Search results

Start typing

This exhibition is in the past. View our current exhibitions.
THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1757-1827)

John Bull at the Italian Opera.

2 Oct 1811

RCIN 810857

Italian opera was sometimes the object of xenophobic disdain in London – as shown by the stoical reaction of John Bull in the upper tier. Rowlandson also plays on the infectious nature of yawning. He must have been aware that the buyers of this print would suffer as much as a number of the audience members. Cat. 85
  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    BM Satires 10485 (BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12.)


The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.