"The Laughing Cavalier (novel) The Laughing Cavalier is a 1913 adventure novel by Baroness Orczy, which revolves around Percy Blake, a foreign adventurer and ancestor of Orczy's famous character, the Scarlet Pimpernel. The story takes place in Holland in 1623/1624 and is partly inspired by Frans Hals' painting ""The Laughing Cavalier"": in the novel, Blake is Frans Hals' adopted son and the man who poses for the painting of the Laughing Cavalier. The sequel to this book, continuing the story of Percy Blake, is ""The First Sir Percy"". In March 1623, the Dutch nobleman Willem van Oldenbarnevelt, Lord of Stoutenburg,"
"Standing Cavalier Standing Cavalier is a painting by Judith Leyster in the Royal Collection. It is the only painting by Leyster with a provenance that reaches back to the 18th-century. The painting was acquired by George III for his collection as by Jacob Jordaens in 1762 from Consul Smith. It was first attributed to Frans Hals by Wilhelm von Bode in 1883 and was listed in Hals catalogs until W.R. Valentiner and Numa S. Trivas rejected the Hals attribution and called it ""a study"". It was missed by Harms in 1927 and Seymour Slive identified it as by Leyster, listing"
"Tieleman Roosterman Tieleman Roosterman (1598 – 1673), was a Dutch cloth merchant and friend of Willem van Heythuysen who is best remembered today for his portrait painted by Frans Hals. According to Pieter Biesboer he is possibly also the subject of the painting known as ""The Laughing Cavalier"". The portrait he is most known for was dated in 1634, and probably commissioned on the occasion of his wedding to Catharina Brugmans in 1631. The Roostermans were rich textile merchants who lived in a large house on the Smedestraat and who associated with wealthy cloth merchants of Haarlem and Amsterdam. They"
"in common with the instantaneous expression of his so-called character portraits. In these, he generally sets upon the canvas the fleeting aspect of the various stages of merriment, from the subtle, half ironic smile that quivers round the lips of the curiously misnamed ""Laughing Cavalier"" to the imbecile grin of the ""Malle Babbe"". To this group of pictures belong ""Baron Gustav Rothschilds Jester"", the ""Bohemienne"" and the ""Laughing Fisherboy"", whilst the ""Portrait of the Artist with his Second Wife"", and the somewhat confused group of the """" at the Louvre show a similar tendency. Far less scattered in arrangement than"
"pigment analysis by W. Kuhn and also the more recent data collection revealed the use of the typical pigments of the Baroque period: ochres, lead-tin-yellow, natural ultramarine, and azurite. Officer and Laughing Girl Officer and Laughing Girl, also known as Officer and a Laughing Girl, Officer With a Laughing Girl or De Soldaat en het Lachende Meisje, was painted by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer between 1655 and 1660. It was painted in oil on canvas, typical of most Dutch artists of the time, and is 50.5 by 46 cm. It now resides in The Frick Collection in New York."
"Laughing Boy (painting) Laughing Boy () is a circular oil-on-panel painting by the Dutch artist Frans Hals. It belongs to the tronie genre and was painted around 1625. It is in the collection of the Mauritshuis. Another circular portrait with a laughing boy is in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and shows a soap bubble on the right. A third version exists where the boy is grasping a whistle or flute. Several other circular portraits of laughing boys, all painted around the same period, with or without a bubble or a whistle, have been attributed"
"modified showing the Laughing Cavalier enjoying the beer. In the ""Scarlet Pimpernel"" adventure series by Emma Orczy, ""The Laughing Cavalier"" is a prequel recounting the story of the supposed subject of the painting, who is an ancestor of her main hero, the Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir Percy Blakeney. The ""eyes following you round the room"" trope has long been a stand-by in British comedy, used by Pete and Dud in ""The Art Gallery"", among many others, sometimes in the form of a portrait with cut-away eyes that can be used as a peephole. Laughing Cavalier The Laughing Cavalier (1624) is a"
"Officer and Laughing Girl Officer and Laughing Girl, also known as Officer and a Laughing Girl, Officer With a Laughing Girl or De Soldaat en het Lachende Meisje, was painted by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer between 1655 and 1660. It was painted in oil on canvas, typical of most Dutch artists of the time, and is 50.5 by 46 cm. It now resides in The Frick Collection in New York. ""Officer and Laughing Girl"" includes many of the characteristics of Vermeer's style. The main subject is a woman in a yellow dress, light is coming from the left-hand side"
"considerable part in raising the critical estimation of Hals in England. By 1888, when it was again exhibited at the Royal Academy, it had become ""Laughing Cavalier"", though a cleaning in the intervening period (in 1884) may have changed the effect. The critic in the Athenaeum noted a brighter appearance, but also that ""The man smiles rather than laughs"". Hertford's collection was bequeathed to his natural son Sir Richard Wallace Bt., whose widow donated it and his London house to the nation as the Wallace Collection. The ""Laughing Cavalier"" is used by McEwan's beer as its logo. It has been"
