A theatrical candidate [graphic].Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker[1797]eng"An actor, ugly and ragged, stands gesticulating, the left arm extended towards Sheridan, who sits in a low chair (right) before a small rectangular table. He fixes Sheridan with a hungry glare, clutching a small cocked hat in his right hand ... In the upper right corner of the design is a quotation from 'Hamlet', III. ii, beginning 'Oh, there be Players', and ending, 'they imitated humanity so abominably'."--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched below image.Printmaker and date from Grego.Possibly published by Fores, whose publisher's stamp is on the Lewis Walpole Library impression.Twelve lines of text below title: A candidate for the stage lately applied to the manager of Drury-Lane Theatre for an engagement ...Printseller's stamp in lower right of plate: S.W.[F.]