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Messrs. Grimaldi and Daves, in the celebrated Characters of the Negro Duet, as performed at Sadlers Wells, etc.
Print
26/11/1804 (made)
26/11/1804 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Etching depicting Joseph Grimaldi and Daves as the Negro Duet, 1804.
Object details
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| Title | Messrs. Grimaldi and Daves, in the celebrated Characters of the Negro Duet, as performed at Sadlers Wells, etc. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching |
| Brief description | Etching depicting Joseph Grimaldi and Daves as the Negro Duet, 1804 |
| Physical description | Etching depicting Joseph Grimaldi and Daves as the Negro Duet, 1804 |
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| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996 |
| Object history | NB The term ‘negro’ was used historically to describe people of black African heritage but, since the 1960s, has fallen from usage and, increasingly, is considered offensive. The term is repeated here in its original historical context. |
| Production | 28 Lawrence Lane, Cheapside, London |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Etching depicting Joseph Grimaldi and Daves as the Negro Duet, 1804. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.238-1997 |
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| Record created | October 20, 2009 |
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