Du Bourg's exhibition, No. 68, Lower Grosvenor Street and Large models made with cork, of temples, theatres, mausoleums, &c. in and near Rome, Naples, and the south of France
Description:
Descriptive catalogue of an exhibition of the elaborate cork architectural models of English artist Richard Du Bourg (1738-1826).
Publisher:
Printed by Watts and Co., 31, South Molton-Street, London
"A satire on the rebuilding of Drury Lane Theatre. Whitbread, Chairman of the Committee, bestrides a barrel, the head inscribed 'The Butt M, T' [empty]. He has long ass's ears and points to a table beside him on the extreme right where there is a mode...
Alternative Title:
Punishment of a modern Midas
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England), Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815, Moore, Peter, 1753-1828, and Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840
Subject (Topic):
Theaters, Architectural models, Barrels, and Traffic signs & signals
