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Drawings: G0779
Title
Ann Storace
Technique
Caricature
Subject
Character
Adelina : The Haunted Tower
Artist
Date
1790
Dimensions
Height: 19.8cm
Width: 11.5cm
Width: 11.5cm
Other materials
Pencil, grey wash and watercolour on laid paper
Inscription/signature
"J NIXON /: 1790" (pen and black ink b.l.); "Anne Storace" (pen and black ink b .c., possibly the sitter's signature); "Madame Storace in the Haunted Tower" (pen and brown ink b. c.)
Provenance
John Nixon “Dramatic Annals”, 2: 180
In this caricature, Anna Storace wears a white ankle-length dress with laced bodice and two blue stripes round the hem.
Cobb's musical drama, with music by Anna's brother, Stephen Storace, and selections from other composers, was first performed at Covent Garden on 24 November 1789. Anna Storace as Adelina was making her début in a speaking part, although she had appeared in concerts since 1774 and at the King's Theatre from 24 April 1787.
Cobb's musical drama, with music by Anna's brother, Stephen Storace, and selections from other composers, was first performed at Covent Garden on 24 November 1789. Anna Storace as Adelina was making her début in a speaking part, although she had appeared in concerts since 1774 and at the King's Theatre from 24 April 1787.
