This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/28/2023
[WIRE WALKER] GILLE CE FAMEUX PANTOMINE. Hamburg, ca. 1800. Handsome engraving depicts Gilles, the pantomime actor, who the text below explains “acts a fool, though he is wise.” A woman behind him, identified as his mistress, holds a balance bar while perched on a tightrope suspended between two sets of wooden crossbars. Text below the image in German and French. 15½ × 11". Laid down. SCARCE. We have been unable to locate other examples of this engraving.