Dunce Collection

The Old Curiosity Shop, schoolroom
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841. The puzzled dunce

Susan sits alone on the fence, unhappy to think that Dunderpate is going to marry the tailors daughter or the pastrycooks daughter. Date: 1938

Dunce at School
A boy stands on a stool with a dunces cap on his head. Date: circa 1900

Boy with Slate Kept In
A little boy has to stay in to work out a sum on his slate

Cheery Families - Master Switch the Schoolmasters Son. 1890s

Dunce's cap, c.1880 (print)
7293408 Dunce's cap, c.1880 (print); (add.info.: Education. Student wearing a dunce's cap at school. Imagery, France, ca 1880.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Letter I: Ignorance
DUV4217040 Letter I: Ignorance; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon.

The duties of the child in the family (duties of brothers and sisters): Protection - A good example
DUV4212690 The duties of the child in the family (duties of brothers and sisters): Protection - A good example. Protecting the groin brother for his little sister

Letter Z: Zero. Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4216377 Letter Z: Zero. Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph); 20x14 cm; (add.info.: Album containing a simplified reading method and an illustrated abecedary - Pont-a-Mousson Imaging)

A teacher correcting a student with a rule in his classroom. Body punishment 19th century. Illustration 19th century
NWI4961530 A teacher correcting a student with a rule in his classroom. Body punishment 19th century. Illustration 19th century

Classroom, mixed and has several levels, a colonial school, with a child punished
NWI4961469 Classroom, mixed and has several levels, a colonial school, with a child punished, wearing a cover head of cancer and the teacher reading a book to a young boy. Illustration 19th century

Method of learning to read: teacher and pupil in a school room in front of a blackboard
DUV4197953 Method of learning to read: teacher and pupil in a school room in front of a blackboard. Cover of Alphabet de la Phosphatine Falieres (brand of porridge) Alphabet brevete S.G.D.G

Letter Z: ZELE at work ranks us with good number, indolence leads us to ZERO. Engraving in " ABC
DUV4206640 Letter Z: ZELE at work ranks us with good number, indolence leads us to ZERO. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

A classroom in the 19th century. A severe teacher corrects the duty of a pupil (collegian)
PCT4282040 A classroom in the 19th century. A severe teacher corrects the duty of a pupil (collegian) who takes his head in his hands: the other students laugh and laugh at him - Illustration by J

Schoolers chatting, surprised by the master (teacher) who heads towards them by waving a cane
PCT4277458 Schoolers chatting, surprised by the master (teacher) who heads towards them by waving a cane. School, chatter, punishment.; (add.info.: Schoolers chatting)

Education : un ecolier indiscipline portant le masque de l"ane (bonnet d'ane), est gronde par son instituteur
FGL5492623 Education : un ecolier indiscipline portant le masque de l"ane (bonnet d'ane), est gronde par son instituteur. Gravure du 19eme siecle ©Fototeca/Leemage; Fototeca Gilardi.

Cover of Le Pelerin, 16/10/38 - L'appel des classes - Photography Photographe camera, Teaching - Student lyceen
ICA4867962 Cover of Le Pelerin, 16/10/38 - L'appel des classes - Photography Photographe camera, Teaching - Student lyceen, collegian; (add.info.: Cover of Le Pelerin)

The Dunce, 1850
3478014 The Dunce, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration titled 'The Dunce' depicting a young boy. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cross, Crowd, Crown, Dance, Dream, Drill, Drill, Drink, Drive, Drown, Drunk, Dunce (engraving)
8650016 Cross, Crowd, Crown, Dance, Dream, Drill, Drill, Drink, Drive, Drown, Drunk, Dunce (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cross, Crowd, Crown)

cover of a manual " J'apprends l'orthographe", 1911 (print)
PCT4265588 cover of a manual " J'apprends l'orthographe", 1911 (print); (add.info.: School textbook " J'apprends l'orthographe" (The spelling of the future) by Ms

Scene from "Les animaux peints par eux-memes - Vie privee et publique des animaux" written by Balzac
PCT4269785 Scene from "Les animaux peints par eux-memes - Vie privee et publique des animaux" written by Balzac

Children sitting on the chimney, trapping a trap at Father Christmas, for the Christmas 1930 newspaper "Le
LSE4086688 Children sitting on the chimney, trapping a trap at Father Christmas, for the Christmas 1930 newspaper "Le Dimanche illustrious" (engraving) by French School

Reading lesson in a Pennsylvania classroom, 1700s
School reading lesson in colonial Pennsylvania. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

SCHOOL FOR SKELETONS
A bizarre school for skeletons, with two skeletons playing a piano duet, one skeleton dunce on a chair in the corner and another skeleton carrying a basket! Date: early 1930s

The Incorrigible, 1879 (oil on canvas)
MAN277415 The Incorrigible, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Burr, John (1831-93); 91.3x71.2 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

"La petite fille sur un cube"Peinture de Leonid Terentievich Chupyatov (Chupiatov) (1890-1941)
FIA5345398 " La petite fille sur un cube" Peinture de Leonid Terentievich Chupyatov (Chupiatov) (1890-1941) 1920 environ Collection privee by Chupyatov

