Comics Collection (#4)

Couderc as Lord Evendale in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique
5855443 Couderc as Lord Evendale in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique; (add.info.: Couderc as Lord Evendale in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique)

Cartoon depicting voracious dinosaurs lurking in the water, 19th century
5308929 Cartoon depicting voracious dinosaurs lurking in the water, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting voracious dinosaurs lurking in the water)

A cartoon commenting on the fashionable revival of phrenology, 19th century
5311366 A cartoon commenting on the fashionable revival of phrenology, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1878); Universal History Archive/UIG

A clown performing a stunt
5616472 A clown performing a stunt; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a clown performing a stunt where he falls comically off a bicycle. Dated 19th Century)

Cartoon commenting on the widespread practice to water-down milk and charge the customer full price, 19th century
5308958 Cartoon commenting on the widespread practice to water-down milk and charge the customer full price, 19th century; (add.info)

Cartoon titled Pigs
5308955 Cartoon titled Pigs'; (add.info.: Cartoon titled Pigs'. For the Irish peasants the house pig was truly "The Gentleman that pays the Rint")

Cartoon commenting on the dread of hydrophobia taken to ridiculous lengths, 19th century
5308662 Cartoon commenting on the dread of hydrophobia taken to ridiculous lengths, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the dread of hydrophobia taken to ridiculous lengths)

Cartoon commenting on the craze for mediums and table-turning, 19th century
5308860 Cartoon commenting on the craze for mediums and table-turning, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the craze for mediums and table-turning)

Cartoon depicting Theodore Jones silent alarm clock bedstead which was exhibited at the Great Exhibition
5308794 Cartoon depicting Theodore Jones silent alarm clock bedstead which was exhibited at the Great Exhibition; (add.info)

Cartoon depicting St Swithun ruling another yet another British summer, 19th century
5308610 Cartoon depicting St Swithun ruling another yet another British summer, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting St Swithun ruling another yet another British summer)

The submarine electric telegraph cable
5308077 The submarine electric telegraph cable.; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the submarine electric telegraph cable connecting France and England. Dated 19th century)

The Comet of 1861
5310092 The Comet of 1861; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting the Comet of 1861 (29th June 1861). Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The hazards of being able to afford medical advice
5311754 The hazards of being able to afford medical advice; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the hazards of being able to afford medical advice during the early 19th century)

Cartoon depicting a boat race falling victim to London fog, 19th century
5309076 Cartoon depicting a boat race falling victim to London fog, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a boat race falling victim to London fog)

Cartoon depicting a boy scaring birds
5309063 Cartoon depicting a boy scaring birds; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a boy scaring birds. The boy is using a clack, rattle or whizzer, a noisy wooden contraption)

A cartoon depicting a tipsy gentleman on his way home, 19th century
5311233 A cartoon depicting a tipsy gentleman on his way home, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1883); Universal History Archive/UIG

A cartoon depicting Father Time summoning up the new year for 1889, while the figure of old 1888 creeps away in
5311044 A cartoon depicting Father Time summoning up the new year for 1889, while the figure of old 1888 creeps away in the background

A cartoon depicting a hunting party tracking the fox, 19th century
5311011 A cartoon depicting a hunting party tracking the fox, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1871); Universal History Archive/UIG

A cartoon commenting on the watering-down of milk reaching such proportions that legislation had to be brought in to
5310797 A cartoon commenting on the watering-down of milk reaching such proportions that legislation had to be brought in to check it

A cartoon depicting a cook and a butler, 19th century
5310780 A cartoon depicting a cook and a butler, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1877); Universal History Archive/UIG

Advertisement for Becassine's albums, 1954 (illustration)
7167171 Advertisement for Becassine's albums, 1954 (illustration) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for the albums of Becassine)

Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2796257 Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Le Rire, 1 August 1903.); © Look and Learn

How They Went on in Nineveh (engraving)
8672594 How They Went on in Nineveh (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How They Went on in Nineveh)

Cartoon commenting on the pollution of the Thames in London, 19th century
5308810 Cartoon commenting on the pollution of the Thames in London, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the pollution of the Thames in London)

Cartoon commenting on the potential perils of the video-phone - privacy has been breached by a wrong connection
5308637 Cartoon commenting on the potential perils of the video-phone - privacy has been breached by a wrong connection, 19th century; (add.info)

A cartoon commenting on the strict Italian control of the movement of plants, 19th century
5310981 A cartoon commenting on the strict Italian control of the movement of plants, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1880); Universal History Archive/UIG

A cartoon depicting a blind man with his dog, 19th century
5310786 A cartoon depicting a blind man with his dog, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1871); Universal History Archive/UIG

Statue of a coemidian, from the Villa Albani, historical Rome, Italy
7278272 Statue of a coemidian, from the Villa Albani, historical Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of a coemidian, from the Villa Albani, historical Rome, Italy)

Mme. Mallet as Bertha in "le Billet de Marguerite" at the Lyrique
5855475 Mme. Mallet as Bertha in "le Billet de Marguerite" at the Lyrique.; (add.info.: Mme. Mallet as Bertha in "le Billet de Marguerite, " a comic opera in three acts)

Cartoon depicting prize pigs resting, 19th century
5309213 Cartoon depicting prize pigs resting, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting prize pigs resting. Dated 19th century 01/02/1882); Universal History Archive/UIG

Cartoon depicting Mr Punch reviewing the British Navy, with Dog Toby, as part of the Spithead Review which marked Queen
5308764 Cartoon depicting Mr Punch reviewing the British Navy, with Dog Toby, as part of the Spithead Review which marked Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

