A stranger at Sparta standing long upon one leg ... [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- A stranger at Sparta standing long upon one leg ... [graphic].
- Contributor
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Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815, printmaker.
Pastorini, Benedetto, 1746- printmaker.
Dance, Nathaniel, Sir, 1735-1811, artist. - Published / Created
- [2 April 1781]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Published 2st [sic] April 1781 by Torre, No. 44 Market Lane
- Abstract
-
"Design in a circle inset in a square. A young dancer, Auguste Vestris (Vestr' Allard) in the centre of the stage. He is poised on the right toe, his left leg extended horizontally, his arms held out, a wide-brimmed hat, trimmed with ribbon and flowers in his right hand; his head thrown back rests on his right shoulder and he is smiling. Trees form the background, and on the right of the stage are flats, also of trees. In each of the lower angles of the square is a goose, standing on one leg."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title from text below image.
Printmakers and artist from British Museum catalogue.
Text below image continues: ... said to a Lacedaemonian, I do not believe you can do as much; "True (said he) but every goose can."
Text in lower right corner of plate: See Plutarch's Laconic Apothegms, vol. I, page 406.
Campanion print to: "He danc'd like a monkey, his pockets well cram'd ..."
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Mounted on wove paper backing.
Mounted on leaf 1 of volume 12 of 12. - Provenance
- From a collection in twelve volumes probably compiled by Francis Harvey and sold at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. 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 36.3 x 32 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 12
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1781
Etchings England London 1781
Stipple engravings England London 1781
Aquatints England London 1781 - Material
- etching, stipple engraving & aquatint ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Vestris, Auguste, 1760-1842
- Subjects
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Vestris, Auguste, 1760-1842 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1781
England > London > 1781
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
- Orbis Record
- 12528860
- Object ID (OID)
- 11861429
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