Laughing Collection

The Cossacks Reply to the Sultan (Zaporozhtsy), c1890, (1939). Creator: Il ya Repin
The Cossacks Reply to the Sultan (Zaporozhtsy), c1890, (1939). Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey, also known as Cossacks of Saporog Are Drafting a Manifesto

HRH Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022). She is wearing the George IV State Diadem or Diamond Diadem. Date: circa 1954

HRH Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022). She is wearing the George IV State Diadem or Diamond Diadem. Date: circa 1954

LAUREL AND HARDY, 1928. Stan Laurel, left, and Oliver Hardy with a police officer in the silent film Leave Them Laughing, 1928

Donkey - Braying
WAT-8519 Donkey - braying Rhone, France M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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

The Laughing Cavalier, 1624, (1943). Creator: Frans Hals
The Laughing Cavalier, 1624, (1943). Painting in the Wallace Collection, London. From " The Studio", Volume 125. [The Offices of the Studio, London & New York, 1943]

The Laughing Cavalier, 1624, (c1915). Artist: Frans Hals
The Laughing Cavalier, 1624, (c1915). The painting is part of the Wallace Collection, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

1950s Cinema - Childrens Saturday Matinee. Boys and girls looking up at the screen and laughing. Two of the boys are wearing ABC badges -- the name of the cinema. Date: 1954

Films Carry On Camping Barbara Windsor covers her breasts with her hands after losing her bikini top during morning PT lesson as Kenneth Williams looks on open mouthed and in shock

Marilyn Monroe Football Kick, 1957
American actress Marilyn Monroe kicks a football during the match Israels Hapoel club against the All-Stars US team at the Ebbets Field stadium of Brooklyn, 16 May 1957, in New-York

American singing group The Mamas and the Papas seen here in London, l-r, Cass Elliott, Michelle Gilliam, John Philips and Denny Doherty

Playboy bunny girls, West Indies, February 1965

Suzie the Chimp dressed up as Santa Claus Father Christmas Monkey Chimpanzee

Fat Geese! by Lawson Wood
A cheeky young lad chuckles to himself after placing a sign for fattened geese on the posterior of a rather plump lady who is herself choosing which goose to buy for her Christmas dinner. Date: 1909

A Little Impression by H. M. Bateman
Someone elses table - a little impression, by H. M. Bateman. A game of billiards descends into raucous laughter as one player accidentally rips a hole in the green baize. Date: 1918

CHARLIE CHAPLIN (1889-1977). Charles Spencer Chaplin. English film actor and comedian. Photograph, early 20th century

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

The Right Spirit by William Heath Robinson
Christmas is sure to be a success if one keeps smiling on all occasions. The right and seasonable way of behaving in an unexpected encounter

Punch and Judy Man (The) (1963)
A laughing Tony Hancock and Sylvia Syms in a scene from The Punch and Judy Man directed in 1963 by Jeremy Summers

The Modern Witch
A reckless looking witch in a 1920s flapper dress cackles to herself as she rides her broomstick. Date: 1920s

Bottlenose Dolphin STA 13 Two, one on top of the other tursiops truncatus © Augusto Leandro Stanzani / ARDEA
STA-13 Bottlenose DOLPHIN - two, facing, one on top of the other tursiops truncatus Distribution: Worldwide except polar regionsBottlenose Dolphin STA 13 Two

Hogarth / Audience Laughs
The Laughing Audience

HARPO MARX (1888-1964). American comedian. Photograph, early 20th century

Bottlenose dolphin - blowing air bubbles underwater with mouth open
STA-75 Bottlenose dolphin - blowing air bubbles underwater with mouth open Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions Tursiops truncatus Complex play / creative behaviour

Bottlenose Dolphin Two together
STA-12-m Bottlenose DOLPHIN - two facing camera Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dalmatian Dog
JD-15310-M Dalmatian Dog Close up Head - Laughing John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Icelandic Horse - yawning
JD-14944 ICELANDIC HORSE - yawning John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Soho, London - rear entrance of NCP, Peter Street W1
Soho, London - two people relaxing outside the rear entrance of the NCP car park, Peter Street W1. 1973

