Rebecca
Print
19th century (published)
19th century (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Portrait print of the Spanish dancer Maria Mercandotti. Mercandotti was brought to London by James Duff. In 1814 Mercandotti danced a cachucha at the Lyceum Theatre at the end of the tenth performance of the opera "Frederick the Great" on the 15th August 1814.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Rebecca (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Print depicting Spanish dancer Senora Mercandotti |
| Physical description | Portrait print of a woman leaning on a balcony. She wears a number of shawls over her head and shoulders and a necklace of pearls around her neck. Her dress has long puffed white sleeves. She props herself up on her right elbow, her right hand to her cheek. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Painted by A. E. Chalon, R. A.'
'Engraved by H. Robinson'
'Rebecca'.
'London, Published by Longman & Co. Paternoster Row.'
Hand-written: 'Senora Mercandotti'.
'Lyceum, August 15 1814' |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Portrait print of the Spanish dancer Maria Mercandotti. Mercandotti was brought to London by James Duff. In 1814 Mercandotti danced a cachucha at the Lyceum Theatre at the end of the tenth performance of the opera "Frederick the Great" on the 15th August 1814. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.663-2017 |
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| Record created | April 26, 2017 |
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