The Prospect Before Us

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Artist/Maker	Thomas Rowlandson (artist)
Place of origin	London (made)

Hand-coloured etching depicting a couple dancing on stage in front of a large theatre audience. The audience is seated in stalls and in numerous boxes which make up the walls of the circular auditorium. The couple and the spectators in the boxes closest to the stage are in colour whilst the rest are in black and white and faintly outlined. The couple hold long flower garlands and wear elaborate hats. Lettered with title and dedication.

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Categories	Prints Theatre Satire Theatre Costume
Object type	Print
Title	The Prospect Before Us (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Hand-coloured etching Paper Printing Inks Etching Hand Colouring
Brief description	Hand-coloured etching by Thomas Rowlandson entitled 'The Prospect Before Us', depicting a couple dancing on stage in front of a large theatre audience. London, 1791.
Physical description	Hand-coloured etching depicting a couple dancing on stage in front of a large theatre audience. The audience is seated in stalls and in numerous boxes which make up the walls of the circular auditorium. The couple and the spectators in the boxes closest to the stage are in colour whilst the rest are in black and white and faintly outlined. The couple hold long flower garlands and wear elaborate hats. Lettered with title and dedication.
Dimensions	Height: 35.5cm Width: 51.5cm Dimensions taken from Miller, Elizabeth. Hand Coloured British Prints. London: Published by Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1987.
Marks and inscriptions	The Prospect Before Us Pubd as the Act Directs Jany 13 1791 by S. W. Fores Piccadilly
Subjects depicted	Theatre Theatre Actors Audience Boxes Dancing Garlands Hats
Bibliographic reference	Miller, Elizabeth. Hand Coloured British Prints. London: Published by Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1987.
Other number	BM S:8008 - British Museum Number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1001-1970

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O687183/the-prospect-before-us-print-thomas-rowlandson/

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