A moving scene in the Fair Circassian a woeful tragedy written by Mr. Pratt / [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- A moving scene in the Fair Circassian a woeful tragedy written by Mr. Pratt / [graphic]
- Creator
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created
- [ca. 1781]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
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"Eliza Farren (left) as Almeida, and Bensley as Omar (right), in 'The Fair Circassian' face each other in profile. She bends towards him, clasping her hands; he stands erect holding out his right hand towards her. He holds in his left hand the end of a chain which is attached to his right wrist. Almeida's body from the waist upwards is not attached to her voluminous petticoats. Omar has a beard, he wears a feathered hat or turban and an ermine-bordered robe over a tunic."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
- Description
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Title etched in image, centered at top.
Signed with the monogram of James Sayers.
Later state; plate has been reduced along lower edge removing former inscription, a new inscription has been etched at top of image, and a detached eye has been added to the left of Bensley's profile. For the earlier state bearing the title "A puff off", see no. 6359 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
Date of publication from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Five lines of verse etched below title: So Bensley stared with all his might, e'en till his eye-ball started, so Farren flew to meet his sight, but she had laced herself so tight, her top and bottom parted.
1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 28.5 x 36.6 cm, on sheet 30 x 38.7 cm.
Mounted on leaf 32 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures. - Provenance
- Bequeathed by James Sayers to his sister and later given to Lord Eldon. Purchased from Christie's sale of Fine Books and Manuscripts, lot 305, 19 June 2012, with Lord Eldon's notebook (now LWL Mss Vol. 202).
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 29 x 37 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title
- Leaf 32. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823.
- Collection Date
- [London], [between 1782 and 1810]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1781
Etchings England London 1781
Drypoints England London 1781 - Material
- etching and drypoint ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England
- Subject (Name)
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Pratt, Mr. 1749-1814. (Samuel Jackson),
Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829
Bensley, Robert, 1742-1817 - Subject (Topic)
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Actors and actresses
English
Clothing & dress - Subjects
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Pratt, Mr. (Samuel Jackson), 1749-1814
Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bensley, Robert, 1742-1817 > Caricatures and cartoons
Actors and actresses > English
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
England > 1781
England > London > 1781
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838 > Ownership
Sayers, James, 1748-1823 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 6715344
- Object ID (OID)
- 16819324
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