Prints: P1297

Title

Mr Liston in his Principal Characters

Subject

Liston, John

Dimensions

height: 25.7cm
width: 41.3cm

Other materials

hand coloured print

Inscription/signature

Title: "Mr. Liston in his Principal Characters" Left hand side top row from left: "Moll Flaggon/ Com out you Warment", "Dommie Sampson/ Prodigious" Left hand side bottom row from left: "Grojan/ Its not Correct"; "Lubin Log/ It's quite optinal you know/ but here's sixpence for you" Middle: "Just looked in! hope i don't intrude?!/ PAUL PRY" Right hand side tp row from left: "Lord Grizzle/ Behold a pair of us! before the curtain/ A prettier couple can't be found that's certain"; "Maw Worm/ Stay, Stay, said I, ye infatuated wetch/ you know not what you do" Right hand side bottom row from left: "No am i a Gentleman/ Sam Swipes"; "That's very easily said/ Van Dunder"

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 in nine of his most famous roles: Moll Flaggon, Dommie Sampson, Grojan, Lubin Log, Paul Pry, Lord Grizzle, Maw Worm, Sam Swipes and Van Dunder.