Jester Collection (page 3)

In skomorokh dress, 1882. Artist: Vasnetsov, Viktor Mikhaylovich (1848-1926)
In skomorokh dress, 1882. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Harlequin and Death, 1918. Artist: Somov, Konstantin Andreyevich (1869-1939)
Harlequin and Death, 1918. From a private collection

Harlequins, 1913. Artist: Somov, Konstantin Andreyevich (1869-1939)
Harlequins, 1913. Found in the collection of the Regional Art Museum, Gorlovka

Jester of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. Artist: Litovchenko, Alexander Dmitrievich (1835-1890)
Jester of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. Found in the collection of the N. Yaroshenko Art Museum, Kislovodsk

Rendezvous, c. 1918. Artist: Somov, Konstantin Andreyevich (1869-1939)
Rendezvous, c. 1918. From a private collection

Masquerade, 1913-1914. Artist: Grigoriev, Boris Dmitryevich (1886-1939)
Masquerade, 1913-1914. Found in the collection of the Regional Art Museum, Kherson

Jean-Gaspard Deburau as Pierrot, 1845. Artist: Bouquet, Auguste (1810-1846)
Jean-Gaspard Deburau as Pierrot, 1845. From a private collection

The Reception of Saint Augustine by Ethelbert, 1912. From The Mighty Army, by W. M. Letts, illustrated by Stephen Reid. [Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd, London, 1912]

Bretelles Filver - French Poster, c1926. Artist: Jean D ylen
Bretelles Filver - French Poster, c1926. From Posters & Publicity - Fine Printing and Design by Sydney R. Jones, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio, Ltd. London, 1926]

Joker, c1929. From Cir-Q-Lar playing cards, first edition. [John Waddington Ltd, Leeds & London, c1929]

Retrato del bufon Don Juan De Austria, (The Jester Don John of Austria), 1632, (c1934). Artist: Diego Velasquez
Retrato del bufon Don Juan De Austria, (The Jester Don John of Austria), 1632, (c1934). A jester or bufon at the court of Philip IV of Spain from 1624 to 1654 who appeared in court comedies in front

Retrato del bufon Don Antonio, el Ingles, (Portrait of Jester Don Antonio), 1650, (c1934). Artist: Diego Velasquez
Retrato del bufon Don Antonio, el Ingles, (Portrait of Jester Don Antonio), 1650, (c1934). The portrait depicts a dwarf or court jester smartly dressed in an ochre suit with gold embroidery

Sebastian: Why! Theres for thee! And there! And there!, c1875. Artist: Robert Charles Dudley
Sebastian: Why! Theres for thee! And there! And there!, c1875. Act IV, Scene I, from Shakespeares Twelfth Night. From The Illustrated Library Shakespeare

The Joker from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940. [Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

La Finette, c1927. Artist: Georges Barbier
La Finette, c1927. From The Studio Volume 93. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1927]

Portrait of Sebastian de Morra, c1645, (1902). Artist: Diego Velasquez
Portrait of Sebastian de Morra, c1645. From The Connoisseur Vol. IV [Otto Limited, London, 1902.]

Columbine, c 1900-1930, (1925). Artist: Harry Clarke
Columbine. After a pen Drawing By Harry Clarke (1889-1931). From The Studio Volume 89 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1925]

Seigni Joan, rue de Petit Chastelet, France, 14th century (1882-1884). Artist: J Ettling
Seigni Joan, rue de Petit Chastelet, 14th century (1882-1884). A jester entertaining a crowd on a street outside a butchers shop

Illustration from Francis Quarles Emblems, 1895. Emblems was a work by the English poet Francis Quarles, first published in 1635

Fete Galante, c1860. Artist: Nicholas Edward Gabe
Fete Galante, c1860. From The Connoisseur Volume LII. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1918]

The Entry of Queen Isabella into Paris, c1385 (15th Century). Artist: Master of the Harley Froissart
The Entry of Queen Isabella into Paris, c1385 (15th Century). Isabella of Bavaria, carried in a litter, enters the city of Paris, before her marriage to King Charles VI of France in 1385

A dinner party, late 15th century, (1910). Noticeable is the variety of the hats of the men, and their pourpoints (jackets) and sleeves

Carnival in Rome (Detail), c. 1650. Artist: Lingelbach, Johannes (1622-1674)
Carnival in Rome (Detail), c. 1650. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

The Court Jester known as Knight Christoph, 1515. Artist: Wertinger, Hans, von (ca. 1465-1533)
The Court Jester known as Knight Christoph, 1515. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Pierrot Content, ca 1712. Artist: Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721)
Pierrot Content, ca 1712. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

The skomorokhs. Costume design for the opera Prince Igor by A. Borodin, 1914. Artist: Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)
The skomorokhs. Costume design for the opera Prince Igor by A. Borodin, 1914. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

The Jester Farnos the Red Nose, Lubok print, 18th century. Lubok (plural Lubki) prints were Russian popular prints with simple graphics portraying stories derived from literature

William Sommers, court jester of Henry VIII, (1825)

Henry VIII, Princess Mary and William Sommers, 16th century, (1896). Artist: Boussod, Valadon & Co
Henry VIII, Princess Mary and William Sommers, 16th century, (1896). Portrait of the King (1491-1547) and his daughter (1516-1558) with Somers, the court jester

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

The charlatan of the Middle Ages, c1900. French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

The Healing of Blind Man of Jericho, Detail, 1531. Artist: Lucas van Leyden
The Healing of Blind Man of Jericho, Detail, 1531. Located in the collection at, State Hermitage Museum, St Peterburg

Enchanted Hero, c1684. Artist: Jean Berain
Enchanted Hero, c1684. Alquif, enchanted knight for the rerun of the opera Amadis or Amadis de Gaule (Amadis of Gaul), by Lully in 1684. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Hindrik Hasenberger, the court jester, 1651. Artist: Ehrenstrahl, David Klocker (1629-1698)
Hindrik Hasenberger, the court jester, 1651. Found in the collection of the Skokloster Castle

Jeep Pack of playing cards from Belgium, 1940s

Armoured knights jousting at a tournament, 12th century, c1820. The knight on far side has a shattered lance and is being unhorsed

Tarot card of the Fool, Jergot Tarot, 17th century. A tarot pack of 22 cards was used in fortune telling

Print satirising Franz Anton Mesmer, 1784
Print satirising Mesmer, 1784. In 1779, soon after the publication of his treatise Memoire sur la decouverte de magnetism animal, Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), the founder of Mesmerism

We Three!, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
We Three, 1884. The Clown is Lord Randolph Churchill, the leader of a Conservative group known as the Fourth Party. He is sitting in between two Conservative grandees, the Leader in the Upper House

Letter R. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Letter R

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