Prints: P1326

Title

Mr Dunstal as Syracusan Dromio

Subject

Dunstall, John

Artist

Grignion, Charles Charles Grignion the Elder Parkinson, Thomas

Date

1776

Dimensions

height (mount): 17.8cm
width (mount): 11.2cm
height: 16.4cm
width: 9.5cm

Inscription/signature

"Act / COMEDY of ERRORS. / Scene / Parkinson del. / Published for Bells Edition of Shakespeare Feby. 19th 1776. / C.Grignion sculp. / Mr. DUNSTAL in the Character of the Syracusan Dromio"

Provenance

Presented by Mr Michael Gaunt, March 2023.

Other number

E0136

Print depicting the actor John Dunstall in the role of Dromio of Syracuse in William Shakepseare's play 'The Comedy of Errors'. Engraved by Charles Grignion after a painting by Thomas Parkinson. Published for Bells Edition of Shakespeare, 19th February 1776. Dunstall is depicted in full length, standing to the left, he wears a buttoned up jacket, hat, trousers tucked into long white socks and shoes. He holds out a rope in his right hand, a reference to a comedic scene where the two Dromios are confused with each other.