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P1447
Prints: P1447
Title
Mr Bannister
Subject
Artist
De Wilde, Samuel [ Copy after ]
Date
1795
Dimensions
height: 12.5cm
width: 7.5cm
width: 7.5cm
Other materials
Stipple
Inscription/signature
"MR. BANNISTER, AS GRADUS."
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Professor Jim Davis, acquired by the Garrick Club in 2024
Other number
E0162
This print depicts the actor and comedian John Bannister in the role of Gradus, in the play 'Who's the Dupe?'by Hannah Cowley. He is depicted half length, facing left. He wears a dark jacket, waistcoat, white cravat, and a short curled wig. The original image is by Samuel De Wilde, see G0034 for the original.
