Amused Collection

Rude Gargoyle
Gargoyle on a medieval seminary (now a girls school) at Tours, France : masons often amused themselves by cutting such subjects on respectable buildings

Basset Hound with Outstretched Ears
The large, floppy ears of the Basset Hound have a job to do

A Peasant Boy Leaning on a Sill, 1670-80 (oil on canvas)
BAL99453 A Peasant Boy Leaning on a Sill, 1670-80 (oil on canvas) by Murillo, Bartolome Esteban (1618-82); 52x38.5 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; Spanish, out of copyright

Nun Swivels Hula Hoop On Hips
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: October 18, 1958. Benedictine Sisters at the Christ King Convent in Oklahoma City try their hand at the hula hoop craze that is sweeping the country

Wendy Padbury, actress who plays the role of Zoe Herriot, a companion of second doctor Patrick Troughton, pictured on location, 3rd May 1968

Wendy Padbury, actress who plays the role of Zoe Herriot, a companion of second doctor Patrick Troughton, pictured on location, 3rd May 1968

Spanish Arch, Galway City, Co Galway, Ireland

Reading The Tatler in Gallipoli, WW1
A Topping Tonic after taking Turkish Trenches - some officers of the gallant Lancashire Fusiliers enjoying a short respite with an old and valued friend

Twin puppy emerging from river
Twin puppy Snip emerges wet from the river, only to be sniggered at by his dry brother Snap

Promo card by Lawson Wood for Johnson Brothers
Promotional postcard by Lawson Wood for Johnson Brothers Dyers & Dry Cleaners, 1 Market Buildings, Bridgend - Why Waer a Dirty Raincoat? - Have it Cleaned and Re-proofed

Beauty in a Bamboo Grove, 16th century (ink & color on silk)
STM621207 Beauty in a Bamboo Grove, 16th century (ink & color on silk) by Chinese School, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); 134.5x60.8 cm; Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri

Man and Dog

Fast Day. Jour Maigre, about 1860. Creator: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co
Fast Day. Jour Maigre, about 1860

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian leader of the movement for independence from British rule (b / w photo)
6014960 Mahatma Gandhi, Indian leader of the movement for independence from British rule (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Comic postcard, Tall woman and short man Date: 20th century

Junior Mance Trio, London, 1962. Creator: Brian Foskett
Junior Mance Trio, London, 1962

Schwarzwälder Trachten
Mann mit Pfeife aus dem Hochschwarzwald in Festtagstracht, vermutlich zu Christi Himmelfahrt, 1938. Man with smoking pipe from the High Black Forest in festive costume, probably on Ascension Day, 1938

Office Larks
Two office workers having a laugh over the contents of a document, circa 1955. (Photo by George Marks/Retrofile/Getty Images)

A group of amused London children gather round to watch a traditional Punch and Judy, show on a street corner in New Oxford Street entertained by Mr. J Bland. Date: late 1890s

Comic postcard, Couple at an underwear counter - real silk undies Date: 20th century

A Stockton supermarket sold two dozen cans of nothing during its first day trading in an exciting new product

Film Bedazzled 1967 Raquel Welch Dudley Moore and Peter Cook standing outside pub. 5th June 1967

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor meet the Duchess of Kent 1967 Elizabeth Taylor looks on as Richard Burton bends his head in a bow as he shakes the Duchesss hand in greeting

Comic postcard, Her Grace's country seat - windy day Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man looks for something under bed Date: 20th century

Actress Felicity Kendal pictured in Battersea Gardens June 1967 Twenty year old actress short skirt

The right of way, 1902. Creator: William Lee-Hankey
The right of way, 1902

Waiter dropping a plate of food and onto the head of a diner in a restaurant (colour litho)
5999919 Waiter dropping a plate of food and onto the head of a diner in a restaurant (colour litho) by European School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Politics in an Oyster House, 1848. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville
Politics in an Oyster House, 1848

Geronticus calvus (Southern bald ibis), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Geronticus calvus (Southern bald ibis), c.1778

Young woman looking amused, posing in studio, (B&W), portrait
photography, black and white, Portrait, Posing, Looking at camera, Head and shoulders, White background, Old fashioned, Past, Young Adult, 20s, 20-25 Years, Women, Young Women, Adults Only

bEMUsed
Alyson Brimecombe

Caricature of George Leybourne, music hall singer
Caricature of George Leybourne (1842-1884), British music hall singer, described as a lion comique, famous for his song Champagne Charlie. It appears that his death had been mistakenly announced

"Blue Monday"- a shoemakers wife beating her husband
DHC379923 " Blue Monday" - a shoemakers wife beating her husband, broadsheet published by C

Ross, Hon. M. C. between 1860 and 1870. Creator: Unknown
Ross, Hon. M.C. [Member of Congress?], between 1860 and 1870

Animals laughing at a couple visiting the zoo (colour litho)
6031061 Animals laughing at a couple visiting the zoo (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals laughing at a couple visiting the zoo)

Travelling entertainers paying to enter Paris with a performance by their monkey (colour litho)
3620508 Travelling entertainers paying to enter Paris with a performance by their monkey (colour litho) by Raffin, Ferdinand (1870)

Self Portrait, c. 1916-8 (lithograph)
1196618 Self Portrait, c. 1916-8 (lithograph) by Hodler, Ferdinand (1853-1918); 34x28 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

