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A clown dressed in full costume arrives for the annual Grimaldi Clown Service in London to honour the king of the clowns, Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837). (Photo by Steve Taylor / SOPA Images/Sipa
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Joseph Grimaldi dressed as a hussar standing before another actor in a clown's costume in a scene from the pantomime, Red Dwarf. Etching by W. Heath, ca. 1811. | Wellcome Collection
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Tony Lidington, in costume as 'Joey Grimaldi', during the memorial... Foto di attualità - Getty Images
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