The Steine (An Excursion to Brighthelmstone)
Medium
Etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 10 3/16 × 13 7/8 in. (25.8 × 35.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.533.368
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant social whirl of late Georgian England with *The Steine (An Excursion to Brightstone)*, a lively 1790 etching and aquat by a talented trio: Henry Wigstead, Samuel Alken, the renowned caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson published by G.G.J. & J. Robinson. This sheet captures a bustling scene at The Steine, Brighton's famed open promenade (then called Brighthelmstone), where dressed men, women, their dogs stroll amid grand buildings. It's a snapshot of leisure among the fashionable elite, who flocked to this seaside resort popularized by the Prince Regent. The print's medium—etch...
About the Artist
G. G. J. & J. Robinson|Henry Wigstead|Samuel Alken|Thomas Rowlandson (British|British|British|British) · 1780 |1757 |1756 |1740 –1811 |1827 |1815 |1800
London|British, London 1757–1827 London|British, London 1756–1815 London|British, 1745?–1800 Margate