A peep at the Parisot with Q in the corner! [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- A peep at the Parisot with Q in the corner! [graphic]
- Creator
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
- Contributor
- Fores, S. W., publisher.
- Published / Created
- [7 May 1796]
- Publication Place
- Lond. [London]
- Publisher
- Pub. May 7, 1796 by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
- Abstract
-
"A corner of the opera house. A dancer is poised on her right toe, while she leans forward, both arms extended, her left leg extended horizontally towards the audience. Her head is turned full-face. Those in the pit are peering under her skirt, which, falling limply almost to her ankles, defines her figure. In the front row of the pit sit (left to right) the Duke of Queensberry peering through an opera-glass; Sheridan, biting his thumb apprehensively (probably fearing competition with Drury Lane); Fox, leaning back laughing, while Pitt stands behind him, holding his shoulders, and staring intently at the dancer. Among the heads behind are Burke on the extreme right, Bedford next him, then Loughborough and Erskine (?) in their legal wigs. In a box on the first tier sit two ladies and a man, looking down upon the dancer, except that one of the ladies stares at the man she sits next through a glass. A door giving on to the stage is open, through which two men are staring up at the dancer. Behind stands a prim-looking man wearing spectacles. A scene of trees and foliage forms a background to the stage."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title from item.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
The dancer is possibly Madame Rose Parisot?
Matted to 47 x 62 cm.; printmaker's name and a key identifying subjects printed on mat below image. - Provenance
- Maggs ; Aug. 1964 ; From Minto Wilson collection with his stamp on verso.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 27.3 x 39.4 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 796.05.07.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1796
Etchings England London 1796 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Queensberry, William Douglas, Duke of, 1725-1810
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802
Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805
Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823 - Subject (Topic)
-
Audiences
Dancers
French
Performances
Opera houses
Theatrical productions - Subjects
-
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Queensberry, William Douglas, Duke of, 1725-1810 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802 > Caricatures and cartoons
Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823 > Caricatures and cartoons
Audiences
Dancers > French
Performances
Opera houses
Theatrical productions
England > 1796
England > London > 1796
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
- 8976475
- Object ID (OID)
- 10953014