Cartoon titled The British Educational Curse
5308756 Cartoon titled The British Educational Curse'; (add.info.: Cartoon titled The British Educational Curse'. Academic and vocational education was kept separate)

Tenor singer Parre as Zephoris in "Si J'etais Roi" at the Theatre Lyrique
5855419 Tenor singer Parre as Zephoris in "Si J'etais Roi" at the Theatre Lyrique.; (add.info.: Tenor singer Parre as the fisherman Zephoris in the lavish comic opera "Si)

Pierre-Marie Laurent as the king in "Si J'etais Roi" at the Theatre Lyrique
5855418 Pierre-Marie Laurent as the king in "Si J'etais Roi" at the Theatre Lyrique.; (add.info.: Baritone singer Pierre-Marie Laurent as the king in the lavish comic opera by Aldolphe)

Paul Boisselot in the role of Jules in "La Perruque de mon Oncle" at the Folies Dramatiques
5855413 Paul Boisselot in the role of Jules in "La Perruque de mon Oncle" at the Folies Dramatiques.; (add.info)

The air pollution common in Victorian cities
5310197 The air pollution common in Victorian cities; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the air pollution common in Victorian cities)

A London volunteer cleaning his rifle
5312160 A London volunteer cleaning his rifle; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a London volunteer cleaning his rifle ready for the annual summer manoeuvres in Hyde Park)

Book cover Becassine aux bains de mer, 1932 (print)
PCT4289943 Book cover Becassine aux bains de mer, 1932 (print) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); (add.info.: Extract from the book " Becassine aux bains de mer")

Les Anciens magasins Waucquez actual Belgian Comic Strip Centre by the architect Victor Horta in 1903-1906. (photo)
TED4667522 Les Anciens magasins Waucquez actual Belgian Comic Strip Centre by the architect Victor Horta in 1903-1906. (photo) by Horta, Victor (1861-1947); Photo © Luc Boegly

Debuts of the comic strip: frontispiece of "Nouveaux voyages en zig-zag" by Rodolphe Topffer (1799-1846)
FAT4300211 Debuts of the comic strip: frontispiece of "Nouveaux voyages en zig-zag" by Rodolphe Topffer (1799-1846)

The poster of becassine, illustration of the book " Becassine, his uncle and their friends"
LSE4087079 The poster of becassine, illustration of the book " Becassine, his uncle and their friends", editions Gautier Langereau (1926)

Becassine in the rain with a little girl. Comic strip from " Becassine
LSE4087074 Becassine in the rain with a little girl. Comic strip from " Becassine, his uncle and their friends" by Gautier Langereau (1926)

Becassine learns the alphabet to her students. Drawing by Joseph Porphyre Pinchon (1871-1953) DR
LSE4103181 Becassine learns the alphabet to her students. Drawing by Joseph Porphyre Pinchon (1871-1953) DR by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

L'ingratitude; illustration of the book " Becassine au boarding school" editions Gautier Langereau (1926)
LSE4087067 L'ingratitude; illustration of the book " Becassine au boarding school" editions Gautier Langereau (1926)

Cover of " La Semaine de Suzette: Becassine au Pays Basque: Le Malaise de Mme de Grand-Air", February 5
LSE4087082 Cover of " La Semaine de Suzette: Becassine au Pays Basque: Le Malaise de Mme de Grand-Air", February 5, 1925

illustration of the book " Becassine au sionnat", editions gautier Langereau (1926)
LSE4087064 illustration of the book " Becassine au sionnat", editions gautier Langereau (1926). Drawings by Joseph Porphyre Pinchon (1871-1953)

Cartoon depicting men queuing to have their photographic portraits taken, 19th century
5308732 Cartoon depicting men queuing to have their photographic portraits taken, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting men queuing to have their photographic portraits taken)

Cover of the comic strip "Tarzan the great adventure magazine" of 9 September 1950
XEE4407418 Cover of the comic strip "Tarzan the great adventure magazine" of 9 September 1950. Illustration by Burne Hogarth (1911-1996).; (add.info)

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"From George Formby to Dr Who: A Journey Through the World of Comics" Step into a world where imagination knows no bounds, as we explore the captivating realm of comics. Transport yourself back in time with Punch cartoons like "Faraday Giving His Card to Father Thames, " showcasing the wit and satire that has made this publication an iconic part of British culture. Or delve into the fantastical universe of Dr Who and The Daleks, where thrilling adventures await at every turn. The opening scene alone is enough to send shivers down your spine. Travel across continents to Osaka, Japan, where manga comic books reign supreme. Witness a man browsing through these vibrant pages, each one telling its own unique story and captivating readers young and old. But let's not forget the power of comedy within comics. Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise meet John Thaw from The Sweeney in a hilarious crossover that will leave you in stitches. And who could resist Morecombe and Wise as clowns? Their comedic genius shines through even without saying a word. Yet amidst all the laughter lies deeper themes - like in "The Pobble Who Has No Toes, " a poignant tale told through vivid color lithography that reminds us how precious our limbs truly are. Even renowned author P. G. Wodehouse makes an appearance, his cigar-smoking portrait capturing his larger-than-life personality that brought joy to millions through his timeless stories. However, it's important to acknowledge darker aspects too - such as alcoholism depicted in "Mottos of the Week. " These chromolithographs serve as sobering reminders about addiction's grip on society. So whether you're captivated by historical engravings or colorful contemporary illustrations, they have something for everyone. They transport us beyond reality while reflecting our deepest fears and desires – making them an art form worth celebrating on St Crispin's Day or any other day.