Portrait of Madame Vestris as Pandora in Olympic Revels, or Prometheus and Pandora

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Artist/Maker	Hodgson, O. (publisher)
Place of origin	London (published)

Olympic Revels, or Prometheus and Pandora by J.R. Planché and Charles Dance, with music by John Barnett, was first performed at Madame Vestris' Royal Olympic Theatre, on Monday, January 3, 1831, described as: 'a mythological, allegorical burletta, in one act'.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Portrait of Madame Vestris as Pandora in <i>Olympic Revels, or Prometheus and Pandora</i>
Materials and techniques	Hand-coloured etching Paper Ink Watercolour Engraving (Printing Process) Print-Making Hand-Colouring
Brief description	Portrait of Madame Vestris as Pandora in Olympic Revels, or Prometheus and Pandora written by James Planché and Charles Dance, with music by John Barnett. Published in London by Orlando Hodgson, 1831
Physical description	Portrait of Madame Vestris as Pandora with the figures of Envy, Malice and Revenge as devils in the background
Dimensions	Print size height: 24.4cm Print size width: 19.4cm Total including mount height: 26.1cm Total including mount width: 20.4cm
Credit line	Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted	Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth
Summary	Olympic Revels, or Prometheus and Pandora by J.R. Planché and Charles Dance, with music by John Barnett, was first performed at Madame Vestris' Royal Olympic Theatre, on Monday, January 3, 1831, described as: 'a mythological, allegorical burletta, in one act'.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.471-2011

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Record created	June 2, 2011
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1223335/portrait-of-madame-vestris-as-print-hodgson-o/

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