drawing; print study

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Object Type: drawing; print study
Museum number: K,57.33
Description: Portrait of Mrs Abington in the character of Margery Pinchwife, from William Wycherley's 'The Country Wife', study for Bell's British Theatre; whole-length, standing, turned slightly to left and looking up and to right, her hands under her bib, in pink dress with high, puffed overskirt and apron, hair high and with ribbon tied around. 1776 Pen and ink with watercolour, on vellum pasted onto board
Producer name
School/style
Production date: 1776
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 114 millimetres; Width: 83 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: For the print, see K,57.16 and K,57.34.
Bibliographic references: Binyon 1898-1907 / Catalogue of drawings by British artists, and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain (11); Burnim & Highfill 1998 / John Bell, patron of British theatrical portraiture: a catalog of the theatrical portraits in his editions of Bell's Shakespeare and Bell's British Theatre (82) (study for)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Portrait of: Frances Abington; Illustration to: William Wycherley; Associated with: John Bell, the publisher
Associated titles: Associated Title: The Country Wife; Associated Title: Bell's British Theatre
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1818
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: K,57.33

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