Clown Collection (#36)

Clownfish on anemone
Male clownfish sitting on closed anemone at night in Indonesia

Picture No. 11675148
False Clown Anemonefish pair in Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica. Date:

LABOR DAY PARADE, 1940. Band and clowns at a Labor Day celebration in Silverton, Colorado. Photograph by Russell Lee, September 1940

CIRCUS WAGON, 1937. The back of a circus wagon, Alger, Montana. Photograph by Russell Lee, November 1937

CIRCUS ADVERTISEMENT, 1936. Billboard posters covering the side of a building advertising the Downie Brothers three ring circus near Lynchburg, South Carolina. Photograph by Walker Evans, 1936

LILLIAN LEITZEL (1892-1931). German acrobat and strongwoman for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. Photographed helping Dolly Jahn celebrate her birthday in a circus tent

THEATER: MARX BROTHERS. From left: Groucho, Zeppo, Chico, and, with his harp, Harpo Marx, on stage at the Lyric Theater in New York in George S. Kaufmans musical comedy Cocoanuts, 1925

MARILYN MILLER (1898-1936). American actress and singer. Miller co-starring in the Broadway musical, Sunny, with actor Clifton Webb, c1924

PERFORMERS: CLOWNS, c1920. Theatrical clowns. Photographed c1920

ENRICO CARUSO (1873-1921). Italian tenor. Photographed dressed as a clown in the role of Canio in Leoncavallos I Pagliacci, 1910. Oil over a photograph

the ecstacy of fear, agitation, angst, bravery, fearlessness, clown, comedian, cowardice
Some dresses at the childrens carnival in 1892, fancy dress; fun; clown; merrymaking; merry; festival; entertainment; comedian; pierrot; picador; punch; punchinello; The ecstacy of fear; running

a cure for all ills, bobby, bowler hat, clown, corkscrew, flute, going home tired but happy
At the Royal Victoria Coffee Hall, Waterloo Road, South London, 19th century, Parents; happy evening; the cup that cheers; harry ball

Source Size = 2637 x 1572
Barry, the Clown, on the Thames; UK

Source Size = 2588 x 2098
The Practised Hands of the Doctor Glided over Bradleys Limbs. " vamp, " Said he Quietly, " get a New Clown." ; a Story of a Columbine

Bartholomew Fair, London: The famous Dutch woman (engraving)
XJF869856 Bartholomew Fair, London: The famous Dutch woman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Pulcinella with Acrobats, c. 1793 (fresco)
XAL81952 Pulcinella with Acrobats, c.1793 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giandomenico (Giovanni Domenico) (1727-1804); 196x160 cm; Ca Rezzonico, Museo del Settecento, Venice; Italian, out of copyright

At the Circus: performing horse and monkey, 1899 (chalk, crayons and graphite)
BAL8180 At the Circus: performing horse and monkey, 1899 (chalk, crayons and graphite) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 44x26.7 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Carnival in Rome, c. 1650-51
XAM74844 Carnival in Rome, c.1650-51 by Lingelbach, Johannes (1622-74); 42.5x51.5 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; Dutch, out of copyright

Gonella, the Ferrara court jester, c. 1445 (panel)
XAM74801 Gonella, the Ferrara court jester, c.1445 (panel) by Fouquet, Jean (c.1420-80); 36x24 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; French, out of copyright

Bertram Mills circus poster, 1922 (colour litho)
BAL5399 Bertram Mills circus poster, 1922 (colour litho) by Hardy, Dudley (1867-1922); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Circus Procession in Italy, 1830 (w / c)
XCF5391 Circus Procession in Italy, 1830 (w/c) by Buckner, Richard (1812-83); British Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Trick in the Comic Dance in Mother Goose - Mr Grimaldi & Mr Bologna, print made by O Keeffe, c
XJF493401 Trick in the Comic Dance in Mother Goose - Mr Grimaldi & Mr Bologna, print made by O Keeffe, c.1805 (engraving) by English School

The Juggler and the Woman, c. 1495-1503 (engraving)
XJF486389 The Juggler and the Woman, c.1495-1503 (engraving) by Meckenem, Israhel van, the younger (fl.1445-1503); 15.8 x 10.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Five Celebrated Clowns Attached to Sands, Nathan & Co
BAL4647 Five Celebrated Clowns Attached to Sands, Nathan & Co.s Circus, 1856 (coloured woodcut) by Morse, Joseph (fl.1856); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; American, out of copyright

