Fool Collection (page 4)

Mischief: three boys pinning a sign saying "Fool"to the back of the coat of a man sitting on a bench
5217520 Mischief: three boys pinning a sign saying " Fool" to the back of the coat of a man sitting on a bench (chromolitho) by Carter

King Lear and the Fool (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act III, Scene II) (oil on canvas)
1767299 King Lear and the Fool (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act III, Scene II) (oil on canvas) by Sullivan, William Holmes (1836-1908); 93x71.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Trapeze Artists, (oil on canvas)
823257 Trapeze Artists, (oil on canvas) by Mora, Francis Luis (1874-1940); 120x89.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Trapeze Artists. Francis Luis Mora (1874-1940). Oil on canvas

Elegante et Pierrot, 1918 (watercolour on paper)
824527 Elegante et Pierrot, 1918 (watercolour on paper) by Wegener, Gerda Marie Frederike (1885-1940); 33.5x25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Elegante et Pierrot. Gerda Wegener (1885-1940)

The Ill-matched Lovers (oil on panel)
697865 The Ill-matched Lovers (oil on panel) by Oostsanen, Jacob Cornelisz van (1470-1533) (studio of); 49.5x35.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Pierrot, (pastel)
651292 Pierrot, (pastel) by Carrier-Belleuse, Pierre (1851-1933); 105x50 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierrot. Pierre Carrier-Belleuse (1851-1933). Pastel

Laughing Jester (oil on wood)
3087340 Laughing Jester (oil on wood) by Netherlandish School (16th century); 47 x 37 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Netherlandish, out of copyright

The Parables of Christ: The Parable of the Rich Fool (chromolitho)
6001778 The Parables of Christ: The Parable of the Rich Fool (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parables of Christ: The Parable of the Rich Fool)

Cartoon, A candidate for the new acting academy - The Church is no longer the only Profession open to the Fool of the Family. 1880s

The Jester (oil on canvas)
LST204411 The Jester (oil on canvas) by Hall, George Henry (1825-1913); 30.5x25.5 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; American, out of copyright

Man with gridiron and shoe horn (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407578 Man with gridiron and shoe horn (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees;

The frolic of My Lord of Misrule, illustration from Cassell
STC385314 The frolic of My Lord of Misrule, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

Jesters Caps (engraving)
663381 Jesters Caps (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesters Caps. Illustration from unidentified late 19th century history of England)

Midas Transmuting all into Gold Paper, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797
NCO190488 Midas Transmuting all into Gold Paper, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815)

Anglo-Saxon gleemen performers
Anglo-Saxon harpist and Hoppestere or hopping buffoon (top), 10th century, Anglo-Saxon men dancing to trumpet and horn (middle), 8th century

Fools dance, 14th century
A line of fools in hoods with bells dancing the fools dance to bagpipe and regal music, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports

Mummers and fools, 14th century
Mummers in odd masks and colourful robes (top, bottom), and a line of fools in hoods with bells dancing to bagpipe and regal music at a Festival of Fools (middle), 14th century

Portrait of a Buffoon (oil on canvas)
MMT253353 Portrait of a Buffoon (oil on canvas) by Hals, Frans (1582/3-1666); Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France; (add.info.: bouffon; fou; ); Dutch, out of copyright

Scene from As You Like It by William Shakespeare (oil on panel)
TW426550 Scene from As You Like It by William Shakespeare (oil on panel) by Deverell, Walter Howell (1827-54); 70.5x91.9 cm; Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear

Knight, fool and girl, 16th century Germany
Knight (reiter) with wheel-lock pistol and harem pants A, jester with bladder and marotte (bauble), B, and girl in long petticoat and apron from Strasbourg C

Fools mushroom, Amanita verna
Deadly amanita, fools mushroom, destroying angel or the mushroom fool, Amanita verna (Amanita vernus). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our

Donations for the Poor, Jester Throws Money to the People (chromolitho)
735234 Donations for the Poor, Jester Throws Money to the People (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Donations for the Poor)

James VI. of Scotland (engraving)
654379 James VI. of Scotland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James VI. of Scotland)

Loves Labours Lost (colour litho)
3653320 Loves Labours Lost (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loves Labours Lost)

Rahere the Jester (engraving)
2781231 Rahere the Jester (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rahere the Jester. Illustration for Chatterbox (1896).); © Look and Learn

Archie Armstrong (engraving)
3629741 Archie Armstrong (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archie Armstrong. Illustration from The Book of Days (W R Chambers, c 1870)

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

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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. "