Trick Collection

His Masters Breath - Satire
His Masters Breath Satirical play on the dog/gramophone logo for His Masters Voice, substituting the music player for a whiskey jar and funnel

Historical map of the Byzantine Empire in the year 1000, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

DOG. Bulldog on skateboard Digital Manipulation:scarf from blue to red
JD-21876-M DOG. Bulldog on skateboard John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Airedale Terrier Dog - on hind legs
JD-13691 Airedale Terrier Dog - on hind legs Also known as Waterside Terrier or Bingley Terrier John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Hollow-face illusion, artwork
Hollow-face illusion, computer artwork. This is an optical illusion where the perception of a concave (hollow) mask of a face appears as a normal convex (protruding) face

Houdini & Skyscraper
Suspended from the cornice of a New York skyscraper, he must somehow free himself of his chains and make his way to safety... will he do it ? Is this one trick too many ?

Hollow-face illusion, artwork
Hollow-face illusion, computer artwork. This is an optical illusion where the perception of a concave (hollow) mask of a face appears as a normal convex (protruding) face

Candide Thovex out of nowhere into nowhere
Tristan Shu

Bottlenose dolphin - blowing air rings underwater
STA-82 Bottlenose dolphin - blowing air rings underwater Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions Tursiops truncatus Complex play / creative behaviour

Tricks on Skateboard
A young man performs a handstand trick on his skateboard Date: 1970s

Goblet illusion. This image is simultaneously a drawing of a goblet and two faces. When there are two competing interpretations of an ambiguous image the brain will often switch between them

Ouchi illusion. The central circular area of perpendicularly orientated bars appears to move and float compared to the surrounding pattern

Penrose stairs, artwork
Penrose stairs, computer artwork. This is an impossible figure created by the physicist Roger Penrose and used by M C Escher in his illustration Ascending and Descending

Penrose stairs, artwork
Penrose stairs. Computer artwork of Einstein characters climbing a set of Penrose stairs

Bottlenose dolphin - blowing air bubbles underwater with mouth open
STA-75 Bottlenose dolphin - blowing air bubbles underwater with mouth open Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions Tursiops truncatus Complex play / creative behaviour

Cymbeline - title page - Iachimo emerges from the trunk as Imogen sleeps. 1862

Peripheral drift illusion. When the image is viewed in the peripheral vision (indirectly, whilst looking outside of the pattern) it appears to rotate. When observed directly the movement stops

Impossible triangle, artwork
Impossible triangle, computer artwork. This is an impossible figure created by the physicist Roger Penrose. Impossible figures are objects that can be drawn but not created

DOG. Schnauzer on skateboard
JD-21875 DOG. Schnauzer on skateboard John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

A Bonzo juggling act
Bonzo, the cute canine created by artist George Studdy in The Sketch magazine during the 1920s, performs a marvellous trick by balancing a plate, cutlery

Magician performing the cup and balls trick
Undated illustration, coloured, of a magician performing the cup and balls trick to a gathered audience, entitled " Tableaux de Paris: L Escamoteur, sur le boulevard

Miracle Fire in Temple
When a mysterious flame bursts out in the temple of fertility goddess Bona Dea, the Vestal Virgins interpret it as a portent favorable to Cicero; but it is probably a trick

Dog - Greyhound with biscuit balanced on his nose
JD-18553 Dog - Greyhound with biscuit balanced on his nose John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

The Fox and the Crow
The cunning fox is able to trick the crow into dropping the cheese from her beak by implying that she cannot sing

Magician pulling rabbit out of hat
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Hands of magician performing magic trick, pulling rabbit out of top hat. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Cartoon, The Confidence Trick! (Northcote and Disraeli)
Cartoon, The Confidence Trick

Kaufmann Lady Cycle Troupe refined trick cyclists. One bicycle in photograph with the lady cyclists wearing ruched shorts to the knee, long sleeved blouses, tights and flat shoes

Two frogs with insect on a greetings card
Two frogs with an insect on a greetings card -- Happy be thy dreams. Date: circa 1890s

Magician Paul Daniels demonstrates a card trick. 1st February 1978

Teasing Tirpitz, or luring a U boat to Dover, Heath Robinson
A battered British plane suspends a tiny toy boat on a string, fooling a German U boat into pursuing it all the way to Dover. Another mischievous war tactic dreamed up by William Heath Robinson

Kaufmann Trick cyclist at the London Hippodrome, 1901
Photograph of one of the Kaufmann troupe performing a bicycle trick at the London Hippodrome, September 1901

