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Arlequin, sorcerer and barber: the deceived rivals
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Belloardo and Capitano are roughly shaved and powdered with wet flour by Arlequin, dressed as a barber. His servant Pierot holds the bowl of flour. Arlequin has a club hidden under his left arm with which he will eventually beat his rivals Belloardo and Capitano. Scene from the farce Arlequin, tovenaar, en barbier by Willem van der Hoeven. Before the names and verses.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineArlequin, tovenaar en barbier: de bedrogen rivalen. 1758. Pieter Tanjé. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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