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A peep behind the curtains at Drury Lane.
1789
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 09/Normal/18th c./Artists O-Sayer GA 2011.00667
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1789/01/14.
- People
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- Author
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Theater audiences—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Drury Lane Theatre—Caricatures and cartoons
- God save the King—Caricatures and cartoons
- National songs—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Musicians—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Actors—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Regency—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- A peep behind the curtains at Drury Lane.
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 09/Normal/18th c./Artists O-Sayer GA 2011.00667
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc4t64h095g
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1789/01/14.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1789
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 20.5 x 18.1 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- British Museum. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, [1978]. No. 7484
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Aquatints
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Sheridan stands behind stage curtain at Drury Lane Theater, advising orchestra not to play "God Save the King" when the audience demands it.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "JS".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Theater audiences—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Drury Lane Theatre—Caricatures and cartoons
- God save the King—Caricatures and cartoons
- National songs—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Musicians—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Actors—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Regency—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/cda6b82e-d727-4101-8e7c-05ec50ec0655/manifest