At a tragedy, Robert Dighton, circa 1797

Design in an oval. Nine men's heads are crowded together in the first two rows of the pit, whose spikes are in the foreground. They gaze intently to the right with expressions of misery or concern. One weeps, with spectacles pushed up, another's eyes are closed. One holds a playbill: 'theatre royal \ drury lane \ isabella \ or the \ fatal marriage'. A companion print to bmsat 9099, with a similar background. C. 1797 hand-coloured mezzotint. Date: circa 1797. Dimensions: Height: 152 mm; Width: 113 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. At a tragedy (BM 1873,0712.819)