The way to keep him as perform'd at the Richmond Theatre &c Act V [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The way to keep him as perform'd at the Richmond Theatre &c Act V [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Veluti in speculum
- Creator
- Mercer, Captain, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [23 April 1787]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub'd Aprl. 23, 1787 by H. Humphries, Bond Strt
- Abstract
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"A scene from Act V of Murphy's play as performed at the private theatre of the Duke of Richmond at Richmond House, on 20 April 1787 and subsequently. Lovemore (Lord Derby) stands between Mrs. Lovemore (Mrs. Damer), who holds his right arm, and the Widow Belmour (the fat Mrs. Hobart). Beside the Widow, and on the extreme right, stands a very thin man dressed with exaggerated foppishness, his hat under his arm; he says, "As the man says in the Play your Lordship is right welcome back to Denmark". He is Sir Brilliant Fashion, played by the Hon. Richard Edgcumbe. Mrs. Damer says, "This is Lord Etheridge Madam", and Mrs. Hobart answers, "No Madam this is Lord Lovemore"; the speeches have been transposed by an engraver's error. In a stage box on the extreme left sit the Duke of Richmond and a lady (the Duchess?) holding an enormous muff, her high coiffure much exaggerated. The box is decorated with a group, two crossed cannon, lying on a plan of a fort, with a kettle-drum, surmounted by a laurel wreath, an allusion to Richmond's unpopular scheme for fortifying Portsmouth and Plymouth, see BMSat 6921, &c. The ladies have tiny faces, framed in elaborately dressed hair, which contrast with Lord Derby's large head. A draped curtain frames the stage; in the centre is the customary 'Veluti in Speculum'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title from item.
Attributed to Captain Mercer by the curator based on style.
At top of print: Veluti in speculum.
Temporary local subject terms: Horace Walpole refers to subject -- Richmond House Theatre -- Arms -- Richmond fortifications.
Watermark: E & P. - Provenance
- Old Print Shop; October 1959;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.7 x 35 cm, on sheet 28 x 38 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 787.04.23.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1787
Etchings England London 1787
Watermarks (Paper) E & P. - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Buckinghamshire, Albinia Hobart, Countess of, 1738-1816
Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806
Richmond, Mary, Duchess of, 1740-1796
Damer, Anne Seymour, 1748 or 1749-1828
Valletort, Viscount 1764-1839 (Richard Edgcumbe),
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834
Derby, Elizabeth Farren Stanley, Countess of, 1759 or 62-1829 - Subject (Topic)
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Actors
Costumes - Subjects
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Buckinghamshire, Albinia Hobart, Countess of, 1738-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Richmond, Mary, Duchess of, 1740-1796 > Caricatures and cartoons
Damer, Anne Seymour, 1748 or 1749-1828 > Caricatures and cartoons
Valletort, Viscount (Richard Edgcumbe), 1764-1839 > Caricatures and cartoons
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Derby, Elizabeth Farren Stanley, Countess of, 1759 or 62-1829 > Caricatures and cartoons
Actors
Costumes
England > 1787
England > London > 1787
E & P.
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 11648669
- Object ID (OID)
- 10728306