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Grimaldi's Leap Frog in the Comic Pantomime of the Golden Fish

Print
21/01/1812 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Hand coloured etching depicting Joseph Grimaldi's leapfrog in the pantomime ofThe Golden Fish, 1812.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleGrimaldi's Leap Frog in the Comic Pantomime of the Golden Fish (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving, etching
Paper
Printing Ink
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
Coloured etching depicting Joseph Grimaldi in the Golden Fish, 1812
Physical description
Hand coloured etching depicting Joseph Grimaldi's leapfrog in the pantomime of The Golden Fish, 1812.
The image shows two male figures dressed as clowns, alongside two frogs. One frog is seated on the far left of the image, and the clown, shown in profile, and standing at the centre is holding out a bowl towards it. A second frog is positioned to the right of this clown and is shown leaping through the air. It is jumping over the back of other clown, who is positioned on the far right and is shown crouching down towards the ground.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 27.8cm
  • Sheet width: 41.7cm
Credit line
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996
Object history
Associated production: Golden Fish. Pantomime.
Production
Possibly published by J. Palsen(?), Bridge Road, Lambeth.
Subject depicted
Grimaldi, Joseph
Summary
Hand coloured etching depicting Joseph Grimaldi's leapfrog in the pantomime ofThe Golden Fish, 1812.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.241-1997

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Record createdOctober 20, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1138683/grimaldis-leap-frog-in-the-print-unknown/
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