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print
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satirical print
Object Type
print
satirical print
Museum number
1981,U.199
Title
Object:
A quintetto.
Series:
Musical Amateurs
Description
An old maid sits erect in a chair, holding up a fan; she turns up her eyes, and extends her left hand, listening with emotion to the 'music' of four screeching cats (all with collars) and a cockatoo. She has a twisted and melancholy expression. Above the design: 'E'en Age itself is cheard with Music. It wakes a glad Remembrance of our Youth, Calls back past Joy's and warms us into Transport. Vide Rowe.' Cf. (e.g.) BMSat 10177. 1803? Hand-coloured etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Piercy Roberts
After:
George Moutard Woodward
Published by:
Piercy Roberts
School/style
British
Production date
1803
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
hand-coloured
Dimensions
Height:
284 millimetres
Width:
209 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(10200)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
satire
Acquisition date
1753-1981
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1981,U.199