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1. A theatrical candidate [graphic].

Creator:: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1797]
Call Number:: Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "An actor, ugly and ragged, stands gesticulating, the left arm extended towards Sheridan, who sits in a low chair (right) before a small rectangular table. He fixes Sheridan with a hungry glare, clutching a small cocked hat in his right hand ... In the upper right corner of the design is a quotation from 'Hamlet', III. ii, beginning 'Oh, there be Players', and ending, 'they imitated humanity so abominably'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Printmaker and date from Grego., Possibly published by Fores, whose publisher's stamp is on the Lewis Walpole Library impression., Twelve lines of text below title: A candidate for the stage lately applied to the manager of Drury-Lane Theatre for an engagement ..., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 35.5 x 24.6 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides; window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 594 (leaf numbered '28' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:: S.W. Fores?
Subject (Name):: Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Subject (Topic):: Actors and Auditions
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A theatrical candidate [graphic].

2. A theatrical candidate [graphic].

Creator:: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1797]
Call Number:: 797.00.00.58+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "An actor, ugly and ragged, stands gesticulating, the left arm extended towards Sheridan, who sits in a low chair (right) before a small rectangular table. He fixes Sheridan with a hungry glare, clutching a small cocked hat in his right hand ... In the upper right corner of the design is a quotation from 'Hamlet', III. ii, beginning 'Oh, there be Players', and ending, 'they imitated humanity so abominably'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Printmaker and date from Grego., Possibly published by Fores, whose publisher's stamp is on the Lewis Walpole Library impression., Twelve lines of text below title: A candidate for the stage lately applied to the manager of Drury-Lane Theatre for an engagement ..., and Printseller's stamp in lower right of plate: S.W.[F.]
Publisher:: S.W. Fores?
Subject (Name):: Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Subject (Topic):: Actors and Auditions
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A theatrical candidate [graphic].

3. Admiral Lord Viscount Hood from an original picture by F. Abbot, in the possession of John McArthur, Esq. / [graphic]

Creator:: Picart, Charles, approximately 1780-approximately 1837, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1 March 1809]
Call Number:: Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Portrait of Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, nearly half-length, standing slightly to left against background of cloudy sky, looking to left; wearing wig, naval uniform, neckerchief and frill."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Artist tentatively identified as Lemuel Francis Abbott in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: A,2.4., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The British Gallery of contemporary portraits. London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... by J. M'Creery ..., 1813-1822., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 466 (leaf numbered '72' in pencil) in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:: Published March 1, 1809, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
Subject (Geographic):: United States and United States.
Subject (Name):: Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816,, Great Britain. Royal Navy, Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816., and Great Britain. Royal Navy.
Subject (Topic):: Officers, History, and Armed Forces
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Admiral Lord Viscount Hood from an original picture by F. Abbot, in the possession of John McArthur, Esq. / [graphic]

4. Alexander Baron Loughborough, Lord High Chancellor afterwards created Earl of Rosslyn : from the original picture by James Northcote, Esq. R.A. in the possession of his nephew, the present Earl / [graphic]

Creator:: Meyer, Henry Hoppner, 1783-1847, printmaker
Published / Created:: [7 December 1812]
Call Number:: Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Portrait of Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn, when Baron Loughborough; three-quarter length, seated directed to left, looking towards the viewer, his left elbow on the arm of his chair; mace on a table beside him at left; wearing chancellor's robes decorated with brocade, lace bands and long white wig."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Plate from: The British Gallery of contemporary portraits. London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... by J. M'Creery ..., 1813-1822., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 408 (leaf numbered '21' in pencil) in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:: Published Dec. 7, 1812, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain.
Subject (Name):: Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805,
Subject (Topic):: Lawyers, Politicians, Robes, and Ceremonial maces
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Alexander Baron Loughborough, Lord High Chancellor afterwards created Earl of Rosslyn : from the original picture by James Northcote, Esq. R.A. in the possession of his nephew, the present Earl / [graphic]

