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Entertaining Collection (#9)

"Unleashing the Joy: From Playful Fox Cubs to Hula Hoop-Swiveling Nuns, a Whirlwind of Entertainment Unfolds

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Sans gene. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)

Sans gene. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)
3100595 Sans gene. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sans gene)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Mardi-Gras. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)

Mardi-Gras. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)
3100586 Mardi-Gras. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mardi-Gras)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Lanterne rouge... batignolles! Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho)

Lanterne rouge... batignolles! Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho)
3100579 Lanterne rouge... batignolles! Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lanterne rouge)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Orgueil. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho)

Orgueil. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho)
3100575 Orgueil. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orgueil)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ (engraving)

The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ (engraving)
2788298 The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Potato Bread, Gott Strafe England (engraving)

Potato Bread, Gott Strafe England (engraving)
2788295 Potato Bread, Gott Strafe England (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Potato Bread, Gott Strafe England)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Von Tirpitz goes Aboard (engraving)

Von Tirpitz goes Aboard (engraving)
2788290 Von Tirpitz goes Aboard (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Von Tirpitz goes Aboard)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: The Junkers (engraving)

The Junkers (engraving)
2788288 The Junkers (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Junkers. Illustration for The History of the Hun by Arthur Moreland (Cecil Palmer and Hayward)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Verbotenism (engraving)

Verbotenism (engraving)
2788282 Verbotenism (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Verbotenism. Illustration for The History of the Hun by Arthur Moreland (Cecil Palmer and Hayward)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: A Man of Letters (engraving)

A Man of Letters (engraving)
2788269 A Man of Letters (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Man of Letters. Illustration for The History of the Hun by Arthur Moreland)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Early Years of Frederick the Great (engraving)

Early Years of Frederick the Great (engraving)
2788263 Early Years of Frederick the Great (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early Years of Frederick the Great)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Kultur discouraged (engraving)

Kultur discouraged (engraving)
2788262 Kultur discouraged (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kultur discouraged)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Early Training of Frederick William I (engraving)

Early Training of Frederick William I (engraving)
2788258 Early Training of Frederick William I (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early Training of Frederick William I)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: The Rise of the Hohenzollerns, 1640 AD (engraving)

The Rise of the Hohenzollerns, 1640 AD (engraving)
2788255 The Rise of the Hohenzollerns, 1640 AD (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rise of the Hohenzollerns, 1640 AD)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Gunpowder invented, 1320 AD (engraving)

Gunpowder invented, 1320 AD (engraving)
2788229 Gunpowder invented, 1320 AD (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gunpowder invented, 1320 AD)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Henrys Penance (engraving)

Henrys Penance (engraving)
2788214 Henrys Penance (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henrys Penance. Illustration for The History of the Hun by Arthur Moreland)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: One Way of becoming a Landed Proprietor (engraving)

One Way of becoming a Landed Proprietor (engraving)
2788200 One Way of becoming a Landed Proprietor (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: One Way of becoming a Landed Proprietor)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Charlemagne besieges Wittekind (engraving)

Charlemagne besieges Wittekind (engraving)
2788195 Charlemagne besieges Wittekind (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charlemagne besieges Wittekind)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Un vrai Normand. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)

Un vrai Normand. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101452 Un vrai Normand. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un vrai Normand)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Heros d interieur. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)

Heros d interieur. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101429 Heros d interieur. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heros d interieur)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Le fossoyeur. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)

Le fossoyeur. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)
3100626 Le fossoyeur. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le fossoyeur)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Prestige de l uniforme. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)

Prestige de l uniforme. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)
3100613 Prestige de l uniforme. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prestige de l uniforme)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Elections. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)

Elections. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)
3100599 Elections. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elections)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Requete. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho)

Requete. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho)
3100570 Requete. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Requete)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: 'The Lions have a second-hand, unreal kind of look, so that the sawdust on the floor might almost

"The Lions have a second-hand, unreal kind of look, so that the sawdust on the floor might almost have come out of
3652688 " The Lions have a second-hand, unreal kind of look, so that the sawdust on the floor might almost have come out of them" (colour litho) by Hassall

