Jester Collection (page 3)

People in medieval costume on a Christmas card
Seven people in medieval costume on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Clown and jester on a Christmas card -- the clown has dropped all the food and drink from his tray. Date: circa 1890s

The Graphic cover - Christmas Number 1910
Front cover of The Graphic Christmas Number for 1910 featuring a jester, servant and page boy in Tudor dress bringing in boars head at a festive feast. Date: 1910

German male and female costumes, early 16th century.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt

Medieval feast
Front cover of Pan magazine, featuring a Medieval banquet scene. Date: 14th century

Pastime With Good Company
This picture shows a Christmas scene at Henry VIIIs table as the boars head is carried in and The Kings Ballad (Pastime With Good Company) is sung. The song was composed by Henry VIII himself

Phil May as the Joker riding off on a mule into the sunset
Phil May as the Joker / Court Jester riding off on a mule into the sunset Date: circa 1900

A Court Jester raising the punch cup high! The illustration for the Contents page of the Phil May Folio. Date: 1892

Couple enjoying a romantic picnic under a tree
A Book of Verses undeneah the bough - A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread and Thou - Beside me singing in the wilderness - Oh Wilderness were Paradise enow! (Omar Khayyam) Date: 1901

Theatrical Jester
Portrait of a Theatrical Jester. Date: 1895

COSSA, Francesco del (1435-1478). The Month of

CRAYER, Gaspar de (1584-1669). Portrait of Philip IV with a jester. Flemish art. Oil on canvas

The Jester Don Juan of Austria (buffoon of Philip IVs court) by VELAZQUEZ, Diego RodrЧ uez de Silva (1599-1660)

The Jester Knight. Alric the court jester uses his skills to distract robbers

The court jester

Pierrot, pierrette and jester
A jester rests in a chair on stage while a pierrette tickles him with a long branch, watched by a pierrot. 1902

Pierrot, jester and pierrette acting on stage
A moment of high drama on stage. Date: 1902

A King at Table
A king at table with his family, with servants and a jester. Date: 1513

Jesters (Smith)
In the background is a FOOL, a kind of domestic idiot : the JESTER is a more sophisticated creature, expected to be witty rather than the butt of coarse amusement. Date: 1272

Tempest / Rackham / Act2Sce2
Act II, Scene II Caliban with Sebastian & Trinculo Date: Early twentieth century

Poe / Tales / Hop Frog
HOP-FROG Tripetta pleads for Hop-Frog. Date: First published: 1850

Tatler Christmas Number 1910
Front cover of the Tatler Xmas Number 1910 designed by William Barribal. A jolly young woman looks ready for a party with her hair adorned with bells and a jester, as well as jester earrings

Against Orders: A gaoler bars a woman from the cell
A woman carrying a platter of food is barred from entering the jail cell where, we presume, her partner is incarcerated. The gaoler however, decked out in a jester-style costume

Childrens Carnival - Jester and Columbine
Two children dressed up for a fancy dress party; one as a jester holding a balloon and another as a Columbine complete with a star topped wand

Teaching the Animals
A hunchback - perhaps hes a jester ? - tries to teach the animals : they crowd round him eager for instruction

Quack Doctor at Work
Dr Bossey, aided by a monkey and a jester, promoting the sales of his unique medications

Court of Van Artevelde
Jacob Van Artevelde holding state at his court in Ghent after assuming supreme power in Flanders

Touchstone - Harley
The actor Harley in the role of Touchstone

Joke Over by John Gordon
A glum looking jester sits in a prison cell attached to a ball and chain

Court Jester Entertains
A Court Jester entertains the throng at a medieval dining table

Christmas Banquet C16
Trumpeters announce the arrival of the Boars Head, brought in procession to the Christmas diners in an Elizabethan hall

King Henry VIII with three children and jester
King Henry VIII with his three children, Edward (VI), Mary (I) and Elizabeth (I), with the court jester Will Sommers lurking in the background. Date: 1491 - 1547

Archie Armstrong / Jester
ARCHIBALD ARMSTRONG (ARCHIE) Scottish court jester to James I and Charles I. Enjoyed royal favour and political influence until dismissed in 1637 for insulting Archbishop Laud

Jester Drinking / Graphic
A solitary jester drinks underneath the mistletoe

Lloyd George as Jester
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE as Court Jester to George V (and the real power of the country)

Disraeli / Elephant / India
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Dizzy has turned the Conservative Party into a rogue elephant: a comment on his interest in India

Red Bull Theatre / 1672
An open-air playhouse built in 1600 by Aaron Holland in St John Street, London. The theatre was demolished sometime between 1663-65

Tobacco Satire 1630
Three elegant chaps sit smoking around a table, as a man in the garb of a jester vomits profusely

Entertainer Personified
The personification of entertainment - a one-man band, dressed as a jester with cap and bells

Jester Entertains King
A court jester entertains a king and his courtiers

Jester and Lady
A jester, with cap, bells, ninny stick, balloon and monkey, entertains an unimpressed looking lady

Seigni Jean / Jester
Seigni Jean, city jester of Paris, entertains street traders and passers-by with some tricks

Ancient Forks
A fork from c. 8th-9th century (left) - British. A German fork from the 16th century surmounted by a jester figure (centre). A silver fork c.1650 (right)

Mesmer Glorified
Mesmer is crowned by a jester as he stands on a balloon inflated by his followers, including a cleric, calling down the power of the sun to cure his patients

The Wassail Bowl, Ancient
A dwarf stirs the punchbowl at a lively Christmas party, while other guests amuse themselves with snapdragon, a jester jests, musicians play, and the host presides as Father Xmas

Till Eulenspiegel 16th C
TILL EULENSPIEGEL Title page of the story of Jester Till from Germany

Richard Tarlton / Jester
RICHARD TARLTON - Clown and jester to the court of Elizabeth I

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