5. Alexander, Lord Loughborough Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain / [graphic]

Creator:: Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1 February 1800]
Call Number:: Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Portrait, three-quarters length seated directed to left, looking towards the viewer, left elbow on the arm of his chair, his hand on the edge of his robes, right hand on the chancerial burse, propped on his knee, with the mace on a table beside him, wearing robes decorated with gold brocade, lace bands and long white wig; a column and curtain behind to right."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:: Title etched below image., State from: Baudi di Vesme, A. Francesco Bartolozzi., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., For an earlier state with scratched production details only, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.1768., and Bound in opposite page 371 (leaf numbered '187' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:: Published 1st Feby. 1800 by John Jeffryes, Ludgate Hill
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain.
Subject (Name):: Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805,
Subject (Topic):: Lawyers and Politicians
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Alexander, Lord Loughborough Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain / [graphic]

6. Arthur Young, Esqr. [graphic].

Creator:: Daniell, William, 1769-1837, printmaker
Published / Created:: [between 1802 and 1814]
Call Number:: Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Portrait of Arthur Young, nearly half-length, seated on a chair in profile to right, wearing an open coat and neckerchief."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title from text below image., Artist, printmaker, and date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1924,0125.4., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 562 (leaf numbered '156' in pencil) in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Name):: Young, Arthur, 1741-1820,
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Arthur Young, Esqr. [graphic].

7. Bannister as Whiskerandos in The critic [art original]

Creator:: De Wilde, Samuel, 1751-1832, artist
Published / Created:: [1806]
Call Number:: Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Collection Title:: Volume 2, opposite page 198. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Alternative Title:: John Bannister (as Whiskerandos in 'The critic')
Description:: Title written in pencil in lower right corner. Alternative title from note in ink on mounting sheet: John Bannister (as Whiskerandos in 'The Critic')., Signed and dated by the artist in pencil., Possibly the original design for an engraving by R. Smith that was published by John Cawthorn in 1806; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1933,1014.421. See also: Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 1, page 116. For a brief mention of De Wilde's portrait of Bannister as Whiskerandos, and the engraving after it by Smith, see: A biographical dictionary of actors, actresses, musicians, dancers, managers & other stage personnel in London, 1600-1800, v.1, pages 272-3., and Mounted opposite page 198 (leaf numbered '9' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of Thomas Moore's Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Subject (Name):: Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816. and Bannister, John, 1760-1836,
Subject (Topic):: Actors, British, and Theatrical productions
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Bannister as Whiskerandos in The critic [art original]

8. Ben: Johnson [graphic]

Creator:: Houbraken, Jacobus, 1698-1780, printmaker
Published / Created:: 1738.
Call Number:: Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Portrait of Ben Jonson, bust seen in profile to left but looking at the viewer, wearing a draped coat; in an ornamental oval decorated with roses and laurel; below a young satyr holding a sceptre with a fool's head; books and a theatrical mask in lower right; state with publisher's address."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:: Ben Jonson
Description:: Title from text in image., Plate from: Birch, T. The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain. London : John and Paul Knapton, MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751]., "In the collection of Dr. Mead"--Below image. The note refers to the miniature by Oliver from which this engraving was made., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 28 (leaf numbered '86' 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:: Impensis I. & P. Knapton Londini
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain.
Subject (Name):: Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637,, Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637., and Mead, Richard, 1673-1754
Subject (Topic):: Art collections and Poets
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Ben: Johnson [graphic]

9. C.K. Sheridan [graphic]

Creator:: Lane, Richard James, 1800-1872, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1844]
Call Number:: Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Portrait of Charles Kinnaird Sheridan, half-length, in profile to left, wearing a jacket open over light waistcoat and black cravat."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:: Charles Kinnaird Sheridan
Description:: Title from facsimile signature beneath image., Richard James Lane lithographed the majority (possibly all) of the profile portraits after D'Orsay that were published by J. Mitchelll; see Curator's comments in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1907,1018.99., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted before page [vii] (leaf numbered '8' 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:: Published by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond Street and C. Graf, lith. to Her Majesty
Subject (Name):: Sheridan, Charles Kinnaird, -1847,
Subject (Topic):: Diplomats and British
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > C.K. Sheridan [graphic]