Clown Collection (#2)

L Acrobate ou La Roue, 1927. Creator: Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938)
L Acrobate ou La Roue, 1927. Found in the Collection of Collection de David E. Weisman et Jacqueline E. Michel

Papa Chrysantheme at the New Circus. Artist: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)
Papa Chrysantheme at the New Circus. Found in the collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Young women in fancy dress costumes
A group of young women dressed in fancy dress costumes preserve the moment for posterity with a photograph in studio. Three are dressed in variations on clown outfits

Christmas card, clown in snow -- A Merry Heart goes all the way. circa 1905

Cartoon, Fred Evans in clown costume
Cartoon, Fred Evans in his clown costume. He performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. 1879

Firefighters in costume for an entertaining evening
Men and women in costume for an entertaining evening at Stoke Newington Fire Station, 17 March 1920. Date: 1920

COMMEDIA DELL ARTE. Pantalone, the Dupe, in a performance of the Italian Commedia dell Arte. French woodcut, 17th century

CIRCUS POSTER, c1899. American poster, c1899, for Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Circus, featuring acrobats jumping over a group of elephants

Nice Carnival - a decorated float
Nice Carnival, France - a decorated float depicting a clown riding a dragon

Clown in American Outfit
A clown wearing an outfit made from stars and stripes fabric (as in the American flag)

Clown on Bicycle Photo
Harry, a guest of the Mayors Fancy Dress Ball poses in his costume, (that of a clown), on a bicycle in his back garden

Circus / Rider & Hoop
Piebald (black and white) Circus horse carrying an equestrienne who jumps through a paper-filled hoop held up by a clown

Dogs and Circus Clown
A circus clown with five dogs in a circus ring

Louisiana, New Orleans, Mardi Gras Jester Statue, Riverwalk

Clown and three monkeys playing music (chromolitho)
5996062 Clown and three monkeys playing music (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clown and three monkeys playing music)

The Clown
Josefina Melo

Send in the Clowns, Dont bother they're Here :o)
Karen Smalley

Modern Times
Josefina Melo

Clowns in circus, c.1880 (print)
7293405 Clowns in circus, c.1880 (print); (add.info.: Art. Entertainment. Clowns in circus. Imagery, France, ca 1880.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Polly's Clown, 1946 (oil on canvasboard)
651156 Polly's Clown, 1946 (oil on canvasboard) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 40.2x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Polly's Clown. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on canvasboard

The Juggling Clown, (oil on panel)
650737 The Juggling Clown, (oil on panel) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 25.3x20.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Juggling Clown. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on panel

Happy Guy, 1944 (oil on canvas)
650489 Happy Guy, 1944 (oil on canvas) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 61x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Happy Guy. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1944

Clown on Empty Seats, 1947 (oil on board)
823006 Clown on Empty Seats, 1947 (oil on board) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 25.5x20.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clown on Empty Seats. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on board

Clown with Drum, (oil on canvas laid down on panel)
823005 Clown with Drum, (oil on canvas laid down on panel) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 30x24.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clown with Drum. Everett Shinn (1876-1953)

Mi-Careme on the Paris boulevards (engraving)
8631269 Mi-Careme on the Paris boulevards (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mi-Careme, a traditional French carnival on the Paris boulevards)

Scene from the opera, Pagliacci, at Covent Garden (engraving)
8631606 Scene from the opera, Pagliacci, at Covent Garden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from the opera, Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo)

Clown, Coach, Coast, Coast, Crack, Crane, Crane, Crank, Crawl, Creek, Crock, Crook (engraving)
8650014 Clown, Coach, Coast, Coast, Crack, Crane, Crane, Crank, Crawl, Creek, Crock, Crook (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clown, Coach, Coast)

Pierrot and Pierrette (colour litho)
8656902 Pierrot and Pierrette (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierrot and Pierrette. Two's company, three's none)

William Frederick Wallett, English clown (engraving)
8676648 William Frederick Wallett, English clown (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Frederick Wallett (1806-1892), English clown

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8670071 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Letters C D: horse, kite, dog, pig, clown, cooking, diligence, dancers, camel, dominoes, masonry
DUV4208304 Letters C D: horse, kite, dog, pig, clown, cooking, diligence, dancers, camel, dominoes, masonry. Engraving in ABC of toys', 1931 (engraving) by Neziere

Letters and T: monkey, bellows, sigh, saw and drum, turtle, top, stool, c.1920 (print)
DUV4202592 Letters and T: monkey, bellows, sigh, saw and drum, turtle, top, stool, c.1920 (print); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator)

French mime Paul Legrand as Pierrot Marquis, Theatre des Funambules, 1846
FLO4632591 French mime Paul Legrand as Pierrot Marquis, Theatre des Funambules, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's Galerie Dramatique