"it along with a California copy and an Amsterdam drawing as studies for the Hals portrait ""Willem van Heythuysen posing with a sword"". The painting is unsigned but dated five years after the Hals portrait, based on the biographical details of Leyster, combined with the visual evidence that the two paintings are clearly related. According to Hofrichter, the drapery is echoed in Leyster's ""Carousing Couple"". Standing Cavalier Standing Cavalier is a painting by Judith Leyster in the Royal Collection. It is the only painting by Leyster with a provenance that reaches back to the 18th-century. The painting was acquired by"
"The Charging Chasseur The Charging Chasseur, or An Officer of the Imperial Horse Guards Charging is an oil painting on canvas of about 1812 by the French painter Théodore Géricault, portraying a mounted Napoleonic cavalry officer who is ready to attack. The painting was Géricault's first exhibited work and it is an example of Géricault's attempt to condense both movement and structure in its art. it represents French romanticism and has a motif similar to Jacques-Louis David's ""Napoleon Crossing the Alps"", but non-classical characteristics of the picture include its dramatic diagonal arrangement and vigorous paint handling. In ""The Charging Chasseur"","
"period. Other boys painted by Hals in round tondos: Laughing Boy (painting) Laughing Boy () is a circular oil-on-panel painting by the Dutch artist Frans Hals. It belongs to the tronie genre and was painted around 1625. It is in the collection of the Mauritshuis. Another circular portrait with a laughing boy is in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and shows a soap bubble on the right. A third version exists where the boy is grasping a whistle or flute. Several other circular portraits of laughing boys, all painted around the same period, with or"
"Benjamin Rabier Benjamin Rabier (1864 in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée – 1939 in Faverolles, Indre) was a French illustrator, comic book artist and animator. He became famous for creating ""La vache qui rit"" and is one of the precursors of animal comics. His work has inspired many other artists, notably Hergé and Edmond-François Calvo. Rabier started to work as an illustrator for various newspapers after meeting Caran d'Ache. His first album for children was the story of ""Tintin Lutin"", published in 1887, which told of a young ""lutin"" or ""imp""; here his main characters are human and not animals, as they"
"came to be in later albums. His most famous creations are Gideon the duck and the characters he drew for Le roman de Renart. Benjamin Rabier Benjamin Rabier (1864 in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée – 1939 in Faverolles, Indre) was a French illustrator, comic book artist and animator. He became famous for creating ""La vache qui rit"" and is one of the precursors of animal comics. His work has inspired many other artists, notably Hergé and Edmond-François Calvo. Rabier started to work as an illustrator for various newspapers after meeting Caran d'Ache. His first album for children was the story of"
"Man Mocked by Two Women Man Mocked by Two Women or Women Laughing or (Spanish: Dos Mujeres y un hombre) or The Ministration (Spanish: Dos Mujeres Y Un Hombre) are names given to a painting likely completed between 1820–1823 by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. It is one of Goya's 14 ""Black Paintings"", a series created in despair near the end of his life on the walls of his home, Quinta del Sordo, and is oppressively dark in both mood and colour. It shows two women with maniacal smiles seemingly laughing at a simple-minded man masturbating at the right hand"
"the Guards to Finchley"" are ""the very essence of Fielding's comedy as well"": The March of the Guards to Finchley The March of the Guards to Finchley, also known as The March to Finchley or The March of the Guards, is a 1750 oil-on-canvas painting by English artist William Hogarth, owned by and on display at the Foundling Museum. Hogarth was well known for his satirical works, and ""The March of the Guards to Finchley"" has been said to have given full scope to this sense of satire; it was described by Hogarth himself as ""steeped in humour"". The painting"
"Art. A Dutch Courtyard in the National Gallery of Art A Dutch Courtyard A Dutch Courtyard (1658–1660) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch, it is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the National Gallery of Art. This painting by Hooch was documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1910, who wrote: 295. A Courtyard with Two Cavaliers and a Woman Drinking. Sm. Suppl. 30. A view in a courtyard, at the end of which an open door with two steps leads into the garden at the"
"Today it is housed in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. Man Mocked by Two Women Man Mocked by Two Women or Women Laughing or (Spanish: Dos Mujeres y un hombre) or The Ministration (Spanish: Dos Mujeres Y Un Hombre) are names given to a painting likely completed between 1820–1823 by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. It is one of Goya's 14 ""Black Paintings"", a series created in despair near the end of his life on the walls of his home, Quinta del Sordo, and is oppressively dark in both mood and colour. It shows two women with maniacal smiles seemingly"
"Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse (originally known as The Artist Painting the Comic Muse) is a painting in the National Portrait Gallery, London by the British artist William Hogarth. It was painted in approximately 1757 and published as a print in etching and engraving in 1758, with its final and sixth state in 1764. Hogarth used this particular self-portrait as the frontispiece of his collected engravings, published in 1764. The painting depicts Hogarth himself painting the Muse of Comedy, which represented artistic inspiration. Hogarth's decision to paint this particular figure may relate to his artistic"
"A Dutch Courtyard A Dutch Courtyard (1658–1660) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch, it is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the National Gallery of Art. This painting by Hooch was documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1910, who wrote: 295. A Courtyard with Two Cavaliers and a Woman Drinking. Sm. Suppl. 30. A view in a courtyard, at the end of which an open door with two steps leads into the garden at the back, the trees in which rise above the low wall."
"David Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy David Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy is a 1761 painting by the English painter Joshua Reynolds, depicting the actor and playwright David Garrick caught between the Muses of Tragedy and Comedy. It is regarded as one of Reynolds's most studied and well-known paintings, and is now in the collection of Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire.. The art historian Horace Walpole provided the earliest known description of ""David Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy"". Walpole also recorded that George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, bought the painting for £300, though it is unclear if this ever actually occurred."
"The Harlequin's Carnival The Harlequin's Carnival (Spanish: ""Carnaval de Arlequín"") is an oil painting rendered by Joan Miró between 1924 and 1925. It is one of the most outstanding surrealist paintings of the artist, and it is preserved in the Albright–Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo. Created between 1924 and 1925, ""Harlequin’s Carnival"" is one of Joan Miró’s best-known pieces. Harlequin is the name of a well-known Italian comic theater character that is generally identified by his checkered costume. The ‘carnival’ in the title of the painting may refer to Mardi Gras, the celebration that occurs before the fasting of Lent begins."
"Charles Keeping Charles William James Keeping (22 September 1924 – 16 May 1988) was an English illustrator, children's book author and lithographer. He first came to prominence with his illustrations of Rosemary Sutcliff's historical novels for children, and he created more than twenty picture books. He also illustrated the complete works of Charles Dickens for the Folio Society. Keeping won two Kate Greenaway Medals from the Library Association for the year's best children's book illustration, for his own story ""Charley, Charlotte and the Golden Canary"" (1967) and for a new edition (1981) of Alfred Noyes's poem ""The Highwayman"". For the"
"Horatio Henry Couldery Horatio Henry Couldery (1832–1918) was an English animal painter and illustrator noted especially for his depictions of domestic cats, kittens and dogs. He was born in Lewisham, London, and trained as a cabinetmaker before abandoning that trade to study art at the Royal Academy of Arts, and exhibited there as well as at the British Institution, the Royal Society of British Artists gallery in Suffolk Street, and other notable galleries both in the capital and the regions. In 1861 he exhibited his first piece at the Royal Academy, entitled ""On Dangerous Ground."" This painting, which features two"
"would physically move his eyes and mouth, animating the painting, for an interesting added effect.) Nothing like it had ever been done on television before! James also lent his artistic talents to the Canadian indie rock band Young Rival's video ""Two Reasons"". A collection of 365 of his painted faces, one for each day of the year is available from The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/5207199/James-Kuhn-the-man-who-painted-his-face-every-day-of-the-year-has-finished-the-365-day-project.html James Kuhn James Lawrence Kuhn (born November 19, 1961) is a world-renowned visual artist and degree-earned professional clown (""Haw Haw the Clown"") from Three Oaks, Michigan. James is known for his ""365 Faces in a Year"" in"
"early error in dating them. Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse (originally known as The Artist Painting the Comic Muse) is a painting in the National Portrait Gallery, London by the British artist William Hogarth. It was painted in approximately 1757 and published as a print in etching and engraving in 1758, with its final and sixth state in 1764. Hogarth used this particular self-portrait as the frontispiece of his collected engravings, published in 1764. The painting depicts Hogarth himself painting the Muse of Comedy, which represented artistic inspiration. Hogarth's decision to paint this particular figure"
"The Peasant and the Nest Robber The Peasant and the Nest Robber (also The Peasant and the Birdnester) is an oil-on-panel painting by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, painted in 1568. It is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. This painting was in the collections of since 1569; passed on to the imperial collection, it became part of those of the Kunsthistorisches Museum at its inauguration. Painted the year before the artist's death, this painting, like other late works such as ""The Land of Cockaigne"", ""The Peasant Dance"", and ""The Peasant Wedding"", is dominated by monumental figures."
