C.H. Simpson, Esqr. M.C.R.G.V for upwards of 36 years with a distant view of his colossal likeness in variegated lamps / [graphic]

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Title
C.H. Simpson, Esqr. M.C.R.G.V for upwards of 36 years with a distant view of his colossal likeness in variegated lamps / [graphic]
Creator
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, artist
Contributor
Kidd, William, 1803-1867, publisher.
Published / Created
August 20th, 1833.
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Published by W. Kidd, 14 Chandos Stt. West Strand
Abstract

At Vauxhall Gardens, the Master of Ceremonies, C.H. Simpson greets a man in uniform as fashionable visitors look on. Projected in the background is a view of his colossal likeness, in variegated lamps, taken in the Gardens on the 19th of August (the night of his benefit).

Description
Title from caption below image.
Three lines of text below title: To. C.H. Simpson, Esqr. M.C. of the Royal Gardens Vauxhall ... on the night of his benefit ...
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
"Price 1s. 6d. Plain. 2s. 6d cold."
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Sheet trimmed with loss of plate mark: sheet 25.3 x 18 cm.
Provenance
Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. xxii.
Extent
1 print : plate mark 26.3 x 19.1 cm, on sheet 28.3 x 21.7 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
833.08.20.01

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Satires (Visual works) England 1833
Aquatints England London 1833
Watermarks (Paper)
Material
aquatint and etching ; and wove paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Geographic)
England
London.
Subject (Name)
Simpson, Christopher Herbert, 1770-1835,
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England)
Subject (Topic)
Masters of ceremonies
Entertainers
Subjects
Simpson, Christopher Herbert, 1770-1835
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England)
Masters of ceremonies > England > London
Entertainers > England > London
England > 1833
England > London > 1833

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Rights
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Identifiers

Catalog Record
9804996
Object ID (OID)
10971342

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