Prints: P1290

Title

John Liston as Paul Pry in six different vingnettes

Subject

Liston, John

Dimensions

height: 37cm
width: 25.6cm

Other materials

Hand coloured engraving

Inscription/signature

Each individual vignette is signed by "R.Cr. Fecit" Each Individual vignette has a caption underneath: Top Left: "PAUL PRY/I don't think it a dear job for 1s9' Top Middle: " PAUL PRY/ I was in this position for three weeks with/ the rheumatism" Top Right: "PAUL PRY/ The Devil his Father! I told you he/ come of a good family" Bottom left: "PAUL PRY/ Here's Mr Snooks again! the/ trvelling Gentleman" Bottom Middle: " PAUL PRY/ How unkind!- I'll never do a/ good-natured action again- dash my wig!" Bottom right: "PAUL PRY/ Two Columns full! about a / prodigious gooseberry. " At the bottom of the image: "Robert Cruikshank Fecit/ London Pub. by Summers & smith, 12, Tabernacle Walk Fisnbury Square".

Provenance

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

Other number

E0162

This is a print depicts tthe actor John Liston as Paul Pry in six different different vignettes. In each Paul Pry is in a different pose with a corresponding quote underneath the image.