Bad Temper Collection

"Self-contempt", late 19th century. Creator: Mihaly Munkacsy. "Self-contempt", late 19th century
"Self-contempt", late 19th century

Mauvais Coucheur, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Mauvais Coucheur, 1852-1866

Actor in the Role of Wrestler Hanaregoma no Chokichi, c1850. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actor in the Role of Wrestler Hanaregoma no Chokichi, c1850

Danjo Matsunaga Hisahide before His Suicide, 1883. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Danjo Matsunaga Hisahide before His Suicide, 1883. Series: Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage

Tomoe Gozen and Fan Kuai, c1824. Creator: Gakutei
Tomoe Gozen and Fan Kuai, c1824

Irritable: The Wife of a Fireman in the Kaei Period (1848-1853), 1888. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Irritable: The Wife of a Fireman in the Kaei Period (1848-1853), 1888. From Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners

Taira No Koremochi Subjugates the Evil Demon at Togakushi Mountain, 1890. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Taira No Koremochi Subjugates the Evil Demon at Togakushi Mountain, 1890. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Daruma, First Patriarch of Zen, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Daruma, First Patriarch of Zen, 19th century

Les Fricoteurs Politiques, 13 June 1850. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les Fricoteurs Politiques, 13 June 1850. (La France.) - Hum!...hum!...ca me fait l'effet d'etre une assez mauvaise cuisine!'

Study of a Bull, 1830-1867. Creator: Jacques-Raymond Brascassat
Study of a Bull, 1830-1867

Coiled Dragon, 18th century. Creator: Tomotada
Coiled Dragon, 18th century

Erik Dahlberg, 1625-1703, 1676. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
Erik Dahlberg, 1625-1703, 1676

Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786

Cape Mole, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape Mole, 1786-1787. Mole with open mouth, that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 95

Two fish: gurnard and herring, 1836. Creator: Ishikawa Kazan
Two fish: gurnard and herring, 1836

Palm cockatoo, in or after c.1780. Creators: Robert Jacob Gordon, Johannes Schumacher
Palm cockatoo, in or after c.1780

Cow, 1860-1888. Creator: Anton Mauve
Cow, 1860-1888

Roberts, Mary, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Roberts, Mary, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915

Bianchi, William, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 Dec. or 1916 Jan. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bianchi, William, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 Dec. or 1916 Jan

Bara, Theda, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Nov. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bara, Theda, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Nov. 11

Scheld, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Scheld, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915

Heynen, Carl, Mr. portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Heynen, Carl, Mr. portrait photograph, 1916

Altercation in the corridors of the opera, 1889. Creator: Jean Beraud
Altercation in the corridors of the opera, 1889

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ko no Moronao in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ko no Moronao in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eighth Month, 1779, Japan, c. 1779

The Actor Otani Tomoemon I as Kawatabiya Mombei in the Play Oyoroi Ebido Shinozuka... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Otani Tomoemon I as Kawatabiya Mombei in the Play Oyoroi Ebido Shinozuka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1772, Japan, c. 1772

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Katsuhei, Servant of a Princely Family, in the Play Uta... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Katsuhei, Servant of a Princely Family, in the Play Uta Kurabe Tosei Moyo, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1779, Japan, c. 1779

The Actor Nakajima Kanzaemon III as Yaguchi no Karasu-baba in the Play Hono Nitta... c. 1777. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakajima Kanzaemon III as Yaguchi no Karasu-baba in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1777, Japan, c. 1777

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Prince Koreakira (?) in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Prince Koreakira (?) in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773, Japan, c. 1773

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the Plant Seller Awashima no Yonosuke in the Play... c. 1781
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the Plant Seller Awashima no Yonosuke in the Play Mukashi Otoko Yuki no Hinagata, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1781, Japan, c. 1781

Children these days are a bad lot!, 1827. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Children these days are a bad lot!, 1827

Train de plaisir, dix degrés d'ennui et de mauvaise humeur, from Tirage Uniq... 1862, printed 1920
Train de plaisir, dix degres d'ennui et de mauvaise humeur, from Tirage Unique de Trente-Six Bois, 1862, printed 1920

Prince Paul Troubetzkoy II (Bust), 1909. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Prince Paul Troubetzkoy II (Bust), 1909

