answer:Some of the caricature is derived from making fun of various people, such as the habitual drunk, with the red nose and round midsection, and the often lower class of a certain period, such as the red haired Irish. Most of it comes from various famous individuals, who were then copied by others. You also find that different countries have different clowns. You can tell a Russian Clown from an Italian Clown from a German Clown and so on.