About this Image
Illustration of Astley's Amphitheatre, opened by Philip Astley in 1773. Scene shows a circus performance in progress on the stage it was rebuilt in 1803 after one of several fires. From "The Microcosms of London," a series of views with figures drawn by caricaturist T. Rowlandson and buildings by architectural draftsman A.C. Pugin.
Full Title
Astley's Amphitheatre
Member of
Contributor(s)
Creator: Thomas Rowlandson; Augustus Pugin.
Publisher
London : Pub. at R. Ackermann's repository of arts, Jan. 1st, 1808
Date Issued
1808-01-01
Language
English
Type
Form
image/tiff
Date Captured
2016-12-12
Identifier
MS0283_004
photographs-prints_32
Note
Phase One P40+
Alex Japha
400
Subject (LCSH)
Record Origin
Converted from Dublin Core to MODS during migration from CONTENTdm to Islandora
Related Item
SC MS 0283 Izenour & Milet Collection
Thomas Rowlandson; Augustus Pugin. (1808). Astley’s Amphitheatre (1–). https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/photographs-and-prints/astleys-amphitheatre
Thomas Rowlandson; Augustus Pugin. 1808. “Astley’s Amphitheatre”. https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/photographs-and-prints/astleys-amphitheatre.
Thomas Rowlandson; Augustus Pugin. Astley’s Amphitheatre. 1 Jan. 1808, https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/photographs-and-prints/astleys-amphitheatre.