Home
/
P1530
Prints: P1530
Title
Master Betty as Douglas
Subject
Artist
Ridley, WilliamDrummond, Samuel ARAAsperne, James
Date
1805
Dimensions
height: 21.9cm
width: 14.1cm
width: 14.1cm
Inscription/signature
Printed on front: "European Magazine. / Master Betty, / the Young Roscius / in the Character of DOUGLAS. / Engraved by Ridley from an Original Painting by Drummond. / Published by J. Asperne, Bible, Crown & Constitution, Cornhill,1 May,1805."
Provenance
Presented by Michael Gaunt, March 2024.
Other number
E0159
Print depicting actor William Henry West Betty, known as Master Betty or the Young Roscius, in the character of Douglas from John Home's play 'Douglas; or the Noble Shepherd'. Betty is depicted half length and facing the left in an oval frame. A striped fabric is draped over his shoulder and he wears a feathered helmet.
