Prints: P1448

Title

Mr Dowton

Subject

Dowton, William

Artist

De Wilde, Samuel [ Copy after ]

Date

1818

Dimensions

height: 16.5cm
width: 9.5cm

Other materials

etching

Inscription/signature

"MR. DOWTON./ AS COLONEL OLDBOY/ Engraved by Yjp,as frpm an original painting by De Wilde'.

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 Dowton as Colonel Oldboy in the play 'Lionel and Clarissa' by Isaac Bickerstaffe. He is epicted half length, facing right, with his right hand raised in a fist, his other hand is in his pocket. He wears a military jacket and a white curled wig.