Gaiety Collection (page 2)

Bucherfreunde / Book Lovers (colour litho)
8666135 Bucherfreunde / Book Lovers (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bucherfreunde)

The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print)
ELD4836669 The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mythical land of plenty, an imaginary place of extreme luxury and ease where physical comforts)

Workers' holiday day, meals and leisure - Work men's holiday - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980219 Workers' holiday day, meals and leisure - Work men's holiday - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Workers' holiday day)

Everyday life, Victorian England: families gathered for a summer picnic by a river
NWI4882807 Everyday life, Victorian England: families gathered for a summer picnic by a river. Leisure varies, games, boating, nap, conversation... around 1870

Discover the New World: Christopher Columbus and his crew aboard the "Santa Maria' approached the New World
NWI4901168 Discover the New World: Christopher Columbus and his crew aboard the "Santa Maria' approached the New World coasts in 1492. Engraving

The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print)
ELD4836545 The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mythical land of plenty, an imaginary place of extreme luxury and ease where physical comforts)

Secession War or American Civil War (1861-1865): the arrival of the steamboat "Imperial"
NWI4831875 Secession War or American Civil War (1861-1865): the arrival of the steamboat "Imperial", the armour of the Union, in New Orleans (Louisiana), arriving from Saint Louis

The arrival of General Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (or Lafayette, 1757-1834), in New York Bay
NWI4943254 The arrival of General Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (or Lafayette, 1757-1834), in New York Bay, to begin his grand tour of the United States of America from 1824 to 1825

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 173, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_7_19: July 14
ICA4875434 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 173, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_7_19: July 14! - Anticlericalism - Separation of Church and State

The good mother. English engraving. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
CUL4872008 The good mother. English engraving. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: The good mother)

Italy, Sicily: in a village alley, children play and dance, 1890
LUX4779555 Italy, Sicily: in a village alley, children play and dance, 1890; (add.info.: Italy, Sicily: in a village alley, children play and dance, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

First World War: France, Patriotic Map of a Woman and Daughter Visiting Husband Wounded Resting in a Field Hospital
LUX4741011 First World War: France, Patriotic Map of a Woman and Daughter Visiting Husband Wounded Resting in a Field Hospital

First World War: France, Postcard showing a couple of lovers declaring their love during a leave, 1917
LUX4736776 First World War: France, Postcard showing a couple of lovers declaring their love during a leave, 1917, it is by loving each other that happiness comes quickest into our hearts; (add.info)

First World War: France, Drawing showing the letter of the front soldier in his family, 1915
LUX4737212 First World War: France, Drawing showing the letter of the front soldier in his family, 1915; (add.info.: First World War - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

First World War: France, Greeting Card showing a soldier's family gathers around Christmas gifts
LUX4739539 First World War: France, Greeting Card showing a soldier's family gathers around Christmas gifts and thinking of the soldier's victorious return to the front under the arch of

First World War: France, Postcard showing a couple of lovers declaring their love during a leave, 1917
LUX4736757 First World War: France, Postcard showing a couple of lovers declaring their love during a leave, 1917, without love what is existence

First World War: France, humorous postcard showing the 3 perms of the hairy with a bonus of 3 new ones and titled
LUX4736692 First World War: France, humorous postcard showing the 3 perms of the hairy with a bonus of 3 new ones and titled: " rejoui, resigne et desespere"

Letter H: hood, hippo. Engraving in ' ABC of toys''. , 1931 (engraving)
DUV4208324 Letter H: hood, hippo. Engraving in ' ABC of toys''. , 1931 (engraving) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter H: hood, hippo)

Letter G: On the Ice, Gaston walks by sledding, little Gabrielle. Engraving in " ABC fun"
DUV4207524 Letter G: On the Ice, Gaston walks by sledding, little Gabrielle. Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24,5x18,5cm

Letter F: Happy Feast! Grandma! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors
DUV4207516 Letter F: Happy Feast! Grandma! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24,5x18,5cm

Dentist laughing as he uses pincers to pull a bad tooth from the mouth of an old woman
FLO4718324 Dentist laughing as he uses pincers to pull a bad tooth from the mouth of an old woman. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

Physician laughing as he pulls a patient's tooth with string. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration
FLO4718308 Physician laughing as he pulls a patient's tooth with string. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Epernay: Un bas relief by Gustave Navlet (1832-1915)
LUX4711694 France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Epernay: Un bas relief by Gustave Navlet (1832-1915) represents a feast with champagne in the 8th century, 1883; (add.info.: France)

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Lunaire (Saint Lunaire): man in a hammock, 1903
LUX4782594 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Lunaire (Saint Lunaire): man in a hammock, 1903; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

Fukurokuju, Japanese god of wisdom, wealth, long life and happiness, with a turtle, one of his associated animals
528379 Fukurokuju, Japanese god of wisdom, wealth, long life and happiness, with a turtle, one of his associated animals. One of Japan's seven lucky gods

Blood letting: physician bleeding a patient from the arm. 1596 (woodcut from a translation by Sir John Harrington of a)
527531 Blood letting: physician bleeding a patient from the arm. 1596 (woodcut from a translation by Sir John Harrington of a 12th or 13th century poem based on the Salernian Rule of Health)

School exit, late 19th century (chromo)
PCT4289052 School exit, late 19th century (chromo); (add.info.: School exit - school busissonniere - children, game, school).

