156. A Meissen figure of Dottore Boloardo from the Duke of Weissenfels series, circa 1745 Modelled by P. Reinicke and J.J. Kaendler, wearing a yellow-lined blue cloak, black hat, gilt-edged white jacket with turquoise belt, black breeches and red shoes, the base applied with leaves and flowers, 13.7cm high (fingers on left hand restored, hat overpainted, tip of right shoe restored) The model is mentioned in Kaendler's work notes for April 1744. It is loosely based upon Joullain's engraving "Habit de Docteur Ancien"; see M. Chilton, Harlequin Unmasked, 2001, no. 106.