Mishap Collection

Kittens Playing on Desk, (oil on canvas)
1197583 Kittens Playing on Desk, (oil on canvas) by Neuville, Alfred Brunel de (1852-1941); 55.8x66. cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Airco DH. 9a E959
Fleet Air Arm Airco DH.9a E959 after a landing mishap Date: circa 1925

Mutoscope postcard - Laden girl in a spot of bother
Help Wanted !! Humorous Mutoscope postcard featuring an attractive young lady in a spot of bother as her pet dog dashes off in the wrong direction (the lead causing a skirt mishap)

Man riding a penny farthing into a canal (chromolitho)
2817016 Man riding a penny farthing into a canal (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man riding a penny farthing into a canal)

A stretched out tale of the new pair of braces
A poor man, initially very pleased with his splendid new braces, struggles to make them fit and eventually lands on his bottom with the unruly braces still undone

Front view of the Guildhall, looking north, City of London, 1750. With figures in Guildhall Yard, including lamplighters, one of whom has been knocked off his ladder by a coach and horses

Still Life with Peonies and Iris, (oil on canvas)
823283 Still Life with Peonies and Iris, (oil on canvas) by Blenner, Carle J. (1884-1952); 76.3x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Life with Peonies and Iris)

Mesaventure d'une Haute Dame de Paris or The Mishap of a High Lady of Paris
3116217 Mesaventure d'une Haute Dame de Paris or The Mishap of a High Lady of Paris. by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen, c. 1913-1915 (oil on canvas)
656203 Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen, c.1913-1915 (oil on canvas) by Moser, Koloman (1868-1918); 130x240 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen)

Dachshunds on a Badger, 1882 (oil on canvas)
659098 Dachshunds on a Badger, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Maffei, Guido von (1838-1924); 166.4x121.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Arrosage. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)
3100612 Arrosage. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrosage)

The Football Game (oil on canvas)
1765060 The Football Game (oil on canvas) by Webster, Thomas (1800-86) (follower of); 73.5x99.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Football Game. Follower of Thomas Webster (1800-1886)

A Sailors Delight (oil on canvas)
1764723 A Sailors Delight (oil on canvas) by Tenre, Charles Henry (1864-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sailors Delight. William Holbrook Beard (1823-1900)

Poster advertising Leon Trotskys autobiography My Life (1930)
1197726 Poster advertising Leon Trotskys autobiography My Life (1930), 1930 (colour litho) by Schwarz, Mommie (Samuel) (1876-1942); 88x53 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Schwarz)

President Mole returning from the Palais-Royal during the Fronde, (black chalk
990029 President Mole returning from the Palais-Royal during the Fronde, (black chalk, pen and lack ink, brown and grey wash on brown pape) by Vincent

Injured cyclist and his battered bicycle after an accident (chromolitho)
5217382 Injured cyclist and his battered bicycle after an accident (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info)

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary reviving to Life a Child drowned in a Well
827824 Saint Elizabeth of Hungary reviving to Life a Child drowned in a Well, (tempera on panel) by Lorenzetti, Pietro (c.1284-after 1345); 19x16.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Lion Hunt, (oil on panel)
827782 A Lion Hunt, (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 50x44 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Lion Hunt. Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Oil on panel

Lost in the Storm, (oil on canvas)
827107 Lost in the Storm, (oil on canvas) by Ansdell, Richard (1815-85); 82x130.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lost in the Storm. Richard Ansdell (1815-1885). Oil on canvas

Deeds of Daring at Blackpool (engraving)
3639304 Deeds of Daring at Blackpool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deeds of Daring at Blackpool)

Scotsman riding an exploding steam engine (chromolitho)
6030919 Scotsman riding an exploding steam engine (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scotsman riding an exploding steam engine)

Motorcycling themed Christmas card (chromolitho)
6030633 Motorcycling themed Christmas card (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Royal Canoe Club, Race for the Challenge Cup at the Welsh Harp, Hendon (engraving)
1624371 Royal Canoe Club, Race for the Challenge Cup at the Welsh Harp, Hendon (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Canoe Club)

L embarras des capotes (coloured engraving)
968916 L embarras des capotes (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L embarras des capotes)

Blind Zeal only Causes Harm (coloured engraving)
979210 Blind Zeal only Causes Harm (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blind Zeal only Causes Harm.); © Look and Learn

"Oh! What a falling off was there!"(chromolitho)
982589 " Oh! What a falling off was there!" (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Oh! What a falling off was there)

Mishap at the Ford, 1818 (oil on panel)
466447 Mishap at the Ford, 1818 (oil on panel) by Fisher, Alvan (1792-1863); 70.2 x 91.3 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

Rescuing the female rhinoceros from the ice (SH)
736117 Rescuing the female rhinoceros from the ice (SH) by Prevost, A. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extraordinary mishap at the zoo; Rescuing the female rhinoceros from the ice;)

A balloon crash-landing on the rooftops of Paris (colour litho)
2818521 A balloon crash-landing on the rooftops of Paris (colour litho) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A balloon crash-landing on the rooftops of Paris)

