Obese Collection (#10)

Obese woman in swimming costume (colour litho)
3641660 Obese woman in swimming costume (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Obese woman in swimming costume)

We live but once (colour litho)
3642852 We live but once (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: We live but once. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Coming home by goods (colour litho)
3642827 Coming home by goods (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coming home by goods. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Taking measure (engraving)
3640702 Taking measure (engraving) by Du Maurier, George (1834-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taking measure)

If thats how woman ought to look... (Venus De Milo) (colour litho)
2795334 If thats how woman ought to look.... (Venus De Milo) (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: If thats how woman ought to look.... (Venus De Milo)

Monstrosities of 1827, pub. 1835 (hand coloured engraving)
2958375 Monstrosities of 1827, pub. 1835 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (1789-1856); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Edward Pakenham (1778 - 1815)

A Midwife going to a Labour, pub. 1811 (hand coloured engraving)
2962516 A Midwife going to a Labour, pub. 1811 (hand coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Odds & Ends, In, Out, and About, The Great Exhibition of 1851, pub. 1851 (engraving)
2655416 Odds & Ends, In, Out, and About, The Great Exhibition of 1851, pub. 1851 (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

"There was an Old Man of Kanschatka, who possessed a remarkably fat Cur", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386707 " There was an Old Man of Kanschatka, who possessed a remarkably fat Cur", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Illustration of the Dohyo-Iri of Grand Champion Shiranui Dakuemon
CH401515 Illustration of the Dohyo-Iri of Grand Champion Shiranui Dakuemon, published by Yamaguchiya Tobie (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada

Cartoon commenting on the land acquisitions of the United States of America
CHT206524 Cartoon commenting on the land acquisitions of the United States of America, illustration from Le Rire, 4th March 1895 (litho) (b/w photo) by French School

The Comforts of Bath: Gouty Gourmand at Dinner (w / c on paper)
AGN270942 The Comforts of Bath: Gouty Gourmand at Dinner (w/c on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

Connoisseur, (hand coloured engraving)
3025390 Connoisseur, (hand coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Fat man, fallen off his bicycle (colour litho)
3093535 Fat man, fallen off his bicycle (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fat man, fallen off his bicycle. Postcard, early 20th century)

Beauty and misshapennes in the female body (colour litho)
3097106 Beauty and misshapennes in the female body (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beauty and misshapennes in the female body)

Sunday Morning engraved by George Hunt (colour litho)
GHL87687 Sunday Morning engraved by George Hunt (colour litho) by Lane, Theodore (1800-28) (after); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; eLondon Metropolitan Archives; English

Lady Godivas Rout - or - Peeping Tom Spying out Pope Joan
BAL42843 Lady Godivas Rout - or - Peeping Tom Spying out Pope Joan, 1796 (hand-coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); O Shea Gallery, London

A Pig in a Poke, published by S. W. Fores in 1788 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO193158 A Pig in a Poke, published by S.W. Fores in 1788 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English, out of copyright

The Hand-Writing upon the Wall, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803
NCO190183 The Hand-Writing upon the Wall, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 25x35.5 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Hand-Writing upon the Wall, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving)
2636942 The Hand-Writing upon the Wall, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Bridal-Night, 1797 (hand-coloured etching)
2562192 The Bridal-Night, 1797 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wedding night of Charlotte Augusta Matilda)

Obesity: small boy sheltering from the rain under the cape of a fat policeman (chromolitho)
5996068 Obesity: small boy sheltering from the rain under the cape of a fat policeman (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Obesity)

Obesity: fat man paddling in the sea at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (colour litho)
5995932 Obesity: fat man paddling in the sea at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Obesity)

Alcoholism: fat man carrying an umbrella and bottles of beer (chromolitho)
5995929 Alcoholism: fat man carrying an umbrella and bottles of beer (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alcoholism)

Cartoons by George Cruikshank on the theme of obesity (engraving)
6000823 Cartoons by George Cruikshank on the theme of obesity (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cartoons by George Cruikshank on the theme of obesity)

Punch cartoon: Circumference - fat man at a tailors shop (engraving)
6034815 Punch cartoon: Circumference - fat man at a tailors shop (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

Charons Boat, or The Ghosts of the All Talents
2489003 Charons Boat, or The Ghosts of the All Talents Taking their Last Voyage, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1807 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

The Legislative Belly: View of the Ministerial Benches in the Impromptu Chamber of 1834
3959943 The Legislative Belly: View of the Ministerial Benches in the Impromptu Chamber of 1834 (lithograph) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 34.3 x 48.3 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

