Augustus Charles Pugin

Astley's Amphitheatre

Maker

Augustus Charles Pugin (British, 1762-1832)
Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756-1827), designer
Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834), publisher

Title

Astley's Amphitheatre

Year

Published 1808

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

aquatint, hand coloring

Supports

Dimensions

22.1 x 26.5 cm (8 11/16 x 10 7/16 inches) (plate) image

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil inscribed, LL:2.50 ; Verso:in pencil numbered, center of sheet:46(46 inscribed in circle); in red and black ink on white label in LL:EA/930In Plate--Numbered, UR:Plate 4. ; i

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./ MUSEUM/ OF ARTsurounded byPROVIDENCE/ RHODE ISLANDall inscribed in a circle. Orange circular stamp in UL on verso

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1435

Type

Exhibition History

The Illustrated Book
Oct 21, 1980 – Nov 23, 1980

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Augustus Charles Pugin (British, 1762-1832)
Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756-1827), designer
Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834), publisher
Astley's Amphitheatre, Published 1808
etching; aquatint; hand coloring
22.1 x 26.5 cm (8 11/16 x 10 7/16 inches) (plate) image
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.1435

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