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Mr. Palmer as Malvil

Print
1821 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting Robert Palmer as Malvil in Know Your Own Mind, performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in May 1798. Engraving by J. Wright, after a drawing by Foster, printed by Simpkin & Marshall.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMr. Palmer as Malvil (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Brief description
Print depicting Mr. Palmer as Malvil in Know Your Own Mind, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1798
Physical description
Head-and-shoulders portrait print of Mr. Palmer as Malvil in Know Your Own Mind. Mr. Palmer wears a jacket with six buttons over a shirt with a white cravat. He looks towards the right-hand-side of the frame.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.6cm
  • Width: 13.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'MR. PALMER. [Robert] / As MALVIL.' 'Engraved by J. Wright, from an original drawing by Foster.' 'Published 1821. by Simpkin & Marshall. Stationers Ct. &c Chapple Pall Mall.' 'Know Your Own Mind.'
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Summary
Print depicting Robert Palmer as Malvil in Know Your Own Mind, performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in May 1798. Engraving by J. Wright, after a drawing by Foster, printed by Simpkin & Marshall.
Collection
Accession number
S.647-2017

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Record createdApril 20, 2017
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