<i>Harlequin Mother Goose</i>
1811
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
About the artist
1811
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
<i>Harlequin Mother Goose</i> is a 1811 by William West, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a crowd of people in colorful costumes, all gathered around a woman in a goose costume. She sits on a fancy chair while others bow or point at her. The colors are bright and the lines are sharp. William West made these character sheets to sell in London theaters. People could buy them to remember the plays. This print is the oldest one he made. See this piece in person at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print by William West, published in 1811, features eight images of characters from the pantomime *Harlequin Mother Goose; or, The Golden Egg*, including Mother Goose, Harlequin, Punch, and clown figures. The upper row depicts Mr. Simmons as Mother Goose, Grimaldi in his "Bang-up" song, John Bologna as Harlequin, and a Punch figure with a saltbox, while the lower row shows Punch and his wife, Grimaldi, and Bologna in a comic pas de deux. Each image is titled, and the print credits West as the publisher at Exeter Street, Strand. The sheet reproduces existing prints of the characters from…
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