Complaining Collection (#3)

Ante El Alcalde. Before The Mayor. After A Painting By Spanish Artist Julio Worms. From El Mundo Ilustrado, Published Barcelona, 1880

Lord Bodillon Is Whipped After Complaining About Tax Increase Ordered By Childeric Ii 653 To 675 From Histoire De France By Colart Published Circa 1840

Italian Fusilier with rifle poses before a painted mountain
The caption is Lightening attack! On the back is a message from a soldier in Rome, to his mother, complaining about a lack of letters. WW1 Date: 1916

Poster type card showing a Church Lads Member at camp
The card has a message from Leonard, who is at camp training for war, to his mother complaining that he had to leave his rifle behind in the Church room

Comic postcard, Underground Movement Date: 20th century

The Epicure who detected a Minnow by H. M. Bateman
The Epicure Who Detected a Minnow in the Whitebait by H. M. Batemen. An arrogant diner, irate to discover a minnow amongst his plate of whitebait, demands the ma e d rectifies the situation

Napoleon and Godoy complaining about their mistakes and defeats. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo de Historia

Theatre, late 16th / early 17th century. Artist: Jacques Bellange
Theatre, Bellange, Private Collection

Cartoon, Making progress. A young woman sitting at the piano tells her friend: My voice is coming on -- I just had a complaint from the tenant on the sixth floor ! Date: 1919

Cartoon, The Martians, WW1
Cartoon, The Martians. During the First World War, the residents of Mars complain to their neighbouring planet about the noise, and ask them to be more considerate. Date: 1918

Reverse of card sent from Essex Boys Industrial School, Chelmsford, complaining about conditions in the institution. (Front of card is a separate image in this collection.) Date: circa 1906

I remember that in 1870- Cartoon by H. M. Bateman
" I remember that in 1870-" Parading for writing-to-the-papers: A London Club in War-time. In a London club a crowd of elderly gentlemen are queing up to reach three desks where they are

Cartoon, Killing a Grouse, WW1
Cartoon, Killing a Grouse. Orderly Officer: The teas alright; whats the complaint? Tommy: It ain t tea, sir - its stoo ! Orderly Officer: And very nice stoo ! By Charles Crombie

Sketch cover - The Arm Chair critic, WW1
Front cover of The Sketch magazine featuring an illustration of an arm-chair critic, one of the satirised stereotypes of the First World War - a club man type who who likes to read the papers

Drawings Prints, Print, Venus, dove-drawn, chariot, complaining, Jupiter, accompanied
Drawings and Prints, Print, Plate 18: Venus in her dove-drawn chariot complaining to Jupiter, who is accompanied by Mercury and an eagle, at left Mercury has descended to earth

Sir Edward Burne-Jones - The complaint
Antique illustration of a painting from Sir Edward Burne-Jones - The complaint

The Peacock Complaining to Juno, by Gustave Dore
THE PEACOCK COMPLAINING TO JUNO, BY GUSTAVE DORE. Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for Fables by Jean de la Fontaine. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color engraving

Mr. and Mrs. Bull reflecting on the taxes, a domestic scene with a man and a woman sitting at opposite ends of a table which is set for tea, ale, and port consumption; Mrs

There is Nothing as Expensive as Le Bon Marche (colour litho)
XIR218291 There is Nothing as Expensive as Le Bon Marche (colour litho) by Vernier, Charles (1831-87); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

An Unsatisfied Client, from the series Les Gens de Justice, c
XJL181921 An Unsatisfied Client, from the series Les Gens de Justice, c.1846 (colour litho) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

The Sorrowful Lamentation of the Pedlars, and Petty Chapmen (woodcut) (b / w photo)
XJF106659 The Sorrowful Lamentation of the Pedlars, and Petty Chapmen (woodcut) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Village Doctor
A village doctor treats a patients foot complaint, circa 1630. A painting by Flemish artist Adriaen Brouwer. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mother trying to make daughter (4-5) finish food at table, (B&W)

Woman inspecting woollen blanket, (B&W)

