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Prints: P1389
Title
Mr Fawcett as Touchstone
Subject
Artist
Simpkin & Marshall (London, England) [ Copy after ]
Wageman, Thomas Charles [ Copy by ]
Woolnoth, Thomas Alfred
Wageman, Thomas Charles [ Copy by ]
Woolnoth, Thomas Alfred
Date
1819
Dimensions
height: 17.5cm
width: 9.4cm
width: 9.4cm
Other materials
stipple engraving
Inscription/signature
"MR. FAWCETT,/ AS TOUCHSTONE/ Engraved by Woolnoth from an original drawing by Wageman/ 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 actorJohn Fawcett, as Touchstone in the play ' As you Like it' by William Shakespeare. He is depicted half length, looking to the left. He holds a staff in both hands and wears a hat with donkey's ears, a waistcoat and a white shirt.
