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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
Comedy Spectators. 8 - 8 Oct 1789
Hand-coloured etching | 18.7 x 25.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810352
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A hand-coloured print of a group of male and female spectators within a theatre enjoying a comedic performance. The print is one half of a full plate (the other half is RCIN 810351).
Inscribed in the plate: Rowlandson 1789Provenance
Perhaps one of the prints acquired from the descendants of Samuel Fores in 1854
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Medium and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
Measurements
18.7 x 25.5 cm (sheet of paper)
Featured in
ExhibitionHigh Spirits: The Comic Art of Thomas Rowlandson: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
Through the humour of Rowlandson’s drawings and prints, this exhibition examines life at the turn of the 19th century.
