Printed Ephemera — 1831-1840
Smith's Characters
Handcoloured theatrical souvenir portrait plate printed with four engravings of actors in character role. Representing Master Owen as Young Norval, Master Burke as Richard the Third, Mrs Fitzwilliam as Poll the Pet and Madame Vestris as the Page. Entitled 'No 30 Smith's Characters' such portraits would have been sold plain as theatrical souvenirs for colouring and tinselling at home.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 99.132/803
- Object name:
- Smith's Characters
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- Artist/Maker:
- Smith, W.
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- Production date:
- 1831-1840
- Material:
- paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 245 mm, W 203 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
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