Title etched above image., Date and place of publication supplied by curator., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Lewes, Charles Lee, 1740-1803. and Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784.
Subject (Topic):
Theater, Physiognomy, Heads (Anatomy)., Demons, and Spectators
Title etched above image., Date and place of publication supplied by curator., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Lewes, Charles Lee, 1740-1803. and Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784.
Subject (Topic):
Theater, Physiognomy, Heads (Anatomy)., Hearses, Coats of arms, and Obelisks
Title from first line of text., Playbill advertising a spectacular show of shadow theatre and mechanical representation of the Battle of the Nile., The Lewis Walpole Library: Blanks completed in manuscript for a performance in Bristol on Thursday evening July 21st at Mr. Walkers' gun[?]. Thursday evening appears as a pasted slip over "Wednesday"., and For further information, consult library staff.
Volume 2, page 24. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A woman, shown full-length, stands in a field in front of a theater, holding a dramatic mask; other masks are at her feet. Surrounding the scene is an oval frame of laurel with 'Wynnstay' on the ribbon at the bottom. A design for an admission ticket for the theater at Wynnstay, the private theater of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn
Description:
Title from inscription in ink at bottom of image., Attribution to Bunbury based on inclusion of the drawing in a volume of the artist's work., Date from local card catalog record., Mounted alongside the print made after this drawing, as well as with another related drawing, on page 24 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs., and Original design for a print in the British Museum; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: C,3.149.
Volume 2, page 24. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A Punch-like figure is shown standing to front, with head in profile to the left, holding a paper in each hand. A goat stands beside him on the right; a pole with a sign 'To Wynnstay' (lettered backwards) is on the left, pointing to the right. A design for an admission ticket for the theater at Wynnstay, the private theater of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn
Alternative Title:
To Wynnstay
Description:
Title and date from those supplied in the British Museum catalog for the print made after this drawing., Attribution to Bunbury based on inclusion of the drawing in a volume of the artist's work., Mounted with a related drawing and a print on page 24 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs., and Original design, with image and letters in reverse, for no. 7069A in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6.