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"Unleashing the Comical Genius: A Parade of Caricatures and Hilarious Antics. " Step right up to witness a comical extravaganza like no other

Background imageComical Collection: kitsch, easter bunny, Germany, circa 1927

kitsch, easter bunny, Germany, circa 1927, Additional-Rights-Clearances-NA

Background imageComical Collection: Circle T Burgers Sign and Boy outside a drive-in in Belen New Mexico

Circle T Burgers Sign and Boy outside a drive-in in Belen New Mexico

Background imageComical Collection: Great Blue Heron standing next to a No Parking Any Time sign

Great Blue Heron standing next to a No Parking Any Time sign

Background imageComical Collection: Double-crested Cormorant landing on water

Double-crested Cormorant landing on water

Background imageComical Collection: Starfish couple vacationing in Florida

Starfish couple vacationing in Florida

Background imageComical Collection: Barbados, snowman made out of sand

Barbados, snowman made out of sand

Background imageComical Collection: Barbados, snowman on top of a coconut at the beach

Barbados, snowman on top of a coconut at the beach

Background imageComical Collection: English lady surveying fancy room with covered chandeliers

English lady surveying fancy room with covered chandeliers
English lady surveying a fancy room with covered furniture and chandeliers in brown-holland balloons, 19th century. Housekeeper Mrs Mustard showing Mrs Lucy Somerville around the drawing room

Background imageComical Collection: Lady riding side-saddle on a horse stuck in a fence

Lady riding side-saddle on a horse stuck in a fence during a fox hunt, 19th century. Mrs Lucy Somerville urges her horse Leotard out of the briars while Facey Romford and other huntsmen watch

Background imageComical Collection: English gentleman in hunting pinks having his portrait

English gentleman in hunting pinks having his portrait painted, 19th century. Ruddle the artist smoking a pipe while painting Bragg seated on a saddle stand. Mr. Braggs equestrian portrait

Background imageComical Collection: Afternoon tea in a Victorian drawing room, 19th century

Afternoon tea in a Victorian drawing room, 19th century.. Ladies in crinoline dresses wait for a footman in livery bring the tea tray

Background imageComical Collection: King William II crossing the river at the Battle of

King William II crossing the river at the Battle of the Boyne, Ireland, 1 July 1690. Deposed Catholic King James II of England losing his wig and hat as he flees on horseback

Background imageComical Collection: King Charles II hiding up an oak tree in Boscobel

King Charles II hiding up an oak tree in Boscobel Wood, after the Battle of Worcester, 1651. Parliamentarian or Roundhead soldier interrogate a local Royalist family. The Royal Oak

Background imageComical Collection: Guy Fawkes, leader of the Gunpowder Plot, caught in

Guy Fawkes, leader of the Gunpowder Plot, caught in the cellar of the Houses of Parliament, 5 November 1604. William Parker, Baron Monteagle, and Theophilus Howard, Earl of Suffolk

Background imageComical Collection: Sir Walter Raleigh laying his cape over a puddle for

Sir Walter Raleigh laying his cape over a puddle for Queen Elizabeth I at Greenwich. She wears a bonnet, huge lace ruff collar, puff sleeves and hoop dress

Background imageComical Collection: Louis Wain cats - Why don t you learn your lessons?

Louis Wain cats - Why don t you learn your lessons? 1898

Background imageComical Collection: African elephant (Loxodonta africana) juvenile flapping ears, Okavango Delta, Botswana

African elephant (Loxodonta africana) juvenile flapping ears, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Background imageComical Collection: Baby Making A Funny Face

Baby Making A Funny Face

Background imageComical Collection: Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus), at burrow with half grown chicks. South America

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus), at burrow with half grown chicks. South America, Falkland Islands, January

Background imageComical Collection: Man with toothache, Victorian period

Man with toothache, Victorian period

Background imageComical Collection: Wartime Vimaltol Advertisement

Wartime Vimaltol Advertisement
A wartime advertisement promoting Vimaltol, a delicious vitamin food for children. The photographs portray a young child in various positions around his cot, with comical quotes attributed

Background imageComical Collection: WW2 Comic Illustrations

WW2 Comic Illustrations
A pair of comical WW2 illustrations showing an airman attempting to tighten up a loose wheel mid flight, the second scene depicts a pair of worried faces as the men watch their aircraft's tail

Background imageComical Collection: Dig! Dig! Dig! (To Victory)

Dig! Dig! Dig! (To Victory)
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Dig! Dig! Dig! (To Victory) by Joe Norton and Billy Bath. Featured by Charles Penrose, who can be seen with a comical facial expression

Background imageComical Collection: WW2 Christmas Card, Interception

WW2 Christmas Card, Interception
A comical WW2 Christmas greetings card, the illustration portrays three Royal Air Force men enjoying a game of darts, one of them foolishly enacts an itnerception by stepping in the way

Background imageComical Collection: WW2 Christmas Card, Put Out That Light!

WW2 Christmas Card, Put Out That Light!
A comical WW2 Christmas greetings card, the illustration depicts a scene in which an Air Raid Precautions warden demands that Sanda Claus puts out his light. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageComical Collection: WW2 Birthday Card, Keep Your Head In!

