Original Production Animation Drawing of The Minstrel from "Sleeping Beauty," 1959

Original Production Animation Drawing of The Minstrel from "Sleeping Beauty," 1959

Original production animation drawing of the Minstrel from "Sleeping Beauty," 1959, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite and red pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered 112-A in graphite pencil lower right; Size - Minstrel: 7 1/2 x 8", Sheet 12 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.

"Sleeping Beauty," the 1959 Walt Disney full length motion picture, introduced two characters that would become universal favorites; Maleficent and Princess Aurora. Aurora, along with Snow White and Cinderella would be forever immortalized in the public's view as the three greatest Disney Princesses. The original design for Aurora and her peasant disguise Briar Rose was developed by Tom Oreb, who based the character on the famed Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn; known for her thin frame and a very graceful demeanor. Marc Davis, the head animator, would continue the development process by morphing her general appearance and the clothing of the heroine. The fine tuning of the character continued so that she could be combined with the very angular forms present in the Eyvind Earle hand painted backgrounds.

The Minstrel (also referred to as The Jester or The Lackey) is one of King Stefan's loyal servants and he serves as the maitre d' of the castle. The Minstrel is thin, with light brown medium length hair, wears a yellow and orange striped shirt with a hat with a very long red feather, and carries his mandolin. His longest sequence in the film occurs when he is summoned to serve King Stefan and King Hubert wine to celebrate the soon to be wedding between Prince Phillip and Princess Aurora. While the two kings bicker about their plans, the Minstrel secretly helps himself to a few glasses of wine, gets hiccups, drunk, and falls asleep under the table with his legs sticking out and his head inside of his mandolin. The Minstrel was masterfully animated by Milt Kahl and his live action performance model was Franklin Pangborn, who was an American comedic character actor.

This a very large and fantastic drawing in graphite pencil of the Minstrel, he is drinking wine from a goblet and he has his mandolin in his arms. A wonderful addition to any animation art collection!

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