Irony Collection

Liberal Party Poster for the British General Election of January 1910 (colour litho)
XCF307418 Liberal Party Poster for the British General Election of January 1910 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jean-Paul Sartre, French writer and philosopher
A graffiti comment on Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), the French writer and philosopher -- no doubt a witty reference to his existentialist philosophy

Los Caprichos by Francisco de Goya (1746-1828)
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Los Caprichos. Lo que puede un sastre! (What can a tailor!). Number 52. Aquatint. 1799. Reproduction by M. Segui i Riera

Socrates (c 469399 BC). Classical Greek Athenian philosophe
Socrates (c.469-399 BC). Classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Bust. Found at Piazza Venezia. 1st. century. Pentelic marble. Palazzo Massimo. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy

agility, animals, balance, ballet, color image, concept, curtain, dancer, dancing, digital composite, elephant, grace, humor, ideas, indoors, irony, nobody, one animal, performance, performer

Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Los Capric
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Los Caprichos. Donde va mama? (Where are you going mum?). Number 65. Aquatint. 1799. Plate 43. Reproduction by M. Segui i Riera

A humorous portrait of Diana Dors
with a copy of an article about glamour and British Cinema written by Dick Richards

IMMIGRATION USA 'We look for a million-man: very good salary', c.1885 (woodcut)
2967620 IMMIGRATION USA 'We look for a million-man: very good salary', c.1885 (woodcut); (add.info.: IMMIGRATION USA 'We look for a million-man)

Quote Doctor
Orara Studio

Place de la Bastille, 1850. Creator: Honore Daumier
Place de la Bastille, 1850. Achetez-moi donc une couronne, citoyen!'. Street-seller to top-hatted man: Buy a crown from me, Citizen!'. From Actualites

Vous avez la parole, expliquez-vous, vous êtes libre!, 1835. Creator: Honore Daumier
Vous avez la parole, expliquez-vous, vous etes libre!, 1835. Play on words - parole can also mean word in French, so the judge is saying: You have parole/you may speak, explain yourself

Les amis de la paix... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les amis de la paix... 19th century. Friends of peace

O qu'ils sont laids!, 1836. Creator: Honore Daumier
O qu'ils sont laids!, 1836. Oh how ugly they are

2 heures, 1839. Creator: Honore Daumier
Singles Day (La Journee du Celibataire) - 2 heures, 1839. 2 hours

Eh bien! Vous voila Capitaine de la Garde-Nationnale!, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Eh bien! Vous voila Capitaine de la Garde-Nationnale!, 19th century. Parisians. First man: So! now you're captain of the National Guard! Second (scruffy-looking) man: My God, yes

Mais pis que j'vous dis qu c'est des amis... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Mais pis que j'vous dis qu c'est des amis... 19th century. They're friends I tell you...let them sort it out between themselves

Ma femme, t'as tort de me blamer... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ma femme, t'as tort de me blamer... 19th century. Wife, you are wrong to blame me...as a famous philosopher said...wine-drinking without thirst is the only thing that distinguishes man from

L'Offrande à Vénus (An Offering to Venus), 1786. Creator: Trinquesse, Louis Rolland (c. 1746-1800)
L'Offrande a Venus (An Offering to Venus), 1786. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

Le Serment à l'amour (The Oath to Love), 1786. Creator: Trinquesse, Louis Rolland (c. 1746-1800)
Le Serment a l'amour (The Oath to Love), 1786. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

Allegory of the British Empire strangling the world, satirical cartoon from
CHT211314 Allegory of the British Empire strangling the world, satirical cartoon from Le Perroquet (Il Papagallo), 1878 (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale

Eldons Hotel, Roundstone, Connemara, Co Galway, Ireland

The laughing audience (1733).Designed by William Hogarth((1697-1764)and engraved by Jones&Cie in 1828.Now in the public domain.Backgrounds:

Satáne piallard d'enfant va!...laisse moi donc composer en paix mon ode... 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Satane piallard d'enfant va!...laisse moi donc composer en paix mon ode... 1844. Satane piallard d'enfant va!...laisse moi donc composer en paix mon ode sur le bonheur de la maternite

Bedlam DP234178
Bedlam, Clint cum Hamlets, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Detail of the road sign for the hamlet, Bedlam, please drive carefully

Unspeakable passion
Paco Palazon

RMS Titanic - letter to James Moody's sister
RMS Titanic - highly significant and historically important letter to Sixth Officer James Moody's sister. Dated 7 May 1912

Socrates (c 469399 BC). Classical Greek Athenian philosophe
Socrates (c.469-399 BC). Classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Socrates in prison before being sentenced to death. Colored engraving

Caricature of artists entering work to be exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1881, from the magazine La Caricature no
REV418403 Caricature of artists entering work to be exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1881, from the magazine La Caricature no.69, 23 April, 1881 (litho) by Bac

The Dream of the Shepherd, 1896 (oil on canvas)
3617996 The Dream of the Shepherd, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Hodler, Ferdinand (1853-1918); 250.2 -- 130.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Der Traum des Hirten; )

