Prints: P1220

Title

Charlotte Cushman as Meg Merrilies

Subject

Cushman, Charlotte Saunders

Character

Meg Merrilies : Guy Mannering; or The Gipsey's Prophecy

Artist

Gebbie & Co (London, England)Rice, J. R.

Dimensions

height: 29.9cm
width: 21.6cm

Inscription/signature

"CHARLOTTE S. CUSHMAN AS MEG MERRILIES. / Guy Mannering. ACT II. SCENE IV" "GEBBIE & CO. / ETCHED BY J.R.RICE."

Provenance

Presented by Michael Gaunt-Edwards, September 2023.

Other number

E0146

Print of Charlotte Cushman as Meg Merrilies, a gypsy woman, from Act II Scene IV of 'Guy Mannering' by Sir Walter Scott. 'Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer' is the second of the Waverley novels by Scott, published anonymously in 1815. The print was etched by J. R. Rice and published by Gebbie & Co. Cushman is shown wearing a long tunic-style dress with drapery, sandals, and a head scarf tied with black ribbon underneath her neck. Her face appears quite aged, her arms are outstretched in opposite directions, and a portion of long wavy hair cascades down her front. A long wooden stick leans against her left arm and she is standing in a backdrop of trees and heathland.