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William Heath
1795-1840
Grimaldi's bold dragoon in the popular pantomime of The red dwarf
Published
[London] : [Thomas Palser], [1812]
hand colored etching
image: 230 x 332 mm; sheet: 250 x 353 mm
Peel 2209
Notes
Title from caption.
Trimmed to plate mark.
Part of a series by Heath and published by Palser, dated 1812 (cf BM Satires 12003).
Trimmed to plate mark.
Part of a series by Heath and published by Palser, dated 1812 (cf BM Satires 12003).
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
The clown Grimaldi dressed as a hussar with huge boots and hat, brandishing a sword, threatening a man in a wig and eighteenth-century costume.
Associated names
Palser, Thomas, active 1803-1843, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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