Laugh Collection

Laughing Buddha, Tanzhe Temple, Beijing, China, Asia

A Peasant Boy Leaning on a Sill, 1670-80 (oil on canvas)
BAL99453 A Peasant Boy Leaning on a Sill, 1670-80 (oil on canvas) by Murillo, Bartolome Esteban (1618-82); 52x38.5 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; Spanish, out of copyright

Nun Swivels Hula Hoop On Hips
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: October 18, 1958. Benedictine Sisters at the Christ King Convent in Oklahoma City try their hand at the hula hoop craze that is sweeping the country

A Feathered Bonzo - cover of the Third Studdy Dogs Portfolio
Colour frontispiece of The Bonzo Book being the Third Studdy Dogs Portfolio featuring Bonzo, the canine creation of artist George Studdy

Sherlock Holmes / Doyle
A REMINISCENCE OF MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES (later retitled The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge). Holmes tossed the telegram across with a laugh

Bob Monkhouse and Kenneth Connor
as Charlie Sage and Horace Strong in Carry On Sergeant (1958)

Ringo Starr and David Essex share a laugh
A scene from That ll Be The Day (1973) where the characters of Mike (Ringo Starr) and Jim (David Essex) share a laugh at the funfair where they work together

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Teddy bear playing tennis. Date: circa 1900s

Bare-chested man laughing

The Petomane, illustration for Paris qui rit from Le Ventomane
CHT213063 The Petomane, illustration for Paris qui rit from Le Ventomane, monologue comique by E

Hard lines on the hard court by George Studdy
Hard lines on the hard court -- the Bonzolines dig in their search for the ball, which Bonzo is holding in his mouth

King George VI and Princess Elizabeth
King George VI (1896 - 1952) shares a joke with his elder daughter, Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II). Date: 1946

The Yellow Domino, design for a tapestry or carpet, 1908 (gouache on paper)
741461 The Yellow Domino, design for a tapestry or carpet, 1908 (gouache on paper) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); Musee des Beaux-Arts Jules Cheret, Nice

Bonzo congratulates Chee-Kee by George Studdy
Bonzo congratulates Chee-Kee on finding her ancestors -- they can be seen as monsters on Chinese vases and plates. Date: 1924

Dog Frightens Baby
Towser tries to make Baby laugh, but only manages to make him cry

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Different emotions of cartoon mouths with funny expressions Different emotions of cartoon mouths with funny expressions. Funny cartoon mouth smile. Vector illustration

Court-fool. Engraving after a woodcut in Sebastian Munster's Cosmographia universalis, published in Basel in 1552

French court-fool in the 15th century. Chromolithography from a facsimile of a miniature. Detail. Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix

French court-fool in the 15th century. Chromolithography from a facsimile of a miniature. Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

History of England, 1200. Buffoon and ladies. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884.

Two little blonde girls, children kids laughing and playing in the garden

nativity, manger donkey animal cartoon vector illustration nativity, manger donkey animal cartoon vector illustration

17th century English man laughing at an engraving of a monkey
17th century English man looking through a magnifying glass at an engraving of a monkey extinguishing a candle with a fart. Seeing

A corpulent woman sits on a public weighing machine, Paris
A corpulent woman sits sadly on a public weighing machine, Paris. A foreigner with lorgnette laughs at the dial, while a perfume seller offers her some flasks. The chair cost two sous

Father with his children dining at Jagahüttn auf der Sutten, Tegernsee Mountains, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany Father with his children dining at Jagahüttn auf der Sutten, Tegernsee Mountains

Advertising - Soap - John Knight's Family Health Soap
Advertising - Promotional postcard for John Knight's Family Health Soap - Be healthy and laugh and the World will laugh with you. Date: circa 1905

Young women in dresses surprised by gust of air

Set of cute lovely kawaii emoticon. Doodle cartoon face in childlike manga cartoon style

Little girl sitting on the bench and laughing in a city park on a warm sunny day

Girls of Sosua Dominican Republic

Cartoon sun emoji isolated on white background, sunshine emoticon 3d rendering

Little blonde girl, child kid brown eyes swinging swing eating ice cream cone on a sunny summers day summer concept beautiful child time of her life

