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Outside of the Opera House at night: Gallantry of Tom and Jerry
1821
plate 30 from Life in London by Pierce Egan, published by Sherwood, Neely & Jones, London, 1821
Medium
hand-coloured etching and aquatint
Measurements
10.8 × 18.0 cm (image) 15.1 × 23.7 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1956
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
BM Satires 14348; Cohn 262; Reid 4755, 5108
Inscription
printed in ink l.r.: Drawn & Engraved by I.R & G. Cruikshank.
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: OUTSIDE OF THE OPERA HOUSE AT NIGHT. Gallantry of Tom and Jerry.
printed in ink (below image) l.c.: Pub.d (d in superscript above . ) by Sherwood, Neely, & Jones, June 1, 1821.
Accession Number
3345N-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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