Mrs. Pritchard
Print
01/02/1814 (published)
01/02/1814 (published)
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The actress Hannah Pritchard (née Vaughan) (1711-1768) married William Pritchard in 1730 and began her stage career soon afterwards, appearing at Drury Lane Theatre in May 1733 in the ballad opera The Livery Rake, and in August 1733 as Lovit in the ballad opera A Cure for Covetousness, at Fielding and Hippisley's booth at Bartholemew Fair. Shortly afterwards she joined Theophilus Cibber's new company of actors The Comedians of His Majesty's Revels at the Haymarket Theatre. Over the next few seasons she appreared mostly at the Haymarket and Drury Lane Theatres, and made her name at Drury Lane in 1740 as Rosalind in As You Like It.
Hannah Pritchard first acted with the rising star the young David Garrick at Drury Lane Theatre in October 1742, in Thomas Otway's play The Orphan. The following month she played Gertrude to Garrick's Hamlet and the two actors continued to appear together in a variety of roles for the next twenty years. They first appeared together in Macbeth in March 1748 and their much-praised performance was the subject of the 1768 painting by Zoffany, now in the Garrick Club. Hannah Pritchard was considered to be the finest Lady Macbeth of her day. She retired in 1768 and died a few months after her retirement.
Hannah Pritchard first acted with the rising star the young David Garrick at Drury Lane Theatre in October 1742, in Thomas Otway's play The Orphan. The following month she played Gertrude to Garrick's Hamlet and the two actors continued to appear together in a variety of roles for the next twenty years. They first appeared together in Macbeth in March 1748 and their much-praised performance was the subject of the 1768 painting by Zoffany, now in the Garrick Club. Hannah Pritchard was considered to be the finest Lady Macbeth of her day. She retired in 1768 and died a few months after her retirement.
Object details
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| Title | Mrs. Pritchard (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving, printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Portrait of the actress Hannah Pritchard (1711-1768) Stipple engraving by Henry Richard Cook after the portrait by Francis Hayman (1708-1776) published by J. W. H. Payne, 1814. Harry Beard Collection |
| Physical description | Print 'Mrs Pritchard', engraving by Cook, London, 1814, Harry Beard Collection |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'MRS PRITCHARD' (Printed below portrait) |
| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard. |
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| Summary | The actress Hannah Pritchard (née Vaughan) (1711-1768) married William Pritchard in 1730 and began her stage career soon afterwards, appearing at Drury Lane Theatre in May 1733 in the ballad opera The Livery Rake, and in August 1733 as Lovit in the ballad opera A Cure for Covetousness, at Fielding and Hippisley's booth at Bartholemew Fair. Shortly afterwards she joined Theophilus Cibber's new company of actors The Comedians of His Majesty's Revels at the Haymarket Theatre. Over the next few seasons she appreared mostly at the Haymarket and Drury Lane Theatres, and made her name at Drury Lane in 1740 as Rosalind in As You Like It. Hannah Pritchard first acted with the rising star the young David Garrick at Drury Lane Theatre in October 1742, in Thomas Otway's play The Orphan. The following month she played Gertrude to Garrick's Hamlet and the two actors continued to appear together in a variety of roles for the next twenty years. They first appeared together in Macbeth in March 1748 and their much-praised performance was the subject of the 1768 painting by Zoffany, now in the Garrick Club. Hannah Pritchard was considered to be the finest Lady Macbeth of her day. She retired in 1768 and died a few months after her retirement. |
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| Accession number | S.2003-2013 |
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| Record created | May 23, 2013 |
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