The Strife of Lent with Shrove-Tide, c. 1550-60 (oil on panel)
3740459 The Strife of Lent with Shrove-Tide, c.1550-60 (oil on panel) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); 24x35 cm; Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; Flemish, out of copyright

Ali Baba (lithograph)
3097853 Ali Baba (lithograph) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ali Baba. Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

Simon Heavy-side and his hounds (coloured engraving)
957806 Simon Heavy-side and his hounds (coloured engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Simon Heavy-side and his hounds)

Waltzer au Mouchoir, pub. 1800 (hand coloured engraving)
3051738 Waltzer au Mouchoir, pub. 1800 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Man tightening his wifes corset (colour litho)
3641597 Man tightening his wifes corset (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man tightening his wifes corset)

Portrait of a Man, said to be Joseph Fry, 1816 (oil on canvas)
2831062 Portrait of a Man, said to be Joseph Fry, 1816 (oil on canvas) by Ferneley, John E. (1782-1860); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: oil on canvas, framed)

Waiting in Pose (bronze with brown patina)
652256 Waiting in Pose (bronze with brown patina) by Varela, Abigail (b.1948); height: 140 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Numbered 1 in an edition of 6.); Photo eChristies Images; Venezuelan

The Macaroni, 1774 (w / c on paper)
SC14459 The Macaroni, 1774 (w/c on paper) by Grimm, Samuel Hieronymous (1733-94); 17.2x14.7 cm; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Swiss, out of copyright

"A Little Tighter", pub. by S. W. Fores, 1791 (coloured etching) (pair of 125714
NP125715 " A Little Tighter", pub. by S.W. Fores, 1791 (coloured etching) (pair of 125714) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 31.8x24.8 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Bacchus, 1636-40 (oil on canvas transferred from panel)
BOO73410 Bacchus, 1636-40 (oil on canvas transferred from panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 191x161.3 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Flemish, out of copyright

Le Baiser a la Wirtembourg, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190143 Le Baiser a la Wirtembourg, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Waltzer au Mouchoir, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1800 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO191241 Waltzer au Mouchoir, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1800 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Monstrosities of 1799, or Scene in Kensington Gardens, published by Hannah Humphrey in
NCO190137 Monstrosities of 1799, or Scene in Kensington Gardens, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Sad Sloppy Weather, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190131 Sad Sloppy Weather, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English

A Voluptuary under the Horrors of Digestion, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792
NCO189772 A Voluptuary under the Horrors of Digestion, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Charons Boat, or The Ghosts of the All Talents
NCO189707 Charons Boat, or The Ghosts of the All Talents Taking their Last Voyage, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1807 (hand-coloured etching with some aquatint) by Gillray

The Feast of Reason, & the Flow of the Soul - i. e. The Wits of the Age
NCO191732 The Feast of Reason, & the Flow of the Soul - i.e. The Wits of the Age, setting the Table in a Roar, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Matins at D-wn-ng College, Cambridge, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1810
NCO191719 Matins at D-wn-ng College, Cambridge, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1810 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Woman looking disapprovingly at a poster advertising a belly dancing act (colour litho)
5996036 Woman looking disapprovingly at a poster advertising a belly dancing act (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Embracing the Weighty World: A Glimpse into the Realm of Obesity" In a whimsical scene, John Bull takes Luncheon while British Cooks cram Old Grumble Gizzard with Bonne Chere. The Fat Boy of Peckham and his father stand side by side, their figures telling tales of indulgence and excess. Meanwhile, Sumo wrestlers compete fiercely in an ancient tradition that celebrates size and strength. Enter Fat Lucy Moore, who defies societal norms with her confidence and charm. She challenges stereotypes as a Champion Beer Drinker, proving that weight does not define one's abilities or worth. Witness Sumo wrestlers practicing diligently to master their craft, showcasing discipline amidst their impressive physiques. An engraving captures the stark contrast between a Pauper and a Fat Rich Man – highlighting how wealth can sometimes manifest itself in physical form. Pieter Brueghel's masterpiece "The Strife of Lent with Shrovetide" transports us to 16th-century festivities where food becomes both temptation and celebration. Picture No. 10984235 unveils Zascha The Colossal Woman from Russia, captivating audiences with her sheer magnitude. In a comic postcard from the 20th century, an enormous man finds solace in the sea alongside a woman who appreciates him for more than just his size. As we delve deeper into history, Hannah Humphrey's publication "The Twin Stars" introduces Castor and Pollux – celestial beings whose brilliance shines regardless of earthly dimensions. These glimpses into the world of obesity remind us that appearances can be deceiving; they challenge our preconceived notions about beauty standards and prompt introspection on society's perception of body image. Let us embrace diversity in all its forms as we navigate this complex tapestry called life.