The Rival Artistes
Print
17 July 1832 (Published)
17 July 1832 (Published)
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To the left Lord Grey, wearing a mid-thigh length tunic, belted at the waist, with puff sleeves and an open neck and a wide-brimmed over-plumed hat, facing left in arabesque, ams at shoulder height and head turned to front; to the right, the Duke of Wellington, wearing a simple thigh length classical tunic, the right leg extended at right angles to the left. Lord Grey is saying: "That you shine in a Pirouette, I readily admit, but for standing long and steadily upon one leg, I flatter myself that I enjoy some reputaiton." The Duke is saying: I defy any man to turn round quicker than I can." Titled below the print: "The Rival Artistes." and in pencil "Lord Grey" and "Duke of Wellington". HB Sketches 21(3 missing). Proof lithograph by A Ducole, published Thos. McLean, July 17th 1832.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Rival Artistes |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | "The Rival Artistes." HB Sketches 21(3 missing). Proof lithograph by A Ducole, published Thos. McLean, 1832. |
| Physical description | To the left Lord Grey, wearing a mid-thigh length tunic, belted at the waist, with puff sleeves and an open neck and a wide-brimmed over-plumed hat, facing left in arabesque, ams at shoulder height and head turned to front; to the right, the Duke of Wellington, wearing a simple thigh length classical tunic, the right leg extended at right angles to the left. Lord Grey is saying: "That you shine in a Pirouette, I readily admit, but for standing long and steadily upon one leg, I flatter myself that I enjoy some reputaiton." The Duke is saying: I defy any man to turn round quicker than I can." Titled below the print: "The Rival Artistes." and in pencil "Lord Grey" and "Duke of Wellington". HB Sketches 21(3 missing). Proof lithograph by A Ducole, published Thos. McLean, July 17th 1832. |
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| Production type | Proof |
| Marks and inscriptions | "THOS McLEAN" (Lower left hand corner; Embossing; McLean, Thomas) |
| Credit line | Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest |
| Object history | The pirouette reference is to Wellington's 'turns' over Catholic Emancipation and his attempt to form a Ministry in May 1831 with the intention of bringing in a Reform Bill. The print came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest. |
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| Bibliographic reference | See: 17192 Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires, preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, Vol. XI, 1828-1832, by M. Dorothy George, British Museum, London, 1952 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.306-2000 |
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| Record created | January 31, 2001 |
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