The actress' prayer!! [graphic]
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11791861
Description
- Title
- The actress' prayer!! [graphic]
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
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Woodward, G. M. approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher. - Published / Created
- [10 August 1801]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub'd. 10th Augst., 1801, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
- Abstract
-
"A handsome young woman, in full dress with feathers in her hair, kneels on one knee, left foot thrust forward, arms extended, apostrophizing an ornate arm-chair on a dais (right). She appeals to Thalia and Melpomene for aid in her profession, asking for enormous rewards for her conspicuous abilities, should she 'ever reach the boards of a London Theatre'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title from letterpress text printed below image.
Three paragraphs of text below title: Hear me dramatic sisters, gay Thalia, and sublime Melpomone, by guardians to your supplicant, and aid her in her profession ...
Printer's line below lines of text: Spragg, printer, 27 Bow-Street, Convent-Garden.
1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 19.1 x 23.8 cm.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark with probable loss of title and letterpress text.
Mounted on leaf 75 of volume 7 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 : plate mark 20 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 44 x 27 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. 7
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1801
Drypoints England London 1801
Etchings England London 1801 - Material
- etching and drypoint ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subjects
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England > 1801
England > London > 1801
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
- Orbis Record
- 8330436
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791861
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