print
- Museum number
- 1865,1111.2041
- Title
- Object: Now seated in my glory. Vide Mr. Matthews's mail coach.
- Description
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A coachman standing dramatically at the front of his coach, the reins in his left hand, the whip raised high in his right, another man standing to the back blowing a horn, the coach marked with a royal coat of arms, the royal monogram 'GR', and 'Glasgow'.
Hand-coloured etching
- Production date
- 1795-1811
- Dimensions
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Height: 169 millimetres (cropped)
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Width: 240 millimetres (cropped)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The reference is to the popular play 'The mail-coach', written by Prince Hoare and performed by the actor Charles Mathews (first performed in 1795). See BMSat 11698, an 1821 reissue of an 1810 Isaac or George Cruikshank heading to printed verses from the play.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: The mail-coach
- Acquisition date
- 1865
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1865,1111.2041