Irascible Collection

Lear / Nonsense / Bangor
There was an Old Person of Bangor, whose face was distorted with anger! He tore off his boots, and subsisted on roots, that irascible Person of Bangor

An irascible Englishman (colour litho)
2807777 An irascible Englishman (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An irascible Englishman)

A Very Far-Fetched Tale from the West (engraving)
1055799 A Very Far-Fetched Tale from the West (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Very Far-Fetched Tale from the West)

Jackie Coogan - child actor of the silent film era
John Leslie Coogan (19141984) (" Jackie" Coogan) - American actor who began his career as a child actor in silent films

Irascible old man leaning forward to rise from his chair
A study of an irascible old man leaning forward to rise from his chair. He may have had a little too much to drink. Date: 1894

Under a beech a hunter aims his rifle at a duck, in the background a farm on the water, print maker: Gerardus Emaus de Micault (mentioned on object), Dating 1863

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Amidst the quaint charm of Bangor, an irascible Englishman penned his nonsensical tales, filled with Lear-like fury and far-fetched twists. His works, akin to an An Irascible Old Man Leaning Forward to Rise from His Chair, were as unpredictable as a child actor's career in the silent film era, like Jackie Coogan. One tale, A Very Far-Fetched Tale from the West, was as elusive as Willem Bilderdijk's enigmatic journal with four vignettes. The hunter under a beech tree, aiming his rifle at a duck, mirrored the author's determination to capture the elusive essence of life, much like Mae Busch's spirited performances on the silver screen.