An Excursion to Brighthelmstone made in the year 1789 1790
With hand-coloured illustrations. Bound in red goatskin with gold tooling | 34.2 x 48.7 x 1.5 cm (book measurement (conservation)) | RCIN 1070419
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Thomas Rowlandson and Henry Wigstead travelled to Brighton (also known as Brighthelmstone) in June 1789. Brighton had become a popular resort, and it was a favourite destination of the Prince of Wales (later George IV), who had built an exotic Marine Pavilion there. The Pavilion, itself a popular attraction, was among the places Rowlandson and Wigstead visited. On their return, Wigstead wrote a short account of the trip, and Rowlandson made a set of drawings to illustrate the text. Eight of these were etched for use in the resulting volume, with aquatint added by Samuel Alken. An Excursion to Brighthelmstone, published in 1790, was dedicated by permission to the Prince of Wales. This is the copy he kept in his Carlton House library.
Provenance
Acquired by George IV when Prince of Wales, c.1790
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
With hand-coloured illustrations. Bound in red goatskin with gold tooling
Measurements
34.2 x 48.7 x 1.5 cm (book measurement (conservation))
Other number(s)
ESTC : English Short Title Catalogue Citation Number – ESTC T138835Alternative title(s)
An Excursion to Brighthelmstone made in the year 1789 / by Henry Wigstead and Thomas Rowlandson.
