Printed Ephemera — 1800-1899
Theatrical portrait
Uncoloured portrait print of the comic actor Grimaldi. Such portraits would be sold plain for colouring and tinselling at home. Grimaldi is credited with having invented the whiteface style for clowns, in his role in the conventional pantomimes that were popular in London's theatres.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 99.132/863a
- Object name:
- theatrical portrait
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- 1800-1899
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 198 mm, W 192 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- —
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