John Laguerre as Gubbins in The Dragon of Wantley

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Artist/Maker	John Laguerre (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Drawing of Jean Laguerre as Gubbins in The Dragon of Wantley. On the back are 6 sketches of male heads including three caricatures of men wearing wigs.

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Categories	Drawings Portraits Theatre
Object type	Drawing
Title	John Laguerre as Gubbins in The Dragon of Wantley (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Pen and ink drawing Ink Drawing
Brief description	Drawing of John Laguerre as Gubbins in The Dragon of Wantley, pen and ink, possibly by John Laguerre, ca. 1737.
Physical description	Drawing of Jean Laguerre as Gubbins in The Dragon of Wantley. On the back are 6 sketches of male heads including three caricatures of men wearing wigs.
Dimensions	Height: 22.2cm Width: 15.2cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956. London: HMSO, 1963.
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'Charles William J[...]t' 'Poor Children Three - Devoured he That Could not with Him graple and at one Sup he Eat them up as one would Eat an Aple an A...and at one Sup - he Eat them up as one would Eat and Aple. The Musick by Mr:[...]' (Inscribed on the back)
Production	John, or Jean, Laguerre was the son of the painter Louis Laguerre (1663-1721). He trained under his father as an artist, although he later became a singer in London. It is possible that this drawing was done by him.
Subjects depicted	Artist Actor Singer John Laguerre
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956. London: HMSO, 1963.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.84-1956

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O578906/john-laguerre-as-gubbins-in-drawing-john-laguerre/

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