The theatrical contest 1743 [graphic].

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Description

Title
The theatrical contest 1743 [graphic].
Contributor
Foster, G., active 1741-1747, publisher.
Published / Created
[24 October 1743]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Publish'd according to act of Parliament, Octobr. 24th 1743 by G. Foster at the White Horse on Ludgate Hill
Description
Title from caption above image.
Temporary local subject terms: London: Covent Garden Piazza -- Pools -- Harlequin -- Playbills -- Signs: "Coffee tea" -- Petitions: petition of actors' grievances, 1743 -- Wages in theater: dispute over wages between actors and managers -- Inflated bladders with signs of characters in plays -- Henry Giffard, d. 1743 -- Richard Winstone, d. 1787 -- Turbutt, d.1740 -- Cashill or Cashel, d. 1748.
Lower left corner of sheet missing.
Provenance
Alan Thomas for W.S. Lewis, Christie's October 21, 1965, lot 33; November 1965; Major Sir Charles Blackett Collection.
Extent
1 print : plate mark 27 x 33 cm, on sheet 31 x 37 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
743.10.24.01+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1743
Etchings England London 1743
Material
etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Grafton, Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of, 1683-1757
Arthur, John, 1708?-1772
Fleetwood, Charles Gerard, active 1733-1744
Rich, John, 1692-1761
Clive, Kitty, 1711-1785
Garrick, David, 1717-1779
Macklin, Charles, 1697?-1797
Ryan, Lacy, 1694?-1760
Barry, Spranger, 1719-1777
Dunstall, John, 1717-1778
Woffington, Margaret, -1760
Pritchard, Hannah, 1711-1768
Covent Garden (London, England)
Covent Garden Market (Westminster, London, England),
Subject (Topic)
City & town life
Occupations
Produce stands
Sedan chairs
Wheelbarrows
Subjects
Grafton, Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of, 1683-1757 > Caricatures and cartoons
Arthur, John, 1708?-1772 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fleetwood, Charles Gerard, active 1733-1744 > Caricatures and cartoons
Rich, John, 1692-1761 > Caricatures and cartoons
Clive, Kitty, 1711-1785 > Caricatures and cartoons
Garrick, David, 1717-1779 > Caricatures and cartoons
Macklin, Charles, 1697?-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Ryan, Lacy, 1694?-1760 > Caricatures and cartoons
Barry, Spranger, 1719-1777 > Caricatures and cartoons
Dunstall, John, 1717-1778 > Caricatures and cartoons
Woffington, Margaret, -1760 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pritchard, Hannah, 1711-1768 > Caricatures and cartoons
Covent Garden (London, England)
Covent Garden Market (Westminster, London, England)
City & town life
Occupations
Produce stands
Sedan chairs
Wheelbarrows
England > 1743
England > London > 1743

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8797455
Object ID (OID)
10700441

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