The Art of Making Oneself Loved by Ones Wife, c. 1825 (colour litho)
CHT221648 The Art of Making Oneself Loved by Ones Wife, c.1825 (colour litho) by Hippolyte (fl.1825); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Advertisement for current movie in town, Westley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Advertisement for current movie in town. The child is a flood refugee of March 1938 from southeast Missouri. Westley, California

Little owl (Athene noctua) perched on spikes that are used to deter birds, Pusztaszer reserve, Hungary. May

Mouquin, Cochefert, Laurent, Hamard, illustration from L assiette au Beurre: La Police, 23rd May 1903 (colour litho)
STC397117 Mouquin, Cochefert, Laurent, Hamard, illustration from L assiette au Beurre: La Police, 23rd May 1903 (colour litho) by Camara

An Oversight: an watercolour artist setting himself up on a rock to paint a storm
6031064 An Oversight: an watercolour artist setting himself up on a rock to paint a storm and lamenting the fact he has forgotten to bring water with him (litho) by Rabier

Orsatti, Taylor, Bertillon, Roudil, illustration from L assiette au Beurre: La Police, 23rd May 1903 (colour litho)
STC397118 Orsatti, Taylor, Bertillon, Roudil, illustration from L assiette au Beurre: La Police, 23rd May 1903 (colour litho) by Camara

Puybaraud, a member of the French police force, illustration from L assiette au Beurre: La Police
STC397116 Puybaraud, a member of the French police force, illustration from L assiette au Beurre: La Police, 23rd May 1903 (colour litho) by Camara

Caricature of King Edward VII (1841-1910) at the time of the Entente Cordiale between France and Great Britain
CHT214088 Caricature of King Edward VII (1841-1910) at the time of the Entente Cordiale between France and Great Britain, cover from L Assiette au Beurre, May 1903 (colour litho) by Camara

General de Galliffet, former Minister of War, illustration from L assiette au Beurre: Nos Generaux
STC397147 General de Galliffet, former Minister of War, illustration from L assiette au Beurre: Nos Generaux, 12th July 1902 (colour litho) by Camara

Au Jardin des Plantes. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho)
3100567 Au Jardin des Plantes. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Au Jardin des Plantes)

Les Inseparables (engraving)
3644274 Les Inseparables (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Inseparables. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1843)

Punch cartoon: A Quiet Sunday in London; or, the Day of Rest (engraving)
6035019 Punch cartoon: A Quiet Sunday in London; or, the Day of Rest (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: A Quiet Sunday in London; or)

Stocks and Shares, 1936 (colour litho) (see also 498224)
498225 Stocks and Shares, 1936 (colour litho) (see also 498224) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Front)

The Great Peace Bazaar. cover of Le Rire, 2 November, 1918 (colour litho)
XIR418460 The Great Peace Bazaar. cover of Le Rire, 2 November, 1918 (colour litho) by Faivre, Jules Abel (1867-1945); Musee de La Presse, Paris

Two maritime gentlemen in their offices, illustration from L assiette au Beurre
STC397106 Two maritime gentlemen in their offices, illustration from L assiette au Beurre: Les Fonctionnaires, 9th August 1902 (colour litho) by Cadel

Hard at work, a break from cards and coffee!, illustration from L
STC397103 Hard at work, a break from cards and coffee!, illustration from L assiette au Beurre: Les Fonctionnaires, 9th August 1902 (colour litho) by Cadel

Oh That Corset After the Opera, c. 1900 (sepia photo) (see also 473262
473263 Oh That Corset After the Opera, c.1900 (sepia photo) (see also 473262) by Rau, William Herman (1855-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

A fashionable lady, pub. 1807 (coloured etching) 88: A Regency belle without her wig
STC444571 A fashionable lady, pub. 1807 (coloured etching) 88:A Regency belle without her wig and gown; by Dighton, Richard (1795-1880); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

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"Irony: A Tapestry of Unexpected Connections" In a world where irony weaves its intricate threads, the unexpected juxtapositions reveal profound truths. From the vibrant Liberal Party Poster for the British General Election of January 1910 to Jean-Paul Sartre, the French writer and philosopher who pondered existential dilemmas, irony dances in mysterious ways. Just as Los Caprichos by Francisco de Goya captured society's follies with biting satire centuries ago, it is ironic how Socrates, the classical Greek Athenian philosopher known for his wisdom, faced an unjust fate. The agility of animals and the delicate balance of ballet embody a colorful image that symbolizes life's unpredictable concept. Behind every curtain lies a dancer passionately expressing themselves through movement—a metaphorical portrayal reminiscent of Goya's artistry. And what could be more ironic than a humorous portrait of Diana Dors? Her unspeakable passion hidden beneath her laughter mirrors our own hidden complexities. As happiness fills New York City in 2022, one cannot help but reflect on the tragic letter sent from RMS Titanic to James Moody's sister—an unforeseen twist amidst joyous times. Just like Socrates' timeless wisdom continues to inspire generations despite his ancient existence. Even Eldons Hotel in Roundstone, Connemara stands as an embodiment itself—nestled within Co Galway’s serene beauty while carrying stories untold within its walls. Irony serves as a reminder that life often unfolds contrary to our expectations. It challenges us to embrace contradictions and find meaning in seemingly unrelated connections. So let us unravel this tapestry together and discover how irony shapes our perceptions—a testament to life's enigmatic nature.