Fool Collection (page 5)

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

Gustave Dores Don Quixote: "The fool of the play came up frisking with his morrice bells"(engraving)
6008382 Gustave Dores Don Quixote: " The fool of the play came up frisking with his morrice bells" (engraving) by Dore

The judgement of a madman (coloured engraving)
5998880 The judgement of a madman (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The judgement of a madman)

Three soldiers in uniform parading outside a tavern
5893694 Three soldiers in uniform parading outside a tavern. by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Three soldiers in uniform parading outside a tavern, while a barmaid and man laugh at them)

Sarah Bernhardt as Pierrot, (oil on canvas)
1197604 Sarah Bernhardt as Pierrot, (oil on canvas) by Nittis, Giuseppe or Joseph de (1846-84); 66x55.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Maruja, by Bret Harte (engraving)
1591170 Maruja, by Bret Harte (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maruja, by Bret Harte)

The World is Ruled & Governed by Opinion, 1642 (etching)
3744605 The World is Ruled & Governed by Opinion, 1642 (etching) by Hollar, Wenceslaus (1607-77); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Wandering Heir (engraving)
1058275 The Wandering Heir (engraving) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wandering Heir)

King Lear, Act III, Scene II (engraving)
971670 King Lear, Act III, Scene II (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Lear, Act III, Scene II)

Mrs H Marston and F Younge as Audrey and Touchstone, As You Like It, Act V, scene iv (engraving)
971641 Mrs H Marston and F Younge as Audrey and Touchstone, As You Like It, Act V, scene iv (engraving) by English School

The Great Fancy Dress Ball at Tavistock Hill (colour litho)
1040065 The Great Fancy Dress Ball at Tavistock Hill (colour litho) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Fancy Dress Ball at Tavistock Hill)

A Scaramouch (engraving)
3653656 A Scaramouch (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Scaramouch. Illustration for The Imperial Dictionary by John Ogilvie)

The Bear and the Gardener, from Fables de La Fontaine (coloured engraving)
1127321 The Bear and the Gardener, from Fables de La Fontaine (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Charlie Chaplin at the show (b / w photo)
3093544 Charlie Chaplin at the show (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charlie Chaplin at the show)

Pierrot, Columbine and Punchinello; Pierrot, Colombine et Polichinelle, (oil on canvas)
827002 Pierrot, Columbine and Punchinello; Pierrot, Colombine et Polichinelle, (oil on canvas) by Vollon, Alexis (1865-1945); 240x209.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierrot)

The Fool, from Shakespeares King Lear (colour litho)
3626489 The Fool, from Shakespeares King Lear (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fool, from Shakespeares King Lear)

The Gluttonous Fool (engraving)
3646693 The Gluttonous Fool (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gluttonous Fool)

No Fool like an Old Fool (colour litho)
3643103 No Fool like an Old Fool (colour litho) by Schmutzler, Leopold (1864-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: No Fool like an Old Fool. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Will Somers (engraving)
3629740 Will Somers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Will Somers. Illustration from The Book of Days (W R Chambers, c 1870)

Who would learn to shave well, should first practise on a fools beard (engraving)
3631180 Who would learn to shave well, should first practise on a fools beard (engraving) by Leighton, John (1822-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Who would learn to shave well)

Christ, detail from The Wise and Foolish Virgins, c. 1868 (stained glass)
3474843 Christ, detail from 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 Doorkeeper, detail from The Wise and Foolish Virgins, c. 1868 (stained glass)
3474840 The Doorkeeper, detail from 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)

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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. "