Etching of a costumed performer on a wooden block holding an inflated bladder on a stick, surrounded by children and adults watching, with a dog at right.

The Marquis of the Bladder (Le marquis de la Vessie)

An etching shows a costumed performer standing on a low wooden block, holding a stick topped with an inflated bladder and wearing a peaked, tasseled cap. Around him a ring of children and adults watches, including a small girl in a dress at right and a boy at left, with a dog at the right edge.

Artist: Léopold Flameng
Date: 1874
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 2893 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1874.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

19th century etching printmaking rijksmuseum crowd costumed performers black and white