Obese Collection (page 9)

Supplementary Militia Turning out for Twenty Days Amusement, or The French invade us, hay
NCO189706 Supplementary Militia Turning out for Twenty Days Amusement, or The French invade us, hay? damme, whos afraid? published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Dreadful-Hot Weather, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190133 Dreadful-Hot 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

Capitalism from L Assiette Au Beurre magazine, pub
CSM74185 Capitalism from L Assiette Au Beurre magazine, pub. June 1907 (litho) (see also 75319) by Galantara, Gabriele (Rata Langa) (1865-1937); Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design

Long Thomas and Mad-le G-d Going to the Pantheon in Their Natural Masks, 18th Century (litho)
5208538 Long Thomas and Mad-le G-d Going to the Pantheon in Their Natural Masks, 18th Century (litho) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Not Hamlet with the skull of Yorick, but Fat man admiring a Christmas pudding (chromolitho)
5996079 Not Hamlet with the skull of Yorick, but Fat man admiring a Christmas pudding (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jules Janin (1804-74), from Galerie Contemporaine, c. 1874-78 (b / w photo)
STC129150 Jules Janin (1804-74), from Galerie Contemporaine, c.1874-78 (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

"A Little Bigger", pub. by S. W. Fores, 1791 (coloured etching) (pair of 125715)
NP125714 " A Little Bigger", pub. by S.W. Fores, 1791 (coloured etching) (pair of 125715) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 31.8x24.8 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Daniel Lambert (oil on canvas)
USH57149 Portrait of Daniel Lambert (oil on canvas) by Grant, John Archibald Duff (fl.1890); Lincolnshire County Council, Usher Gallery, Lincoln, UK; eUsher Gallery; English, out of copyright

Miseries of Travelling, 1807 (coloured engraving)
BBC211027 Miseries of Travelling, 1807 (coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Man and woman in a restaurant with a glutton, 19th century
Man and woman in a restaurant with a glutton. He says, But you don t eat? He thinks, He inhales! Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Swiss artist Jean Gabriel

Leaving off Powder, or A Frugal Family saving the Guinea
NCO191734 Leaving off Powder, or A Frugal Family saving the Guinea, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Le Cochon et ses Deux Petits, or Rich Pickings for a Noble Appetite
NCO189723 Le Cochon et ses Deux Petits, or Rich Pickings for a Noble Appetite, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

A Sphere Projecting Against a Plane, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792
NCO189724 A Sphere Projecting Against a Plane, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

A Cockney and his Wife going to Wycombe, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1805
NCO191245 A Cockney and his Wife going to Wycombe, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1805 (hand-coloured etching with aquatint) by Gillray

Eugenia Martinez Vallejo, called La Monstrua (oil on canvas)
SCP38656 Eugenia Martinez Vallejo, called La Monstrua (oil on canvas) by Carreno de Miranda, Don Juan (1614-85); 165x207 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Matins at D-wn-ng College, Cambridge, pub. 1810 (hand coloured engraving)
3051763 Matins at D-wn-ng College, Cambridge, pub. 1810 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Biggest Man in the World (engraving)
3627727 Biggest Man in the World (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Biggest Man in the World)

Illustration for The Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb (litho)
3642141 Illustration for The Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb (litho) by Jones, A. Garth (1872-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb)

Good bye little girl (colour litho)
3643462 Good bye little girl (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Good bye little girl. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Polisportiva dei Grassi, an interesting meeting, which was held in Vigevano (Pavia)... (colour litho)
2809187 The Polisportiva dei Grassi, an interesting meeting, which was held in Vigevano (Pavia)... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Illustration, Bowled out. first published 1838

Monstrosities of 1825 & 6, pub. 1835 (hand coloured engraving)
2636980 Monstrosities of 1825 & 6, pub. 1835 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Charles Mathews playing six parts in Stories
Charles Mathews, comic actor, playing six parts in Stories, showing his distinctive appearance, lop-sided mouth and remarkable gift for mimicry. 1822

