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Object Type
Museum number: 1902,1011.4932
Title: Object: Mr Bannister in the Character of Miss Polly Peachum
Description: The actor Charles Bannister, standing, dressed as Polly Peachum, with a small lace cap and wide bow at the waist, holding a closed fan in front of him in his right hand, looking away to the left. 1781 Mezzotint, etching and aquatint
Producer name: Print made by: John Raphael Smith; Published by: John Raphael Smith
School/style
Production date: 1781
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: etching; mezzotint; aquatint
Dimensions: Height: 277 millimetres; Width: 201 millimetres
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Curator's comments: According to D'Oench, another artist was responsible for the mezzotint and aquatint work, over Smith's etching. Russell suggests that James Sayer was involved and D'Oench notes that Sayer executed a smaller copy in etching and aquatint in 1782.
Bibliographic references: D'Oench 1999 / Copper into Gold: Prints by John Raphael Smith (1751-1812) (183); Chaloner Smith 1883 / British Mezzotinto portraits from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century (9); Frankau 1902 / John Raphael Smith, his Life and Works (24)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Portrait of: Charles Bannister; Illustration to: John Gay
Associated titles
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1902
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1902,1011.4932

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