Image not available
James Gillray
No flower that blows, is like this rose / [Gillray].
Published
[London] : H. Humphrey, 1796.
hand colored etching
image: 25.5 x 21 cm; plate: 27.4 x 22 cm; sheet: 28.8 x 23.3 cm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2947
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
An opera-dancer, Rose Didelot, is poised on her right toe, her head turned in (sharp-featured) profile to the left, holding up a long garland of roses. She wears a pseudo-classical costume, defining her person, the edge of the skirt bordered with roses, a wreath of roses in her hair which is almost short. The scenery is of trees with a landscape background.
Associated names
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Catalog link