Dance at the beach. 1920 postcard
JAB4120509 Dance at the beach. 1920 postcard; (add.info.: Dance at the beach. 1920 postcard); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Christian de Falbe with a Saint Bernard - Detail (1884, watercolor on paper). Private collection
SYC4195653 Christian de Falbe with a Saint Bernard - Detail (1884, watercolor on paper). Private collection. Anders Zorn (1860-1920); (add.info)

Letter D: La Desiree. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209238 Letter D: La Desiree. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

France: Four children and their Christmas toys pose in front of the fireplace, 1908
LUX4725906 France: Four children and their Christmas toys pose in front of the fireplace, 1908; (add.info.: France: Four children and their Christmas toys pose in front of the fireplace)

English dandies and belles in fancy-dress costume at a ball. Tom and Jerry larking at a Masquerade Supper at the Opera
FLO4661966 English dandies and belles in fancy-dress costume at a ball. Tom and Jerry larking at a Masquerade Supper at the Opera House

The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print)
ELD4836693 The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mythical land of plenty, an imaginary place of extreme luxury and ease where physical comforts)

The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print)
ELD4836581 The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mythical land of plenty, an imaginary place of extreme luxury and ease where physical comforts)

The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print)
ELD4836614 The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mythical land of plenty, an imaginary place of extreme luxury and ease where physical comforts)

La bourree dansee dans un village d'Auvergne (The traditional french dance bourree in Auvernia)
ELD4841926 La bourree dansee dans un village d'Auvergne (The traditional french dance bourree in Auvernia) Engraving from " Les peuples de la terre" by Charles Delon

Lantier installle chez les Coupeau learns to dance a Nana enfant Illustration of " The darker" by Emile Zola
ELD4953387 Lantier installle chez les Coupeau learns to dance a Nana enfant Illustration of " The darker" by Emile Zola 1884; Private Collection; (add.info)

France, Brittany: seaside, 5 young women dance, 1900
LUX4767116 France, Brittany: seaside, 5 young women dance, 1900; (add.info.: France, Brittany: seaside, 5 young women dance, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Convention of the Democratic Party in Chicago, Illinois, appointment of Grover Cleveland (1837-1908)
NWI4960301 Convention of the Democratic Party in Chicago, Illinois, appointment of Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) as presidential candidate in 1884

Case Martin War of identity theft: " The return of the false Martin Guerre kissing his wife Bertande
ELD4902304 Case Martin War of identity theft: " The return of the false Martin Guerre kissing his wife Bertande and his son Sanxi in 1556" (Case of imposture of Martin Guerre)

Happy scene in a pub in the 18th century. Colourful engraving from the 19th century after an illustration by E.A. Abbey
NWI4880932 Happy scene in a pub in the 18th century. Colourful engraving from the 19th century after an illustration by E.A. Abbey.; (add.info.: Happy scene in a pub in the 18th century)

The triumphal entry of Henry IV in Paris, 19th century (Epinal print)
ELD4926765 The triumphal entry of Henry IV in Paris, 19th century (Epinal print); Private Collection; (add.info.: The triumphal entry of Henry IV (1553-1610)

The Love Books of Ovid: Happy is he who dies in the lists of love (colour litho)
5224206 The Love Books of Ovid: Happy is he who dies in the lists of love (colour litho) by Bosschere, Jean de (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Happy is he who dies in the lists of love)

The Love Books of Ovid: Have recourse to playfulness and to whatsoever may excite love (colour litho)
5224200 The Love Books of Ovid: Have recourse to playfulness and to whatsoever may excite love (colour litho) by Bosschere

Horatia Nelson (1801-1881), c.1815 (oil on canvas)
7337982 Horatia Nelson (1801-1881), c.1815 (oil on canvas) by British School, (19th century); 195.6x127 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

19th Century illustration showing sailor's return
673502 19th Century illustration showing sailor's return; (add.info.: A Modern Hell, 19th Century Theatre production); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Queen Victoria, her dog, Sharp, 1865 (b/w photo)
8677183 Queen Victoria, her dog, Sharp, 1865 (b/w photo) by Downey, W. and D. (fl.1860-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Victoria (1819-1901), her dog, Sharp

The fisherman's return (engraving)
8635202 The fisherman's return (engraving) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fisherman's return; fisherman returning home to his family)

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"Gaiety: A Timeless Celebration of Joy and Entertainment" Step into the world of gaiety, where laughter echoes through the ages and merriment knows no bounds. From the uproarious comedy "Hay Fever" by Noel Coward to the vibrant performances at Gaiety Theatre in Hastings, this concept has always been synonymous with pure delight. Intriguingly, even historical figures like the 5th Marquess of Anglesey found solace in gaiety, as he transformed into Pekoe for a momentary escape from reality. The enchantment continued with an advert for Gaiety Girl in 1896, captivating audiences with its allure. The programme cover for "The Beauty Spot" in 1917 exemplifies how gaiety transcends time; it remains eternally cherished. It was during such jubilant times that Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) announced her betrothal to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Buckingham Palace in London - a black and white photograph capturing their radiant happiness. Glimpses into history reveal more facets of gaiety's charm - whether it be through a lively production like "Gaiety Girl" in 1904 or an intriguing colored photo depicting a man relishing a large watermelon. These moments encapsulate joyous memories that have stood the test of time. From music halls like The Gaiety Music Hall Chatham to iconic venues like Cafe De Paris, gaiety thrived as people sought respite from everyday life. Caricatures immortalize beloved performers such as Nellie Farren and Edward Ledger who brought endless laughter to their audiences. Even musical compositions embraced this spirit; Pas de Quatre's Faust Up To Date graced music covers while reflecting society's fascination with dance crazes like tango - epitomized by films such as "The Girl on the Film" in 1913.