Comic Collection

Deathly Diners
Six skeletons smoking around the dinner table, circa 1865. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Victorian satirical cartoon, He shall have little for his pains
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon on the Art Dealer. He shall have little for his pains, Who makes his living by his brains

Tight Squeeze
The Port Isaac Cornwall lifeboat being dragged through the very narrow streets of the town at its launch. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Pete The Pup
circa 1930: Pete the Pup known all over the world through his film work in Hollywood comedies, especially the Our Gang series. At the height of his career Pete was insured for ?10, 000

Crazy Victorians
1898: A group of people enjoying themselves with an odd form of leapfrog. (Photo by Otto Herschan Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Victorian satirical cartoon, Drunk man in a bar, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on attractiveness of wealth, 19th Century. A wreck at the bar

Victorian satirical cartoon, Depression hiding behind a smiling mask
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on Depression hiding behind a smiling mask, 19th Century. Tis hard to smile, when all the while, You feel a load of care; Tis hard to laugh at idle chaff

Victorian satirical cartoon, The pursuit of pleasure, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on old age, 19th Century. The pursuit of pleasure. Old rich men chasing after a beautful young woman

Victorian satirical cartoon, Author and the Publisher
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon on the Author and the Publisher. Fat and greedy Publisher eating the brains of a staving author

Victorian satirical cartoon, Brothers of the Brush, Artist and cleaners
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon on the Brothers of the Brush. The Artist, shoeshine, street cleaner and chimney sweep all living in poverty

Victorian satire, rich landlord evicting poor tenants
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire, rich landlord harassing poor tenants, 19th Century. Thou pauper pay me that thou owest. Or out upon the world thou goest

Victorian satire, Principle and Interest
Vintage engraving of Victorian satire, Principle and Interest. Clergyman tempted by the devil with power and money

Victorian satirical cartoon, Multum in parvo, Much in little
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon, Multum in parvo, Much in little, 19th Century. Theres nothing in a little pin, Until it penetrates the skin; Theres nothing in a little fly

Victorian satirical cartoon, doctines of the church
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon on doctines of the church. 19th Century. The weathercock upon the Church doth shew, How modern creeds and doctrines come and go; now this way

Youth and age, burn the candle at both ends
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon youth and age. 19th Century. Youth burn the candle at both ends, whilst old age struggles to keep to flames alight

Rocket Blastoff

Confused Woman

Victorian satire on old age, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on old age, 19th Century. You call him fast ! That may be so: His progress seems uncommonly slow

Victorian satire on motherhood and childcare, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire motherhood and childcare, 19th Century. The Burden of a song

Victorian satirical cartoon, Death and inheritance, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on death and inheritance, 19th Century. The End of Life, Beginneth strfe

Victorian satirical cartoon, the problem with shot cuts
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on the problem with shot cuts, 19th Century. Short cuts will often lead astray: The Royal roads the surest way

Victorian satirical cartoon, Masking Depression with Humor
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on Masking Depression with Humor, 19th Century. The merry Fool, in motley at the Fair, May hide in jest and laughter, his despair

Victorian satire on Blind Self Importance, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on Blind Self Importance, 19th Century. Blind Self Importance flaunts his feeble light

Victorian satirical cartoon on the Bar of Justice
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon on the Bar of Justice

Victorian satirical cartoon Half hours with the best authors
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon Half hours with the best authors. Senior man sleeping by a pile of old boring books

Victorian satire, Dog chasing its tail
Vintage engraving of Victorian satire, Dog chasing its tail, 19th Century. Life is too oft a hopeless round, For sonething that is never found: In striving to make both ends meet

Victorian satire, old gossip, vile Rumor swells
Vintage engraving of Victorian satire, old gossip, vile Rumor swells. With sland rous breath vile Rumour swrlls, Each trivial tale the tattler tells

Victorian comic strip, story of a fisherman, 1890s
Vintage engraving of a Victorian comic strip, story of a fisherman, 1890s, 19th Century

Victorian satirical cartoon, on toiling and working
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon, on toiling and working, 19th Century. Toiling, moiling, early and late; We learn to labour, but not to wait

Hic tantum quies est, This is only retirement
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon hic tantum quies est (This is only retirement). 19th Century. I; ve searched the world for peace and rest

Victorian satirical cartoon - On Drinking and a hangover
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon. On Drinking and a hangover. Such pleasures quickly pass away. The Evening Red, The Morning Grey

Victorian satirical cartoon - Law Suit as a boxing match
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon. A Law Suit as a boxing match

Humorului, Romania, Unesco World Heritage Site Monastery Church Adormirea Maicii Domnului at Humor Monastery
5, abbey, abbeys, adormirea maicii domnului, architectural photograph, architectural view, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers, building, buildings

Frescoes on the exterior wall, Humorului, Romania, Unesco World Heritage Site Monastery Church of Adormirea Maicii
4 people, 5, abbey, abbeys, adormirea maicii domnului, architectural photograph, architectural view, arts, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers, buddhist

The Carnival in Duesseldorf, various scenes, Germany, 1899, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, assorted, black, black-and-white, black-white, carnival, comic, comical, contemporary, costumed, costumes, depiction, depictions, different, differing, digital

Evening entertainment in an inn in the Krkonose Mountains with dancing and music, Silesia, Germany, Poland, 1899
1900s, 19th-century, activities, activity, alpine landscape, bar, bunch of, businesses, close, close up, comic, comical, confident, content, contented, contentment, countryside, crowd

The Carnival in Nice, France, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century artwork
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, black, black-and-white, black-white, carnival, comic, comical, costumed, costumes, departement alpes-maritimes, depiction

Carnival friends, on their way to a carnival event by sleigh, 1881, Germany, Historic
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, achievements, action, actions, active, activities, activity, athletic, carnival, carnival event, carnival friends, comic, comical, contests, costumed, costumes

Recruits Amusement at the First Guard, Prussia, Germany, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, activities, activity, amusement, amusements, atmospheric, black, black-and-white, black-white, comic, comical, confident, content, contented, contentment, depiction, depictions

Carnival on the Riva degli Schiavoni in Venice, Italy, c. 1880, digitally restored reproduction of an original
archive, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, bunch of, carnival, carnival in venice, carnival mask, carnival masks, cities, close, close up, comic, comical, commemorating

Dancing Women in a Brothel, 1850, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
1900s, 19th-century, activities, activity, amusement district, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, brothels, comic, comical, content, contented, contentment, copy, dance, dances, depiction

Magic Topper, rabbits peering out of top hats
Two rabbits peering out of top hats belonging to Magic Circle magician Gus Davenport, who is at the Scala Theatre in London for the Magic Circle's Festival of Magic

Wall Pigs
3rd October 1934: Pigs peering over the top of a fence at Paley House Farm, Staplehurst. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Dry Swim
circa 1930: A model lies across a stool to demonstrate a swimming stroke. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Performing Sheep
circa 1910: Five goats doing tricks on a pair of ladders. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Cycle For Four
circa 1930: Four cyclists reading a map which is resting on one of the saddles of their cycle for four. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Doggy Gardening
circa 1930: To keep in its masters good books, the family pet helps with some chores around the garden. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Ostrich Pull
circa 1930: A driver in a racing sulky pulled by an ostrich getting a ticket from a traffic cop for driving faster than 50mph down a Los Angeles boulevard

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