Mr. Liston, as Moll Flaggon, in The Lord of the Manor
Print
1826 (made)
1826 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Coloured lithograph depicting John Liston in the character of Moll Flaggon in the production The Lord of the Manor, 1826.
Object details
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| Title | Mr. Liston, as Moll Flaggon, in The Lord of the Manor (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand coloured lithograph on paper. |
| Brief description | Coloured lithograph depicting John Liston in the character of Moll Flaggon in the production The Lord of the Manor, 1826 |
| Physical description | Coloured lithograph depicting John Liston in the character of Moll Flaggon in the production The Lord of the Manor, 1826. The lithgraph features a full length hand coloured image of Liston dressed in rough red soldier's jacket, with a dark brown skirt, apron and mob cap. His left arm is outstretched, and a hanging 'pocket' (from which the top of a glass bottle is protruding) is suspended from tapes which are tied around his waist. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Brandy be my poison! but I like the looks of him. Here, my heart, take a whiff.' (Bottom centre) |
| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996 |
| Object history | Associated production: The Lord of the Manor. Comic opera by John Burgoyne. |
| Production | 124 High Holborn, London |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Coloured lithograph depicting John Liston in the character of Moll Flaggon in the production The Lord of the Manor, 1826. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.242-1997 |
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| Record created | October 20, 2009 |
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