Salisbury insulting the sheriff AD 1655 (litho) by Paget, Walter Stanley (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rodolphe Throws His Winnings at Violettas Feet (chromolitho)
735651 Rodolphe Throws His Winnings at Violettas Feet (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rodolphe Throws His Winnings at Violettas Feet)

Royalist plotters at Salisbury insulting the Sheriff, illustration from Cassell
STC393236 Royalist plotters at Salisbury insulting the Sheriff, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

Comic postcard, Two men chatting in a pub Date: 20th century

"If he were twenty Sir John Falstaffs, he shall not abuse Robert Shallow Esquire
3082660 " If he were twenty Sir John Falstaffs, he shall not abuse Robert Shallow Esquire!", illustration from The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1910 (colour litho) by Thomson

The caning of Voltaire (1694-1778) by the lackeys of the Duc de Rohan in 1726, c
CHT247112 The caning of Voltaire (1694-1778) by the lackeys of the Duc de Rohan in 1726, c.1900 (colour litho) by Bombled

The Dey of Algiers, Hussein ibn El Hussein strikes the French ambassador, M
CHT211340 The Dey of Algiers, Hussein ibn El Hussein strikes the French ambassador, M. Deval with a fan, 27th April 1827, cover of a school textbook, 1891 (colour litho) by Poirson, V.A

Judging from Appearance, number 76 of Busbys Humourous Etchings
CHT171323 Judging from Appearance, number 76 of Busbys Humourous Etchings, engraved by Thomas Busby (fl.1804-21) 1828 (coloured engraving) by French School

Love, pride and revenge in a photography studio
A dramatic scene unfolds within a photographic studio. As a noble woman sits to have her portrait captured she is met with a young man of lower class declaring his love towards her

The Best Thing Beau Brummell Ever Said (engraving)
3099370 The Best Thing Beau Brummell Ever Said (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Best Thing Beau Brummell Ever Said)

Master Raguideau, notary of the widow Beauharnais says to her, unaware that he is overheard: "You
3101000 Master Raguideau, notary of the widow Beauharnais says to her, unaware that he is overheard: " You! Marry this little Bonaparte, a soldier who has nothing but a cape and sword."

Lord Bute and the Londoners AD 1762
1192444 Lord Bute and the Londoners AD 1762 by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassells History of England published by Cassell and Company circa 1920 s); British

I ve travell d almost England through and seen some funny creatures, but never met two persons yet with such eccentric
3639087 I ve travell d almost England through and seen some funny creatures, but never met two persons yet with such eccentric features (chromolitho) by English School

An insult to the profession (engraving)
585486 An insult to the profession (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An insult to the profession)

Alexander and Diogenes, illustration from Plutarch
STC412034 Alexander and Diogenes, illustration from Plutarchs Lives for Boys and Girls, retold by W.H. Weston, London c.1910 (colour litho) by Rainey

The banquet of Philip (litho)
STC416128 The banquet of Philip (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander III of Macedon (356-323 BC), known as Alexander the Great

Detail from the painting The Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmet IV, 1891 (colour litho)
5234062 Detail from the painting The Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmet IV, 1891 (colour litho) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

English tourists promenading in the Tuileries Garden, Paris, 19th century
6337333 English tourists promenading in the Tuileries Garden, Paris, 19th century by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851) (after); (add.info.: English tourists promenading in the Tuileries Garden, Paris)

Woman in amusing pose (b / w photo)
3642924 Woman in amusing pose (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman in amusing pose. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Insult of the King in the appartments of Madame de Maintenon (colour litho)
2795506 Insult of the King in the appartments of Madame de Maintenon (colour litho) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rawleys Dream; or, The Man who smoked in a Dockyard (engraving)
1062786 Rawleys Dream; or, The Man who smoked in a Dockyard (engraving) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rawleys Dream; or, The Man who smoked in a Dockyard)

"Let me go sir, "she cried. "Do you hear
956090 " Let me go sir, " she cried. " Do you hear? Instantly this minute" (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

Les proverbes menteurs (colour litho)
3097816 Les proverbes menteurs (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les proverbes menteurs)

Patriots Deciding a Point of Honour! or An exact representation of the Rencontre which
NCO193170 Patriots Deciding a Point of Honour! or An exact representation of the Rencontre which took place at Coombe Wood on May 2nd 1807 between Little Paul the Taylor & Sir Francis Goose

Treason, 1798 (hand-coloured engraving)
2562162 Treason, 1798 (hand-coloured engraving) by Newton, Richard (1777-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: George III (1738-1820)); The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

The Jews insulted in their religion (engraving)
818816 The Jews insulted in their religion (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jews insulted in their religion by the Greeks)

Ruy Blas confronts Don Salluste, 19th Century (b / w engraving)
909672 Ruy Blas confronts Don Salluste, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Zier, Francois Edouard (1856-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Triple Alliance (colour litho)
2818428 The Triple Alliance (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Triple Alliance. The grandson of the corporal of Zouaves)

Calvin insulted by the Libertines on the Rhone Bridge, illustration from
621426 Calvin insulted by the Libertines on the Rhone Bridge, illustration from The History of Protestantism by James Aitken Wylie (1808-1890), pub

De la Marches parting insult (engraving)
966075 De la Marches parting insult (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: De la Marches parting insult)

English League Division One match at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea 1 v Manchester United 1. Uniteds George Best, marked closely by Ron Harris. 25th November 1967

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"In the realm of history and art, insults have left their mark throughout the ages. Ulrich Von Hutten's biting words in 1516 still resonate today, reminding us of the power of verbal jabs. A snapshot from 1936 captures Glasgow Rangers footballer Paul Gascoigne defiantly making a one-finger gesture, showcasing how athletes can sometimes resort to provocative actions on the field. But they are not limited to humans alone. In an etching from 1811, a goose boldly taunts a pet mandrill within the confines of a walled garden, highlighting that even animals engage in acts of mockery. The Foul-Mouthed Fool depicted in brush and Indian ink during the late 17th century serves as a reminder that vulgar language has long been used as an insult. Literature too holds its fair share of insulting tales. From Frederick Warne and Co. 's publication in London circa 1875 comes "There was a Young Person of Smyrna, " where familial threats take on an offensive tone. Even historical figures like Joan of Arc faced insults while imprisoned, as portrayed in an oil painting from 1866. Visual arts also capture moments when insults were hurled with artistic flair. An engraving titled "Shrimp Sauce to a Lobster" showcases culinary banter turned into visual mockery. Chromolithographs depicting episodes from King Charles VII's reign alongside Joan of Arc remind us that even rulers faced public ridicule. Insults have not only been exchanged between individuals but also within societal conflicts. The Albigensian Crusade saw prisoners subjected to demeaning treatment, exemplified by an episode captured in artwork dating back to 1211 AD. Similarly, lithographs depict royalist supporters at Salisbury insulting the sheriff during tumultuous times in England's history. From ancient times through modernity, insults persist as reminders that human interactions can be laced with disdain and disrespect.