Jester Gallery

Jester carrying a wassail bowl

A jester in red and blue costume, carrying a wassail bowl and enjoying the aroma coming from it. Wassail was a medieval drink, a kind of punch made from hot mulled cider, traditionally drunk at Christmas

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Christopher Sly by Giovacchino Forzano

Christopher Sly by Giovacchino Forzano (19 November 1884 28 October 1970) translated by H. B. Cotterill and starring Matheson Lang (May 15, 1879 April 11, 1948). First produced at the New Theatre in London (now known as The Noel Coward Theatre) on 31st August 1921. Sly, in the blue cloak, has been taken from Shakespeares The Taming of the Shrew. He still drinks too much, but becomes a tragic figure, when, given a noblemans clothes and admitted to court, he kills himself because he cannot stand the mockery. The artist is Charles Buchel (18721950). Date: 1921

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King John with warriors, hunter and the fool

King John (1166 1216), King of England, also known as John Lackland, with warriors in armour a hunter with falcon, a jester and ladies of rank with modest and restrained floor-length dresses, loosely-fitted gown, with long, tight sleeves and a narrow belt. Date: 1200

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