Cartoon showing residents complaining about the effects of gas lighting
A cartoon showing residents complaining about the effects of gas lighting in the street. Entitled, The good Effects of Carbonic Gas (sic). (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Country Tramp dismayed at only available activity being work
" Poor Man! And can t you find anything to do?" " Nothing but Work, Liddy." Date: 1898

Lost tooth causes sleeping difficulties for Kitty
Kitty - " Aunty, I can t sleep at night since I lost my front toof for the draught blowing down my throat." Date: circa 1890s

Different approaches to personal slights
" You Engleeshe you do not fight ze duel. Vat d you do ven you air insult?" " Oh, we write to the newspaper." Date: 1895

Light Unshaded! Blackout rebels bribe official
An Upper Class Party is disturbed by an official complaining about the non-blackout of this London address during WWI. The host is furiously apologising

Mr. And Mrs. Bull Reflecting On The Taxes, A Domestic Scene With A Man And A Woman Sitting At Opposite Ends Of A Table Which Is Set For Tea, Ale, And Port Consumption; Mrs

The Peacock Complaining to Juno, by Gustave Dorafaa
The Peacock Complaining to Juno, by Gustave Dorafa

Lamentable Complaint of Nick Froth and Rulerost
" The Lamentable Complaint of Nick Froth and Rulerost". Innkeeper reprimanded for not observing the Sabbath. From a tract of 1641

The Bill Met With Strong Opposition
Parliamentary Notes illustrated - The Bill Met With Strong Opposition! Date: circa 1905

The Crimean Tartar Saloon, SY Livadia, 1880
Engraving of the Crimean Tartar Saloon on Czar Alexander IIs steam yacht Livadia, built at John Elders shipyard, Govan, in 1880

The Imperial Saloon, SY Livadia, 1880
Engraving of the Imperial Saloon on Czar Alexander IIs steam yacht Livadia, built at John Elders shipyard, Govan, in 1880

The Czars Bedroom, SY Livadia, 1880
Engraving of Czar Alexander IIs bedroom on his steam yacht Livadia, built at John Elders shipyard, Govan, in 1880. Extremely lavishly fitted out, this yacht was given a radical design

SY Livadia, 1880
Engraving of Czar Alexander IIs steam yacht Livadia, built at John Elders shipyard, Govan, in 1880. This yacht was given a radical design, supposedly based on the shape of a turbot

Satan and Job
Satan receives permission from God to try to tempt Job into complaining about his fate

WILSONs 14 POINTS
The Tiger has stolen my Fourteen Points. President Wilson shown as a small boy complaining that the tiger Clemenceau has stolen his 14 point peace plan

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"Expressing Frustration: From Slow Coaches to Duck Sellers, the Art of Complaining" In a whimsical illustration by Edmund Dulac, a slow coach and an infuriated passenger come face-to-face. The passenger exclaims, "I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night. Heaven knows what was in the bed. I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning, and is terrible. " This scene captures the essence - venting frustrations about discomforts experienced. Moving on from fairy tales to Georgian cartoons, we encounter a man accompanied by his daughter at a barber shop. With dissatisfaction written all over their faces, they complain about their haircuts or perhaps the lack thereof. A classic example of how even mundane experiences can trigger complaints. Shifting gears to Clapham in London, our attention is drawn towards high-rise tower blocks adorned with banners. These banners serve as platforms for residents' grievances against various issues plaguing their community - noise pollution, inadequate facilities or skyrocketing rents. Complaints become collective voices demanding change. Stepping back in time to 1830s trade streets brings us face-to-face with a duck seller surrounded by birds in cages. As he tries to make ends meet through his trade, one wonders if he ever complains about low sales or tough competition amidst bustling streets filled with traders vying for attention. A glimpse into Jacob Rees-Mogg's childhood reveals that even politicians were not immune to complaining as youngsters. A picture shows young Jacob Rees-Mogg wearing an expression of discontentment - perhaps dissatisfied with something trivial like having his ice cream melt too quickly on a sunny day. The artistry of H. M Bateman takes us on another amusing journey where an epicure detects a minnow instead of expected delicacies during his mealtime indulgence. His exaggerated reaction showcases how even minor disappointments can lead to complaints, especially when it comes to matters of taste and pleasure.