Prints: P0818

Title

George Bennett

Technique

Engraving

Subject

Bennett, George

Character

Apemantus : Timon of Athens

Artist

Sherratt, Thomas [ Print made by ]
Paine, William [ Copy after ]

Dimensions

height (sheet): 27.5cm
width (sheet): 18.5cm

Inscription/signature

MR GEORGE BENNETT AS APEMANTUS./ APEMANTUS'S GRACE./ Immortal gods, I crave no pelf: I pray for no man but myself./ Grant I maynever prove so fond,/ To trust a man on his oath or bond:/ Or a harlot for her weeping:/ Or a dog that seems a sleeing:/ Or a keeper with my freedom:/ Or my friends if I should need'em./ Amen./ TIMON OF ATHENS/ Act 1, Sc. 2. / Engraed by T. Sherrattfrom a Daguerreotype by Paine of Islington./ THE LONDON PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY

Provenance

Presented by Revd. Dr Macolm Johnson, October 2015