New catalogue N°137, Grosvenor Prints
Grosvenor Prints is pleased to present Catalogue 137 : Cover: Grimaldi & the Nondescript in the Red Dwarf. The Clown kills the Pantaloon and afterwards Dresses him in the Skin of a Lion, the Head of an Ass, Eagles Wings, Cats feet & a Fishes tail. W. Heath Del. [n.d., c.1810.] Very rare hand-coloured etching. Sheet 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10″). Tear on lower right. Trimmed. Joseph Grimaldi (1778 – 1837) in a scene from the pantomime The Red Dwarf. Grimaldi faces the pantaloon, who is on all fours dressed in a lion’s skin, ass’s head, eagle’s wings, cat’s...