John Bull's visit to the Court Theatre to see and hear the famous German prima donna [graphic]

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Title: John Bull's visit to the Court Theatre to see and hear the famous German prima donna [graphic]
Creator: Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Contributor: Drake, G., active 1832-1836, publisher.
Published / Created: [approximately 1833]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed and published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market
Abstract: "First panel: John Bull on the point of paying to attend the Queen's concert; policeman and Duke of Wellington dressed like a soldier; second panel: the Queen, dressed like a poor German woman, singing and playing an instrument like a sausage with a groom."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Titles from item.
Initials of printmaker Charles Jameson Grant in lower left corner of first panel of design.
Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue.
Design consists of two panels side by side, each individually titled.
Wood engraving with letterpress text.
Text centered beneath the titles of the two panels: Don't talk of Madame Malibran after this.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed with loss of imprint and series statement. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum.
Numbered "89" twice in brown ink, in top portion of each panel of design.
No. 89.
Provenance: Grosvenor Prints; September 2018.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 25.7 x 37 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1833
Wood engravings
Annotations (Provenance) 19th century
Material: wood engraving ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Adelaide, Queen, consort of William IV, King of Great Britain, 1792-1849
Subject (Topic): John Bull (Symbolic character)
Soldiers
British
Police
Singing
Musicial instruments
Brooms & brushes
Subjects: Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 > Caricatures and cartoons
Adelaide, Queen, consort of William IV, King of Great Britain, 1792-1849 > Caricatures and cartoons
John Bull (Symbolic character) > Caricatures and cartoons
Soldiers > British
Police
Singing
Musicial instruments
Brooms & brushes
England > 1833
19th century

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