Theatrical Pleasures, ( Snug in the Gallery, Plate 3)
ca. 1835
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
image: 8 3/4 x 7 3/16 in. (22.3 x 18.2 cm) sheet: 10 1/2 x 8 9/16 in. (26.7 x 21.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.888-327
Tags
Art Historical Context
Theodore Lane’s hand-colored *Theatrical Ple (Snug in the Gallery, Plate 3)*, published by Thomas McLean around 1835, captures the lively atmosphere of a London theater’s upper gallery. The scene shows a densely packed of men and women leaning over the railing, their animated expressions and close quarters conveying both excitement and the slightly chaotic pleasures of affordable theater seating. As a print designed for wide circulation, it offers a witty glimpse into early nineteenth-century entertainment culture. Lane, known for his caricatures and genre scenes, worked in the tradition of B...