Mr. H. Angelo's Fencing Academy

1791
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mr. H. Angelo's Fencing Academy
  • Artist: Designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Etcher: Aquatinted by Charles Rosenberg (British, active 1790–1820 London)
  • Publisher: Henry Angelo (British, London 1756–1835 London)
  • Subject: Henry Angelo (British, London 1756–1835 London)
  • Subject: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (French, Guadeloupe 1745–1799 Paris)
  • Date: 1791
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching and aquatint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 15 3/4 in. × 23 in. (40 × 58.4 cm)
    Sheet: 16 3/4 × 23 3/4 in. (42.5 × 60.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.1249
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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