Jester Collection (page 6)

Of brekynge and hurtynge of amyte and frendshyp, illustration from Alexander Barclays English translation of The Ship
486402 Of brekynge and hurtynge of amyte and frendshyp, illustration from Alexander Barclays English translation of The Ship of Fools, from an edition published in 1874 (engraving) by German School

Balaam and the Ass, 1622 (oil on panel)
990083 Balaam and the Ass, 1622 (oil on panel) by Lastman, Pieter (1583-1633); 40.3x59.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Balaam and the Ass. Pieter Lastman (1583-1633). Oil on panel

Raising Loans from Navis Stultifera (Ship of Fools), Plate 24 from Woodcuts from... 1929
Raising Loans from Navis Stultifera (Ship of Fools), Plate 24 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century, 1497, portfolio assembled 1929

Stage Design for Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach, 1915 (w / c & ink on paper)
BAL240129 Stage Design for Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach, 1915 (w/c & ink on paper) by Sudeikin, Sergei Yurevich (1882-1946); 47.5x67.8 cm; State Central A.A

L Amour, le Desir, at la Mort, from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
2966857 L Amour, le Desir, at la Mort, from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Girl in Pierrots Hat, 1940 (oil on canvas)
651092 Girl in Pierrots Hat, 1940 (oil on canvas) by Kuhn, Walt (1880-1949); 102.7x76.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl in Pierrots Hat. Walt Kuhn (1880-1949). Oil on canvas

The Clownss Daughter, (oil on canvas laid on board)
650734 The Clownss Daughter, (oil on canvas laid on board) by Luks, George Benjamin (1867-1933); 76.2x64 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Clownss Daughter. George Benjamin Luks (1867-1933)

Pierrot and Pierrette, (oil on canvas)
823002 Pierrot and Pierrette, (oil on canvas) by Kuhn, Walt (1880-1949); 51.3x61.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierrot and Pierrette. Walt Kuhn (1877-1949). Oil on canvas

La Poeme, (drypoint and aquatint)
990997 La Poeme, (drypoint and aquatint) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 45.2x54.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Poeme. Louis Icart (1888-1950). Drypoint and aquatint. 45.2 x 54.5cm

Sir Philip Sidney (1554-86) at the Tournament of Whitehall, from Heroes of History, pub. by Raphael Tuck & Son Ltd
IL99942 Sir Philip Sidney (1554-86) at the Tournament of Whitehall, from Heroes of History, pub. by Raphael Tuck & Son Ltd

Costume of a fool, France, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234936 Costume of a fool, France, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costume of a fool with fife, France, 16th century)

Clown with Beret, 1942 (oil on canvas)
1767743 Clown with Beret, 1942 (oil on canvas) by Kuhn, Walt (1880-1949); 27.9x17.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clown with Beret. Walt Kuhn (1877-1949). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1942

Seated Clown, 1929 (india ink and gouache on paper)
990924 Seated Clown, 1929 (india ink and gouache on paper) by Kuhn, Walt (1880-1949); 49.5x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Seated Clown. Walt Kuhn (1877-1949)

Dominique-Clown, 1947 (oil on canvasboard)
985343 Dominique-Clown, 1947 (oil on canvasboard) by Kuhn, Walt (1880-1949); 25.7x20.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dominique-Clown. Walt Kuhn (1877-1949). Oil on canvasboard. Painted in 1947

The Sleeping Beauty, 1842 (oil on canvas)
HRT67769 The Sleeping Beauty, 1842 (oil on canvas) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); 131x217 cm; Hartlepool Museum Service, UK; © Hartlepool Museum Service

Two Clowns, 1940 (oil on masonite)
650750 Two Clowns, 1940 (oil on masonite) by Kuhn, Walt (1880-1949); 25.5x30.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Clowns. Walt Kuhn (1880-1949). Oil on masonite. Signed and dated 1940

The Clown; Der Clown, (gouache on paper)
655888 The Clown; Der Clown, (gouache on paper) by Scheiber, Hugo (1873-1950); 75x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Clown; Der Clown. Hugo Scheiber (1873-1950). Gouache on paper

A Scene from As You Like It, 1854 (oil on canvas)
PNH356345 A Scene from As You Like It, 1854 (oil on canvas) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); 101.5x127 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: As You Like It)

Chicot, illustration from Characters of Romance, first published 1900 (colour litho)
ELB109880 Chicot, illustration from Characters of Romance, first published 1900 (colour litho) by Nicholson, William (1872-1949); Private Collection; © Desmond Banks; English, out of copyright

Rosalind, Celia and Touchstone in "As You Like It"from Childrens Stories from Shakespeare by Edith Nesbit
IL100131 Rosalind, Celia and Touchstone in " As You Like It" from Childrens Stories from Shakespeare by Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) pub. by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd

Ed Hennessey, 1947 (oil on canvas laid on board)
985344 Ed Hennessey, 1947 (oil on canvas laid on board) by Kuhn, Walt (1880-1949); 29.5x20.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ed Hennessey. Walt Kuhn (1877-1949). Oil on canvas laid on board

Clown, 1934 (oil on canvas)
650656 Clown, 1934 (oil on canvas) by Kuhn, Walt (1880-1949); 38.1x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clown. Walt Kuhn (1880-1949). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1934

Ms Hunter 41 f. 149r King in a chariot (vellum)
GUL174558 Ms Hunter 41 f.149r King in a chariot (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Glasgow University Library, Scotland; © University of Glasgow Library; Italian, out of copyright

Don Quixote - Fool of the play
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore from the story The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. The fool of the play came up frisking with his morrice bells

