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Prints: P1204
Title
Mr Butler as Caractacas
Subject
Butler, Mr.
Character
Caractacus the British Chieftain : Caractacus
Artist
W. S. Johnson (London, England)
Dimensions
height: 26.5cm
width: 21cm
width: 21cm
Other materials
Hand-coloured print
Inscription/signature
"MR BUTLER AS CARACTACUS THE BRITISH CHIEFTAIN. / London W. S. JOHNSON, 60 St. Martin's Lane."
Provenance
Bequeathed to the Garrick club by Frances Hughes, October 2022.
Other number
E0134
Twopence coloured print of Mr Butler as Caractacus the British Chieftain. Caratacus (or Caratacus and Caractacus), was a 1st-century AD British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who resisted the Roman conquest of Britain. Butler is shown in a brightly-coloured Roman-inspired costume, he wears a gold crown on his head and holds a sword in his right hand. Published by W. S. Johnson, London.
