One of a collection of four similar images; the others in this series are: Miss Hargraves as Amy; Madame Vestris as Don Giovani; Miss Bartolozzi as the page in The marriage of Figaro. Formerly part of an album (now lost), each on the same size sheet but different colors and attributed to different artists. Annotations in red ink are by the same hand. Presumably these collages, constructed from the same fabrics, were made by friends and exchanged as gifts. In this image, a full-length image of Edmund Kean as Othello constructed from parts of a print or prints while his costume and hat and their trimming are cut from satin cloth with additional decorated paper trimming and small metal buttons. This image is the only one of the four mounted on a secondary sheet, this one ruled as if from a ledger
Description:
Title written at bottom of sheet., Statement of responsibility written at top of sheet; "the author" is unidentified., and Date of production from recipient's note on the verso of one of the collages and other internal evidence.
Subject (Name):
Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833, and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Stump, S. J., approximately 1783-1863, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
[2 December 1819]
Call Number:
Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of the actor Edmund Kean, in character in Payne's 'Brutus'; half length, turned slightly left but looking to the right; wearing a tunic with a broach at the left shoulder; in an oval
Description:
Title etched below image., "Proof"--Lower right corner of plate., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 688 (leaf numbered '134' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
S.J. Stump
Subject (Name):
Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833, and Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852.
Volume 1, opposite page 180. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Whole lengths, standing in a library, King on left, his hands clasped, before him a fallen screen, behind which, her back to a window, stands Mrs. Abington, elegantly dressed, holding fan before her face, Palmer points towards her with right hand whilst addressing Smith, who is just entering at door to right"--Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., "Price 1s. 6d."--Following imprint., Window mounted to 36 x 51 cm., and Mounted opposite page 180 (leaf numbered '218' in pencil) in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, 12th May 1778, by John Harris, map & printseller, Sweetings Alley, Cornhill
Subject (Name):
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., King, Thomas, 1730-1805,, Abington, Mrs. 1737-1815, (Frances Barton),, Palmer, John, 1742?-1798,, and Smith, William, 1730-1819,
"Double portrait, Mattocks to right standing with hands clasped in pleading, looking to right at Mendoza, who stands drawing his sword, looking implacably at the other, both wearing richly decorated suits and coats and small ruffs."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., The head of John Quick seems to have been engraved after a painting by Johann Zoffany; see Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.7269., Publisher Carington Bowles was located at the listed street address between 1766 and 1793. A publication date of 1777 is deduced from the plate numbering; see table on page 786 in v. 5 of the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint and plate numbering from lower edge. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate numbered "369" in lower left corner., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 122 (leaf numbered '171' in pencil) in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Name):
Quick, John, 1748-1831,, Mattocks, George, 1734 or 1735-1804,, and Linley, Thomas, 1733-1795.
Subject (Topic):
Characters, Actors, British, and Theatrical productions
Score, William, active 1778-1815, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
[3 March 1791]
Call Number:
Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait, standing half-length with his hands resting on his cane in front of him, looking up thoughtfully with a slight smile to right, wearing dark coat with high collar and large buttons, white collared waistcoat and white cravat, short brown curly hair brushed forward with a fringe; state with Howland St address."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge, resulting in loss of imprint statement. Imprint supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1923,1016.3., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 124 (leaf numbered '174' in pencil) in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs March 3d, 1791, by Wm. Score, No. 9 Howland Street, Tottenham Court Road
"Portrait of the actor Edward Shuter; half-length in oval frame, looking to the right, holding a comic mask."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from: Russell, C.E. English Mezzotint portraits and their states., Date of publication based on publisher's street address; see British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., With wash-line mount 37.4 x 28.9 cm. Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 100 (leaf numbered '150' in pencil) in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published by W. Richardson, Antient & Modern Print Warehouse, 174 Strand
"Portrait, half-length, three-quarters to right but looking to front, wearing long wig, neckcloth and gown, left hand seen; oval frame resting on plinth"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Frontispiece to: Gildon, C. The life of Mr. Thomas Betterton, the late eminent tragedian. London : Printed for Robert Gosling, 1710., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 196 (leaf numbered '7' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Robert Gosling
Subject (Name):
Betterton, Thomas, 1635?-1710, and Betterton, Thomas, 1635?-1710.
Portrait of the actor William Farren, in character as Sir Peter Teazle in Sheridan's 'School for Scandal'; whole length, standing facing right, his right hand tucked inside his waistcoat
Description:
Title etched below image; the letter "z" in "Teazle" is etched backwards., Reissue of a print likely published by Richard Dighton himself; a blank space in the statement of responsibility, between "etchd." and "by Richd. Dighton", probably contained the words "& pubd." in the original issue of the print., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue entry for publisher Thomas McLean, which notes that "all prints dated before 1824 are reissues of 1824 or later"., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with partial loss of statement of responsibility and imprint statement., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 166 (leaf numbered '207' in pencil) in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Pubd. by T. McLean, Haymarket
Subject (Name):
Farren, William, 1786-1861, Farren, William, 1786-1861,, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., and Farren, William, 1786-1861.
Subject (Topic):
Performances, Teazle, Peter, Sir (Fictitious character), Actors, and British
"Mrs. Clarke sits on Wardle's right shoulder, to place over the head of the Duke of York a giant extinguisher which covers all but his legs and (military) coat-tails. At the apex of the extinguisher is a five-pointed star surrounded by the letters 'T' 'R' 'U' 'T' 'H'. She says: "Beneath this Canopy's oblivious shade Detected Y------hides his diminished head" On the cone are the inscriptions: 'Multum in Papvo' [sic] and: 'Now Phoenix like, with renovated fire To noble deeds our Army shall aspire Whilst haughty Gaul shall emulate its praise And England round a Woman's brow entwine the Bays.' Wardle wears regimentals and sword and is tall and handsome; a letter 'To Col Wardle' projects from a pocket."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 1809 by I. Blacklock, Royal Exchange
Subject (Name):
Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852, Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833, and Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
Subject (Topic):
Fire extinguishers, Military uniforms, British, and Mistresses
Green, J. H. (John Hippisley), 1753- printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
[1803]
Call Number:
Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of the actress Jane Green, in character in Foote's 'The Author'; half length, to the front, looking to the left; wearing hat perched on top of raised hairstyle; a sunflower pinned to dress."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist and printmaker identified as J.H. Green in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., Mounted before page 101 (leaf numbered '151' in pencil) in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan., and Pencil annotation on verso: Mrs. Green daughter of Hippisley the commedian [sic]. See Genest vol. IV - p. 253.
Publisher:
Published 1803 by J.H. Green, No. 1 Wells Street, Oxford Street
Subject (Name):
Green, Jane, 1719-1791, and Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777.