Wine Goblets like the king may have used in Hop Frog by Edgar Allen Poe.
The painting The Jester of Fool. In the story Hop Frog by Edgar Allen Poe, the main character, Hop Frog, is a court jester who is made a fool of at the kings expense.
The short story Hop Frog by Edgar Allen Poe is a revenge story about a crippled little person who is forced to be the court jester and is constantly ridiculed for the king's entertainment. Eventually the king goes too far and Hop Frog has his revenge.