Harlequin Collection (#7)

A village carnival with figures of the Commedia dell Arte (oil on canvas)
2637074 A village carnival with figures of the Commedia dell Arte (oil on canvas) by Heemskerck, Egbert van (the younger) (d.1744); 75.8x93 cm; Private Collection; Collection Michael Burden

Letter A and P for Harlequin and Pierrot. Frontispice of the abecedary (alphabet
DUV4200751 Letter A and P for Harlequin and Pierrot. Frontispice of the abecedary (alphabet) of the Theatral Museum. Imaging of Epinal, circa 1830. Dim: 37, 7x47, 5cm

Portrait of an actor, 1620-1622 (oil on canvas)
899464 Portrait of an actor, 1620-1622 (oil on canvas) by Fetti or Feti, Domenico (1589-1624); 105.5x81 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

A Portrait of an Actor as Arlequin, (pastel)
827568 A Portrait of an Actor as Arlequin, (pastel) by Vigee, Louis (1715-67); 56.5x50 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Portrait of an Actor as Arlequin. Louis Vigee (1715-67). Pastel

Victorian Christmas card of a harlequin and a dancer serving food
3604015 Victorian Christmas card of a harlequin and a dancer serving food and drink to a seated clown, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Dance in the Country, c. 1755 (oil on canvas)
3493108 A Dance in the Country, c.1755 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giandomenico (Giovanni Domenico) (1727-1804); 75.6x120 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

At a Cafe (chromolitho)
734706 At a Cafe (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At a Cafe. Liebig card)

The Characteristic Night Masquerade Party On Ice, Which Took Place Last Week In The Arena Of Milan (Colour Litho)
2798632 The Characteristic Night Masquerade Party On Ice, Which Took Place Last Week In The Arena Of Milan (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Mr Joseph Grimaldi as Clown in Harlequin and Friar Bacon (engraving)
583931 Mr Joseph Grimaldi as Clown in Harlequin and Friar Bacon (engraving) by Hasenpflug, Carl Georg Adolph (1802-58); Private Collection; (add.info)

Clown (engraving)
609466 Clown (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clown); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English, out of copyright

The Soho Masquerade Conference between the Premier and his Journeyman (engraving)
611032 The Soho Masquerade Conference between the Premier and his Journeyman (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Harlequinade, woodcut by Roger Fry (woodcut)
STC439642 Harlequinade, woodcut by Roger Fry (woodcut) by Gertler, Mark (1891-1939) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Seated Harlequin, c. 1920 (oil on canvas)
488221 Seated Harlequin, c.1920 (oil on canvas) by Gris, Juan (1887-1927); 91.44 x 74.93 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of Mr. and Mrs

Masked Guests (oil on panel) (see 254068)
BAT254067 Masked Guests (oil on panel) (see 254068) by Flemish School, (16th century); Galleria Palatina & Appartamenti Reali di Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany

Poet, trumpeter; Harlequin, etc (chromolitho)
968416 Poet, trumpeter; Harlequin, etc (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poet, trumpeter; Harlequin, etc)

The Metropolitan Horse-Show (engraving)
1058607 The Metropolitan Horse-Show (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Metropolitan Horse-Show)

Afterwards Columbine (chromolitho)
1060050 Afterwards Columbine (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Afterwards Columbine)

Arlequine Fin de Siecle (colour litho)
3098428 Arlequine Fin de Siecle (colour litho) by Beraud, Jean (1849-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arlequine Fin de Siecle. Cover of Le Figaro Illustre, April 1890.); © Look and Learn

Harlequin Dancers; L Arlequin aux Danseuses, 1896 (pastel)
651506 Harlequin Dancers; L Arlequin aux Danseuses, 1896 (pastel) by Carrier-Belleuse, Pierre (1851-1933); 198x119.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Harlequin Dancers; L Arlequin aux Danseuses)

Carnival in Rome, 1839 (oil on canvas)
SRM92412 Carnival in Rome, 1839 (oil on canvas) by Myasoedov, Aleksandr Petrovich (1806-c.1852); 96x74 cm; State Russian Museum, St

Strolling Players, 1793 (oil on tin plate)
SCP38753 Strolling Players, 1793 (oil on tin plate) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 42.5x31.7 cm; Prado, Madrid

Bal d Enfants (Childrens Ball) (colour litho)
3098999 Bal d Enfants (Childrens Ball) (colour litho) by Geoffroy, Henry Jules Jean (1853-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bal d Enfants (Childrens Ball)

Blowing up the Pic Nics or Harlequin Quixotte attacking the Puppets, pub
3051749 Blowing up the Pic Nics or Harlequin Quixotte attacking the Puppets, pub. 1804 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Harlequin costume and mask in 1855, female character of Harlequin in the commedia
GIA4738264 Harlequin costume and mask in 1855, female character of Harlequin in the commedia dell arte. Engraving by A. Manceau from " Masques et Bouffons"

Harlequin in 1570. Maurice Sand "Masks and Jesters"
GIA4738256 Harlequin in 1570. Maurice Sand " Masks and Jesters" Paris 19th century. (Maurice Sand was the son of George Sand) by Sand

Harlequin cuckold. Series of engravings of a piece played in France towards the end of
GIA4738230 Harlequin cuckold. Series of engravings of a piece played in France towards the end of the 16th century on the theme of the love disgraces of Harlequin and Franceschina

Commedia dell arte: the characters of Harlequin, Il Dottore
LRI4646549 Commedia dell arte: the characters of Harlequin, Il Dottore, Pulcinella during a farce scene, 18th century (painting) by Italian School

