Astley's Amphitheatre [graphic]

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Title: Astley's Amphitheatre [graphic]
Creator: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Contributor: Pugin, Augustus, 1762-1832, artist.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist.
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher.
Published / Created: [1 January 1808]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. Jany. 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Abstract: "View within the amphitheatre, near Westminster Bridge, on Surrey side; a central circular arena around which a man rides standing on the back of two horses, another man in ring directing horses, spectators seated around sides, and on balconies on three levels, a large stage with black curtain at the back, a chandelier hanging from the ceiling."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 4.
Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 23.
Watermark: 1807.
Provenance: Acquisitions information unknown.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 24 x 30 cm, on sheet 27 x 34 cm
Language: English

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Quarto 646 808 M58 v.1
Collection Title: V. 1 Microcosm of London.
Collection Date: [London] : R. Ackermann's repository of arts, no. 101 Strand, [1808-10]

Genre: Pictorial works
Book illustrations
Aquatints England London 1808
Etchings England London 1808
Watermarks (Paper) 1807
Material: aquatint and etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): London (England)
England
London.
Subject (Name): Astley's Amphitheatre.
Subject (Topic): Audiences
Events
Interiors
Amphitheaters
Horses
Chandeliers
Subjects: Astley's Amphitheatre
London (England) > Pictorial works
Audiences > England > London
Events > England > London
Interiors > England > London
Amphitheaters
Horses
Chandeliers
England > London > 1808
1807

Access: Public
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