"The actor George Frederick Cooke as Richard III, standing and turning with his right leg forward, arms to left, holding a scroll in his right hand, head turned and looking three-quarters to right, wearing regal red and gold costume with fur-trimmed robe, red hat with crown and feathers, purple breeches and spurred boots, sword at left hip."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Ha! Am I King? 'Tis so - but - Edward lives
Description:
Title etched within banners below image; the banner containing the actor's name is etched upon a vignette of theatrical attributes, while the banner containing lines from the play is etched beneath the vignette., "From a drawing in the possession of Thos. Harris Esq."--Etched at bottom of plate., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., 1 print : etching ; plate mark 27.5 x 21.2 cm, on sheet 35.5 x 22 cm., and Printed on wove paper; hand-colored.
Publisher:
Pubd. Decr. 1st, 1800, by Dighton, Charg. Cross, No. 12
Subject (Name):
Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812, Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812,, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812., Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485., and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Performances, Characters, King Richard III, Actors, Literature, British, and Theatrical productions
A composition set in an oval shows a scene from O'Keeffe's Agreeable surprise in which Cowslip (Mrs. Wells) stands in profile on the left holding out a bowl of milk. Lingo (Mr. Edwin) faces the viewer as his eyes turn toward Cowslip; he gestures with his right hand chest-high. Both are three-quarter views of the performers
Description:
Title from caption below image., Date based on drawing of Mrs. Wells by Donnman in the Brit. Museum., A related print of Edwin and Wells as Lingo and Cowslip / H. Singleton pinxt. ; Edmund Scott sculpt. Published 1 May 1788 by I. Birchall. See Catalogue of Engraved British portraits, v. 2, p. 136., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Edwin, John, 1749-1790, Wells, Mary, approximately 1759-, and O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833.
Looking from the outside into the interior of Capulet's tomb, the viewer sees Juliet's despair as she hears the news of Romeo's death from Friar Lawrence. Outside on the right, Romeo lies dead on the ground
Description:
Title from item. and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Published according to act of Parlit. by John Boydell, engraver in Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Bellamy, George Anne, 1731?-1788, Garrick, David, 1717-1779,, and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Print shows actor David Garrick in the role of Kitely from the play "Every Man in his Humour" by Ben Jonson, half-length portrait, facing left, in costume
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of title and imprint statement. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1902,1011.2088., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 116 (leaf numbered '167' 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:
Sold by Mr. Parker, No. 82 Cornhill, & Mr. Finlayson in Berwick Street, Soho
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779,, Garrick, David, 1717-1779, and Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.
Title engraved below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark at top edge., Plate from: The town and country magazine. London : Printed for A. Hamilton, Junr., v. 1 (1769), page 473., Numbered 'No. XXVII' in upper left corner., See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4, no. 431., and Temporary local subject terms: Theatres: Stratford upon Avon -- Female dress, 1769 -- Male dress, 1769 -- William Shakespeare's statue, 1769.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779, and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Monuments & memorials, Music, Musical instruments, Musicians, Performances, and Theaters
Portrait of the actor William Farren, in character as Sir Peter Teazle in Sheridan's 'School for Scandal'; whole length, standing facing right, his right hand tucked inside his waistcoat
Description:
Title etched below image; the letter "z" in "Teazle" is etched backwards., Reissue of a print likely published by Richard Dighton himself; a blank space in the statement of responsibility, between "etchd." and "by Richd. Dighton", probably contained the words "& pubd." in the original issue of the print., 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"., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with partial loss of statement of responsibility and imprint statement., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 166 (leaf numbered '207' 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):
Farren, William, 1786-1861, Farren, William, 1786-1861,, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., and Farren, William, 1786-1861.
Subject (Topic):
Performances, Teazle, Peter, Sir (Fictitious character), Actors, and British
Roberts, Henry, approximately 1710-approximately 1790, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1783 and 1790]
Call Number:
763.00.00.128
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The full length figure of Mr. Yates in the character of Launce from Two gentlemen of Verona stands center with his right hand holding the leash of his dog Crab while he points down to the dog with his left. Launce's shoes and hat lie on the ground in front and to the left while a tall staff stands in the ground to the right. Bushes and trees form the backdrop. Engraved below the image are 11 lines from Act II, Scene III beginning: Nay 'twill be this hour ere I have done weeping ...
Alternative Title:
Mr. Yates in the character of Launce in the Two Gentlemen of Verona with his dog Crab
Description:
Title from item., Publication date inferred from William Richardson's business address. See The London book trades, 1775-1800 / Ian Maxted, p. 187, Later state of a print originally published by Roberts in 1763. See British Museum catalogue., and Watermark: Strasburg lily with initials G R below.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, by W. Richardson, Antient & Modern Print Warehouse, 174 Strand
Subject (Name):
Yates, Richard, 1706?-1796, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616., and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Subject (Topic):
Performances, Characters, Launce, Actors, British, and Dogs
Title from item., Date derived from first vignette caption: Vue d'une boutique de pharmacien in janvier 1848., Nine vignettes signed either Cham, G.C., or C.G., Published in Le Charivari., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Influenza, Sick persons, Medications, Performances, Dinner parties, Soldiers, and Drugstores
A social satire with an image of the two dancers, full-length with a Bologna in a dress and hat on the left and a Grimaldi in clown make-up on the right. Both are in costume holding hands as they raise their opposite arms and legs
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published March 15, 1807 at R. Ackermanns, No. 101 Strand, London
Subject (Name):
Bologna, John Peter, 1775-1846. and Grimaldi, Joseph, 1779-1837.
"Kean, in the costume of Sir Giles Overreach, stands on the stage, indicated by a boarded floor surrounded by flame and smoke from the jaws of a semicircle of ferocious monsters, serpentine, scaly, and fanged, and with glaring eyeballs. The largest and most menacing is the Old Times, emitting Gall, Spite Venon [sic] Hypocricy. Towards this Kean directs his levelled rapier, saying, By the powers of Shakspeare, I defy ye all. He holds above his head a large open book: Shakspeare, which is irradiated. Almost as large as the 'Times' is the pendant to it: New Times, vomiting Hypocricy. The other monsters are not specified, they spit flames inscribed respectively: Spleen; Cant; Malignity; Slander; Spite; Envy; Malice; Nonsence; Oblique."--British Museum catalogue and A comment on the backlash in the press regarding the Cox vs. Kean trial, in which Kean was accused of adultery with Robert Albion Cox's wife, Charlotte Cox. Kean gave a speech at Drury Lane, Jan. 28 1825, in which he offered himself up to the audience: "If it [the backlash] is done by a hostile Press, I shall endeavour to withstand it -- if it is your verdict, I shall bow to your decision, remember with gratitude your former favours, and leave you" (quotation from the British Museum catalogue).
Alternative Title:
Shakspeare in danger and Shakespeare in danger
Description:
Title etched below image., George Cruikshank might have collaborated with Robert Cruikshank in the production of this print; see British Museum catalogue., Quoted text following title: "Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow - thou shalt not escape calumny" - Hamlet., and Matted to 37 x 49 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 1825 by J. Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
Subject (Name):
Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833,, Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833, and Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833.
Subject (Topic):
Performances, Actors, British, Stages (Platforms), and Monsters
