Laughable Collection

Letter J: Jocrisse. Engraving in "Alphabet masquerade". New Epinal imaging
DUV4208228 Letter J: Jocrisse. Engraving in " Alphabet masquerade". New Epinal imaging. Printing-lithography Pinot et Sagaire, editors, Epinal, second half of the 19th century

Little chubby character with the grotesque expression Boiseries of the 17th century Detail of the stalls of the church
JEB4931524 Little chubby character with the grotesque expression Boiseries of the 17th century Detail of the stalls of the church of the Clunisian Prioress Sainte-Marie (Sainte Marie)

The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha (Quixotte - Quijote) by Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
PCT4279477 The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha (Quixotte - Quijote) by Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616): the knight has the sad figure made cabrioles " putting naked certain things

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a caricature of an ugly and fat German woman, 1916
LUX4741828 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a caricature of an ugly and fat German woman, 1916, Map titled: Berlin elegance; (add.info)

Populist ponds not as deep as expected. Satirical drawing of 1890 about the drying up of the Silver Craze
NWI4958294 Populist ponds not as deep as expected. Satirical drawing of 1890 about the drying up of the Silver Craze. Cartoon by W. A

France: Cartoon photographed by Walery of Jean Jaures in clay clay speaking to pears entitled
LUX4726792 France: Cartoon photographed by Walery of Jean Jaures in clay clay speaking to pears entitled: Every speech I make followers

Letter U and V: Ursula and Ice. Characters sliding on the ice of a village, beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204174 Letter U and V: Ursula and Ice. Characters sliding on the ice of a village, beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary)

Caricature of fashions of the late 18th century: women in tall wigs with garden of flowers in her bosom
FLO4717979 Caricature of fashions of the late 18th century: women in tall wigs with garden of flowers in her bosom, and macaroni in a tall wig with extravagant mass of hair tied at the back

The old young man. Old dandy in jacket with high collar, bicorn, tight breeches and hose
FLO4677534 The old young man. Old dandy in jacket with high collar, bicorn, tight breeches and hose, has a tie ties by a young shopgirl

Cartoon of English costumes, circa 1814. Men and women in ill-fitting, badly shaped dresses, hats and coats
FLO4677511 Cartoon of English costumes, circa 1814. Men and women in ill-fitting, badly shaped dresses, hats and coats. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesanger's Le Bon Genre, Paris

Woman with spiral sleeves, profuse ruffs and flounces, kerchief key-holder
FLO4677354 Woman with spiral sleeves, profuse ruffs and flounces, kerchief key-holder. When one talks of flounces, refer back to the reign of Louis XV, and look at the portrait of your grandmother

Young man in chenille yarn jacket, tie, gloves, trousers, top hat and stick
FLO4677328 Young man in chenille yarn jacket, tie, gloves, trousers, top hat and stick. When fashions appear strange or embarrassing, I recall the hammer wigs, wide-sleeve coats

Hunting rabbit in France in the 19th century - 2 drawings - one shows a hunter shooting a gun at a rabbit hurts that
PCT4289505 Hunting rabbit in France in the 19th century - 2 drawings - one shows a hunter shooting a gun at a rabbit hurts that another hunter carries (danger)

Caricature of macaroni fashions of the late 18th century, man in high wig looking at a reflection in a mirror
FLO4717964 Caricature of macaroni fashions of the late 18th century, man in high wig looking at a reflection in a mirror, while a fawning barber trims a wig

First World War 1914-1918: German prisoners thinking that the camera of the French photographer is trapped
LET4395705 First World War 1914-1918: German prisoners thinking that the camera of the French photographer is trapped and will kill them

Longchamp Cavalcade. Two incredible (fops) mounted on heavy dray horses instead of thoroughbreds at Longchamp
FLO4677969 Longchamp Cavalcade. Two incredible (fops) mounted on heavy dray horses instead of thoroughbreds at Longchamp racetrack

Old woman trying on a pink bonnet in front of three young shopgirls, " Women appear to have sworn to lie about
FLO4677543 Old woman trying on a pink bonnet in front of three young shopgirls, " Women appear to have sworn to lie about youth up to their last breath." Handcoloured engraving from Pierre

Woman wearing headdress and dress featuring extravagent pleating and flouncing
FLO4677344 Woman wearing headdress and dress featuring extravagent pleating and flouncing. Pleated collars, flounces (falbalas) and ruffs (chicories), have never been more in fashion than today

