Fantasy Characters and Cartoons

Illustrations of fantasy subjects including a ruler on a throne, a jester, and scenes from classic tales with vibrant colors and whimsical elements.

Scarecrow becomes ruler of Emerald City, and takes his seat on the throne, watched by Dorothy and her companions. Date: First published: 1900

Scarecrow becomes ruler of Emerald City, and takes his seat on the throne, watched by Dorothy and her companions. Date: First published: 1900

Three musicians playing horn instruments on stage

Alice in Wonderland: Father William Stands on his Head, Alice in Wonderland

Joker

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Twelfth Night characters - Lord Bowatall, 1844. Character from William Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night, or What You Will", written as entertainment for the last day of the Christmas season. 'My Grandmother told me, one Saturday night, "You never lose nothing by being polite"; Then I made her a bow, and she gave me a kiss, So I've never stopped bowing from that day to this'. From a supplement to the From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I.

Double page illustration, Mrs Tickler's Caravan, showing what happens when Mr Tickler blows his nose on his new magic handkerchief. Date: 1934

Airman and Ozma, Wizard of Oz

Little Red Riding Hood Knocks on Grandma's Door, Children's Literature

The dish ran away with the spoon

Illustration showing Blondin (1824-1897), the French tight-rope walker and acrobat, cooking an omelette as part of a high wire act. Date: 3 March 1897

Ruggedo and Peg, Wizard of Oz

Musician playing overgrown tuba

Coach & Horses Vector Illustration

The Fight, Victorian Children's Literature - Kate Greenaway

Tale of a Bearded Giant, circa 1900, maker unknown.

Stage design for theatre play The flea by Zamyatin, Russia, Moscow , Museum of Private Collections in A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, 61, 3x97, 5

Alice in Wonderland (Part 3), who stole the tarts: the Lobster Quadrille, circa 1900, London, by W. Butcher & Sons, Sir John Tenniel.

Golden Land of Fairy Tales at the Aldwych Theatre, Theatre - British

Illustration, Mrs Tickler's Caravan, showing Mr Tickler running and using his magic red handkerchief as a parachute, to rescue the runaway caravan from a dangerous bend in the road. Date: 1934

Book illustration, Boeck the tailor falling into the water, Max and Moritz, A Story of Seven Boyish Pranks, Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch, 1865

Barcelona. Cinematógrafo infantil. Juego articulado de cartón. Ediciones Barsal, Barcelona, 1930.

Mechanical Circus Seal, Vintage Toy Box Art

THE FLINTSTONES IN VIVA ROCK VEGAS (2000), directed by BRIAN LEVANT.

Wright's Coal Tar Soap advert advertising in Country Life magazine UK 1951

Peter Pan, Art for Children

Ballet on Top of the World, Dance

CARLO BROSCHI in FARINELLI THE CASTRATO (1994) -Original title: FARINELLI, IL CASTRATO-, directed by GERARD CORBIAU.

Halloween background with witch sitting on a pumpkin

Man playing a horn. Man playing a horn

Children's drawing of Punch

VINCENT MIT L'ANE DANS UN PRE ET S'EN VINT DANS L'AUTRE (1975), directed by PIERRE ZUCCA.

Cindrella's Fairy Godmother, Children's Literature

Wayang is a Javanese word for particular kinds of theatre (literally 'shadow'). When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theatre, sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang. Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by gamelan in Java. UNESCO designated Wayang Kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

An illustration depicting a party of debutante ball with several young ladies in full skirted dresses helping themselves to the buffet while predatory young men in tuxedos look smug. Date: 1957

Ice ballet, 1920s, Three figures with oversized heads stand together in a comic scene, historical photo

Alice in Wonderland, Alice in the courtroom, standing up to give evidence to the King of Hearts. Date: early 20th century

The Cajun John Newcomb, Acrylic, 1995

Vision, Wizard of Oz

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Puppeteer and marionettes: Pierrot, Columbine, Harlequin, Gipsy, Japanese (Fairy tale illustration)

Alice in Wonderland (Part 2), Mad tea party: Alice face to face with the Queen of Hearts lantern slides, colour slides

Singing from a ballad sheet sold on the streets of London, by ballad sellers. The singer is holding spectacles in his left hand. 17th century illustration

18th century highwayman and victim

Pantomimes

What Big Teeth you Have, Children's Literature

A sprite, or Puck, rocks idly on a weather vane atop a church steeple, and mocks the people in the town below going about their daily business. The subtitle has him laughing, "Lord! What Fools These Mortals Be!", a quote from A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare. Date: 1930

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Punch and Judy show with a man drumming up business outside the stall. He plays a mouth-organ and beats a colourful drum. Date: c.1890s

I'm doing all right... but I ain't doing it for hay, brother! , Farmers, Haystacks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Brochure from 1933 titled 'Come to Venezuela'.

