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Background imageAmusing Collection: An Aerial Cricket Match of the Future, c1918 (1919). Artist: W Heath Robinson

An Aerial Cricket Match of the Future, c1918 (1919). Artist: W Heath Robinson
An Aerial Cricket Match of the Future, c1918 (1919). From The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co. Limited, London, Melbourne and Toronto, 1919]

Background imageAmusing Collection: Daphnis and Chloe. Artist: Gerard, Francois Pascal Simon (1770-1837)

Daphnis and Chloe. Artist: Gerard, Francois Pascal Simon (1770-1837)
Daphnis and Chloe. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Background imageAmusing Collection: Gabrielle d Estrees and one of her sisters, duchesse de Villars

Gabrielle d Estrees and one of her sisters, duchesse de Villars. Artist: Master of the School of Fontainebleau
Gabrielle d Estrees and one of her sisters, duchesse de Villars. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Background imageAmusing Collection: Schubertiade (Schubertabend), 1896

Schubertiade (Schubertabend), 1896. Found in the Collection of Vienna Museum

Background imageAmusing Collection: Conversation in the Jardin du Luxembourg, 1892. Artist: Corcos, Vittorio Matteo (1859-1933)

Conversation in the Jardin du Luxembourg, 1892. Artist: Corcos, Vittorio Matteo (1859-1933)
Conversation in the Jardin du Luxembourg, 1892. From a private collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: Fête Galante, c1730. Creator: Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743)

Fête Galante, c1730. Creator: Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743)
Fete Galante, c1730. Found in the Collection of the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon.

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Four Seasons: Winter months, End of 17th-Early 18th cen. Creator: Anonymous

The Four Seasons: Winter months, End of 17th-Early 18th cen. Creator: Anonymous
The Four Seasons: Winter months, End of 17th-Early 18th cen. Private Collection.

Background imageAmusing Collection: Scene of married life, c1306. Creator: Memmo di Filippuccio (active 1303-1345)

Scene of married life, c1306. Creator: Memmo di Filippuccio (active 1303-1345)
Scene of married life, c1306. Found in the Collection of the Palazzo Comunale, San Gimignano

Background imageAmusing Collection: Pastoral scene, Between 1730 and 1760. Creator: Boucher; François (1703-1770)

Pastoral scene, Between 1730 and 1760. Creator: Boucher; François (1703-1770)
Pastoral scene, Between 1730 and 1760. Found in the Collection of the Museo di Arti Decorative Accorsi-Ometto, Torino

Background imageAmusing Collection: Allegory of the five senses: Elegant company sitting at a table, c1640

Allegory of the five senses: Elegant company sitting at a table, c1640. Creator: Cossiers; Jan (1600-1671)
Allegory of the five senses: Elegant company sitting at a table, c1640. Found in the Collection of the Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: Postcard, 'Samoa Yielded without a Struggle.', 1914. Creator: William Blomfield

Postcard, 'Samoa Yielded without a Struggle.', 1914. Creator: William Blomfield
Postcard, 'Samoa Yielded without a Struggle.', 1914

Background imageAmusing Collection: Idyll at the fountain basin (still life with male figure and still life with... c.1655-1658)

Idyll at the fountain basin (still life with male figure and still life with... c.1655-1658. Creator: Maestro S. B)
Idyll at the fountain basin (still life with male figure and still life with female figure), c.1655-1658. Found in the Collection of the Galerie Canesso

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Prince's Voyage Home from India: life on board the Serapis: exercising the 'Gainees'...1876

The Prince's Voyage Home from India: life on board the Serapis: exercising the "Gainees"...1876
The Prince's Voyage Home from India: life on board the Serapis: exercising the "Gainees", from a sketch by an officer of the Serapis, 1876

Background imageAmusing Collection: Love letter, 1848. Creator: Waldmüller, Ferdinand Georg (1793-1865)

Love letter, 1848. Creator: Waldmüller, Ferdinand Georg (1793-1865)
Love letter, 1848. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Magic Lantern - drawn by H. G. Hine, 1858. Creator: M. Jackson

