Portly Collection

DRUNK MONK
A portly monk with a moustache smiles to himself as he prepares to drink a glass of wine or a similar tipple

Old English Sports and Games: Cricket, 1901 (colour litho)
BSA408881 Old English Sports and Games: Cricket, 1901 (colour litho) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); 30.5x35.6 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English

Chef; Le Cuisinier, (oil on canvas)
653335 Chef; Le Cuisinier, (oil on canvas) by Lebasque, Henri (1865-1937); 64.7x54.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Chef; Le Cuisinier. Henri Lebasque (1865-1937). Oil on canvas

The Bachelors Birthday, (oil on panel)
989681 The Bachelors Birthday, (oil on panel) by Kaufmann (Kaufman) Isidor (1853-1921); 34.3x28.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bachelors Birthday. Isidor Kaufmann (1853-1921)

Santa Rings in Xmas
Santa Ringing in the air. A portly santa is hoisted into the air as he rings the church bells

The Juggling Clown, (oil on panel)
650737 The Juggling Clown, (oil on panel) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 25.3x20.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Juggling Clown. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on panel

Happy Guy, 1944 (oil on canvas)
650489 Happy Guy, 1944 (oil on canvas) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 61x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Happy Guy. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1944

Tony Weller (colour litho)
2775603 Tony Weller (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tony Weller from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens)

Mr Pickwick (colour litho)
2775606 Mr Pickwick (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Pickwick from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens, 1912)

Woman meeting a portly dandy in a parlour with large mirror and sofa. Charmed to meet you! (What an oaf)
FLO4691295 Woman meeting a portly dandy in a parlour with large mirror and sofa. Charmed to meet you! (What an oaf!) Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Jean

Sir Richard Lloyd (oil on canvas)
NGW336485 Sir Richard Lloyd (oil on canvas) by Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-88); National Museum Wales; (add.info.: Lloyd (1696-1761) was a British judge and soldier;

Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 1740 (oil on canvas)
NGW336490 Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 1740 (oil on canvas) by Hudson, Thomas (1701-79); 76.2x63.2 cm; National Museum Wales; (add.info)

Unwelcome Attentions, 1839 (oil on canvas)
BOU202941 Unwelcome Attentions, 1839 (oil on canvas) by Buss, Robert William (1804-75); Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey

Patrick Scott, 1847 (oil on canvas)
6200176 Patrick Scott, 1847 (oil on canvas) by Stewart, John Anderson Snr (1810-87); 137.2x106.7 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: Patrick Scott (1766-1855).); Dundee Art Galleries and Museums

"The Capital and the Capitalist"from The Russian Revolutionary Poster by V. Polonski, 1925
XND76075 " The Capital and the Capitalist" from The Russian Revolutionary Poster by V. Polonski, 1925 by Deni, Viktor Nikolaevich (1893-1946); Private Collection; Russian, out of copyright

Lady at the Doctors I; Dame beim Arzt I, 1948 (oil on canvas)
1768132 Lady at the Doctors I; Dame beim Arzt I, 1948 (oil on canvas) by Kleinschmidt, Paul (1883-1949); 116.2x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady at the Doctors I; Dame beim Arzt I)

Sir John Dodderidge, c. 1612 (oil on panel)
1765246 Sir John Dodderidge, c.1612 (oil on panel) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); 69x59 cm; Society of Antiquaries of London, UK; (add.info.: Shown in his robes as a judge of the Kings Bench)

Cover Design for Ali Baba, 1897 (litho)
DGC398007 Cover Design for Ali Baba, 1897 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) was an English illustrator and author

King Christian IV (oil on canvas)
OVR364979 King Christian IV (oil on canvas) by Norwegian School; Town Hall, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: Christian IV (1577-1648)

Advertising poster for Michelin, c. 1925 (colour lithograph)
1198034 Advertising poster for Michelin, c. 1925 (colour lithograph) by Vincent, Rene (1871-1936); 162x119 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Woman Wearing Bonnet, c. 1889 (oil on canvas)
1767661 Woman Wearing Bonnet, c.1889 (oil on canvas) by Cassatt, Mary Stevenson (1844-1926); 43.2x26 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman Wearing Bonnet. Mary Stevenson Cassatt (1844-1926)

Portrait of a Qajar Noble, c. 1864-5 (gouache on paper)
1196855 Portrait of a Qajar Noble, c.1864-5 (gouache on paper) by Persian School, (19th century); 24x17.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Persian, out of copyright

The Sleeping Fish Seller, (pen and black ink on paper)
989696 The Sleeping Fish Seller, (pen and black ink on paper) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); 25.6x34.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Run-away Knock, (watercolour over traces of pencil on paper)
989432 The Run-away Knock, (watercolour over traces of pencil on paper) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); 57.7x47.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Run-away Knock)

We are All Hanging On III, (bronze with brown patina)
988179 We are All Hanging On III, (bronze with brown patina) by Varela, Abigail (b.1948); 146.1x58.4x29.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: We are All Hanging On III; Todos Estamos Colgados III)

Study for a Woman Sleeping, c. 1852 (oil on canvas)
987554 Study for a Woman Sleeping, c.1852 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 72.3x97.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Study for a Woman Sleeping; Femme Endormie, Etude)

