A costume design of Harlequin for Louis Mérante's harlequinade ballet Les jumeaux de Bergame, a comic production about two identical twins (both versions of Harlequin) from Bergamo, whose resemblance causes a series of mistaken identities and romantic mix-ups; Harlequin, or Arlecchino, is a classic comic servant character from the Italian theatre tradition of commedia dell’arte, known for his colourful diamond-patterned costume, mask, acrobatics, trickery, and wit.