Miss Flane as Cesarine in Les Deux Pierrots by Bayard, Theatre des Varietes, 1845
FLO4631406 Miss Flane as Cesarine in Les Deux Pierrots by Bayard, Theatre des Varietes, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's Galerie

Art. Entertainment. Circus. Clown training an elephant. Imagery "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany
3434992 Art. Entertainment. Circus. Clown training an elephant. Imagery "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1880 (colour engraving); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Cirque)

Letter E and F (elephant, staircase, coin and postman, fork, rifle, whip), c.1920 (print)
DUV4202549 Letter E and F (elephant, staircase, coin and postman, fork, rifle, whip), c.1920 (print); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator)

Circus clown painting his face in his tent before a show, 1800s
NWI4759656 Circus clown painting his face in his tent before a show, 1800s.; (add.info.: Circus clown painting his face in his tent before a show, 1800s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Letter E, F, G and H: Saint Eloi (Saint-Eloi, Eloi de Noyon, ca. 588-659)
DUV4204062 Letter E, F, G and H: Saint Eloi (Saint-Eloi, Eloi de Noyon, ca. 588-659), Fanfan la Tulip (character of the song written by Emile Debraux)

Letter B: Bobeche (Antoine Mandelot), beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204037 Letter B: Bobeche (Antoine Mandelot), beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary). Series number 4 in Albums-chromo on canvas

Valenciennes, Nord (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Un enfant deguise en clown pose next to a doll deguisee en clown
LUX4732890 Valenciennes, Nord (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Un enfant deguise en clown pose next to a doll deguisee en clown, 1885; (add.info.: Valenciennes, Nord (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Richard Tarlton
5305101 Richard Tarlton.; (add.info.: Portrait of Richard Tarlton (1530-1588) an English actor of the Elizabethan era. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Art. Entertainment. Circus. Clown and animal trainer (Elephant and horse)
3434991 Art. Entertainment. Circus. Clown and animal trainer (Elephant and horse). Imagery "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1880 (colour engraving); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Cirque)

Art. Entertainment. A fairground. Almanac for fun, 1851. Poster by E. Morin, France, 1850 (poster)
3434623 Art. Entertainment. A fairground. Almanac for fun, 1851. Poster by E. Morin, France, 1850 (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Fete Foraine. Morin, France, 1850. Coll. Part. Art)

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

Clown (mixed media on cardboard)
8683505 Clown (mixed media on cardboard) by Bonzagni, Aroldo (1887-1918); Assicoop-Unipol Collection, Modena, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: "Clown", by Aroldo Bonzagni (1887 - 1918)

Interior of the Alhambra Palace, Leicester Square, London (engraving)
8676641 Interior of the Alhambra Palace, Leicester Square, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the Alhambra Palace, Leicester Square)

Shakespeare: Measure for Measure (chromolitho)
8631801 Shakespeare: Measure for Measure (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Measure for Measure. Escalus, a Justice, Elbow, Froth, and Clown)

Child dressed as a clown with bottles of wine (coloured photo)
8656255 Child dressed as a clown with bottles of wine (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Child dressed as a clown with bottles of wine)

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Step right up and enter the whimsical world of clowns. From the enchanting Goose Fair in Nottingham to the iconic Pantomime Characters of Commedia dell Arte, these colorful jesters have been captivating audiences for centuries. Immerse yourself in history as you gaze upon Arthur Spooner's masterpiece, "The Brighton Pierrots. " Painted in 1915, this oil on canvas transports you to a bygone era where laughter echoed along seaside promenades. Meet James Doughty, England's oldest clown, whose timeless charm has brought joy to generations. Whether performing at Bertram Mills Circus or delighting crowds at Charles Green's balloon event in Stowmarket, his legacy lives on through his infectious smile and mischievous antics. Marvel at the vibrant Barnum & Bailey Poster that beckons you into a world filled with wonder and excitement. Join Punch, Toby, and Clown as they take center stage with their hilarious shenanigans that will leave you in stitches. Don't miss the Tower Circus in Blackpool where acrobats soar through the air while clowns bring laughter to all who witness their slapstick comedy. And if you dare venture onto the Helter Skelter at Goose Fair in Nottinghamshire, prepare for a thrilling ride down its spiral slide amidst an atmosphere of pure merriment. As we delve deeper into Victorian times with Clowns/Victorian Scrap collection, we discover how these jolly figures were cherished symbols of entertainment during an era known for its grandeur and extravagance. So next time you spot a circus clown pointing towards adventure or catch sight of a vintage photograph capturing their timeless allure – remember that behind those painted smiles lies an art form steeped in tradition and dedicated to spreading joy across continents.