Officious Collection

Officious Foxes, 1876 (Engraving)
939922 Officious Foxes, 1876 (Engraving) by Austrian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Julius Johannes Ludovicus Ritter von Payer (1841 - 1915)

The Officious Passenger: Reform of Parliament - extension of the franchise
527686 The Officious Passenger: Reform of Parliament - extension of the franchise. The Prime Minister, Lord John Russell, asking John Bright to stop trumpeting the Reform Bill

Cartoon, The Officious Passenger (Bright and Russell)
Cartoon, The Officious Passenger -- a satirical comment on the radical MP John Brights attempts to push for electoral reform

Satirical cartoon on German army recruitment, WW1
A satirical cartoon by the German artist George Grosz on German army recruitment, showing a doctor examining a decaying skeleton to see if it is fit for military service

Cartoon, Round figures, WW1
Cartoon, Round figures. A French gendarme officiously challenges a civilian man about his age. The document says 47, but he is sure the man looks nearer 50. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Let them pass, WW1
Cartoon, Let them pass. Two French gendarmes in army uniform decide that these two ladies can be allowed through -- they can t possibly be German, as they are pretty and have delicate little feet

Cartoon, Delivering a letter, WW1
Cartoon, showing a French gendarme rather officiously delivering a letter to a colonel, feeling rather self-important to be part of the war effort. Date: 1916

The Officious Passenger: Reform of Parliament - extension of the franchise. The Prime Minister, Lord John Russell, asking John Bright to stop trumpeting the Reform Bill

New York police crowd control barriers
New York policeman leaning on crowd control barrier

New York policeman leaning on barrier
New York policeman leaning on crowd control barrier

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Throughout history, the officious have found ways to insert themselves into the most significant events, from the halls of power during parliamentary reform to the battlefields of war. In "The Officious Passenger" of 1876, an engraving depicts a man's relentless pursuit to board a train, symbolizing the push for political change. During the Spanish-American War, a lithograph shows an officious figure delivering a letter, perhaps carrying news or orders. In satirical cartoons from WW1, officious characters are seen attempting to pass through crowded barriers, leaning on them, or even trying to let others pass. From the German army recruitment to New York's crowd control, They have left their mark on history, their persistence and determination shaping the world around us.