C.H. Simpson, Esqr. M.C.R.G.V for upwards of 36 years with a distant view of his colossal likeness in variegated lamps / [graphic]
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Lewis Walpole Library > C.H. Simpson, Esqr. M.C.R.G.V for upwards of 36 years with a distant view of his colossal likeness in variegated lamps / [graphic]
10971342
Description
- Title
- C.H. Simpson, Esqr. M.C.R.G.V for upwards of 36 years with a distant view of his colossal likeness in variegated lamps / [graphic]
- Creator
- Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, artist
- Contributor
- Kidd, William, 1803-1867, publisher.
- Published / Created
- August 20th, 1833.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Published by W. Kidd, 14 Chandos Stt. West Strand
- Abstract
-
At Vauxhall Gardens, the Master of Ceremonies, C.H. Simpson greets a man in uniform as fashionable visitors look on. Projected in the background is a view of his colossal likeness, in variegated lamps, taken in the Gardens on the 19th of August (the night of his benefit).
- Description
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Title from caption below image.
Three lines of text below title: To. C.H. Simpson, Esqr. M.C. of the Royal Gardens Vauxhall ... on the night of his benefit ...
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
"Price 1s. 6d. Plain. 2s. 6d cold."
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Sheet trimmed with loss of plate mark: sheet 25.3 x 18 cm. - Provenance
- Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. xxii.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 26.3 x 19.1 cm, on sheet 28.3 x 21.7 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 833.08.20.01
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1833
Aquatints England London 1833
Watermarks (Paper) - Material
- aquatint and etching ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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England
London. - Subject (Name)
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Simpson, Christopher Herbert, 1770-1835,
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England) - Subject (Topic)
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Masters of ceremonies
Entertainers - Subjects
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Simpson, Christopher Herbert, 1770-1835
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England)
Masters of ceremonies > England > London
Entertainers > England > London
England > 1833
England > London > 1833
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
- 9804996
- Object ID (OID)
- 10971342