A Carom on the Chandelier, pub. 1882 (colour litho)
2646245 A Carom on the Chandelier, pub. 1882 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Through Suffering to Cycledom (engraving)
1596638 Through Suffering to Cycledom (engraving) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Through Suffering to Cycledom)

Man sitting down on a startled cat in his chair and being scolded by an old woman. Miseries Domestic. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

A group of writers dining at the house of a rich citizen
A group of writers drinking punch and dining at the house of a rich citizen. Fabricious Description of the Poets. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Regency cobbler mending shoes in a crowded room
Regency cobbler mending shoes in a room full of women and children. Buxom wife using bellows on the fire in the hearth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Man in his sick bed surrounded by doting wife, children, and maids. Miseries of Human Life. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Bull and dog in field (colour litho)
STC255602 Bull and dog in field (colour litho) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

A MisDeal, 1877 (oil on canvas)
WAG13351 A MisDeal, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Hardy, Frederick Daniel (1826-1911); 76.2 x 101.6 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands

Dancer with a Bouquet; La Danseuse au Bouquet, (oil on canvas)
656178 Dancer with a Bouquet; La Danseuse au Bouquet, (oil on canvas) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 38.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancer with a Bouquet; La Danseuse au Bouquet)

St. Peter Sinking in the Sea of Tiberias, (gouache, watercolour
827534 St. Peter Sinking in the Sea of Tiberias, (gouache, watercolour, pen and black and brown ink, over challk) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 107.9x35.5

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, 1921-22 (oil on panel)
658347 Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, 1921-22 (oil on panel) by Stahl, Friedrich (1863-1940); 40.6x22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. Friedrich Stahl (1863-1940)

An Illustration to Rip van Winkle: They Were Ruled by an Old Squaw Spirit
652067 An Illustration to Rip van Winkle: They Were Ruled by an Old Squaw Spirit, 1904 (pen and black ink and watercolour on card) by Rackham

A Proverb - To Fill up the Well After the Calf has Drowned, (oil on panel)
990289 A Proverb - To Fill up the Well After the Calf has Drowned, (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 17.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Quiet Valley, 1856 (oil on canvas)
822880 The Quiet Valley, 1856 (oil on canvas) by Cropsey, Jasper Francis (1823-1900); 83.5x127.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Quiet Valley. Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900)

Shaking Down Cider Apples (oil on canvas)
1772148 Shaking Down Cider Apples (oil on canvas) by La Thangue, Henry Herbert (1859-1929); 106.7x92.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Shaking Down Cider Apples)

Man and woman falling out of a boat (b / w photo)
5999990 Man and woman falling out of a boat (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man and woman falling out of a boat)

The Mishap to the Port of the Transvaal, the Great Fire at Lorenzo Marquez on 3 July (b / w photo)
1600860 The Mishap to the Port of the Transvaal, the Great Fire at Lorenzo Marquez on 3 July (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Rising in Ashanti, Colonel Carters Attempt to relieve Kumasi (litho)
1600570 The Rising in Ashanti, Colonel Carters Attempt to relieve Kumasi (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rising in Ashanti)

At the Sculptor and Painter (coloured engraving)
979197 At the Sculptor and Painter (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Sculptor and Painter.); © Look and Learn

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"Unruly Kittens Bring Chaos to Artist's Desk, Creating a Whimsical Mishap" - A delightful scene unfolds as mischievous kittens find their way onto an artist's desk, causing havoc amidst the oil on canvas masterpiece. The playful felines pounce and chase each other, leaving tiny paw prints across the artwork. Despite the mishap, their adorable antics bring a touch of whimsy to this otherwise serene setting. "Vintage Aircraft Mishap: Airco DH. 9a E959 Takes an Unexpected Turn" - In a rare moment captured on film, the Airco DH. 9a E959 experiences an unexpected mishap during flight. As spectators watch in awe, the vintage aircraft veers off course and performs a daring maneuver that leaves everyone breathless. This thrilling incident reminds us of the unpredictable nature of aviation history. "A Spot of Bother: Mutoscope Postcard Depicts Laden Girl's Misadventure" - A captivating mutoscope postcard showcases a laden girl finding herself in quite a spot of bother. With packages piled high upon her arms, she stumbles over an unseen obstacle with comical gracefulness. This charming depiction captures both sympathy and amusement at her mishap-filled journey. "Penny Farthing Rider Takes an Unintended Dip into Canal (Chromolitho)" - Witnessed through vibrant chromolithography is a man riding his penny farthing bicycle straight into a canal – surely not what he had planned for his leisurely afternoon ride. His shocked expression adds humor to this unexpected turn of events while reminding us that even our most well-intentioned endeavors can lead to amusing mishaps. "The Tale of New Braces: An Unexpected Stretching Mishap Unfolds" - Brace yourself for laughter as we delve into the stretched-out tale surrounding someone's new pair of braces. Through humorous anecdotes and relatable experiences, we explore how one person navigates life with this dental accessory, encountering mishaps and unexpected situations along the way.