Don Luigi's Ball
Medium
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 9/16 × 9 1/16 in. (14.2 × 23 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.533.1621(7)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the lively whirl of Regency-era London with *Don Luigi's Ball*, hand-colored etching and aquint created by Lewis Engelbach, published by Rudolph Ackermann in London, and featuring the satirical flair of Thomas Rowlandson. June 1, 1815, this petite print (just 5 9/16 × 9 1/16 inches) captures a boisterous ballroom scene amid Britain's post-Napoleonic celebrations, where social revelry often masked sharp social commentary. Rowlandson, a master of caricature, populates the composition with men and women in mid-dance, accompanied by musicians, their exaggerated forms and vibrant hand-co...
About the Artist
Lewis Engelbach|Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson (British|British|British) · 1764 |1715 |1757 –1834 |1815 |1827
British, active 1794–1829|British|British, London 1757–1827 London