
Sophie von der Goltz
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The model is based on the engraving 'Jodelet' by Le Blond, depicting the comic actor Julien Bedeau from the Théâtre du Marais, Paris. However, the figure was described as 'Beltrame' in the factory records and is also often known as 'Mezzetin'. It is likely it was modelled by Kaendler as part of a small group of figures in 1748; see Meredith Chilton, Harlequin Unmasked (2001), p.314. Another example is in the collection of the Gardiner Museum and illustrated in Chilton (2001), p.200, no.321, together with the source print.