Les saltimbanques : leur vie, leurs moeurs
Les saltimbanques : leur vie, leurs moeurs is an 1875 Paris study of travelling showmen and street performers by Gaston Escudier, published by Michel Lévy and held by the Getty Research Institute. The pen-and-ink sketches show performers in loose, caricatured poses, with a designer able to draw on their quick, character-driven line, scruffy costumes, and expressive gestures for theatrical or comic work.
