Comedy Collection (page 11)

Mezzetino, ca 1715. Artist: Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721)
Mezzetino, ca 1715. Found in the collection of the Musee Conde, Chantilly

Polichinelle, 1874. Artist: Manet, Edouard (1832-1883)
Polichinelle, 1874. Found in the collection of the Zimmerli Art Museum

La Vache enragee, 1896. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
La Vache enragee, 1896. Poster. Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Scene from the play Romance of the West Chamber, by Wang Shifu, 16th century. Artist: Qiu Ying
Scene from the play Romance of the West Chamber, by Wang Shifu, 16th century. Wang Shifu (1250-1307) was a Chinese playwright

Harold Lloyd, American film actor, 1934-1935. Lloyd (1893-1971) appeared in silent film comedies. taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934-1935)

A scene from Les Precieuses Ridicules by Moliere, (1833). Artist: Jackson
A scene from Les Precieuses Ridicules by Moliere, (1833). Les precieuses were witty and educated intellectual ladies who frequented the salon of the marquise de Rambouillet

Nicholas Boileau Despreaux, 1775. Artist: J Collyer
Nicholas Boileau Despreaux, 1775. Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, commonly called Boileau, (1636-1711) was a French poet and critic

Poster for Just a Kiss, at the Theatre Pigalle, Paris, 20th century. A comic operetta by Georges Delance with music by Francis Lopez and Michel Eisemann

Battista, costume design for a comedy by Carol Goldoni, 1917. Artist: Leon Bakst
Battista, costume design for a comedy by Carol Goldoni, 1917. From the Evergreen House Foundation, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Mezzetin, 1718-1720. Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Mezzetin (half-measure), 1718-1720. Mezzetin, a stock character of the commedia dell arte, the improvisational theater form of Italian origin

Farceurs, 1670. French and Italian characters from the Comedia del Arte. The Captain is 5th from left, Harlequin 6th from left

Portrait of the author Moliere (1622-1673), ca 1658. Artist: Mignard, Pierre (1612-1695)
Portrait of the author Moliere (1622-1673), ca 1658. Found in the collection of the Musee Conde, Chantilly

A scene from Trial by Jury, 1875. Artist: David Henry Friston
A scene from Trial by Jury, 1875. First performed at Londons Royalty Theatre on 25 March 1875, Trial by Jury is a one act comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan

Greek terracota vessel of an actor
Greek terracota vessel of a comedic actor portraying a slave sitting on an altar. Probably made in a Greek city in South Italy

Theatrical masks of tragedy and comedy depicted in a Roman mosaic

Carving of a mask used in Ancient Greek theatrical comedy, 3rd century BC

Oscar Asche (1871-1936), Australian-born British actor. Asche was a member of Frank Bensons Shakespeare company. He is depicted in costume for the role of Bottom in A Midsummer Nights Dream

Scene from Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream, c1858. The play was first performed c1596. In this scene (Act 2 Sc 2), Ariel stands on a toadstool conducting The Fairies Song; You spotted snakes

Scene from Shakespeares The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1856-1858. William Shakespeares comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor was first performed in 1597 or 1600

Scene from Shakespeares Much Ado about Nothing, 1856-1858. William Shakespeares comedy Much Ado about Nothing was first performed c1598

Scene from Shakespeares Much Ado about Nothing, 1870. Artist: Henry Courtney Selous
Scene from Much Ado about Nothing, 1870. William Shakespeares comedy Much Ado About Nothing was first performed c1598. In this scene Dogberry and Verges, local constables of the watch

All for Colombine, 1891. Artist: M Vollon Fils
All for Colombine, 1891. Harlequin, Pierrot and Crispin. A print from a supplement to Le Petit Journal, 1st August 1891

Comedy scene, Apollo cures Cheiron Krater, 380 BC
Comedy scene, Apollo cures Cheiron, Krater, 380 BC. Bell Krater, Attributed to The McDaniel Painter, Ancient Greece, 380 BC. Held at The British Museum

Statue of Thalia, Muse of Comedy. Roman, after a Greek model of 3rd-2nd century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Menander, Greek playwright. Roman sculpture after the original by Kephisodotos and Timarchos, sons of Praxiteles. Menander (c342-291 BC)

Head of Menander, Greek playwright. Roman, after the Greek original by Kephigodotos and Timarchos, of 4th century BC. Menander (c342-291 BC)

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