"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"
"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"
"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."
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"","
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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."
"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"
"The Wounded Cuirassier The Wounded Cuirassier () is an oil painting of a single anonymous soldier descending a slope with his horse by the French Romantic painter and lithographer Théodore Géricault (1791–1824). In this 1814 Salon entry, Géricault decided to depict a different view of battle than the generally done views of entire battles or of famous generals bravely fighting. On display just a few months after Napoleon's fall from power, this life-size painting symbolized the French defeats and Napoleon's failure. Though the painting is called ""The Wounded Cuirassier"", there are no visible wounds on the soldier. Additionally, though Géricault"
"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"
"some kind of emotional distress"", adding ""It's been four years of soul-searching – nicotine, alcohol, anti-depressants, temazepam"". He likes to gamble on horses, but only bets what he can afford to lose. He has set up the Vettriano Trust, and plans to leave his money to it to do good work. In 2012, Vettriano was convicted on alcohol and drug charges, and given an £800 fine for possession of amphetamines and an 18-month driving ban. Jack Vettriano Jack Vettriano, OBE (born Jack Hoggan, 17 November 1951), is a Scottish painter. His 1992 painting, ""The Singing Butler"", became a best-selling image"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"as part of the acquisition of Charles Wells's brewing interests. Throughout the Victorian period, and into the twentieth century, McEwan's drew heavily from imagery of the British Empire in its branding. The Laughing Cavalier mascot was introduced to the McEwan's brand in the 1930s. Based on the well-known Frans Hals painting, it has been used extensively in advertisements and branding ever since. During the 1960s, and 1970s, McEwan's was advertised as ""The best buy in beer"". From the 1970s until the early 1990s ""McEwan's Best Scotch"" was marketed in the North East of England as ""The one you've got to"
"The Man Who Laughs The Man Who Laughs (also published under the title ""By Order of the King"") is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title ""L'Homme qui rit"". It was adapted into a popular 1928 film, directed by Paul Leni and starring Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin and Olga Baclanova. It was recently adapted for the 2012 French film ""L'Homme Qui Rit"", directed by Jean-Pierre Améris and starring Gérard Depardieu, Marc-André Grondin and Christa Theret. In 2016, it was adapted as ""The Grinning Man"", an English musical. Hugo wrote ""The Man Who Laughs"","
"The Crying Boy The Crying Boy is a mass-produced print of a painting by Italian painter Giovanni Bragolin. It was widely distributed from the 1950s onwards. There are numerous alternative versions, all portraits of tearful young boys or girls. In addition to being widely known, certain urban legends attribute a ""curse"" to the painting. On 5 September 1985, the British tabloid newspaper ""The Sun"" reported that an Essex firefighter claimed that undamaged copies of the painting were frequently found amidst the ruins of burned houses. By the end of November, belief in the painting's curse was widespread enough that ""The"
"The Laughing Man (short story) ""The Laughing Man"" is a short story by J. D. Salinger, published originally in ""The New Yorker"" on March 19, 1949; and also in Salinger’s short story collection ""Nine Stories"". It largely takes the structure of a story within a story and is thematically occupied with the relationship between narrative and narrator, and the end of youth. The story is inspired by the Victor Hugo novel of the same name: ""The Man Who Laughs"" (""L'homme qui rit""). An unnamed narrator recounts his experiences as a nine-year-old member of the Comanche Club in New York City"
"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."
"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,"
"of being painted over by the page's hat. This suggests that it is unlikely that it was done by a copy artist. The attribution of this version to Caravaggio has been widely accepted, although as of 2014 it is the subject of a legal dispute. This suggests that Caravaggio might have painted at least two versions of the work, as he is believed to have done with ""Boy Bitten by a Lizard"", ""The Fortune Teller"", and ""The Lute Player"". Sir Denis Mahon died in 2011 and the painting had been loaned to London's Museum of the Order of St. John"
"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"
"of one of America's greatest heroes. His painting is a reference to Marcel Duchamp's 1919 painting ""L.H.O.O.Q."" In this work, Duchamp simply painted a mustache and beard onto a postcard reproduction of the ""Mona Lisa."" Walker went further. Walker's painting—probably his most famous and controversial work—caused a media stir. It was a satirical portrait of President Dwight D. Eisenhower in drag with a Mona Lisa smile. The big hit or most popular outrage, if you prefer—at this year's exhibit is a picture starkly titled, ""L.H. Double O.Q."" It has the smiling face of President Eisenhower in a Mona Lisa pose,"
"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."
"of the most reproduced works of art; countless copies have been made in every medium from carpets to cameos. Among the works created by Leonardo in the 16th century is the small portrait known as the ""Mona Lisa"" or ""la Gioconda"", the laughing one. In the present era, it is arguably the most famous painting in the world. Its fame rests, in particular, on the elusive smile on the woman's face, its mysterious quality perhaps due to the subtly shadowed corners of the mouth and eyes such that the exact nature of the smile cannot be determined. The shadowy quality"