Strange Collection (page 17)

Sorciers malgaches (colour litho)
2789630 Sorciers malgaches (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sorciers malgaches)

Comic postcard, Couple in strange bathing costumes Date: early 20th century

Man with a basketful of babies (colour litho)
3096470 Man with a basketful of babies (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man with a basketful of babies)

Couple with chicken feathers (colour litho)
3096468 Couple with chicken feathers (colour litho) by Sager, Xavier (1870-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple with chicken feathers. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Couple with pear heads (colour litho)
3096379 Couple with pear heads (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple with pear heads. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Crying woman with antlers (colour litho)
3096322 Crying woman with antlers (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crying woman with antlers. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Statues of Gog and Magog, Cheapside, London (b / w photo)
3095092 Statues of Gog and Magog, Cheapside, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statues of Gog and Magog, Cheapside, London)

Crypt, St Leonards Church, Hythe (b / w photo)
3096604 Crypt, St Leonards Church, Hythe (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crypt, St Leonards Church, Hythe)

Two Women Racing Mackerels at the Beach, 1920s (screen print)
3036420 Two Women Racing Mackerels at the Beach, 1920s (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Whimsical vintage print of two women in swimsuits racing Atlantic mackerels)

Maruja, by Bret Harte (engraving)
1591165 Maruja, by Bret Harte (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maruja, by Bret Harte)

The Famous Fairlop Oak in July 1805 (engraving)
1108423 The Famous Fairlop Oak in July 1805 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Famous Fairlop Oak in July 1805)

John Elwes, Esquire, the Greatest Miser of his time, died 26 November 1789 (engraving)
1108417 John Elwes, Esquire, the Greatest Miser of his time, died 26 November 1789 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Elwes, Esquire)

Mr Hermans Bras, the Prussian Youth 18 years of age weighing upwards of 500 lbs (engraving)
1108405 Mr Hermans Bras, the Prussian Youth 18 years of age weighing upwards of 500 lbs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Hermans Bras)

Mr Simon Paap, 28 Inches high, Mr James Toller, Aged 17 Years, 8 Feet high (engraving)
1108396 Mr Simon Paap, 28 Inches high, Mr James Toller, Aged 17 Years, 8 Feet high (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Simon Paap, 28 Inches high)

Rene e Bordereau alias Langevin, the Heroine of La Vendee (engraving)
1108395 Rene e Bordereau alias Langevin, the Heroine of La Vendee (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rene e Bordereau alias Langevin)

Owen Farrel, the Irish Dwarf, 3 Feet 9 Inches high (engraving)
1108387 Owen Farrel, the Irish Dwarf, 3 Feet 9 Inches high (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Owen Farrel, the Irish Dwarf, 3 Feet 9 Inches high)

Thomas Cooke, the Islington Miser (engraving)
1108384 Thomas Cooke, the Islington Miser (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Cooke, the Islington Miser)

Peter Kenninger, a well known Walking Preacher about the streets of London (engraving)
1108379 Peter Kenninger, a well known Walking Preacher about the streets of London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peter Kenninger)

Robert Coates, Esquire, the Amateur of Fashion (engraving)
1108372 Robert Coates, Esquire, the Amateur of Fashion (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Coates, Esquire, the Amateur of Fashion)

Breton gnomes dancing around a stone circle, late 19th century (oil on canvas)
CHT174649 Breton gnomes dancing around a stone circle, late 19th century (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Trocons (colour litho)
5227869 Trocons (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trocons.); © Look and Learn

Hat for April (coloured engraving)
5228836 Hat for April (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hat for April)

The Blue Bird of Paradise (colour litho)
5210943 The Blue Bird of Paradise (colour litho) by Johnston, Harry Hamilton (1858-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Blue Bird of Paradise)

Self-Luminant Fishes (litho)
5210973 Self-Luminant Fishes (litho) by Twidle, Arthur (1865-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Self-Luminant Fishes. Illustration for Marvels of the Universe (Hutchinson)

The Flames of the Sun (colour litho)
5210972 The Flames of the Sun (colour litho) by Twidle, Arthur (1865-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Flames of the Sun)

The Planet Jupiter (colour litho)
5210954 The Planet Jupiter (colour litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Planet Jupiter)

An Awkward Predicament, and an Artistic Way Out of It (litho)
5217810 An Awkward Predicament, and an Artistic Way Out of It (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Awkward Predicament, and an Artistic Way Out of It)

How to brush the back of your coat without troubling your wife (litho)
5217807 How to brush the back of your coat without troubling your wife (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Perfect Golfing Husband (litho)
5217779 A Perfect Golfing Husband (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Perfect Golfing Husband)

Strenuous Effort to Amuse a Fractious Child (litho)
5217778 Strenuous Effort to Amuse a Fractious Child (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strenuous Effort to Amuse a Fractious Child)

Ingenious ruse for administering a dose of medicine to a boisterous boy (litho)
5217776 Ingenious ruse for administering a dose of medicine to a boisterous boy (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

For the prevention of breakfast-time acerbities (litho)
5217821 For the prevention of breakfast-time acerbities (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: For the prevention of breakfast-time acerbities)

Replacing a Fuse (litho)
5217814 Replacing a Fuse (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Replacing a Fuse)

Signalling no soap in the bathroom (litho)
5217806 Signalling no soap in the bathroom (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Signalling no soap in the bathroom)

A Bashful Tribute (litho)
5217738 A Bashful Tribute (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bashful Tribute)

Testing a New Fiance (litho)
5217731 Testing a New Fiance (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Testing a New Fiance)

How To Be A Perfect Husband (litho)
5217703 How To Be A Perfect Husband (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title-page illustration for How To Be A Perfect Husband by Heath Robinson)

Odd Fish (engraving)
6000825 Odd Fish (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odd Fish. Illustration for Scraps and Sketches by George Cruikshank (no publishers name, c 1885)

Animalosities No 1: Collie, Tiger, Lion, Leopard (colour litho)
6002562 Animalosities No 1: Collie, Tiger, Lion, Leopard (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animalosities No 1: Collie, Tiger, Lion, Leopard)

Animalosities No 2: Polar Bear, Lion, Leopard, Tiger (colour litho)
6002551 Animalosities No 2: Polar Bear, Lion, Leopard, Tiger (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animalosities No 2: Polar Bear, Lion, Leopard, Tiger)

Girl walking in a forest at night (colour litho)
6000168 Girl walking in a forest at night (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl walking in a forest at night)

Kenny Meadows: The Fashionable Physician (engraving)
5989589 Kenny Meadows: The Fashionable Physician (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fashionable Physician)

Kenny Meadows: The Cockney (engraving)
5989578 Kenny Meadows: The Cockney (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cockney)

Kenny Meadows: The Conductor (engraving)
5989577 Kenny Meadows: The Conductor (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Conductor)

Kenny Meadows: The Theatrical Manager (engraving)
5989574 Kenny Meadows: The Theatrical Manager (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Theatrical Manager)

Kenny Meadows: The Common Informer (engraving)
5989573 Kenny Meadows: The Common Informer (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Common Informer)

Kenny Meadows: The Country Schoolmaster (engraving)
5989561 Kenny Meadows: The Country Schoolmaster (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Country Schoolmaster)

Kenny Meadows: The Farmers Daughter (engraving)
5989557 Kenny Meadows: The Farmers Daughter (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Farmers Daughter)

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