Emoji icon abstract background. Smile, love, sad emoticon symbols 3d illustration. Abstract concept digital background of chat and social media commun Emoji icon abstract background

Cute sweet toddler children, tickling feet on the bed, laughing and smiling at each other

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Close up happy father and little daughter cuddling on couch Close up happy father and little daughter cuddling and hugging, sitting on cozy couch at home

Smiling young African American teen girl looking away laughing, headshot Smiling young African American teen girl looking away and laughing standing outdoor, headshot

Opposite words for comedy and drama Opposite words for comedy and drama illustration

Smiling emoticon. Crazy Emoji. happy is an emotion. Yellow ball head

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Two pretty little girls learning to skateboard on beautiful summer day in a park. Children enjoying skateboarding ride outdoors

10 year-old girl

British King George VI with Princess Elizabeth - laughter
British Royal Family. British King George VI, sharing a joke with Future British Queen Princess Elizabeth at the Royal Lodge, Windsor, England. Date: 1946

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Le repas (Luncheon). Peinture de Diego Velasquez (1599-1660)
FIA5329379 Le repas (Luncheon). Peinture de Diego Velasquez (1599-1660). Huile sur toile, 108, 5 x 102 cm, vers 1617-1618. Art espagnol, art baroque. Musee de l Ermitage, Saint Petersbourg

CAT. kitten laying on its back with paws up, mouth open, laugh, smile Date: 18-03-2019

A Dutch Proverb - A women feeding a bound cat, surrounded by men, (oil on canvas)
990158 A Dutch Proverb - A women feeding a bound cat, surrounded by men, (oil on canvas) by Haarlem School

Scrap, Witch flying on a broomstick. 19th century

Reception of nobles (Painting, 17th century)
LRI4572691 Reception of nobles (Painting, 17th century) by Hals, Dirck (1591-1656); Akademie der Bildenden Kunste, Vienna

Don't tell the photographer I am passing gas :D
Sebastian Kisworo

Sixty-five-year-old Albert Norman said after a day dressed as one of the Flower People

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ENGLAND, London, Picadilly Circus, Naked people riding their bicycles while participating at the world naked bike ride protest parade

Fathers Kilt will soon fit Willie (but not quite yet, hence the universal merriment on the faces of Willies young friends!). Date: circa 1930s

Farmers laugh outside cafe Bury St. Edmunds cattle market
Farmers laugh and joke while sitting outside a cafe at Bury St. Edmunds cattle market, Suffolk, England Date: 1988

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Rockwell B-1B Lancer 85-0059 The Last Laugh
United States Air Force - Rockwell B-1B Lancer Lot IV 85-0059 The Last Laugh (MSN 19), of the 116th BW, based at Robins Air Force Base. Date: circa 1990

The priests, Ali Akbar Mozayen ol dowleh (oil on canvas)
8620106 The priests, Ali Akbar Mozayen ol dowleh (oil on canvas) by Mozayen Al-Dowleh (1843-1932); Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: The priests)

Lofe, love, laugh
Anne-Marie Volfova

Beauties of Shakespeare: Falstaff (coloured engraving)
8646731 Beauties of Shakespeare: Falstaff (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Falstaff)

Physician laughing as he pulls a patient's tooth with string
FLO4718308 Physician laughing as he pulls a patient's tooth with string

Art. Entertainment. A fairground
3434623 Art. Entertainment. A fairground. Almanac for fun, 1851. Poster by E. Morin, France, 1850 (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Fete Foraine. Morin, France, 1850. Coll. Part. Art)

France, Centre, Cher (18), Bourges: Studio photography of a comedian troupier, 1885
LUX4718958 France, Centre, Cher (18), Bourges: Studio photography of a comedian troupier, 1885; (add.info.: France, Centre, Cher (18), Bourges: Studio photography of a comedian troupier

Dindenaut - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)
JEB4933366 Dindenaut - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel) - Private collection; (add.info)

If Charlie Chaplin had appeared on the field of Waterloo (engraving)
8672617 If Charlie Chaplin had appeared on the field of Waterloo (engraving) by Downey

It's so jolly to go for a paddle (coloured photo)
8656607 It's so jolly to go for a paddle (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: It's so jolly to go for a paddle. Girl and a parasol)