WW2 Birthday Card, Keep Your Head In!
A comical WW2 birthday greetings card which shows a conservation between a pilot and an airman as they fly a British plane. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageComical Collection: At the Theatre, comical depiction of audience members

At the Theatre, comical depiction of audience members Date: circa 1850s

Background imageComical Collection: D. & W. Gibbs Advertisement Photograph

D. & W. Gibbs Advertisement Photograph
A comical photograph used for the advertisement of D. & W. Gibbs Ltd, portraying two young men wrestling, one pulling up the nostrils of the other. Since I first learned to bite! Date: circa 1939

Background imageComical Collection: Illustration, Knights at Arms, boys fighting

Illustration, Knights at Arms, boys fighting using household objects Date: 1930s

Background imageComical Collection: Hold hard, you have forgot the Lady, Cumnock-Dumfries Coach

Hold hard, you have forgot the Lady, Cumnock-Dumfries Coach
Hold hard, you have forgot the Lady, Cumnock to Dumfries Coach, by C B Newhouse Date: 1845

Background imageComical Collection: Place card, man with flat cap and pipe

Place card, man with flat cap and pipe

Background imageComical Collection: Place card, clown with painted face and top hat

Place card, clown with painted face and top hat

Background imageComical Collection: Place card, man with hat and cigar

Place card, man with hat and cigar

Background imageComical Collection: Place card, man with green top hat and monocle

Place card, man with green top hat and monocle

Background imageComical Collection: The Sleepy Gate-keeper, London to Bath Coach

The Sleepy Gate-keeper, London to Bath Coach
The Sleepy Gate-keeper, by C B Newhouse, London to Bath Coach Date: 1845

Background imageComical Collection: Judge and Jury Owls, by Louis Wain

Judge and Jury Owls, by Louis Wain
Judge and Jury comical owls drawn by Louis Wain Date: 1892

Background imageComical Collection: A Very Fishy Story, by Louis Wain

A Very Fishy Story, by Louis Wain
A Very Fishy Story, comical fish cartoon drawn by Louis Wain Date: 1892

Background imageComical Collection: Unwelcome Fare, Bristol-London Mail Coach

Unwelcome Fare, Bristol-London Mail Coach
An Unwelcome Fare, all that luggage, Bristol to London Mail Coach Date: 1845

Background imageComical Collection: An Oblivion

An Oblivion
A comical illustration which shows a stunned watercolour painter who has settled himself on the tip of a rock to do a watercolour storm study, humourously he forgot to bring water

Background imageComical Collection: Napoleon And His Grenadiers

Napoleon And His Grenadiers
A comical illustration which shows Napoleon Bonaparte tugging the ear of one of his grenadier guardsmen. Date: circa 1901

Background imageComical Collection: La Coupe Au Roi De Thule

La Coupe Au Roi De Thule
A comical illustration showing a scene in which a king sits in a barber's chair holding his sceptre in one hand, the hairdresser is styling what little hair he has left

Background imageComical Collection: Comical Sketch

Comical Sketch
A comical sketch depicting a scene of two men in conversation, with a view of a city behind them, one of which is saying how his daughter was born with a crushed strawberry upon her buttock

Background imageComical Collection: Soldier Artist

Soldier Artist
A comical side profile portrait illustration of a soldier who is sat, doing a portrait drawing of a man's head upon a shovel. Date: circa 1917

Background imageComical Collection: Lady Nightcap at Breakfast

Lady Nightcap at Breakfast, comical Georgian scene, black servant serving his employer. Date: 1772

Background imageComical Collection: Village Sports, Howzat Umpire, Comical Cats by Louis Wain

Village Sports, Howzat Umpire, Comical Cats by Louis Wain
Village Sports, Howzat Umpire, Comical Cats playing Cricket by Louis Wain Date: 1904

Background imageComical Collection: Suffragette political cartoon, Louis Wain

Suffragette political cartoon, Louis Wain
Suffragette political cartoon, Comical Cats, by Louis Wain. Date: 1914

Background imageComical Collection: Cartoon, upper class Nuts and Nuttesses, Louis Wain

Cartoon, upper class Nuts and Nuttesses, Louis Wain
Cartoon of upper class Nuts and Nuttesses as comical cats, by Louis Wain. Date: 1914

Background imageComical Collection: Cartoon, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty

Cartoon, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty
Political cartoon, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty - Look what I have done! - with ships and aircraft in the background, by Louis Wain Date: 1914




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"Unleashing the Comical Genius: A Parade of Caricatures and Hilarious Antics. " Step right up to witness a comical extravaganza like no other. Our first act features none other than Richard Feynman, the brilliant physicist with a mischievous twinkle in his eye. Prepare to be captivated by his witty charm and clever antics. Next up is Ludwig Wittgenstein, whose caricature will leave you in stitches. This philosophical genius may have pondered life's deepest questions, but he also knew how to bring laughter with his eccentric personality. Dmitri Mendeleev takes center stage with his hilarious caricature. Watch as this renowned chemist playfully arranges elements on the periodic table while cracking jokes that will make your atoms shake with laughter. Join David Attenborough, the beloved British naturalist, as he guides us through a comical journey into the wild. His infectious enthusiasm and humorous anecdotes about nature's quirkiest creatures are sure to tickle your funny bone. David Hume makes an appearance in our comedic lineup with an uproarious caricature. This Scottish philosopher may have delved into deep thoughts on human nature, but he also had a knack for delivering punchlines that would leave even Socrates chuckling. Hold onto your hats as we unveil a Victorian scrap featuring a woman raising her skirts to scare off the devil. This cheeky scene from yesteryears reminds us that humor has always been part of our history – even when warding off supernatural beings. Prepare for side-splitting laughter as you witness a dentist pulling out teeth in Whitley Bay. This vintage image captures both pain and hilarity simultaneously – proof that sometimes comedy can arise from unexpected places. In an unforgettable spectacle, watch ponies go shopping. These adorable four-legged friends trot around stores picking out their favorite items – proving once again that animals know how to embrace their comical side.