The Magic Lantern - drawn by H. G. Hine, 1858. Creator: M. Jackson
The Magic Lantern - drawn by H. G. Hine, 1858. "What fun! He has got hold of the Chinaman by his pigtail!"...a chorus of joyous laughter burst from fifty young spectators

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Figure Skater, 1883. Creator: Marchetti, Ludovico (1853-1909)

The Figure Skater, 1883. Creator: Marchetti, Ludovico (1853-1909)
The Figure Skater, 1883. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: Cat Asleep in Basket, n.d. Creator: Auguste-Andre Lancon

Cat Asleep in Basket, n.d. Creator: Auguste-Andre Lancon
Cat Asleep in Basket, n.d

Background imageAmusing Collection: Miss P. Horton's Entertainment, at the Royal Gallery of Illustration, Regent-Street, 1856

Miss P. Horton's Entertainment, at the Royal Gallery of Illustration, Regent-Street, 1856. Creator: Smyth
Miss P. Horton's Entertainment, at the Royal Gallery of Illustration, Regent-Street, [London], 1856. Miss P. Horton's powers of impersonation have never been so skilfully or so fully

Background imageAmusing Collection: L'Émoi, 1894. Creator: Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925)

L'Émoi, 1894. Creator: Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925)
L'Emoi, 1894. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: Les joueurs de paume, 1628. Creator: Delen, Dirck van (c. 1605-1671)

Les joueurs de paume, 1628. Creator: Delen, Dirck van (c. 1605-1671)
Les joueurs de paume, 1628. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Dance. Creator: Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (1686-1755)

The Dance. Creator: Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (1686-1755)
The Dance. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageAmusing Collection: Love to sell, 1623. Creator: Gertner, Christoph (1575/80-after 1623)

Love to sell, 1623. Creator: Gertner, Christoph (1575/80-after 1623)
Love to sell, 1623. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Unequal Pair of Lovers. Creator: Massys, Quentin (1466-1530)

The Unequal Pair of Lovers. Creator: Massys, Quentin (1466-1530)
The Unequal Pair of Lovers. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Four Seasons: Winter, 1607. Creator: Grimmer, Abel (1570-1619)

The Four Seasons: Winter, 1607. Creator: Grimmer, Abel (1570-1619)
The Four Seasons: Winter, 1607. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Background imageAmusing Collection: That diabolical Hammock, 1886. Creator: Unknown

That diabolical Hammock, 1886. Creator: Unknown
That diabolical Hammock, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageAmusing Collection: Our Umbrellas, 1886. Creator: Unknown

Our Umbrellas, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Our Umbrellas, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageAmusing Collection: Ice Amusements at the Nymphenburg Palace Park, . Creator: Hirth du Frênes, Rudolf (1846-1916)

Ice Amusements at the Nymphenburg Palace Park, . Creator: Hirth du Frênes, Rudolf (1846-1916)
Ice Amusements at the Nymphenburg Palace Park. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: A Dance in the Palace Gardens, . Creator: Janneck, Franz Christoph (1703-1761)

A Dance in the Palace Gardens, . Creator: Janneck, Franz Christoph (1703-1761)
A Dance in the Palace Gardens. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Intruding Puppies, after Sir Edwin Landseer, RA, 1891. Creator: Harrison

The Intruding Puppies, after Sir Edwin Landseer, RA, 1891. Creator: Harrison
The Intruding Puppies, after Sir Edwin Landseer, RA, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageAmusing Collection: L'Offrande à Vénus (An Offering to Venus), 1786. Creator: Trinquesse, Louis Rolland (c. 1746-1800)

L'Offrande à Vénus (An Offering to Venus), 1786. Creator: Trinquesse, Louis Rolland (c. 1746-1800)
L'Offrande a Venus (An Offering to Venus), 1786. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

