Rudeness Collection

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - I shot Albatross
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, With my crossbow I shot the Albatross. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the longest major poem by the English poet

William Hogarth Gin Lane
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Beer Street and Gin Lane. They depict the evils of the consumption of gin as a contrast to the merits of drinking beer

Digital illustration representing flipping the bird gesture with middle finger

Is it yours? (colour litho)
8656795 Is it yours? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Is it yours?" Child's dummy with a yellow bow)

A conversation between a surly cab driver and his customer, 1888
3478942 A conversation between a surly cab driver and his customer, 1888; (add.info.: Punch cartoon 1888 depicting a conversation between a surly cab driver and his customer)

The crane. This ugly bird has a resemblance to you (colour litho)
8656820 The crane. This ugly bird has a resemblance to you (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The crane. This ugly bird has a resemblance to you)

Woman poking her tongue out (coloured photo)
8635556 Woman poking her tongue out (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman poking her tongue out)

Customer trying to leave a restaurant without paying (chromolitho)
8677774 Customer trying to leave a restaurant without paying (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Guests at a Feast being crowned (litho)
8661096 Guests at a Feast being crowned (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guests at a Feast being crowned)

Interior with a Mother Combing her Child's Hair, Known as Maternal Care, 1669. Creator: Gaspar Netscher
Interior with a Mother Combing her Child's Hair, Known as Maternal Care, 1669. Woman wearing a silk dress and a fur-trimmed jacket with her two children

Human Head, Ptolemaic Period-Byzantine Period (332 BCE-641 CE). Creator: Unknown
Human Head, Ptolemaic Period-Byzantine Period (332 BCE-641 CE)

Architectural Fitting in the Form of a Serpent, between c.1400 and c.1500. Creator: Unknown
Architectural Fitting in the Form of a Serpent, between c.1400 and c.1500

Ariharano Tokihira and Matsuo Maru, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Ariharano Tokihira and Matsuo Maru, 19th century

Seal Carved as Chinese Lion, Late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Seal Carved as Chinese Lion, Late 19th century

Ikina, 1885. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Ikina, 1885. Series: An Educational Account of Self-Made Men

Misled: The Ambassador of the Rascals Exposes himself from the Window of t Bokki Tavern in the Haar Creator
Misled: The Ambassador of the Rascals Exposes himself from the Window of t Bokki Tavern in the Haarlemmerhout, c.1739-before 1750

An uneasy couple; The old farmer caresses the cook's maid, 1625-1688. Creator: Jan Miense Molenaer
An uneasy couple; The old farmer caresses the cook's maid who is polishing silverware in the manor's kitchen, 1625-1668

Comment, ils emportent mon argent... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Comment, ils emportent mon argent... 19th century. How they take away my money

Les suites d'une discussion politique... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les suites d'une discussion politique... 19th century. Aftermath of a political discussion

Vous voyez... l'orde le plus parfait règne... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Vous voyez... l'orde le plus parfait regne... 19th century. Teachers and students - You see...the most perfect order reigns

Le peintre qui a eu un tableau refusé... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le peintre qui a eu un tableau refuse... 19th century. Exhibition of 1859. Painter who has had a picture rejected: Monsieur, don't you think this is a terrible picture

The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920
The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920. USA. Children dressed as kitchen utensils

Portrait of Buddy Morrow and Ritz Brothers, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Buddy Morrow and Ritz Brothers, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

The Actor Nakajima Mihoemon II as Bomon no Saisho Kiyotada in the Play Oyafune Taiheiki... c. 1775. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakajima Mihoemon II as Bomon no Saisho Kiyotada in the Play Oyafune Taiheiki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775, Japan, c. 1775

The Actor Nakajima Mihoemon II as Bomon no Saisho Kiyotada in the Play Oyafune Taiheiki... c. 1775. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakajima Mihoemon II as Bomon no Saisho Kiyotada in the Play Oyafune Taiheiki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775, Japan, c. 1775

RF- Icelandic horse showing flehmen response, Iceland. July

French satirical cartoon - Les Poires
Vintage engraving of a French satirical cartoon, Les Poires. An old man pinches the bottom of the maid as she talks to his wife. 19th Century, C Leandre

Gossip Birds
Illustration of four blue birds sitting on a branch. One of the birds is mocked and made fun of by the others. Concept for bullying and intolerance

The Fool Mocking The Old Parents, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308510 The Fool Mocking The Old Parents, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Foul-Mouthed Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308443 The Foul-Mouthed Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

