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Laughing Collection (#10)

From royalty to comedians, laughter transcends time and culture

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DDE-90038116
Belize, Stann Creek District near Placencia. Laughing Bird Caye National Park located on the Belize Barrier Reef. Tiny outer island, protected bird nesting site (Large format sizes available)

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90038115

DDE-90038115
Belize, Stann Creek District near Placencia. Laughing Bird Caye National Park located on the Belize Barrier Reef. Shallow coral covered lagoon. (Large format sizes available). Date: 15/05/2010

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90038114

DDE-90038114
Belize, Stann Creek District near Placencia. Laughing Bird Caye National Park located on the Belize Barrier Reef. Shallow coral covered lagoon. (Large format sizes available). Date: 15/05/2010

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90038113

DDE-90038113
Belize, Stann Creek District near Placencia. Laughing Bird Caye National Park located on the Belize Barrier Reef. Red kayak on beach (Large format sizes available). Date: 15/05/2010

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DDE-90038112
Belize, Stann Creek District near Placencia. Laughing Bird Caye National Park located on the Belize Barrier Reef. Outer island, bird nesting site protected sanctuary (Large format sizes available)

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90038111

DDE-90038111
Belize, Stann Creek District near Placencia. Laughing Bird Caye National Park located on the Belize Barrier Reef. Beach view (Large format sizes available). Date: 15/05/2010

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90038110

DDE-90038110
Belize, Stann Creek District near Placencia. Laughing Bird Caye National Park located on the Belize Barrier Reef (Large format sizes available). Date: 15/05/2010

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90038109

DDE-90038109
Belize, Stann Creek District near Placencia. Laughing Bird Caye National Park located on the Belize Barrier Reef (Large format sizes available). Date: 15/05/2010

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90038108

DDE-90038108
Belize, Stann Creek District near Placencia. Laughing Bird Caye National Park located on the Belize Barrier Reef (Large format sizes available). Date: 15/05/2010

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90038107

DDE-90038107
Belize, Stann Creek District near Placencia. Laughing Bird Caye National Park located on the Belize Barrier Reef (Large format sizes available). Date: 15/05/2010

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90026217

DDE-90026217
Close up of Kookaburra, Tasmania, Australia Date: 27/07/2006

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DDE-90026216
Australia, Tasmania. Kookaburra Date: 27/07/2006

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90026175

DDE-90026175
Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae), North Stradbroke Island, Queensland coast, Australia. Date: 17/06/2006

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90025893

DDE-90025893
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae or Dacelo gigas), Shelly Beach, New South Wales, Australia Date: 02/02/2006

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90025892

DDE-90025892
Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae or Dacelo gigas ), Nambucca Heads, New South Wales, Australia Date: 02/02/2006

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90025891

DDE-90025891
Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae or Dacelo gigas ), Nambucca Heads, New South Wales, Australia Date: 02/02/2006

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90022675

DDE-90022675
Africa. Tanzania. Laughing Dove at Ndutu in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Date: 26/08/2005

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90022676

DDE-90022676
Africa. Tanzania. Laughing Dove at Ndutu in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Date: 26/08/2005

Background imageLaughing Collection: DDE-90020550

DDE-90020550
Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Adult Female Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatas) bares teeth while yawning on savanna Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageLaughing Collection: On main street of Williamette Valley town, Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939

On main street of Williamette Valley town, Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On main street of Williamette Valley town. Independence, Polk County, Oregon

Background imageLaughing Collection: Rural filling station becomes community center... for loafing, near Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Rural filling station becomes community center... for loafing, near Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Rural filling station becomes community center and general grounds for loafing. The men in baseball suits are on a local team which will play a game nearby. The team is called the Cedargrove Team

Background imageLaughing Collection: Stevie Wonder. Creator: Dan Springer

Stevie Wonder. Creator: Dan Springer
Stevie Wonder

Background imageLaughing Collection: Pavilion Cafe, Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC. Creator: Chris Suspect

Pavilion Cafe, Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC. Creator: Chris Suspect
Pavilion CafÔÇÜ, Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC

Background imageLaughing Collection: Mahatma Gandhi, Indian leader of the movement for independence from British rule (b / w photo)

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian leader of the movement for independence from British rule (b / w photo)
6014960 Mahatma Gandhi, Indian leader of the movement for independence from British rule (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageLaughing Collection: A militia dragoon punished in Santiago, Cape Verde, 1828 (lithograph)

A militia dragoon punished in Santiago, Cape Verde, 1828 (lithograph)
7235374 A militia dragoon punished in Santiago, Cape Verde, 1828 (lithograph) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLaughing Collection: If the aviator can sometimes laugh at the fruitless efforts of birds of prey (colour litho)

If the aviator can sometimes laugh at the fruitless efforts of birds of prey (colour litho)
7181011 If the aviator can sometimes laugh at the fruitless efforts of birds of prey (colour litho) by Echau, Joaquin Xaudaru y (1872-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLaughing Collection: On a boat off Venice (colour litho)

