Mr. Cooke Ha! Am I King? 'Tis so - but - Edward lives / [graphic]

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Title: Mr. Cooke Ha! Am I King? 'Tis so - but - Edward lives / [graphic]
Alternative Title: Ha! Am I King? 'Tis so - but - Edward lives
Creator: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Contributor: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist.
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, publisher.
Published / Created: [1 December 1800]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. Decr. 1st, 1800, by Dighton, Charg. Cross, No. 12
Abstract: "The actor George Frederick Cooke as Richard III, standing and turning with his right leg forward, arms to left, holding a scroll in his right hand, head turned and looking three-quarters to right, wearing regal red and gold costume with fur-trimmed robe, red hat with crown and feathers, purple breeches and spurred boots, sword at left hip."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched within banners below image; the banner containing the actor's name is etched upon a vignette of theatrical attributes, while the banner containing lines from the play is etched beneath the vignette.
"From a drawing in the possession of Thos. Harris Esq."--Etched at bottom of plate.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Leaf 25 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton.
Provenance: Sold at Dominic Winter Auctions, 9 October 2020, lot 502, purchased through Jarndyce; October 2020.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 27.4 x 21.0 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English