Not on display

Derby Day

Print
1858 (made)
Artist/Maker
Ernest Gambart & Co. (publishers)
Blanchard, Auguste Thomas Marie III (engraver)
Frith, William Powell (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Print featuring a panoramic view of the Epsom Derby which presents a revelling cross-section of Victorian society.

Object details

Categories
Satire
Class
Object type
Print
TitleDerby Day (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
engraving
Wove Paper
Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Print, 'Derby Day', engraving, Auguste Blanchard III after William Powell Frith, Great Britain, 1858
Physical description
Print featuring a panoramic view of the Epsom Derby which presents a revelling cross-section of Victorian society.
Dimensions
  • Height: 49.6cm (Note: taken from departmental notes)
  • Width: 110.5cm (Note: taken from departmental notes)
Marks and inscriptions
  • W.P. Frith (signed in pencil on the left)
  • Aug. Blanchard (signed on the right)
Object history
With the blind stamp of the Printsellers' Association.

The Printsellers' Association records a total of 5025 impressions of this print issued, after which the plate was to be destroyed. Prices ranged from 5 gns to 15 gns.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.560-1969

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1041056/derby-day-print-blanchard-auguste-thomas/
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