Background imageEntertaining Collection: 'The inmates rose as one man, and lashed themselves into a truly terrible state of fury'

"The inmates rose as one man, and lashed themselves into a truly terrible state of fury"(colour litho)
3652655 " The inmates rose as one man, and lashed themselves into a truly terrible state of fury" (colour litho) by Hassall

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Ostrich Feathers (colour litho)

Ostrich Feathers (colour litho)
3652651 Ostrich Feathers (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ostrich Feathers. Illustration for The Zoo by Walter Emanuel (Alston Rivers)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: A Rustic turned into a Teetotaler (colour litho)

A Rustic turned into a Teetotaler (colour litho)
3652649 A Rustic turned into a Teetotaler (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Rustic turned into a Teetotaler)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: 'But supposing the Stork has a sick headache?'(colour litho)

"But supposing the Stork has a sick headache?"(colour litho)
3652646 " But supposing the Stork has a sick headache?" (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: " But supposing the Stork has a sick headache)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: The Lighter Side of English Life: 'He could have got new panelling for the price'(colour litho)

The Lighter Side of English Life: "He could have got new panelling for the price"(colour litho)
6024060 The Lighter Side of English Life: " He could have got new panelling for the price" (colour litho) by Belcher

Background imageEntertaining Collection: The Lighter Side of English Life: 'Judges look at the wrong end of the leash'(colour litho)

The Lighter Side of English Life: "Judges look at the wrong end of the leash"(colour litho)
6024059 The Lighter Side of English Life: " Judges look at the wrong end of the leash" (colour litho) by Belcher

Background imageEntertaining Collection: The Lighter Side of English Life: The jobbing gardener (colour litho)

The Lighter Side of English Life: The jobbing gardener (colour litho)
6024056 The Lighter Side of English Life: The jobbing gardener (colour litho) by Belcher, George (1875-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The jobbing gardener)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: The Lighter Side of English Life: Mr O Shaughnessy (colour litho)

The Lighter Side of English Life: Mr O Shaughnessy (colour litho)
6024054 The Lighter Side of English Life: Mr O Shaughnessy (colour litho) by Belcher, George (1875-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr O Shaughnessy)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Black and white children in a bed (colour litho)

Black and white children in a bed (colour litho)
5995980 Black and white children in a bed (colour litho) by Carter, Reg (1886-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black and white children in a bed)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Fashions for women in wartime: the torpedo and mine costume (chromolitho)

Fashions for women in wartime: the torpedo and mine costume (chromolitho)
5995925 Fashions for women in wartime: the torpedo and mine costume (chromolitho) by Carter, Reg (1886-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fashions for women in wartime)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Foolish Dictionary: Thermometer (litho)

Foolish Dictionary: Thermometer (litho)
6004647 Foolish Dictionary: Thermometer (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thermometer)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Foolish Dictionary: Quail (litho)

Foolish Dictionary: Quail (litho)
6004645 Foolish Dictionary: Quail (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quail. Illustration for the Foolish Dictionary by Gideon Wurdz with a Few Pictures by)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Foolish Dictionary: Mouse (litho)

Foolish Dictionary: Mouse (litho)
6004638 Foolish Dictionary: Mouse (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mouse. Illustration for the Foolish Dictionary by Gideon Wurdz with a Few Pictures by)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Foolish Dictionary: Nerve (litho)

Foolish Dictionary: Nerve (litho)
6004637 Foolish Dictionary: Nerve (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nerve. Illustration for the Foolish Dictionary by Gideon Wurdz with a Few Pictures by)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Foolish Dictionary: Policeman (litho)

Foolish Dictionary: Policeman (litho)
6004636 Foolish Dictionary: Policeman (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Policeman)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Foolish Dictionary: Jam (litho)

Foolish Dictionary: Jam (litho)
6004633 Foolish Dictionary: Jam (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jam. Illustration for the Foolish Dictionary by Gideon Wurdz with a Few Pictures by Wallace)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Foolish Dictionary: Family (litho)

