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Prints: P1233
Title
Mr Liston as Maw-worm in The Hypocrite
Subject
Artist
Date
1824
Dimensions
height: 21.4cm
width: 14cm
width: 14cm
Other materials
Stipple engraving
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Professor Jim Davis, acquired by the Garrick Club in 2024
Other number
E0162
This print depicts the comedian John Liston in the character of the cleric Mawworm in the play 'The Hypocrite' by Isacc Bickerstaff. He is shown half length, looking at the viewer, within a frame. He wears a long white cravat, a dark jacket, a floral waistcoat and a tricorn hat. His right hand rests at his chest.
