(Etching) I[saac]. R[obert]. Cruikshank. Mr. Grimaldi as Clown in "Harlequin & Friar Bacon." N.d., [ca. 1820]

(Etching) I[saac]. R[obert]. Cruikshank. Mr. Grimaldi as Clown in "Harlequin & Friar Bacon." N.d. [ca. 1820]. 8vo. Etching of Joseph Grimaldi; full length and in costume as a clown, in spotted clothes and a small ruff, his face painted; standing by a barrel on which is a basket of oysters; from which he is helping himself, in his other hand holding a knife to open the shellfish. (From a description of the copy in the British Museum). Single page, b/w. Two tiny tears to margin, else Bright, Good. Suitable for framing. Charles Dickens' book about Grimaldi was illust. by George Cruikshank - this etching is by Boz's brother.