Mr Edward Bright late of Maldon in Essex (engraving)
964827 Mr Edward Bright late of Maldon in Essex (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Edward Bright late of Maldon in Essex)

Love is blind (chromolitho)
5995956 Love is blind (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love is blind. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Monstrosities of 1825 & 6, pub. 1835 (hand coloured engraving)
2958381 Monstrosities of 1825 & 6, pub. 1835 (hand coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Who passed his days in being fed by his wives (engraving)
2781450 Who passed his days in being fed by his wives (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Who passed his days in being fed by his wives)

Plate 268. Arising from the Ground, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950512 Plate 268. Arising from the Ground, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 21.8x34.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Owing to the scarcity of trains (colour litho)
3642825 Owing to the scarcity of trains (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Owing to the scarcity of trains. Postcard, early 20th century)

Living apart (colour litho)
3642787 Living apart (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Living apart. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

So Near And Yet So Far (colour litho)
3641574 So Near And Yet So Far (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: So Near And Yet So Far. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Episodes in high life (engraving)
3640700 Episodes in high life (engraving) by Du Maurier, George (1834-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Episodes in high life)

Regency a la Mode, 1812 (coloured etching)
STC229786 Regency a la Mode, 1812 (coloured etching) by Heath, William (1795-1840); Private Collection; (add.info.: man helped to get dressed by his man servant; ); The Stapleton Collection; English

The Consultation or Last Hope, 1808 (coloured engraving)
CHT235319 The Consultation or Last Hope, 1808 (coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Push-Pin, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO191725 Push-Pin, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English, out of copyright

Lady Godivas Rout, or Peeping-Tom spying out Pope-Joan
NCO191711 Lady Godivas Rout, or Peeping-Tom spying out Pope-Joan, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

A Natural Crop; Alias - A Norfolk Dumpling, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1791
NCO190112 A Natural Crop; Alias - A Norfolk Dumpling, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1791 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

"There was an Old Person of Hurst, who drank when he was not athirst", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386655 " There was an Old Person of Hurst, who drank when he was not athirst", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

William Morris climbing a mountain in Iceland, c. 1871 (pencil on paper)
PNH452523 William Morris climbing a mountain in Iceland, c.1871 (pencil on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 16.5x10 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Act II, Scene 10 from Le Reveillon by Henri Meilhac (1830-97
CHT179976 Act II, Scene 10 from Le Reveillon by Henri Meilhac (1830-97) and Ludovic Halevy (1834-1908) performed at the Palais-Royal, 1872 (colour litho) by Morin

The First Kiss this Ten Years! Or the meeting of Britannia & Citizen Francois, pub
2490889 The First Kiss this Ten Years! Or the meeting of Britannia & Citizen Francois, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Woman from Timbuktu, mother of thirty children (b / w photo)
6015488 Woman from Timbuktu, mother of thirty children (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman from Timbuktu, mother of thirty children)

The Venus of Willendorf, 23000 BC (Upper Paleolithic) (limestone)
AIS5370575 The Venus of Willendorf, 23000 BC (Upper Paleolithic) (limestone) by Prehistoric; 11 cm; Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna

Sumo Wrestler (colour woodcut)
AFC210525 Sumo Wrestler (colour woodcut) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

"This Remarkable Animal... ", engraved by John Whessel (c
AJ18290 " This Remarkable Animal...", engraved by John Whessel (c.1760-1823), 1808 (engraving) by Gale, Benjamin (1741-1832) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr)

The sumo wrestler Abumatsu Rokunosuke, c. 1835 (oban size, colour woodblock print)
ILL45115 The sumo wrestler Abumatsu Rokunosuke, c.1835 (oban size, colour woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); Private Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

Stout Lady (engraving)
5991173 Stout Lady (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stout Lady. Illustration for Paris Herself Again in 1878-9 by George Augustus Sala (7th edn)

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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.