The School for scandal
Print
1936 (published)
1936 (published)
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Illustration to The School for Scandal. Men stand beside a four poster bed, out of which a woman's stockings leg protrudes. In the foreground are two men conversing, one wearing a green frock coat and yellow waistcoat and a red frock coat. Two capped women and two men are grouped behind, one of the men holding a quizzing glass and looking through the bed's curtains.
Object details
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| Title | The School for scandal (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured etching and aquatint |
| Brief description | René Ben Sussan (1895-1988). Illustrations for The School for Scandal, (Oxford University Press, 1936). A group beside a woman's bed. Hand-coloured etching and aquatint. |
| Physical description | Illustration to The School for Scandal. Men stand beside a four poster bed, out of which a woman's stockings leg protrudes. In the foreground are two men conversing, one wearing a green frock coat and yellow waistcoat and a red frock coat. Two capped women and two men are grouped behind, one of the men holding a quizzing glass and looking through the bed's curtains. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Object history | Originally from the collection of Philippe Le Stum |
| Literary reference | Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The school for scandal (Oxford University Press, 1936) |
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| Accession number | E.529-2024 |
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| Record created | April 27, 2023 |
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