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1. Mr. Foote in the character of Instructor Puzzle [graphic]
- Creator:
- Bickham, George, 1706?-1771, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- 1747, according to act of Parliamt.
- Call Number:
- 747.00.00.05+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- 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., and Watermark: horn on crowned shield, with initials LVG below.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777. and Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777,
- Subject (Topic):
- Actors, British, Portrait prints, and Theatrical productions
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mr. Foote in the character of Instructor Puzzle [graphic]
