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Clowns and jesters in nineteenth-century prints
- Title
- Clowns and jesters in nineteenth-century prints [graphic].
- Publication
- [1813-188-?]
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- Description
- 5 prints : etching, wood engraving, lithograph, color or b&w; 36 x 27 cm. or smaller.
- Summary
- Representation of clowns and jesters, both real and imaginary, in nineteenth-century prints culled from various sources. All of the subjects in this collection are male; most are costumed in a manner that immediately identifies their profession.
- Uniform Title
- Premières illustrées.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Etchings.
- Wood engravings.
- Sheet music covers.
- Note
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Source (note)
- Lincoln Kirstein.
- Biography (note)
- Richard Flexmore, also known as Dicky Flexmore, was a popular British clown and pantomime artist. His skill as a dancer allowed him to parody some of the leading ballet dancers of the day, among them Jules Perrot, Carlotta Grisi, and Fanny Cerrito. His compatriot William Frederick Wallet or Wallett died in 1892 after a career as comic performer, equestrian, and the last court jester to Queen Victoria.
- Contents
- Fools, or jesters; [numbered at bottom] 1272; London, Colnaghi & Co., 1813 / C.H.S. delt. ; edited by L.A. Atkinson ; aquatinted by Hill -- [Flexmore, English pantomime clown; penciled notation on the verso] -- The motley polka [sheet music cover illustration], composed for the piano & most cordially inscribed to Wm. F. Wallet, Esq., the celebrated English jester, by J. Ehrlich; Philadelphia, A. Fiot; New York, W. Dubois, 1850 / P. Kramer delt. ; Lith. of P.S. Duval -- Barlet; Premières illustrées / M. Cheonier [or C. Mheonier?] del. & sculp. ; Imp. Dorval -- Les foires de Paris / J Anne Modave [?] sc.
- Call Number
- *MGZFX Clow 1-5
- OCLC
- 825562674
- Title
- Clowns and jesters in nineteenth-century prints [graphic].
- Imprint
- [1813-188-?]
- Biography
- Richard Flexmore, also known as Dicky Flexmore, was a popular British clown and pantomime artist. His skill as a dancer allowed him to parody some of the leading ballet dancers of the day, among them Jules Perrot, Carlotta Grisi, and Fanny Cerrito. His compatriot William Frederick Wallet or Wallett died in 1892 after a career as comic performer, equestrian, and the last court jester to Queen Victoria.
- Local Note
- Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
- Source
- [Flexmore], Barlet Gift; Lincoln Kirstein.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Kramer, Peter, 1823-1907. ArtistP. & D. Colnaghi & Co. PublisherKirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996. Donor
- Added Title
- Premières illustrées.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZFX Clow 1-5