Foolish Dictionary: Family (litho)
6004631 Foolish Dictionary: Family (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Family. Illustration for the Foolish Dictionary by Gideon Wurdz with a Few Pictures by)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Foolish Dictionary: Earth, Egg (litho)

Foolish Dictionary: Earth, Egg (litho)
6004624 Foolish Dictionary: Earth, Egg (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Earth, Egg)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Illustration for Chantecler by Benjamin Rabier (colour litho)

Illustration for Chantecler by Benjamin Rabier (colour litho)
6003433 Illustration for Chantecler by Benjamin Rabier (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Letter R, Riotous Rabbles Rowdy Ringleader Running Rapidly Right Round Rotund Roberts Really

Letter R, Riotous Rabbles Rowdy Ringleader Running Rapidly Right Round Rotund Roberts Really Rather Restricted Reach
5217845 Letter R, Riotous Rabbles Rowdy Ringleader Running Rapidly Right Round Rotund Roberts Really Rather Restricted Reach (colour litho) by Hammond

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Letter P, Peppery Papas Powerful Palm Proclaiming Parental Prerogative (colour litho)

Letter P, Peppery Papas Powerful Palm Proclaiming Parental Prerogative (colour litho)
5217842 Letter P, Peppery Papas Powerful Palm Proclaiming Parental Prerogative (colour litho) by Hammond, William (fl.1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter P)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Letter G, Gluttonous Goat Getting Gastronomic Gratification Guzzling Governors Gaiters

Letter G, Gluttonous Goat Getting Gastronomic Gratification Guzzling Governors Gaiters (colour litho)
5217833 Letter G, Gluttonous Goat Getting Gastronomic Gratification Guzzling Governors Gaiters (colour litho) by Hammond, William (fl.1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter G)

Background imageEntertaining Collection: Letter C, Constitutionally Courageous Constable Chasing Cacophonous Cat (colour litho)

Letter C, Constitutionally Courageous Constable Chasing Cacophonous Cat (colour litho)
5217829 Letter C, Constitutionally Courageous Constable Chasing Cacophonous Cat (colour litho) by Hammond, William (fl.1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter C)




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"Unleashing the Joy: From Playful Fox Cubs to Hula Hoop-Swiveling Nuns, a Whirlwind of Entertainment Unfolds. " Step into the enchanting world of entertainment as red fox cubs frolic in the picturesque Vosges region of France. Their playful antics bring smiles and laughter to all who witness their carefree joy. Transport yourself back in time with an Italian painting from the 19th century, where a Drunk Warrior and Court Jester take center stage. The artist, Casimiro Tomba, skillfully captures the essence of merriment and revelry. Join "The Party" depicted by Muriel Dawson's artwork, where vibrant colors and lively characters come alive. This masterpiece invites you to immerse yourself in a celebration filled with music, dance, and endless amusement. Marvel at the Hurdy-Gurdy Man of 1867 as he enchants passersby with his melodic tunes. His instrument weaves a magical spell that transports listeners to another realm brimming with delight. Witness an unexpected twist as a nun effortlessly swivels a hula hoop on her hips. Her graceful movements defy expectations while showcasing that even those devoted to spirituality can embrace moments of pure fun. Prepare for awe-inspiring grandeur as you encounter a decorated elephant adorned in regal attire. Its majestic presence captivates audiences during festive processions or cultural celebrations around the world. Delve into nostalgia through vintage Christmas cracker box labels that evoke memories of cheerful gatherings filled with laughter and surprises waiting to be unraveled. Challenge stereotypes as you appreciate diversity through a colored photograph capturing a black man enjoying slices of watermelon—a reminder that simple pleasures transcend boundaries when shared together. Immerse yourself in history's melodies as Josephine Baker sings her heart out to British factory workers—an extraordinary moment bridging cultures through music's universal language. Discover Biddy The Tubman Stonham, a remarkable entertainer from Hastings, East Sussex.