Bottlenose dolphin - blowing air bubbles underwater
STA-94 Bottlenose dolphin - blowing air bubbles underwater Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions Tursiops truncatus Complex play / creative behaviour

Scene from Shakespeares Midsummer Nights Dream
A scene from Shakespeares comedy, A Midsummer Nights Dream (Act II, Scene ii), in which Puck drops a love potion into the sleeping Titanias eyes

An illustration of a divinity employing exorcism and throwing from a magic bowl five
CHT265564 An illustration of a divinity employing exorcism and throwing from a magic bowl five poisonous animals (w/c on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale

French Street Conjuror
A French street magician with his trestle table set up ready to perform the cup and ball trick and con some punters out of their money Date: circa 1805

Cunicularii or the Wise Men of Godliman in Consultation, 1726 (engraving)
XJF867967 Cunicularii or the Wise Men of Godliman in Consultation, 1726 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Private Collection; (add.info.: Story of Mary Toft, the woman)

Performing bears, 1893 C013 / 9111
Performing bears, 19th-century artwork. Artwork from the 12th volume (second period of 1893) of the French popular science weekly La Science Illustree

Maskelyne Magician Sand
JASPER MASKELYNE English stage magician performing a " sand trick" onstage

Reynard the Fox 1572
Reynard the Fox, also known as Reynke de Vos and Reineke Fuchs, playing a trick on an unsuspecting cockerel

Trick cyclist Diavolo performing a loop the loop at the Royal Aquarium, London (litho)
7172759 Trick cyclist Diavolo performing a loop the loop at the Royal Aquarium, London (litho) by English School

Sport. Unusual. Humour. Cricketer Derek Randall. Derek Randall and his repertoire of tricks photographed at Trent Bridge as he prepares for the new season. The hands stand. April 1977 77-02088-009

Circus Horse

Hard lines on the hard court by George Studdy
Hard lines on the hard court -- the Bonzolines dig in their search for the ball, which Bonzo is holding in his mouth

Dog up a Ladder
One of Mrs. L. Goodwins (of All Saints Avenue, Kent, England) clever German Shepherd (Alsatian) dogs, up a ladder! Date: early 1930s

CHINESE CONJURERS. Chinese conjurers as described by 14th century Arabian traveler, Ibn Battuta. One man climbs a rope into the sky

ROBERT HOUDIN (1805-1871). French magician. Wood engraving, c. 1880, depicting Houdins government mission to Algeria in 1852

Sri Lanka - Basket Trick - Jugglers
Sri Lanka - Basket Trick - Conjurers (called jugglers on the card) place a woman inside a large wicker basket from whence she would (I imagine) disappear, much to everyones surprise! Date: circa 1907

Wundt illusion. This illusion was created by the psychologist Willhelm Wundt in the 19th century. It is the exact opposite of the Hering illusion

Ponzos illusion. The vertical red line to the left of the image appears to be smaller than the one to the right

Array of Necker cubes. A Necker cube is a wireframe drawing of a cube which could be interpreted as being orientated in two different ways

Magician Carl Devo
Undated colour illustrated poster for magician Carl Devo, featuring full length illustration of Devo surrounded by magical objects, printed by Weiners Limited, London. HPF/5B/5

Isaac Fawkes, the Slight of Hand Ma
Undated hand coloured engraving of Isaac Fawkes, the " Slight of Hand Man", and enlargement of acrobats from Bartholomew Fair print. HPG/8/2/1 (xli)"

Penny Farthing Trick Cyclists at the Circus, c. 1888
Engraving showing two acrobats performing tricks on a Penny Farthing bicycle during a circus show, c.1888

Kaufmann Trick Cyclists at the London Hippodrome, 1901
Photograph of two of the Kaufmann troupe performing a bicycle trick at the London Hippodrome, September 1901

Dog - Bichon Frise - on hind legs
WAT-15717 Dog - Bichon Frise - on hind legs M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dog - Border collie with large biscuit on his nose
JD-18555 Dog - Border collie with large biscuit on his nose John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Snowboarder
Evgeny Vasenev

Tony Cairoli Whip Look - Maggiora MX Opening
Stefano Minella

A young fashionable man shows a girl how to play with a Diabolo (Chinese yo-yo). Expertise on the Diabolo is now indispensable

Christmas card with a clown on a tightrope, with the sea and rocks below. Date: circa 1890s

Professor De Kolta on stage with two women, 1902 (silver gelatin print)
MNY381375 Professor De Kolta on stage with two women, 1902 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Nita, the hypnotized and suspended lady
5996742 Nita, the hypnotized and suspended lady, magician performing a levitation trick (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nita)

