Prints: P1512

Title

Master Betty

Subject

Betty, William Henry West

Dimensions

height: 16.3cm
width: 10.5cm

Inscription/signature

Printed on front: "MASTER BETTY / THE YOUNG ROSCIUS. / born at Shrewsbury, September 13th 1791."

Provenance

Presented by Michael Gaunt, March 2024.

Other number

E0159

Print depicting William Henry West Betty or Master Betty, who was known as The Young Roscius. Betty is depicted half length and facing the right. He wears a black tunic, white ruffle neck, and a medal or chivalric order (appears to depict St. George on horseback - the Garter) on blue ribbon hangs around his neck.