An Apple, Please (oil on canvas)
1769871 An Apple, Please (oil on canvas) by Novo, Stefano (1862-1927); 108.6x160.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Apple, Please; Un Mela, per favore)

A Funny Story (oil on canvas)
CH139770 A Funny Story (oil on canvas) by Hay, William M. (fl.1874-89); 60.3x50.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Amused Eavesdroppers (coloured engraving)
5999563 Amused Eavesdroppers (coloured engraving) by Bellei, Gaetano (1857-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amused Eavesdroppers)

Prating Polly (colour litho)
981865 Prating Polly (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prating Polly.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Fashion has its dangers (colour litho)
2779717 Fashion has its dangers (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fashion has its dangers)

Comic postcard, Boy reading Home Doctor book - kidney trouble Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Boy reading Home Doctor book Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two men chatting in a pub - previous Coronations Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man at a school of aviation Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman with hangover in a pub Date: 20th century

Bull and dog in field (colour litho)
STC255602 Bull and dog in field (colour litho) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Voltaire (1694-1778) (oil on canvas)
CHT245011 Portrait of Voltaire (1694-1778) (oil on canvas) by Huber, Jean (1721-86); Musee Voltaire, Ferney, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Woman with Brown Hair, 1913 (oil on canvas)
CH401110 Woman with Brown Hair, 1913 (oil on canvas) by Hodler, Ferdinand (1853-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Femme aux Cheveux Bruns; ); Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Baby Jumbo, the Daily Mirror elephant
5999699 Baby Jumbo, the Daily Mirror elephant, arriving at Marlborough House to attend Queen Alexandras garden party (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Merriment & Boredom, 1898 (colour litho)
CHT307837 Merriment & Boredom, 1898 (colour litho) by Leandre, Charles (1862-1934); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Boy making rabbit hutch (colour litho)
3092815 Boy making rabbit hutch (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy making rabbit hutch. Educational poster, c 1930.); © Look and Learn

Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret at play (b / w photo)
3104132 Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret at play (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret at play)

Playing with chicks - Children by the river bank amused by tiny ducklings. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: 1927

Questions and Commands, or The Mistaken Road to H-r-f-rd: a Sunday Evenings Amusement
NCO193425 Questions and Commands, or The Mistaken Road to H-r-f-rd: a Sunday Evenings Amusement, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1788 (hand-coloured etching) by English School

Goodbye roast (gravure)
3620934 Goodbye roast (gravure) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goodbye roast. Adieu roti)

Pearly King and Queens trying to pick the winner on Derby Day at Epsom, 1936 (b / w photo)
3638964 Pearly King and Queens trying to pick the winner on Derby Day at Epsom, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Christopher Sly, Taming of the Shrew, c. 1880 (engraving)
702467 Christopher Sly, Taming of the Shrew, c.1880 (engraving) by Orchardson

1849, A theatre showing the house amused by the comic actor (engraving)
2809935 1849, A theatre showing the house amused by the comic actor (engraving) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1849)

Tom, Jerry and Logic called to the bar by the benchers (engraving)
607592 Tom, Jerry and Logic called to the bar by the benchers (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life in the east; Tom)

The Sultan of Morocco amusing by playing a joke on his Grand Vizier (colour litho)
3097576 The Sultan of Morocco amusing by playing a joke on his Grand Vizier (colour litho) by French School

Page from The American Tour of Messrs Brown, Jones and Robinson (engraving)
3648772 Page from The American Tour of Messrs Brown, Jones and Robinson (engraving) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The American Tour of Messrs Brown)

Young Husband, First Marketing, 1854 (oil on canvas)
3613982 Young Husband, First Marketing, 1854 (oil on canvas) by Spencer, Lilly Martin (1827-1902); 74.9x62.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Babyhood (chromolitho)
3621211 Babyhood (chromolitho) by Brundage, Frances (1854-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Babyhood)

Dinner on board the ship (gravure)
3620963 Dinner on board the ship (gravure) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dinner on board the ship. Diner au bord du vaisseau)

La Tribu Des Beni Laam (engraving)
2788950 La Tribu Des Beni Laam (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Tribu Des Beni Laam. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 6 March 1892)

Scene from Don Quixote (chromolitho)
2782602 Scene from Don Quixote (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Don Quixote)

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"Amused: A Captivating Medley of Expressions and Moments" With his outstretched ears, the Basset Hound looks perpetually amused by the world's secrets. Even the rude gargoyle couldn't help but crack a mischievous smile at passersby. Who knew that a nun could swivel a hula hoop on her hips with such grace? Amusement knows no bounds. Wendy Padbury, known for her role as Zoe Herriot, captivates audiences with her infectious laughter and playful demeanor. The Egyptian belly dancer effortlessly entrances the crowd, leaving them in awe and amusement. In an oil painting from centuries past, a peasant boy leans on a sill with an impish grin - finding joy in simplicity. Amidst the chaos of war in Gallipoli during WW1, soldiers find solace in reading The Tatler - their faces lighting up with amusement amidst adversity. Once again, Wendy Padbury steals hearts as she brings charm and wit to her portrayal of Zoe Herriot. The Spanish Arch stands proud in Galway City, Ireland - its history filled with tales that both amuse and inspire generations to come. Two twin puppies emerge from a river playfully splashing water around - their innocent antics bringing smiles to all who witness it. Caricatured by George Leybourne himself, the music hall singer's exaggerated features never fail to elicit laughter and amusement from his audience.