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Invitation

early 1814 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Admission card to the Chapel Royal, Whitehall. Stipple engraving depicting Britannia sheltering people under her shield with her lion crouching behind her, whilst a battle rages in the background.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stipple engraving
Brief description
Invitation to a benefit for the sufferers of the War in Germany, at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall. John Samuel Agar, London, 1814. Stipple etching. Britannia sheltering the sufferers.
Physical description
Admission card to the Chapel Royal, Whitehall. Stipple engraving depicting Britannia sheltering people under her shield with her lion crouching behind her, whilst a battle rages in the background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.5in
  • Width: 9.625in
Credit line
Given by Mrs N. Rosevear
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings ACCESSIONS 1950, London, 1962.
Collection
Accession number
E.283-1950

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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