Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837)

This print probably depicts the curtain-call of a
Victorian entertainment about the life of the great
Regency clown Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837)
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Joseph Grimaldi,
by John Cawse (-1862)
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Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837), was an English actor and
comedian who is perhaps best known for his invention of the
modern day whiteface clown. He chiefly appeared at Drury Lane
in pantomime where his greatest success was appearing in
Harlequin and Mother Goose; or the Golden Egg
and followed with a successful performance at the
Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
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Joseph Grimaldi as Clown in the pantomime
'Harlequin and Friar Bacon' by Bonnor and O'Keefe,
etching coloured by hand by George Cruishank

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Grimaldi & The Alpaca in the Popular
Pantomime of The Red Dwarf,
The Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, 1813

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Joseph Grimaldi dressed as
the white clown 'Clown Joey', ca. 1820
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Joseph Grimaldi, face painted as a clown,
singing in 'All the World's in Paris!'
by George Cruikshank (1792-1878)

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Mr Joseph Grimaldi as Clown, illuminating
the entrace to Old Gutter Lane, 1833
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Joseph Grimaldi as the clown in
Mother Goose, ca. 1807
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Mr Grimaldi and Son, as Clowns
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William Heath (1795-1840):
Grimaldi transformed - playing the clown in the
pantomime of The Golden Fish, 1812
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William Heath (1795-1840):
Grimaldi's Leap Frog in the Comic
Pantomime of the Golden Fish,
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