Yakut Woman in Rich Folk Attire, 1856. Creator: Ivan Dem'ianovich Bulychev
Yakut Woman in Rich Folk Attire, 1856. From Puteshestviye po Vostochnoy Sibiri I. Bulychova. Chast 1-ya. Poyezdka v Kamchatku (A journey across eastern Siberia: Part 1, Trip to Kamchatka)

Silverback Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei) in the bamboo forest, this is Munyinya the leader of Hirwa group, Sabyinyo volcano, Volcano National Park, Rwanda

Highland cow on heather moorland, Curbar Edge, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire. August

An Ox Standing, 1644. Creators: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, School of Rembrandt van Rijn
An Ox Standing, 1644

Seated Woman Resting on her Elbow, n. d. Creator: Henry Stacy Marks
Seated Woman Resting on her Elbow, n.d

Leopard, n. d. Creator: Thomas Bewick
Leopard, n.d

Bust Portrait of the Actor Onoe Matsusuke I, Perhaps as Yodohachi the Cowherd in the Joruri " Shitenno Oeyama Iri" (The Four Great Retainers of Yorimitsu Go to Mt)

Nelly, 1867-1870. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Nelly, 1867-1870

David Playing the Harp for King Saul, (oil on canvas)
827928 David Playing the Harp for King Saul, (oil on canvas) by Gros, Baron Antoine Jean (1771-1835); 183.5x226.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: David Playing the Harp for King Saul)

Jules Perrot, study for The Dancer Perrot, sitting, c. 1880
988859 Jules Perrot, study for The Dancer Perrot, sitting, c.1880 (black and brown chalks with white on paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 49.5x33.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Jules Perrot)

A Bull Calf, 1876 (oil on canvas)
659584 A Bull Calf, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Skredsvig, Christian Eriksen (1854-1924); 44x53.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bull Calf. Christian Skredsvig (1854-1924). Oil on canvas

Courtship and Marriage (engraving)
KDC349410 Courtship and Marriage (engraving) by English School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: contrasting caricatures of man and woman before and after marriage; ); English

The boy who became a screw, illustration from Coles Funny Picture Book (digitally enhanced image)
LLM438701 The boy who became a screw, illustration from Coles Funny Picture Book (digitally enhanced image) by English School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Times of the Day: Evening, illustration from Hogarth Restored
STC451160 Times of the Day: Evening, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Circe, 1885 (oil on canvas)
658659 Circe, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Collier, John (1850-1934); 132.7x220 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Circe. John Collier (1850-1934). Oil on canvas. Dated 1885

Alnaschars Fortune, Arabian Nights, 1879 (oil on canvas)
1197556 Alnaschars Fortune, Arabian Nights, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Lockhart, William Ewart (1844-1900); 153x102 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

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"Unleashing the Beast: Exploring the Depths of Bad Temper" Amidst the serene Highland moorland, a fiery temperament brews within a majestic Highland cow, its wild eyes reflecting an untamed rage. In the heart of Curbar Edge, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, a Silverback Mountain gorilla stands tall in the bamboo forest - its imposing presence concealing a volatile temper beneath its calm exterior. Barbara Nash's portrait captures her sister's turbulent emotions; her furrowed brows and intense gaze hint at an underlying bad temper waiting to erupt. Henry Stacy Marks' masterpiece portrays a seated woman resting on her elbow - her clenched fist and tense posture revealing hints of inner frustration and anger simmering just below the surface. The leopard depicted by Thomas Bewick exudes both grace and danger; its piercing stare suggests that even this magnificent creature possesses an unpredictable temper lurking within. A bust portrait reveals Onoe Matsusuke I as Yodohachi the Cowherd - his stern expression betraying glimpses of pent-up fury ready to be unleashed upon those who dare cross him. James Abbott McNeill Whistler's painting "Nelly" showcases a young girl with stormy eyes; behind her innocent facade lies an explosive temper yearning for release. "David Playing the Harp for King Saul" depicts not only musical harmony but also contrasts it with King Saul's wrathful outbursts towards David, highlighting how even music cannot soothe every bad temper. Jules Perrot's study for "The Dancer Perrot" captures him sitting pensively - his brooding countenance suggesting hidden frustrations that fuel his passionate performances on stage. An oil painting by an unknown artist immortalizes a Bull Calf in 1876; though seemingly harmless now, one can't help but wonder if this young creature's temper will grow as mighty as its physical strength.