print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- 1860,0623.2
- Title
- Mrs Midnight's Animal Comedians
- Description
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Monkeys and dogs dressed as humans, performing various different acts on a stage as presented by 'Mrs Midnight' (Christopher Smart); the scenes displayed under three arches, the central and largest showing a 'siege', with scenery set for the animals to climb ladders against a high wall, behind which houses are shown to burn; on either side smaller vignettes of different acts, including agility tricks, monkeys riding dogs, seated at a dinner table, dressed in a range of costumes; copied with some variations from a larger print by John June (see 1851,0308.447).
Engraving and etching
- Production date
- 1753
- Dimensions
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Height: 183 millimetres
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Width: 229 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Three press cuttings attached to the same sheet (1860, 0623.111.75 to 77, see separate entry) include an advertisement for the performance.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1860
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1860,0623.2