Fool Collection (page 4)

May I kiss whom I please and please whom I kiss (colour litho)
3643451 May I kiss whom I please and please whom I kiss (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: May I kiss whom I please and please whom I kiss)

Miss Claire Greet & Mr Arthur Grenville in As You Like It (b / w photo)
3643300 Miss Claire Greet & Mr Arthur Grenville in As You Like It (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Motleys the Only Wear (engraving)
1615859 Motleys the Only Wear (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Motleys the Only Wear)

As You Like It (etching)
969199 As You Like It (etching) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: As You Like It, Act III, Scene iii)

Fool and Want-Wit washing the Ethiopian (colour litho)
956049 Fool and Want-Wit washing the Ethiopian (colour litho) by Shaw, John Byam Liston (1872-1919); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Fool of the Old Play (engraving)
965468 The Fool of the Old Play (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fool of the Old Play)

HORN DANCE
ABBOTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE: Has elements of a mock hunt: 6 deersmen, a fool, hobby horse, a Maid Marian, 1 boy & crossbow & 1 boy & triangle dance through the town. Date: 1940s (September)

The Comic Duel, 1885 (oil on panel)
651222 The Comic Duel, 1885 (oil on panel) by Marchetti, Ludovico (1853-1909); 22x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Comic Duel. Ludovico Marchetti (1853-1909). Oil on panel

The Wise and Foolish Virgins, c. 1868 (stained glass)
3474841 The Wise and Foolish Virgins, c.1868 (stained glass) by Hassam, Alfred (1842-69); Church of St Mary, Putney, London, UK; (add.info.: Manufactured by Heaton)

The Wise and Foolish Virgins, c. 1868 (stained glass)
3474837 The Wise and Foolish Virgins, c.1868 (stained glass) by Hassam, Alfred (1842-69); Church of St Mary, Putney, London, UK; (add.info.: Manufactured by Heaton)

The Jester (engraving)
3646696 The Jester (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jester. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg Hirth)

The Noble Sans-Culotte, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1794 (etching)
NCO189758 The Noble Sans-Culotte, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1794 (etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Don Juan de Calabazas, after Velazquez, 1879 (oil on canvas)
AGN217453 Don Juan de Calabazas, after Velazquez, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925); 106.6x82.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

"There was an Old Person of Chili, whose conduct was painful and silly", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386621 " There was an Old Person of Chili, whose conduct was painful and silly", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

A fool never admires himself so much as when he has committed some folly
498208 A fool never admires himself so much as when he has committed some folly, 1931 (colour litho) (see also 498209) by Bull

The Fool and the King, 1588 (engraving)
CHT360252 The Fool and the King, 1588 (engraving) by Sadeler, Raphael I (1561-1632); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Halfway through Lent (colour litho)
2818376 Halfway through Lent (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Halfway through Lent. Procession of students. La Mi-Careme. Le Cortege des Etudiants)

The old King was now left with no other companion than the poor fool (litho)
2781879 The old King was now left with no other companion than the poor fool (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Rakes Progress VIII: The Rake in Bedlam, 1733 (oil on canvas)
SJS2005 A Rakes Progress VIII: The Rake in Bedlam, 1733 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 62.2x75 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

The Clown; Le Pierrot, 1922 (oil on canvas)
653028 The Clown; Le Pierrot, 1922 (oil on canvas) by La Fresnaye, Roger de (1885-1925); 54.4x65.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Clown; Le Pierrot. Roger de la Fresnaye (1885-1925)

Scene in a Madhouse, from A Rakes Progress, 1735 (engraving) (see also 2005)
WES67104 Scene in a Madhouse, from A Rakes Progress, 1735 (engraving) (see also 2005) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); The Trustees of the Weston Park Foundation, UK; English, out of copyright

F. 4v Month of April: A Wedding Procession, from Brevarium Grimani (vellum)
XIR159148 F.4v Month of April: A Wedding Procession, from Brevarium Grimani (vellum) by Italian School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Mr Hackett as Falstaff, Act V Scene 5, in The Merry Wives of Windsor
STC102993 Mr Hackett as Falstaff, Act V Scene 5, in The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) engraved by George Hollis (1792-1842) from a daguerreotype by J.P

Scene from Shakespeares play As You Like It (colour litho)
5999647 Scene from Shakespeares play As You Like It (colour litho) by Carter, Sydney (1874-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Shakespeares play As You Like It)

MS 300 f. 57r, David prays to God (above), fool with club and disc (below)
5911888 MS 300 f.57r, David prays to God (above), fool with club and disc (below), from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris

Merry Company with Masked Dancers, 1636 (oil on canvas)
5672017 Merry Company with Masked Dancers, 1636 (oil on canvas) by Codde, Pieter (1599-1678); 50x76.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Launces Lecture to his Dog, Two Gentlemen of Verona (engraving)
5198153 Launces Lecture to his Dog, Two Gentlemen of Verona (engraving) by Dicksee, Thomas Francis (1819-95) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launces Lecture to his Dog)

The Wise and Foolish Virgins, c. 1868 (stained glass)
3474839 The Wise and Foolish Virgins, c.1868 (stained glass) by Hassam, Alfred (1842-69); Church of St Mary, Putney, London, UK; (add.info.: Manufactured by Heaton)

