William Heath's "Prima Donna"
Item
- Title
- William Heath's "Prima Donna"
- Rights
- The British Museum, Prints and Drawings. Public domain.
- Creator
- William Heath (1795-1840)
- Date
- c. 1829
- Description
-
Satirical caricature of an operatic prima donna singing by William Heath (1795-1840). The singer holds a bow in a reference to the classical tales and characters that operas were often based on like the goddess Diana.
She sings a line from the comic opera "The Duenna," composed by Thomas Linley the Elder and Thomas Linley the younger with a libretto by Richard Brinsely Sheridan. - Format
- Hand-colored etching on paper. 370 x 258 mm.
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- The British Museum, Prints and Drawings.
- Contributor
- Lindsey Cillis
- Identifier
- The British Museum, Prints and Drawings. 1868,0808.9088
- Subject
- Opera; prima donna; William Heath; satire.
- Source
- JPEG file. The British Museum, Prints and Drawings. Unknown photographer. 10/22/2023. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-9088.
- Item sets
- Le Prime Donne-Lindsey C.