"ultra-light version with 3% fat. In addition, flavoured versions of the cheese (such as ham, gruyère, garlic, paprika, mushroom, chèvre, bleu, hazelnut, pizza and onion) are also available in various markets worldwide. The Laughing Cow is red and white and jovial, and is almost always depicted wearing earrings that look like the round boxes the cheese comes in. On April 16, 1921, Léon Bel trademarked his brand, called ""La Vache qui rit"", in France. In the trademark, the cow is said to have 'a hilarious expression'. Bel had made the original drawing himself, after seeing a travelling meat wagon during"
"(1926), ""Fun Fair"" (1931), ""The Old Nursery Rhymes"" (1933), ""The Bedtime Picture Book"" (1943), ""Meddlesome Monkeys"" (1946), ""Mischief Makers"" (1946), and others. Wood was a recluse during his later years and dwelt in a 15th-century medieval manor house he moved brick by brick from Sussex to the Kent border. He died in Devon on 26 October 1957 at the age of 79. Lawson Wood Lawson Wood, sometimes Clarence Lawson Wood, (23 August 1878 – 26 October 1957), was an English painter, illustrator and designer known for humorous depictions of cavemen and dinosaurs, policemen, and animals, especially a chimpanzee called Gran'pop,"
"The Fortune Teller (Caravaggio) The Fortune Teller is a painting by Italian Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. It exists in two versions, both by Caravaggio, the first from 1594 (now in the Musei Capitolini in Rome), the second from 1595 (which is in the Louvre museum, Paris). The dates in both cases are disputed. The painting shows a foppishly-dressed boy (in the second version the model is believed to be Caravaggio's companion, the Sicilian painter Mario Minniti), having his palm read by a gypsy girl. The boy looks pleased as he gazes into her face, and she returns his"
"The Sleeping Gypsy The Sleeping Gypsy (French: ""La Bohémienne endormie"") is an 1897 oil painting by French Naïve artist Henri Rousseau (1844–1910). It is a fantastical depiction of a lion musing over a sleeping woman on a moonlit night. Rousseau first exhibited the painting at the 13th Salon des Indépendants, and tried unsuccessfully to sell it to the mayor of his hometown, Laval. Instead, it entered the private collection of a Parisian charcoal merchant where it remained until 1924, when it was discovered by the art critic Louis Vauxcelles. The Paris-based art dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler purchased the painting in 1924,"
"Painting 1946 Painting 1946, also known as Painting or Painting (1946), is an oil-on-linen painting by the Irish-born artist Francis Bacon. It was originally intended to depict a chimpanzee in long grass (parts of which may be still visible); Bacon then attempted to paint a bird of prey landing in a field. Bacon described the work as his most unconscious, the figurations forming without his intention. In an interview with David Sylvester in 1962, Bacon recalls: The previous year Poussin's ""Adoration of the Golden Calf"" had been taken into the National Gallery collection and Bacon almost certainly had this painting"
"The March of the Guards to Finchley The March of the Guards to Finchley, also known as The March to Finchley or The March of the Guards, is a 1750 oil-on-canvas painting by English artist William Hogarth, owned by and on display at the Foundling Museum. Hogarth was well known for his satirical works, and ""The March of the Guards to Finchley"" has been said to have given full scope to this sense of satire; it was described by Hogarth himself as ""steeped in humour"". The painting is a depiction of a fictional mustering of troops on the Tottenham Court"