Respectability Collection

Mr Bachelor (colour litho)
3642857 Mr Bachelor (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Bachelor. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Visit, 1746 (oil on canvas)
3618005 The Visit, 1746 (oil on canvas) by Longhi, Pietro (c.1701-85); 61 x 49.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Flower Market (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT163593 The Flower Market (litho) (b/w photo) by Bouchot, Frederic (1798-1860); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Company shocked at a Lady getting up to Ring the Bell, pub. H
872448 Company shocked at a Lady getting up to Ring the Bell, pub. H. Humphrey, London, 1804 (hand-coloured engraving) by North

Mr Bachelor (colour litho)
3642938 Mr Bachelor (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Bachelor. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Gas Masks - I (litho)
6021284 Gas Masks - I (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gas Masks - I. Illustration for Lets Laugh)

Frederick William Farrar, clergyman and writer
Frederick William Farrar (1831-1903), often known as Dean Farrar, English clergyman and writer. Date: circa 1880

Two ragged street women disgust respectability
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting two poor ragged street women disgusting another who they describe, with no hint of the obvious irony, as " not respectable"

Dr Thomas John Barnardo
Portrait of Dr Thomas John Barnardo (1845-1905). In 1867, Barnardo set up a Ragged School for poor children in Londons East End, followed in 1870 by a home for boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway

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Respectability: A complex and evolving concept, as depicted in various artforms throughout history. Mr Bachelor's color lithograph contrasts the expected with the reality of bachelorhood. The Visit, an oil painting from 1746, showcases the formalities of a noblewoman's call on a country estate. The Flower Market lithograph captures the vibrant chaos of a bustling marketplace. James Gillray's etching, Company shocked at a Lady getting up to Ring the Bell, satirizes the rigid social norms of the time. Frederick William Farrar, a clergyman and writer, emphasized the importance of humility. Yet, even in the face of poverty and hardship, as seen in the two ragged street women in a black and white photo, respectability remains a desired state, as exemplified by the humanitarian efforts of Dr Thomas John Barnardo.