[Ticket of Covent Garden, XXVI April MDCCLXX… by Giovanni Battista Cipriani

Engraved ticket with a sea god offering a mask to a cupid holding a torch, above text for a masked ball.

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[Ticket of Covent Garden, XXVI April MDCCLXX, for Masqued ball ], Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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A red-chalk style engraved ticket shows a bearded sea god holding out a mask to a winged putto who carries a flaming torch. The text reads Ticket for a Masqued Ball at the Opera House on the XXVI April MDCCLXX, and the design is topped by a carved mask flanked by trumpets. The print is attributed to Giovanni Battista Cipriani.

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