print
- Museum number
- 1861,1012.2269
- Title
- Object: Wynnstay Theatre
- Description
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A man at left and woman at right sitting against a square pedestal inscribed with the days of the week, the man representing comedy, a bottle and glass on the table beside him, laughing and holding a sheet inscribed 'Rule a Wife and have a Wife' and 'Bon Ton', the lady with an expression of melancholy, holding a paper lettered with Shakespeare's 'Richard III' and 'Lyar' [sic]; after Bunbury, private plate. 1781
Etching
- Production date
- 1781
- Dimensions
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Height: 199 millimetres
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Width: 145 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Atttribution to Breterton is suggested by Tim Clayton. For a comparison with his etching style see 1906,0419.143. See also curator's comment for 1917,1208.2958
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1861
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1861,1012.2269
