Prints: P1383

Title

Mr Emmery as John Moody

Subject

Emery, John

Artist

Simpkin & Marshall (London, England) [ Copy after ]
De Wilde, Samuel [ Copy by ]
Woodman, Richard

Date

1819

Dimensions

height: 21cm
width: 13,7cm

Other materials

stipple engraving

Inscription/signature

"MR. EMERY,/ AS JOHN MOODY./ Engraved by R. Woodman from an Original Pointing by De Wilde/ Published 1819 by Simpkin & Marshall, Stationers Ct & Chapple, Pall Mall".

Provenance

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

Other number

E0162

This print depicts the actor John Emery in his role as John Moody in the play 'The Provoked Husband; or a Journey to London' by Colley Cibber, based on a framgmet of a play written by John Vanbrugh. Emery is depicted seated, wearing a brown jacket, red waistcoat, and holding a cane in his right hand.