Triste et abattu les seductions des nymphes le tentent en vain
Print
01/03/1836 (published)
01/03/1836 (published)
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Hand coloured print entitled 'Triste et abattu les seductions des nymphes le tentent en vain', engraved by Edward Morton, the original sketch signed T.W. (Théophile Wagstaff), published in London, 1st March 1836.
Drawn by the writer William Makepeare Thackeray (1811-1863) and published under the pseudonym Théophile Wagstaff, this series of eight caricatures mocked Flore et Zéphire, a popular ballet by Charles-Louis Didelot.
Drawn by the writer William Makepeare Thackeray (1811-1863) and published under the pseudonym Théophile Wagstaff, this series of eight caricatures mocked Flore et Zéphire, a popular ballet by Charles-Louis Didelot.
Object details
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| Title | Triste et abattu les seductions des nymphes le tentent en vain (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving. Printed ink on paper. |
| Brief description | Hand coloured print entitled 'Triste et abattu les seductions des nymphes le tentent en vain', engraved by Edward Morton, the original sketch signed T.W. (Théophile Wagstaff), published in London, 1st March 1836 |
| Physical description | Hand coloured print entitled 'Triste et abattu les seductions des nymphes le tentent en vain', engraved by Edward Morton, the original sketch signed T.W. (Théophile Wagstaff), published in London, 1st March 1836. The print shows a male dancer leaning against a column, a female dancer, harp in hand, is kneeling beside him. Further female dancers are visible pearing through the forest backdrop which decorates the stage behind him. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Object history | This print is part of a set of engravings by Edward Morton, after Théophile Wagstaff. A paper label on the reverse of the final print reads 'Given to the Gabrielle Enthoven by Alexander Macmillan, 1927 - (on the staff)'. |
| Literary reference | Flore et Zephyr |
| Summary | Hand coloured print entitled 'Triste et abattu les seductions des nymphes le tentent en vain', engraved by Edward Morton, the original sketch signed T.W. (Théophile Wagstaff), published in London, 1st March 1836. Drawn by the writer William Makepeare Thackeray (1811-1863) and published under the pseudonym Théophile Wagstaff, this series of eight caricatures mocked Flore et Zéphire, a popular ballet by Charles-Louis Didelot. |
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| Accession number | S.3506-2013 |
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| Record created | September 6, 2013 |
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