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Background imageSurprise Collection: The Wonderful Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Wonderful Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Background imageSurprise Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- goblin and bats, bird stealing pipe

Nursery Rhymes -- goblin and bats, bird stealing pipe
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a goblin and bats flying about the night sky by moonlight. Below -- a bird steals a plump mans pipe. early 20th century

Background imageSurprise Collection: Pig entering a restaurant

Pig entering a restaurant

Background imageSurprise Collection: Sing a song of sixpence

Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye, Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie... 20th century

Background imageSurprise Collection: Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 83, May 1929

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 83, May 1929
Illustration La Surprise des Pekinois by de Lugo from Paris Plaisirs number 83, May 1929 Date: 1929

Background imageSurprise Collection: The birthday surprise

The birthday surprise
A small girl stands on a cushion in order to savour the sight and aroma of a plate full of cakes, presumably made for her birthday. Date: c.1920

Background imageSurprise Collection: Magician turns a ball of wool into an orange

Magician turns a ball of wool into an orange
A magician turns a ball of wool into an orange, to the amazement of two children. 20th century

Background imageSurprise Collection: 1916 - Just arrived by Lawson Wood

1916 - Just arrived by Lawson Wood
A British soldier alights from a train at a station only to be met by his wife and a surprise addition to the family. Date: 1915

Background imageSurprise Collection: Pinocchio -- kicking Geppetto on the nose

Pinocchio -- kicking Geppetto on the nose
Pinocchio -- When Geppetto had finished the feet he received a kick on the point of his nose. 1911

Background imageSurprise Collection: Illustration to the story of Ali Baba

Illustration to the story of Ali Baba
Design or illustration to the Arabian Nights story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, featuring a slim woman in eastern costume, discovering men hiding in jars

Background imageSurprise Collection: A surprised cat by g h Thompson

A surprised cat by g h Thompson
A surprised cat by gh Thompson. George Henry Thompson (1859-1959) specialised in illustrating humorous animals. He was also a landscape painter. This image in books and postcards by Ernest Nister

Background imageSurprise Collection: A Fairy Tale by Earnshaw

A Fairy Tale by Earnshaw

Background imageSurprise Collection: DFP car speeding through the desert

DFP car speeding through the desert
A car manufactured by DFP -- Doriot, Flandrin & Parant -- is driven through the desert by four French tourists, causing shock and surprise to people and camels. Date: early 20th century

Background imageSurprise Collection: Lady skiing down a mountain

Lady skiing down a mountain
A lady in Edwardian dress skis down a mountain -- behind her, a man has fallen over, perhaps in surprise at her expertise or bravery. Date: early 20th century

Background imageSurprise Collection: Captured frogs bid for Freedom

Captured frogs bid for Freedom
A young schoolboy in his full school uniform get a nasty surprise when the frog he has captured makes a daring bid for freedom, leaping out and away as soon as the airhole-added lid has been lifted

Background imageSurprise Collection: Baby in Towelling Nappy

Baby in Towelling Nappy
A baby wearing a towelling nappy looks up in astonishment Date: 1960s



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