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Prints: P1435
Title
Mr Parsons
Subject
Date
1795
Dimensions
height: 22cm
width: 13cm
width: 13cm
Other materials
etching engrving
Inscription/signature
"EUROPEAN MAGAZINE/ J. Harding del. J Parker fc,/ MR PARSONS/ In the Character of Alsrip , in the Comedy of the Heiress/ "My Daughter maintains all fashions are founded in serv [illegible]/ Food the tightness of my Wig and the stiffness of my cap [illegible]/ give me the sense of the pillory _" Pubd, 1 April 1795 by J. Sewell No.32 Cornhill"
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Professor Jim Davis, acquired by the Garrick Club in 2024
Other number
E0162
This print depicts the actor Mr. Parsons in the role of Alsorp in the play 'The Heiress'. He is shown half length, facing his left within an oval frame. He wears a long curled wig, a dark jacket and a lace cravatt. He holds a tricorn hat under his right arm and he holds a topped cane.