The Avaricious Fool (engraving)
3646692 The Avaricious Fool (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Avaricious Fool)

Knights in the Hall of the Grail (chromolitho)
735158 Knights in the Hall of the Grail (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Knights in the Hall of the Grail)

Upon a heath, exposed to the fury of the storm in a dark night, did King Lear wander out... (litho)
2794936 Upon a heath, exposed to the fury of the storm in a dark night, did King Lear wander out... (litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Upon a heath)

Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2804750 Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Metivet, Lucien (1863-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Le Rire, 4 June 1898.); © Look and Learn

Scene from Don Quixote: Sancho Panza Entertains the Duchess, 1735 (oil on panel)
HEH416418 Scene from Don Quixote: Sancho Panza Entertains the Duchess, 1735 (oil on panel) by Vanderbank, John (1694-1739); 40.3x30 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

A beggar, a fool and a witch scare off the sergeants at arms (chromolitho)
964264 A beggar, a fool and a witch scare off the sergeants at arms (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A beggar)

Mrs Ternan and Mr Lewis Ball as the Countess Rousillon and her clown, Alls Well That Ends Well, Act I
971646 Mrs Ternan and Mr Lewis Ball as the Countess Rousillon and her clown, Alls Well That Ends Well, Act I, scene iii (engraving) by English School

Backstage in a circus (chromolitho)
975876 Backstage in a circus (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Backstage in a circus.); © Look and Learn

Amongst Aliens (engraving)
1059760 Amongst Aliens (engraving) by Woods, Henry (1846-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amongst Aliens. Illustration for The Graphic)

King Lear (engraving)
664423 King Lear (engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Lear. Illustration from Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb (George Routledge, 1894)

Circus Performers; Les Artistes de Cirque, (oil on canvas)
656280 Circus Performers; Les Artistes de Cirque, (oil on canvas) by Forain, Jean Louis (1852-1931); 91.4x72.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Circus Performers; Les Artistes de Cirque)

A Threatening Head, (pen and black ink, black wash)
651820 A Threatening Head, (pen and black ink, black wash) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 18x19.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Threatening Head)

Election Candidate, or the Republican Goose at the Top of the Pole
NCO193106 Election Candidate, or the Republican Goose at the Top of the Pole, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1807 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

The Nuremburg Schembart Carnival (colour engraving)
CHT202138 The Nuremburg Schembart Carnival (colour engraving) by Meyer, Hans (1846-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Clash between Careme and Mardi-Gras
JKR69447 The Clash between Careme and Mardi-Gras by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 119.5x169 cm; Galerie de Jonckheere, Paris, France; Flemish, out of copyright

A Rakes Progress II: The Rakes Levee, 1733 (oil on canvas)
SJS72327 A Rakes Progress II: The Rakes Levee, 1733 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 62.2x75 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Eastern Proverb: A fool never admires himself so much as when he has committed some folly (colour litho)
5205373 Eastern Proverb: A fool never admires himself so much as when he has committed some folly (colour litho) by Bull, Rene (1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

French fool, 16th century
5855285 French fool, 16th century by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); (add.info.: French fool, 16th century, in green, white and yellow tunic, codpiece and stockings, with fools cap)

As You Like It, Act II, Sc 4 (litho)
6022069 As You Like It, Act II, Sc 4 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: As You Like It, Act II, Sc 4. Touchstone. Ay, now am I in Arden; the more fool I)

English actors Henry Irving and William Haviland in a production of Shakespeares King Lear at the Lyceum Theatre
6014242 English actors Henry Irving and William Haviland in a production of Shakespeares King Lear at the Lyceum Theatre, London, 1892 (litho) by English School

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"Foolishness knows no bounds as it dances through the realms of imagination. From whimsical cartoons to enchanting mermaids and treacherous U-Boats, the fool's journey takes unexpected turns. In the midst of WW1 chaos, Tarot Card 22 - Le Fou (The Fool) reminds us that even in darkness, laughter can be found. Step back in time to Mr Popple Drunk's misadventures in 1898, where his antics left everyone rolling with laughter. The Tarot Card Fool from the 17th century captures the essence of a jester's unpredictable nature. April Fool's Day brings out coats adorned with playful pranks in 1924, while Shakespeare's King Lear finds solace and wisdom through his loyal companion, the Fool. Alonzo Chappel beautifully illustrates their bond. Comedian Ken Dodd tickles funny bones alongside his Diddy Man Dicky Mint at Whitley Bay Playhouse on December 9th. Their comedic chemistry creates an uproar of joy among audiences. A court jester dressed in red and blue dons bells as they bravely step forward to entertain kings and queens throughout history. Their colorful presence adds mirth to solemn courts. Satirical artwork mocks medical prescriptions, reminding us not to take life too seriously. Laughter truly is the best medicine for our souls. In a wrestling scene straight out of Shakespeare's "As You Like It, " humor intertwines with drama as characters grapple both physically and mentally for amusement and triumph. Stonewall Jackson himself knew that amidst war's gravity, lighthearted moments could bring respite from battlefields soaked in sorrow. Finally, a timeless painting depicts Carnival playfully clashing with Lent – a reminder that even tradition cannot suppress foolishness entirely. "