The prospect before us [graphic].Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker[13 January 1791]eng"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 catalogueTitle 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.