Portrait of King Louis XVI of France, bust-length, 1787 (oil on panel)
990121 Portrait of King Louis XVI of France, bust-length, 1787 (oil on panel) by Wertmuller, Adolf Ulrich (1751-1811); 16.2x13.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Drunken Silenus, (oil on canvas)
659369 The Drunken Silenus, (oil on canvas) by Coypel, Antoine (1661-1722); 99x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Drunken Silenus. Charles-Antoine Coypel (1694-1752). Oil on canvas

The Woolpack Inn: Arrival of The Flying Waggon, (pencil
652083 The Woolpack Inn: Arrival of The Flying Waggon, (pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 24.4x38.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Woolpack Inn)

Portrait of Willem Bentinck, 1st Count Bentinck (1704-1774), half-length
827861 Portrait of Willem Bentinck, 1st Count Bentinck (1704-1774), half-length, in a Red Velvet Coat, 1755 (oil on canvas) by Liotard

Woman with Rose Corsage; Femme au Corsage Rose, 1914 (oil on canvas)
825663 Woman with Rose Corsage; Femme au Corsage Rose, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 33x24.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A thriving man and a portly (colour litho)
3633859 A thriving man and a portly (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: A thriving man and a portly)

James Johnston, Surgeon (1721-1797) (oil on canvas)
6200125 James Johnston, Surgeon (1721-1797) (oil on canvas) by Raeburn, Henry (1756-1823) (follower of); 76.2x63.8 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: James Johnston (1721-1797), Surgeon

Renan, 1892 (etching)
6200265 Renan, 1892 (etching) by Zorn, Anders Leonard (1860-1920); 23.5x33.9 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: French scholar and philosopher Joseph Ernest Renan (1823-92)

Human effigy vessel, 1300-1500 (ceramic)
DBP422902 Human effigy vessel, 1300-1500 (ceramic) by Mississippian culture (c.800-1500); height: 16 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; American, out of copyright

Tony Weller, from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho)
KDC465747 Tony Weller, from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Weller Senior)

Mr Omar, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
465579 Mr Omar, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Little Swills, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
465538 Little Swills, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Portly Gentlemen - A Christmas Carol, 1915 (litho)
465487 Portly Gentlemen - A Christmas Carol, 1915 (litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); 15x11 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Mr Fezziwig - A Christmas Carol, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
FLP465458 Mr Fezziwig - A Christmas Carol, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Major Bagstock, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
FLP465434 Major Bagstock, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Household Troops, or A Sketch of a Few of the Principal Trustworthy
2562198 Household Troops, or A Sketch of a Few of the Principal Trustworthy and Confidential Domestics of Worthy and Confiding Families, 1827 (hand-coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

Montpellier Rotunda, Cheltenham, pub. 1833 (hand coloured etching)
2492840 Montpellier Rotunda, Cheltenham, pub. 1833 (hand coloured etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Weather Report - Illustrated - Breezy, A green-faced sickly-looking Gent seated by a ships rail is less than happy at the attentions of a rosy-cheeked rotund fellow passenger whos breezy countenance

Master John Horseleigh, Knight, by Thomas Hardy (litho)
1604390 Master John Horseleigh, Knight, by Thomas Hardy (litho) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Master John Horseleigh, Knight, by Thomas Hardy)

Going Out, from Fox Hunting, engraved by Thomas Sutherland (1785-1838
BSA266484 Going Out, from Fox Hunting, engraved by Thomas Sutherland (1785-1838) 1817 (colour litho) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851) (after); 50x56.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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In this diverse collection of artworks, the theme of "portly" takes center stage. From a drunk monk stumbling through the streets to an old English cricket match, these images capture moments that showcase the charm and humor of portliness. The first image transports us back to Old English Sports and Games: Cricket in 1901. A group of players, including a portly gentleman, engage in a lively game on a sunny day. The vibrant colors bring out their enthusiasm as they swing their bats with gusto. Moving on to Le Cuisinier, we find ourselves in a bustling kitchen where a chef prepares mouthwatering dishes. Despite his rotund figure, he moves with grace and precision as he adds spices to his culinary masterpiece. His expertise is evident even though his apron strains against his ample belly. Next up is The Bachelors Birthday, where laughter fills the air as friends gather around to celebrate another year for one lucky bachelor. Amongst them stands our portly protagonist who raises his glass high while indulging in merriment and good company. Santa Rings in Xmas brings us into the festive spirit as Santa Claus himself makes an appearance at Christmas time. With rosy cheeks and jolly demeanor, our beloved St. Nick embodies all things portly - from his round belly that shakes like jelly when he laughs to his hearty Ho-Ho-Ho. William Jones' portrait from 1740 captures the essence of elegance despite its subject's sizeable frame. Lord Lovat gazes confidently at us from behind piercing eyes while dressed impeccably in regal attire befitting his noble status. In contrasting scenes depicting everyday life, we witness both genders embracing their curves unabashedly. A young lad lends support to a struggling ice skater - a portly gentleman finding solace on slippery grounds; meanwhile, across town, a maid laces up her mistress's corset tightly but lovingly, accentuating her portly figure with grace and precision.