Lot Essay
Joseph Grimaldi, pantomime clown and actor appeared at Sadler's Wells on 16 April 1781 as a child dancer and regularly performed there until his retirement from the stage in 1828.
Details
William Heath, circa 1835
Joseph Grimaldi (1779-1837), holding a piece of paper in his left hand, in blue coat with gold buttons, beige trousers, white waistcoat, red and yellow knotted scarf, white shirt with stickpin; tree background
inscribed on a label attached to the reverse of the frame 'Joseph Grimaldi 1779-1837 W. Heath, pinxit.', gilt-wood frame
rectangular, 3 15/16 x 3¼in. (100 x 83 mm.)
Joseph Grimaldi (1779-1837), holding a piece of paper in his left hand, in blue coat with gold buttons, beige trousers, white waistcoat, red and yellow knotted scarf, white shirt with stickpin; tree background
inscribed on a label attached to the reverse of the frame 'Joseph Grimaldi 1779-1837 W. Heath, pinxit.', gilt-wood frame
rectangular, 3 15/16 x 3¼in. (100 x 83 mm.)
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