Ragged Collection

The mud-lark, 1861 (engraving)
XJF2920754 The mud-lark, 1861 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mud-Lark, after a daguerreotype by Richard Beard)

Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes
A study entitled Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes depicting homeless paupers queuing outside the casual ward of a London workhouse. A policeman stands at the left of the scene

Cinderella by Arthur Rackham
Ella, aka Cinderella, sitting in rags with a broom in her hand. Date: 1919

Beerbohm Tree as Rip Van Winkle, based on the story by Washington Irving, probably at Her Majestys Theatre, London. circa 1900

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - trumpeter. circa 1910s

CARTOON: IRISH IMMIGRATION. Assisted Immigrant from Kerry Workhouse. Who says I m a pauper
CARTOON: IRISH IMMIGRATION. Assisted Immigrant from Kerry Workhouse. " Who says I m a pauper, or will be a burden upon the country

THE BAMBOULA, 1885. Drawing, 1885, by Edward Windsor Kemble

Daddys In There... American cartoon from a broadside published by the Anti-Saloon League, c1917
TEMPERANCE CARTOON, c1917. Daddys In There.... American cartoon from a broadside published by the Anti-Saloon League, c1917, highlighting children as the ultimate victims of alcohol abuse

Kashmir, River Jhelum - woman paddles a wooden boat
Kashmir, River Jhelum - woman with two small children paddles a flat-bottomed wooden boat, or shikara Date: 1986

USA. California. Carmel. Aerial of the Pebble Beach Golf course and a sweeping view of Carmel and Monterey coastline

Study for Deserted - a Foundling (oil on canvas)
2956891 Study for Deserted - a Foundling (oil on canvas) by Holl, Frank (1845-88); 55.25x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The scene is Bankside, the London docks)

Modern Athenians plate 21 - Edinburgh
John Menzies (d. 1843) of Pitfodels, being approached by Rev. Thomas Guthrie (1803-1873) of Old Greyfriars Church, Scottish churchman and philanthropist, promoter of the ragged schools

Water Babies / Tom / Sweep
Tom, the ragged chimney sweep at the cottage of the Irish woman

Ragged School Union - Cobbling Class
Boys at work in the shoe-making workshop at a home run by the Ragged School Union Date: circa 1907

Polly's Clown, 1946 (oil on canvasboard)
651156 Polly's Clown, 1946 (oil on canvasboard) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 40.2x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Polly's Clown. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on canvasboard

A plump rich vicar with tobacco pipe and liquor ignores the entreaties of a poor old woman
FLO4718115 A plump rich vicar with tobacco pipe and liquor ignores the entreaties of a poor old woman. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin

Children carrying loads of clay in the brickyards of the English Midlands, 1871 Wood engraving
530529 Children carrying loads of clay in the brickyards of the English Midlands, 1871 Wood engraving.; (add.info.: It was estimated that at this time there were between 20,000)

A ragamuffins, 1850
3478275 A ragamuffins, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a ragamuffins, a person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Children of the Poor - poem by Victor Hugo, London c1875. Wood engraving
533883 The Children of the Poor - poem by Victor Hugo, London c1875. Wood engraving; (add.info.: The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep

Ragged schools festival, 1860
1577519 Ragged schools festival, 1860; (add.info.: Ragged schools festival at Muswell Hill.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Sticky catchfly, Viscaria viscosa, and ragged robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi
5856095 Sticky catchfly, Viscaria viscosa, and ragged robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi; (add.info.: Sticky catchfly, Viscaria viscosa Aschers., and ragged robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi)

Wine-colored pinkfairies, Clarkia pulchella
5856230 Wine-colored pinkfairies, Clarkia pulchella; (add.info.: Wine-colored pinkfairies or ragged robins, Clarkia pulchella. Hand-colored illustration by E.D)

Beggars, illustration from Jacques Lagniet's 'Recueil des plus Illustres Proverbes' 1657-63 (engraving)
1127511 Beggars, illustration from Jacques Lagniet's 'Recueil des plus Illustres Proverbes' 1657-63 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Waiting for the Tuppence
Tony Mearman

Spanish Smiths, 1881. Creator: Ernst Josephson
Spanish Smiths, 1881

A Sketch in the Streets of London, 1858. Creator: Unknown
A Sketch in the Streets of London, 1858. Engraving...from a Sketch of M. Louis Bulewski...of a very curious specimen of English nomads...We do not know how better to describe their general costume

The Last of the Jews, All That Was Left, 1828-1896. Creator: Augustus Hoppin
The Last of the Jews, All That Was Left, 1828-1896

Antoine Ravel as Robert Macaire, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Antoine Ravel as Robert Macaire, 1855-1859

Françoise Ravel as Bertrand, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francoise Ravel as Bertrand, 1855-1859

