Court Jester Collection

A for Alsatian and Harlequin, around 1920 (print)
8600164 A for Alsatian and Harlequin, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher)

Court Jester dressed in red and blue wearing bells, stepping forward

Taillefer the Troubadour in Advance of Williams Army (colour litho)
7181631 Taillefer the Troubadour in Advance of Williams Army (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taillefer the Troubadour in Advance of Williams Army)

A jester in the time of Henry III (engraving)
8650979 A jester in the time of Henry III (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A jester in the time of Henry III)

The Nose Dance (coloured woodcut)
8626210 The Nose Dance (coloured woodcut) by Guldenmundt, Hans (fl.1526-1560); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nose Dance)

William Frederick Wallett, English clown (engraving)
8676648 William Frederick Wallett, English clown (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Frederick Wallett (1806-1892), English clown

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8670071 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

William Frederick Wallett, English clown (engraving)
8676637 William Frederick Wallett, English clown (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Merry Jester (chromolitho)
8663994 The Merry Jester (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Merry Jester)

Italian game card representing a madman (jolly or jocker). 19th century print
FGL5482875 Italian game card representing a madman (jolly or jocker). 19th century print; Fototeca Gilardi.

The Golden Legend: The dance of death (colour litho)
8648826 The Golden Legend: The dance of death (colour litho) by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dance of death)

And I pray you my masters be merry (colour litho)
8656521 And I pray you my masters be merry (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "And I pray you my masters be merry." A jester and a cat)

The Shepherds' Calendar, 1480-90 (gold ink & ink on parchment)
8682933 The Shepherds' Calendar, 1480-90 (gold ink & ink on parchment) by French School, (15th century); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Hinric Hasenberger, the Court Jester, 1652. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
Hinric Hasenberger, the Court Jester, 1652

Kunz von der Rosen, before 1515. Creator: Daniel Hopfer
Kunz von der Rosen, before 1515. Court jester of Maximilian I

Scene de Carnaval (pen and black ink & w/c)
XOS5884175 Scene de Carnaval (pen and black ink & w/c) by Debucourt, Philibert Louis (1755-1832); 30.6x44.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Drawing by Philibert Louis Debucourt)

E for Escuyer du Roi et Espagnole - F for Folie et Farfadet - G for Gypsy and Greek Warrior, around 1920 (print)
8600170 E for Escuyer du Roi et Espagnole - F for Folie et Farfadet - G for Gypsy and Greek Warrior, around 1920 (print) by French School

F for Folie et Farfadet - G for Gypsy and Greek Warrior, around 1920 (print)
8600172 F for Folie et Farfadet - G for Gypsy and Greek Warrior, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

C for Clown and Columbine - D for Dancer and Dragon, around 1920 (print)
8600166 C for Clown and Columbine - D for Dancer and Dragon, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume")

C for Clown and Columbine, ca. 1920 (print)
8600167 C for Clown and Columbine, ca. 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher, Paris)

Keith Moon, drummer of The Who rock group, pictured in the Daily Mirror studios, dressed in court jester costume and make up to entertain the children of the Barnardo Day Centre at Forest Gate

The Court Jester Otto Kyhl, 1727. Creator: Johann Salomon Wahl
The Court Jester Otto Kyhl, 1727

Portrait of the jester El Primo, 1644 (oil on canvas)
7413333 Portrait of the jester El Primo, 1644 (oil on canvas) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660); 107x82 cm; Prado, Madrid

A Fair at Woodstock, 1838 (watercolour with graphite)
7394145 A Fair at Woodstock, 1838 (watercolour with graphite) by Turner, Charles (1773-1857); 37.4x52.9 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Witchcraft or the allegory of Hercules, 1540-42 (oil on canvas)
7146885 Witchcraft or the allegory of Hercules, 1540-42 (oil on canvas) by Dossi, Battista (c.1490-1548) & Dossi, Dosso (c.1486-1542); 143x144 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Feast at Wierzynek's, 1876 (oil on canvas)
7381655 Feast at Wierzynek's, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Abramowicz, Bronislaw (1837-1912); 157 x 315 cm; National Museum, Krakow, Poland; (add.info.: by Bronislaw Abramowicz (1837-1912))

Jester with a lute (engraving) (b/w photo)
XJF274318 Jester with a lute (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dutch School; Private Collection

The Almost-Night Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308554 The Almost-Night Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Falsifier Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308534 The Falsifier Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Fool Who Gives With Displeasure, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308522 The Fool Who Gives With Displeasure, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Goodness-Preventing Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308520 The Goodness-Preventing Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Usury Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308516 The Usury Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Fool Who Prefers Lust To Nurture, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308507 The Fool Who Prefers Lust To Nurture, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Sow-Quoting Jester, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308474 The Sow-Quoting Jester, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Processionary Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308471 The Processionary Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Fool Fallen Into His Own Net, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308467 The Fool Fallen Into His Own Net, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Beggar Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308456 The Beggar Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Fool In Love With Himself, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308451 The Fool In Love With Himself, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Foolish World, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308422 The Foolish World, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Fool Who Deliberately Puts Himself In Danger, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308420 The Fool Who Deliberately Puts Himself In Danger, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Mocker Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308413 The Mocker Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Audacious Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308401 The Audacious Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Travelled Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308398 The Travelled Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Fool Who Looks Through His Wife's Fingers, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308395 The Fool Who Looks Through His Wife's Fingers, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Fool Who Postpones Everything Until Tomorrow, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308392 The Fool Who Postpones Everything Until Tomorrow, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Mischievous Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308558 The Mischievous Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Fool Studying Useless Arts, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308544 The Fool Studying Useless Arts, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Goat Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308525 The Goat Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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"The Court Jester: A Colorful Tale of Laughter and Intrigue" In the vibrant world of medieval courts, one figure stood out among the rest - the court jester. With his colorful attire and mischievous antics, he entertained both nobles and commoners alike. From Taillefer the Troubadour leading William's army to El Primo immortalized in oil on canvas, these jesters left an indelible mark on history. Dressed in red and blue with bells adorning his outfit, the court jester stepped forward with a twinkle in his eye. His presence brought joy to all who beheld him, as captured in portraits like "A Fair at Woodstock" or "Witchcraft or the allegory of Hercules. " These artworks depict their playful nature and ability to bring laughter even amidst serious events. Not limited to just medieval times, jesters continued to enchant audiences throughout history. Keith Moon, drummer of The Who rock group, embodied this spirit with his wild performances that captivated fans worldwide. In photographs from Daily Mirror studios, we see how jesters can transcend time and genres. But it wasn't all fun and games for these entertainers. They often played important roles beyond mere amusement. In "Feast at Wierzynek's, " we witness them adding depth to social gatherings by providing witty commentary or satirical observations through music such as lutes. The court jester was not simply a fool; they possessed wisdom hidden beneath their comedic facade. Through brush strokes on paper like "The Almost-Night Fool, " "The Falsifier Fool, " "The Fool Who Gives With Displeasure, " or "The Goodness-Preventing Fool, " artists portrayed their complex personalities that challenged societal norms while offering valuable insights into human behavior. As we delve into history's tapestry adorned with tales of kings and queens, let us not forget those who brought laughter amid the seriousness.