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Lionel & Clarissa

Print
03/01/1820 (published)
Artist/Maker
Delattre (Jean Marie) (engravers)
Burney, Edward Francis (artist)
Cooke, C (publishers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (published)

Print for Act 1, Scene 8 in Lionel & Clarissa, engraved by Delattre, designed by Burney, published by Cooke, 1820.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleLionel & Clarissa (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Print-Making
Engraving
Brief description
Print for Act 1, Scene 8 in Lionel & Clarissa, engraved by Delattre, designed by Burney, published by Cooke, 1820
Physical description
The print features Act 1, Scene 8 in Lionel & Clarissa. The print depicts a couple seated at a table. The man, seated on the left, is leaning towards the woman with his hand on a globe. The woman, seated on the right, is turned forward with her hands raised. There is a printed frame of draped fabric and a harp and roses and Cupid.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.5cm (approximately) (Note: Height measured is unmounted. Mounted height is 30.7cm.)
  • Width: 17cm (approximately) (Note: Width measured is unmounted. Mounted width is 19.3cm.)
Marks and inscriptions
'Act I. Scene 8 / Lionel & Clarissa. / If you please Madam we will turn / over this celestial Globe once more. / Designed by E.F. Burney. / Engrav'd by Delattre. / Printed for C. Cooke, / March 1, 1820.'
Credit line
Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Object history
Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by Mrs H. Furtado in November 1970.
Summary
Print for Act 1, Scene 8 in Lionel & Clarissa, engraved by Delattre, designed by Burney, published by Cooke, 1820.
Other number
1972/A/121 - BTMA accession number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1185-2015

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Record createdJuly 15, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1317526/lionel--clarissa-print-delattre-jean-marie/
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