Mr. Foote in the character of Instructor Puzzle [graphic]

Description

Title: Mr. Foote in the character of Instructor Puzzle [graphic]
Creator: Bickham, George, 1706?-1771, printmaker
Contributor: Hayman, Francis, 1708-1776, artist.
Published / Created: 1747, according to act of Parliamt.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: Portrait of Samuel Foote performing in his comedy Diversions of the morning; whole length, turned to the left with arms spread out and exclaiming "Oh! Ah! Bitch, what is all this?"; his hat and stick on the ground to the left
Description: Title etched above image.
Original drawing by Francis Hayman is held by the British Museum; see Catalogue of drawings by British artists and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain ..., v. 2, page 278, no. 2.
Printmaker inferred from listed street address; George Bickham the Younger worked out of May's Buildings, Covent Garden at this time.
Text below image: Harkee Tedy! Can't you make use of some mechanical means to keep [your] fire alive? Such as whispering to your self. Oh! Ah! Bitch &c.
Watermark: horn on crowned shield, with initials LVG below.
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 32.3 x 19.6 cm, on sheet 37.6 x 23.7 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English