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Object Type
Museum number: 1865,1111.2649
Title: Series: Jameson's Theatrical Portraits
Description: Henry Erskine; as Giaffier from Dimond's 'The Bride of Abydos'; standing and holding a sheet of paper covered with sigils to which he points with his other hand, richly dressed as an Ottoman sultan in an embroidered gown and a turban; one of "Jameson's Theatrical Portraits' (1818) Etching
Producer name: Print made by: George Cruikshank; Published by: J H Jameson
School/style
Production date: 1818 (February 18th)
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: etching; stipple
Dimensions: Height: 239 millimetres; Width: 160 millimetres (sheet)
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Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Associated with: J H Jameson; Representation of: Henry Erskine Johnston; Associated with: William Dimond; Associated with: Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron) (The play is after the poem by Byron of the same name)
Associated titles: Associated Title: The Bride of Abydos; Associated Title: Jameson's Theatrical Portraits
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1865
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1865,1111.2649

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