Comedy spectators ; Tragedy spectators

Comedy spectators ; Tragedy spectators

Item Information

Title:
Comedy spectators ; Tragedy spectators
Description:
The contrast of the respective attractions between the two classes of entertainment is pictured with the artist's characteristic force and spirit. The humour of these two designs is suggestive of Hogarth's genius. While the woes of 'Romeo and Juliet' are influencing the spectators to the most profound melancholy, and reducing the audience to tears and hysteria, the attendants on Comedy are enjoying the humours of the performance with the most frank and unrestrained merriment.
Artist:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
Name on Item:
Rowlandson
Date:
October 8, 1789
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Satires (Visual works)
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Theater audiences
Laughter
Crying
Extent:
1 print : hand-colored etching ; sheet 38 x 26 cm
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
No. 3 Piccadilly, : S. W. Fores
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Grego, I, p. 219
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Grego, Joseph. "Rowlandson the caricaturist; a selection from his works with anecdotal descriptions of his famous caricatures, in two volumes." London: Chatto and Windus, 1880
Notes (object):
A pair of subjects on one plate.
Identifier:
18_03_000720
Barcode:
36666003287436