Vintage Set of Four Thespian Lithographs

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A Vintage Set of Four Thespian Lithographs, beautifully coloured consisting of:

* Il Capitan Spavento 1577
Il Capitano Spavento costume … more A Vintage Set of Four Thespian Lithographs, beautifully coloured consisting of:

* Il Capitan Spavento 1577
Il Capitano Spavento costume dated 1577 drawn by Maurice Sand, published in 1860. Commedia dell Arte character. Italian version of the Spanish Capitan Matamoros and French Capitaine Fracasse. He wears a hat, ruffled collar. Mustache / Moustache. Sword

* Il Dottore Baloardo 1653 From " Masques et bouffons"" He dottore Baloardo, 1653. From " Masques et bouffons" (Italian comedy), text and drawings by Maurice Sand, etchings by A. Manceau, preface by Georges Sand, Paris

* Pantalone 1550 one of the most important principal characters found in commedia dell'arte. With his exceptional greed and status at the top of the social order, Pantalone is "money" in the commedia world.

*Arlechino 1671 Vintage Color Lithograph Costume Print of Arlechino 1671 by Maurice Sand #20
Full length male figure wearing long belted jacket and straight trousers covered with trangles, neck ruff, small brimmed hat with feather and black face mask, holding bat in right hand. less