Funfair Collection (page 4)

Bartholomew Fair, February 1, 1808. February 1, 1808. Creator: J. Bluck
Bartholomew Fair, February 1, 1808

Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque), 1887-88. Creator: Georges-Pierre Seurat
Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque), 1887-88

The Fair at Bezons, ca. 1733. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Pater
The Fair at Bezons, ca. 1733

A Fair Game, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
A Fair Game, 1835. Politicians throwing sticks at targets surmounted by crowns. Satirical cartoon on British politics by H.B. (John Doyle). [Thomas McLean, London, 1835]

Going to the Fair with it!... 1837. Creator: John Doyle
Going to the Fair with it!. A Cant Phrase for doing any thing in an extravagant way - Known it is presumed to most persons, 1837

The Wiener Riesenrad, Vienna, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
The Wiener Riesenrad, Vienna, Austria, c1935. The Riesenrad (ferris wheel) in the Prater amusement park in Leopoldstadt, Vienna, is one of the citys most popular tourist attractions

Fairground attraction, 1910. Creator: Unknown
Fairground attraction, 1910. You would scorn the idea of chopping wood, but here you pay to go through the same motions, 1910

A Country Scene, c1750, (1934). Creator: Susanna Duncombe
A Country Scene, c1750, (1934). A Country Fair with Numerous Figures, painting in the Tate Gallery, London. From " The Connoisseur", Vol 93, No 389, January 1934. [The Connoisseur Ltd

Frost Fair on the Thames, 1825, (1925). Creator: James Stow
Frost Fair on the Thames, 1825, (1925). View of the Fair on the River Thames, During the Great Frost 1683-4 from an Original Drawing by Wyke, engraved by James Stow (c. 1770-1820)

Young men at a funfair, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Young men at a funfair, c1950. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Southwark Fair. (After Hogarths Picture), (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Southwark Fair. (After Hogarths Picture), (c1878). After Southwark Fair, 1733, by William Hogarth. A rowdy crowd is enjoying the festivities in Borough High Street, near St George the Martyr, London

Easter Monday in Greenwich Park, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Easter Monday in Greenwich Park, (c1878). Rowdy scene at the Easter Fair, with the Royal Observatory in the distance. People enjoying themselves in Greenwich Park

Mr. Jorrocks takes a Ride at the Fete at St. Cloud, 1838. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Mr. Jorrocks takes a Ride at the Fe te at St. Cloud, 1838. Scene depicting one of the humorous adventures of Mr Jorrocks, a vulgar Cockney grocer who aspires to the sporting life in the country

The Origin of Horn Fair, Held at Charlton in Kent, (c1803). Artist: William Wynne Ryland
The Origin of Horn Fair, Held at Charlton in Kent, (c1803). Late 18th century depiction of a supposed incident involving King John of England

Monstrous Development of the See Saw to Please Simple Minds, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Southwark Fair, 1733, (1920). Artist: William Hogarth
Southwark Fair, 1733, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

The Fair on the Frozen Thames, 1814, (1920). Artist: Luke Clennell
The Fair on the Frozen Thames, 1814, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Fair in Hyde Park, Westminster, London, 1814. Artist: J Gordon
Fair in Hyde Park, Westminster, London, 1814. The fair was part of the Peace Celebrations of 1814 after the defeat and first exile of Napoleon

Coronation fair in Hyde Park, Westminster, London, June 28, 1838

View of the River Thames during the 1683-1684 frost fair, London, 1716. Eating, drinking and entertainment booths can be seen stretching across the ice

View of a frost fair on the River Thames looking towards London Bridge, London, c1715. Winters in Britain were often particularly cold in the 17th and 18th centuries

A fair held in Hyde Park during the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838

A fair held at Hyde Park during Queen Victorias coronation in 1838

View of people attending Peckham Fair, London, c1820. Artist: George Shepherd
View of people attending Peckham Fair, London, c1820

