Mistrust Collection

Entente Cordiale celebrations
The Entente Cordiale between Britain and France aimed to resolve colonial disputes over territories such as Egypt and Morocco

David Garrick and Mrs Pritchard in The Suspicious Husband by Benjamin Hoadley
XYC151878 David Garrick and Mrs Pritchard in The Suspicious Husband by Benjamin Hoadley (1676-1761) 1747 (oil on canvas) by Hayman, Francis (1708-76); 71.4x91.6 cm; Yale Center for British Art

"Don't Panic, Darling, I'm Just Minding Her Until the Police Can Find Her Mum" (colour litho)
8656957 "Don't Panic, Darling, I'm Just Minding Her Until the Police Can Find Her Mum" (colour litho) by English School

Letter R: rat, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206019 Letter R: rat, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Letters Q and R: quarrel and rat, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206005 Letters Q and R: quarrel and rat, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

On the sea shore. (colour litho)
8641605 On the sea shore. (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the sea shore. Illustration for The Prize, 1888.); © Look and Learn

Winter evenings at home (litho)
8663959 Winter evenings at home (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter evenings at home. A game of hide and seek)

Illustration for Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress (litho)
8657235 Illustration for Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian meets Timorous and Mistrust)

Mistrust (litho)
8663017 Mistrust (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mistrust. Illustration for Sketches from "Punch" by Phil May (Punch, 1903).); © Look and Learn

Christian meeting Timorous and Mistrust. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print
2603540 Christian meeting Timorous and Mistrust. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print.; (add.info)

Timorous and Mistrust (engraving)
8673708 Timorous and Mistrust (engraving) by Watson, James Dawson (1832-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Timorous and Mistrust)

Fishing for conger off the East coast (colour litho)
8672611 Fishing for conger off the East coast (colour litho) by Soper, George (1870-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing for conger off the East coast)

Un réconciliation, scène de haute comédie... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un reconciliation, scene de haute comedie... 19th century. Je t'embrasse, mais je te garde rancune! Je te presse contre mon coeur, mais tu me le paieras!'

Prudence, 1470 circa, (tempera grassa on wood)
7146295 Prudence, 1470 circa, (tempera grassa on wood) by Pollaiolo, Piero del (1443-96); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Prudence, 1470 circa, Piero del Pollaiolo)

Woman on the beach, circa 1875 (oil on canvas)
7146673 Woman on the beach, circa 1875 (oil on canvas) by Nittis, Giuseppe or Joseph de (1846-84); 35x26 cm; Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio

Boy Scout confronted by a turkey (colour litho)
7201226 Boy Scout confronted by a turkey (colour litho) by Armitage, Thomas Liddal (1855-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: His First Brush with the Enemy; Boy Scout confronted by a turkey)

Little Faith is robbed by Faint-Heart, Guilt and Mistrust, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c
2638237 Little Faith is robbed by Faint-Heart, Guilt and Mistrust, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c.1900s (litho) by Dudley

Good Friday, 1943
7083579 Good Friday, 1943 by Wiener, Karl (1901-49); Private Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

Woman on a train worried about being spotted by a Zeppelin, World War I, 1914-1918 (litho)
7156990 Woman on a train worried about being spotted by a Zeppelin, World War I, 1914-1918 (litho) by Townsend, Frederick Henry (1868-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Frightened Kittens (chromolitho)
7148494 The Frightened Kittens (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Frightened Kittens)

Ganesa, Son of Siva and Parvati, the God of Prudence and Policy (engraving)
7182583 Ganesa, Son of Siva and Parvati, the God of Prudence and Policy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ganesa, Son of Siva and Parvati)

Lion cubs and a porcupine (litho)
7201135 Lion cubs and a porcupine (litho) by Dixon, Harry (1861-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lion cubs and a porcupine)

Gypsy girl offering to tell a girls fortune (colour litho)
7157421 Gypsy girl offering to tell a girls fortune (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gypsy girl offering to tell a girls fortune)

Suspicion (colour litho)
7148640 Suspicion (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suspicion. Illustration from Die Berliner Pflanze (Albert Langen, Munich)

Man and his married mistress bathing (colour litho)
7148639 Man and his married mistress bathing (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man and his married mistress bathing)

