Humourous Scene in the Lame-Lover.
T. Bonner del. et sculp. [London Magazine, 1770.] Engraving. 175 x 115mm (7 x 4½"), large margins on 3 sides. A scene from 'The Lame Lover, a three-act comic play by Samuel Foote, about Sir Luke Limp, a disabled man who pretends to be in love with a wealthy widow for financial gain. Foote, who wrote the play while recuperating from the amputation of his leg following a riding accident, played Limp in the original production
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Interno d'une Piramide Sepolcrale. Questa scena fu eseguita pel Ballo tragico Psammi, inventato dal Sig. Salvatore Vigano, posto sulle scene dell' I.R. Teatro alla Scala. Nell'Autuno dell' Anno 1817.
A. Sanquirico inv e dip. G. Gastelli inc. A. Biasioli f. acq.tin. Milano [n.d., 1829.] Aquatint. 335 x 395mm (13¼ x 15½") Repaired tear through title area. Publication line rubbed. The interior of an Egyptian pyramid at Memphis, with statues and figures, a set design for the tragic ballet 'Psammi, King of Egypt', 1817, by Salvatore Viganò. From the 'Raccolta di varie decorazione sceniche inventate ed eseguite per il r. Teatro alla Scala di Milano da Alessandro Sanquirico'. Sanquirico (1777-1849) was a scenery designer who worked primarily for the theatre of La Scala in Milan. Viganò (1769-1821), was a successful dancer and choreographer; he worked with Beethoven on the ballet 'The Creatures of Prometheus'.
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