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George Cooke Esqr./In the Character of Richard the Third

Print
1812 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Zanetti (publisher)
Scriven (artist)
Place of origin
Manchester (printed)

Three-quarter length print of the actor George Cooke Esqr. (1756-1812) in the title role of Richard III, engraved by E. Scriven (1775-1841) from a model executed in rice paste by G.Bullock Esqr. Published 1st January, 1812, by V. Zanetti at the Picture Gallery & Repository of Arts, Manchester.



Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleGeorge Cooke Esqr./In the Character of Richard the Third (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed
Ink
Paper
Printed
Brief description
Three-quarter length print of George Frederick Cooke (1756-1812) in the title role of Richard III, engraved by E. Scriven (1775-1841) from a model executed in rice paste by G.Bullock Esqr. Published 1st January, 1812, by V. Zanetti at the Picture Gallery & Repository of Arts, Manchester
Physical description
Three-quarter length print of George Cooke Esqr. (1756-1812) in the title role of Richard III, engraved by E. Scriven (1775-1841) from a model executed in rice paste by G.Bullock Esqr. Published 1st January, 1812, by V. Zanetti at the Picture Gallery & Repository of Arts, Manchester. It shows Cooke in a hat trimmed with upright, plumed feathers. He is holding a scroll in his right hand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30cm
  • Width: 23.7cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Cooke, George Frederick
Literary referenceRichard III
Summary
Three-quarter length print of the actor George Cooke Esqr. (1756-1812) in the title role of Richard III, engraved by E. Scriven (1775-1841) from a model executed in rice paste by G.Bullock Esqr. Published 1st January, 1812, by V. Zanetti at the Picture Gallery & Repository of Arts, Manchester.

Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.922-2014

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Record createdMay 8, 2014
Record URL
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