Prints: P1171

Title

Mr Mathews as Gregory

Subject

Mathews, Charles

Artist

De Wilde, Samuel [ Copy after ]

Date

1806

Dimensions

height: 13cm
width: 7.5cm

Other materials

Stipple etching

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of Professor Jim Davis, acquired by the Garrick Club in 2024

Other number

E0162

This print depicts Charles Mathews as Gregory in 'The Mock Doctor' by Henry Fielding. He is shown full length standing in a forest. He has one hand on his head and the other holds a kmnife. The print was made as an illustration for Cawthorn's British Theatre.