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A specimen of Mr. K**n's acting, or, A little man of great parts!
Title
A specimen of Mr. K**n's acting, or, A little man of great parts! [graphic].
Publication
London : Pubd. by J.L. Marks, 37 Princes St., Soho, and 28 Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, [ca. 1820]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; sheet 23.2 x 36 cm
Medium
wove paper
Notes
Title etched below image.
Printmaker and date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1935,0522.11.111.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Summary
"The actor Kean in part as Richard III appalled as his bastard son is presented to him by its mother as a beadle holds a court order for its maintenance at 7/6d a week."--British Museum online catalogue.
Variant and related titles
Specimen of Mr. Kean's acting, or, A little man of great parts!
Little man of great parts!
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 16, 2020
Subjects
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1820.
Etchings - England - London - 1820.
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