Theatrical scene in a prison, after Hogarth's painting illustrating Gay's "The Beggar's Opera". Audience members are shown seated in boxes to the left and right; in the centre, the character of Macheath, a highwayman, stands in shackles; on either side of him, his wife and lover are kneeling before their respective fathers, pleading for intervention on Macheath's behalf; in the background, a group of male figures (Macheath's gang?). Each figure is numbered and listed below under the appropriate category -- performers or audience
Description:
Title etched above image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge., Key plate to the painting by Hogarth and the engraving after it by William Blake., and On page 235 in volume 3. Sheet trimmed to: plate mark 14.5 x 21.9 cm, on sheet 15.4 x 22.7 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd July 1, 1790, by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Gay, John, 1685-1732.
Subject (Topic):
Actors, British, Actresses, Audiences, and Theatrical productions
"A man standing (whole length) in profile to right. He appears to be bowing, his right hand is held out, his left fingers touch his breast. His profile is grotesque, with a bulbous nose and double chin. His hair is in a club. He wears a laced coat and waistcoat, frilled shirt-sleeves, low buckled shoes, and a sword."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered '3' in upper right corner., and Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Masters of the ceremonies -- Routs: Eighteen penny -- Club wig -- Literature: Reference to Samuel Foote's (1720-1777) play, The maid of Bath -- Actors in performance: Thomas Weston as Billy Button.
Publisher:
Pubd. by MDarly accorg. to act, Decr. 1st, 1771, (39 Strand)
Subject (Name):
Weston, Thomas, 1737-1776 and Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777.
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, British, Actors, Bowing, Wigs, and Daggers & swords
Leaf 65. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man standing (whole length) in profile to right. He appears to be bowing, his right hand is held out, his left fingers touch his breast. His profile is grotesque, with a bulbous nose and double chin. His hair is in a club. He wears a laced coat and waistcoat, frilled shirt-sleeves, low buckled shoes, and a sword."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "v. 2" in upper left corner and "3" in upper right corner., For an earlier state, see no. 4988 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Masters of the ceremonies -- Routs: Eighteen penny -- Club wig -- Literature: Reference to Samuel Foote's (1720-1777) play, The maid of Bath -- Actors in performance: Thomas Weston as Billy Button., and Third of three plates on leaf 65.
Publisher:
Pubd. by MDarly accorg. to act, Decr. 1st, 1771, (39 Strand)
Subject (Name):
Weston, Thomas, 1737-1776 and Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777.
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, British, Actors, Bowing, Wigs, and Daggers & swords
A collection of prints and drawings probably assembled in the late 1830s or early 1840s, although the drawings may have been executed earlier. The wash drawings by Agnes Berry are of mostly Italian sites in Genoa, Florence, Naples, Rome, and Nice with one drawing of Mont Cenis in France. The lithographs are more varied in theme and include: two engravings after paintings by Raphael, possibly removed from an illustrated book; etchings and lithographs of carriages and coaches; lithographs of buildings; a group of four etchings by Henry Monnier and two lithographs by Delpach; and nine etchings and engravings of contemporary actors and actresses in theatrical costumes. All images have been mounted and most have been captioned, probaby by Margret Graves
Description:
Title assigned by cataloger., Bound in green morocco with gold tooling and initials MG [i.e. Margret Graves]., Dedication page: wash drawing with inscription "Margret Graves from Agnes Berry"., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy
Subject (Topic):
Actors, Actresses, Carriages & coaches, and Costumes
"Portrait of Samuel Foote in character; whole length, standing, wearing the latest 'French' fashions, including large fur muff, wig with pointed sides, mis-matched tights, and coat with over-sized cuffs; his outfit is scrutinized by two English gentlemen to the right; two men in background, one preparing a hat, bending over a dressing table with mirror."--British Museum online catalogue and On the back wall are two large framed pictures, both with scenes from mythology. On the left, Apollo with bow and arrow pursues Daphne who has begun the turn into a laurel tree. On the right, Leda and the swan
Alternative Title:
Buck metamorphosed and Mr. Foote in the character of the Englishman return'd from Paris
Description:
Title engraved below image., Date of publication based on the first performance of The Englishman returned from Paris, which premiered at Covent Garden Theatre in 1756., Probably published no later than 1760, when Robert Withy began trading on his own from a Cornhill address. His partnership with John Ryall, at the Fleet Street address listed here, is documented by prints and trade cards in the British Museum from the 1750s. See British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., For a probable reissue of this plate, published by C. Sheppard in the 1790s, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: K,60.14., Cf. Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 2, page 231, no. 15., and Mounted to 37 x 27 cm.
Publisher:
Printed for John Ryall & Robt. Withy, at Hogarth's Head in Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777. and Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777
A theatre scene; a man on stage holding a long cane leans towards the box stage left saying: 'Bucks of the Boxes, sneer and talk aloud! I don't mean you.' The rotund young man at the front of the box says 'Boo Boo'; he holds an unfurled sheet of paper headed 'Fair Penitent. Lothario, by the amateur who murdered Romeo ...'
Description:
Title from item., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and With watermark: J Whatman 1806?
Publisher:
Pubd. Decemr. 10th, 1811, by Wm. Holland, No. 11 Cockspur St.
Subject (Topic):
Actors, Theater audiences, Staffs (Sticks), and Stages (Platforms)
A collection of theatrical costume drawings from a variety of sources in a variety of mediums on paper and pasteboard, mostly unidentified but some signed: two by Lucien Besche, one by Herbert Norris, one by C.A. Stothard, two by Charles Wilhelm and two idenitified only by the initials T.O., with dates ranging from the last quarter of the 18th century through 1925. Also includes one print of Charles Kean. The 18th century drawings show women's costumes for a variety of unidentified productions in a variety of period dress, including a group of five drawings of classical Roman figures and deities, a drawing for a costume for Lady Macbeth, and Stothard's drawing for Henry V. Later costume drawings include three pen drawings of mid-19th characters, one of whom is in a train carriage, a "Wood Gatherer" costume from London Lyceum Theatre's 1893-1894 production of 'Cinderella' , Bosche's 1892 drawing of a female warrior for "The 40 thieves". Some drawings include notes about the fabric and colors to be used, address of vendors, etc
Description:
For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779. and Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833
Subject (Topic):
Costume design, Actors, English, and Costume design drawings
"The clowns Kirby and Chatterley, one dressed in female costume, dancing."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., The one character is identified as William Simmons Chatterley., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on laid paper backing.
Publisher:
Pub. 5th of Jany. 1812 by T. Palser, Bridge Road, Lambeth
Subject (Name):
Chatterley, William Simmons, 1787-1822. and Grimaldi, Joseph, 1779-1837.
Subject (Topic):
Actors, British, Clowns, Dance, and Theatrical productions
Portrait of David Garrick standing whole-length to front with legs crossed and leaning on a bust of Shakespeare that stands on a plinth in a garden; he holds a stick in his left hand as he looks to the right; the Palladian bridge at Prior Park can be seen in the distance at the right
Description:
Title, artist, and printmaker scratched with production and publication detail below image.
Publisher:
Published April 2nd 1769, by J. Boydell Cheapside No. 90
