Shock Collection (#12)

Male Little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) displaying, Catalonia, Spain, May

RF - Lemur Leaf Frog (Agalychnis lemur) in rainforest. Central Caribbean foothills, Costa Rica. IUCN Red List. Critically endangered species

Picture No. 12020195
Pug dog, wearing Christmas hatss. Digital manipulation Date:

Head portrait of Satiny Parrot snake (Leptophis depressirostris) swallowing frog, Hungary, Europe

Yellow goatfish (Mulloidichthys martinicus) swimming above the reef, West End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea

Arrest of Lord Hastings, c1856-1859. Artist: Sir John Gilbert
Arrest of Lord Hastings, c1856-1859

The Unexpected Visit or more free than welcome, 1820. George IV, seated on a cushion in the Brighton Royal Pavilion, throwing up his arms in horror at the entry of the Queen closely followed by

Alderman Sir Matthew Wood and King George IV
The Modern Belshazzers Feast; Alderman Sir Matthew Wood presents an envelope marked the Queens letter to the Prince Regents dinner table which falls into disarray

Beowulf finds the head of Aschere, 1910. Artist: John Henry Frederick Bacon
Beowulf finds the head of Aschere, 1910. Aschere is Hrothgars most trusted warrior who is killed by the monster Grendels mother

Slow Asphyxiation, 1916. Artist: Louis Raemaekers
Slow Asphyxiation, 1916. Plate 69 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers. The Dutch graphic artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)

Francis Lederer in William Wylers The Gay Deception (1935)
Francis Lederer in The Gay Deception (1935)

Quelle heure est-il s'il vous plait?, 1839. Creator: Honore Daumier
Quelle heure est-il s'il vous plait?... 1839. Shady-looking character holding a large stick: What time is it please?'. Series: Emotions parisiennes; Periodical: Le Charivari, 24 November 1839

Two Victorian gentlemen fighting in a park, to the horror of a female onlooker and amusement of her companion. The horse leaning against a tree just looks bored

Woman with frightened expression, holding hands up to face
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Woman with frightened expression, holding hands up to face

Killed by a Falling Bell
A bell-ringer at Frisbourg (Switzerland) finds the bells toll for him.... Date: 1909

Many kittens and a Santa cat on a Christmas card by Louis Wain. Have they behaved well enough to receive their presents? Date: circa 1900s

Desperate young man wearing a suit holding his hands to his face, worried

Young woman with surprised expression, (B&W), close-up

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Cat Exotic Shorthair. Date:

Down by the Sea - Catch of the Season - Crab biting a toe
Down by the Sea - The Catch of the Season - A pesky Crab bites the toe of a late Victorian / early Edwardian lady having a paddle through the rockpools

Mistaken identity - Very short man and a tall young woman " You Naughty Boy, you ll fall over!" " Oh...." Date: circa 1890s

Tall blonde with pink nightdress and stockings
Step-in High! A tall blonde girl in profile, with long long legs and stockings and a sheer pink nightdress -she stands in front of some fine floral wallpaper. Date: early 1940s

Pretty girl caught getting dressed
Caught " Una-wears" - a curly-haired lovely is shocked to be discovered whilst getting dressed into a tiny sheer green undergarment. Date: early 1940s

Yachting Terms Illustrated - A Spanker!"
Yachting Terms Illustrated - " A Spanker!" A housewife reacts with furious anger to the indiscretions of her younger son, who has spilt black ink all over her pressed white tablecloth

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Date: 1906

Man on summer holiday falling backwards into a swimming pool and splashing water

The Water-wave! by G. E. Studdy
Illustration by G. E. Studdy showing a small dog being forced to have a bath, watched smugly by Ooloo the cat. Ooloo later gets a shock when the bath water spills all over him

The genie appears from Aladdins magic lamp. After an illustration by Francis Brundage in an 1898 edition of The Arabian Nights Entertainments; Illustration

Cartoon of golfer who is shocked when ball triggers a bottle of whisky from under the golf course
cartoon of a golfer who shows shock when his ball triggers a bottle of whisky from under the golf course. 1902

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