Antique Portrait Print-BLASSII-BLAISE DE MANFRE-MAGICIAN-JUGGLER-Caulfield-1813

Subject: Plate: 'Blasii de Manfre.' Blaise de Manfre was a Malta born magician and juggler who performed at the court of King Charles II. He was most famous for a trick that involved swallowing a large quantity of water, and discharging it again, converted as wine, beer, oil or milk.

Condition: Excellent given age. General age related toning and occasional light foxing. Paper edges ocassionally a bit frayed and chipped. Remains of binding. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Original etching / engraving on a vellin type paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 22 x 28 cm. The image size is ca. 12.5 x 17.5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 8.7 x 11 inch. The image size is ca. 4.9 x 6.9 inch.

Part Number: 31943

Location: C196-32

Description: This attractive original old antique satirical print / plate originates from: 'Portraits, memoirs and characters, of remarkable persons, from the reign of Edward the third, to the Revolution. Collected from the most authentic accounts extant', by James Caulfield, London 1813. This work consists of descriptions of remarkable events and objects, and lives of eccentric individuals.

Artists and Engravers: Author: James Caulfield (1764ï¿½1826), British author and printseller. Engraver unknown.