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Street entertainers

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  • Old Harry, a street entertainer. Line engraving by R. Graves.
  • A chained bear being made to dance by a man holding a stick, accompanied by a piper and watched by a crowd. Lithograph by Roche, 1817.
  • Two Commedia dell'arte street entertainers using a clyster as part of their performance. Etching by J. Callot.
  • A man has two dancing dolls on a board, controlled by a string attached to his leg. Coloured etching.
  • An old man in a top hat sitting in a wooden cart with wheels that resembles a coffin, pointing at a passage in the book he is reading. Etching by J.T. Smith.
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    A man with a wooden leg sings while he is accompanied by a blind man playing the flute and a dog performing on its hind legs. Pen and ink drawing.

    | Reference: 44048i
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    Billy Waters, a one legged busker, in a crowded London street. Coloured aquatint, 1822.

    | Date: March 1822 | Reference: 1962i
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    Two Commedia dell'arte street entertainers using a clyster as part of their performance. Etching by J. Callot.

    Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635. | Reference: 15843i
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    Two Commedia dell'arte street entertainers performing together. Etching by J. Callot.

    Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635. | Reference: 15847i
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    A man plays a tambourine as a bear with its arms held back is encouraged to dance. Watercolour.

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 34334i
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