Prints: P1521

Title

Joseph Grimaldi

Subject

Grimaldi, Joseph

Artist

Green, John Kilby

Date

1833

Dimensions

height: 22.7cm
width: 14.6cm

Inscription/signature

Printed on front: "MR. GRIMALDI AS CLOWN. / ILLUMINATING THE ENTRANCE TO OLD GUTTER LANE / London Pub Feb10 1833 by JK Green 3 George Street Walworth new Town."

Provenance

Presented by Michael Gaunt, March 2024.

Other number

E0159

Print depicting actor Joseph Grimaldi as Clown. Grimaldi is depicted full length and appears to be dancing within a park backdrop. He wears a long coat, polkadot style breeches and shirt, flat cap, string tied around his knees, he holds a lantern in his right hand and there is a stick and egg cup on the floor.