Title etched below image., Figure identified as the physician Sir Isaac Pennington; see National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG D10751., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and "Mrs. Fuller" written in ink in upper left on recto; figure identified as Sir Isaac Pennington in pencil verso.
"A stout elderly man stands in profile to the right, wearing a top-hat and long gaiters. Identified as Mr. Bowden."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:
Title etched below image., Reissue, with Thomas McLean's imprint added in lower right portion of image. For an earlier state published in 1820, see no. 14062 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., For a variant state of this 1824 reissue, with the text "Mr. Boaden" etched above McLean's imprint, see no. 14062A in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Drugs., and "Mr. Bowden" added in pencil; "Mr. Boaden" written in ink (partially trimmed) in margin.
"The actor stands directed to the left, head in profile, with a whimsical expression, holding up the right coat-tail. He wears the costume of c. 1821, with long tight pantaloons, and tied shoes, with gloves and without hat."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Alternative Title:
Mr. Charles Kemble as Charles Surface, in The school for scandal
Description:
Title etched below image., Reissue of a print published by Richard Dighton himself; a blank space in the statement of responsibility, between "etchd." and "by Richd. Dighton", contained the words "& pubd." in the original issue. See No. 14271 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 10. See also: Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 2, page 677, no. 2., 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"., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 184 (leaf numbered '226' 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):
Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816.