Le Mardi Gras on the Boulevard des Italians in Paris Illustration by George Emanuel Opitz
JLJ4650615 Le Mardi Gras on the Boulevard des Italians in Paris Illustration by George Emanuel Opitz (1775-1841) 19th century Paris, Musee Carnavalet by Opitz

Commedia dell arte: the characters of Harlequin and Columbina, in a scene of lazzi
LRI4646528 Commedia dell arte: the characters of Harlequin and Columbina, in a scene of lazzi, 18th century (painting) by Italian School, (18th century); Biblioteca e Raccolta Teatrale del Burcardo

The travelling comedians, the theatre of madness Painting by Nicolas Taunay (1755-1830
JLJ4658518 The travelling comedians, the theatre of madness Painting by Nicolas Taunay (1755-1830) 19th century Reims, Musee des Beaux Arts by Taunay

Carnival scene in the streets of Rome, 19th century (painting)
LRI4669222 Carnival scene in the streets of Rome, 19th century (painting) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Museum of Folklore, Rome

Russian ballet dancers Vera Fokina and Michel Fokine in Carnaval, c1910 (b / w photo)
3639549 Russian ballet dancers Vera Fokina and Michel Fokine in Carnaval, c1910 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dilettanti Theatricals or a Peep at the Green Room, vide. Pic-Nic-Orgies, pub
2962493 Dilettanti Theatricals or a Peep at the Green Room, vide. Pic-Nic-Orgies, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

The Gay Lothario. The Great and Celebrated Amatuer of Fashion, pub
3239927 The Gay Lothario. The Great and Celebrated Amatuer of Fashion, pub. 1813 (hand coloured engraving) by English School

Where Carnival Still Rages (Colour Litho)
2809282 Where Carnival Still Rages (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Where the carnival is still going crazy)

Nurse in charge of an English hospitable who heals a child by disguising himself bizarrely... (colour litho)
2808494 Nurse in charge of an English hospitable who heals a child by disguising himself bizarrely... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Double creeping Buttercup, Ranunculus repens Var: Pleniflorus, c
618088 Double creeping Buttercup, Ranunculus repens Var: Pleniflorus, c.1776 (hand-coloured engraving) by Buchoz, Pierre-Joseph (1731-1807); Private Collection; (add.info)

Circus Artists, 1911 (oil on canvas)
NUL445581 Circus Artists, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Macke, August (1887-1914); 54x39.5 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

In the Snow (chromolitho)
734926 In the Snow (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Snow. Liebig card)

Harlequin (chromolitho)
734611 Harlequin (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harlequin. Liebig card)

In the Theatre (chromolitho)
734705 In the Theatre (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Theatre. Liebig card)

Comedie Italienne, 1918 (colour litho)
STC363548 Comedie Italienne, 1918 (colour litho) by Somov, Konstantin Andreevic (1869-1939); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Russian, out of copyright

The Masquerade Scene, from Amelia, engraved by the artist
ABC122934 The Masquerade Scene, from Amelia, engraved by the artist, illustration from The Works of Henry Fielding, pub. by Henry G

Curtain Design for the Free Theatre in Moscow, 1913 (w / c on paper)
BAL240153 Curtain Design for the Free Theatre in Moscow, 1913 (w/c on paper) by Somov, Konstantin Andreevic (1869-1939); 75.5x96.7 cm; State Central A.A

Reproduction of a poster advertising The Rainbow
STC138584 Reproduction of a poster advertising The Rainbow, a ballet-pantomime presented by the Folies-Bergere, 1893 (colour litho) by Cheret

Prince Charles Edward (Bonnie Prince Charlie, 1720-88) in Tartan (oil on canvas)
DRB128814 Prince Charles Edward (Bonnie Prince Charlie, 1720-88) in Tartan (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (18th century); 73.66x60.96 cm; The Drambuie Collection, Edinburgh, Scotland; Italian

Mademoiselle Mars (1779-1847) in Les Trois Sultanes
CHT163170 Mademoiselle Mars (1779-1847) in Les Trois Sultanes by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque de la Comedie Francaise, Paris

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"Harlequin: The Enigmatic Pantomime Character of Commedia dell Arte" Step into the whimsical world of Harlequin, a beloved figure in the realm of Pantomime Characters and Commedia dell Arte. With his vibrant costume and mischievous antics, he captivates audiences as the Court Jester, bringing laughter to all who witness his performances. In this captivating image from 1920, we see Harlequin and Columbine gracefully dancing on stage with an accompanying orchestra. Their movements are fluid and enchanting, showcasing their incredible talent and chemistry. This Fancy Dress Ball at Theatre Royal in Covent Garden was undoubtedly a night to remember. But Harlequin's influence extends beyond the theater walls. In nature, we find the striking Harlequin Duck perched confidently on a rock amidst winter's embrace in Barnegat Light, New Jersey. Its colorful plumage mirrors that of its theatrical counterpart, reminding us that beauty can be found even in the harshest seasons. Mieczyslaw Pianowski, a Polish ballet dancer renowned for his portrayal of Harlequin, brings this character to life with grace and precision. His performances leave audiences spellbound as he effortlessly glides across the stage with agility reminiscent of these iconic jesters. Even our four-legged friends have been inspired by Harlequin's charm. A Great Dane bitch rests peacefully in repose; her regal presence echoing the elegance associated with this timeless character. Artists throughout history have immortalized Harlequin's allure through their masterpieces. Les Saltimbanques by Boilly captures a carnival scene filled with joyous revelry while X-X-X-X-Xmas by J. Gordge depicts an intriguing fusion between Christmas festivities and harlequinesque elements - both testaments to how deeply ingrained this figure is within our cultural imagination.