Benefit ticket for William Milward, for his performance of Colonel Feignwell, in Centlivre's 'A Bold Stroke for a Wife' at Lincoln's Inn in 1728; illustrated with a scene from Gay's 'The Beggar's Opera' with Lockit, Lucy, Macheath, and Polly Peachum i...
Alternative Title:
Benefit ticket for Milward
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd 1st May 1788 by Molton & Co., 132 Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Milward, William, 1702-1742. and Gay, John, 1685-1732.
Tracing of a benefit ticket for William Milward, for his performance of Colonel Feignwell, in Centlivre's 'A Bold Stroke for a Wife' at Lincoln's Inn in 1728; illustrated with a scene from Gay's 'The Beggar's Opera' with Lockit, Lucy, Macheath, and Po...
Alternative Title:
Benefit ticket for Milward
Description:
Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Milward, William, 1702-1742. and Gay, John, 1685-1732.
Benefit ticket for William Milward, for his performance of Colonel Feignwell, in Centlivre's 'A Bold Stroke for a Wife' at Lincoln's Inn in 1728; illustrated with a scene from Gay's 'The Beggar's Opera' with Lockit, Lucy, Macheath, and Polly Peachum i...
Alternative Title:
Benefit ticket for Milward
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Faulder and Egerton
Subject (Name):
Milward, William, 1702-1742. and Gay, John, 1685-1732.
Benefit ticket for William Milward, for his performance of Colonel Feignwell, in Centlivre's 'A Bold Stroke for a Wife' at Lincoln's Inn in 1728; illustrated with a scene from Gay's 'The Beggar's Opera' with Lockit, Lucy, Macheath, and Polly Peachum i...
Alternative Title:
Benefit ticket for Milward
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Faulder and Egerton
Subject (Name):
Milward, William, 1702-1742. and Gay, John, 1685-1732.
A mock playing card folded lengthwise in center to create four 'pages.' The title, quotation from The Beggar's opera and imprint create the first external page; opposite is an ace of spades creating the fourth, also external page when the sheet is fol...
A mock playing card folded lengthwise in center to create four 'pages.' The title, quotation from The Beggar's opera and imprint create the first external page; opposite is an ace of spades creating the fourth, also external page when the sheet is fol...
A mock playing card folded lengthwise in center to create four 'pages.' The title, quotation from The Beggar's opera and imprint create the first external page; opposite is an ace of spades creating the fourth, also external page when the sheet is fol...
Each card shows music and lyrics from John Gay's Beggar's opera and a small standard playing card inset in the upper left corner; red suits with stencil colored pips; no tax stamp; maker's details on king of clubs, 10 of spades and ace of hearts
Description:
Title devised by cataloger.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[28 December 1780]
Call Number:
Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Volume 1, page 22. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 27. Bunbury
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A woman sitting in a boat, waving as her dog looks longingly towards the right, land and ships on the sea behind; circular design after Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from that of a later copy, published 1 November 1792 by W. Dickinson. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1906,0419.120.
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[28 December 1780]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3563 v.1 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Volume 1, page 22. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 27. Bunbury
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A woman sitting in a boat, waving as her dog looks longingly towards the right, land and ships on the sea behind; circular design after Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from that of a later copy, published 1 November 1792 by W. Dickinson. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1906,0419.120.