The last dying speech of Bartlemy Fair, 1855. Artist
The last dying speech of Bartlemy Fair, 1855. The cover design for this song sheet celebrates Bartholomew Fair held in West Smithfield which was suppressed in 1855

Bartholomew Fair, West Smithfield, City of London, 1813. Artist
Bartholomew Fair, West Smithfield, City of London, 1813

Bartholomew Fair, West Smithfield, London, c1825. The form of the print is semicircular because it was intended to be a decoration for a fan

Jubilee Fair, Hyde Park, London, 1814. View of the fair during the peace celebrations of 1814. In the distance a mock, model battle is taking place on the Serpentine

The Thames During the Great Frost of 1739. Artist: Jan Griffier II
The Thames During the Great Frost of 1739 ; showing the Frost Fair in the foreground and figures inspecting the incomplete piers of Westminster Bridge on the right

The Bartholomew fair Musician, Cries of London, (1688?)
The Bartholomew fair Musician. A man dressed in a costume playing a cello. From Cries of London, (1688?)

Just A goin to Begin!, 1887. Artist: Tom Merry
Just A goin to Begin!, 1887. WH Smith as a fairground showman, invites the public to his show; the principal parliamentary figures are there

Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair, c1825. Artist: Theodore Lane
Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair, c1825. A man wearing a spiked barrel, marked By Your Leave. Possibly a derogatory comment on the Irish, as he is wearing green, and carries a wooden club

Gambols on the River Thames, Feby, 1814. Artist: George Cruikshank
Gambols on the River Thames, Feby, 1814, shows a frost fair in the region of Blackfriars Bridge, London. To the right a waterman watches another man play skittles

A fair held in the gardens of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, c1842. Well-to-do people - the men in top hats - watch a military band

Bartholomew Fair, London, c1715. Artist: Louis du Guernier
Bartholomew Fair, London, c1715. In the middle distance a man stands behind another man and distracts him by tickling his ear, thereby allowing him to pick his pockets undetected

Bartholomew Fair, West Smithfield, London, c1830. Artist: J Graf
Bartholomew Fair, West Smithfield, London, c1830. In the foreground figures eat oysters from a stall and in the middle a boy and a man attempt to pick the pocket of a corpulent man

View of the horse fair at Smithfield Market, London, 1802. Artist: Charles Pye
View of the horse fair at Smithfield Market, London, 1802. Men and boys examine the horseflesh for sale; some look at teeth, others are riding

View of a frost fair on the River Thames, London, 1814. Three Cranes Wharf is on the left. 1814 saw the last frost fair to be held on the Thames in London

Frost Fair, 1814
View of a frost fair on the River Thames in 1814, copperplate and letterpress printers can be seen at work on the ice and in the foreground a hot mutton pie seller is approached by two customers

Southwark Fair, 1733. Artist: William Hogarth
Southwark Fair, 1733. A crowd is enjoying the festivities in Borough High Street, near St George the Martyr, Southwark, London

The humours and diversions of Southwark Fair, London, 1733
The humours and diversions of Southwark Fair, 1733. Scene near St Georges Church in Borough High Street, London; plays being performed, a rope-flyer, rope-dancer, booths and other entertainments

Shooting gallery at the amusement park, Coney Island, New York, USA, early 1930s

Chicago Worlds Fair, Illinois, USA, 1893. The event, known as the Columbian Exhibition, was held to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus discovery of America

Miner at a fairground, Conisbrough, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist
Miner at a fairground, Conisbrough, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1955. A miner from a South Yorkshire town on a visit to the Good Friday Fair at Conisbrough, near Doncaster

Couple on dodgems, c1960

Fairground, 2005. Children fishing for ducks to win a cuddly toy

Children on a fairground ride, 2005

A Famous Tight-Rope Walker of the Seventeenth Century, 1942. From Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls, by M. Wilson Disher. [Collins, London, 1942]

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