H. Fores
A Scene from Don Giovanni

PublisherBritish, active 1820–1833
CultureBritish
Titles
  • A Scene from Don Giovanni
Date1820
PlaceEngland
MediumEtching with hand-coloring
DimensionsPlate: 8 5/8 × 12 5/8 in. (21.9 × 32.1 cm)
Sheet: 10 7/16 × 15 3/16 in. (26.5 × 38.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky
Object number75.131
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
in pencil below figures in the etching "Lady[illegible]", "geo 4th", "Princess[?] Wales"
verso bottom right in pencil "32"
printed bottom of the plate left to right "A Scene from DON GIOVANNI as Performed at the Kings Theatre / Don Giovanni by His M...y Donna Anna by a celebrated Actress her first appearance on this stage these72 years Leporello by Derry Down Triangle / the other carecters by the Corps de Ballet"
printed bottom right on the plate "Pub July 23 1820 by W Fores Panton Sr"

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