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drawing of Madame Castelli in Scottish costume

Caricature Portrait Sketch
1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Chalon, Alfred Edward (made by)
Place of origin
England (made)

Alfred Edward Chalon, watercolour drawing of Madame Castelli in Scottish costume.

Object details

Categories
Theatre
Caricatures & Cartoons
Portraits
Drawings
Dance
Opera
Object type
Caricature portrait sketch
Titledrawing of Madame Castelli in Scottish costume (generic title)
Materials and techniques
watercolour
Watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Alfred Edward Chalon, drawing of Madame Castelli in Scottish costume, 1825.
Physical description
Alfred Edward Chalon, watercolour drawing of Madame Castelli in Scottish costume.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.1cm
  • Width: 11.4cm
Dimensions taken from Department of Prints and Drawings, Theatre Costume Design in the Victoria and Albert Museum Colour Microfiche, Emmett Microform, 1983.
Production
One of 100 assorted caricatures and sketches of opera, ballet and theatre performers, mostly made in London between 1820 and 1840.
Subject depicted
Madame Castelli
Bibliographic references
  • Department of Prints and Drawings, Theatre Costume Design in the Victoria and Albert Museum Colour Microfiche, Emmett Microform, 1983
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1924, published under the Authority of the Board of Education, London, 1926.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.966-1924

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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