Laugh Collection

King George VI and Princess Elizabeth
King George VI (1896 - 1952) shares a joke with his elder daughter, Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II). Date: 1946

A Feathered Bonzo - cover of the Third Studdy Dogs Portfolio
Colour frontispiece of The Bonzo Book being the Third Studdy Dogs Portfolio featuring Bonzo, the canine creation of artist George Studdy

Sherlock Holmes / Doyle
A REMINISCENCE OF MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES (later retitled The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge). Holmes tossed the telegram across with a laugh

Teddy bear playing tennis. Date: circa 1900s

Hard lines on the hard court by George Studdy
Hard lines on the hard court -- the Bonzolines dig in their search for the ball, which Bonzo is holding in his mouth. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Bonzo congratulates Chee-Kee by George Studdy
Bonzo congratulates Chee-Kee on finding her ancestors -- they can be seen as monsters on Chinese vases and plates. Date: 1924

Dog Frightens Baby
Towser tries to make Baby laugh, but only manages to make him cry

Shoot for Kamella - children's clothes brand
Client: Stonehouse Advertising - shoot for Kamella children's clothes brand - padded short hooded jacket with silk neck bow Date: circa 1967

British King George VI with Princess Elizabeth - laughter
British Royal Family. British King George VI, sharing a joke with Future British Queen Princess Elizabeth at the Royal Lodge, Windsor, England. Date: 1946

Fathers Kilt will soon fit Willie (but not quite yet, hence the universal merriment on the faces of Willies young friends!). Date: circa 1930s

Farmers laugh outside cafe Bury St. Edmunds cattle market
Farmers laugh and joke while sitting outside a cafe at Bury St. Edmunds cattle market, Suffolk, England Date: 1988

The Laughing Audience by William Hogarth Date: 1733

The Happy Man, head and shoulders cartoon Date: circa 1850

Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, at the barber's shop Date: circa 1800s

Comedy and Farce at the Theatre
Watching Comedy and Farce at the Theatre, by Hablot K Browne (Phiz) Date: 1862

Soldiers in His Excellency at the Lyric Theatre
Actors appearing as 11 soldiers in His Excellency at the Lyric Theatre. You may laugh at our dancing schoolery, It's all very well - it amuses you

Comic postcard, Man pushing pram with triplets Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two drunkards chatting Date: 20th century

Regency gentleman on a horse caught on a sty during a fox hunt with hounds. How to Do Things by Halves. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson after an illustration by Henry Bunbury

Advert for Punch Magazine, WW1
Advert for Punch Magazine -- Our Soldiers love a laugh, send them Punch. 1915

Scrap, Witch flying on a broomstick. 19th century

Five Bonzos laugh as a small black kitten takes their bone
Five Bonzos laugh as a small black kitten wanders off with their bone! 1923

Five Bonzos roll about chasing a kitten who chases a mouse
Five Bonzos roll about chasing a kitten who is chasing a mouse! 1923

Donning Grandmas Duds Date: 1950

Days Catch = Small Fry Date: 1950

FRENCH PUBLIC CRIER
A French public crier makes an announcement : a mother shows her child the broadside, but passing street pedlars only laugh... Date: 17th century

Telling the Tale, Ambassadors Theatre, London
Telling the Tale, at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, for a hearty laugh with music running through it. circa 1918

Portrait of local character, Jake, Garlieston, SW Scotland
Portrait of local character, Jake, in Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland. He leans on a crook with sheeps horn handle and laughs Date: 2001

Naughy boy, Dublin street
A mischievous small boy laughs as he sits on the kerb of the footpath in a Dublin Street, Ireland Date: 1990

Man with fish, Bangkok
A man with tattooed arms and chest smiles happily after catching a fish for his dinner in a Bangkok canal, Thailand Date: circa 1985

Happy lady boat driver, Bangkok
Portrait of a happy ferry woman with straw hat steering her long tail boat though the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand Date: circa 1985

Seaside shelter fun, Great Yarmouth
Old people in a seaside shelter in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, read newspapers, laugh and sleep. One lady holds a Daily Mirror with the dealine Sex Bomb, First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Women Laughing by Francisco de Goya
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish romantic painter. Women Laughing. 1820-1823. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

King George V and King Albert of Belgium, Western Front, WW1
King George V enjoying a joke with King Albert I of Belgium near the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Long John Silver / Pirate
Long John Silver shakes his fist and threatens Captain Smollett: " Laugh, by thunder, laugh! Before an hours out, ye ll laugh on the other side"

Street market in Dakar, Senegal
Lively street market of mostly women offering their goods in Dakar, the capitol of Senegal (then French West Africa). Date: circa 1930

Cartoon, Laugh It Off Annual
Cartoon in the Laugh It Off Annual -- Demobbed! and glad to be back on the old job, sir! An employee returned from the war sits in his office with a young woman on each knee

Bonzo takes the fly by George Studdy
Bonzo takes the fly -- a fishermans hook gets caught on his ear, much to the amusement of the Bonzolines. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Following in fathers footsteps by George Studdy
Following in fathers footsteps -- the Bonzolines take after their father by getting into a complete mess with ink and paint, which Bonzo finds hilarious

Thumbelina ridiculed by the Lady Cockchafers
Thumbelina is ridiculed by the Lady Cockchafers, who laugh at her for having only two legs and no feelers. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Edward VIII - laughing
The Prince of Wales, future King Edward VIII (1894 - 1972), laughing in country attire of tweed suit (with plus fours) and flat cap

Charleys Aunt by Brandon Thomas. Much the same design as the previous item, but in black and white, with a border of flowers. Top of the flyer reads Under the direction of the Author

Smiling mother and her children, Senegal
A smiling mother holding a baby while her other children rest in the shade of their cottage and nearby trees, Senegal (then French West Africa). Date: circa 1920

Anti-Suffrage Cartoon Portrait
Cartoon of lady showing a portrait of a suffragette to John Bull who, unimpressed, remarks, You will excuse me if I laugh, wont you? Date: 1911

Dora Bryan at a party
Actress Dora Bryan (1923-2014), " the dolly of Drury Lane", laughs with a guest at a party she was throwing, backstage at the Theatre Royal

Cockatoo and monkey on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Music cover, Laugh Clown Laugh, waltz song by Lewis and Young, composed by Ted Fiorito. 1928

Moliere / Bourgeois Gent
LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME Nicole tells her master she won t laugh at him any more Date: first performed 1670

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