A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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The Romp.
R. Delin.
Publishehed Jan.y 3.d 1786, by S. W. Fores at the Caracature Warehouse N.o 3 Piccadilly.
Hand-coloured etching, sheet 290 x 440mm (11½ x 17¼"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed within plate. Tears to edges. Staining.
A boxing scene from The Romp, Act II, shows Young Cockney, played by James William Dodd (c.1740-96) and Priscilla Tomboy, played by Dorothy Jordan (1761-1816) facing off with clenched fists. He is fashionably dressed and portly, while her hat and mittens lie on the floor. Captain Sightley, played by William Barrymore and Miss La Blond, played by Mrs Barnes (fl. 1782-1808) watch from behind, with a folding screen and framed pictures in the background. The Romp is a comic opera (altered from Bickerstaffe's 'Love in the City' for the Dublin stage c. 1780) becoming a favourite due to Mrs. Jordan's acting. Female boxing image.
BM Satires 6875.
[Ref: 68039] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
R. Delin.
Publishehed Jan.y 3.d 1786, by S. W. Fores at the Caracature Warehouse N.o 3 Piccadilly.
Hand-coloured etching, sheet 290 x 440mm (11½ x 17¼"). On 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed within plate. Tears to edges. Staining.
A boxing scene from The Romp, Act II, shows Young Cockney, played by James William Dodd (c.1740-96) and Priscilla Tomboy, played by Dorothy Jordan (1761-1816) facing off with clenched fists. He is fashionably dressed and portly, while her hat and mittens lie on the floor. Captain Sightley, played by William Barrymore and Miss La Blond, played by Mrs Barnes (fl. 1782-1808) watch from behind, with a folding screen and framed pictures in the background. The Romp is a comic opera (altered from Bickerstaffe's 'Love in the City' for the Dublin stage c. 1780) becoming a favourite due to Mrs. Jordan's acting. Female boxing image.
BM Satires 6875.
[Ref: 68039] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)