I Puritani

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Artist/Maker	Richard Bentley (printers) Alfred Crowquill (artist)
Place of origin	London (printed)

Luigi Lablache (1794-1858) was an Italian operatic bass singer. His first performance in London was at the Kings Theatre on 30th March 1830, in the role of Geronimo in Il Matrimonio Segreto by Domenico Cimarosa. His popularity engaged him annually in London for the summer seasons, and in April 1836 began to give regular singing lessons to Queen Victoria.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Prints
Object type	Print
Title	I Puritani (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Printed paper Ink Paper Printing
Brief description	Print depicting Luigi Lablache as Giorgio in I Puritani, 1850
Physical description	Black and white print, mounted on card, depicting Luigi Lablache in character as Giorgio in the opera I Puritani by Vincenzo Bellini, after an original drawing by Alfred Crowquill.
Dimensions	Print height: 26.3cm Print width: 19.1cm Mount height: 37.7cm Mount width: 26.6cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Alfred Crowquill L. Lablache London Richard Bentley 1850 as 'Giorgio in 'I Puritani'
Credit line	Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted	Lablache, Luigi
Summary	Luigi Lablache (1794-1858) was an Italian operatic bass singer. His first performance in London was at the Kings Theatre on 30th March 1830, in the role of Geronimo in Il Matrimonio Segreto by Domenico Cimarosa. His popularity engaged him annually in London for the summer seasons, and in April 1836 began to give regular singing lessons to Queen Victoria.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.135-2017

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Record created	January 31, 2017
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1378961/i-puritani-print-alfred-crowquill/

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