Background imageAmusing Collection: Le Serment à l'amour (The Oath to Love), 1786. Creator: Trinquesse, Louis Rolland (c. 1746-1800)

Le Serment à l'amour (The Oath to Love), 1786. Creator: Trinquesse, Louis Rolland (c. 1746-1800)
Le Serment a l'amour (The Oath to Love), 1786. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

Background imageAmusing Collection: Pleasures of the Country, 1743. Creator: Boucher, François (1703-1770)

Pleasures of the Country, 1743. Creator: Boucher, François (1703-1770)
Pleasures of the Country, 1743. Found in the collection of the Fuji Art Museum, Tokyo

Background imageAmusing Collection: Pastoral Music, 1743. Creator: Boucher, François (1703-1770)

Pastoral Music, 1743. Creator: Boucher, François (1703-1770)
Pastoral Music, 1743. Found in the collection of the Fuji Art Museum, Tokyo

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Procuress or The Old and the Young Courtesan, ca 1625. Creator: Caroselli, Angelo (1585-1653)

The Procuress or The Old and the Young Courtesan, ca 1625. Creator: Caroselli, Angelo (1585-1653)
The Procuress or The Old and the Young Courtesan, ca 1625. Found in the collection of the Musee de l'Oise, Beauvais

Background imageAmusing Collection: Elegant company at a salon concert. Creator: Gause, Wilhelm (1853-1916)

Elegant company at a salon concert. Creator: Gause, Wilhelm (1853-1916)
Elegant company at a salon concert. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: The coquette and the youth. Creator: Fragonard, Jean Honore(1732-1806)

The coquette and the youth. Creator: Fragonard, Jean Honore(1732-1806)
The coquette and the youth. Found in the Collection of the Museo Nacional de San Carlos

Background imageAmusing Collection: Music-making company in an interior, 1670s. Creator: De Man, Cornelis (1621-1706)

Music-making company in an interior, 1670s. Creator: De Man, Cornelis (1621-1706)
Music-making company in an interior, 1670s. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: Le Pole Nord. Creator: Guillaume, Albert (1873-1942)

Le Pole Nord. Creator: Guillaume, Albert (1873-1942)
Le Pole Nord. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: Allegory of Spring. Creator: Grimmer, Jacob (ca 1525-1590)

Allegory of Spring. Creator: Grimmer, Jacob (ca 1525-1590)
Allegory of Spring. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: Ice skating in the frozen harbor of the Wiener Neustadt Canal, 1805

Ice skating in the frozen harbor of the Wiener Neustadt Canal, 1805. Found in the collection of Vienna Museum

Background imageAmusing Collection: Couple with Matchmaker, c. 1750. Creator: Platzer, Johann Georg (1704-1761)

Couple with Matchmaker, c. 1750. Creator: Platzer, Johann Georg (1704-1761)
Couple with Matchmaker, c. 1750. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageAmusing Collection: Portrait of a Lady, Second Quarter of the 16th century. Creator: Anonymous

Portrait of a Lady, Second Quarter of the 16th century. Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of a Lady, Second Quarter of the 16th century. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageAmusing Collection: Imitations at Drury-Lane Theatre (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Secon

Imitations at Drury-Lane Theatre (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Second), June 20, 1786

Background imageAmusing Collection: C?a ira (It ll be fine), ca 1792. Creator: Boilly, Louis-Leopold (1761-1845)

C?a ira (It ll be fine), ca 1792. Creator: Boilly, Louis-Leopold (1761-1845)
C?a ira (It ll be fine), ca 1792. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Embarkation for Cythera. Creator: Tavernier, Andrea (1858-1932)

The Embarkation for Cythera. Creator: Tavernier, Andrea (1858-1932)
The Embarkation for Cythera. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: The merry company (The Five Senses), Mid of 17th cen Creator: Cossiers, Jan (1600-1671)

The merry company (The Five Senses), Mid of 17th cen Creator: Cossiers, Jan (1600-1671)
The merry company (The Five Senses), Mid of 17th Century. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: A Musical Company, 1632. Creator: Palamedesz, Anthonie (1601-1673)

