Mr Yates of the Adelphi Theatre
Print
1826 (engraved)
1826 (engraved)
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Half length male figure, head turned to front, the left arm leaning on a chairback, the index finger of the hand held in the right hand wearing coat, waistcoat and shirt and stock of the mid 1820s. On the table are partly seen paper, a quill pen and inkstand; a curtain is draped across the background, open at extreme left to reveal part of a pillar and open sky beyond. Aquatint by William Say after James Lonsdale. Titled beneath the image: "Mr Yates of the Adelphi Theatre. Engraved by Willm. Say Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester. 1826. Painted by Jas. Lonsdale Esqr."
Object details
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| Title | Mr Yates of the Adelphi Theatre |
| Materials and techniques | Aquatint on paper mounted on card |
| Brief description | Frederick Yates, actor and manager of the Adelphi Theatre, aquatint by William Say after James Lonsdale, 1826. a |
| Physical description | Half length male figure, head turned to front, the left arm leaning on a chairback, the index finger of the hand held in the right hand wearing coat, waistcoat and shirt and stock of the mid 1820s. On the table are partly seen paper, a quill pen and inkstand; a curtain is draped across the background, open at extreme left to reveal part of a pillar and open sky beyond. Aquatint by William Say after James Lonsdale. Titled beneath the image: "Mr Yates of the Adelphi Theatre. Engraved by Willm. Say Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester. 1826. Painted by Jas. Lonsdale Esqr." |
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| Credit line | Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest |
| Object history | The print came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest. |
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| Accession number | S.460-2000 |
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| Record created | June 6, 2001 |
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