The Fortune Teller, c. 1635 (oil on canvas)
3432875 The Fortune Teller, c.1635 (oil on canvas) by Tour, Georges de la (1593-1652); 102x123.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

ISaC FAWKES (d. 1731). English conjurer. Isaac Fawkes performing his bag trick, producing eggs and birds. Woodcut from an 1726 advertisement

Foxhunting scene on a greetings card by Ernest Griset -- The first fox of the season. The fox hides inside a hollow tree trunk as the horses and hounds race by. Date: circa 1890s

CIRCUS ELEPHANT, 1853. Circus elephant at Astleys Theatre in London. Wood engraving, 1853

ISaC FAWKES (d. 1731). English conjurer. Isaac Fawkes performing his bag trick, producing eggs and birds. Contemporary copper engraving

Demon Floating Sugar
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Ordeal by Fire & Water
A stage magician performs a feat of being immersed in fire and water

Paranormal / Magic / Wizards
LE SORCIER DU VILLAGE Popular print depicting a young country couple visiting the local wise man to know what the future holds in store for them

Dolphins perform at Discovery Cove in Florida USA Dolphins perform at Discovery Cove in Florida USA

Trick riding by 18th K.G.O. Lancers [Estrée Blanche, France], 25th July 1915
BL3311723 Trick riding by 18th K.G.O. Lancers [Estrée Blanche, France], 25th July 1915; British Library, London, UK; (add.info.: Record of the Indian Army in Europe during the First World War)

Black magic hat and magic wand with flying stars. Vector illustration. Magic show concept in flat design

A memento mori or vanitas trompe l'oeil optical illusion drawing of a couple riding a sledge, doubling as a human skull. Date: circa 1910

Enigma - Find the Class of 1937 - Optical Illusion with a baby in a tin bath hidden within a portrait of a French soldier. Date: 1937

The Winner - Optical Illusion. A Jockey on Horseback - his steed can also be seen as two scantily-clad beauties Date: circa 1910s

"If you look at this monkey, you know where it has come from." - German Soldiers and Face of a Monkey - Optical Illusion Date: circa 1910

Count Otto Von Bismarck (1815-1898) - Optical Illusion fantasy postcard, the portrait also comprised of multiple images of heroic and legendary German archetypes and actions. Date: circa 1909

The meeting of the Atlantic and Pacific - Kiss of the Oceans through the Panama Canal. Date: circa 1905

A handsome jumper - Optical Illusion. A Jockey on Horseback leaping a fence - his steed can also be seen as two scantily-clad beauties Date: circa 1910s

Where is the Jockey? Optical Illusion drawing Date: late 19th century

All is Vanity - optical illusion - woman at dressing table
All is Vanity (1892) - a memento mori or vanitas trompe l'oeil optical illusion drawing of a woman at her dressing table, doubling as a human skull. Date: 1892

A man shows card tricks and five others watch enthusiastically, Scene in a pub around 1890, Germany, Historical, Digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Prince Adolf Wilhelm Daniel von Auersperg, 21 July 1821, 5 January 1885, was an Austro-Bohemian statesman

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"Unleashing the Tricks: From Bulldogs on Skateboards to Illusions and Satire" This talented Bulldog takes skateboarding to a whole new level - talk about tricks on wheels. Digital manipulation at its finest - watch as this scarf magically changes from blue to red. "His Master's Breath" - a satirical take on doggy breath that will leave you in stitches. Watch in awe as an Airedale Terrier stands tall on its hind legs, defying gravity with its trickery. Who needs holy water when you have a fearless woman raising her skirts to scare off the devil? Prepare for your mind to be blown by the mesmerizing Hollow-face illusion artwork. Houdini may have escaped straight jackets, but can he conquer a skyscraper? The ultimate trickster challenge. Dive into the underwater world of bottlenose dolphins as they blow air rings and bubbles with jaw-dropping precision. Get ready for some skateboard magic - these tricks will make your head spin faster than any wheel. Behold the Goblet illusion, where reality is twisted and turned right before your eyes. Step onto Penrose stairs through captivating artwork that plays tricks with perception and depth. In this captivating collection of images and illusions, we explore various forms of trickery that range from adorable animal antics to mind-bending optical illusions and even satire. Whether it's witnessing bulldogs mastering skateboards or digital manipulations transforming scarves, prepare yourself for an adventure filled with unexpected surprises. We begin our journey with a talented Bulldog who effortlessly glides across his skateboard, showcasing impressive tricks that would put professional skaters to shame. But don't let his skills distract you from the wonders of digital manipulation – witness how a simple scarf transforms mysteriously from blue to red right before your eyes.