Prints: P1427

Title

Mr Oxberry

Subject

Oxberry, William Henry

Artist

Simpkin & Marshall (London, England) [ Copy after ]
Clint, George

Date

1822

Dimensions

height: 17.5cm
width: 10.5cm

Other materials

sipple engrving

Inscription/signature

"MR. OXBERRY,/AS MASTER STEPHEN./Engraved by Woolnoth from an original painting by Clint for/ OXBERRY'S NEW ENGLISH DRAMA/ Published March, 1822, by Simpkin & Marshall, Stationer's Hall, Court, & 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 William OXberry as Master Stephen in the play 'Every Man in his Humour' by Johnson. He is depicted half length, wearing a slashed doublet, a large white collar. In his right hand he holds a feather, and under his left arm is tucked a hat.