Expressions of emotions on the faces of young children (coloured engraving)
8655764 Expressions of emotions on the faces of young children (coloured engraving) by French School

"I can remember laughing at pictures like this in the last war" (litho)
8630546 "I can remember laughing at pictures like this in the last war" (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info)

Our Countryside, 1938: Home from the Fields (b/w photo)
8671516 Our Countryside, 1938: Home from the Fields (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home from the Fields)

Laughing baby's face with cook's hat and spoon. 19th century chromolithography
IMB4824388 Laughing baby's face with cook's hat and spoon. 19th century chromolithography.; (add.info.: Laughing baby's face with cook's hat and spoon)

Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete's military campaign
LUX4764320 Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete's military campaign, Italian national party, games on an improvised scene with an audience of hilarious soldiers, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania)

The Laughter Drawing by Louis-Amable Crapelet (1822-1867) Diameter 8
JEB4868618 The Laughter Drawing by Louis-Amable Crapelet (1822-1867) Diameter 8.5 cm MUSEE DES BEAUTS ARTS - PALAIS LONGCHAMP; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille

Les fools de Charenton: drawing by Gustave Dore
PCT4293987 Les fools de Charenton: drawing by Gustave Dore, 1860 - an asylum of alienes in the nineteenth century - hospice of Charenton

Snow White and Rose Pompon. circa 1910 (engraving)
6437811 Snow White and Rose Pompon. circa 1910 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Tales of fees. Snow White, Red Rose and the Dwarf)

Company drinking around a table. Walk and Oraison. (illustration, circa 1930)
5975716 Company drinking around a table. Walk and Oraison. (illustration, circa 1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Company drinking around a table)

Dentist laughing as he uses tongs to hold a hot coal to a man's face to make him jerk back
FLO4718344 Dentist laughing as he uses tongs to hold a hot coal to a man's face to make him jerk back and extract a tooth with string

A classroom in the 19th century
PCT4282040 A classroom in the 19th century. A severe teacher corrects the duty of a pupil (collegian) who takes his head in his hands: the other students laugh and laugh at him - Illustration by J

Kick him in the Slats - Ah 23 (colour litho)
8675936 Kick him in the Slats - Ah 23 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kick him in the Slats - Ah 23)

The ruling passion (litho)
8662994 The ruling passion (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ruling passion)

Laughter (coloured engraving)
8655704 Laughter (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Laughter)

Three different ways of seeing a joke (b/w photo)
8656610 Three different ways of seeing a joke (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three different ways of seeing a joke)

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"Laughter: A Universal Language That Transcends Time and Cultures" In the golden era of cinema, comedy legends Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy brought tears of joy to audiences worldwide with their hilarious antics in James W. Horne's "Beau Hunks" (1931). Their impeccable timing and slapstick humor still make us laugh today. Traveling to the enchanting Tanzhe Temple in Beijing, China, one encounters a jovial sight - the Laughing Buddha. This iconic figure symbolizes happiness, contentment, and good fortune for all who encounter his infectious laughter. Charlie Chaplin's timeless masterpiece "Modern Times" (1936) reminds us that even amidst life's challenges, laughter remains an essential remedy. His iconic tramp character effortlessly tickles our funny bones while subtly highlighting society's absurdities. The mischievous Bonzo dog on the cover of the Third Studdy Dogs Portfolio brings a smile to our faces as we witness his feathered escapades. Canines have always had a way of making us burst into fits of giggles with their playful antics. Who would have thought that even nuns could swivel hula hoops on their hips? In this unexpected display of lightheartedness, these devoted women show that laughter knows no boundaries or limitations. Even Sherlock Holmes himself couldn't resist sharing a chuckle from time to time. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved detective often found solace in laughter amidst solving intricate mysteries – reminding us that humor can be found even in the darkest corners. Music icons Ringo Starr and David Essex share a hearty laugh together, proving that laughter is best enjoyed when shared with friends. It unites people across generations and backgrounds like nothing else can. Imagine witnessing a teddy bear playing tennis. The sheer absurdity of this image instantly puts smiles on our faces as we realize how laughter has no bounds when it comes to imagination and playfulness.