Lot 49
Gérard Edelinck after Theodorus Netscher- Raimond Poissin, Theatre - Comedian
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 13 January 2016 at 11:00 GMT
£325
Description
The Comic Actor Raimond Poissin as Crispin. Etching and engraving, 1682, 493 x 380mm., on thick laid paper, good margins
Footnote
Note: Raymond Poissin (c.1630-90), known on the stage as Crispin Ier, joined a troupe of travelling actors, which was noticed by Louis XIV on their travels, who set the troupe up at the theatre of the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris to perform comic skits. The role of Crispin, the mumbling servant, was his best known role.