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Scene in the Comic Opera of the Lord of the Manor, Song Moll Flaggon, Sung by Mr. Liston

Drawing
20/01/1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
R H Laurie (publishers)
Place of origin
London (made)

Drawing depicting John Liston (1776-1846) in the character of Moll Flaggon in the production The Lord of the Manor,1815.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleScene in the Comic Opera of the Lord of the Manor, Song Moll Flaggon, Sung by Mr. Liston (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph on paper
Paper
Printing Inks
Lithography
Brief description
Drawing depicting John Liston (1776-1846) in the character of Moll Flaggon in the production The Lord of the Manor,1815
Physical description
Drawing depicting John Liston (1776-1846) in the character of Moll Flaggon in the production The Lord of the Manor,1815. The image shows a country scene in which Liston appears dressed in a soldier's jacket, but with a woman's skirt. He is smoking a pipe and is dancing to music which is being played by two of the four soldiers who are positioned around him.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 30.1cm
  • Sheet width: 37.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Come, my Soul, Post the Cole, I must beg or borrow, Fill the Can, You're my Man, 'Tis all the same to-morrow. Sing and Quaff, Dance and Laugh, A Fig for care or sorrow (Bottom centre)
  • Kiss and Drink, But never Think, 'Tis all the same to-morrow.'
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
53 Fleet Street, London
Subjects depicted
Liston, John
Flaggon, Moll
Summary
Drawing depicting John Liston (1776-1846) in the character of Moll Flaggon in the production The Lord of the Manor,1815.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.253-1997

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Record createdOctober 20, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1138695/scene-in-the-comic-opera-drawing-r-h-laurie/
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