Letters G, H and I: "Guignol, Rattle, Ignorant", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits
DUV4213916 Letters G, H and I: " Guignol, Rattle, Ignorant", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits, 1897 (engraving) by Quenioux, Gaston (1864-1951); (add.info.: Letters G)

Letter I: "Ignorant", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits, 1897 (engraving)
DUV4213908 Letter I: " Ignorant", in ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits, 1897 (engraving) by Quenioux, Gaston (1864-1951); (add.info.: Letter I: " Ignorant (donkey hat)

The donkey cups of ignorant schoolchildren, illustration for the table of 4
LSE4330810 The donkey cups of ignorant schoolchildren, illustration for the table of 4, by Bertall (Charles d Arnoux de Limoges Saint Saens, 1820-1882)

A l ecole. Un maitre d une ecole de campagne attrape un garcon par l oreille
FIA5380532 A l ecole. Un maitre d une ecole de campagne attrape un garcon par l oreille, dans la salle de classe ou d autres garcons font des betises et des grimaces

Court of the Inquisition (engraving)
IND52912 Court of the Inquisition (engraving) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

Two children teach their dog to read in an armchair with a donkey cap. 1908 (chromolithograph)
DUV4202143 Two children teach their dog to read in an armchair with a donkey cap. 1908 (chromolithograph) by Bigot-Valentin (fl)

La salle de classe - The classroom - Heuvel, Theodore Bernard de (1817-1906) - 1872 - Oil on wood - 37x44
FIA5396875 La salle de classe - The classroom - Heuvel, Theodore Bernard de (1817-1906) - 1872 - Oil on wood - 37x44, 5 - Private Collection by Heuvel

The Dunces Cap (oil on canvas)
XEH53784 The Dunces Cap (oil on canvas) by Dubas, Angele (b.1844); 50x38 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts Andre Malraux, Le Havre, France

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Ane (ignorant); Dunce; Schops (engraving)
7194677 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Ane (ignorant); Dunce; Schops (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ane (ignorant); Dunce; Schops

Dreams
FIA5351622 Dreams by Savitsky, Konstantin Apollonovich (1844-1905); State Art Museum, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (add.info.: Les reves (Une jeune ecoliere devant un tableau noir)

Old card to play: the four of heart - "Beautiful little children"
XEE4113827 Old card to play: the four of heart - " Beautiful little children" who show their heart-shaped buttocks. Musee de la Carte A Joueur, Issy-les-Moulineaux

The prying zephirs - engraving, 19th century
LSE4106419 The prying zephirs - engraving, 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The prying zephirs - engraving)

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of pigs in a classroom, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3605412 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of pigs in a classroom, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

Punishment at school: Pupil punished, with a donkey cap for talking to his comrades
XEE4179896 Punishment at school: Pupil punished, with a donkey cap for talking to his comrades. Epinal imaging from the end of the 19th century

Children playing school (engraving)
5227142 Children playing school (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing school)

Monkey school (chromolitho)
5235328 Monkey school (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monkey school.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Master Switch The Schoolmasters Son (colour litho)
2797316 Master Switch The Schoolmasters Son (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Master Switch The Schoolmasters Son)

Cutting off Supplies (oil on panel)
476709 Cutting off Supplies (oil on panel) by Webster, Thomas (1800-86); 46x40 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Compulsory education, 1882 (colour litho)
CHT164022 Compulsory education, 1882 (colour litho) by Geoffroy, Henry Jules Jean (1853-1924) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

How to Make a Parliament (colour litho)
2813055 How to Make a Parliament (colour litho) by Anderson, Martin " Cynicus" (1854-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: How to Make a Parliament)

A childrens conspiracy meeting. Painting by Maria Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva
JLJ4646084 A childrens conspiracy meeting. Painting by Maria Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva (Bashkirtseff) (1860-1884) 1884 Sun. 1, 9x1, 7 m Paris, musee d Orsay - The meeting. Slum children

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"Dunce at School: A boy with a slate kept in the old curiosity shop schoolroom. Susan sits alone on the fence, observing the cheery families as Master Switch, the schoolmaster's son, takes charge. But little did they know about the secret SCHOOL FOR SKELETONS hidden behind closed doors. In another corner of imagination, a little girl teaches elephants in a field, showcasing her innocence and creativity. The Incorrigible painting from 1879 captures an era where mischief and rebellion were prevalent among young minds. Meanwhile, The Babes in the Wood play at Theatre Royal Bournemouth brings forth tales of adventure and wonderment for all ages to enjoy. In this diverse collection of images and artworks lies "La petite fille sur un cube" by Leonid Terentievich Chupyatov (Chupiatov), painted around 1920. This masterpiece depicts a young girl sitting on a cube, symbolizing her journey through knowledge and growth despite societal labels such as "Ignorant. " It resonates with ABC des joujoux ou Alphabet des tout petits engraving from 1897 that highlights letters G, H, and I - Guignol, Rattle, Ignorant - reminding us that even in childhood playthings can teach valuable lessons. These hints paint a vivid picture of dunce-like characters who defy expectations or face challenges but ultimately find their own unique paths towards enlightenment.