Print Collection
1871
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1871
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Print Collection is a 1871 by G Townsend, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows circus life in the 1800s. It focuses on Miss Kate Cooke and her sister Miss Caroline Cooke, known as “La Petite Mlle. Caroline,” riding horses. The Cooke family ran British circuses for decades. The lithograph was made in Exeter, where the Cooke family likely performed. Both the artist and printer came from Exeter, linking the print to that city. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This 1871 lithograph by G. Townsend depicts equestrian acts performed by Miss Kate Cooke and her sister Miss Caroline Cooke, styled as "La Petite Mlle. Caroline." The print includes vignettes and roundels showing the sisters driving a miniature curricle, riding side-saddle, and performing jumping maneuvers. The images are arranged in three sections, with titles such as "Miss Kate Cooke Driving Her Miniature Curricle in the Procession" and "In her Elegant and Popular Act of the Manege." The production is linked to Exeter, where the Cooke family likely performed when the lithograph was made.
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This printmaker worked in the late 1800s, making detailed city scenes and landscapes.
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