Mrs. Liston as Queen Dollalolla in Kane O'Hara's burletta <i>Tom Thumb</i>
1817
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1817
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Mrs. Liston as Queen Dollalolla in Kane O'Hara's burletta <i>Tom Thumb</i> is a 1817 by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting shows a woman dressed as a queen. She's playing a character from a play called Tom Thumb. This play is based on an even older work by Henry Fielding, and it was adapted into a burletta, which is like a short opera with funny parts. You can learn more about this kind of art at the museum: Victoria and Albert Museum.
A print from 1817 shows Mrs. Liston performing as Queen Dollalolla in Kane O'Hara's burletta *Tom Thumb*, adapted from Henry Fielding's original play. The image was published by the British Stage in London that same year and is part of the Harry Beard Collection.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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