An oversized John Bull with a carbuncled-faced sits at a round table across from a very young looking William Betty and his father, both handsome and not caricatured. John Bull toasts the two, full wine glass in hand: "Youngster, heres to you I'm glad to see you in town. Old Master Roscius your health, and may you get such another boy every New Year's Day for the benifit [sic] of the English stage." Behind them pinned to the wall are two prints: the one a profile portrait of Mrs. Siddons, hangs from one corner only, and the other a portrait of J.P. Kemble. The three ostrich feathers on the back of Master Betty's chair may indicate the patronage of the Prince of Wales
Description:
Title etched below image., Printseller's stamp in lower right corner: S.W.F., and Description from British Museum catalogue of "Young Roscius and Don John" mounted on verso.
Publisher:
Pubd January 4, 1805, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Betty, William Hen. West 1791-1874. (William Henry West),, Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831, and Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Theater, Actors, British, and Child actors
A soldier, worried look upon his face, leads his pregnant lady by the arm through a rural scene
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date from unverified data from local card catalog record and based on uniform., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Military uniforms, British, Poverty, Pregnant women, and Soldiers
Scene showing the actor and dramatist Samuel Foote in the role of Fondlewife, a character in William Congreve's comedy "The Old Bachelor". Foote wears a long unfastened, deep-cuffed coat over a waistcoat, breeches tied at the knee, and a tassled scarf knotted at his neck. He holds a tall walking stick in his right hand
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date from unverified data from local card catalog record., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Name):
Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777, and Congreve, William, 1670-1729.