Old Gypsy, 1859-1865. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Old Gypsy, 1859-1865

Costumes de Différents Pays, Negre de la Côte d'Or, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Negre de la Cote d'Or, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Paysans et Paysannes Anglais, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Paysans et Paysannes Anglais, c1797

'Beggars in Cathedral of Barcelona; Notes on Spain, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Beggars in Cathedral of Barcelona; Notes on Spain, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Still Life with Books, Sheet Music, Violin, Celestial Globe and an Owl, 1645-1650. Creator: Jacob van Campen
Still Life with Books, Sheet Music, Violin, Celestial Globe and an Owl, 1645-1650

The Raree-show ('t Fraay Curieus), 1718. Creator: Willem van Mieris
The Raree-show ('t Fraay Curieus), 1718. In 17th and 18th century Europe, raree shows (also known as peep shows or peep boxes) were a popular form of entertainment provided by wandering showmen

The poor child, 1880-1897. Creator: Antonio Mancini
The poor child, 1880-1897

The Seven Works of Mercy, 1504. Creator: Master of Alkmaar
The Seven Works of Mercy, 1504. Clothing the naked. One of the seven Corporal Works of Mercy. The work was badly damaged during the Iconoclasm of 1566

Ratapoil et Casmajou, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ratapoil et Casmajou, 19th century

Casmajou [et] Ratapoil, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Casmajou [et] Ratapoil, 19th century. Casmajou: I think that the time has come to claim as the price for my devotion the reward of a frock-coat

Uncle Harmon Vann, 104 years old, Huntsville, Ala. 1898. Creator: Collins
Uncle Harmon Vann, 104 years old, Huntsville, Ala. 1898

New London Cries or all the talents making themselves useful!, published May 1807. Creator: Unknown
New London Cries or all the talents making themselves useful!, published May 1807. Intended as a Frontispiece to the Satirical Poem of all the Talents'

Un enfant dans la mansarde, 1881. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Un enfant dans la mansarde, 1881

La Bouchée de pain : vieil homme en haillons, de face, tenant un morceau de pain, c.1904. Creator: Fernand Pelez
La Bouchee de pain : vieil homme en haillons, de face, tenant un morceau de pain, c.1904

Un enfant dans la mansarde, 1881. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Un enfant dans la mansarde, 1881

Portrait du chanteur Simon Chenard (1758-1832), en costume de sans-culotte, porte...14 octobre 1792
Portrait du chanteur Simon Chenard (1758-1832), en costume de sans-culotte, porte-drapeau lors de la fete en l'honneur de la liberte de la Savoie, le 14 octobre 1792

Refugee family from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, near Holtville, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Refugee family from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, camped in the brush in a river bottom near Holtville, California

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Renegade Monk Dainichibo in the Play Edo Meisho... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Renegade Monk Dainichibo in the Play Edo Meisho Midori Soga, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Second Month, 1779, Japan, c. 1779

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Monk Mongaku Disguised as Seizaemon Bozu in the... c. 1784. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Monk Mongaku Disguised as Seizaemon Bozu in the Play Oakinai Hiru ga Kojima, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1784, Japan, c. 1784

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"Ragged: A Glimpse into the Lives of the Forgotten" In Luke Fildes' poignant painting "Houseless and Hungry, " we witness the harsh reality faced by those living on the fringes of society. The ragged figures, their tattered clothes barely protecting them from the biting cold, evoke a sense of desperation and resilience. Arthur Rackham's illustration of Cinderella portrays her as a ragged maiden, oppressed but hopeful for a better future. Despite her worn-out attire, she radiates an inner strength that captivates our hearts. The oil on canvas study for "Deserted - a Foundling" transports us to an abandoned place where neglected children roam in rags. Their innocent faces tell stories of neglect and longing for love, reminding us of society's duty to protect its most vulnerable members. Beerbohm Tree's portrayal as Rip Van Winkle captures his transformation from a well-dressed man to one who appears disheveled and ragged after years spent in slumber. It serves as a reminder that time can leave even the most prosperous looking worn and weary. Edward Windsor Kemble's drawing "THE BAMBOULA" depicts African Americans dancing joyously amidst poverty and hardship. Their vibrant spirits shine through their ragged clothing, challenging societal stereotypes about happiness being tied to material wealth. In an American cartoon published by the Anti-Saloon League titled "Daddys In There. . , " we see children portrayed as victims of alcohol abuse. The image shows them huddled together in threadbare garments while emphasizing how addiction tears families apart at their very core. A woman paddles a wooden boat along River Jhelum in Kashmir; her humble attire reflects both her connection with nature and her resourcefulness despite limited means. Her ragged appearance belies her determination to navigate life's challenges with grace.