Covent Garden Theatre [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Covent Garden Theatre [graphic].
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created
- [20 July 1786]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd July 20, 1786 by H. Brookes, Coventry Street
- Abstract
-
"The theatre is apparently drawn from a box on the first tier. The left corner of the stage is shown with the prompter and another man standing in the wings. Almost half the orchestra, the pit, three tiers of boxes, and the lowest gallery are shown. Of the upper gallery only the balustrade and the extreme corner are visible. On the stage a man in Roman costume addresses a lady in modern dress who repels his advances; she is either singing or screaming. The house is crowded and the audience watch intently. The King and Queen are seated in the royal box; two men and a lady stand behind them. The figures are on a small scale, freely drawn with much expressiveness and humour. A representation of the theatre at that date, drawn apparently with architectural correctness."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins.
Mounted on wove paper backing.
Mounted on leaf 46 of volume 2 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 : sheet 22.9 x 46 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1786
Etchings England London 1786 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subjects
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England > 1786
England > London > 1786
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
- Catalog Record
- 12636181
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791468
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