Don Quixote - The Fool on Sancho Panzas Donkey
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore from the story The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. The Fool on Sancho Panzas Donkey

Shakespeare: Touchstone and Audrey in the Forest of Arden, As You Like It, Act III, Scene 3 (colour litho)
7178694 Shakespeare: Touchstone and Audrey in the Forest of Arden, As You Like It, Act III, Scene 3 (colour litho) by Collier

Henry VIII, Princess Mary, and William Somers, Jester (litho)
7166050 Henry VIII, Princess Mary, and William Somers, Jester (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry VIII, Princess Mary, and William Somers, Jester)

Floram Marchand, French juggler and water spouter (woodcut)
7185543 Floram Marchand, French juggler and water spouter (woodcut) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Floram Marchand, French juggler and water spouter)

Calendar vignettes, 16th Century (colour litho)
7201524 Calendar vignettes, 16th Century (colour litho) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Calendar vignettes, 16th Century)

Un idiot (A fool). Peinture de David Teniers le jeune (1610-1690). Huile sur toile, 35 x 29 cm, vers 1640
FIA5326662 Un idiot (A fool). Peinture de David Teniers le jeune (1610-1690). Huile sur toile, 35 x 29 cm, vers 1640. art flamand, art baroque. Musee des Beaux Arts Pouchkine, Moscou

Jesters playing Cochonnet, Oil on wood by Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala - Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao
FIA5392473 Jesters playing Cochonnet, Oil on wood by Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala - Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao by Zamacois y Zabala, Eduardo (1842-71); 46x35, 6 cm; Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao

Bouffon (engraving)
7158328 Bouffon (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bouffon. Illustration for Dictionnaire Francais Illustre des Mots et des Choses by MM Larive et Fleury)

Jester riding a donkey, protecting himself from the sun with an umbrella (engraving)
7148452 Jester riding a donkey, protecting himself from the sun with an umbrella (engraving) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jester riding a donkey)

Touchstone, from Shakespeares As You Like it (litho)
7184969 Touchstone, from Shakespeares As You Like it (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Touchstone)

Dog with a toy clown (colour litho)
7148230 Dog with a toy clown (colour litho) by Adams, Frank (1871-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog with a toy clown.); © Look and Learn

Les bouffons a la cour de l imperatrice Anne I de Russie (Anna Ivanovna, 1693-1740)
FIA5347322 Les bouffons a la cour de l imperatrice Anne I de Russie (Anna Ivanovna, 1693-1740) (Jesters at the Court of Empress Anna Ioannovna) - Peinture de Valery Ivanovich Jacobi (1834-1902)

Woman, jester and a coat of arms (colour litho)
7201522 Woman, jester and a coat of arms (colour litho) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, jester and a coat of arms)

Study for Title Page, from Punch, Volume 55, 1868. Creator: Charles Samuel Keene
Study for Title Page, from Punch, Volume 55, 1868

Study for Cover, 1892. Creator: Philip William May
Study for Cover, 1892

A Platonic Lament, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
A Platonic Lament, 1893. A caricature of Oscar Wilde appears in the sky above a nude figure mourning over the body of the Young Syrian. A jester-like figure crouches beneath

Statuette of a Striding Figure, 3000-2800 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Statuette of a Striding Figure, 3000-2800 BCE

Plate with Scene of the Month of April, Limoges, 1500 / 1600
Plate with Scene of the Month of April, Limoges, 1500/1600

Tower-Jug, England, 1872. Creator: Minton
Tower-Jug, England, 1872

Mephisto from the Opera Faust, 1870 / 86. Creator: Adolphe Monticelli
Mephisto from the Opera Faust, 1870/86

Lovers and Jester, Derby, c. 1765. Creator: Derby Porcelain Manufactory England
Lovers and Jester, Derby, c. 1765

Portrait of Carlo Antonio Bertinazzi (1710-1783), 1740s. Found in the Collection of the Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

Salon des Cents, 1893 (lithograph in colours)
1766904 Salon des Cents, 1893 (lithograph in colours) by Ibels, Henri-Gabriel (1867-1936); 60x41 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Salon des Cents. Henri Gabriel Ibels (1860-1936)

A Meissen portrait pipe-bowl of the court jester Frohlich, c. 1742 (porcelain)
1766874 A Meissen portrait pipe-bowl of the court jester Frohlich, c.1742 (porcelain) by German School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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The jester, a timeless symbol of mirth and folly, has captivated audiences throughout history. From the Jolly Joker Playing Card to the Italian painting by Casimiro Tomba depicting a Drunk Warrior and Court Jester, their presence is undeniable. In one image, we see a jester carrying a wassail bowl, spreading cheer with every step. Another snapshot showcases Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise receiving the prestigious Joint Showbiz Award for their comedic genius. Even in Christmas cards adorned with Shakespearean jesters, they bring laughter to our festive celebrations. Just like Gulliver in Brobdingnag or Hamlet at the Grave, jesters have always been there to lighten even the darkest moments. Les Saltimbanques immortalized on canvas in 1874 captures their vibrant energy as they entertain crowds under colorful tents. No discussion about jesters would be complete without mentioning Carnival in Venice - an extravaganza where these mischievous characters reign supreme. Their cap and bells create an aura of whimsy that enchants all who witness them perform. And let's not forget the 16th-century red and yellow Jesters Cap costume map of the world - a playful representation of how jesters transcend borders and cultures with their universal appeal. Whether it's through art or live performances, jesters continue to remind us of the power of laughter, and are more than just entertainers; they are keepers of joy who remind us not to take life too seriously.