Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by John Franklin, c.1800–1868

Published by M H & J W Allen, active 1826, British
Title:
Monsignor Alexandre's Characters in his Entertainment of the Devil on Two Sticks, or, Asmodeus in London
Date:
ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 15/16 x 17 13/16 inches (32.8 x 45.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower center: "2 /"; lower right: "274"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection, Fry Print Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1994.4.197
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
pipes | cuffs | gesturing | men | love | lust | capes | food | theater | monkey (animal) | devil | lamps (lighting device components) | hooves | actors | humor | children | sticks | feathers | crowd | carriage | women | basket | bonnets | costume | posing | turban | tricorns | dog (animal) | soldiers | boxes | religious and mythological subject | ruffs | animal | gaze | fire | The Devil on Two Sticks (1707), novel | play
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:34554