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Paintings: G0691
Title
Jane Powell
Technique
Oil on canvas
Subject
Character
Young Norval : Douglas; or The Noble Shepherd
Artist
Dimensions
Height: 76cm
Width: 55.5cm
height (frame): 85cm
width (frame): 63cm
Width: 55.5cm
height (frame): 85cm
width (frame): 63cm
Provenance
Charles Mathews
Other number
Mathews 18
RW/CKA 117
RW/CKA 117
Exhibition history
1833 London, Queen's Bazaar, Oxford Street, "Mr Mathews's Gallery of Theatrical Portraits" (18)
Like Henry Erskine Johnston in G0332, Mrs Powell is shown at the climax of the play in Act V, staggering onto the stage "with a sword in each hand." Young Norval dies in front of his mother after being mortally wounded by Lord Randolph. Mrs Powell wears brown boots, white stockings, a tight-fitting red suit with horizontal green stripes and blue facings, a blue sash, and a plain dark green stock.
Mrs Powell played Young Norval for her benefit at Drury Lane on 2 May 1795 and on several subsequent occasions.
Mrs Powell played Young Norval for her benefit at Drury Lane on 2 May 1795 and on several subsequent occasions.
