The Portrait of Madame Vestris, Miss P. Glover, Mr. Williams & Mr. Liston, in the Comedy of Paul Fry

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Artist/Maker	Moon, Boys & Graves (publisher) Thomas Goff Lupton (engraver) George Clint (artist) James Lahee (printer)
Place of origin	London (published)

Print, group portrait of John Liston and others standing in an interior. Liston, wearing a hat and holding an umbrella in his left hand, stands on the right, facing to left and pointing to a door which the others defend.

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Categories	Portraits Prints
Object type	Print
Title	The Portrait of Madame Vestris, Miss P. Glover, Mr. Williams & Mr. Liston, in the Comedy of Paul Fry (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint Mezzotint
Brief description	Print, group portrait of Madame Vestris, Miss P. Glover, Mr. Williams and John. Liston in the Comedy of Paul Fry, mezzotint by Thomas Lupton after George Clint, 1828.
Physical description	Print, group portrait of John Liston and others standing in an interior. Liston, wearing a hat and holding an umbrella in his left hand, stands on the right, facing to left and pointing to a door which the others defend.
Dimensions	Height: 53cm Width: 40.6cm Dimensions taken from Marshall, Julian. A Catalogue of Engraved National Portraits in the National Art Library. London: HMSO, 1895.
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'Painted by G. Clint A.R.A. Engraved by Thomas Lupton. The Portrait of Madame Vestris, Miss P. Glover, Mr. Williams & Mr. Liston, in the Comedy of Paul Fry. Printed by J. Lahee. Proof. From the original picture in the Possession of T. Griffiths, Esqr. Published July 1, 1828 by Moon, Boys & Graves, 6 Pall Mall.' (Lettered)
Production	Open letter proof.
Subjects depicted	Actors Umbrella Lucia Elizabeth Vestris John Liston Phillis Glover
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	24254

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O638282/the-portrait-of-madame-vestris-print-thomas-goff-lupton/

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