Obese Collection (page 5)

A wherry-man helps an obese man on to his wherry boat. 1831 (engraving)
7234821 A wherry-man helps an obese man on to his wherry boat. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A corpulent man staring angrily at a fop for looking at his daug, 1831 (engraving)
7234805 A corpulent man staring angrily at a fop for looking at his daug, 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A fishwife selling shellfish on a Kent beach. 1831 (engraving)
7234804 A fishwife selling shellfish on a Kent beach. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A fishwife selling shellfish on a Kent beach)

A merchant walking down a Georgian London street. 1831 (engraving)
7234779 A merchant walking down a Georgian London street.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Obese middle-aged man attempting to mount a horse. 1831 (engraving)
7234776 Obese middle-aged man attempting to mount a horse. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Toss - chased by a bull (colour litho)
5998440 The Toss - chased by a bull (colour litho) by Studdy, George Ernest (1878-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Toss - chased by a bull)

The Wrestling Match between Kimenzan Tanigoro and Edogasaki Gemji (colour woodblock print)
CH401519 The Wrestling Match between Kimenzan Tanigoro and Edogasaki Gemji (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho, Katsukawa (1726-93); Private Collection; (add.info)

Y. YYankee
6523716 Y. YYankee by Henreaux, Lucien L. (pseudonym LSH) (active 1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Silhouettes -- Alphabet. Publisher unknown, 1904 (legal depot BNF)

The Match between Tanikaze Kajinosuke and Kimenzan Tanigoro (colour woodblock print)
CH401528 The Match between Tanikaze Kajinosuke and Kimenzan Tanigoro (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho, Katsukawa (1726-93); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portraits of the Wrestlers Fudenoumi and Kashiwado (colour woodblock print)
CH401520 Portraits of the Wrestlers Fudenoumi and Kashiwado (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho, Katsukawa (1726-93); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oban Tate-E; ); Photo © Christies Images

Maids offer the days catch of fish and lobster to a gourmet. 1831 (engraving)
7234808 Maids offer the days catch of fish and lobster to a gourmet.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Daniel Lambert, famous obese man, 1770-1809. 1869 (lithograph)
7232958 Daniel Lambert, famous obese man, 1770-1809. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daniel Lambert, gaol keeper and dog breeder from Leicester)

The skeleton of Death and the glutton. 1827 (engraving)
7233010 The skeleton of Death and the glutton. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and the glutton)

Thomas Wood, the abstemious miller, 1719-1783. 1869 (lithograph)
7232970 Thomas Wood, the abstemious miller, 1719-1783. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Wood, the abstemious miller, 1719-1783)

Boy eating bananas (colour litho)
7151108 Boy eating bananas (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Skirt stakes (colour litho)
7151032 Skirt stakes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century. Signed: GAS.); © Look and Learn

Carving English beef (colour litho)
7150938 Carving English beef (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century)

Georgie Porgie (colour litho)
7186318 Georgie Porgie (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Georgie Porgie, childrens nursery rhyme)

Early cycling, going to Hobby Fair, 1835 (colour litho)
7153630 Early cycling, going to Hobby Fair, 1835 (colour litho) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early cycling, going to Hobby Fair)

Chef with an apprehensive cat (colour litho)
7151052 Chef with an apprehensive cat (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Obesite; Obesity; Obesitat (engraving)
7196857 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Obesite; Obesity; Obesitat (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Obesite; Obesity; Obesitat)

Woman from the Gluttonous Couple (copper engraving)
7201592 Woman from the Gluttonous Couple (copper engraving) by Winghe, Joos or Jodocus van (1544-1603) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman from the Gluttonous Couple)

La chasse au gorille (engraving)
7200184 La chasse au gorille (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La chasse au gorille)

Masquerade scene at Kensington Gardens (engraving)
7153656 Masquerade scene at Kensington Gardens (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Man shovelling in food (colour litho)
7151125 Man shovelling in food (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Cambridge Butter (engraving)
7177943 Cambridge Butter (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cambridge Butter. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood)

The Handstand (litho)
7149280 The Handstand (litho) by Kley, Heinrich (1863-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Handstand. Illustration from Sammel Album Heinrich Kley Alte und Neue Zeichnungen (Albert Langen)

Hoo-Choo-Loo, alias John Bull and the Doctors, satire on the Whig governments attempt to pass a Reform Bill through
7148297 Hoo-Choo-Loo, alias John Bull and the Doctors, satire on the Whig governments attempt to pass a Reform Bill through Parliament, 1831 (engraving) by Doyle

"I ate sixty-four chocolate biscuits"(litho)
7168515 " I ate sixty-four chocolate biscuits" (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chef opening a bottle with a corkscrew (colour litho)
7151054 Chef opening a bottle with a corkscrew (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Chef propositioning kitchen maid (colour litho)
7151050 Chef propositioning kitchen maid (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Cooking a bloater (colour litho)
7150937 Cooking a bloater (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Healthy appetite for a big lunch (colour litho)
7150918 Healthy appetite for a big lunch (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century)

Egg delivery (colour litho)
7150886 Egg delivery (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Close Corporations (engraving)
7177848 Close Corporations (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Close Corporations)

"Sam looked at the fat boy with great astonishment"(engraving)
7165974 " Sam looked at the fat boy with great astonishment" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An obese man looks at a pig, "To say that I might become that big one day!", 1856 (illustration)
7211595 An obese man looks at a pig, " To say that I might become that big one day!", 1856 (illustration) by Daumier

Illustration for L Education Sentimentale, 1894 (litho)
DGC288111 Illustration for L Education Sentimentale, 1894 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Great Mail Contractor (engraving)
7178074 The Great Mail Contractor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Mail Contractor)

Fat man (colour litho)
7151121 Fat man (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Large woman communicating with cows (colour litho)
7151062 Large woman communicating with cows (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Chef sneezing into the soup (colour litho)
7151051 Chef sneezing into the soup (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

The Fat Boy (engraving)
7165961 The Fat Boy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fat Boy. Illustration for Child-Pictures from Dickens (Griffith, Farran, Okeden, & Welsh)

"I say, how nice you look"(engraving)
7165970 " I say, how nice you look" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " I say)

Q: Master Quarter (Officer in the rank of Lieutenant or Captain
6523543 Q: Master Quarter (Officer in the rank of Lieutenant or Captain, who is in charge of housing, encampment, subsistence, distributions, cash and accounting of a corps of troops)

O: Besides
6523541 O: Besides by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Comic Military Alphabet. Pellerin & Cie, printer and publisher, circa 1890)

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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.