Italian street pantomime artist in grotesque wig, playing a bizarre one-string violin with balloon
FLO4677342 Italian street pantomime artist in grotesque wig, playing a bizarre one-string violin with balloon. " This young Italian man with black eyes excels at terrible grimaces

Cartoon of English fashions in Paris, 1814. Man in flowerpot hat, women in bottom-shaped gowns
FLO4677482 Cartoon of English fashions in Paris, 1814. Man in flowerpot hat, women in bottom-shaped gowns. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesanger's Le Bon Genre, Paris

Abbess. Death, grotestically crowned with flags or feathers, seized the poor abbess with her scapular
FLO4675539 Abbess. Death, grotestically crowned with flags or feathers, seized the poor abbess with her scapular. A nun at the door of the convent, with her hands raised

Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais
JEB4935611 Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Monstrous character with a disproportionate head. 15th century stall adorned with Misericordes de l'abbey Saint
JEB4918838 Monstrous character with a disproportionate head. 15th century stall adorned with Misericordes de l'abbey Saint Pierre (12th-18th century) in Chezal-Benoit (Chezal Benoit)

The emblem of the grotesque in the Renaissance (17th century) Italy: The old man between Death and Volupte
JAB4119819 The emblem of the grotesque in the Renaissance (17th century) Italy: The old man between Death and Volupte. Engraving by Cesare Reverdino. 1895; Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a dog lying down with writing, Who said german sausage
LUX4741340 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a dog lying down with writing, Who said german sausage? (who said German sausage)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing, next to the portrait of William II in the Hussard of Death
LUX4739949 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing, next to the portrait of William II in the Hussard of Death, the horoscope of the latter announcing his defeat, 1915

Flower-mania. Woman with as many flowers on her dress and hair as there are in the basket and vase near her
FLO4677514 Flower-mania. Woman with as many flowers on her dress and hair as there are in the basket and vase near her. "The ridiculous abundance of every kind of flowers on the dress

Man in long carrick coat with five pelerines or capes. "Our young men shorten their jackets but lengthen their
FLO4677433 Man in long carrick coat with five pelerines or capes. "Our young men shorten their jackets but lengthen their coats

One must suffer for beauty. A hairdresser on stilts pulls a woman's hair to the ceiling in the Chinese style
FLO4677414 One must suffer for beauty. A hairdresser on stilts pulls a woman's hair to the ceiling in the Chinese style. " The hairstyle a la Chinese is definitely a major makeover

Man with round bowler hat, green jacket, waistcoat, tie, breeches, whip and pink-striped stockings
FLO4677350 Man with round bowler hat, green jacket, waistcoat, tie, breeches, whip and pink-striped stockings. When fashions appear strange or embarrassing, I recall the hammer wigs

Letter T: Transvestissement. Engraving in " Alphabet des grotesques". Series of 25
DUV4207199 Letter T: Transvestissement. Engraving in " Alphabet des grotesques". Series of 25; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter T: Transvestissement)

Scotch Politics: To be read backward, like a Witch's Prayer. Three figures sobbing Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
FLO4718265 Scotch Politics: To be read backward, like a Witch's Prayer. Three figures sobbing Edmund Burke (1729-1797), sleeping Scotch MacDonald and robber North

Justice crashed anarchy but saved monopolies. Caricature by W.A.Rogers, 1888
NWI4958476 Justice crashed anarchy but saved monopolies. Caricature by W.A.Rogers, 1888.; (add.info.: Justice crashed anarchy but saved monopolies)

Three ugly country bumpkins in competition over their looks. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical
FLO4718340 Three ugly country bumpkins in competition over their looks. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

First World War: France, Humorous map showing the two Austrian and German emperors in pig on a dance imposed by
LUX4736554 First World War: France, Humorous map showing the two Austrian and German emperors in pig on a dance imposed by the allies and nicknamed "the last tango"

First World War: France, drawn postcard showing German soldiers engulfed in Coulommiers cheese
LUX4735820 First World War: France, drawn postcard showing German soldiers engulfed in Coulommiers cheese, the only French victory of the War of 1870

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a caricature of Emperor William II in the form of a cow in a contest
LUX4739533 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a caricature of Emperor William II in the form of a cow in a contest entitled The Most Beautiful Cow in the World

