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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
The Prospect Before us. No.2 Respectfully dedicated to those Singers, Dancers and Musical Professors who are fortunately engaged with the proprietor of the King's Theatre at the Pantheon 13 - 13 Jan 1791
Hand-coloured etching | 37.1 x 52.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810404
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A hand-colourd print showing the Pantheon theatre on Oxford Street in London. The Pantheon opened in 1772, hosting opera and ballet until its destruction by fire in 1792. Rowlandson shows the stage from the perspective of the performers, who are dancing the ballet Amphion et Thalie, premiered on 17 February 1791. This print, published a month earlier, may have been intended as a puff for the forthcoming performance. Inscribed in the plate: Pubd. as the Act directs Jany 13 1791 by S.W. Fores Piccadilly
Provenance
Perhaps one of the prints acquired from the descendants of Samuel Fores in 1854
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Medium and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
Measurements
37.1 x 52.1 cm (sheet of paper)
35.0 x 51.1 cm (platemark)
Other number(s)
BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. – BM Satires 8008Bibliographic reference(s)
BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. BM Satires 8008
