H Beard Print Collection
Print
February 1805 (published)
February 1805 (published)
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Print entitled 'John Bull in Lilliput or Theatricals for the Nineteenth Century'. Published in London by S. W. Fores.
Cartoons about current social or political events were popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. As well as mocking individuals, they often featured symbolic figures representing a type of person - John Bull was the archetypal Englishman. This cartoon is satirising the fashion for child actors that swept the country in the late 19th century, the most famous of whom was William Henry West or ‘Master Betty’. His success led to ‘The Glasgow Roscius’ and ‘The Little Siddons’, named after Sarah Siddons. The children announcing their identities in this toy theatre take no notice of each other, and all appear to be costumed for a different play.
Cartoons about current social or political events were popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. As well as mocking individuals, they often featured symbolic figures representing a type of person - John Bull was the archetypal Englishman. This cartoon is satirising the fashion for child actors that swept the country in the late 19th century, the most famous of whom was William Henry West or ‘Master Betty’. His success led to ‘The Glasgow Roscius’ and ‘The Little Siddons’, named after Sarah Siddons. The children announcing their identities in this toy theatre take no notice of each other, and all appear to be costumed for a different play.
Object details
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | hand coloured etching, ink and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Print entitled 'John Bull in Lilliput or Theatricals for the Nineteenth Century'. Published in London by S. W. Fores in February 1805, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Etched and hand coloured print entitled 'The Theatrical Bubble; - being a new specimen of the astonishing Powers of the great Politico-Punchinello, in the Art of Dramatic Puffing'. |
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| Summary | Print entitled 'John Bull in Lilliput or Theatricals for the Nineteenth Century'. Published in London by S. W. Fores. Cartoons about current social or political events were popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. As well as mocking individuals, they often featured symbolic figures representing a type of person - John Bull was the archetypal Englishman. This cartoon is satirising the fashion for child actors that swept the country in the late 19th century, the most famous of whom was William Henry West or ‘Master Betty’. His success led to ‘The Glasgow Roscius’ and ‘The Little Siddons’, named after Sarah Siddons. The children announcing their identities in this toy theatre take no notice of each other, and all appear to be costumed for a different play. |
| Other number | F.117-65 - H Beard collection numbering |
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| Accession number | S.4651-2009 |
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| Record created | September 9, 2009 |
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