The prospect before us [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The prospect before us [graphic].
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Fores, S. W., publisher.
- Published / Created
- [13 January 1791]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. as the act directs, Jany. 13, 1791, by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly
- Abstract
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"The interior of the Pantheon, reconstructed as a theatre, seen from the stage on which, in the foreground, are two opera dancers holding garlands of roses. The house is crowded; in the foreground (left and right) are three tiers of stage-boxes filled with admiring spectators. Behind the stage are the heads and shoulders of the orchestra; a very old man on the extreme right holding a 'cello puts an ear-trumpet to his ear. Behind the orchestra is the crowded pit and in the background six tiers of boxes (there were actually four tiers, 'Lond. Chronicle', 11 Feb.); above it is a gallery in which tiny figures are indicated. In the centre of the grand tier is the royal box, in which the King (looking through an opera-glass) and Queen are seated."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched above image.
Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego.
Text below image: Respetfully [sic] dedicated to those singers, dancers, & musical professors, who are fortunately engaged with the proprietor of the King's Theatre, at the Pantheon.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on left side.
Mounted on leaf 28 of volume 4 of 14 volumes. - Provenance
- From a collection in fourteen volumes compiled by Francis Harvey and dispersed at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Sold at Sotheby, London, 12 March 1919. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 36.3 x 51 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 4
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1791
Etchings England London 1791 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subjects
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England > 1791
England > London > 1791
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 12698672
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791627
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