Berenstadt, Cuzzoni and Senesino, William Hogarth, 1723

Satire on the italian opera. Three singers on the stage of the king's theatre in the haymarket against a classical set: a tall ungainly man with a small head and knock-knees wearing theatrical roman armour with a curved sword its hilt decorated with a parrot's head; a very short woman wearing a crown to which is attached a train held by a small boy; another man with a small head standing with hands on hips wearing theatrical roman armour and a helmet with a very large crest. 1723 etching and engraving. Date: 1723. Dimensions: Height: 183 mm; Width: 262 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Gaetano Berenstadt. Collection: British Museum. Berenstadt, Cuzzoni and Senesino (BM 1868,0808.3507)