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La retraite de Flore

Print
01/03/1836 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hand coloured print entitled 'La retraite de Flore', engraved by Edward Morton, the original sketch signed T.W. (Théophile Wagstaff), published in London, 1 March 1836.

Drawn by the writer William Makepeare Thackeray (1811-1863) and published under the pseudonym Théophile Wagstaff, this series of eight caricatures mocked Flore et Zéphire, a popular ballet by Charles-Louis Didelot.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLa retraite de Flore (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving. Printed ink on paper.
Brief description
Hand coloured print entitled 'La retraite de Flore', engraved by Edward Morton, the original sketch signed T.W. (Théophile Wagstaff), published in London, 1st March 1836
Physical description
Hand coloured print entitled 'La retraite de Flore', engraved by Edward Morton, the original sketch signed T.W. (Théophile Wagstaff), published in London, 1st March 1836. It shows a female dancer, Flore, in a domestic interior, in conversation with two gentleman, with a female chaperone seated at her side.
Dimensions
  • Print height: 24.4cm
  • Print width: 32.4cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
This print is part of a set of engravings by Edward Morton, after Théophile Wagstaff. A paper label on the reverse of the final print reads 'Given to the Gabrielle Enthoven by Alexander Macmillan, 1927 - (on the staff)'.
Literary referenceFlore et Zephyr
Summary
Hand coloured print entitled 'La retraite de Flore', engraved by Edward Morton, the original sketch signed T.W. (Théophile Wagstaff), published in London, 1 March 1836.

Drawn by the writer William Makepeare Thackeray (1811-1863) and published under the pseudonym Théophile Wagstaff, this series of eight caricatures mocked Flore et Zéphire, a popular ballet by Charles-Louis Didelot.
Associated objects
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Collection
Accession number
S.3829-2013

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Record createdNovember 8, 2013
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