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ticket
Object Type
print
ticket
Museum number
C,3.164-165
Description
Two tickets to Wynnstay Theatre, from the same plate; 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. 1781 Etching
Producer name
After:
Henry William Bunbury
Print made by:
James Bretherton
(?)
School/style
British
Production date
1781
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
214 millimetres
Width:
147 millimetres
(plate)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
For comment see 1917,1208.2958. Located in a bound volume of the Banks Collection.
Location
Not on display
Subjects
theatre/theatrical life
Associated names
Associated with:
William Shakespeare
Associated with:
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet
Associated places
Associated with:
Wynnstay
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Dorothea, Lady Banks
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Sarah Sophia Banks
Acquisition date
1818
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
C,3.164-165