ELLA FITZGERALD (1917-1996). American singer. Photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1940

Tennessee Williams
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS American playwright, hugging a bulldog

Twelfth Night Revels in the Great Hall, Haddon Hall, Derbyshire
STC87430 Twelfth Night Revels in the Great Hall, Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, from Architecture of the Middle Ages, 1838 (litho) by Nash

(1858-1919). 26th President of the United States. Photographed at Oyster Bay in 1912 shortly after his nomination by
THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919). 26th President of the United States. Photographed at Oyster Bay in 1912 shortly after his nomination by the new Progressive party

MARILYN MONROE (1926-1962). American cinema actress. Marilyn. 100 pinup photographs of Marilyn Monroe selected by Sydney Skolsky, c1954

Recruitment poster for the British Army, showing four laughing and smiling soldiers marching along in their kilts, with rifles over their shoulders. Line up, boys! Enlist today

Charlie Chaplin
Pioneer film comedian Charlie Chaplin

Grey Seal, Halichoerus grypus, adult male lying on beach yawning. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. (RR)
Michael Hutchinson / SplashdownDirect

A golden Buddha statue at Shaolin Temple, birthplace of Kung Fu martial arts, Shaolin, Henan Province, China, Asia

Bottlenose Dolphin - x2
STA-27 Bottlenose DOLPHIN - x2, head close-up, facing camera, smiling Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

The Beatles - with stand in drummer Jimmie Nicol - return to London Heathrow Airport after 3 day tour of Denmark & Amsterdam

Tottenham Hotspur manager Terry Venables with players Paul Gascoigne (left) and Gary Lineker holding mini FA Cup trophies. 26th April 1992

Barry White American soul singer arriving at Heathrow Airport with his wife Glodean White and sister Linda James

The Admission by H. M. Bateman
A courtroom erupts into laughter as a defendant in a witness box admits the truth. Date: 1931

Robert Lindsay and Cheryl Hall laughing during TV press call - September 1974 - 20/09/1974

Famous racehorse Aldaniti with Bob Champion who together were the memorable 1981 Grand National Winners. They are pictured in London celebrating three years of the Bob Champion Cancer Trust Research

Actress Jill Ireland celebrates her 21st birthday with her co-stars on the set of the film Robbery Under Arms 1957

Actress Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan and Paul Darrow as Avon share a joke during filming of cult series Blakes 7 in 1979

Picture No. 12479607
Chicken, Chick wearing sunglasses and easter Date:

Teddy bear playing tennis. Date: circa 1900s

Advertisement for Castellane champagne
The first advertisement for Vicomte de Castellane Epernay champagne, France. Date: 1902

Picture No. 10947876
Icelandic Horse - laughing wearing party hat. Digital Manipulation Date:

Susannah and the Elders - Artemisia Gentileschi (Attributed to)

The Tasting (oil on canvas)
473290 The Tasting (oil on canvas) by Sani, Alessandro (1856-1927); 51.4x61.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Bare-chested man laughing

Us-Politics-Whca-Obama
This combination of pictures show US President Barack Obama laughing as he listening actor and comedian Joel McHale telling jokes during the White House Correspondents Association Dinner on May 3

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, 1945. Members of the Tuskegee Airmen 332nd Fighter Group at a briefing at Ramitelli Airfield, Italy, March 1945. Photograph by Toni Frissell

Dolphin
ME-1245 Bottlenose DOLPHIN - head Tursiops truncatus Found worldwide, except polar regions. Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Late Arrivals by H. M. Bateman
Late arrivals at the theatre annoy everyone by laughing at the show and blocking the view of those who took their seats in good time in the process! Date: 1924

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. Grenet-Dancourt, Paris, 1893 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Spaceman in London streets. Jonathan Bosley, dressed in a space man suit as used by the astronauts on Apollo 11 on the moon landing

Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales during his visit to the North East 27 November 1979 - The Prince chats with workers during his visit to the Pallion Shipyard in Sunderland

We ve heard about our soccer superstars being pampered, but this is ridiculous! Colin Stein is the Rangers joker here as he shields John Greig from the rain with an umbrella

Detail of the Zaporozhets writing a letter to the Turkish Sultan, 1880-1890, (1965). Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey

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. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

A Laughing Couple, self portrait of the artist with his wife (Scherzendes Paar), 1596
XAM66132 A Laughing Couple, self portrait of the artist with his wife (Scherzendes Paar), 1596 by Aachen, Johann or Hans von (1552-1616); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; German

Scotch lassies engaged in curing kippers at Douglas, on the Isle of Man September 1916 Fish where the fish are!

