Mr. Parsons in the character of Alscrip in the Comedy of the Heiress : My daughter maintains all fashions are founded in sense I wd [?] the tightness of my Wig, and the stiffness of my Cape, give me the sense of the pillory.

Creator:

Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 (author)

Contributor:

Parsons, William, 1736-1795 (actor); Parker, James, 1750-1805 (engraver); Harding, Sylvester, 1745-1809 (artist)

Date:

1786

Description:

Portraits

Identifier:

(FURNESSTHEATER)furness_ppa500_1_s

Subject:

Performance; Theater Biography; Alscrip (Heiress) (character)

Resource Type:

Still Image

Form/Genre:

stipple engravings (prints)

Physical Description:

18.0 x 12.5 cm.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Play: Heiress, The; Notes about Sylvester Harding: English miniaturist and engraver; specialized in portrait illustrations for publications.; S. Harding del.; J. Parker sc.; It is difficult to determine whether this print is the original published by E. Harding in 1786 (information derived from Lillian Hall's "Catalogue of Engraved Dramatic Portraits") or whether it is the same plate appearing in the January-June edition of European Magazine for 1795. Since the portrait of William Parsons is missing from the Rare Books & Manuscripts bound volumes of European Magazine published in 1795, no definitive check can be presently made.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania: Furness, P/Pa500.1 S, Small Box

Collection:

Furness Theatrical Image Collection (University of Pennsylvania)