Trial By Jury
Printing Block
1875 (made)
1875 (made)
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Lithography involves the application of ink onto a grease-treated image on a flat surface. Blank areas, which hold moisture, repel the lithographic ink. The surface is then printed onto paper.
The short comic opera Trial By Jury was composed by Gilbert and Sullivan in the 1870s at the request of Richard D'Oyly Carte, as an afterpiece to the opera La Périchole. It opened on 25th March 1875 at the Royalty Theatre, and played over 300 times in two years. Richard Sullivan, who played the role of The Learned Judge, was composer Arthur Sullivan's brother.
The short comic opera Trial By Jury was composed by Gilbert and Sullivan in the 1870s at the request of Richard D'Oyly Carte, as an afterpiece to the opera La Périchole. It opened on 25th March 1875 at the Royalty Theatre, and played over 300 times in two years. Richard Sullivan, who played the role of The Learned Judge, was composer Arthur Sullivan's brother.
Object details
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| Title | Trial By Jury (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Limestone, wood and paper |
| Brief description | Lithographic limestone printing block for the programme for Trial By Jury, 1875 |
| Physical description | Limestone lithographic plate nailed to a wooden block, with a paper print of the programme design glued to the reverse. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte |
| Summary | Lithography involves the application of ink onto a grease-treated image on a flat surface. Blank areas, which hold moisture, repel the lithographic ink. The surface is then printed onto paper. The short comic opera Trial By Jury was composed by Gilbert and Sullivan in the 1870s at the request of Richard D'Oyly Carte, as an afterpiece to the opera La Périchole. It opened on 25th March 1875 at the Royalty Theatre, and played over 300 times in two years. Richard Sullivan, who played the role of The Learned Judge, was composer Arthur Sullivan's brother. |
| Other number | THM/73/34 - Archive number |
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| Accession number | S.709-2016 |
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| Record created | November 29, 2016 |
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