"There was an Old Person of Buda, whose conduct grew ruder and ruder", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386658 " There was an Old Person of Buda, whose conduct grew ruder and ruder", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Spit Fires. Sessions House, Clerkenwell (coloured engraving)
582909 Spit Fires. Sessions House, Clerkenwell (coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spit Fires)

Tongue sandwich (colour litho)
7150884 Tongue sandwich (colour litho) by Maurice, Reg (fl.c.1900-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tongue sandwich. Comic postcard on a food related theme)

The vision of Death. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker

The despair of Madame Bertrand, 1815 (coloured engraving)
7186151 The despair of Madame Bertrand, 1815 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The despair of Madame Bertrand, 1815)

The First Asparagus of the Season (litho)
7201241 The First Asparagus of the Season (litho) by Raven-Hill, Leonard (1867-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Asparagus of the Season)

Seated Figure, Saint-Cloud, 1725 / 30. Creator: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
Seated Figure, Saint-Cloud, 1725/30

Bowl with Anthropomorphic Figure, 650 / 150 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Bowl with Anthropomorphic Figure, 650/150 B.C

Bowl Carved with Costumed Ritual Figure With Feline and Serpent Attributes, 180 B. C. / A. D
Bowl Carved with Costumed Ritual Figure With Feline and Serpent Attributes, 180 B.C./A.D. 500

Container Depicting Warriors, Rulers, and Winged Beings with Trophy Heads, 180 B. C. / A. D
Container Depicting Warriors, Rulers, and Winged Beings with Trophy Heads, 180 B.C./A.D. 500

Vessel Depicting a Masked Ritual Performer, 180 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown
Vessel Depicting a Masked Ritual Performer, 180 B.C./A.D. 500

Vessel Depicting a Winged Figure Holding a Decapitated Head, 180 B. C. / A. D. 500
Vessel Depicting a Winged Figure Holding a Decapitated Head, 180 B.C./A.D. 500

Vessel Depicting a Masked Warrior Holding Trophy Heads, 180 B. C. / A. D. 500
Vessel Depicting a Masked Warrior Holding Trophy Heads, 180 B.C./A.D. 500

Bridge Vessel Depicting Costumed Ritual Performer Wearing Feline Mask, 180 B. C. / A. D. 500
Bridge Vessel Depicting Costumed Ritual Performer Wearing Feline Mask, 180 B.C./A.D. 500

Beaker Depicting Ritual Figure Wearing Costume with Bird Attributes, 180 B. C. / A. D. 500
Beaker Depicting Ritual Figure Wearing Costume with Bird Attributes, 180 B.C./A.D. 500

Doubnle Spout Vessel Depicing Ornametal Faces with Numerous Emanations, 180 B. C. / A. D. 500
Doubnle Spout Vessel Depicing Ornametal Faces with Numerous Emanations, 180 B.C./A.D. 500

Vessel Depicting Ritual Performer Wearing a Feline Mask with a Symbolic Trail, 180 B. C. / A
Vessel Depicting Ritual Performer Wearing a Feline Mask with a Symbolic Trail, 180 B.C./A.D. 500

Bowl Depicting Costumed Ritual Peformers in Horizontal Row, 180 B. C. / A. D. 500
Bowl Depicting Costumed Ritual Peformers in Horizontal Row, 180 B.C./A.D. 500

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"Rudeness: An Unsettling Symphony of Human Behavior" In the depths of Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner, " a fateful shot at an innocent albatross unleashed a storm upon the mariner's soul. Like this ill-fated act, it has haunted humanity throughout history, leaving its mark on various artistic expressions. Take William Hogarth's haunting depiction in "Gin Lane, " where society drowns in alcohol-induced discourtesy, and is as if flipping the bird gesture, captured in a digital illustration, becomes emblematic of our modern-day insolence. Yet even animals partake in this dance; an Icelandic horse shows its flehmen response to life's impoliteness. In French satirical cartoons like "Les Poires, " gossiping birds spread seeds of incivility through their beaks. From centuries past, we witness The Fool Mocking The Old Parents and The Foul-Mouthed Fool mocking all decency with their ink-stained tongues. As Edward Lear wrote humorously about an Old Person from Buda growing ruder by the day, Frederick Warne and Co. 's litho reminds us that they are be found even within ourselves. The Spit Fires at Sessions House capture how anger ignites into verbal aggression while Tongue Sandwiches serve as metaphorical reminders that words can leave lasting scars on hearts and minds alike. Just as the Ancient Mariner followed his guilt nine fathoms deep into remorseful isolation, so too must we confront our own rude tendencies. Let us strive for kindness instead - for it is only through empathy and understanding that we can break free from this cycle of incivility and create a world where respect reigns supreme.