Fairground Collection (#4)

Barnet Fair, 1913 (gouache on linen)
GLS314001 Barnet Fair, 1913 (gouache on linen) by Crawhall, Joseph (1861-1913); 36.8x59.7 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

The merry go round (das Karusell), 1922 (oil on canvas)
2596981 The merry go round (das Karusell), 1922 (oil on canvas) by Spies, Walter (1895-1942); 80x105 cm; Arma Museum, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Merry-Go-Round, 1902-06 (oil on canvas)
7342819 Merry-Go-Round, 1902-06 (oil on canvas) by Prendergast, Maurice Brazil (1858-1924); 87.63 x 107.63 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

The Shooting Gallery (oil on canvas)
490043 The Shooting Gallery (oil on canvas) by Smet, Gustave de (1877-1943); 134x155 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Feast of St. Cloud, 1820 (gouache)
904816 Feast of St. Cloud, 1820 (gouache) by Develly, Jean-Charles (1783-1849); 315x420 cm; Musee de l'Ile de France, Sceaux, France; (add.info.: by Jean-Charles Develly (1783-1849))

Amusement Park Ride in Long Beach, 1913 (hand-coloured photograph)
1201774 Amusement Park Ride in Long Beach, 1913 (hand-coloured photograph) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Niagara Falls'Water Rollercoaster at the Jardin de Paris (colour litho)
SNG127101 Niagara Falls Water Rollercoaster at the Jardin de Paris (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo © Barbara Singer

View of the grounds at the Vermont state fair, Rutland, 1941. Creator: Jack Delano
View of the grounds at the Vermont state fair, Rutland

Side shows at the Vermont state fair, Rutland, 1941. Creator: Jack Delano
Side shows at the Vermont state fair, Rutland

Delta County Fair, Colorado, 1940. Creator: Russell Lee
Delta County Fair, Colorado

Fair in the San Isidro Meadows, Madrid, 1933 (oil on canvas)
IND86699 Fair in the San Isidro Meadows, Madrid, 1933 (oil on canvas) by Gutierrez Solana, Jose (1886-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Performing animal troupe in Germany (coloured engraving)
3630123 Performing animal troupe in Germany (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Performing animal troupe in Germany)

A manhunt (colour litho)
2807808 A manhunt (colour litho) by Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A manhunt. A crowd beating up a pair of acrobats who had attacked two young men at a)

Manege de Cochons, 1905-18 (gouache & w / c on paper) (recto)
5897180 Manege de Cochons, 1905-18 (gouache & w/c on paper) (recto) by Delaunay, Robert (1885-1941); 52.5x49.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Costers Dream of Easter Bank Holiday (litho)
7201844 A Costers Dream of Easter Bank Holiday (litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Costers Dream of Easter Bank Holiday)

Coney Island, 1914 (oil on canvas)
3614019 Coney Island, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Stella, Joseph (1877-1946); diameter: 106 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

The Fairground, (oil on panel)
651274 The Fairground, (oil on panel) by Koppenol, Cornelis (1865-1946); 61x80 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fairground. Cornelis Koppenol (1865-1946). Oil on panel

The Ship of Fools, 1923
REV111337 The Ship of Fools, 1923 by Laske, Oskar (1874-1951); Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria

A Morning Party (engraving)
7192018 A Morning Party (engraving) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Morning Party. Shewing the Nobility and Gentry playing the Fashionable Game of the Period)

Nottingham Goose Fair, 1910 (oil on canvas)
3744335 Nottingham Goose Fair, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Davis, Noel Denholm (1876-1950); 45.7x50.8 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle); (add.info)

Battle of Lights, Coney Island, Mardi Gras, 1913-1914 (oil on canvas)
1765329 Battle of Lights, Coney Island, Mardi Gras, 1913-1914 (oil on canvas) by Stella, Joseph (1877-1946); 195.6x215.3 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; American, out of copyright

Stunts performed by acrobat Pierre Magarieu of Paris, 18th C. 1906 (litho)
7239545 Stunts performed by acrobat Pierre Magarieu of Paris, 18th C. 1906 (litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Fete, in the Place de La Republique, Paris (black chalk and gouache on paper)
CH137852 Fete, in the Place de La Republique, Paris (black chalk and gouache on paper) by Galien-Laloue, Eugene (Jacques Lievin) (1854-1941)

Le Retour d une Fete de Village, en Souabe (engraving)
7194568 Le Retour d une Fete de Village, en Souabe (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Retour d une Fete de Village, en Souabe)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Diorama (forain); Peep-show; Guckloch (engraving)
7195742 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Diorama (forain); Peep-show; Guckloch (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diorama (forain); Peep-show; Guckloch

Brune, published September 1, 1893. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Brune, published September 1, 1893

