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Mr. William Farren as Orestes

Print
19/10/ 1791 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting William Farren the Elder as Orestes in The Distrest Mother, the tragedy by Ambrose Philips that was a version of Racine's 1667 play Andromache, itself a version of Euripides' Greek tragedy of the same name. This engraving published by John Bell, 19th August 1791, appeared in Bell's British Theatre in 1797.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMr. William Farren as Orestes (published title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving, printed ink on paper
Brief description
Print depicting William Farren the Elder (1754-1795) as Orestes in The Distrest Mother by Ambrose Philips. Engraving by James Thornthwaite (b.ca.1740) after Samuel De Wilde (1751-1832); published John Bell, London, 19th August 1791, Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Engraved portrait of William Farren, full-length portrait.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.6cm
  • Width: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted
Association
Literary references
  • The Distrest Mother
  • Orestes
Summary
Print depicting William Farren the Elder as Orestes in The Distrest Mother, the tragedy by Ambrose Philips that was a version of Racine's 1667 play Andromache, itself a version of Euripides' Greek tragedy of the same name. This engraving published by John Bell, 19th August 1791, appeared in Bell's British Theatre in 1797.
Collection
Accession number
S.226-2013

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Record createdJanuary 30, 2013
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