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Blood, T. 1
Brown, E. 1
Calder, Alexander 2
Cooper, R. 1
Daumier, Honoré 1
Dumee, E.T. 1
Greatbach, W. 1
Harris, J. 1
Hollyer, S. 2
Raven, T. 1
Rogers, J. 1
Van Assen, A. 1
Wageman 1
Wageman, T. 1
Wilde, S. 1

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Blood, T. 1
Brown, E. 1
Calder, Alexander 2
Cooper, R. 1
Daumier, Honoré 1
Dumee, E.T. 1
Greatbach, W. 1
Harris, J. 1
Hollyer, S. 2
Raven, T. 1
Rogers, J. 1
Van Assen, A. 1
Wageman 1
Wageman, T. 1
Wilde, S. 1

Date

1793 1
1794 1
1820 1
1822 1
1838 1
1846 1
1855-1860 1
1867 1
1926 1
1926-1931 1
1936 2
1957 1

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1793 1
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1822 1
1838 1
1846 1
1855-1860 1
1867 1
1926 1
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1936 2
1957 1

Publisher

C. Westmacott 1
G. Virtue 1
Richard Bentley 2
T & I Elvey 1

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C. Westmacott 1
G. Virtue 1
Richard Bentley 2
T & I Elvey 1

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Rare Book & Manuscript Library 3

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Rare Book & Manuscript Library 3

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Actors 14
Arenas 2
Barnes, William Augustus, 1826-1868 1
Barry, Thomas 3
Circus 1
Circuses (performances) 2
Clowns 21
Comedians 3
Costume 6
Costume design 3
Costume design drawings 3
Costumes (character dress) 3
Dancers 3
Dubois, Jean Baptiste, 1762-1817 2
Gouaches (paintings) 2
Grimaldi, Joseph, 1779-1837 5
Kemp, William, fl. 1600 1
Lathrop, Sam 1
Miniature (size attribute) 2
Performances (entertainment events) 2
Performing arts 4

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Actors 14
Arenas 2
Barnes, William Augustus, 1826-1868 1
Barry, Thomas 3
Circus 1
Circuses (performances) 2
Clowns 21
Comedians 3
Costume 6
Costume design 3
Costume design drawings 3
Costumes (character dress) 3
Dancers 3
Dubois, Jean Baptiste, 1762-1817 2
Gouaches (paintings) 2
Grimaldi, Joseph, 1779-1837 5
Kemp, William, fl. 1600 1
Lathrop, Sam 1
Miniature (size attribute) 2
Performances (entertainment events) 2
Performing arts 4
Pictorial works 3
Preliminary sketches (sketches) 1
Realism 1
Singers 2
Tarlton, Richard, d. 1588 2
Theater 14
Theatrical managers 3
Theatrical productions 3
Tubas 1

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Portrait of Joseph Grimaldi

William Augustus Barnes as Noucum in the pantomime "The Back Raven of the Tombs"

Ticket to benefit performance for Jean Baptiste Dubois at Theatre Royal Covent Garden

Portrait of Thomas Barry

Portrait of Thomas Barry

Portrait of Joseph Grimaldi

Portrait of Joseph Grimaldi

Portrait of Thomas Barry

Portrait of Jean Baptiste Dubois

First Clown

Joseph Grimaldi as the Clown in the pantomime of "Mother Goose"

Joseph Grimaldi as a clown

Third Clown

The Saltimbanques

Portrait of William ("Will") Kemp performing with a drummer

Sam Lathrop as a clown

Calder's Circus

Calder's Circus

Preliminary Sketch: Male Clown

Portrait of Richard Tarlton

Portrait of Richard Tarlton

Portrait of Joseph Grimaldi
Image | 1838 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, vest partly unbuttoned.
William Augustus Barnes as Noucum in the pantomime "The Back Raven of the Tombs"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Outdoor scene with Barnes and two other male figures.
Ticket to benefit performance for Jean Baptiste Dubois at Theatre Royal Covent Garden
Image | Portraits of ActorsTicket depicts clowns, monkey. "Mr. Dubois Benefit, No. 134, June 17."
Portrait of Thomas Barry
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. With text: "Tho. Barry (signature) Manager of New York & Boston Theatres." Signed by S. Hollyer
Portrait of Thomas Barry
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. With text: "Thomas Barry. Comedian."
Portrait of Joseph Grimaldi
Image | 1820 | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust. Wearing white stock.
Portrait of Joseph Grimaldi
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Portrait of Thomas Barry
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. Wearing heavy double-breasted coat.
Portrait of Jean Baptiste Dubois
Image | 1794 | Portraits of ActorsBust portrait.
First Clown
Image | 1936 | Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design
Joseph Grimaldi as the Clown in the pantomime of "Mother Goose"
Image | 1846 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing striped breeches, clown make-up and wig
Joseph Grimaldi as a clown
Image | 1822 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, wearing clown make-up, wig, ruff, polka dots.
Third Clown
Image | 1936 | Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design
The Saltimbanques
Image | 1855-1860 | College of Fine and Applied Arts: Teaching CollectionBetween circa 1855 and 1860.
Portrait of William ("Will") Kemp performing with a drummer
Image | 1793 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, dancing to music of a drum. From a woodcut on title to his Nine Daies Wonder, 1600. With title: "William Kempe. The original performer of Dogberry in Much ado about Nothing".
Sam Lathrop as a clown
Image | 1867 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing on a stump. From a lithograph.
Calder's Circus
Image | 1926-1931 | Modern and Contemporary Art from the Jonathan Fineberg Collectionclown from Calder's Circus (1926)
Calder's Circus
Image | 1926 | Modern and Contemporary Art from the Jonathan Fineberg Collectionclown with tuba from Calder's Circus (1926)
Preliminary Sketch: Male Clown
Image | 1957 | Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design
Portrait of Richard Tarlton
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, playing pipe and tabor drum.
Portrait of Richard Tarlton
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, playing pipe and tabor drum.

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