Hold! Pizarro, hear me! If not always justly, at least act always greatly. Pizarro [graphic]

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Title: Hold! Pizarro, hear me! If not always justly, at least act always greatly. Pizarro [graphic]
Creator: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Contributor: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist, publisher.
Published / Created: [14 December 1799]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Robert Dighton
Abstract: "Mrs. Siddons as Elvira in 'Pizarro'. Her words are from Act III. iii (in Pizarro's tent). She stands with her head turned in profile to the left, right arm extended in a commanding gesture. She wears a high-waisted, quasi-classical dress, with a long cloak bordered with gold, folds of which are twisted round her left arm."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Temporary local subject terms: Theater: actors in performance -- Literature: Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Pizarro, iii.3 -- Female costume: theater costume.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 22.2 x 17.5 cm, on sheet 30 x 24 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures
Satires (Visual works) England 1799
Etchings England London 1799
Material: etching with drypoint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816.
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
Subject (Topic): Actresses
British
Theatrical productions
Subjects: Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831 > Caricatures and cartoons
Actresses > British
Theatrical productions
England > 1799
England > London > 1799