By desire of Mrs. Dalton. Benefit of Mr. & Mrs. Southgate. Theatre-Royal, York
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., From a bound collection of playbills: [Playbills from theatres in York, England]. [England], [1789-1805]., and Imperfect: lower right quarter of sheet is missing.
Publisher:
Theatre-Royal, York
Subject (Name):
MacNally, Leonard, 1752-1820. and Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.
"An altered copy of British Museum number 3764 (circa 1792), a mezzotint after Dighton. The dress of the two non-barristers has been modernized, one or two background heads have been omitted. The principal barrister has been altered from a grotesque to a portrait of MacNally, adapted, in reverse, from No. 11409. It is he who holds out his hand for coins to a melancholy countryman, and has a large brief inscribed 'Gaffer Flatscull agt Ralph Clodpole'. This and all other inscriptions are as in No. 3764. The attorney (right), who stands in profile to the left holding a pamphlet: 'Practic'[sic] of petty Fogging', wears a top-hat and has short cropped hair, and is better characterized than in the original and may be a portrait."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Devil among the lawyers
Description:
Title from caption below image., Place and date of publication from British Museum online catalogue., Quotation below title: "The lawyers are met, a terrible shew.", Sheet trimmed within plate mark at bottom., and Annotations and drawing (offset) on verso.
Publisher:
Pub'd by T. O'Callaghan, 11 Bride St., one door from Ross Lane