A Musical Company, 1632. Creator: Palamedesz, Anthonie (1601-1673)
A Musical Company, 1632. Found in the Collection of Sinebrychoffin Taidemuseo, Helsinki

Background imageAmusing Collection: Fountain scene in front of a palace, 1731-1734. Creator: Platzer, Johann Georg (1704-1761)

Fountain scene in front of a palace, 1731-1734. Creator: Platzer, Johann Georg (1704-1761)
Fountain scene in front of a palace, 1731-1734. Found in the Collection of Skokloster Castle

Background imageAmusing Collection: The bad news, 1794. Creator: Colin De La Biochaye, Christian Marie (1750-1813)

The bad news, 1794. Creator: Colin De La Biochaye, Christian Marie (1750-1813)
The bad news, 1794. Found in the Collection of Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rennes

Background imageAmusing Collection: The death and the wife, ca 1521-1525. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)

The death and the wife, ca 1521-1525. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)
The death and the wife, ca 1521-1525. Found in the Collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Rest in the Michael Park. Artist: Sudeykin, Sergei Yurievich (1882-1946)

The Rest in the Michael Park. Artist: Sudeykin, Sergei Yurievich (1882-1946)
The Rest in the Michael Park. Found in the collection of State B. Kustodiev Art Gallery, Astrakhan

Background imageAmusing Collection: Ice Skaters, c. 1920. Artist: Klinger, Max (1857-1920)

Ice Skaters, c. 1920. Artist: Klinger, Max (1857-1920)
Ice Skaters, c. 1920. From a private collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: Gabrielle d?Estrees in the bath, c. 1598. Artist: Master of the School of Fontainebleau

Gabrielle d?Estrees in the bath, c. 1598. Artist: Master of the School of Fontainebleau (2nd third of 16th cen. )
Gabrielle d?Estrees in the bath, c. 1598. Found in the collection of the Musee Conde, Chantilly

Background imageAmusing Collection: Assembly in a Park, ca 1717

Assembly in a Park, ca 1717. Found in the Collection of Muse e du Louvre, Paris

Background imageAmusing Collection: The return to Cythera, ca 1896

The return to Cythera, ca 1896. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: Winter landscape with iceskaters

Winter landscape with iceskaters. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: MG M type and Bugatti Type 43 taking part in the Bugatti Owners Club gymkhana, 5 July 1931

MG M type and Bugatti Type 43 taking part in the Bugatti Owners Club gymkhana, 5 July 1931
Left: MG M 847 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. GK1284. Right: Bugatti Type 43 2262S cc. Vehicle Reg. No. GK17 Later Changed to JTX757. Place: Bugatti O.C. Gymkhana. Date: 5.7.31

Background imageAmusing Collection: Milt Jackson, Budd Johnson and Major Holley at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, London, 1979

Milt Jackson, Budd Johnson and Major Holley at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, London, 1979
Musicians Milt Jackson, Budd Johnson and Major Holley sharing a joke at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Alexandra Palace, London, July 1979

Background imageAmusing Collection: Brian Abrahams (drums) and Guy Barker (trumpet) on stage at The Stables, Wavendon, Buckinghamshire

Brian Abrahams (drums) and Guy Barker (trumpet) on stage at The Stables, Wavendon, Buckinghamshire

Background imageAmusing Collection: Irving Rosenthal with a French horn, c1950s. Artist: Denis Williams

Irving Rosenthal with a French horn, c1950s. Artist: Denis Williams
Irving Rosenthal with a French horn, c1950s

Background imageAmusing Collection: Irving Rosenthal with a French horn, c1950s. Artist: Denis Williams

Irving Rosenthal with a French horn, c1950s. Artist: Denis Williams
Irving Rosenthal with a French horn, c1950s

Background imageAmusing Collection: Singer Marian Montgomery and drummer Jack Parnell, London, 1984. Artist: Denis Williams

