Messy Collection (#4)

A Black cat sitting on top of a pile of clothes after pulling them out of the wardrobe February 1954

Baby wearing a party hat and eating a cadbury chocolate finger 31st October 1952

Sara Wade about to have a custard pie thrown at her. January 1970 70-00101-002

Sara Wade covered in cream after custard pies had been thrown at her. January 1970 70-00101

A Bust Figure of a Foolish Virgin Holding Her Inverted Lamp. Creator: Urs Graf
A Bust Figure of a Foolish Virgin Holding Her Inverted Lamp

Head-On Picture Of Angry Businessman, Sitting Behind A Desk And Making A Fist
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Head-On Picture Of Angry Businessman, Sitting Behind A Desk And Making A Fist

The Alchemist, 1663. Creator: Cornelis Bega
The Alchemist, 1663

A Midnight Modern Conversation, ca. 1732. Creator: Unknown
A Midnight Modern Conversation, ca. 1732. after William Hogarth

Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V, April 1745. Creator: Simon Francois Ravenet
Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V, April 1745. After William Hogarth

Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate VI, April 1, 1745. Creator: Gerard Jean-Baptiste Scotin
Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate VI, April 1, 1745. After William Hogarth

Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate II, April 1745. Creator: Bernard Baron
Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate II, April 1745. After William Hogarth

Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate II, April 1, 1745. Creator: Bernard Baron
Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate II, April 1, 1745. After William Hogarth

The Family, 1647. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The Family, 1647

The Family (reverse copy), 1610-85. Creator: Unknown
The Family (reverse copy), 1610-85

Peasant Family in a Barn, 1640s. Creator: Unknown
Peasant Family in a Barn, 1640s. Copy after Isaac van Ostade

The Death of King Dasharatha, the Father of Rama, Folio from a Ramayana, ca. 1605

Don Quixote in His Study, 1857. Creator: William Henry Lake Price
Don Quixote in His Study, 1857

GRESSET WRITES
There was a French poet named Gresset, who was trying to write an essay, but the ink from his quill would splutter and spill, making poor Gressets essay so messy ! Date: circa 1750

The Antiquarys Last Will and Testament (The English Dance of Death, plate 2), April 1, 1814

The Antiquarys Last Will and Testament (from The English Dance of Death, vol. I, plate 2), 1816

Directions to Footmen, November 10, 1807. November 10, 1807. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Directions to Footmen, November 10, 1807

They found Schubert hard at work, (1907). Creator: Unknown
They found Schubert hard at work, (1907). In 1817, Franz Schober takes Johann Vogl, a famous opera singer in Vienna, to meet his friend the young composer Schubert

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) bull emerging from water to charge, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal National Park. South Africa

Oil Refinery

Old London Building 1802
Beaumont House, Butcher Row, Temple Bar, ašetching Published in London ašView of the old houses on Butcher Row; street traders on pavement in front

Interior of an office with a man on the telephone, Greenwich, London, November 1936
Interior of an office on the ground floor, with a man on the telephone, 1 High Bridge, Greenwich, London, November 1936. A messy office is piled with papers and box files

Cemetery at Bunhill Fields, Finsbury, London, 1866. Gloomy scene in a graveyard with tombs and headstones; the foreground looks untidy with undergrowth or branches blown down in a storm

I the Industrious, 1903. Artist: John Hassall
I the Industrious, 1903. An initial letter I from a child alphabet. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]

The Ault & Wiborg Co. advert, 1907. Printed with The Ault & Wiborg Co.s inks. From The British Printer Vol. XX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1907]

She had read all the newspapers in the world and had forgotten them again, so clever is she, 1912. Artist: Edmund Dulac
She had read all the newspapers in the world and had forgotten them again, so clever is she, 1912. Illustration for The Snow Queen in Stories from Hans Christian Andersen, watercolour and bodycolour

