print;
toy theatre
- Museum number
- 1886,0513.983-984
- Description
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Two small character plates, with characters from Shakespeare's the Merry Wives of Windsor, and Comus, for West's toy theatre; the characters from Merry Wives on the left, in three rows, with Mr Page, Shallow, Ford, Slender, Mrs Page, Bardolph, Hugh Evans, Old Woman, Host, Dr Caius, Falstaff and the Merry Wives, falstaff in disguise, and Pistol; the characters from Comus on the right, with Spirit, Younger Brother, Elder Brother, Lady, Comus, Bachanals, Comus attended, Sabrina, Euphrosyne, and Bacchants; published state. 1815
Etching
- Production date
- 1815
- Dimensions
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Height: 208 millimetres
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Width: 335 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1886
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1886,0513.983-984