The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 149
GRIMALDI, Joseph (1778 – 1837). Six Humorous Depictions of ...
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
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GRIMALDI, Joseph (1778?1837).?SIX HUMOROUS DEPICTIONS OF GRIMALDI PLAYING VARIOUS COMIC PANTOMIMIC ROLES.?London, 1807?15. Set of attractively hand-colored etchings by Heath, Fuller, and Ackerman picturing the famous clown in several humorous scenes. Included are: Grimaldi the Nondescript in The Red Dwarf; ? Prime Bang Up. Mr. Grimaldi (from The Golden Fish); ? Grimaldi?s Leap Frog, in the Comic Pantomime of the Golden Fish; ? The Favourite Comic Dance, Messrs. Bologna Junr. and Grimaldi, in the Popular Pantomime of Mother Goose; ? Mr. Grimaldi & Mr. Norman in the Epping Hunt from the Popular Pantomime of The Red Dwarf; ? and Grimaldi?s Tandem in the Comic Pantomime of the Golden Fish. Under the latter is mounted a small (2? ? 3?") ticket for Box 19 [at the Covent Garden Theatre?], for Grimaldi?s night, hand dated 1812 below in pencil, and reproducing the image from the aforementioned print in orange ink. Each etching image approximately 10? ? 14?" and mounted on matching stiff cards. Generally bright and attractive; a handsome grouping, delicately and expertly colored.
