Harlequin
ca. 1765
Harlequin is the best known today of the commedia dell'arte figures. His early costume of irregular colored patches developed into the familiar diamond-shaped pattern. Harlequin's role is to generate a lively pace on stage.
Hard paste porcelain
3 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. (8.6 x 4.45 cm)
Gift of Martha and Henry Isaacson
76.278
Provenance: Collection of Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson, unknown purchase date until 1976; gift from Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1976