arlequin harlequin (3 resultados)

Estampe. Condición: Bon. Lithographie en couleurs, imprimée sur 3 feuilles accolées, 162 X 68,5 cm.

Satirical print from Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid (ca. 1720), a famous collection of texts and plates satirizing the Englishman John Law, his Mississippi Company, and the international land and trading speculation in worthless shares of the South Sea Bubble of 1719-1720, which resulted in an international scandal. The speculation began in Paris, London and Hamburg, spreading to the Netherlands in the summer of 1720.The print shows the investors and dealers during the crisis having their losses restored by Harlequin. Harlequin rides in a horse-drawn carriage distributing documents to a crowd of men, with Mercury at right, pointing towards a pile of goods. In the background is a town named "Viaanen" on the Lek River with teams of horses drawing wagons. Vianen was a "free city" during the Middle Ages and anyone who could pay the toll to enter the city would be granted sanctuary from creditors. Edges strengthened, but covered by passepartout, otherwise in very good condition.l Muller, Historieplaten 3565. In passepartout (40 x 50 cm). Engraved print, with title on top and engraved verse in Dutch below, in 4 columns. The illustration coloured by hand.

Pas de couverture. Condición: Assez bon. Edition originale. (Arlequin musicien). belle planche art déco montrant un personnage d'Arlequin musicien, signé "R. Saint Maurice" dans la planche en bas à gauche, non daté (vers 1930). pochoir en couleur avec réhaut d'argent, très beau rendu des couleurs. format de la planche : 26 x 35 cm (passe-partout visible sur une photo non fourni). état correct (en bordure : déchirures, plis et salissures - minces marques en haut sur l'illustration)------------ (Harlequin musician). rare french art deco illustration showing an harlequin musician, signed "R. Saint Maurice" in the plate at the bottom left, no date (about 1930). pochoir print with silvered ink, very beautiful colors. size of the plate : 26 x 35 cm (white frame on one photos not included, not furnished). acceptable condtion (on the borders : tears, marks and folds - some small marks on the illustration on the top).