Fun Collection (page 4)

Dan Leno, 1942. From Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls, by M. Wilson Disher. [Collins, London, 1942]. (Colorised black and white print)

Dancing to a street organ, London, c1901 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

The sandpit, Victoria Park, London, c1900 (1901). Victoria Park in Londons East End opened in 1845. From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims

Witching Waves, Imperial International Exhibition, London, 1909. The Imperial International Exhibition was a worlds fair held in White City, London in 1909

Boys Bathing, c1911. Artist: Philipp Franck
Boys Bathing, c1911. From The Studio Volume 52. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1911]

Children Paddling, 1891 (1930). Artist: Philip Wilson Steer
Children Paddling, 1891 (1930). Painting held in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England. From The Studio Volume 100. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1930]

Merry Wives of Windsor: Act III, Scene III, c18th century. Artist: IP Simon
Merry Wives of Windsor: Act III, Scene III, c18th century. After Matthew William Peters (1742-1814). From The Connoisseur Vol. XXIV. [Otto Limited, London, 1909]

Blind Mans Buff, 1788, (1917). Artist: William Ward
Blind Mans Buff, 1788. After George Morland (1763-1804). From The Connoisseur Vol XLVIII [Otto Limited, London, 1917.]

Larking with the Girls, 1906. A cartoon featuring Prime Minister Asquith on the theme of womens suffrage. Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928)

Black Caddies Playing Craps c1920s. African American golf caddies playing craps. From a postcard titled Forrest Hills-Ricker Hotel, Augusta, GA: African Golf, c1920s

A Different Thing, 1877 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
A Different Thing, 1877 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, selected from Punch, Volume II, London, 1891

Now, Freshie, Ride the Goat and Make it Pretty. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Now, Freshie, Ride the Goat and Make it Pretty. Stereoscopic card detail

A Romp after Dinner, 1887. Artist: Henry Towneley Green
A Romp after Dinner, 1887. A man playing blind mans buff with a group of children. A print from The Illustrated London News, 15th January 1887

Children skipping in the Grand Place, Bruges, Belgium, 1922. Artist: FC Davis
Children skipping in the Grand Place, Bruges, Belgium, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Country dance after a church service on feast days, Andorra, 1922. Artist: JT Parfit
Country dance after a church service on feast days, Andorra, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Boys following the Poplar Borough Council water cart, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London)

Children dancing round a maypole, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Fancy dress competition, c1900

Prince George and Princess Mary at the opening of Earls Court Exhibition, London, 1913 (1935)
Prince George and Princess Mary enjoy the fun of the fair at the opening of Earls Court Exhibition, London, 1913 (1935). From The Royal Jubilee Book 1910-1935 [Associated Newspapers Ltd. London, 1935]

Childrens Games, 1882. A print from The Magazine of Art Vol V, Cassell, Peter, Galpin and Company, Limited, 1882

Aries - Ram-pant jollities, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
Aries - Ram-pant jollities, 19th century

Skaters, between 1812 and 1823. Artist: Francisco Goya
Skaters, between 1812 and 1823. Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Two children playing outdoors, 1890s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Battle of Flowers Parade, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Battle of Flowers Parade, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 13th June 1891

A Celebration for the Birth of the French Heir apparent, 1781 (1783). Artist: Philibert Louis Debucourt
A Celebration for the Birth of the French Heir apparent, 1781 (1783). From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Bird Trap, c1584-1638. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the Younger
The Bird Trap, c1584-1638. From a private collection

Merry Company on a Terrace, c1673-1675. Artist: Jan Steen
Merry Company on a Terrace, c1673-1675

The Merry Family, 1668. Artist: Jan Steen
The Merry Family, 1668. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Skittle Players outside an Inn, c1660. Artist: Jan Steen
Skittle Players outside an Inn, c1660. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

Popular festivities, mid 19th century. A young couple dance round a garlanded pole (Maypole) while a second couple wait outside the inn to take their turn

Spanish dancers, mid 19th century. Dancers in traditional costume and using castanets are accompanied by guitar and violin players

Carnival in the Streets of Paris, 1757. Artist: Etienne Jeaurat
Carnival in the Streets of Paris, 1757. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France

Bacchus and Ariadne, 1523-1525. Artist: Titian
Bacchus and Ariadne, 1523-1525. From the National Gallery, London

Puppet Show, Marlet
Puppet show, Marlet. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Castle of Muiden in Winter, 1658. Artist: Abrahamsz Beerstraten
The Castle of Muiden in Winter, 1658. From the National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Soldiers at the Edge of the River, 19th / early 20th century. Artist: Etienne Prosper Berne-Bellecour
Soldiers at the Edge of the River, 19th/early 20th century. From a private collection

The Haymakers, 1880. Artist: Jules Bastien-Lepage
The Haymakers, 1880. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Old Man Playing with Child, 1635-1640. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Old Man Playing with Child, 1635-1640. From the British Museum, London

The Prodigal Son in the Tavern (Rembrandt and Saskia), c1635. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Prodigal Son in the Tavern (Rembrandt and Saskia), c1635. From the Dresden Gallery, Dresden, Germany

The Waterfall at Tivoli, 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Hubert Robert
The Waterfall at Tivoli, 18th/early 19th century. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

A Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. Artist: Francisco Goya
A Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. From the Royal Academy of San Fernando, Madrid, Spain

Reine de joie ( Queen of Joy ), 1892. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Reine de joie ( Queen of Joy ), 1892. Reine de joie (Queen of Joy), a novel by Victor Joze is remembered today for Toulouse-Lautrecs poster and his cruel depiction of the books characters

The Water Feature of the Grove of the Museum of Marly, late 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Hubert Robert
The Water Feature of the Grove of the Museum of Marly, late 18th/early 19th century

Frost Fair on the Thames at London, 1683. Winters in Britain were often particularly cold in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period known as the Little Ice Age

Frost Fair on the Thames at London, 1734-1740 (1838). Winters in Britain were often particularly cold in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period known as the Little Ice Age

Why Shouldn t Girton Rink, When Cambridge Rows?, 1876. Artist: George Du Maurier
Why Shouldn t Girton Rink, When Cambridge Rows?, 1876 Lady students from Girton College on the towpath waving to crews rowing on the river Cam

Rink to me only with thine eyes, 1876. Artist: George Du Maurier
Rink to me only with thine eyes, 1876. The increasing popularity of roller-skates perhaps gave romantic young couples a better opportunity to be together without chaperones

Waitresses on roller skates in a Berlin beer cellar, 1851. The first recorded roller-skates appeared in London in 1760 and the first successful ones date from the early 1820s

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