Carousel Horse, c. 1938. Creator: John Sullivan
Carousel Horse, c. 1938

Carousel Horse, c. 1938. Creator: Albert Ryder
Carousel Horse, c. 1938

The Passing of the King (oil on canvas)
CH11400 The Passing of the King (oil on canvas) by Mantegazza, Giacomo (1853-1920); 89.9x150.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Passe il Re; ); Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

The Country Fair, (oil on canvas)
657794 The Country Fair, (oil on canvas) by Lawson, Cecil Gordon (1849-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Country Fair. Cecil Gordon Lawson (1851-1882). Oil on canvas

Landscape with Figures and a Village Fair (Village Kermesse), 1615 (oil on panel)
3709956 Landscape with Figures and a Village Fair (Village Kermesse), 1615 (oil on panel) by Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de (1589-1662); 35x55 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch

Coconut shy tempting visitors to a bank holiday fair at Blackheath (b / w photo)
3637571 Coconut shy tempting visitors to a bank holiday fair at Blackheath (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Merrymakers at one of Londons bank holiday carnivals on Hampstead Heath (b / w photo)
3637570 Merrymakers at one of Londons bank holiday carnivals on Hampstead Heath (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Foire (colour litho)
5198404 La Foire (colour litho) by Garnier, Jules Arsene (1847-89) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Foire. Illustration for Les Jeux Du Cirque et La Vie Foraine by Hugues Le Roux (Plon)

Village Fair, c. 1650-1 (oil on panel)
5863946 Village Fair, c. 1650-1 (oil on panel) by Steen, Jan Havicksz. (1625/26-79); 47.4x66.1 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Setting up the Fair (oil on board)
1212611 Setting up the Fair (oil on board) by English School; 34.9x26.6 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright

Circus Traveller, 1902 (litho)
884377 Circus Traveller, 1902 (litho) by Sem (Georges Goursat) (1863-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forain); French, out of copyright

A Border Fair, c. 1865 (oil on canvas)
TW427335 A Border Fair, c.1865 (oil on canvas) by Ritchie, John (fl.1858-75); 69x106.5 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Fair on the Town Moor, Newcastle, c. 1810 (oil on canvas)
TW427315 Fair on the Town Moor, Newcastle, c.1810 (oil on canvas) by Wilson, John Glen (Jock) (1774-1855); 78.7x191.3 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Fairground - South Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire. Date: circa 1910s

Comic postcard, Drunken man with crocodile Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two women at a fairground, near the fortune tellers tent Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Girl and boy riding on a roundabout horse Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Elderly couple emerge from Tunnel of Love Date: circa 1961

Fortune Teller on Hampstead Heath (colour litho)
3095853 Fortune Teller on Hampstead Heath (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fortune Teller on Hampstead Heath)

Riding carousel at fairground
Visitors at a packed fairground enjoy riding the carousel, price one shilling. Date: circa 1950s

Fairground carousel with riders. Date: circa 1950s

Fairground at night with sky wheels, roundabout illuminated, and milling crowds. Date: circa 1950s

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Step right up and experience the magic of the fairground. 🎪✨ From the vibrant St Giles Fair in Oxford to the thrilling Blaydon Races captured on canvas, these snapshots of amusement bring joy to all. Take a journey back in time to Cornwall's enchanting fair, where laughter filled the air around 1900. Meanwhile, Pudsey's fairground in Yorkshire invites you to hop aboard a mesmerizing carousel ride that will transport you into a world of wonder. Meet Bob Wilson, an extraordinary man who defies odds as he runs the pay-box at his local fairground despite being unable to read or write. His determination and resilience are truly inspiring. In Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland, London transforms into a magical winter paradise with twinkling lights and exhilarating rides for all ages. The festive atmosphere is contagious as families create cherished memories together. Delve into Helen Mirren's captivating portrayal of a fairground stripper wearing fishnet tights—a testament to her versatility as an actress who can effortlessly embody any character she takes on. Witness history unfold at Belle Vue Fairground and Gardens during the grand opening of their new water chute—an exciting addition that promises thrills for all visitors. The Glasgow Garden Festival preparations showcase meticulous planning behind-the-scenes before this spectacular event opens its gates, and is here that dreams come true amidst stunning displays and joyful celebrations. Scarborough Promenade Wall Of Water offers an awe-inspiring spectacle where water dances gracefully along the promenade wall—nature's own performance art capturing hearts along this picturesque coastal town. Finally, immerse yourself in Festival Pleasure Gardens' whimsical charm—a place where fantasy meets reality through dazzling lights, delightful music, and endless entertainment options for everyone. Whether it be historical moments frozen in time or contemporary festivities that ignite our senses today, one thing remains constant—the allure of the fairground continues to captivate us with its timeless magic.