Gladys McIntyre giving doughnuts to an American infantryman of the 26th Division at Ansonville, North Carolina
WORLD WAR I: INFANTRYMAN. Gladys McIntyre giving doughnuts to an American infantryman of the 26th Division at Ansonville, North Carolina, 9 April 1918

Queen Elizabeth at Badminton, 1953
Queen Elizabeth II shares a joke with her uncle the Duke of Gloucester at Badminton where the royal family were watching the Olympic horse trials

Rest home
MODEL RELEASED. Rest home. Happy elderly woman and her carer at a rest home

ANDERSEN: THE SNOW QUEEN. The Hobgoblin laughed till his sides ached. Drawing by Henry J. Ford for the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver (Plate 2d) published by Hannah Humphrey in 1804
NCO190174 The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver (Plate 2d) published by Hannah Humphrey in 1804 (etching with engraving & w/c on paper) by Gillray

Nana Mouskouri, London, 1971. Artist: Brian O Connor
Nana Mouskouri, London, 1971

The Laughing Cavalier, 1624. Artist: Frans Hals
The Laughing Cavalier, 1624. Painting held at the Wallace Collection, London. From World Famous Paintings edited by J Grieg Pirie [W.& G. Foyle Ltd. London, 1938.]

Picture No. 12010286
Turkish Angora Cat smiling / laughing wearing Easter top hat Date:

Christmas card, clown in snow -- A Merry Heart goes all the way. circa 1905

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

Group of Tuskegee Airmen playing cards in the officers club at Ramitelli Airfield, Italy
WWII: TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, 1945. Group of Tuskegee Airmen playing cards in the officers club at Ramitelli Airfield, Italy. Photograph by Toni Frissell, March 1945

Twin puppy emerging from river
Twin puppy Snip emerges wet from the river, only to be sniggered at by his dry brother Snap

Large golden smiling Buddha in Kek Lok Si Buddhist temple, Air Itam, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Camargue Horse Saintes Maries de la mer, France
WAT-13878 Camargue Horse Saintes Maries de la mer, France M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Local women share a joke at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Baby girl and father
MODEL RELEASED. Baby girl and father. 5-month-old baby girl with her hand on her fathers mouth

Orczy - Sir Percy Hits
SIR PERCY HITS BACK - a Scarlet Pimpernel novel

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From royalty to comedians, laughter transcends time and culture. HRH Queen Elizabeth II, known for her grace and poise, shows us that even the most regal of individuals can't resist a good laugh. Laurel and Hardy, in their iconic silent film 'Leave Them Laughing, ' brought joy to audiences with their slapstick humor. The Cossacks Reply to the Sultan (Zaporozhtsy), captured by Il ya Repin in 1890, reminds us that laughter has been a universal language throughout history. Even animals join in on the laughter; just listen to the braying of a donkey. Charlie Chaplin, an English film actor and comedian who stole hearts with his timeless performances, proved that laughter knows no boundaries. In Beijing's Tanzhe Temple stands the Laughing Buddha statue, symbolizing happiness and contentment. Frans Hals' masterpiece 'The Laughing Cavalier' immortalizes infectious mirth from centuries ago. Fat Geese. By Lawson Wood captures the whimsy geese bringing smiles to our faces. Playboy bunny girls spreading joy in West Indies during February 1965 remind us that laughter is also about embracing fun and freedom. And finally, H. M Bateman's artwork titled 'A Little Impression' showcases how mischievousness can lead to uncontrollable giggles. Whether it's through art or real-life moments, let's cherish those precious instances when we find ourselves caught up in fits of genuine laughter.