Madame Catalani in Semiramide her first appearance in England, Decr. 13th, 1806 / [graphic]

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Title: Madame Catalani in Semiramide her first appearance in England, Decr. 13th, 1806 / [graphic]
Creator: Dighton, Robert, 1786-1865, printmaker
Contributor: Dighton, Robert, 1786-1865, artist, publisher.
Published / Created: [December 1806]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Robert Dighton
Abstract: "The famous soprano advances trippingly towards the spectator, head turned in profile to the right, left arm extended as if beckoning, a handkerchief in her right hand. She wears a gold fillet in her hair from which hang draperies, falling over her left arm, a dress with a double tunic, and a long train or mantle with tasselled ends flung over her shoulder and looped under her gold belt. All her quasi-barbaric draperies are heavily embroidered with gold. She has long rucked transparent sleeves. ... Not a caricature."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Leaf 27 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton.
1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 27.8 x 20.4 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm.
Provenance: Sold at Dominic Winter Auctions, 9 October 2020, lot 502, purchased through Jarndyce; October 2020.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 27.8 x 20.6 cm, on sheet 33 x 25 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English