Forestier
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- 7 giorni fa
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- 25 set 2026
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This painted illustration was created for publication in a newspaper/illustrated magazine. It shows two performers dressed in the costume traditionally associated with the Chinese Dragon Dance. Music for the dance is being provided by a group of four musicians (all dressed in identical wide brimmed straw hats and knee length, long sleeved tunics under a sleeveless dark tabard). The dancers and musicians are encircled by an audience of men, all of whom are dressed in feathered headdresses and short, plain skirts.
A handwritten caption at the base of the image reads "Quaint performance before savage audience" and the clothing and behaviour of both the performers and the audience reflects many of the racial prejudices prevelant in the late nineteenth century.
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The illustration was painted by the artist A.Forestier and is signed with his name in the bottom left hand corner. Sir Amédée Forestier (1854 – 1930) was an Anglo-French artist and illustrator. He began working for the Illustrated London News in 1882 and became known for his attention to detail and historical illustrations.
This item is one of several theatrical drawings from a collection of sketches commissioned from contemporary artists to be printed in illustrated magazines. The collection was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- S.373-2011
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Fonti
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · acquisita 7 giorni fa
- Immagine: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
