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Prints: P1144
Title
Mary Ann Davenport in the character of Mrs Grundy
Subject
Date
1806
Dimensions
height: 20.5cm
width: 12.3cm
width: 12.3cm
Other materials
Stipple Engraving
Inscription/signature
"De Wilde Pinx" "Ridley sc" "Mrs Davenport/ in the character of Mrs Grundy/ pub by Verner & Hood, Poultry 28 Feb 1803"
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Professor Jim Davis, acquired by the Garrick Club in 2024
Other number
E0162
This print depicts the actress Mary Ann Davenport in the character of Mrs Grundy, though often thought to be from the play 'Speed the Plough' by Thomas Morton, Geoffrey Ashton in the catalogue for the Garrick Club says that there is no Mrs Grundy in 'Speed the Plough'. The Garrick Club has the original painting by Samuel de Wilde which was once owned by Charles Mathews. In Mathews' own list he provides the line that goes with the play: ""What, drinking again! I'll tell you it's both immoral and genteel". This line does not appear in 'Speed the Plough' nor in 'The Birthday'
She is depicted within an oval, half length. Her head is turned slightly to her left. She wears a white bonnet with a ribbon,
She is depicted within an oval, half length. Her head is turned slightly to her left. She wears a white bonnet with a ribbon,
