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:
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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
Title and date from item., Front cover to sheet music, for a song written and sung by Edward Terry., Below image: Comic song written & sung by Edward Terry, in the burlesque of "The Pilgrim of Love." at the Strand Theatre, with shouts of laughter & rapturously encored five times nightly., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Hopwood & Crew, 42 New Bond St. W, Stannard & Co 7 Poland St., and All rights reserved & entd. Stas. Hall, Septr. 20th 1869, According to Act of Parlnt
Subject (Topic):
Diseases, Humorous songs, Actors, and Sick persons
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
A German copy of Hogarth's "The Discovery" (1743?): a scene in a bedoom where four gentlemen stand beside a curtained bed in which a black woman reclines; she reaches out to touch the chin of one of the men who has evidently just pulled back the curtain. The scene is thought to record a practical joke carried out on the lothario John Highmore by his friends: having arranged an assignation with an attractive young woman, they replaced her with a black prostitute. When he discovered the swap, on climbing into bed, they appeared from hiding. See Paulson
Description:
Title from text below image., Printmaker's name below image, right, most erased from this impression, After Hogarth. Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 155., Date based on publication date of the Samuel Ireland copy of this Hogarth image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Eight lines of text below title: Ein Personalcaricatur! Ein gewisser Highmore, der im Spiel und mit Mädchen sein Vermögen durchgebracht hatte ..., Plate numbered "30" in upper right margin., Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal, v. 3, no. 2600., and Sheet laid on board.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Highmore, John, 1694-1759,
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Actors, British, Bedrooms, Canopy beds, Practical jokes, Prostitutes, and Women
"Social satire: the actor Charles Dignum stands in a large tricorn hat with one hand in his pocket, the other in his waistcoat; text below explains that the image is to help fine singers, or players, attain the "consequence so necessary for gaining Fortune & Fame", rather than to represent true grace in the drawing room."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Ease and elegance
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Four lines of explanatory text below title: This is not intended to represent any of that grace so bewitching in a drawing room, but merely to assist a fine singer, a good player, or any public characters in the attainment of consequence, so necessary for gaining fortune & fame., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted to 22 x 15 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Aug. 21st, 1805 by A. Beugo, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden
Facsimile of a sketch with hand-written descriptions, with outlines of Garrick and Quin from the back, next to a scale of feet, with profiles of a 'short proportion' to the left of Quin, and a 'tall proportion' to the right of Garrick
Alternative Title:
Facsimile of a letter and Facsimile of the proportions of Garrick and Quin
Description:
Title engraved above image., Also lettered with a facsimile hand-writing, including the date "Oct 21 1746", and signed "W H" [i.e., William Hogarth]., Dobson records “from a drawing belonging to Mr. Stevenson or Norwich, after to J. P. Kemble. See Dobson, A. William Hogarth., Copy of no. 2808 in v. 3, Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Formerly on page 108 in volume 2. Removed in 2012 by LWL conservator.
Publisher:
Published 12th May 1797 by Robert Laurie & James Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
British.
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779 and Quin, James, 1693-1766
Facsimile of a sketch with hand-written descriptions, with outlines of Garrick and Quin from the back, next to a scale of feet, with profiles of a 'short proportion' to the left of Quin, and a 'tall proportion' to the right of Garrick
Alternative Title:
Facsimile of the proportions of Garrick and Quin
Description:
Title engraved above image., Also lettered with a facsimile hand-writing, including the date "Oct 21 1746", and signed "W H" [i.e., William Hogarth]., and Copy of: No. 2808 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3.
Publisher:
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme
Subject (Geographic):
British.
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779 and Quin, James, 1693-1766
Facsimile of a sketch with hand-written descriptions, with outlines of Garrick and Quin from the back, next to a scale of feet, with profiles of a 'short proportion' to the left of Quin, and a 'tall proportion' to the right of Garrick
Alternative Title:
Facsimile of the proportions of Garrick and Quin
Description:
Title engraved above image., Also lettered with a facsimile hand-writing, including the date "Oct 21 1746", and signed "W H" [i.e., William Hogarth]., Copy of: No. 2808 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., On sheet: 268 x 450 mm., and Annotated on verso: LC: 3-415.
Publisher:
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme
Subject (Geographic):
British.
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779 and Quin, James, 1693-1766
An engraved ticket to the retirement dinner for John Philip Kemble. At the top, a portrait of Kemble's head, irradiated. The text is surrounded by garlands; at the base a banner with a quote from Hamlet "The observed, all observers" woven through a lyre, a mask above
Alternative Title:
Ticket to farewell dinner for John Philip Kemble
Description:
Title from engraved text., Signed: Secretaries., "Not transferable"-- Engraved above mask., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., The farewell dinner was held 27 June 1817 at the Freemasons' Tavern. See the Dictionary of National Biography., and Mounted to sheet 32 x 26 cm with watermark "1821".
