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Paintings: G0048
Title
Spranger Barry
Technique
Oil on canvas
Subject
Artist
Dimensions
Height: 62.5cm
Width: 52.5cm
height (frame): 70cm
width (frame): 59cm
Width: 52.5cm
height (frame): 70cm
width (frame): 59cm
Provenance
Charles Mathews
Other number
Mathews 25
RW/CKA 361
RW/CKA 361
Exhibition history
1833 London, Queen's Bazaar, Oxford Street, "Mr Mathews's Gallery of Theatrical Portraits" (25)
The bust on which Barry rests his left hand appears to be of Shakespeare. He wears a red garment, with brown fur trimming over his shoulders, and white shirt.
The handsome Irishman Spranger Barry,who "was less comfortable on stage in a modern dress than in a Roman shape or regimental uniform" (BD), rivalled Garrick as Romeo and excelled in such roles as Othello, Douglas, and Evander in “The Grecian Daughter”.
The handsome Irishman Spranger Barry,who "was less comfortable on stage in a modern dress than in a Roman shape or regimental uniform" (BD), rivalled Garrick as Romeo and excelled in such roles as Othello, Douglas, and Evander in “The Grecian Daughter”.
