Francesco, - , fl 1832 (Wax artist from Milan)
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Broadside advertising Signor Francesco's wax figures exhibition in London, 1832
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Identifier: Coll-1848/26-0030
Scope and Contents
This is a broadside advertising an exhibition on 59, Minories, London, showing "Signor Francesco’s... extensive and magnificent collection of Royal Wax & Composition Figures". Dated in manuscript "Saturday, Decr. 1st, 1832". London: Starie, printer.The collection featured, amongst much else, an animated depiction of the dying moments of Mark Antony, an "elegant figure, in full armour, of William Wallace, the Hero of Scotland", a "striking likeness of William Shakespeare", and...
Dates:
1832