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John William Gear
1806-1866
Mr. Dowton as Dr. Cantwell, Oh---! ; Mrs. Harlow as Old Lady Lambert, Oh---!; Mr. Liston as Maw-Worm, He's a saint : Hypocrite, act IId, scene 1st; performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, by command of his most gracious majesty George IV.
[London] : Printed by C. Hullmandel
hand colored lithograph
image: 288 x 330 mm; sheet: 317 x 356 mm
Peel 2215
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Notes:
Title from caption.
Accompanied by an unidentified newspaper clipping titled, "Explanation and accompaniment of the print from the celebrated play of 'The Hypocrite'".
Printed below image, left: Drawn and engraved from life by J.W. Gear.
Summary:
Full-length portrait of three actors in character on stage: William Dowton as Dr. Cantwell in black (left), hands clasped over his belly, looking right with a worried expression; Sarah Harlowe as Old Lady Lambert (center) in widow's weeds, hands and eyes raised up in shock, clutching a handkerchief in her right hand; and John Liston as Maw-Worm, facing left and pointing with his right hand at the other two figures, and holding a black hat in his left.
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