Singer Marian Montgomery and drummer Jack Parnell, London, 1984. Artist: Denis Williams
Singer Marian Montgomery and drummer Jack Parnell, London, 1984

Background imageAmusing Collection: Impresario Harold Davison and guitarist Ron Anthony, London, 28 May 1992. Artist

Impresario Harold Davison and guitarist Ron Anthony, London, 28 May 1992. Artist
Impresario Harold Davison and guitarist Ron Anthony, London, 28 May 1992. Anthony was part of the backing orchestra for Frank Sinatras concert at the Royal Albert Hall

Background imageAmusing Collection: Dizzy Gillespie meeting baby Gary Colfer at Knebworth, Hertfordshire, July 1982. Artist

Dizzy Gillespie meeting baby Gary Colfer at Knebworth, Hertfordshire, July 1982. Artist
Dizzy Gillespie meeting baby Gary Colfer at Knebworth, Hertfordshire, July 1982. The babys aunt and uncle Pat and Tony Shelvington kept the Lytton Arms pub in Old Knebworth

Background imageAmusing Collection: A gipsy man gurning, Lewes, Sussex, 1963

A gipsy man gurning, Lewes, Sussex, 1963

Background imageAmusing Collection: Gipsy pulling a gurney face, Lewes, Sussex, 1964

Gipsy pulling a gurney face, Lewes, Sussex, 1964

Background imageAmusing Collection: Courtly Love Games (Spieleteppich), tapestry. Detail, ca 1400

Courtly Love Games (Spieleteppich), tapestry. Detail, ca 1400. Found in the Collection of Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Seigniorial Life: Embroidery (La vie seigneuriale: la broderie), Tapisserie, c. 1520

The Seigniorial Life: Embroidery (La vie seigneuriale: la broderie), Tapisserie, c. 1520. Found in the Collection of Muse e national du Moyen A ge (Muse e de Cluny)

Background imageAmusing Collection: Chloe, 1806

Chloe, 1806. Found in the Collection of Kunsthaus Zü rich

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Shepherds Rest

The Shepherds Rest. Found in the Collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Background imageAmusing Collection: Gustavian Style Interior with a Musical Party, 1779

Gustavian Style Interior with a Musical Party, 1779. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Background imageAmusing Collection: Distinguished Dinner Company in an Interior, 1631

Distinguished Dinner Company in an Interior, 1631. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Background imageAmusing Collection: Blind Mans Buff

Blind Mans Buff. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Background imageAmusing Collection: A Merry Company

A Merry Company. Found in the Collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Background imageAmusing Collection: Merry Company, 1622

Merry Company, 1622. Found in the Collection of Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Background imageAmusing Collection: Musical amusement, 1665

Musical amusement, 1665. Found in the Collection of Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Background imageAmusing Collection: Old Parisian woman, 1893

Old Parisian woman, 1893. Found in the Collection of I. Brodski Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageAmusing Collection: Pagine d amore (The Love Letter), 1907

Pagine d amore (The Love Letter), 1907. Found in the Collection of Museo Villa Grimaldi Fassio, Genova

Background imageAmusing Collection: Ice Skating on the Stadtgraben in Brussels

Ice Skating on the Stadtgraben in Brussels. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Gore Family with George, Third Earl Cowper

The Gore Family with George, Third Earl Cowper. Found in the Collection of Yale University

Background imageAmusing Collection: Parisian woman, Place de la Concorde

Parisian woman, Place de la Concorde. Found in the Collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageAmusing Collection: Winter landscape with skaters

Winter landscape with skaters. Found in the Collection of Musei di Strada Nuova, Genoa

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Lovers and death (The walk)

The Lovers and death (The walk). Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: Society in the Palais Royal, ca 1775. Artist: Carmontelle, Louis (1717-1806)

Society in the Palais Royal, ca 1775. Artist: Carmontelle, Louis (1717-1806)
Society in the Palais Royal, ca 1775. Private Collection



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