Poster for le Theatre Pompadour. Emmanuel Barcet (Lyon, 1870-1940) is a painter, draftsman, etcher, poster and French humorist

Poster La Comedie. crazy happiness, Cheret, Jules (1836-1932), French painter and lithographer who became a master of Belle Epoque poster art. He has been called the father of the modern poster

Poster for l Exposition de H. G. Ibels, a la Bodiniere. Ibels, Henry Gabriel, 1867-1936, French illustrator, printmaker, painter and author.He studied at the Academie Julian with Pierre Bonnard

Poster for Cirage Jacquot et Cie. Lucien Lefevre 1850 Varennes, France, exhibited in the Salon des Independents in Paris in 1872 and 1873. A pupil of Jules Cheret

Poster for Magasin Aux Buttes Chaumont. Cheret, Jules (1836-1932), French painter and lithographer who became a master of Belle Epoque poster art. He has been called the father of the modern poster

Poster for les representations de Mevisto a la Scala. Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941), Artist

Crazy Happiness (pastel on paper)
XIR386096 Crazy Happiness (pastel on paper) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Folie et Gaiete; ); French, out of copyright

Before the shepherds cottage, Act IV, Scene III, from The Winters Tale
KW323357 Before the shepherds cottage, Act IV, Scene III, from The Winters Tale, from The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, published late 19th century (litho) by Wheatley

Illustration for The Winters Tale, from The Illustrated Library Shakespeare
KW469534 Illustration for The Winters Tale, from The Illustrated Library Shakespeare, published London 1890 (litho) by Gilbert, John (1817-97); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

The Juste Milieu dirties itself, caricature on the subject of Louis-Philippe I, c
XIR468140 The Juste Milieu dirties itself, caricature on the subject of Louis-Philippe I, c.1850s (colour litho) by Travies de Villiers, Charles Joseph (1804-59); Musee de la Ville de Paris

The Harlequin, Emperor of the Moon, c. 1712 (oil on canvas)
XIR39142 The Harlequin, Emperor of the Moon, c.1712 (oil on canvas) by Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721); 65x82 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, France; French, out of copyright

A court jester, 1878 (litho)
KW348156 A court jester, 1878 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: after a miniature from a 15th century French Bible; from Science)

Series Actualites, The new Neapolitan Buffoon, plate 221, illustration
XIR287298 Series Actualites, The new Neapolitan Buffoon, plate 221, illustration from Le Charivari, 2nd October 1855 (litho) (b/w photo) by Daumier

A court fool, reproduction of a miniature from a 15th century manuscript, from Le
KW260620 A court fool, reproduction of a miniature from a 15th century manuscript, from Le Moyen Age et La Renaissance by Paul Lacroix (1806-84) published 1847 (colour litho) by French School

Dance of fools, reproduction of a miniature in a 13th century manuscript, from Le
KW260618 Dance of fools, reproduction of a miniature in a 13th century manuscript, from Le Moyen Age et La Renaissance by Paul Lacroix (1806-84) published 1847 (litho) by French School

Poster advertising the Cirque d Hiver de Paris featuring the Fratellini Clowns, c
XIR241523 Poster advertising the Cirque d Hiver de Paris featuring the Fratellini Clowns, c.1927 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; French

Poster of the Hippodrome de l Alma (colour litho)
XIR161386 Poster of the Hippodrome de l Alma (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Scene from the opera Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1857-1919) (oil
XJL209830 Scene from the opera Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1857-1919) (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque de l Opera Garnier, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

The Buffoon Calabacillas, mistakenly called The Idiot of Coria, 1639 (oil on canvas)
XIR199503 The Buffoon Calabacillas, mistakenly called The Idiot of Coria, 1639 (oil on canvas) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660); 106x83 cm; Prado, Madrid

Portrait of the Buffoon Pablo de Valladolid, c. 1632 (oil on canvas)
XIR199502 Portrait of the Buffoon Pablo de Valladolid, c.1632 (oil on canvas) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660); 209x123 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

A Buffoon sometimes and incorrectly called Antonio The Englishman (oil on canvas)
XIR199501 A Buffoon sometimes and incorrectly called Antonio The Englishman (oil on canvas) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660); 142x107 cm; Prado, Madrid

Portrait of the Buffoon Redbeard, Cristobal de Castaneda, c
XIR199500 Portrait of the Buffoon Redbeard, Cristobal de Castaneda, c.1636 (oil on canvas) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660); 198x121 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Spanish

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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.