Prints: P1282

Title

Fanny Stirling as Mrs. Malaprop

Technique

Cromolithograph

Subject

Stirling, Fanny

Artist

Charles Goodall & Son (London, England)

Dimensions

height: 33.5cm
width: 21.8cm

Inscription/signature

Printed on recto: "Supplement to "SOCIETY," Feb. 17, 1883. / JACK / C. GOODALL & SON LONDON / "Sure, if I reprehend anything in this world, it is the use of my oracular tongue, / and a nice derangement of epitaphs." / "SOCIETY" BIJOU PORTRAITS. / No. 7 - Mrs. STIRLING / As Mrs. Malaprop in the Comedy of "The Rivals."" Inscribed on recto: "Yours very truly, / Fanny Stirling."

Provenance

Presented by Mr Michael Gaunt in November 2022.

Other number

E0131

Print depicting Fanny Stirling (1815-1895) as Mrs. Malaprop in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 'The Rivals', at the Vaudeville Theatre, 9 December 1882. Signed by the artist Jack. The image was originally produced from a photograph by The Bijou Photo Studios, printed by Charles Goodall & Son Ltd., and issued as supplement No.7 to London Society Magazine, 17 February 1883. In 1883, a series of 52 so-called Bijou Portraits printed by Charles Goodall & Son Ltd. was issued weekly, from 6 January to 29 December 1883, with facsimile signatures and quotations relating to the subject, as a supplement to the Saturday weekly London Society Magazine. The images were mostly of theatrical personalities but included other personalities of the day including a jockey, royalty, artists and authors.