Grace Before Meat, c1665, (c1915). Artist: Jan Steen
Grace Before Meat, c1665, (c1915). The painting is held by the National Gallery, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

The Invasion, 1865. Artist: Hablot Knight Browne
The Invasion, 1865. From Mr. Facey Romfords Hounds, by Robert Smith Surtees. [Bradbury and Evans, London, 1865]

Diego Martelli, 1879. Artist: Edgar Degas
Diego Martelli, 1879. Painting held at the National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh. From The Life and Work of Edgar Degas, by J. B. Manson. [The Studio Limited, London, 1927]

The Student, c1877. Artist: Adam Diston
The Student, c1877. From The Studio Volume 1 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1893]

Marriage A La Mode - Death of the Countess c19th century. Artist: Mansell
Marriage A La Mode - Death of the Countess c19th century. Marriage a-la-mode is a series of six pictures painted by William Hogarth between 1743 and 1745

Marriage A La Mode - Breakfast Scene, c1832. Artist: TE Nicholson
Marriage A La Mode - Breakfast Scene, c1832. Marriage a-la-mode is a series of six pictures painted by William Hogarth between 1743 and 1745. They are a criticism of upper class 18th century society

A Window in Warren Street, c1922. Artist: F Gregory Brown
A Window in Warren Street, c1922. From The Studio Volume 83. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1922]

Vase de Fleurs, c1911. Artist: Charles Dufresne
Vase de Fleurs, c1911. From The Studio Volume 96. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1928]

Nu A La Coiffeuse, 1935. Artist: Pierre Bonnard
Nu A La Coiffeuse, 1935. After the painting by Pierre Bonnard. 1935. From Modern Masterpieces Part 9. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

Times of the Day - Noon, 1870. Artist: WH Worthington
Times of the Day - Noon. After the original print by William Hogarth published in 1738. [London Printing and Publishing Co, 1870]

The Admonition, 18th century. Artist: Jean-Simeon Chardin
The Admonition, 18th century. From French Painting by T. W. Earp. [Avalon Press, London, 1945]

Bad Company, c1665. Artist: Jan Steen
Bad Company, c1665. Painting held in the Louvre, Paris. From A History of Painting, Volume V by Haldane MacFall. [T. C. and E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, 1911]

Joseph Ernest Renan (1823-1892), 1892, (1898). Artist: Anders Leonard Zorn
Joseph Ernest Renan (1823-1892), French expert in Middle East ancient languages and civilizations, philosopher and writer, 1892. (1898). After an engraving by Anders Leonard Zorn (1860-1920)

The Governess, 1739 (1885). Artist: Francois Bernard Lepicie
The Governess, 1739 (1885)

Small Ramponneau, 18th century, c1870-1950. Artist: Ferdinand Sigismund Bac
Small Ramponneau, 18th century, c1870-1950

The Royal Palace Garden, (1885). Artist: Urrabieta
The Royal Palace Garden, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

A room after a search, Russia, early 20th century(?). Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

Article on The State in its Relations with the Church, 1839. Artist: Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay
Article on The State in its Relations with the Church, 1839. Thomas Babington Macaulay, Lord Macaulays original MS, as sent to the press

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Embracing the chaos, Will Mellor finds himself in a messy situation as he stumbles upon a woman shaving a man at the Farriers Shop. But amidst the clutter, there's beauty to be found - just like Jan Steen's painting 'The Dissolute Household' capturing the lively mess of life in 1663-64. And sometimes, even after Christmas festivities have ended, we're left with remnants of joy and merriment, much like Mark Symons' 'The Day After Christmas'. Life can be unpredictable; one moment you find yourself stepping into a puddle of mud wearing red wellington boots, illustrated perfectly by Muriel Dawson. In this journey called life, we may feel lost at times but remember that even in 'The Tavern', where things might get messy and confusing, connections are made and stories unfold. As they say down South in Kentucky USA - 'Home Sweet Home', where memories are created amidst all the messiness.