Scamp Collection

Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie - Kissed the girls and made them cry. When the boys came out to play - Georgie Porgie ran away

They say cleanliness is next to Godliness - but I say its next to impossible. A young child fails to clean their grimy knees no matter how hard they scrub! Date: 1933

Heres a lad a-being naught - saying things he never ought! A young scamp of a country lad whispers something rather cheeky into his young girl friends ear! Date: 1950

Quay Scamps, 1896 (w / c on paper)
RCP330991 Quay Scamps, 1896 (w/c on paper) by Tuke, Henry Scott (1858-1929); 13.9x21.5 cm; Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, Falmouth, UK; eRoyal Cornwall Polytechnic Society; English

Ethel finds Scamp (colour litho)
2791835 Ethel finds Scamp (colour litho) by Williamson, J. (active c. 1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ethel finds Scamp)

Cour des Miracles of Paris. Talebot the Hunchback, a celebrated Scamp during the Seventeenth Century (engraving)
668484 Cour des Miracles of Paris. Talebot the Hunchback, a celebrated Scamp during the Seventeenth Century (engraving) by French School

Belgian Proverb - Needing help, no matter whom provides it
Belgian Proverb - " Everyone needs someone to look down on" - It simply means you may need help from a " lower class" person

Taking advantage of the situation... Street Lad - " Do you want an Errand Boy?" Shopkeeper - " No." Street Lad - " Yus you do, yours as just been runned over." !!

Dog Chases Cat up Tree
A cat is chased up a tree by Scamp the terrier. circa 1912

Illustration, Smiler and Scamp
Illustration, Scamp rolls on his back in an attempt to get Smiler to play with him. Date: 1930

Scamp cheekily drinks a Gentlemans tipple whilst distracted
" Why don t we have Open-air Cafes? So pleasant to takes ones refreshment in the open air." (vide newspapers) Date: 1895

Streetwise young scamp talks back at an admonishing woman who is criticising him for smoking." Do you know its very wrong for little boys to smoke tobacco

Street Urchin offers appraisal of passing pretty lady
The London Street Urchin (to companion over the way) - " Ow would that suit yer, Bill?". A young scamp offering an honest appraisal to his pal of a passing well-dressed

Scamp (Mycteroperca phenax). This fish is a type of grouper found around the Western Central Atlantic. Photographed at a shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico, off San Pablo island, Florida, USA

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"They say cleanliness is next to Godliness - but I say it's next to impossible. Meet Scamp, the mischievous little troublemaker who always manages to find himself in a mess. From Georgie Porgie to Quay Scamps of 1896, it has been causing chaos throughout history. Whether it's Ethel finding him in a colorful litho or Talebot the Hunchback being celebrated as a scamp during the Seventeenth Century, this lad knows how to stir up trouble. As the Belgian proverb goes, he's always needing help from anyone who provides it. Just take a look at Smiler and Scamp illustrated by Cecil Aldin in The Mongrel Puppy Book - these adorable illustrations capture his playful spirit perfectly. No matter how many times he gets into mischief, you can't help but love this young scamp of a country. "