TED SIEGER'S MOLLY MONSTER THE MOVIE (2016) -Original title: TED SIEGER'S MOLLY MONSTER-DER KINOFILM-, directed by MATTHIAS BRUHN.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951), directed by CLYDE GERONIMI, WILFRED JACKSON and HAMILTON LUSKE.

A girl plays the piano, while a boy and a girl listen. Date: 1889

Soviet Russian cartoon satire on modern woman. 1980s

WOLFWALKERS (2020), directed by TOMM MOORE and ROSS STEWART.

'Moonshine Still' in Rock City Gardens, Lookout Mt. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Beautiful Christmas fairy tale with decorated houses big Christmas tree. Amazing winter holiday card. Vector

Tom Thumb, Art for Children

A young witch is brewing a potion in a cauldron. Coloring book page for kids. Cartoon style character. Vector illustration isolated on white background. Halloween theme.

A man celebrating his birthday with a cake, party hats and a present

Fantasy fairy tail illustration: little hunchback playing violin

Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri, Gilbert & Sullivan

EL MAGO DE LOS SUEÑOS (1966), directed by FRANCISCO MACIAN.

Setting for Act One : the castle of the Grand Duke of Kiev (Kyiv) whose daughter is betrothed to Ruslan, but he needs to sing his way through five acts before he gets her. Date: first performed 1842

Joker

Henry Brodribb Irving in As You Like It, c1902.Artist: Ellis & Walery

Clown Riding an Elephant. ca. 1946, Sarasota, Florida, USA, S-37-Clowning at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Winter Quarters, Sarasota, Fla. There is something about a white-faced clown that appeals to everybody-young and old. Even the elephant has a good time at the winter quarters of the 'Greatest Show on Earth.'

Winner Broom Label, Advertising

Fabric design entitled Les Fratellini, featuring various circus acts on a pink and white striped background, Art Gout Beaute, 1924. Date: 1924

Life - Stanford White, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Alice in Wonderland (Part 1), Down the rabbit hole: 'There goes Bill!' shouted a general chorus of voices, circa 1900, London, by W. Butcher & Sons, Sir John Tenniel.

Allegory of photography, illustration by Emile Marcelin (1825-1887) from the Journal pour rire, Journal Amusant, No 316, January 18, 1862. Digitally colorized image.

PERSEPOLIS (2007), directed by VINCENT PARONNAUD and MARJANE SATRAPI.

Beautiful Christmas fairy tale with decorated houses big Christmas tree. Amazing winter holiday card. Vector

Beautiful Christmas fairy tale with decorated houses big Christmas tree. Amazing winter holiday card. Vector

Games unknown, 14th century. Performers dressed as monks and nuns playing the game of hippas or piggyback wrestling (the monks have blue hair and no tonsure). Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.

Judge Magazine: Croaking Again, Uncle Sam

Decorative circus magic fairy wand and clown trick design vintage icons set doodle color sketch vector illustration

Alice in Wonderland, Alice in the White Rabbit's house. Date: early 20th century

SHIRLEY TEMPLE in HEIDI (1937), directed by ALLAN DWAN.

Alice in Wonderland: Drink Me - Color Me!, Alice in Wonderland

CHRISTINA RICCI in SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999), directed by TIM BURTON.

Judge: The Winner of the Blue Ribbon, Judge Magazine

LA BIBLIA EN PASTA (1984), directed by MANUEL SUMMERS.

SNOW WHITE AND 7 WISE MEN (1982) -Original title: BIANCANEVE & CO.-, directed by MARIO BIANCHI.

Gump is Flying, Wizard of Oz

MAMMA MOO FINDS HER WAY HOME (2021) -Original title: MAMMA MU HITTAR HEM-, directed by CHRISTIAN RYLTENIUS and TOMAS TIVEMARK.

Stage, play, man admits a woman his love, 1920s, Germany, Europe

IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (1995), directed by JOHN CARPENTER.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938), directed by EDWIN L. MARIN.

Comic strip, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Swooning With the Nutcracker, Christmas & Santa

SWITZERLAND - CIRCA 1992: a stamp printed in the Switzerland shows Clowns on Trapeze, World of the Circus, circa 1992

Alice in Wonderland: Queen of Hearts - Color Me!, Alice in Wonderland

Joker, playing card

Disco party colored sketch decorative icons set with young sexy dancing girls isolated vector illustration

Be happy , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Kids On Guns, 2004, Banksy, exhibition about the street artist, Muelheim, Germany, Europe

'At the end of the rainbow' , Rainbows, Lingerie, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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