Printed Ephemera — 1837-09-11
Macready as Rob Roy Macgregor
Souvenir theatrical portrait of the actor William Charles Macready in the role of Rob Roy Macgregor. Published by S.Fairburn on September 11 1837 the print has been handcoloured, cut from a paper sheet and mounted on plain card. The portrait is decorated with applied tartan silk clothing embellished with metal foil & tinsel ornaments. The shield & sword is also of metal foil. Such portraits would have been sold for 1d plain as theatrical souvenirs for colouring and tinselling at home. Pre-punched tinsel ornaments could also be purchased from the publisher.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 64.51/13
- Object name:
- Macready as Rob Roy Macgregor
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Fairburn, S.
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
40 Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- 1837-09-11
- Material:
paper, wood, glass, silk, metal foil
- Measurements/duration:
- H 315 mm, W 264 mm, D 23 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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- License this image:
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