Date : 1760
Dimensions : 64 cm x 80 cm
Material : Oil on canvas
Acquisition : Bought Lewis Fund (1907)
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French Painting
Painting (Scène extérieure)
Area related
Paris (France)
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Harlequin and Crispin are seen duelling on a simple stage. They are characters from the "commedia dell'arte", a popular form of comic theatre that originated in Italy. Street theatre was popular in 18th-century Paris. The trees in this picture form a proscenium arch making the spectators as much a spectacle as the show itself.
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