The monastery above Kragujevatz (litho)
7171106 The monastery above Kragujevatz (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The monastery above Kragujevatz)

The unwelcome visitor (colour litho)
7156969 The unwelcome visitor (colour litho) by Bernard, C. E. B. (fl.1914-29); Private Collection; (add.info.: The unwelcome visitor)

A Night Alarm (colour litho)
7201930 A Night Alarm (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Night Alarm. Illustration from The Sphere, 30 November 1901.); © Look and Learn

Spring showers (colour litho)
7157300 Spring showers (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring showers. Illustration from The Illustrated London Almanack)

I: Imprudence on the ice
6523561 I: Imprudence on the ice. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Moral Alphabet in Action. In Paris at all novelty merchants)

Prudence. Sculpture of the south facade of the hotel des Invalides
7071678 Prudence. Sculpture of the south facade of the hotel des Invalides by Coysevox, Antoine (1640-1720); Dome des Invalides, Paris, France; ePascal Lemaitre; French, out of copyright

Portrait of an Unknown woman or "The Threatener"(oil on canvas)
JEB4960322 Portrait of an Unknown woman or " The Threatener" (oil on canvas) by Rigaud, Hyacinthe Francois (1659-1743); 68.5x56.5 cm; Musee Granet, Aix-en-Provence

Two of a trade hate one another, 1932 (colour litho)
473421 Two of a trade hate one another, 1932 (colour litho) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese proverb with parallels in many cultures referring to jealousy)

Faint-Heart, Mistrust, and Guilt Rob Little-Faith (engraving)
3625330 Faint-Heart, Mistrust, and Guilt Rob Little-Faith (engraving) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Faint-Heart, Mistrust, and Guilt Rob Little-Faith)

The Kaiser and Uncle Sam at the time of the 1st World War, 1915 (colour litho)
CHT259979 The Kaiser and Uncle Sam at the time of the 1st World War, 1915 (colour litho) by Spanish School, (20th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Captain Cook and the indigenous people of Australia, 1770 (litho)
6015047 Captain Cook and the indigenous people of Australia, 1770 (litho) by Hardy, Paul (19th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Cook and the indigenous people of Australia)

Magic Lantern Hand Coloured Slide Circa 1900. A Pilgrims Progress By John Bunyan. Christian Meets Mistrust And Timorous

Othello, 1890 (litho)
KW428119 Othello, 1890 (litho) by Gilbert, John (1817-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: Desdemona on her knees before Othello in the play by William Shakespeare (c.1564-1616)

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"Mistrust: A Tapestry of Doubt and Suspicion" In the midst of Entente Cordiale celebrations, where nations strive for harmony, a play unfolds on stage. David Garrick and Mrs Pritchard captivate audiences in The Suspicious Husband, highlighting the fragility of trust. Centuries earlier, Prudence gazes from a tempera grassa painting with an air of caution. Her wisdom transcends time as she reminds us to tread carefully in a world filled with uncertainty. On a sandy shore circa 1875, a woman's troubled expression reflects her inner turmoil. Like brushstrokes on canvas they can stain even the most serene moments. A relic from history emerges—an intricate chastity belt crafted from metal, ivory, and velvet—a symbol that once confined hearts and minds. Amidst laughter and camaraderie stands a bewildered Boy Scout facing off against an unexpected adversary—a turkey. In this comical clash lies the essence of mistrust—fearful skepticism towards unfamiliar encounters. From John F Shaw & Co's lithographic rendition of The Pilgrim's Progress comes Little Faith robbed by Faint-Heart, Guilt, and Mistrust. This allegorical tale warns against succumbing to doubt when faced with adversity along life's journey. During Good Friday in 1943, shadows loom over solemn faces as faith wrestles with suspicion amidst religious observance. Even within sacred spaces exists room for questioning beliefs. World War I brings forth another scene—a woman anxiously peering out train windows fearing detection by Zeppelins overhead. Mistrust infiltrates wartime landscapes as paranoia takes hold during times of conflict. The innocence captured in The Frightened Kittens' chromolithograph reveals vulnerability when confronted by unknown forces—reminding us how easily fear breeds distrust among fragile souls. Ganesa—the God of Prudence and Policy—stands tall in an engraving, embodying the essence of cautious decision-making.