Iohn Bull at the Italian opera [graphic].

Creator:

Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker.

Published/Created:

[London]
T. Rowlandson, N. 1 James St. Adelphi
1811 October 2

Copyright Date:

Octr. 2, 1811.

Physical Description:

1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 33.2 x 23.8 cm

Notes:

For the original issue from 1805, see: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, pages 52-3
Reissue; the year "1805" at end of imprint statement has been altered to "1811." See British Museum catalogue.
Title etched below image.

Abstract:

"The left of the stage seen from the right with part of the orchestra in the foreground, and two stage-boxes on the left. The singer, a handsome young man of feminine appearance, bows, hands on heart, singing loudly. He wears quasi-Roman armour, with an enormous feathered helmet, a cloak, bare arms and legs, with cothurnes. In the centre of the lower box a stout man in regimentals yawns violently, looking disparagingly at the singer. A handsome lady next him turns her head towards the stage. Four other men in the box are amused or quizzical; one uses an ear-trumpet. In the upper box an elderly 'cit' grimaces with angry contempt; his wife yawns cavernously, as does a head in the background. The orchestra sit facing each other; all are elderly; all register active lack of appreciation."--British Museum online catalogue.

Variant Titles:

John Bull at the Italian opera

Topics:

John Bull (Symbolic character)--Caricatures and cartoons.

Topics:

Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, publisher.

Language:

English

Genre:

Etchings--England--London--1811.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1805.

Format:

Image

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Public

Call Number:

Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 11

Orbis Record:

12952930

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

11793255

Citation:

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8, no. 10484
Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 212

Extent of digitization:

Complete folder digitized.

OID:

11793175

PID:

digcoll:3997239