Humorous Historical Art

Vintage illustrated cards depicting comedic scenes and characters, showcasing late 19th-century humor and style in lithographs.

The Redhead Moon / Second Year - N ° 81 / Sunday 23 June 1878 / Longchamps, by Gill./The Fishing is reopened by Gill.
The Redhead Moon / Second Year - N ° 81 / Sunday 23 June 1878 / Longchamps, by Gill./The Fishing is reopened by Gill.
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Charles Wood sits in a swing pushed by Lord Howick between the trunks of two trees inscribed "Whig radicalism" and "Conservatism". Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1840.
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Nick Carter: The Empire of a Goddess, Victorian Children's Literature - Nick Carter
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Ernesto Rossi, The Italian actor Ernesto Rossi in some of his roles, including some domestic actors title page of Die Bomb , Carl von Stur -, Caricaturist
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T'was milking time, ballad ,
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The Redhead Moon / First Year - N ° 48 / Sunday 4th November 1877 / The Excellent Comedian Lassouche ...
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A man has a joke with his optician. Process print after J-A. Faivre, 1902.
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The Midlothian campaign of 1879-1880: William Gladstone runs past the Earl of Dalkeith who lies on the ground amid burning faggots. Engraving by A. Mantrop, 1879/1880.
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This circa 1880 lithograph depicts a performance of 'The Stupid of Portici' at the Vlaamsche Schouwburg in Brussels, highlighting stage, performers, and theatrical production.
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Chas. H. Kabrich, the only bike-chute aeronaut novel and thrilling, bicycle parachute act in mid-air. - digital file from intermediary roll copy film | Library of Congress
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Every night, Theater du Chateau-d'Aille at 8 o'clock, the lady at the Domino Rose, drama in 5 acts & 7 paintings by Mr. Alexis Bouvier Anonymous. "Every night, theater of the Chateau-d'Aille is 8 am, the lady at the Domino Rose, drama in 5 acts & 7 paintings by Mr. Alexis Bouvier". Color lithography. EN1882.
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Holmes Gave Me a Sketch of the Events From "The Adventure of Silver Blaze" By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Published in Strand Magazine in 1892 1892 Sidney Paget (1860-1908 English)
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Artist's impression of the Fifth Test Match. Dated 20th century
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Le Corsaire
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ca 1880s.
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A cold proposition, Flagg Cartoons, Life Cartoons Flagg, James Montgomery, 1877-1960. still image. Postcards. 1905 - 1930. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
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Jollities. Helch, Daniels, Electrical Doll. , Men, Musical revues & comedies, 19th Century American Trade Cards
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Wild West Weekly: Young Wild West's Mirror Shot, Wild West
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Judge: Our Ship Chandler Feeds His Pet Roach, Judge Magazine
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Alice at the Mad Hatter's tea party Date: First published: 1865
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Selections from the operatic works of Chas. F. Pidgin and Chas. D. Blake. ,
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A color work around 1870-1880 by Tom Merry showing THE LEOPOLDS at Folies-Bergère, depicting performers, stage, and audience in a theatrical scene.
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future vision ""In the year 2000"" television-phone colour lithograph France 1910,
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The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth : L'Institut de divertissement le plus grand et le plus magnifique du monde. , Circuses & shows, Clowns, Circus animals, Monkeys, Horseback riding, Barnum and Bailey. Richard Dale McMullan Collection
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Let 'er go, Professor!' President Theodore Roosevelt at the 'Congressional Vaudeville' conducting an orchestra with a large stick labelled 'The Big Stick', with two band members, Elihu Root and William H. Taft performing 'Overture President's Message'.
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Camis printing. Cronstadt Toulon, Cigarette paper Duc Fils, Paris. Poster. Color lithography. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Advertising poster, boat, Cronstadt Toulon, color lithography, cigarette paper, advertising
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Puck Magazine: The Pig Has the Pull, Puck Magazine
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Circus Galop - to Miss Emilie Shierenberg | Library of Congress
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All Around Weekly: Ranch 5, Victorian Children's Literature - All Around
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Blow on! Blow on! The pirate's glee. ,
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Must the metal / vilsonne
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Opera singer Scaria, Opera singer Emil Scaria brings money out of his throat title page of Humoristic Leaves , Karl Klic -, Caricaturist
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Card Number 113, Lepori, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-2), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the second subset, N145-2. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Card Number 113, Lepori, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. 1880s. Albumen photograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)
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W. Aubert. "The Royal American Midgets, General Mite and Millie Edwards, Reichshoffen Panorama Salon". Lithog./typog. 1880-1900. Paris, Carnavalet museum.
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Rough Rider Weekly: King of the Wild West's Stolen Pinto Pony, Rough Rider
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Crack Team.
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P.T. Barnum's greatest show on earth, and great London circus, Vintage circus poster, circa 1879
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Color poster by an anonymous artist depicting the 'Looping the Duplex Loop' ride (Doppelschleifenfahrt), created around 1900, showing amusement ride elements and movement.
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Randall Harrow. Randall Harrow
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Poster for the Play - Human Nature.
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Bartley Campbell's White Slave , Adults, Theatrical productions, 19th Century American Trade Cards
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Folies-Bergère, The Terrible Boys. Poster. Color lithography and typography, 1887. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Poster, Parisian cabaret, folies-bergere, color lithography, the terribleboys, typography
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The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth : The world's largest, grandest, best, amusement institution. , Circuses & shows, Circus performers, Daredevils, Cycling, Barnum and Bailey. Richard Dale McMullan Collection
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Edwardian British postcard satirising freemasons. Circa 1908. Freemasonry or Masonry consists of fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons, which from the end of the fourteenth century
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Thomas Alva Edison's kinetographic theatre: c1892. This combined the recording of sound and vision. From a cigarette card published 1915. Chromolithograph
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Lambert & Butler, Pirates & Highwaymen, cigarette card showing: 'Captain' James MacLaine a notorious highwayman, with his accomplice William Plunkett. He was known as the 'Gentleman Highwayman' as a result of his courteous behaviour during his robberies
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Atkinson's Comedy Co., 'Target scene.' , People, Musical revues & comedies, Archery, 19th Century American Trade Cards
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A 1908 color work by Karl Walser depicting the Revolution's Ball at Fasching's Festival of Secession, showing dancers, costumes, and festive decorations, with Paul Cassirer association.
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Theatre Poster, Empire.
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Uncle Sam supplying the world with Berry Brothers' architectural finishes. , Men, Paints & varnishes, Uncle Sam Symbolic character, 19th Century American Trade Cards
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A duel at night, c1879. 'The Banker's Daughter.' American theatrical poster.
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How Mr Heath Robinson thinks Nithsdale Silver Foxes are fed. A typically convoluted scene by the gadget king, William Heath Robinson for the proprietors of the Nithsdale Silver Fox Fur ranch in Dumfrieshire. Fox fur was big business during the 1930s, appearing on clothing everywhere. Date: 1932
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Conette, Victorian Games