A Meissen figure of Mezzetin circa 1745-50

modelled by J.J. Kändler, with his right finger upraised, holding a bag in the left hand, wearing a black hat, yellow-lined green cloak, puce tunic and purple trousers, a dagger in his belt to his right side

This figure is based on an engraving depicting the 17th century Paris comedian, Julien Bedeau, of the Hôtel de Borgogne as Jodelet, the Mezzetin of the French Comedy. A similar figure in the Dr. Ernst Schneider Collection, Schloß Lustheim, is illustrated by R. Rückert, Meissener Porzellan, no.919.