Illustration by Ch. Delhomme of an 1847 edition of Florian's fables: the two bald - they fight
PCT4292303 Illustration by Ch. Delhomme of an 1847 edition of Florian's fables: the two bald - they fight and fight for an object they saw on the ground

The problem with Capote bonnets: two women's deep-brimmed bonnets collide as they greet each other
FLO4677886 The problem with Capote bonnets: two women's deep-brimmed bonnets collide as they greet each other, while fashionable men watch

Three Parisian graces, circa 1800. Three unattractive maids wear the latest Paris fashions
FLO4677835 Three Parisian graces, circa 1800. Three unattractive maids wear the latest Paris fashions. "It's certainly true that in fashion a servile herd of imitators abounds

Man in flowerpot hat, cherub hairstle and long ridingcoat. When fashions appear strange or embarrassing
FLO4677375 Man in flowerpot hat, cherub hairstle and long ridingcoat. When fashions appear strange or embarrassing, I recall the hammer wigs, wide-sleeve coats, arabesque embroidery, wooden heels

British tourists, from Victorian era, with donkey backs, going to a picnic on the pyramids (Egypt), around 1850
NWI4884923 British tourists, from Victorian era, with donkey backs, going to a picnic on the pyramids (Egypt), around 1850

War of Independence or American Revolution (1775-1783): A New York City Patriot barber ridiculed a British officer by
NWI4840296 War of Independence or American Revolution (1775-1783): A New York City Patriot barber ridiculed a British officer by shaving him half his head, protest and distrust on the eve of the war

The dragon of the monopoly: " huge diet but little milk". Cartoon by W. A
NWI4958459 The dragon of the monopoly: " huge diet but little milk". Cartoon by W. A. Sherman, on the Sherman antitrust legislation (1890)

Servants imitating the lady of the house, circa 1900. 19th century colour engraving from an illustration by Charles
NWI4913996 Servants imitating the lady of the house, circa 1900. 19th century colour engraving from an illustration by Charles Dana Gibson.; (add.info.: Servants imitating the lady of the house)

First World War: France, Postcard drawn from a caricature of the German Kaiser claiming victory, 1914
LUX4736423 First World War: France, Postcard drawn from a caricature of the German Kaiser claiming victory, 1914; (add.info.: First World War - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a scarecrow disguise in William II unable to scare birds
LUX4739397 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a scarecrow disguise in William II unable to scare birds, titled: The sparrows themselves are no longer afraid of it, 1915

Caricature of English costumes. A group of tourists from England on a trip to Paris
FLO4677468 Caricature of English costumes. A group of tourists from England on a trip to Paris: the men in flowerpot and stovepipe hats, ill-fitting riding coats and breeches

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"Laughable: A Collection of Satirical Delights" Step into the world of laughter and satire, where humor takes center stage. From Jocrisse's mischievous antics in the "Alphabet masquerade" to the uproarious comedy of Would-Be Actors at Palace Theatre, London, prepare for a delightful journey. In this whimsical adventure, even religious art gets a humorous twist. Behold The Crown of Thorns by the master of Pflock altarpiece and Ecce Homo's comical portrayal on wood canvas from the 16th century. These unexpected interpretations will surely tickle your funny bone. Join Friar Jean as he hilariously hangs from a walnut branch in Pierre Courselles' illustration from "Gargantua, " while Paul Scarron's comic novel comes to life through captivating engravings. And who can forget Don Quixote mistaking puppets for Moors? Charles Antoine Coypel's painting captures this laughable moment perfectly. Le Laugher Rouge adds its own touch of visionary satire during the War of 14-18 with diplomatic missions in Switzerland. L'Assiette au Beurre brings forth colorful satirical commentary through its vibrant illustrations. Vincenzo Campi's painting "Ricotta Eaters" showcases an amusing scene that will leave you chuckling, captured beautifully by KIM Youngtae's lens at Musee des Beaux Arts de Lyon. And let us not forget La Fontaine's fables; Percy J. Billinghurst enchants us with his enchanting engraving depicting "The Candle - The Wax-Candle. " Indulge yourself in these laughable moments throughout history, where wit and humor intertwine effortlessly with artistry and creativity. Prepare to be amused and entertained as you explore this collection filled with joyous absurdity.