The Late Mr. Burke.

Creator:

Irving, Washington (1783-1859) (author)

Contributor:

Lopez and Wemyss Publishers, (Philadelphia, United States) (publisher); Burke, Thomas (actor); Steel, James W. (1799-1879) (engraver); Wood, John (1801-1870) (artist); Jefferson, Joseph (1829-1905) (actor); Burke, Charles (actor)

Date:

1827

Description:

Portraits

Identifier:

(FURNESSTHEATER)furness_pbu650_1_s

Subject:

Performance; Theater Biography

Resource Type:

Image

Form/Genre:

engravings (prints)

Physical Description:

18.5 x 11.5 cm.

Geographic Subject:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Play: Rip Van Winkle; Notes about James W. Steel: American engraver, born in Philadelphia.; Notes about John Wood: Portraitist.; Notes about Joseph Jefferson: Born in Philadelphia, son of an actor and scene-painter. In 1856 he joined Laura Keene's company in New York. His most famous role was Rip Van Winkle..; Notes about Charles Burke: half-brother to famous American comedian, Joseph Jefferson III; revised John Kerr's adaptation of "Rip Van Winkle" in 1850.; Lopez & Wemyss' Edition. 1827.; Drawn & Engraved by J. W. Steel from a Sketch by J. Wood.; Entered according to Act of Congress the 18th. day of April 1827 by F. C. Wemyss of Pennsylvania. Although standard reference sources yield more than one "J. Wood," only one with this surname was primarily a portraitist, and at the height of his powers during the 1820s and 1830s.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania: Furness, P/Bu650.1 S, Small Box

Collection:

Furness Theatrical Image Collection (University of Pennsylvania)