On a boat off Venice (colour litho)
7201336 On a boat off Venice (colour litho) by Usabal, Luis (1876-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: On a boat off Venice. Illustration from Lustige Blatter, 1913.); © Look and Learn

Background imageLaughing Collection: Ruse de renard. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)

Ruse de renard. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101444 Ruse de renard. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruse de renard)

Background imageLaughing Collection: Heureuse coincidence (colour litho)

Heureuse coincidence (colour litho)
3097810 Heureuse coincidence (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heureuse coincidence. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 10 July 1904.); © Look and Learn

Background imageLaughing Collection: Animals laughing at a couple visiting the zoo (colour litho)

Animals laughing at a couple visiting the zoo (colour litho)
6031061 Animals laughing at a couple visiting the zoo (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals laughing at a couple visiting the zoo)

Background imageLaughing Collection: A ships carpenters mate near a saw pit in a Brazil jungle, 1832 (lithograph)

A ships carpenters mate near a saw pit in a Brazil jungle, 1832 (lithograph)
7235378 A ships carpenters mate near a saw pit in a Brazil jungle, 1832 (lithograph) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLaughing Collection: 17th century English man laughing at an engraving of a monkey. 1803 (engraving)

17th century English man laughing at an engraving of a monkey. 1803 (engraving)
7233052 17th century English man laughing at an engraving of a monkey. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLaughing 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 imageLaughing Collection: Kliment Voroshilov (1881-1969) on Manoeuvres, 1932 (oil on canvas)

Kliment Voroshilov (1881-1969) on Manoeuvres, 1932 (oil on canvas)
BAL266312 Kliment Voroshilov (1881-1969) on Manoeuvres, 1932 (oil on canvas) by Svarog, Vasily Semyonovich (1883-1946); 100x149 cm; State Central Military Museum, Moscow

Background imageLaughing Collection: Man making a telephone call (litho)

Man making a telephone call (litho)
7185902 Man making a telephone call (litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man making a telephone call)

Background imageLaughing Collection: Battle of fools in the hall of a medieval castle (engraving)

Battle of fools in the hall of a medieval castle (engraving)
7148019 Battle of fools in the hall of a medieval castle (engraving) by Gehrts, Carl (or Karl) (1853-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of fools in the hall of a medieval castle)

Background imageLaughing Collection: The Spielers, 1905 (oil on canvas)

The Spielers, 1905 (oil on canvas)
3949599 The Spielers, 1905 (oil on canvas) by Luks, George Benjamin (1867-1933); 91.6x66.7 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageLaughing Collection: Le couronnement d un jeune monarque. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)

Le couronnement d un jeune monarque. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)
3100601 Le couronnement d un jeune monarque. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le couronnement d un jeune monarque)

Background imageLaughing Collection: Gril with Attendant Borzoi, (colour etching)

Gril with Attendant Borzoi, (colour etching)
1194918 Gril with Attendant Borzoi, (colour etching) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 57x76 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageLaughing Collection: Flirtation, 1902 (gouache on paper)

Flirtation, 1902 (gouache on paper)
WH48616 Flirtation, 1902 (gouache on paper) by Hampel, Walter Sigmund (1868-1949); 26x22 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Whitford & Hughes, London, UK

Background imageLaughing Collection: The pupil pilot, thanks to this ingenious operation, will soon with impunity laugh at most dizzy

The pupil pilot, thanks to this ingenious operation, will soon with impunity laugh at most dizzy heights (colour litho)
7180997 The pupil pilot, thanks to this ingenious operation, will soon with impunity laugh at most dizzy heights (colour litho) by Echau

Background imageLaughing Collection: The Fox without a Tail from Aesops Fables, pub. by Raphael & Tuck Sons, Ltd

The Fox without a Tail from Aesops Fables, pub. by Raphael & Tuck Sons, Ltd. London (book illustration)
IL100121 The Fox without a Tail from Aesops Fables, pub. by Raphael & Tuck Sons, Ltd. London (book illustration) by Noble, John Edwin (1876-1941); Private Collection

Background imageLaughing Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Miser who lost his treasure

La Fontaines Fables - Miser who lost his treasure
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Miser who lost his treasure

Background imageLaughing Collection: Woman enjoying the Giraffes at a local Elephant and Giraffe sanctuary, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Woman enjoying the Giraffes at a local Elephant and Giraffe sanctuary, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Background imageLaughing Collection: Young woman making fun of an older woman, 1908 (illustration)

Young woman making fun of an older woman, 1908 (illustration)
7229269 Young woman making fun of an older woman, 1908 (illustration) by Vincent, Rene (1871-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young woman mocking an older woman: she laughs in her face)

Background imageLaughing Collection: Pixie standing and laughing

Pixie standing and laughing
7231836 Pixie standing and laughing by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: The pixie stands and laughs malicious of the cat that standing on a barrel)




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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.