The Prospect Before Us
Print
1791 (made)
1791 (made)
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Hand-coloured etching depicting a couple dancing on stage in front of a large theatre audience. The audience is seated in stalls and in numerous boxes which make up the walls of the circular auditorium. The couple and the spectators in the boxes closest to the stage are in colour whilst the rest are in black and white and faintly outlined. The couple hold long flower garlands and wear elaborate hats. Lettered with title and dedication.
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Title | The Prospect Before Us (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured etching |
Brief description | Hand-coloured etching by Thomas Rowlandson entitled 'The Prospect Before Us', depicting a couple dancing on stage in front of a large theatre audience. London, 1791. |
Physical description | Hand-coloured etching depicting a couple dancing on stage in front of a large theatre audience. The audience is seated in stalls and in numerous boxes which make up the walls of the circular auditorium. The couple and the spectators in the boxes closest to the stage are in colour whilst the rest are in black and white and faintly outlined. The couple hold long flower garlands and wear elaborate hats. Lettered with title and dedication. |
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Bibliographic reference | Miller, Elizabeth. Hand Coloured British Prints. London: Published by Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1987. |
Other number | BM S:8008 - British Museum Number |
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Accession number | E.1001-1970 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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