Scene in a New Pantomime to be Performed at the Theatre Royal Paris
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 13 11/16 in. (25.2 × 34.7 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
59.533.1991
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the lively world of early 19th-century British satire with *Scene in a New Pantom to be Performed at the Royal Paris*, a hand-colored etching created by Thomas Rowlandson and published Rudolph Ackermann in London April 12, 1815. Measuring about 10 by 14 inches, this print from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department captures Rowlandson's signature wit through vibrant hand-coloring, a technique that brought caricatures to life with bold hues and exaggerated details, making them irresistible to Regency-era audiences. Dated just weeks after Napoleon's dramatic e...
About the Artist
Napoléon Bonaparte|Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson (French| ) · 1769 | –1821 |
French, Ajaccio 1769–1821 St. Helena|