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[1], 16; [1], 16 engraved ll.Rare complete set of the first and only editions (excepting an abridged English edition of part 1, ca. 1760) of the only two Arelquin (Harlequin) print series by the Antwerp painter in The Hague, Gerard Joseph Xavery (1700-1747), one of the earliest original native Dutch examples the so-called Italian Commedia dell'arte, with texts in verse by Florentius H. J. van Halen (active ca. 1720-1739). We have located only 5 other copies with both parts and in 2 of those part 2 appears to be incomplete or defective.Both parts probably take inspiration from French sources in the Italian style, such as Gherardi, Le théâtre Italien (Paris, 1694) and the various theatrical performances known as "Théâtre de la foire", performed at annual fairs in France, but they are not simply translations and at least part 1 seems to form a complete original story. The most important character in both series is Harlequin, here depicted with his entire head black rather than just a mask around his… Read More