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Brothers Rainer and their sister

Print
1827 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Vowles (printers)
Wilson, E (artist)
Vowles (lithographer)
Place of origin
London (printed)

Hand coloured print of the Brothers Rainer and their sister, Tyrolian Singers, 1827.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleBrothers Rainer and their sister (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand coloured stipple engraving on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Watercolour
Print-Making
Engraving (Printing Process)
Painting
Brief description
Hand coloured print of the Brothers Rainer and their sister, Tyrolian Singers, 1827
Physical description
Hand coloured print of the Brothers Rainer and their sister, Tyrolian Singers, 1827. The print features five singers in total, the four brothers positioned in two pairs, one pair either side of their sister is standing at the centre. They are all wearing hats with tall crowns and trimmed with sprays of flowers. The men wear short jackets over striped shirts which are gathered with a wide cummerbund at the waist. They also wear knee breeches and stockings above ankle high boots. The woman wears a Spencer over a striped dress. A striped apron with a central bow is tied beneath the raised, empire line waist of the dress. The gaze of all five singers is directed towards the viewer.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.4cm (approximately) (Note: The print is mounted on dark brown sugar paper. The measurements recorded are for the print only.)
  • Width: 34cm (approximately)
Marks and inscriptions
'BROTHERS RAINER and their SISTER./TYROLIAN SINGERS/Just Arrived in this Country/NATIVES of FUGEN in the TILLER VALLEY.' (Printed text at the base of the print.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Summary
Hand coloured print of the Brothers Rainer and their sister, Tyrolian Singers, 1827.
Other number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.675-2015

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Record createdMay 29, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1314840/brothers-rainer-and-their-sister-print-wilson-e/
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