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L'OUROBOROS
THE STREET PERFORMERS

Three stipple engraving by James Denison-Pender on
goblets blown by Cumbria Crystal.

Height 24cm, bowl height 9.5cm,diameter 8.5cm.

The engravings were inspired by a troupe of travelling
performers which the artist saw in the medieval hill town
of Les Baux in Provence. The troupe, called
L'Ouroboros, consisted of two drummers and a bagpiper,
jugglers and characters on stilts. The quality of the
performances and the extraordinary costumes suggested
that this was something special. However no explanation
was given about the act. The troupe paraded around the
town, stopping from time to time to perform their
juggling act, and then moving on.

1. THE REHEARSAL.
The idea of an open air Rehearsal is the artist's own.

2. THE PERFORMANCE.
The Performance is much as he saw it, on the steps of the
church.
3. THE DEPARTURE.
The Departure is intended to suggest the mood of both an
ending and a moving on.

The goblets are engraved on the inside and outside surfaces.
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